In-game, the F-111 is not a multi role aircraft, it’s only good at A2G you cannot reliably do A2A with it, even in real life it had trouble doing so as we have seen when the navy tried to use it.
The F-15E is no bomber, even if it is used as one it makes more sense for it to be placed after the AV-8B since it’s a multi role strike aircraft not a bomber, this line has always been used for CAS/Strike aircraft i don’t see why suddenly those types of aircrafts should come in the bomber line. Except if they do actually transform the bomber line in a “Heavy strike fighter” line, I guess this is what gets you to think that the Strike Eagle might be placed there, in that case i don’t know and nothing can really confirm this to us before the official F-15E announcement.
If it is placed there tho, I think it’s pretty clear what gaijin intends for the future of the bomber line, and that Heavy bombers definitely won’t come in the near future at all.
I do hope you’re right tho and gaijin understands that the F-15E is a sidegrade of the F-15C and won’t be placed after the latter.
I don’t think. And even if it was possible, at wich BR you would put that thing? xD
That’s why i’m really sad for the actual pity state of the French costal. Lot of options, but only the most boring and blank one (except ~2) for now. (Also damn, the 4 similar starting ship with only one MG… Good job Gaijin to make TT interesting huh)
But still can’t wait next update for grinding them and be ready, have played 2/3 games at best but it’s locked so useless for now to play them. (it’s open on the next update right? Not later?)
Also hope next update bring more coastal, they better not leave us with that bone TT.
I dont even want to go thru “F-15E after AV-8B+” so let me say that Harrier line was always about light strike aircraft.
Also allow me to remind you that strike oriented MiG-27 wasnt added under regular MiG-23. Same when you look at France with their Mirage F1C/CT and Mirage 2000C/D or Israel with their F-16C/D.
F-15s were never meant to be multirole like F-16s or F-111s and that should (and most likely will) be represented with F-15E going after F-111F.
Gotta give me that definition of light because one could argue that the F-15E is light too, at least compared to the F-111F, F-111A and perhaps even the F-105D, none of which are multirole in the game btw.
Thankfully so, i don’t want the F-15E to be placed after the F-15C.
You’re right, they were never meant to be multi role, neither were they meant to be bombers.
The only reason they would place the F-15E after the F-111F is if they want to transform the bomber line into an “Heavy” strike fighter line, and even then we first need to define what qualifies as heavy or not. Somehow a Multi role strike aircraft should come in a dedicated A2G, “Bomber” line.
Now since the AV-8B line as always been the CAS/Strike aircraft line, for now, the Strike Eagle will most likely be placed after the Harrier II. But really for now we can’t really know, we both have different views of the so called bomber line, I agree that if it becomes the “Heavy” Multi role Strike fighter line then the F-15E should be placed there, for now tho it’s a bomber line.
What?? Absolutely not, even if it is used as such it is a strike aircraft from start to finish.
B-57 is a Bomber, F-105 is a Supersonic bomber, same goes for the F-111. Even if they place it in the bomber line it would still not be a bomber, just a strike aircraft…
Just because it is bad at A2A combat does not undesignate it as a multirole fighter. It’s an F-111, not a B-111.
The F-15 isn’t a bomber, no, but neither is the F-111. The line hasn’t had a bomber since the B-57, and Gaijin has given no indication that will change any time soon. It has since become a heavy strike aircraft line, and the whole point of the F-15E is to replace older strike aircraft in inventory. There are, to my knowledge, no further options for heavy strike aircraft for the US besides the F-15E. Only other lane that it could be added into is the light strike fighter line, but I expect that to be where Marine Corp aircraft will be placed.
Shame. Assuming it could though, that would depend on the missile. No lower then the Sea Vixen though.
It already has been. There haven’t been any proper bombers in that line since the B-57.
Only one of those is a bomber, the B-57. The rest are strike aircraft.
After F-16D or (what is more likely) F-15C. F-16D line seems like dedicated to 2 seater light fighters in modern era while F-16C line is dedicated to single seat light fighters. F-15C line is clearly about heavy air superiority fighters.
I expect F-16I to come after F-16D and F-15I after F-15C because of what I mentioned above but also because in IAF all F-15 variants run A2G and A2A missions. F-15I only improves that with targeting pods and added dedicated A2G capabilites.
So by your definition the F-117 is multi role too? It’s very much because it’s bad at A2A that it’s not a multirole in the facts. Sure we could say that theoretically the Nighthawk could carry Sidewinders but that doesn’t make it a Multirole jet does it?
Fair enough, but the F-111 and F-15E share almost nothing design and doctrine wise, the F-111 is way more of a bomber than the F-15E, since the latter isn’t one at all. the F-111 did use to perform carpet bombing missions unlike the Strike Eagle.
I mean, if it already has, at least the aircrafts placed in it resemble and are used as heavy bombers performing carpet bombing and everything that you would expect of a strategic bomber, the F-15E on the other hand is purely tactical.
the Strike Eagle makes far more sense in the Aardvark line than it does in the AV-8B+ line or F-15C line
As the F-15C will just perform better at A2A (unless they choose a later F-15E), the AV-8B+ line is for more close air support aircraft, while the F-15E LITERALLY REPLACED THE AARDVARK