oh, thank you for correcting me.
- Saryn
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I wonder if the AAM-3s will be added to this plane now that the F15J has it
I think they might not yet as that means the EJ Kai would have to get up BR’ed. Maybe in the future with a sub tree to fill the gap?
Yeah no, it’s not equal to an F-16A even with AAM-3s.
AAM-3s aren’t currently performing the greatest either.
It could still be to prevent it from moving up in the future.
The AAM-3 will perform much better when it gets the IR/UV seeker (same IRCCM as the Stinger currently in game) and BTT Steering, which would bring it up to ~56G.
So even if AAM-3 isn’t worth moving the F-4EJ Kai up for it will absolutely once it reaches full capabilities, which I’ll go ahead and assume Gaijin will do once we get equivalent missiles for other nations.
If anything I’d think it’s more likely they’ll add a “(late)” variant at some point with AAM-3 and AIM-7M, as well as possibly MAWS and HMD that I believe were tested on it.
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F-4EJ modified 57-8357
Four AAM-3 (Type 90 air-to-air guided missiles) are mounted on both main wing pylons (Sta.2/Sta.8) via launchers. The blue projectile was a captive projectile (a dummy projectile that only activated the seeker), so it was never actually fired. A configuration fully equipped with AAM-4 was also seen on Unit 308 in 2004, but in both cases the tank was equipped with 370 gallon tanks under both wings. The F-4EJ Kai, No. 431, has been deployed to ADTW (IBAPW) since 1984 and is used as a base aircraft for various tests.
F-4EJ modified 07-8431
Translated with google. Soooo excuse the mistranslations XD
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Interesting i had this pic just deep in my phones gallery haha…but it coincides with this other pic which mentions AAM-4 on the F-4EJ
I wish i knew the source to these books but at least thats now 2 mentions of the same aircraft potentially testing AAM-4
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So, F-4EJ Kai could use AAM-4?
We would need to find the sources to these books first but its starting to look more and more plausible almost our very own F-4F ICE🤣
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F-4EJ Super Kai = )
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Sadly, I think this description of AAM-4 is very likely a typographical error of AAM-3.
but there is also this which also mentions some kind of test of AAM-4 but who knows i guess
not sure if these 2 come from the same book or seperate
I’m sure if there is a photo of EJ Kai equipped with AAM-4.
From dev server AIM-7F lock range 55 km from F-20A but AIM-7F on F-4EJ KAI not change ?
I don’t feel worried F-4EJ KAI up to 12.0 or 12.3 BR but hope gaijin increase lock range AIM-7F same AIM-7F from F-20A & F-14A Early of major update “Alpha Strike” before update to live server
the ADTW squadron Phantoms are often modified to use more modern equipment or air to ground weaponry.
here’s a picture I could find where an F-4EJ Kai is flying with an AAM-4 in the weaponbay.
it also carried AAM-3’s
That’s not the AAM-4 pic. There is no pic of it. It’s mentioned in an excerpt that is next to the picture, but there is a true caption referring to that pic, so it got misinterpreted.
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It’s AIM-7
AAM-3 was added for all Phatnom Kai, not only ADTW
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I don’t think that missile is a sparrow due to the color markings being different
It looks more akin to a AAM-4
I believe it is an AIM-7. First off, the color scheme matches low-vis AIM-7F or AIM-7M rather well, with a grey body, white seeker, and darker fins. In addition to that the fins appear to be triangular, with the one at the rare being notably smaller than the centrally mounted one, which matches the layout of the AIM-7.
On top of that I don’t believe it matches the color scheme of the AAM-4. Whenever I see images of live AAM-4 they seem to be fully white, with black fins, as the AAM-4 seen in the image you provided.
I’ve only ever seen the low-vis colors on the AAM-4B, such as the one on the second image you provided (as well as the current in game model, which resembles the AAM-4B)
I could be wrong about the AAM-4 colors though, as that could just as easily have been a coincidence.