Product Description
Being an F-4 operator since 1968, with 140 machines on strength, the Japan Air Self Defense Force looked to extend its life into the ‘90s and possibly beyond, until the F-2 could take over. Airframe life was extended from 3000 to 5000 flyng hours, the APG-66J radar was added, as well as other 47 new sub-systems. AIM-7E/F Sparrows were kept as main air-to-air armament, adding AIM-9L/P Sidewinder capability and the ability to carry the AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod. The aircraft is a veritable fighter-bomber, prejudice to Japanese machines carrying “offensive” armaments being lifted. It can carry a variety of indigenous weapons, such as the ASM-1 antiship missile, and the Mk 82 and JM-117 modified with the GCS-1 laser guidance kit, though you would rarely if ever see this loads in pictures. Indigenous AAMs were also tested, like the AAM-3 (kind of AIM-9X) and the AAM-4 (equivalent to the -120), but only the first one is seen in pictures. Maneuvering slats were ruled out because of the cost. The conversion is probably not so radical as, say, Greek Peace Icarus 2000 or German F-4F ICE Phantoms, but the increment in capability is substantive.
Features:
- Length: 265mm
- 1/72nd Scale
- Wing Span: 163mm
- Parts: 117
Needed to Complete:
- Plastic Cement
- Paint
Includes:
- (1) 1/72nd Scale Model Kit
