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The F-4E Phantom II is a dual-seater multirole fighter aircraft. It debuted in Air Combat and has since become one of the series's most prominent aircraft, appearing as the starter aircraft in many titles.

History

Strangereal

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 and Emmerian Air Forces.^[1]^[2] General Gustav Dvornik's squadron also utilized the aircraft while they attempted to flee Chandelier.^[3]

F-4Es continued to be fielded in the Lighthouse War, the extent of which is currently unknown.

Joint Assault

Drone F-4Es were used by Martinez Security and the United States Navy for aerial combat practice, and the former had the regular aircraft in their inventory. The Valahia used the F-4E extensively during their attacks against Japan in the opening days of the Valahia Crisis, but retired them shortly thereafter.

Infinity universe

The Phantom saw extremely limited use in the USEA Federation. A few units were seen in action over Tokyo, but most if not all units were shot down by the UNF.

As for the UNF, the F-4E was a very popular aircraft for starters, being one of the most flown aircraft during Operation Eternal Liberation.

Game Analysis

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

How to Unlock

The F-4E Phantom II will be available to players who pre-order the game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Steam.

Skins

01: Osea Skin - Two-tone grey scheme (Hill Grey)
02: Erusea Skin - Three-tone green and grey camouflage scheme
03: Special Skin - Two-tone F-4EJ Marine Blue scheme
04: Mage Skin - Osea skin with Mage Squadron markings
05: Spare Skin - Osea skin with Spare Squadron markings
06: Strider Skin - Osea skin with Strider Squadron markings

Gallery

Ace Combat Infinity

"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 aircraft, 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."

― Hangar

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	HPAA	LAGM	UGB	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	350	0	458	72	4	–	–	F+	F	F+	F+	F	F+
2	382	1,650	503	78	6	–	–	E	F	F+	F+	F	E
3	414	3,440	549	84	8	–	–	E+	F+	E	F+	F+	E
4	446	6,330	594	90	9	7	–	D	F+	E	F+	F+	E+
5	478	11,690	640	96	10	8	–	D+	E	E+	E	E	D
6	510	68,750^[a]	686	102	12	10	–	D+	E	E+	E	E	D+
7	542	34,650	732	108	13	11	13	D+	E	E+	E	E+	C
8	574	79,750	778	114	14	12	14	C	E+	E+	E+	E+	C
9	606	268,130	824	120	15	13	15	C	E+	D	E+	E+	C+
10	638	484,000	871	126	16	14	16	C+	D	D	E+	D	B
11	685	718,080	917	130	17	15	17	B	D+	D+	D	D	B+
12	732	970,200	963	134	18	16	18	B+	C	D+	D	D+	A
13	779	1,320,550	1009	138	19	17	19	A	C+	C	D+	D+	A
14	826	1,936,000	1055	142	20	18	20	A+	B	C	D+	C	A+
15	873	2,664,200	1102	146	22	20	22	S	B+	C+	C	C+	S
16	932	3,900,600	1144	148	23	21	23	S+	B+	C+	C+	C+	S
17	991	4,955,500	1186	150	24	22	24	S+	A	B	C+	B	S+
18	1050	5,571,500	1228	152	25	23	25	S+	A+	B+	B	B	S+
19	1109	7,122,500	1270	154	26	24	26	S+	S	A	B+	B+	S+
20	1168	8,981,500	1312	156	28	26	28	S+	S+	A	B+	A	S+

Part Slots: At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 17 BODY, 17 ARMS, and 17 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nicknames: Upgrading this aircraft to these levels unlocked the respective nicknames for use at any time.

Lv.3: Phantom Rider
Lv.10: Phantom Master
Lv.15: Vietnam Vet
Lv.20: No Plans To Retire

Skins

Default: Standard low visibility grey
F-4E Normal Skin #01: Vietnam style camouflage with shark mouth nose art
- Also comes in a grey three color scheme and a three color blue aggressor scheme
F-4E "Inferno" Skin: Black body with bright flames, large teeth around the nose, skull emblem on the tail
- During the beta tests, this skin was available as free DLC.
- In the full game, this skin was a limited-time drop from May 20 through June 4, 2014, and then available for 40 Special Supply tickets from December 3, 2014 through January 31, 2015.
- Emblems cannot be applied to the aircraft's tail when using this skin.
F-4E "Silber" Skin: Silber Ace camo from Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. Given for free at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong July 2014, and later provided for 200 Skilled Pilot Medals permanently since July 2016
F-4E Event Skin #01: Dark green camouflage
F-4E "AC" Skin　#01: White, red, and purple livery from Air Combat (PS1)
F-4E "AC" Skin　#02: Black, blue, and purple livery. A variation of F-4E "AC" Skin　#01.

Gallery

Flyby
Hangar
An F-4E with a Typhoon
An F-4E shooting down a Searcher UAV
The F-4E firing a missile
An F-4E flying by Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo
An F-4E after shooting down a fighter
The F-4E over Iyuli, Russia
F-4E Silber Skin icon
"Silber" Skin
Hangar view of the "Silber" Skin
Hangar view of the "Silber" Skin
Flyby of the "Silber" Skin
Flyby of the "Silber" Skin
Leaflet with a code for the Silber Skin
Normal Skin #01 (Green variation) hangar
Normal Skin #01 (Green variaiton) flyby
Normal Skin #01 (Blue variation) hangar
Normal Skin #01 (Blue variation) flyby
Normal Skin #01 (Gray variation) hangar
Normal Skin #01 (Gray variation) flyby
"Inferno" Skin icon
Banner advertising the "Inferno" Skin and the MiG-21bis Event Skin #01
Banner advertising the "Inferno" Skin, the XFA-27 -Happy Holidays- , the ATD-0 Event Skin #01 and the ADF-01 Event Skin #01
Japanese banner advertising the "Inferno" Skin
Hangar view
Hangar view
Flyby view of the "Inferno" Skin
Event Skin #01 icon
Flyby
Flyby
Hangar view
“AC” Skin #01 icon
Hangar view
Flyby of “AC” Skin #01
“AC” Skin #02 icon
“AC” Skin #02
Flyby view

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy

"A large fighter with a massive payload and superior range making it effective in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Achieve a certain rank. Costs 8,600 credits.

Statistics

Weapons

MSSL x94
QAAM x8
UGB x8 (costs 4,400)
GPD x8 (costs 5,900)

Colors

C: 01: Gray camouflage
C: 02: 3-tone olive camouflage
C: 03: F-4EJ livery
C: 04: Slightly darker shade of Color 2
C: 05: Pink/purple version of Color 3
C: 06: Color 2 with teal shades

Named Pilots

Razorback - Found in Midnight Assassin. Spawns with the left E-767 group.
Pennant Squadron

Gallery

Razorback
C: 01
C: 02
C: 03
C: 04
C: 05
C: 06

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

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 aircraft, 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.

How to Unlock

Download aircraft. Costs $5.99 (PlayStation Network) or 480MSP (Xbox Marketplace). Unlocked by default in Enhanced Edition. The aircraft can only be used in Free Mission and online modes.

Statistics

Speed:
Mobility:
Stability:
Fire Power:
Defense:

Weapons

Colors

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.

Gallery

Preorder code
The F-4E
An F-4E
An F-4E with bombs
F4Dogfight.jpg

An F-4E Phantom II destroying a MiG-21bis
Cockpit

Ace Combat: Joint Assault

"A large fighter with a massive payload and superior range making it effective in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available at the start of the game.

Statistics ^[4]

Speed: 45
Air-to-Air: 30
Air-to-Ground: 35
Mobility: 45
Stability: 60
Defense: 45

Weapons

STDM x72
HACM x48 (5,700 credits)
LGWM x96 (2,000 credits)
HVWM x24 (7,200 credits)
QAAM x7
NPB x14 (3,000 credits)
UGBL x14 (6,000 credits)
GPB x13 (11,000 credits)

Colors

C01: White body.
C02: F-4EJ blue
C03: RF-4E camouflage
C04: White body with yellow and black wingtips and stabilizer.
C05: Black body with yellow stripes. Modeled after special the 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: Silber Squadron camouflage.

Gallery

Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5
Color 6

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

How to Unlock

This plane cannot be unlocked for use by the player.

Gallery

Gustav Dvornik's F-4E
An Emmerian F-16C engaging an Estovakian F-4E

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

"A large fighter with a massive payload and superior range making it effective in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available at the start of the game

Statistics

Weapons

MSSL x52
NPB x10
SAAM x8
UGBL x8

Skins

Aurelia: White body
Leasath: F-4EJ livery
Special 1: RF-4E livery
Special 2: White body with yellow and black wingtips and stabilizer

Named Pilots

Manta - Found in Skies of Deception. Spawns if the first two pairs of bombers are destroyed in under two minutes.

Gallery

Underside
Cockpit
Cockpit
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
An F-4E attacking a formation of B-52s
Manta
Aurelia paint scheme
Leasath paint scheme
Special 1 paint scheme
Special 2 paint scheme

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

"A large fighter aircraft known as the "Phantom II." Although its design is outdated, its massive payload and superior range make it effective in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Complete mission 10: Mayhem on Knight Ace Style. Costs Ƶ14,000.

Statistics

Speed: 63
Mobility: 32
Stability: 46
Defense: 56
Air-to-Air: 25
Air-to-Ground: 50

Weapons

MSSL x62
SAAM X6
UGBL x8
NPB x10

Colors

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

Aces

Rudi Keltz
Dietrich Kellerman
Thorsten Walther

Gallery

A Phantom, just after unleashing its missile
A Phantom using its napalm bombs
Silber Team's Phantom along with 2 of their F-16Cs
Standard color
Mercenary color
Soldier color
Knight color
Special color

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

"Large fighter aircraft known as the "Phantom II". Although its design is outdated, its massive payload and superior range make it effective in both aerial and ground combat."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Complete campaign mission 3: Open War. Costs Ƶ10,500 per plane.

Statistics

Speed: 63
Mobility: 32
Stability: 46
Defense: 56
Air-to-Air: 25
Air-to-Ground: 50

Weapons

MSSL x62
Napalm Bomb x10

Colors

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

Gallery

OSEA color in the hangar
Razgriz color in the hangar
An F-4E in Yuktobanian colors
Two Phantoms over Bana City

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

"Large carrier-based jet designed to shoot down enemy aircraft and destroy ground targets."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available at the start of the game

Statistics

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

Weapons

GUN x850
MSSL x48
NPB x6
UGBM 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.

Gallery

Mobius 1 taking off from the Fort Grace
ISAF color scheme in the hangar
ISAF color scheme
Erusian color scheme in the hangar
Erusian color scheme
Ace Biela color scheme in the hangar
Erusian ace Biela color scheme
A Phantom attacking a Tu-95 Bear

Ace Combat 2

How to Unlock

Starting aircraft in normal mode.

Statistics

Power: 50

Defense: 30

Mobility: 30

Stability: 70

Climbing Ability: 40

Air-to-Air: 40

Air-to-Ground: 40

Duration of flight: 18 minutes

Absorbability: Light

Gallery

F-4 in a hangar
F-4 over an airfield
F-4 paint schemes
F-4E Phantom II attacking a space shuttle

Air Combat

How to Unlock

EASY

Available at the start of the game

Complete mission 4: Night Attack on a Coastal City

NORMAL

Available at the start of the game

Complete mission 4: Night Attack on a Coastal City

HARD

Available at the start of the game

Price

$1,500,000 - original price

$1,350,000 - after first discount

$1,200,000 - after second discount

$900,000 - after third discount

Statistics

Defense: 2
Power: 3
Mobility: 2
Offense: 2
Stability: 3

Named Pilots

William (available as a wingman)

Gallery

A view of the Phantom
F-4 in hangar
The F-4 Phantom (Note the lack of landing gear)
Enemy F-4

Trivia

In various games in the series, the F-4E is incorrectly depicted and described as a carrier-based aircraft.
- Interestingly, Ace Combat 5 corrects this error, but recurs in subsequent games.
The ISAF colour scheme in AC04 and the Standard paint scheme in ACZ are based on the color scheme of the Royal Navy Phantom FG1 (F-4K).
The Erusian color scheme in AC04 and AC7, Dryade's paint scheme in ACZ, Manta's paint scheme in ACX, Color 2 in ACJA, Estovakia SP colour scheme in AC6 are based on the color scheme of the German RF-4E (reconnaissance variant of F-4E).
The YK color scheme in AC5, Lanze's paint scheme in ACZ, Leasath's paint scheme in ACX, Color 3 in ACJA, and the Special Skin in AC7, is the color scheme of the Japanese F-4EJ Kai.
- Strangely in Skies of Deception, the paint scheme features Blaze's number 016 on the nose of the aircraft, but only on the right side.
A promotional image developed from Assault Horizon was designed for the "Nyutabaru Air Festa" in 2011, featuring an F-4E in the livery of the JASDF 5th Air Wing stationed at Nyutabaru Air Base flying alongside an ASF-X Shinden II. The image was printed on stickers for event attendees to take home.^[5] The skin was not made available in the actual game.

References

↑ Invasion of Gracemeria, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.
↑ Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Cutscene #02: Realization.
↑ Chandelier, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.
↑ Ace Combat: Joint Assault Perfect Guidebook, page 105.
↑ 新田原基地航空祭　戦況報告. Project Nagase. Published on December 7, 2011. Retrieved on November 6, 2016.

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[AC6-M01-1] Invasion of Gracemeria, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.

[AC6-Cutscene-02-2] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Cutscene #02: Realization.

[AC6-M15-3] Chandelier, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.

[ACJA-PFG-105-5] Ace Combat: Joint Assault Perfect Guidebook, page 105.

[ProjectNagase-Nyutabaru-6] 新田原基地航空祭　戦況報告. Project Nagase. Published on December 7, 2011. Retrieved on November 6, 2016.

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 '''How to Unlock'''
 :The F-4E Phantom II will be available to players who pre-order the game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Steam.
+'''Skins'''
+*01: Osea Skin - Two-tone grey scheme (Hill Grey)
+*02: Erusea Skin - Three-tone green and grey camouflage scheme
+*03: Special Skin - Two-tone F-4EJ Marine Blue scheme
+*04: Mage Skin - Osea skin with [[Mage Squadron]] markings
+*05: Spare Skin - Osea skin with [[Spare Squadron]] markings
+*06: Strider Skin - Osea skin with [[Strider Squadron]] markings
 '''Gallery'''
@@ Line 473: / Line 481: @@
 *In various games in the series, the F-4E is incorrectly depicted and described as a carrier-based aircraft.
 **Interestingly, ''Ace Combat 5'' corrects this error, but recurs in subsequent games.
-*The ISAF colour scheme in AC04 and the Standard paint scheme ACZ are based on the color scheme of the Royal Navy [http://savepic.org/6043822.jpg Phantom FG1] (F-4K).
+*The ISAF colour scheme in AC04 and the Standard paint scheme in ACZ are based on the color scheme of the Royal Navy [http://savepic.org/6043822.jpg Phantom FG1] (F-4K).
-*The Erusian color scheme in AC04, Dryade's paint scheme in ACZ, Manta's paint scheme in ACX, Color 2 in ACJA, Estovakia SP colour scheme in AC6 are based on the color scheme of the German [http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/9/0/1283096.jpg RF-4E] (reconnaissance variant of F-4E).
+*The Erusian color scheme in AC04 and AC7, Dryade's paint scheme in ACZ, Manta's paint scheme in ACX, Color 2 in ACJA, Estovakia SP colour scheme in AC6 are based on the color scheme of the German [http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/9/0/1283096.jpg RF-4E] (reconnaissance variant of F-4E).
-*The YK color scheme in AC5, Lanze's paint scheme in ACZ, Leasath's paint scheme in ACX, Color 3 in ACJA is the color scheme of the Japanese [http://savepic.org/5525440.jpg F-4EJ Kai].
+*The YK color scheme in AC5, Lanze's paint scheme in ACZ, Leasath's paint scheme in ACX, Color 3 in ACJA, and the Special Skin in AC7, is the color scheme of the Japanese [http://savepic.org/5525440.jpg F-4EJ Kai].
 **Strangely in ''Skies of Deception'', the paint scheme features [[Blaze]]'s number 016 on the nose of the aircraft, but only on the right side.
 *A promotional image developed from ''Assault Horizon'' was designed for the "Nyutabaru Air Festa" in 2011, featuring an F-4E in the livery of the [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]] 5th Air Wing stationed at {{Wp|Nyutabaru Air Base}} flying alongside an ASF-X Shinden II. The image was printed on stickers for event attendees to take home.{{Ref|ProjectNagase-Nyutabaru|[http://ameblo.jp/project-nagase/entry-11100197689.html 新田原基地航空祭　戦況報告]. [[Project Nagase]]. Published on December 7, 2011. Retrieved on November 6, 2016.}} The skin was not made available in the actual game.