How is it not, the eurofighter can do basically everything the F15 does while also not being a boat both in game and prob even irl
Besides, the eurofighter just looks so much cooler
As a last note, i think there are much cooler us jets than the F15
but did they shoot down 99999 2nd gen mig21s while sustaining no losses too
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Lol, not quite
can it carry 29,500lb of payload in its latest versions? also, the only really boat F-15 would be a strike eagle with CFT and a2g+a2a load.
and thinking there is cooler jet does not make it beat the F-15’s feats
thats fair, I’d probably say the same too but replace F-102 with F-105
one F-15 took out 2 MiG-29
Arguing over who’s plane is better than who’s is peak RR content lmao
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MiG-29s with ancient avionics and conscripted pilots?
Honestly, i think whatever situation the F15 has been put on, the eurofighter would have performed just as well
For me the F-16 is the coolest US jet, which is also why I like the F-2 a lot since it’s quite simply the pinnacle of F-16 design (and it comes in blue)
almost all of these things happened before the EFT existed or was even in service. And besides that, you got no real world proof
F-16E/F-16V/F-21?
AFAIK, they’re just modernization while keeping the basic airframe intact? Basically upgrading the electronics, adding CFTs, etc. but it’s still based off the same block 50?
I was more referring to the agile falcon part that, AFAIK, got rejected because of costs for the US and a modified version of that is what JPN ran developed/used (with the whole wing area and FBW changes/upgrades)
Block 60 has more airframe changes. F-21 might have the GE-132 as well and I’m fairly certain it had airframe improvements too
I guess I view those aircraft as being more of a missile boat carrying modern/future munitions but not really a building upon maneuverability and dogfighting mentality that brought the original F-16 (which in the modern age doesn’t matter ofc)
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Yep. You might disagree but I think Japan should’ve pursued true advanced eagles (not sure if JSI is going to get the full a2g deal, probably not since it’s Japanese Super Interceptor and not Interdictor). It would give JSDF much, much better strike capabilities than what they have now
It would be cooler if they made another indigenous design but yea. I’d like to see a Japanese stealth fighter, ala X-2 but who knows
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Yeah, it would complement stealth fighters like EX/E complements F-22/35
actually, F-2 isn’t but based on A2A.
Its main purpose is just a carrier of the ASM-2, A2A is F-15’s job
Why the AESA then if they would just use it to ferry ASM’s
well, Japan is kinda in a spot where they technically cant have a true dedicated strike aircraft, since that would mean arming up for an offensive army which is no bueno, so the closest they can get away with is fighters made for anti ship duties carrying near enough the same weapon systems in order to not violate their constitution. ATM the F-2 is Japans fighter/“bomber” with anti ship capabilities, which replaced the F-1 in an identical role