F-15 Strike Eagle Iii Game Download
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The basic airframe of the F15 has NEVER EVER been shot down by another aircraft. The basic design of the wings alone lead it into the airstrike capability. Yet when striped down it can do very well against any plane on this planet except maybe the F22. You can't say that for the F18 airframe. Sure it would do well, but no where close to the F15. Might add here that the F15 is probably the last plane built (unless it might be the SU27) that can sustain acceleration in a vertical climb. To be exact the F15 with a 300 yard roll out is faster to 100,000 feet than the Apollo Moon Rocket! It was untill the advent of the F22; the US military's premier CAP fighter. How good it is in the air to ground I can't say positively, but it apparently gets the job done very well. (I'm still an A6 flying dump truck fan)
The F/A-18E/F is being upgraded from the AN/APG-73 radar to the AN/APG-79 AESA radar which enhances its performance in air to air and air to ground missions. The F/A-18E/F like the F-15E can be refueled in air which makes both likely to be able to perform needed missions. Since guided munitions have entered service the weight of ordinace on fighters is not as critical as it used to be. The USN is performing strike missions with a pair of hornets or super hornets that they would have used an entire squadron for in the vietnam war era.
Israel hasn't been too happy with the USAF since they were strong armed into buying more F-16C fighters than they wanted. Originally Israel intended to build the Lavi domestically to replace the A-4 and early model Kfir in the light strike and close support rolls.
The F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat multi-role strike fighter based on the basic design of the F-15B/D. It competed in the Enhanced Tactical Fighter competition against the F-16XL to replace the F-4 and F-111. Compared to the air superiority-focused standard eagle, it adds structural improvements, advanced sensors and avionics, and the ability to carry nearly any American air-to-ground munition currently in service. The F-15E is a very capable and versatile fighter that can retain the incredible air-to-air capabilities of the earlier F-15 family or switch to carrying a heavier bomb load than the B-17 flying fortress. It can have remarkable range due to its ability to carry conformal fuel tanks on its fuselage, and can accelerate in a vertical climb (with the right loading) thanks to its two powerful F100-PW-220 (or 229) engines.