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Depends on the model. For the F-15C and D models, the CFTs can be selected (they are part of the LOD, but can be selected in the loadout screen). For the other models that have them (E model and later) they are part of the model and cannot be unselected. In the case of the SE and R models, loadouts will have to proceed a bit differently due to the internal CFT bays (details pending). For those who are unsure here...each model you see in the screenshot is a different LOD. There are physical differences between each aircraft requiring a different LOD (exception being the Japanese Eagles which use the C and D LODs, the CFTs have simply been removed via a data.ini edit). There is actually a C model that the Saudi's use, but since it doesn't even have a different designation, it just uses a Saudi skin and gets an entry in the USERLIST for the C model. FC

F-15A Eagle (Stock) F-15B ACTIVE Eagle F-15C Eagle F-15D Eagle F-15DJ Eagle F-15E Strike Eagle F-15I Ra'am F-15J Eagle F-15K Slam Eagle F-15S Strike Eagle F-15SG Strike Eagle F-15SE Silent Eagle F-15R Advanced Eagle (Proposed)

Most cost per person airliner EVER! "Excuse me sir, your ticket will cost you 300,000 dollars for a one way trip from Minsk to Moscow..." FC

More than likely no. Those were A models (of which we aren't doing because there is an excellent one available in SF2E) and that paint scheme was very short lived from the introduction of operational service (Nov 74) to when the first Compass Ghost schemes start rolling off the line in St. Louis (Oct 75). FC

Okay, right now F-15R leads the fight for designation...I have no problem staying with that. Advanced Eagle currently is the top of the name list. However, if someone comes up with something more interesting to consider... FC

Okay folks, there is a BIG temptation to dive into politics (that some have already succumbed to) or to make tasteless jokes with the passing of Senator Kennedy. Not here, not now. FC

You're killing me man, you're killing me! I like the M or R suffix...now just a name to explain why the M or R... And no, Max Eagle or Rambo Eagle are NOT in consideration! Advanced Eagle sounds good...official too. Just....I don't know...too matter of fact I guess... FC

Eh...kinda dull. The informal designation for the Silent Eagle is the F-15SE. There is precedent of course...Japan's dual seaters are F-15DJs, the Singapore version is the F-15SG. So although having a letter in specific order as versions appear has recent precedent (the Super Hornet E, F, and G models)...but it's not a hard and fast rule. It's currently designated the F-15X, but I honestly hate the letter...it's used too many times already in Ace Combat style designs. As far as names...I'm mulling Ultra Eagle myself... FC

There is no WOI campaign expansion pack yet. At least, not a ThirdWire produced one. FC

The idea of course was to provide for a fictional Eagle variant that was a logical outgrowth of past modifications to the real thing. Included are the obvious: ACTIVE thrust vectoring nozzles. Silent Eagle CFT weps bays and canted vertical stabs. F119 engines. SniperXR pod and IRST (when so equipped). However, there are some more subtle changes which have not actually been put on an F-15: Mid-canopy bow deleted. Engine intakes redesigned for better stealth characteristics (S-shaped tunnels and rhomboid intake lips). Smaller in-plane canards. Very little of this aircraft is far fetched, and the only real concession I made to gameplay is keeping the internal gun in the right wing root. For beauty reasons, I made the canards smaller and in-plane, realizing that a setup like that could be fraught with airflow problems (though the Su-30 and it's variants seem just fine...). Otherwise, none of the stuff this bird has dives into the Ace Combat realm...I don't believe in unrealistic augmenting of basically sound designs. Now, as to what to designate and call it... FC

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The short answer is yes...but you have to work at it. SF2 aircraft now include a file called ****_USERLIST.INI. That file for each aircraft simply lists what 'Nations' used that particular aircraft and what years they used it. The terrains have a file called ****_NATIONS.INI that lists the nations involved in that terrain. So you can already see the benefit...the sim looks at the date and terrain, then compares the USERLIST and NATIONS ini files and simply determines where they intersect for each aircraft. FC