F-2A: A Jet Fighter for Japan at Rank VIII
[p]At a glance:[/p]- [p] Excellent flight characteristics[/p][/*]
- [p] Advanced electronics[/p][/*]
- [p] IR and ARH air-to-air missiles[/p][/*]
- [p] Large amount of weaponry[/p][/*]
- [p] No HMD [/p][/*]
Pre-order - F-2A ADTW Pack
[p]To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store![/p][p]79.99[/p]- [p]F-2A ADTW (Rank VIII, Japan)[/p][/*]
- [p]Premium account for 30 days[/p][/*]
- [p]3000 Golden Eagles[/p][/*]
- [p]Pre-order bonus: unique title “Viper Zero”[/p][/*]
- [p]Pre-order bonus: unique “Gifu Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force emblem” decal[/p][/*]
Introducing the F-2A!
[p] Japan’s long-awaited top jet fighter is coming in the Leviathans major update! Meet the F-2A Viper Zero — an advanced multi-role aircraft, expertly crafted for modern air combat and the destruction of sea and ground targets with guided weapons from long distances. Plus, along with the researchable F-2A, a premium variant named the F-2A ADTW is available for pre-order starting today! Let’s take a closer look. [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/1d7bf6c079bbb73c2c8252aebb5b915b72451577.jpg"][/img][/p][p]The F-2A’s appearance may look strikingly familiar, and that’s because it is based on the American F-16C Block 40. Despite looking similar, the F-2A received significant improvements in almost all combat characteristics. It has a longer wing, composite materials have been widely used in the fuselage and tail design, helping to increase the F-2A’s speed, rate of climb and maneuverability to the level of some of the best aircraft in the game, only slightly inferior to the F-16.Interesting: The F-2A has the nickname of “Viper Zero”! This name is combined from the F-16’s nickname of “Viper”, and the name of the classic A6M “Zero”.
[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/40dba766c4497fc35a1337e86c8e7351c1f525e3.jpg"][/img][/p][p]As befits a multi-role jet aircraft, the F-2A’s arsenal allows it to perform any tasks, one of which is the ability to adequately take out naval targets without coming into direct contact with them. This is thanks to the ASM-1 and ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, which are new to the game! The first one has an ARH seeker, while the second one has a seeker with IR and inertial guidance. Alongside these missiles is the excellent AAM-3 close-range missile, found on the Japanese F-15J. These missiles come stock for the aircraft and have a high maximum overload, a very long time of controlled flight and good IR countermeasures resistance. For other scenarios, you can research and use the AAM-4 medium-range missile, featuring a ARH homing head, which are approximately similar in efficiency and guidance to the American AIM-120A. To round them up, they have additional inertial guidance, a data-link, a decent available maximum overload and a launch range even higher than the American missile! [/p][p][/p][p]So we’ve spoken about the air-to-air and air-to-ship missiles, but what can be used against ground vehicles? There’s literally an entire arsenal. We’re talking the GBU-31 JDAM and the GBU-38 JDAM with satellite guidance, the more advanced GBU-54B LJDAM with laser, inertial and satellite guidance, to a large selection of regular and tail fin bombs with a total weight of over 5,000 kg per sortie, Zuni rockets and up to 342 Mighty Mouse rockets. To locate targets, the F-2A features its own J/AAQ-2 targeting pod, and a new Sniper pod is required for launching the LJDAM guided bombs! [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/fe5fc76038dc2531f631225f72f5a872be893906.jpg"][/img][/p][p]As mentioned at the start of the text, today pre-orders for the F-2A Air Development and Test Wing (ADTW) have started! This one was created after a prototype for test purposes. This is truly an eye-catching aircraft, featuring slightly worse air-to-air missiles than its researchable variant, and it will not be able to launch GBU-54 or ARH missiles. [/p][p] [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/cf6fea268b9dda7a0ef9773b2b830765e6efabb0.jpg"][/img][/p][p]The anticipated F-2A Viper Zero and nice F-2A ADTW are coming to the game in the Leviathans major update, which is coming soon. See you around! [/p][p][/p][p]Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.[/p]
