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)
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.
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.
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
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.
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).
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.
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.