As we can see in Img.1 here according to this source it was the first aircraft fitted with AESA radars
On Img.2 we can see that the F-15E should have the v3 even which was a modified version of the v2 increasing the diameter of the antena (For a wider FOV?)
We can also see [Source 3] also agrees that this was the same time period 1999/2000 which is again in agreement with previous mentioned images
So taking all of this information into consideration we can conclude that for the sake of balancing the game, we could in fact see the F-15C/E (or even just the E, again, for the sake of balance and not having to up the F-15C BR) with the same capabilities of the other aircrafts with AESA radars.
[Source 5] also agrees with the timeline
Hope this reaches the devs well in hopes of a level playing field faster than before, avoiding players to stop playing even if for a short period of time, avoiding major backlash from the US main community, and improving everyone’s fun, since we seem to be moving into a BVR meta with the PL-8s/R-73/Python-4s/Aim-9X.
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Sources Include:
[Source 1](www.globalsecurity. org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/an-apg-63.htm)
[Source 2](en.wikipedia. org/wiki/AN/APG-63_radar_family)
[Source 3](www.forecastinternational. com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=1414)
[Source 4](tealgroup. com/index.php/teal-group-media-news-briefs-2/teal-group-news-media/item/an-apg-63-v-apg-82-v)
[Source 5](www.defenseindustrydaily. com/f-15s-looking-for-the-aesa-edge-04044/)
Forced to break links since its my first post, but couldn’t simply remove it so it can be reviewed