Changes: F-15 Eagle

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For similarly named jets, see F/A-18E Super Hornet and FA38.

The F-15 Eagle is a single seat, twin engine, all weather, air superiority and tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat, as well as conduct air-to-ground airstrikes and tactical bombing missions.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Campaign

The F-15 Eagle is commonly seen in campaign, most notably providing Close-Air Support in "Team Player"; it is also spotted performing SEAD operations during the assault on the Gulag and during the mission "The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday"

The Multiplayer Icon for the Precision Airstrike.

Multiplayer

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the F-15 Eagle appears in multiplayer as a killstreak reward. Three F-15 Eagles are unlocked as a 6-kill killstreak, the Precision Airstrike. This airstrike is directional and calls in three F-15s to cluster bomb an area, similar to the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare version.

Appearance in Campaign

Known F-15s Formations

Gallery

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Campaign

In the Battle of New York, F-15s are spotted dog-fighting with Russian MiG-29s; they are also seen destroying a Russian base and several SAM sites at the start of "Hunter Killer". They are seen once again in "Iron Lady" attacking the invading Russians and rescuing the AC-130 Gunship from MiG-29 attacks. Furthermore, some F-15s can be seen if the player uses noclip in Stay Sharp and Charges Set; however, they are not solid objects.

Known F-15 Eagles

Lightning One-One
Lightning Three-One
Jester Two-Four
Jester Two-Five

Multiplayer

The F-15 appears in Modern Warfare 3's Multiplayer as the Assault Package's 6-point reward, the Precision Airstrike. Much like its predecessor, three planes will fly in a straight direction of the spot where it is launched by the player who called it and drop their payloads. Getting a Game Winning Killcam with this earns the winner the "Finishing Touch" Challenge and 2500exp. Killing 5 enemies at once will earn the "Carpet Bomb" Challenge and 5000 exp. Calling in two Airstrikes in a single match will earn the "Afterburner" Challenge with 2500exp. While in Prestige, getting a certain number of kills will earn the "Carpet Bomber" Challenge of different levels.

The Precision Airstrike compliments well with the Predator Missile and the Attack Helicopter as a 5-6-7 Point Streak combo. With Hardline Pro, the two-assist-kill ability makes it much faster to achieve the combo in 4 points. Land a kill with the Predator Missile to earn the Airstrike. Call it in on a high traffic area to get your 6th point to earn the Helicopter, then call the chopper to gain additional kills as it flies around the map.

Gallery

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Campaign

The F-15 makes a single appearance in the level The Hunted, where four F-15s escort the Y-8 gunship that extracts Rorke from the Ghosts' plane.

Multiplayer

On the map Showtime, F-15s are the jets used to drop the care packages when the Slot Machine care package or the "jackpot" icon is chosen.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

All F-15s in the game bear the tail code "IW4" on their vertical stabilizers. The code usually identifies a plane's unit or base assignment, but since "IW4" is not in use by any of those entities, it clearly refers to the game's engine.
The F-15s in many different levels (such as "Exodus", "The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday" and others) have no visible pilots.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

In several levels the F-15 model seen in-flight has its nose wheel down and cockpit open.
Weirdly enough, in the loading screen of Hunter Killer, Lightning 3-1 is referred to as "F-22 Pilot" in subtitles, while they clearly show F-15s.

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 {{Infobox/vehicle
 |name = F-15 Eagle
-|image = [[File:F-15 Eagle back view The Gulag MW2.png|300px]]
+|image = [[File:F15 Render MW2.png|300px]]
 |game = ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]''<br> ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]''<br> ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]''
 |found in = [[S.S.D.D.]], [[Team Player]], [[The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday]], [[The Gulag]], [[The Enemy of My Enemy]], [[Just Like Old Times]], [[Museum]], [[Hunter Killer]], [[Goalpost (mission)|Goalpost]], [[Iron Lady]], [[The Hunted]]
 |used by = [[United States Air Force|USAF]]<br>[[Shadow Company]]<br>[[U.S. Army Rangers]]<br>[[Delta Force]]<br>[[Task Force 141]]<br>[[Federation]]
 |health =
-|weapons = AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles<br />AGM-88 HARM Missiles<br />CBU-100 Cluster Bombs<br />AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
+|weapons = 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling Cannon<br/>AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles<br />AGM-88 HARM Missiles<br />CBU-100 Cluster Bombs<br />AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
 |caption = F-15 Eagle in ''Modern Warfare 2''|status = Active}}
-The '''[[wikipedia:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15 Eagle]]''' is a single seat, twin engine, all weather, air superiority and tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat.
+The '''[[wikipedia:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15 Eagle]]''' is a single seat, twin engine, all weather, air superiority and tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat, as well as conduct air-to-ground airstrikes and tactical bombing missions.
 ==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2==
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 *All F-15s in the game bear the tail code "[[Infinity Ward|IW]]4" on their vertical stabilizers. The code usually identifies a plane's unit or base assignment, but since "IW4" is not in use by any of those entities, it clearly refers to the game's engine.
 *The F-15s in many different levels (such as "[[Exodus (Modern Warfare 2)|Exodus]]", "[[The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday]]" and others) have no visible pilots.
-*The role of the aircraft in the game is inaccurate: F-15 is a air-superiority fighter, a fighter which flies to enemy territory, secures the airspace and holds it while the game often portrays the fighter firing air-to-ground missiles at ground targets. This is the role of the F-18.
-*In Gulag, the radio chatter of the pilot says that they are about to fire HARM air-to-ground missiles. In reality, F-15 is only equipped with air-to-air missiles like AMRAAM.
 === Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ===