F-15C Eagle

The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Also of note, it is the first United States Air Force fighter aircraft developed specifically for air-to-air combat since the designed in 1947. It is being replaced by the next generation F-22A Raptor.

Overview
The Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of unprecedented maneuverability and acceleration, range, weapons and avionics. It can penetrate enemy defense and outperform and outfight any current enemy aircraft. The F-15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy-controlled airspace. The Eagle can be armed with the AIM-7F/M Sparrow or AIM-120A/B/C AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) radar guided missiles on its lower fuselage corners, with AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal M61A1 Vulcan 20mm Gatling gun in the right wing root. The F-15 is also the first aircraft to feature a Heads-up display or HUD. The weapons and flight control systems are designed so one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat. The F-15 holds the world record of 104 enemy aircraft destroyed with no F-15 losses. Over half of the kills were achieved by Israeli F-15 pilots.

Ace Squadrons/Pilots

 * Joe (STFS/AC)


 * Tuttle (FEAF/AC4) 428px-Pixy_&_Cipher.png


 * Elch (Moose) (BAF/ACZ)


 * Ibis (BAF/ACZ)


 * Mondlicht (Moonlight) (BAF/ACZ)
 * UAF 6th AD, 66th AFU &quot;Galm&quot; Squadron (UAF/ACZ)


 * José Gutierrez, 108th Task Force (USAF/AC:AH)

Standard Weapons

 * Gun: 1x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
 * Missiles: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder

Special Weapons

 * QAAM: AIM-9X Sidewinder (ACZ)
 * SAAM: AIM-7M Sparrow (AC5, ACAH)
 * UGBL: Mk.84 2000lb Bomb (ACZ)
 * UGBM: Mk.83 1000lb Bomb (AC4)
 * XMAA: AIM-120B AMRAAM (ACZ)
 * XMAA: AIM-120C AMRAAM (AC4)
 * 4AAM: AIM-120C AMRAAM (ACAH)

Air Combat

 * Stability: 20
 * Defense: 90
 * Offense: 100


 * Power: 90
 * Mobility: 50

Ace Combat 5/Zero

 * Speed: 83


 * Mobility: 54
 * Stability: 61
 * Defense: 60


 * Air-to-Air: 73


 * Air-to-Ground: 37

Variants

 * F-15E Strike Eagle
 * F-15S/MTD

Comparable Aircraft

 * Su-27 Flanker
 * EF-2000 Typhoon
 * Rafale C
 * F-14A Tomcat
 * Tornado F.3
 * MiG-29A Fulcrum
 * MiG-31 Foxhound
 * F/A-18C Hornet

Trivia

 * It is interesting that the F-15C can carry Mk.84 bombs in ACZ and AC4, since real life F-15Cs cannot carry bombs or air to ground weapons (unless jury-rigged). However, the F-15E Strike Eagle, a two-seat ground attack version of the Eagle, can carry bombs and ground attack munitions. Even more ironic, the F-15C in AC04 can only carry 16 XMAAs, whilst the F-15E can carry 20. Despite of the fact that the F-15C is the air superiority variant, while the F-15E is the attacker variant of the F-15.
 * The starting paint scheme for the F-15C in Ace Combat 04 is very similar to Cipher's paint scheme in Ace Combat Zero.
 * Also there`s a special paint scheme for the F-15E Strike Eagle in Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault similar to Cipher`s paint scheme except the blue spots are light blue.
 * Off note is that the F-15C paint scheme in AC04 is an exact duplicate of one of the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15DJ aggressor squadron paint-schemes ,with the only difference being in the plane in which the scheme was applied; AC04 had it applied in the F-15C ,which is a single-seater, whilst the JASDF had theirs on the F-15DJ, which is a double-seater. This scheme in its slightly modified form would be reused for Cipher's F-15C Standard paint scheme in ACZ.
 * Originally the F-15C Eagle was supposed to use the EG tailcode, but for unknown reasons was scrapped from the final game.