I found two opposing sources, one saying the F-15C with modified radar retained anti-ground capabilities and the other source saying it did not. What is certain is that from the beginning the F-15 was intended to carry and use anti-surface munitions. including EO and laser guidance
Pilots were trained early on to use the Eagle in that role as well.
After 1980, A/G training was abandoned. The reminder of the A/G role of the F-15A,B,C,D is the AG switch on the instrument panel in front of the pilot.
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That is probably in reference to the radar. The last set of F-15Cs built were with the APG-70 which had addition A2G functions. They were eventually switched to the APG-63v1 which did not have those A2G functions. Doing so would not have affected weapons capability though.
These were the earlier radars, APG-63 and APG-63/PSP
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It may if it involves changes to the display itself, since they need a special design to allow them to switch between displaying radar data, and TV data in the same tube, various F-4E, A-4s and A-7s had similar issues.
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At least it’s getting worked on. That’s something
Yes
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Can it use that pod to guide GBU-10 or it used only as erzats-IRST?
Id assume so, that is the primary function of the Sniper pod.
Also Legion Pod
Can it measure range or azimuth and elevation only?
I don’t know the details
It has ranging capability
Anyone have picture(s) of american HUD IFF symbology?
I remember having seen a picture in the past in which a friendly lock appears as lock box with an “X” inside for an F-15, while for the F/A-18 the word “FRIENDLY” (or somsthing of the kind) is written underneath.
Ive noticed HUD IFF indicators appear to be completely lacking from the game, alongside IFF on an STT lock.
This is a massive hassle in sim where some players play with their radars turned off, or only use them forblast second locks, and use RWR for target identification, seeing as the brilliant minds at gaijin have elected to continue putting copy-paste jets in everyones TT’s. Its hard not to teamkill when often the ONLY way to identify if a target is friend or foe is your unlocked radar screen, as nations like China run both REDFOR and BLUFOR jets (J-11 and F-16 for example), or germany running MiG-29’s despite often being on BLUFOR, or in the worst case, Italy running around with F-16 + MiG-29 + Gripen, almost garanteeing misidentification.
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Earlier systems e.g. 'Nam era F-4’s that used the AN/APX-76A (The F-14A uses the AN/APX-76(V), F-14D uses the AN/APX-76B(V) ) should get both a indication on the head down radar screen(a ghost return 1 or 2 miles in front of (below) the radar contact; if using mode 4 a bar behind the contact will be included if they also return the correct code) and a sequence of aural tones (400Hz tone) for both headsets depending on the status of the identification (in-progress, No response( 8 second time out), Fail(Jammed), Pass(wrong mode or code if in mode 4),Correct(Correct mode (either mode 4 type A or B) and code)), though the associated challenging is only able to be performed by the RIO, not the pilot using their hand controller.
The F-15 & F-16 SAC’s don’t seem to specify the specific system that they use. But according to the AN/APX-100 listing it is likely what replaced the -76 at some point and so probably expands on the capabilities of the system to be duplicated on the HUD, I don’t think it was refitted alongside the F-14B’s Sparrow Hawk HUD upgrade package(aka VDIG-R) though, so it may not have said improved capabilities.
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They should just get rid of all the copy paste jets in Italy, except for Blue for. Get rid of all blufor copy paste in the Chinese tree, China has a great ground tree, good helis, and great air tree without any Taiwanese airplanes (should keep WW2 Taiwanese as it’s the only option really available)
F-15 High AoA/Spin testing, and tailslide.
…the F-15A exhibited outstanding high angle of attack characteristics when compared to any other tactical jet
fighters currently in the Air Force inventory. It proved capable of effective operation at angles of attack in excess
of those attainable by previous Air Force fighters. These excellent characteristics should greatly enhance the capa-
bility of the F-15A to fulfill its primary mission of air superiority….
USAF general, 1976.
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For the pleasure of the ears and eyes.
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