Boeing F-15EX Eagle II - Sharpening the Bald Eagle's Talons

[Abyss_Revenant]

@Nostalgistic

already have another targeting pod

Uh, targeting pod will be same - Sniper. IRST… Boeing dropped this picture, so… Maybe we will see F-15EX with integrated IRST.

[quartas121]

@Nostalgistic

already have another targeting pod in mind.

Probably Legion pod since

1. It’s very new and afaik pretty advanced
2. It’s already integrated onto F-15C’s, which the EX is replacing

[AydanL44100]

Yeah fake stuff should be stopped, it’s insane that devs implemented paper planes like the F-16AJ when real alternatives like the F-2A existed, we should stop that
And I think the same for loadouts

[quartas121]

[kizvy]

First of all that’s an f-15c.
Second of all those have never been fired from my knowledge.

[quartas121]

@kizvy

First of all that’s an f-15c.

same hardpoints though afaik. infact the EX should also be able to take a dual launcher centerline.

and also, why would they make this kind of rack if it wasnt supposed to fire?

[Nostalgistic]

@quartas121

why would they make this kind of rack if it wasnt supposed to fire?

See above:

@Nostalgistic

It shows an F-15C from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing demonstrating new prototype/mockup dual— and quad-launchers as part of the Persistent Air Dominance Enabler program. That picture doesn’t mean this is already adopted for the F-15EX in service. Additionally, having dual-launcher racks on the belly necessitated the installation of CFT. These racks on the belly are AMBER (Advanced Missile and Bomb Ejector Rack).

Also, AFAIK, it was not even test-fired by the F-15C either. Just served as a proof of concept.

[AydanL44100]

This pic has already been discussed countless times, it’s just mockups and this configuration was proposed by Boeing but never actually developed

[Alpharius11348]

there is still more evidence that those can be used on f15s than the dual racks for the flankers or kh38mt on anything and both of those are in game

[AydanL44100]

Sure, but both are not real and both shouldn’t be in the game

[Alpharius11348]

and? do you think gaijin is going to get rid of them? if not we absolutely should get our equivalents

[AydanL44100]

Removing them is what makes sense. If not then whatever, anyway I don’t play top tier so whatever

[kizvy]

I mean one flanker (su-35) does get them double racks, but the fact they’re on the su27sm and su30 are fictional

[warthogboy09]

And it’s still far more real than Dual R-77 pylons on the 27 or 30SM, or the KH-38MT at all. So as long as those get to be in-game, no reason not to have these, flat out

[AydanL44100]

If you consider that mockups is far more real than nothing, yes

[warthogboy09]

@AydanL44100

mockups

LOL

[AydanL44100]

The racks on the picture are mockups for showcasing the proposed configuration, as far as I know functional ones haven’t been actually developed and tested so yes, mockups
I still understand your point, but I’d rather have the russian racks removed

[warthogboy09]

@AydanL44100

as far as I know

Well there you go bud.

[AydanL44100]

Find me a source saying these are operational, were tested etc. The only thing I’ve ever found was statements on it being “proposed” by boeing
Which is about as much if not less than something like the F-15SE

[AydanL44100]

And btw I don’t think the F-15EX getting 22 or 24 missiles instead of 12 is exactly the same as the flankers getting 12 missiles instead of 10
Both are inaccurate but the gameplay impact is not quite the same