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- Hard Drive: 17 GB
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- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
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- Hard Drive: 95 GB
The German Phantom II in a special export version and with a unique camouflage for completing tasks in the upcoming crafting event in War Thunder!
F-4F Phantom II, Germany, rank VI
Pros
- Superb flight characteristics
- A variety of mounted weapons
Cons
- No flares or chaff
- Lacks air-to-surface missiles
In the early 1970’s, Germany decided to purchase a "simplified" version of the American F-4E Phantom II jet fighter: it was assumed that in order to reduce the price of the expensive aircraft, some of the equipment would be produced in Germany itself. So, the export "Phantom" had simplified radar equipment, lost one of its fuel tanks and equipment for refueling in the air. Initial export models also lacked some guided weapons, including AGM-65 Mavericks. The power plant of the fighter had also become a subject of cost reduction by Germany deploying licensed production of the engines.
The new aircraft, designated F-4F, successfully completed tests in 1973, and in the fall of the same year the first fighters from 175 units ordered went to Europe. German "Phantoms" proved to be in the best service and subsequently went through several cycles of modernization, as a result of which the fighters were supplemented with some "missing" equipment that met the needs of the Luftwaffe. The F-4F Phantom II was in service for nearly 40 years - the last deeply modernized "veterans" of the Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG 71) Richthofen regiment went into retirement in the summer of 2013.
The German version of the iconic American F-4F Phantom II jet fighter will be one of the most desired rewards in the April crafting event in War Thunder. The F-4F is an early version of the fighter; in one of the upcoming major updates, the Luftwaffe will also receive a representative of the “Phantom II” series in the regular tech tree. The early F-4F Phantom II can be yours for free in the near future!
Despite the fact that the export version of the avionics of the F-4F does not have modes designed to work with the air-to-surface missiles, it is still a great high-rank fighter and one of the best aircraft in the game. So, the German "Phantom II'' in a nutshell has a maximum speed of Mach 2 (at high altitudes), an excellent selection of available armament, and a unique evil grin camouflage on its nose. A pilot is free to choose from a variety of weapons: bombs up to 2,000 pounds, Mighty Mouse and Zuni rockets, 20mm Vulcan gunpods and three modifications of the deadly Sidewinder air-to-air missiles: AIM-9B FGW-2, AIM-9E and AIM-9J.
The top-tier German "Phantom" will be yours for completing the big April crafting event. More details are coming, stay tuned!
The War Thunder Team
Comments (498)
My soul will be lost. but thats a sacrifice i'm willing to make (maybe).
Pain
so since we're apparently saying "f balance and historical accuracy" then where is my 3BM-44M for my T90A because it actually historically does use that ammunition? you know what, screw that. how about 3BM-69420? since anything is on the table now even if its unhistorical and unbalanced anyway... cool model, i'll probably still grind for it. but seriously gaijin think before you open this kind of pandoras box cuz once you do, theres no easy way out
AIM-9J for F-104S when?
Conte_Baracca, more like AIM-54 when
Who else thinks that the Phantom will go after the F-104G on the German tech tree? I feel like gaijin is going to do that to all of us. Add a highly sought after aircraft, but you have to grind all the way down the longest line on the german aircraft tech tree, just so people will eagle their way to it and give them money.
pls make an event that gives the smaller nations vehicles
People, you dont seem to understand Germany currently has one of ( if not ) the worst 10.7 jets in the game, giving the F4 J's ( which it could carry, just never bought ) gives them something actually competitive, but its still not as good as the E/EJ so You dont have to complain about them getting something better since its not -- if you want a Phantom with 4xAim9B only, it would have to be like 9.7 which would be horrible for balance/ Match Maker since any higher and it would be useless
Looks at F-104S
As a US and Japan main, and a huge fan of the Phantom, I'm glad Germany is finally getting theirs, but I mean come on. What's with the AIM-9Js? I audibly sighed when I saw that—Germany didn't even buy those! Also, if you don't split matchmaking between East and West German aircraft when this is added, things will get (even more) messy. NATO Phantoms (still) won't be able to play to their advantages, compounding the negative effect of British Phantoms matching with MiGs. I'm disappointed.
AIM -9J is so unfair. How many nations have planes that need AIM-9j and they say "not historical "
was expecting this to be in the tech tree in a future patch
I love this game... I have played since beta. I love how it's introducing awesome newer and newer aircraft, tanks, and ships. HOWEVER! this is... well... not really cool. these events were supposed to be for quirky weird and unusual vehicles... not cookie cutter top tier jets. same goes for the Leo 2 PL. a better aircraft for this event would be the VFW VAK 191B, a German experimental jump jet of 3 built, flown, and all still exist in museums. it even fits the meta AND theme.
theme? gaijin didnt reveled how the april fools will be
Ah yes, giving the germans AIM-9J because the manual says it could use them but when the manual of the F-4M says it can use better payload options it never happened because it was only in the manual.
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