Since its delivery in 1976, many variants of the Eagle have been produced and sold to other countries.
Since its delivery in 1976, many variants of the Eagle have been produced and sold to other countries.
*F-15A and C all-weather air superiority fighter
*F-15A and C all-weather air superiority fighter
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*F-15B and D tandem-seat trainers
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*F-15B and D tandem-seat trainers (can also be used in air to air combat missions)
*[[F-15E Strike Eagle]] ground attack
*[[F-15E Strike Eagle]] ground attack
*F-15J and DJ of the [[Japan Air Self Defense Force|JASDF]]
*F-15J and DJ of the [[Japan Air Self Defense Force|JASDF]]
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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a versatile and powerful aircraft created in the mid-1970s in response to the Mikoyan-Gureyvich MiG-25 Foxbat high-altitude interceptor. Its primary function is air superiority, but several versions exist, including long-range reconnaissance and surgical strike functions.
In 1971, news reaches ears in the White House and the US Air Force of a new Soviet interceptor aircraft said to be capable of speeds near Mach 3 and exceptional maneuverability. In the effort to stay ahead of the opposition, the Air Force issued a request for an aircraft to contest it (It was not known in the west at the time that the MiG-25 was designed as a high-speed interceptor, not an air superiority fighter so its primary asset was speed, not maneuverability.)
Conception
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War and protests against it by peace demonstrators, the American government was in a tight situation trying to contain events both at home and abroad.
It is interesting that the F-15C can carry Mk.84 bombs in ACZ and AC4, since most F-15Cs cannot carry bombs or air to ground weapons in real life (unless jury-rigged, Israeli F-15A/B/C/D Baz models are capable of dropping 2000 lb or 500 lb bombs in case of an emergency). 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.
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.
If you notice on the F-15C's Solo Wing Pixy paint scheme, the underpart of the right wing has no red paint, aside from the top part of the wing. The same goes for the F-15E -PIXY- DLC of AC6. This is most likely a texturing mistake.
