is there an in lore reason as to why I need to spot someone to lock them with an IR missile
Do anyone here have any proof or public documentation regarding when Japan officially switched their F-15J fleet’s engine from F-100-IHI-100, to F-100-IHI-220E. or even just removing the external fairings on the engine (Like the 42-8842 shown in the following photo)
1984:航空自衛隊 Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle 42-8835 小松空港 航空フォト | by A-330さん 撮影1984年11月05日
1985:File:Two JASDF F-15J take off in formation.JPEG - Wikimedia Commons
as the use of AAM-3 with Pre-MSIP F-15J “turkey feathers” 100 nozzle in-game is anachronistic since IRL pictures of F-15J that use AAM-3 are all F-15Js with 220E wether they’re MSIP 900 Series or Pre-MSIP 800 series serial numbers.
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So, are they better now? Or AIM-120 is still meta?
Generally its about on paar. Some things are better, some worse but everything has improved.
AIM-120 is still meta, the gap is smaller overall but barely. AAM-4 and AIM-120 are still sidegrades of one another
Aim120 still meta, though AAM4 has been greatly improved
AAM-4 is more responsive in closer ranges but slightly slower at longer ranges. Outside of long rage AAM-4 should be better, atleast according to the data I’ve seen.
Right now it seems they’re booth equivalent performance wise. However, the AAM-4 weighs almost double the AIM-120A so it’s a bit harder to justify carrying more weight just to get similar performance. That being said, step in the right direction and I hope they eventually buff it so it’s better.
In addition, it’s only strange because we have both options right now on the F-15J. Later with the F-2 since, as far as we know, it can only use the AAM-4s, it will at least be competitive.
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I don’t think we should expect more than that for now, because of balance reasons. Now they are very close to each other, so, yeah, F-2 won’t be weaponless
Now that we have more advanced RWR through Rafale/EFT, should we maybe take a look at the F-15J(M) again with J/APR-4A or J/APR-4B as I think that’s what it should have? (along with the future F-2)?
I’d imagine it would also have coverage into the K band and maybe coverage from more angles, so would be a worthwhile change
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J/APR-4B is just J/APR-4A that has been modified to interface with the J/APQ-1 MAWS iirc. Dunno what J/APR-4A does though over J/APR-4. Probably just better reliability, more targets ID’d, and better coverage like into the K band like you said.
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This is a private site that I referred to in another topic, and on that site the J/APR-4A is a modified version that allows reprogramming.
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I don’t have any documentation but that would definitely be nice to suggest and change on the F-15J(M) and for future F-2, mostly for ground RB since that’s only where the K band would matter currently (still important).
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Japan paid Boeing $450 million to upgrade their F-15Js. This upgrade will, among other things, include installing a new AESA radar (AN/APG-82(v)1) and AN/AAR-57 missile warning system.
It would be cool if somewhere in the future we saw this version in War Thunder as well.
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Also according to demands by JSDF it will get JASSM and 8 MRM missile capability
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Hey is there a source for this? All i remember reading is “increased missile load” in reports/blogs about the upgrades. I always assumed F-15Js could already use 8 MRMs considering they have AMRAAMS and the missile pylons to use them on the wings in inventory doesnt really seem like an upgrade when they can in theory already do that.
Do they mean 8 AAM-4s? I also believed the possibility of a higher load >8 missiles. But please correct me.
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Ah yes thank you! I knew i seen that pic before. Maybe it will be a large missile load.
I remember seeing this pic from a document and it looks like it has a lot more missiles tho pic is blurry.
From what I’ve heard, it’s supposed to make it almost as capable as the EX. I saw nothing about the F-15J getting the extra pylons, tho.
