The Baz Meshupar (lit. "Improved Baz") was an Israeli upgrade to the Baz (IAF designation for the F-15A/B and F-15C/D) introduced from 1998. It featured new domestic electronics systems and avionics borrowed from the F-16 Barak, providing a helmet-mounted display and the capability to active-radar homing missiles, approaching the standards of the F-15E Strike Eagle. While attempts have been made since its introduction to replace it with imports such as the F-15E, F-16D, and F-35, the Baz Meshupar maintains its status as Israel's primary air superiority fighter to this day.
Introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy", the Baz Meshupar is akin to an Israeli version of the F-15C MSIP II, with the same armament and systems. It has access to the AIM-120A AMRAAM, a great ARH missile with very long range, a terminal self-guidance system, as well as advanced inertial navigation. This is the weapon that defines the F-15C, however, this aircraft also relies on its excellent flight performance for aerial dogfights. For short-medium range combat, it has access to AIM-9M air-to-air missiles, with IRCCM and very good manoeuvrability. However, it lacks access to modern AGMs or laser guided bombs.
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Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HEF-I/API-T/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
HEF-I/HEF-I/API-T/HEF-I/HEF-I/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
SAPHEI | 37 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
HEF-I/AP-I/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||||||||
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84.5 kg | ||||||||||||||
121 kg | ||||||||||||||
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147.9 kg | ||||||||||||||
240.9 kg | ||||||||||||||
254 kg | ||||||||||||||
6 × | 1,445.4 kg | |||||||||||||
6 × | 1,524 kg | |||||||||||||
893.6 kg | ||||||||||||||
1,027 kg | ||||||||||||||
3 × | 1,204.2 kg | |||||||||||||
253.1 kg | ||||||||||||||
893.6 kg | ||||||||||||||
Drop tank (610 gal.) | 145.1 kg | |||||||||||||
231.3 kg | ||||||||||||||
231.3 kg | ||||||||||||||
147.9 kg | ||||||||||||||
Conformal fuel tank | 564 kg |
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