F-15 Eagle: History, Performance & Discussion

But idk, gaijin can not accept thil like source.
https://repository.fit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2286&context=etd

They do tho

Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t, it’s never a guarantee if they will accept stuff like it or not.

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i would argue the f-2a has a better radar at 13.0, unless ur talking soviet only planes

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Than the MIG-29’s SMT? Yea, but still. I’d choose a combo of 6 R-77s with R-73s over some Sparrows and AIM-9Ms any day of the week. I believe the F-2A has the best radar as the lowest br

@quartas121 why was the 15e limited to 500 rounds instead of 900

not sure but probably has to do with reinforcements and/or the avionics

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It uses different store for ammo, no?

yeah an ammo belt box vs a barrel looking thing (F-15C/A)

2nd seat takes space

Actually this does bring up a question for me since the F-15E was not the first 2 seater eagle the F-15B and F-15D were the first

Do we have information showing the B/D had the same lower ammo count or is this something specific to the E variant? its generally hard to find information for the B/D since its less known but from what i can find they used the same ammo drum the A/C used but the E changed it with the belt box for whatever reason

Pretty sure there is a SAC for the TF-15A (early F-15B)

https://web.archive.org/web/20170620235242/http://alternatewars.com/SAC/TF-15A_Eagle_SAC_-_November_1974.pdf#page=3

It quotes 938 rounds, though it is likely that not all of them are usable, so it’s the same as the F-15A.

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Pretty much useless information because the F-15E manual states 512 rounds and there’s nothing we can do about it

IIRC, The F-15E is the legacy of the F-15D, which had a second cockpit instead of an electronic warfare kit, but for the F-15E it was unacceptable that it did not have electronic warfare and therefore reduced the ammunition of the gun to accommodate electronics.

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Everything i can find online shows the F-15E having the lower ammo count anyway along with ammo box instead of the barrel im just wondering if that was always the case for the 2 seaters

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I’d be very pissed if we don’t get a Celestial Eagle camouflage next month, as it is 50 years in September since the F-15A shot down a satellite.

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Yes, you can get the camo on WT Live, but that’s not the same.

Guys, after discussing with TheWreckingAres my suggestion, which was denied several months ago, he decided to approve it and release it.

Here is said suggestion.

Some screenshots I’ve taken of the F-15E with max graphics.

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Also whilst I’m at it some screenshots trying to recreate the F-15 shooting down a satellite. (Fantastic user skin by LeiteArts10 on WT Live, substituted the ASM-135 for the GBU-8 since they do look surprisingly similar).

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Sorry if I’m making a mistake here, but is there a reason that all the F-15 variants in game are incapable of going Mach 2.5? I remember that the Streak Eagle was used in a lot of the records it set, but iirc the Eagle could reach 2.5 with an air superiority loadout.

It depends on weather conditions