F-4EJ Kai Phantom II

This page is about the Japanese jet fighter F-4EJ Kai Phantom II. For other versions, see F-4 Phantom II (Family).

F-4EJ Kai Phantom II

F-4EJ Phantom II

F-15J

F-4EJ Kai Phantom II

F-4EJ Phantom II

F-15J

Japan

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.0	12.3	12.3

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

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Description

The F-4EJ Kai Phantom II is a rank VIII Japanese jet fighter with a battle rating of 12.0 (AB) and 12.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 12 192 m2 340 km/h

Turn time26 s

Max altitude16 000 m

Engine2 х General Electric J79-GE-17

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight24 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 12,192 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,255	2,221	16000	26.5	27.4	141.6	131.6	850
Upgraded	2,419	2,340		25.6	26.0	204.3	172.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1458	463	N/A	580	463	~11	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 810	< 750	< 700	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
General Electric J79-GE-17		2	13,965 kg		403 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		9m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel
1,750 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		15,724 kg	17,787 kg	19,829 kg	24,000 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	9m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	5,200 kgf	8,008 kgf	1.02	0.90	0.81	0.67
Optimal	5,200 kgf (0 km/h)	10,170 kgf (1,400 km/h)	1.29	1.14	1.03	0.85

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural1 458 km/h

Gear463 km/h

• 8.5 mm of Steel below the cockpit.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 031 → 4 094

RB9 148 → 12 358

SB10 422 → 14 080

Total cost of modifications303 000

464 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 320 / 540 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 New boosters Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 570 Wings repair Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 500 Engine Research: 20 000 Cost: 31 000 670	Fuselage repair Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 Airframe Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 570 G-suit Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 500 Cover Research: 20 000 Cost: 31 000 670	JM61A1_belt_pack Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 Mk82 Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 Flares/Chaff Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 AIM-9P Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 330 JLAU-3/A Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 570 AIM-7E Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 570 JM61A1_new_gun Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 500 JM117 Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 500 AIM-7F Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 500 Gun pod SUU-23/A. Research: 20 000 Cost: 31 000 670 LAU-10/A Research: 20 000 Cost: 31 000 670 AIM-9L Research: 20 000 Cost: 31 000 670

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The F-4EJ Kai Phantom II is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 20 mm JM61A1 cannon, belly-mounted (640 rpg)
  • 1 x 20 mm JM61A1 cannon + 90 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The F-4EJ Kai Phantom II can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AIM-7E Sparrow missiles
• 4 x AIM-7F Sparrow missiles
• 3 x 20 mm GAU-4 cannons (1,200 rpg = 3,600 total)
• 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 17 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,750 lb total)
• 285 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
• 60 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
20 mm GAU-4 cannons (1,200 rpg)	1					1					1
500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs	6	3				6				3	6
750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs	3	3				5				3	3
FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets	57	57				57				57	57
Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets	12	12				12				12	12
AIM-7E Sparrow missiles				1*	1*		1*	1*
AIM-7F Sparrow missiles				1*	1*		1*	1*
AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles			2						2
AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles			1, 2						1, 2
Maximum permissible loadout weight: 7,257 kg Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
* AIM-7E and AIM-7F Sparrow missiles cannot be mixed, only one type may be equipped across hardpoints

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Eased up modifications over the F-4EJ
  • Comes with 2 x AIM-9Ps stock instead of 2 x AIM-9Bs
  • 4 x AIM-9Ps is a tier I mod without the need of AIM-9Es
• A wide range of suspended armaments, suitable for any playstyle
  • AIM-7F capable
  • Top-of-Line AIM-9Ls missiles,having a excellent maneuverability of 30G,high range,great tracking and being able to totally ignore flares in certain situations
  • Capable of all-aspect tracking
• Deadly frontal armament with high burst mass
• Makes use of a ballistic computer for assisting in the aim of cannons, rockets, and bombs against ground targets
• Large reserve of countermeasures
• Better BVR capability than every F16A currently ingame
  • Having all the features of a AN/APG 66 radar:diverse ACMs and look-up modes
  • And also a very high resistance to notching,chaff
  • One of the radars with the best maximum detection range ingame,and powerful Pulse Doppler mode
  • Has the ability to carry 4x AIM 7s,and meanwhile the F16A ADF and MLU variants being able to equip only 2x AIM 7s

Cons:

• Limited ammunition in the frontally-mounted cannon
• Terrible maneuverability along with mediocre acceleration and top speed by what's fighting in the tier
• Doesn´t have an Agile Eagle package like the F-4E and F-4F to increase maneuverability
• Highly dependent on team support,as the F-4EJ Kai only relies on its powerful missiles and radar

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the F-4EJ Kai Phantom II from live.warthunder.com.

Market

Camo "Go For It!"

Market

Camo "50th Anniversary JSDF"

Market

Camo "Good Bye Okinawa"

See also

Related development

• F-4 Phantom II (Family)
  • F-4EJ Phantom II

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Family)
• SAAB J35D Draken
• Dassault Mirage IIIC

External links

• Technical Order 1F-4C-1 - Flight Manual for F-4C/F-4D/F-4E Aircraft

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