War Thunder’s F-15EX and F-15IA Ra’am Will Carry Up to 12 Radar-Homing Missiles
Both Rank IX fighters will also carry up to 22 precision-guided munitions per sortie, with SPICE weapons among the Ra'am's options.
War Thunder’s upcoming Eagle’s Shadow update will add the F-15EX to the U.S. aviation tree and the F-15IA Ra’am to Israel’s, both at Rank IX. The fighters will carry up to 12 active radar-homing missiles apiece, with the F-15EX becoming the first American aircraft in the game to support that loadout. Gaijin’s aircraft breakdown also details their strike weapons and avionics.
The AIM-120D, which uses satellite-assisted guidance, is part of their air-to-air arsenal. For ground and maritime targets, the jets can carry SLAM-ER missiles with television-command guidance, along with anti-radiation and anti-ship weapons. Each can also take up to 22 precision-guided munitions in a sortie. The F-15IA’s air-to-ground options differ slightly and include SPICE munitions, while its air-to-air capabilities match the F-15EX.
The F-15EX also gets an AESA radar, helmet-mounted display targeting, a radar warning receiver, a voice warning system, and stronger engines intended to maintain its speed and flight performance under a heavy payload. Gaijin describes it as the game’s most heavily armed fighter and one of its best fourth-generation aircraft. Vehicle specifications may change before the jets are added.
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War Thunder
Developed by Gaijin Entertainment
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
- Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release January 28, 2013
- Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
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