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
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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