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F-4X

F-4X Image #2 - F-4X Image #3

GAMES FEATURED IN: Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

OPERATORS: Osean Air Defense Force Yuktobanian Air Force

VARIANTS: F-4E Phantom II F-4G Phantom II 'Wild Weasel'

SPECIAL WEAPONS: Gun / 20mm M61A2 Vulcan Cannon Standard Missiles / AIM-9M Sidewinder XMAA / AIM-120 AMRAAM (AC5)

ACE COMBAT 5 STATS: Speed: 83 Mobility: 54 Stability: 61 Defense: 60 Air-to-Air: 73 Air-to-Ground: 37

REAL-LIFE BIO: The F-4X Phantom II is an advanced F-4E derivative proposed under the joint Israeli-American project Peace Jack. It called for the development of an advanced F-4 housing the HIAC-1 reconnaissance camera for operations over Israel's neighboring Arab countries. The aircraft, fitted with dual 2500-gallon conformal water tanks for increased engine efficiency, would be able to break Mach 3 and be capable of cruising speeds around Mach 2.7, allowing Israel unhindered intelligence-gathering capabilities and would bring up a contender for the formidable SR-71 Blackbird. It was also because of these capabilities that there was talk of converting the aircraft into a new class of interceptor. As the situation would have it, the in-production development of the American F-15 Eagle and a perceived threat to the recce dominance of the SR-71 would subsequently end the development of the F-4X, and project Peace Jack, by 1974.

SOURCES: The Ace Combat Series McDonnell F-4X/RF-4X Phantom II - http://www.vogue-web.ch/f4/f4_29.html