F/A-18 Hornet (Legacy): History, Performance & Discussion

Elijah1573 · March 2, 2025, 8:20am

Spaded 18C late here
The engine is 8000kgf on the american one so it seems gaijin either messed up or purposefully gave the finish one less power

quartas121 · March 4, 2025, 5:37am

Made bug report for various jets, including hornet, to get LJDAM

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Wqg0JaNf6slJ

tripod2008 · March 4, 2025, 8:41am

Pending confirmation of the USN / USMC configuration of the Hornet(s), there is a chance that they many receive A2A IRST search and track, and non-radar Sensor missile guidance functionality though their targeting pod.

[DEV]LITENING AT (AAQ-28(V)4)A2A tracking and SARH / ARH support

As an aside lacking any confirmation as to if a USN or USMC Hornet is being modeled there is some potential for equipment fitout to shift significantly, so may be relevant to the F-18C (Late) it is relevant to USMC config Hornet as seen in the below referenced technical paper, on that exact topic

preempting the addition of the AN/AQ-228 to the Later F/A-18s as an option should it be needed, but is not yet implemented for any airframes at this point in time.

[DEV]ATFLIR A2A tracking and SARH / ARH support

This is relevant to the potentially USN configured Hornet.

kitsune_qq · March 5, 2025, 6:03pm

Have hornet got it’s HMD symbology? Or its still copy from F-16C

joshje100 · March 5, 2025, 6:12pm

Just a copy of JHMCS from the F-16’s and F-15’s.

JHMCS missing radar symbology

kitsune_qq · March 5, 2025, 6:16pm

I think it would be good to make an report, but im unable to do so…

joshje100 · March 5, 2025, 6:20pm

Yeah there’s the report I linked about JHMCS which should cover all aircraft that use it. Just a case of getting the report accepted.

kitsune_qq · March 5, 2025, 6:21pm

Well, hornet JHMCS should be different a lot, idk

Hydro6104 · March 5, 2025, 10:19pm

Whats your proof of this?

kitsune_qq · March 5, 2025, 10:21pm

Too lazy to find anything else, but it’s here.

Shin_Kazama · March 6, 2025, 10:08am

Posted this in RR thread, but F/A-18A has lost the Sparrows on stations 3 and 7, but has moved down to 12.3 in Air RB

BasherBenDawg8 · March 6, 2025, 9:54pm

Why did they lose them? What historical reason prevented this, or was it simply something added with later variants?
Either way I think this will simply make it a better and more fun aircraft, 12.3 is an extremely viable BR for the capabilities of the F/A-18 in Air RB! Think I’ll definitely focus on grinding this aircraft before the C variant now.

Shin_Kazama · March 6, 2025, 10:16pm

I’m pretty sure it’s a thing with historical accuracy

tripod2008 · March 6, 2025, 10:47pm

Real quick, Which Hornet’s currently have access to which Targeting pods?

I know the ATFLIR is in the Files, and I don’t think the LITENING (-AT) is carried by the -18C’s

which Nighthawk (AAS-38) variant does each airframe have?

As I’m currently reworking a report to attempt to get them included in a change, due to the pods having A2A track mode.

AAS-38B. This variant adds a laser spot tracker, air-to air infrared search and track (IRST), and scene track capabilities to the AAS-38 system. The IRST is a major addition to the FLIR system, intended to provide the E/F versions of the Hornet with long-range target detection and tracking capabilities.

kitsune_qq · March 6, 2025, 11:04pm

If i remember correctly - A has AAS-38 and C early has AAS-38A

tripod2008 · March 6, 2025, 11:06pm

That’s a bit frustrating.

I’ll send them though anyway, so it provides an option for buffing various airframes (or prospective additions) since the AAQ-28(V)4 is carried by a number of other top tier airframes.