F-4J(UK) Phantom II

This page is about the premium British jet fighter F-4J(UK) Phantom II. For the American version, see F-4J Phantom II. For other versions, see F-4 Phantom II (Family).

F-4J(UK) Phantom II

F-4J(UK) Phantom II

Britain

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.7	12.0	12.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Jet fighter

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Description

The F-4J(UK) Phantom II is a premium gift rank VII British jet fighter with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB) and 12.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

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 140 km/h

Turn time26 s

Max altitude16 000 m

Engine2 х General Electric J79-GE-10

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight24 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	16000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1458	463	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

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

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 976

RB5 979

SB6 411

Crew training10 000

Experts1 350 000

Aces3 000

Research Aces2 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 310 / 600 %

2 × 238 / 238 / 238 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor New boosters Wings repair Engine	Fuselage repair G-suit Airframe Cover EFS	M60_belt_pack Flares/Chaff Mk.N1 540lb AIM-9G M60_new_gun 1000 LB AIM-7E Matra SNEB Skyflash

Armaments

Offensive armament

The F-4J(UK) Phantom II is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • Without offensive armament
  • 60 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

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Usage in battles

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The F4J (UK) is a great aircraft but will feel out of place to new players. The main attraction to any phantom are its missiles, however the sky flash missiles do not complement the F4J(UK)'s gameplay. Being essentially an improved AIM-7E-2 Sparrow the Sky flashes do not have the long range performance of the AIM-7F Sparrow or AIM-7M Sparrow. Not to mention you cannot roll out of the way of these high performance SARH missiles, forcing you to dump your lock and go 90° to attempt to force the missiles to over lead the other direction. In terms of raw G performance however, the Sky flash will absolutely pull all 25Gs to hit a target (especially at short range) if you can maintain a radar lock.

As with all F4s, sharp turns will quickly deplete your energy/speed. The F4J(UK) is a heavy plane and will take an unacceptable (in terms of dodging missiles) amount of time to regain its speed in order to dodge another. Limit your time in open air and on the enemy's radar scopes if at all possible. i suggest staying behind a teammate or behind the pack in general.

The AN/APG-59 radar on the F4J(UK) is a very average pulse doppler radar. Although you can theoretically get a radar lock on a target that is moving away from you at less that 540 km/h, the SARH missiles will have a difficult time getting a lock even if the radar is locked. Other than that the PD mode performs as you would expect, being especially potent in a head on engagement.

If you are using this plane to grind out the UK tech tree i suggest always brining at least 8 1000lb bombs. Of course you will lose turn performance however your playstyle shouldn't change too much. the F4J(UK) already is not completive with other planes at this br (In terms of turning performance) so when entering the merge try and pick out a target you know has poor/no decent radar missiles. Other than that just take a few seconds to hit a base before turning back to reengage.

This combo of radar and missile leaves much to be desires and locks you into a less than optimal playstyle. The usual strategy and go for head-on attacks to negate your lackluster maneuverability and make the most out of your decent radar and missiles. But keep in mind you are almost always bringing a pistol to a long range sniper range. A competent opponent can easily roll out of the way of your missile and even then still might maintain a radar lock long enough to win the joust. The F4J(UK) doesn't maneuver well enough to make a reliable last minute dodge so it is advisable to think ahead two steps when you anticipate a SARH joust. One thing you might want to get used to is pushing your nose down when dodging all aspect IR missiles. As your countermeasure pods fire directly upwards. The F4J(UK) suffers from wing rip problems when pulling negative Gs so you will need to work out a techniques that works for you.

Gameplay tips:

STAY LOW

The best way to dodge long-mid range SARH shots and remain in position for the merge is to use hills and terrain features. The Phantom simply lacks the performance to pull multiple 90° turns and still be in a firing position for the merge. This is doubly important with any sort of bombload as you may find yourself struggling to notch within visual range distances (20KM>). If you miss the merge you will find yourself in the center of a furball, attempting to outmaneuver significantly more agile and/or higher performance aircraft with much higher performance. entering a fight at anything less than Mach 1 leaves you open to getting jumped by dedicated dogfighters without a clear way to escape.

Pros and cons

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Pros:

• signature "jack of all trades" phantom performance
• Nuanced yet effective sky flash missiles
• Heavy and effective bomb load
• Similar performance to other British phantoms
  • identical weapon systems
  • makes a good trainer for top tier UK

Cons:

• Doesn't turn well
• Sky flash has short range and can be kinetically dodged
  • Sky flash missiles have a tendency to not detonate or lose track at last second
• gun pod hampers turning performance
• inferior afterburners to the other British phantoms
  • although slightly better thrust when not afterburning
• wings rip easily in negative G maneuver

History

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Media

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See also

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