F-15E Strike Eagle



"So this is the F-15E Strike eagle? Yeah, that's what the USAF would fly with this kind of fighter-bomber jet. I knew that if this fighter jet can be one of these most powerful aircraft in both the Grand Alliance and the Coalition of the Red Star, then we would try to make the Global Liberation Union fear."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Paracel Storm

The F-15E is a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to replace the F-111 Aardvark as the USAF's strike fighter (another name for fighter-bomber). The plans for a ground attack Eagle were formed ever since testing began of the original F-15A Eagle. However, it was abandoned in 1975, primarily due to increasing costs, and was revived in 1982 when trials began with an modified F-15B. The production model first flew December 11, 1986, after it was chosen over its competitor, the F-16XL.

The F-15's cockpit is state-of-the-art and the pilot has a wide angle Heads-Up Display as well as 3 Multi-Function Displays, while the Weapons Systems Operator (in the back seat) has 4 MFD's. The F-15E is based on the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter. The Strike Eagle acquired air-to-ground capability, while retaining the F-15C's outstanding air-to-air capability. The disadvantage that the F-15E had to the F-111F, which it was criticized for in its early life, was the fact that the F-15E didn't have the internal range (2,994 miles in the F-111F to 2,100 miles in the F-15E) nor the weapons payload capability (31,302 lbs to 24,471 lbs) as the Aardvark.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, the F-15E is one of the most powerful aircraft in the Grand Alliance and Red Star arsenal