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{{Aircraft|name=F/C-15 Eagle|image=File:FC-15 Slavija Grey.png|role={{wp|Air superiority fighter|Air superiority fighter}}<br>{{wp|Multirole combat aircraft|Multirole fighter}}|manufacturer={{wp|Boeing Defense, Space & Security|Boeing Defense, Space & Security}}<br>[[w:c:projectwingman:Henderson Corporation|Henderson Corporation]]|variants={{wp|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle}}<br>{{wp|McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle}}<br>{{wp|McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD|McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD}}<br>{{wp|Mitsubishi F-15J|Mitsubishi F-15J}}|operators=[[w:c:acecombat:Osean Air Defense Force|Osean Air Defense Force]]<br>[[w:c:acecombat:Aurelian Air Force|Aurelian Air Force]]<br>[[w:c:acecombat:Ustio Air Force|Ustio Air Force]]<br>[[w:c:acecombat:ISAF Air Force|ISAF Air Force]]|aces=[[w:c:acecombat:Strider Squadron|Strider Squadron]]<br>[[w:c:acecombat:Cyclops Squadron|Cyclops Squadron]]<br>[[w:c:acecombat:Galm Team|Galm Team]]<br>Eagle Squadron<br>Fox Squadron}}{{Stub}}
The '''Boeing Henderson F/C-15 Eagle''' is an Osean [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinjet twin-engine], all-weather [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermaneuverability supermaneuverable] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_combat_manoeuvring#Tactics tactical] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft fighter aircraft] designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing Boeing] and developed by [https://projectwingman.fandom.com/wiki/Henderson_Corporation Henderson Corporation], a vastly improved and upgraded variant of the original [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]. Following reviews of proposals, the Osean Air Defense Force selected Boeing to corporate with Henderson Corporation in 1988 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority and multirole fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1992, and entered service in 1996. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with 211 victories and only three losses in combat.

The Eagle II has been exported to [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Aurelia Aurelia], [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Ustio Ustio], and the military coalition [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Independent_State_Allied_Forces ISAF]. The F/C-15 was originally planned as a pure air-superiority aircraft like its brother. But later changed and the F/C-15 has a secondary role is ground-attack like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle F-15E Strike Eagle] due to its better maneuverability at slow and medium speeds than most other Osean-made aircraft and slower top speed making it suitable for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_air_support close air support]. 

The F/C-15 Eagle II shares many similarities with the F-15 Eagle from the outside, but there are many differences and upgrades, such as slightly smaller and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_vectoring thrust vectoring] engines, upgraded avionics, better radar, capable of carrying [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-ground_weaponry air-to-ground weapons], more variety of weapons and can carry larger payload for enhanced ground attack capability. 

==Development==
Air combat over Verusa had a quite disappointing results. Theory had stressed long-range combat using missiles and optimized aircraft for this role. The result was highly loaded aircraft with large radar and excellent speed, but limited maneuverability and often lacking a gun. The canonical example was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II], used by the [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Osean_Air_Defense_Force Osean Air Defense Force], [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Osean_Maritime_Defense_Force Osean Maritime Defense Force], and the [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Osean_Marine_Corps Osean Marine Corps] to provide air superiority over Verusa, the only fighter with enough power, range, and maneuverability to be given the primary task of dealing with the threat of [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Yuktobania Yuktobanian] fighters while flying with visual engagement rules.

In practice, due to policy and practical reasons, aircraft were closing to visual range and maneuvering, placing the larger Osean aircraft at a disadvantage to the much less expensive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_fighter day fighters] such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21 MiG-21 Fishbed]. Missiles proved to be much less reliable than predicted at close range. Although improved training and the introduction of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61_Vulcan M61 Vulcan] cannon on the F-4 did much to address the disparity. But the results is still disappointing, even the Oseans improved a lot.

The F/C-15 first flew in 1984 and entered service in 1986. The F/C-15 immediately proved effective in the Valkan War, downing 12-24 enemy fighters a day. It's smaller and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_vectoring thrust vectoring] engines makes the aircraft lighter for better maneuverability and capable of carrying more weapons, despite being slower than the F-15 Eagle, but have better maneuverability to counter highly agile Valkan's fighters such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29 MiG-29 Fulcrum] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27 Su-27 Flanker].

==Armament==
===Guns ===

*1x [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_mm_caliber 20mm] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61A1_Vulcan M61A1 Vulcan] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_cannon#M61_Vulcan_and_other_designs 6-barrel rotary cannon]

===Air-to-Air missiles ===

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow AIM-7 Sparrow] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder AIM-9 Sidewinder]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder#AIM-9X AIM-9X Sidewinder]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM AIM-120 AMRAAM]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-260_JATM AIM-260 JATM]

===Air-to-Surface weapons===

====Missiles====

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick AGM-65 Maverick]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-84_Harpoon AGM-84 Harpoon] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-84H/K_SLAM-ER AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-88_HARM AGM-88 HARM]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-154_JSOW AGM-154 JSOW]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM AGM-158 JASSM]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158C_LRASM AGM-158C LRASM]

====Bombs====

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_81_bomb Mark 81 GP bomb]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb Mark 82 GP bomb]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_83_bomb Mark 83 GP bomb] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_84_bomb Mark 84 GP bomb] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-15 GBU-15]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-10_Paveway_II GBU-10 Paveway II]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-12_Paveway_II GBU-12 Paveway II]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition GBU-31 or GBU-38 JDAM]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-39_Small_Diameter_Bomb GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-53/B_StormBreaker GBU-53/B Stormbreaker]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B61_nuclear_bomb B61 nuclear bomb]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBU-100_Cluster_Bomb Mk-20 Rockeye II]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU-107_Durandal BLU-107 Durandal]

===Gun pods===

*6x 20mm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._aircraft_gun_pods#XM25_and_SUU-23/A SUU-23/A]
*4x 30mm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._aircraft_gun_pods#GPU-5/A GPU-5/A] 

===Energy weapons===

*4x [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Pulse_Laser Pulse Laser] pods
*1x [https://acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Tactical_Laser_System Tactical Laser System] (TLS)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FC-15 Osea.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 2.png|An F/C-15 with a [[MG-29]]
File:FC-15 Osea 3.png|A squadron of F/C-15s
File:FC-15 Osea 4.png|A pair of F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 5.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 6.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 7.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 8.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 9.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 10.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 11.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Osea 12.png|An [[w:c:acecombat:OADF|OADF]] F/C-15
File:FC-15 Cascadia Osea.png|Two F/C-15s of the Osean Cascadia Forces
File:FC-15 Pacific Osea 2.png|An F/C-15 of the Osean Pacific Forces (Blue version)
File:FC-15 Orange Tail 1.png|A Fox Squadron's F/C-15
File:FC-15 Galm.jpeg|[[w:c:acecombat:Galm Team|Galm Team]] F/C-15s
File:FC-15 Pacific 1.jpeg|An F/C-15 of the Osean Pacific Forces
File:FC-15 Pacific 2.jpeg|An F/C-15 of the Osean Pacific Forces
File:FC-15 Slaciya Green.png|An F/C-15 with "Slavija" camouflage, green version
File:FC-15 Slavija Grey.png|An F/C-15 with "Slavija" camouflage, grey version
File:FC-15 Arauca.png|An F/C-15 of the OADF 'Arauca' Aggressor squadron
File:FC-15 Cockpit.jpg|Cockpit view
</gallery>
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