One of the frontline combat aircraft of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces.
The F-1A Kai is a upgraded variant of the Mitsubishi F-1 “Supersonic Reisen”
This aircraft has been modernised to keep up with the ever changing battlefield and to keep the Expeditionary forces up to date.
In response to the 1985 border crisis with the People’s Republic of China, it became apparent that the F-1 and the T-2 would not survive long in a prolonged engagement with any near peer to peer opposition forces.
Using the technology for the FS-X program, along with defensive sensor technology that were tested on the F-2A. They modernised this aircraft to a point it could hold its own against any fourth and even fifth generation aircraft.
This aircraft is from the novel’s I’ve written and is an aircraft Saryn has encountered a couple times during her missions.
Specifications F-1A Kai
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 17,86 m (58 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 7,88 m (25 ft 10 in)
Height: 4,48 m (14 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 21,2 m2 (228 sq ft)
Empty weight: 6.358 kg (14,017 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 15.476 kg (34.118,73 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Ishikawa-Harima TF40-801D afterburning turbofan engines, 27,5 kN (6.182 lbf) thrust each dry, 40,2 kN (9.037 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed: 2.152 km/h (1.337 mph, 1161 kn) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft) (in intercept loadout)
Combat range: 785 km (487 mi, 423 nmi) High-Low-High profile with two AAM-5 missiles, Four AAM-4B missilesand two 830 L (220 US gal; 180 imp gal) drop tank
Ferry range: 2,870 km (1,780 mi, 1,550 nmi) (max external fuel)
Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 11,000 m (36,000 ft) in 1 minute and 48 seconds with Intercept loadout.
Wing loading: 645 kg/m2 (132 lb/sq ft)
Armament F-1A Kai
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) JM61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon
Hardpoints: Four underwing and two wingtip missile rails with a capacity of 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of ordnance
Bombs:
Unguided:
Mk-82 500 lb,
JM117 750 lb,
Guided:
GCS-1 Type I (750 lb)IR,
GCS-1 Type II (500 lb)IR,
(X)GCS-2 (2000 lb, GNSS+IOG, IR+IOG+GNSS), Laser+IOG+GNSS,
GBU-12 Paveway II Laser+IOG,
GBU-24 Paveway III Laser+IOG.
Post MLU
GBU-31/62 (L)JDAM 500lb bombs
Rockets:
Unguided:
Mk.32 Zuni ATAP rockets on RL-4 launchers
Guided (post mlu)
APKWS II
Air to surface missiles:
ASM-1 (ARH+IOG)
ASM-2 (IR+IOG)
ASM-2B (IR+IOG+GNSS)
Air to air missiles:
Medium range:
AIM-7F Sparrow (SARH)
Post MLU
AAM-4(B) (ARH+IOG+DL)
Short range:
AIM-9P-3 Sidewinder
AIM-9L Sidewinder
AAM-3
AAM-5
Avionics:
Mitsubishi Electric J/APG-1V1 AESA radar system
Mitsubishi Electric J/ASQ-1 RWR system
PIRATE IRST sensor
Unisys/IBM CP-1075-AYK FCS
Raytheon AN/ARC-164 Have Quick UHF transceiver
NEC V/UHF transceiver
Hitachi Kokusai Electric HF transceiver
Tokyo Radio System/BAE AIFF
Japan Aviation Electronics ring laser IRS
Toshiba VOR/ILS
Rockwell Collins TACAN
Mitsubishi Electric mission computer
Toshiba digital map display system
Mitsubishi Electric integrated EW system.
Targeting pods:
LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) Laser targeting pod
J/AAQ-2 FLIR / IRST pod
Countermeasures:
J/ALE-47 Countermeasure dispenser
J/ALE-37 Countermeasure dispenser ECA units (Expandable Chaff Adapter on the launch rails.)
Avionics F-1 Kai JMLU (2009)
Mitsubishi Electric J/APG-2V1 AESA radar system
Mitsubishi Electric J/ASQ-2 RWR system
PIRATE IRST sensor
Raytheon AN/ARC-164 Have Quick UHF transceiver
NEC V/UHF transceiver
Hitachi Kokusai Electric HF transceiver
Tokyo Radio System/BAE AIFF
Japan Aviation Electronics/Honeywell digital AFCS
Japan Aviation Electronics ring laser IRS
Toshiba VOR/ILS
Rockwell Collins TACAN
Mitsubishi Electric mission computer
Mitsubishi MDS mission planning system
Toshiba digital map display system
Mitsubishi Electric integrated EW system.
I really dont get why Gaijin cares, there is literally ZERO information on KA-88A, LS-6 (IR), HOSBO and Kh-38MT IR-seeker capabilities yet they just gave them generic AGM-65D based seeker and called it a day…
Looks very cool, I’m part of a group working on an indie air combat game, in the vein of Ace Combat but with more realistic elements like WT, focusing on smarter enemy AI and realistic difficulty across the board, emphasizing quality instead of quantity of targets, which is why it should have limited missiles but expanded carriage with twin or triple pylons and ability to RTB and restock, trying to not go too off topic but it’s true that WT was a big inspiration. Jets are meant to be the same as real life but basically on steroids just like this concept right here.
Personally I think that’s a really interesting approach when done like Saryn did there. Basically taking an older aircraft and “modernizing” it based on a mix of testbeds and just generally newer weapons technology.
For example on an F-15C/J I think things like the F-15 STOL/MTDs canard and TVC systems and F-15J IRST testbed would go really well together, maybe throw in some Silent Eagle and newer weapons systems from the EX for good measure. There’s usually a lot of demonstrator aircraft, prototypes or even just concepts that would go really well as inspiration for a game like that and can be really fun to find for players to go “Huh that was actually a real thing” when they see it.
I appreciate you like the sketch, It was one of the aircraft I felt would make this story unique twist because it’s in a world where basically the cold war went hot and the defense industries basically have a blanc cheque.
I have for most of the major powers unique variations of their aircraft based on real life proposals, prototypes or experimental aircraft.
If you want I could draw the following aircraft of Japan in that story.
The list of the JEAF (Japanese Expeditionary air forces equipment)
68x Mitsubishi F-1A Kais
48x Mitsubishi T-2A Kais
12x Mitsubishi T-2BR Kai’s (Recon attack variant of the T-2)
24x F-4EJ Kai
62x F-4EJ Kai NG (upgraded F-4EJ Kai for deep strike and cas capability along with the J/APG-2 radar installation)
12x RF-4E Kai NG (Upgeaddd RF-4E but with J/APG-2 radar and upgraded ELINT pod built by Mitsubishi.
48x F-2C Kai (Mitsubishi FS-X design revised with J/APG-2 and up to the modern F-2 standard) still being produced.
2x P-1 AWACS
JASDF equipment
24x F-14A Kai, (Produced by Mitsubishi, modernised up to the F-14D Sta.21 standard but with Japanese avionics)
86x F-15J(J-MSIP II, type 2 modernisation)
32x F-15DJ(J-MSIP II, type 2 modernisation + IRST)
64x Mitsubishi F-2A (the same one we have irl but with JHMCS)
32x Mitsubishi F-2B (Same one we have irl)
64x F-35A
28x F-35B
44x Mitsubishi F-3 (Based on the 24/25DMU)
4x P-1 AWACS (AWACS variant of the Kawasaki P-1)
Because both the F-4EJ Kai NG and T-2A/B/F-1 Kai’s have 3 dimensional RWR, based on the RWR system that was tested on the F-2A 502 irl. They are also capable of being used in a SEAD and DEAD role using modified versions or standard versions of the AAM-4B
although the RWR was only tested on the F-2A
I just gave it to the F-4EJ Kai NG and the T-2A/B/F-1A Kai’s.
There are also aircraft of other nations, and military vehicles of other nations.
I just like the idea of some "Outdated or older"aircraft to be upgraded to modern standards.
But that’s primarily because due to conflicts being more apparent in the story, privateers become one of the major participants in those conflicts.
Yeah pretty much, plan is for the F-15C/D family to be a combination of the C + E with all the air to ground capabilities + a few extras, mechanical radar, IRST and also the missile count of the Golden Eagle.
The F-16C/D family should be a mix of the C Blk.50 and Blk.60 with mechanical radar, IRST and the triple a2a missile racks that were proposed for the Blk.70 like so:
The reason “western” countries did such a thing in lore is because the counterpart of the USSR survived until 1999 so they kept roiding the hell out of their jets with everything to counter.
Shouldn’t the J7W1 have the Ha-43-44 (around 100 more hp) because that was the engine intended for the armed production model? only the unarmed porotype flew with the -42. Could this be bug reported?
Ill do anything to get this thing more hp or an air defence fighter spawn. Its fun to play but needs alt to even function beyond being p51 bait ho ha ha.
