F-4E Phantom II

The F-4E Phantom II is a dual-seat multirole fighter aircraft created by the former McDonnell Douglas.

Description
One of the foremost aircraft of the United States Armed Forces during the 20th century, the F-4 was originally conceived in 1952 as a successor to the naval F3H Demon to satisfy requirements for an all-weather fighter-bomber. A preliminary prototype, the XF4H-1, was made two years later and competeted against the XF8U-3 Crusader III of Vought, which it ultimately defeated. It was named after the FH Phantom, a carrier aircraft previously produced by the company.

The Phantom II was adopted in 1962 on the orders of Robert McNamara as a unified aircraft for the USAF, including the Navy, Marine Corps and the Air Force, its main user. It was one of the United States' main fighters during the Vietnam War, and was exported to several other countries, including Japan, Australia and Turkey. It was retired from combat service by the US in 1996, but remains operational in other nations. The most produced variant was the F-4E of the USAF, of which over 5,000 were produced.

History
In the Strangereal world, the F-4E was employed as a carrier-based fighter by several militaries, including the Independent States Allied Forces and the Aurelian Navy. Other countries, such as Belka and the Osean Federation, fielded them instead as conventional air force aircraft. During the Emmeria-Estovakia War, F-4Es were deployed in a limited manner by the Estovakian Air Force, and were supposedly retired from combat service after the Emmerian counterattack campaign.

Phantoms were also owned in the real world by military contractors Martinez Security and Arrows Air Defense and Security, the latter of which acquired them from the Advanced Automated Aviation Plants of Wernher and Noah Enterprises.

Main games
Description Large carrier-based jet designed to shoot down enemy aircraft and destroy ground targets.
 * -|Air Combat 22=
 * -|Air Combat=
 * -|Ace Combat 2=
 * -|Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies=

Statistics
 * Speed: 35
 * Mobility: 35
 * Stability: 35
 * Defense: 55
 * Air-to-Air: 45
 * Air-to-Ground: 35

Weapons
 * GUN: 850 rounds
 * Napalm Bomb x6
 * Unguided Bomb (Medium) x8

Colors
 * Standard: Blue body and white underside with ISAF markings. Based on the Phantom FG1 operated by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
 * Erusea: Three-tone green camouflage. Based on German RF-4E reconnaissance units.
 * Special: Yellow body with tiger stripes.

Description Large fighter aircraft known as the "Phantom II". Althogh its design is outdated, its massive payload and superior range make it effective in both aerial and ground combat. Statistics
 * -|Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War=
 * Speed: 63
 * Mobility: 32
 * Stability: 46
 * Defense: 56
 * Air-to-Air: 25
 * Air-to-Ground: 50

Weapons
 * M61 Vulcan 20-mm autocannon
 * Missile AIM-9M Sidewinder (x62)
 * Napalm Bomb BLU-32 (x10)

Colors
 * OS: Air superiority gray.
 * RZ: Black with red top of the fin
 * YK: Marine blue JASDF body.

Description Large fighter aircraft known as the "Phantom II". Althogh its design is outdated, its massive payload and superior range make it effective in both aerial and ground combat. Statistics Weapons Colors Description Statistics Weapons Colors History F-4Es were operated by the Estovakian Air Force in the early stages of the Emmeria-Estovakia War.
 * -|Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War=
 * Speed: 63
 * Mobility: 32
 * Stability: 46
 * Defense: 56
 * Air-to-Air: 25
 * Air-to-Ground: 50
 * M61 Vulcan 20-mm autocannon
 * Missile AIM-9M Sidewinder x62
 * Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) AIM-7 Sparrow X06
 * Unguided Bomb Large (UGBL) Mk.84 x08
 * Napalm Bomb (NPB) BLU-32 x10
 * Standard: Blue body and white underside
 * Mercenary: Tree-tone green camouflage
 * Soldier: Two-tone marine blue camouflage
 * Knight: Two-tone gray (Hill Gray)
 * Special: Silber Squadron color scheme
 * -|Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception=
 * -|Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation=
 * -|Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy=

Other games
Description Statistics
 * -|Ace Combat: Joint Assault=
 * Speed: 66
 * Air-to-Air: 51
 * Air-to-Ground: 15
 * Mobility: 30
 * Stability: 39
 * Defense: 45

Weapons
 * Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile
 * Napalm Bomb
 * Unguided Bomb (Large)
 * Guided Penetration Bomb

Colors Description
 * C01: White body.
 * C02: Three-tone RF-4E camouflage.
 * C03: F-4EJ blue body.
 * C04: White body with yellow and black wingtips and stabilizer.
 * C05: Black body with yellow stripes. Modeled after special F-4EJ Kai flown by the JASDF 3rd Air Wing 8th Squadron in 2008 before its retirement from the unit, complete with "2008 FINAL YEAR" side writing.
 * C06: Sliber Squadron camouflage.
 * -|Ace Combat: Assault Horizon=
 * General purpose, extra large, carrier-based fighter. Though turning performance can be a bit problematic because of the large size of the aircraft, it boasts top class speed performance among the older generation model aircrafts, a high level of durability, and has a large amount of space for armaments. Called the "Phantom II," it is the first aircraft shared by three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: the Navy, Marines, and Air Force.

Statistics Weapons Colors
 * Speed:
 * Mobility:
 * Stability:
 * Fire Power:
 * Defense:
 * Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile
 * Unguided Bomb
 * Electronic Countermeasures
 * Color 01: Air superiority gray.
 * Color 02: "European One" camouflage.
 * Color 03: "Southeast Asia" camouflage pattern with sharksmouth nose art. Modeled after special Phantoms from the 50th anniversary of the US Air Force in 1997. F-4E 68-0337 and 68-0531 Phantoms (Holloman Air Force Base, tail code HO) painted to commemorate B.Gen Steve Ritchie’s MiG Kills as well as the 50th anniversary of the USAF. This being the 25th anniversary of Ritchie shooting down his fifth and final MiG-21 on the 28th August 1972.
 * -|Ace Combat Infinity=

Description
 * General purpose, extra large, carrier-based fighter. Though turning performance can be a bit problematic because of the large size of the aircraft, it boasts top class speed performance among the older generation model aircrafts, a high level of durability, and has a large amount of space for armaments. Called the "Phantom II," it is the first aircraft shared by three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: the Navy, Marines, and Air Force.

Statistics Weapons Skins
 * High Powered Air-to-Air Missile
 * Long-Range Air-to-Ground Missile
 * Unguided Bomb
 * Default:
 * F-4E Normal Skin #01:
 * F-4E "Inferno" Skin: Black body with bright flames, large teeth around the nose, skull emblem on the tail
 * This skin was available as free DLC during the beta tests, but as a limited-time drop in the full game.
 * Emblems cannot be applied to the aircraft's tail when using this skin.

Comparable Aircraft

 * F-5E Tiger II
 * MiG-21bis Fishbed
 * J35J Draken
 * JA 37 Viggen
 * Kfir C.7

Trivia

 * In Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, the F-4E is incorrectly depicted and described as a carrier-based aircraft.
 * Color scheme blue top/white bottom (ISAF in AC04 and UAF in ACZ) based on color scheme of Royal Navy Phantom FG1 (F-4K).
 * Three-tone green camouflage (Erusian AF in AC04, Belkan AF ace pilot "Dryade" in ACZ, Leasath AF ace pilot "Manta"/Special color scheme 1 in ACX, C02/Valahia in ACJA, Estovakian AF ace pilot Gustav Dvornik in AC6) based on color scheme of German RF-4E (reconnaissance variant of F-4E).
 * Marine blue camouflage (Yuktobanian AF in AC5, Belkan AF ace pilot "Lanze" in ACZ, Leasath AF in ACX, color 3 in ACJA) is replica color scheme Japanese F-4EJ Kai.