F-4E Phantom II

F-4E Phantom II

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Aircraft Role:	Fighter-Bomber
[br]Manufacturer:	McDonnell Aircraft
Real-World Origin:	United States of America
[br] AC Installments:	Ace Combat, Ace Combat 2, Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Primary Operator:	Osea
[br]Secondary Operator(s):	Aurelia, Belka, Emmeria, Erusea, Estovakia, Independent State Allied Forces, Leasath, Special Tactical Fighter Squadron "Scarface", Usean Rebel Force, Ustio, Yuktobania
[br]Plane Variants:	F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel, F-4X Phantom II

Description

The F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engine, all-weather, fighter-bomber. The aircraft could perform three tactical air roles — air superiority, interdiction and close air support — as it did in southeast Asia. First flown in May 1958, the Phantom II originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense and entered service in 1961. The USAF evaluated it for close air support, interdiction, and counter-air operations and, in 1962, approved a USAF version. The USAF's Phantom II, designated F-4C, made its first flight on May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963. In its air-to-ground role the F-4 could carry twice the normal bomb load of a WW II B-17. USAF F-4s also flew reconnaissance and "Wild Weasel" anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. Phantom II production ended in 1979 after over 5,000 had been built--more than 2,600 for the USAF, about 1,200 for the Navy and Marine Corps, and the rest for friendly foreign nations, including to Israel, Iran, Greece, Spain, Turkey, South Korea, West Germany, Australia, Japan, and Great Britain. Used extensively in the Vietnam War, later versions of the aircraft were still active in the U. S. Air Force inventory well into the 1990s. F-4s are no longer in the USAF inventory but are still flown by foreign nations.

Starting in 1973, F-4E's were fitted with target-identification systems for long-range visual identification of airborne or ground targets. Each system is basically a television camera with a zoom lens to aid in positive identification, and a system called Pave-Tack, which provided day and night all-weather capability to acquire, track and designate ground targets for laser, infrared and electro-optically guided weapons. Another change was a digital intercept computer that includes launch computations for all AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow

Origin

United States of America

Aces

William (STFS/AC)
Super Fly (URF/AC2)
Dryade (BAF/ACZ)
Lanze (BAF/ACZ)
Silber 1 (BAF/ACZ)
Gryphus (AAF/ACX)
Manta (LAF/ACX)

Weapons

Gun:1 x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
Missiles:AIM-9M Sidewinder
NPB:Mk-77 (AC04, AC5, ACZ & ACX)
SAAM:AIM-7M Sparrow (ACZ & ACX)
UGBM:Mk-83 (AC04)
UGBL:Mk-84 (ACZ & ACX)

Ace Combat Stats

Stability: 50
Defense: 20
Offense: 20
Power: 50
Mobility: 20

Ace Combat 2 Stats

Power: 50
Defense: 35
Mobility: 35
Stability: 70
Climbing Ability: 45
Air-to-Air: 40
Air-to-Ground: 40

Ace Combat 5/Zero Stats

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

Comparable Aircraft

-English Electric Lightning
-F8U-3 Crusader III
-Su-15 Flagon
-MiG-21bis Fishbed
-MiG-21-93 Fishbed
-J-8 Finback

Sources

Global Security: F-4E Phantom II
The Ace Combat Series