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I think they are Sparrows, AAM-4s have shorter frontal fins.

AAM-4:

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This is exactly, how you fly the F-2 ;).

 

:laugh: :thumbup:

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Question.

 

Is the T-4 a direct variant of the A-4 somehow? T-4 is made by Kawasaki and the A-4 Douglas if I'm not mistaken, but they seem very similar.

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Neat! Just found those on my abonents.

 

Speaking of F-2. In Matsushima airbase, that got hit from the Tsunami around 9 month ago, 6 F-2 will be repaired. The other 12 are going to be "recycled".

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Are those strips on the f-15 wings reinforcements? I have a 1/48 scale model of the f-15e and that one doesn't have them; I haven't seen an f-15 on static display here; so I don't know if the American F-15 have those. Quite cool how neat and clean it looks.

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^^ Awesome! Thanks for posting!

 

It's my pleasure.:thumbup:

 

Are those strips on the f-15 wings reinforcements? I have a 1/48 scale model of the f-15e and that one doesn't have them; I haven't seen an f-15 on static display here; so I don't know if the American F-15 have those. Quite cool how neat and clean it looks.

 

I searched by Japanese Google, but could not get any information about unknown stripes.

 

The followings are some photos that taken in Hyakuri AB.

I can see unknown stripes.

The first one is same ship. [22-8940]

 

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....and the following is taken in Komatsu AB.

There are some stripes.

 

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Yes, we can see some number difference in above photos.

I imagine that there is some possibility of difference between MSIP and Pre-MSIP ship.

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F-2A/B can carry a 300 gallon external fuel tank at under the fuselage.(It's the same of F-16)

And 600 gal tanks are loaded at under the wing.

 

AFAIK, JASDF does not have 370 gal tank for F-2.

Here is the F-2A/B loadout map.

 

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F-2A/B can carry a 300 gallon external fuel tank at under the fuselage.(It's the same of F-16)

And 600 gal tanks are loaded at under the wing.

 

AFAIK, JASDF does not have 370 gal tank for F-2.

Here is the F-2A/B loadout map.

 

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In addition there is a program undergoing which goal is to upgrade the F-2's J/APG-1 AESA radar and avionics to allow the use of AAM-4 medium range air-to-air missiles. I don't know when is this program planned to be completed, it would probably require several years upgrade the whole F-2 fleet.

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