That is NOT a C
Dude, look at the cockpit…
That’s a single seater, and this is the eagle man, THE eagle man
The one in Morvran’s post is not, unless he’s referring to the C with AMBER racks
Oh you mean the spoilered image? Yeah that’s not a C lol
That was the F-15SA (I think) I took an image of at RIAT last year. But its a good image of the 12x AMRAAM config
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Yup, that’s the actual EX config. It’s part of the Advanced Eagle family
Amber racks are feasible but have not been integrated on the EX, essentially
Which is what I was thinking.
That line hadnt been officially crossed yet
Though gunna be interesting where they draw the line. If “on aircraft” is enough or whether intergration is required. Typhoon is the same with ALARM
QA (you can tell by the paint and Qatar roundel), but other than that it’s externally identical to the SA
Yeah, one or the other. I dont recall. Too many F-15 Variants anyway :P
I think there’s 4 more on the way unless Indonesia isn’t getting them anymore
Yeah and it likely won’t. 12 AMRAAM/AIM-260 is already a crazy good load, and the amber racks add a lot of drag for no real benefit
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Yeah, that drag would seem insane. Might as well just take the F-18E
Ok it still wouldn’t be super hornet bad. I’m willing to bet it could still break mach 1.01 on the deck/1.6 at alt loaded 🤦♂️
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Id take a loaded up F-15 over a similarly loaded Super Hornet any day
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Gaijin please, add the super hornet already. It can barely handle what’s in the game rn, don’t wait for 5th gen to come before adding it. 🥀
It’s more that that level of magazine depth is pretty unnecessary.
A theoretical 22 missiles on a single aircraft is unlikely to ever be necessary, and the only place it would have been needed for, dealing with drone/cruise missile swarm, has now had its role overtaken by APKWS. And the APKWS has the benefit of 42 rockets costing less than a single aim-120/260 while having an even deeper magazine.
I’d pick the 5th line for the reasons I stated, but obviously both are fine and it’s just a matter of opinion. The only difference would be that the F-15EX would require the F-15E if placed in 5th line and not if placed in 2nd line, but otherwise it’s all the same.
Anyway I’d bet on 5th line knowing Gaijin