I’m not sure about the F-15J, haven’t played it since I got my JM like three days after it came out, so I don’t remember whether it has HMS, but the F-16AJ surely does not. And neither have ARH missiles.
The F-15J just has a much better flight performance (F-16AJ might win a turnfight at some specific speeds but that’s about it) and much better air to air weapons (4x Sparrow + 4x AAM-3 vs 2x Sparrow + 4x 9L). Oh and also countermeasure count.
It’s part of HMD
“Applications which allow cuing of weapon systems are referred to as helmet-mounted sight and display (HMSD) or helmet-mounted sights (HMS).” Part of HMD Wikipedia page
Narp, HMD - Helmet Mounted Display thats just having HUD in cockpit view when not looking straight ahead, not all HMS have HUDs, e.g. early russian HMS don’t display anything, and not all HMDs have HMS
Like the old Shchel system from the USSR or VTAS from the old F-4s. These don’t really display anything (at most a circle or so) in the helmet but allow the pilot to slave missiles and radar.
Compare that to something like JHMCS, which is a full fledged HMD, and displays important information.
Aren’t HMD can be without HMS? So more proper would be said all HMSD are HMS…
I can easily be wrong because I’m NOT English person and can refer to wrong thing
And the clownish developers forgot that, besides bombers and aircraft based on them, there are distinctive twin-engine planes. We crumble at the slightest spit in our direction.