I doubt F-22 is as “worse” as AESA Rafale & Su-57 either.
Yeah, I just meant the Su-57 was intended as a competitor of the F-22, and they are both nominally gen-5 aircraft while the Rafale is 4++
As far as i know a clean EX can reach speeds as far as Mach 2.9 . I think there was a report or something like that. Not to forget that it could carry 20 something amraams and with less payload even dogfight thanks to its fly by wire system.
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Reasonable and logic question…
Yes, but without any weaponary.
Clean F-15EX
a good 16.0
Noted, that’s what I thought so, thanks!
Updated weapons section.
Just quick correction, its 16 A2A missiles total( 20 if CFT AMBER racks are pursued) but only 12 could be AIM-9Xs. All 16 or 20 could be 120s, but the fuselage stations do not support 9Xs.
Edit: actually currently it might be just 12, with a max of 8 AIM-9Xs. I thought I had seen pictures of the double racks for stations 2 and 8 on F-15EXs, but I can’t seem to find them now. I do think we would see them before we see the CFT AMBER racks however due to the decision not to purchase more CFTs with the EXs.
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Is this the picture you were talking about, right? However, it is not the F-15EX, but I imagine it could be still applicable and transferable over to the F-15EX.
I have updated the weapons section and set it to a normal configuration for now.
Here is a clear image I found with a clean and normal A-2-A configuration:
Close-up view of pylons and racks:
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Way too high. This isn’t a stealth aircraft, and the general airframe is already in War Thunder. It’s just AESA and 4 more missile stores.
That is indeed an F-15C, i thought i saw pictures of the double racks on the F-15EXs under the overhangs at Eglin, but i can’t find them now. I might be conflating them with the pictures of JASSMs and Stations 1 & 9 loaded.
The double racks are definitely compatible, same as the CFT double racks, but i dont know if they have been yet.
the difference between the worst and the Best Phantom (excluding the ICE) is 6 BR steps so why would it be different for the F-15?
Imagine just having one of the best radars in the game paired with 20 something JATM’s
It appears whoever made that statement had to withdraw it and instead affirmed the official top speed of 2.5+ mach in a normal configuration.
Sources:
But again, it’s just journalism, and it is possible Boeing and US Air Force may downplay it since the F-15EX is pretty in the territory of top secrets, off limits to us.
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Cause the worse F-15 doesn’t use AIM-9Es and AIM-7Ds while lacking flares.
EJ Kai, which is still not F-15’s armament, is the closest to the “worst” F-15, 1BR lower than F-4F ICE.
but, itll use a new type of radar with improved efficency, just like the change from Non PD to PD in the late phantoms
it’ll use a much better Medium range missiles then F-15A has
it’ll use a much better Short range IR missle too, Just like the phantoms
It’ll use AIM-120Cs, and at most AIM-9Xs.
AIM-120D/260s will be reserved for the stealth era, mark those words.
I will not because this is a simple assumption from you that isn’t based on anything official