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Kurnass 2000
VIII
Rank
AB
12.0
RB
12.3
SB
12.0
AB
RB
11.3
SB
11.3
AB
12.0
RB
12.3
SB
Battle rating
Israel
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
400,000
RP
Research
1,080,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Kurnass 2000 was an upgrade package for the F-4E Phantom II by the IAF. The upgrade focused on the aircraft armament and electronic systems. While upgrades to the power plant were proposed, with the introduction of more powerful engines, this modification was not installed to reduce costs. The Kurnass 2000 received a new radar, the AN/APG-76, that was far superior to the AN/APG-120 used by the standard F-4E. It also was equipped with the ASX-1 TISEO targeting system which allowed Raphael Popeye ASMs to be launched. More advanced avionics and targeting systems for anti-tank munitions and guided bombs were installed, as well as the ability to carry the AIM-9L and Python 3 missile.

Introduced in Update "Sky Guardians", the Kurnass 2000 is an Israeli upgrade of the venerable F-4E Phantom II. It looks and flies almost identically to the standard F-4E, however its air-to-air armament is now drastically improved and rounded out by the all-aspect AIM-9L Sidewinder and Python 3 for closer engagements. For anti armour situations, it has access to the IR guided AGM-65D Maverick and new Paveway II laser guided bombs, coupled with its Pave Spike targeting module. The Kurnass 2000 is a multirole aircraft with impressive systems and weapons, only held back by the performance of its old airframe compared to 4th generation opponents like the MiG-29 and F-16A. The Kurnass 2000 also features an EEGS for its cannon, like the one featured in all 4th generation fighters, it's very good for gun kills, especially in simulator battles. It also has a very powerful radar (although no radar-guided missiles) and can carry a total of 290 countermeasures (200 are external BOL pods and can only carry flares).


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 12,192 m 2,1402,0152,2192,058 km/h
Rate of Climb 190150.5222.3160.4 m/s
Turn time 2628.324.928.3 s
Max altitude 16,000 m
Takeoff Run 850 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 2 persons
Gross weight 24.3 t
Engine 2 x General Electric J79-GE-17
Length 17 m
Wingspan 11.7 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 1,458 km/h
Mach Number Limit 2
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 463 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 463 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm M61A1 cannon
Ammunition 640 rounds
Fire rate 6,000 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Suspended armament
Max weight 7,257 kg

NameWeightSlot
57 × 688.9 kg
12 × 840.8 kg
6 × 707.4 kg
6 × 1,445.4 kg
6 × 1,524 kg
3 × 1,087.3 kg
401.4 kg
2 × 893.6 kg
893.6 kg
943.9 kg
614.4 kg
3 × 353.7 kg
3 × 722.7 kg
3 × 762 kg
3 × 1,340.4 kg
2 × 554.3 kg
3 × 680.4 kg
2 × 176.9 kg
84.5 kg
2 × 168.9 kg
2 × 242 kg
100 × Flare countermeasures100 kg
88.4 kg
121 kg
Pave Spike targeting pod209 kg
5 × 1,812.1 kg
2 × 802.8 kg
Drop tank (600 gal.)137.9 kg
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,031 → 4,095 SL
RB 8,914 → 12,043 SL
SB 9,680 → 13,078 SL
Crew training 310,000 SL
Experts 1,280,000 SL
Aces 3,400 GE
Research Aces 1,080,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 320 / 600 % SL
250 % RP
Total cost of modifications 307,300 RP
467,000 SL
Talisman cost 3,100 GE

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