F-4 Phantom

is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Aircraft.

It was used extensively by all three of these services during the Vietnam War, serving as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force.














General characteristics
Crew: 2
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.23 (1,472 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)

Armament

Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods (UK Phantoms 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each), air-to-ground missiles, anti-runway weapons, anti-ship missiles, targeting pods, reconnaissance pods, and nuclear weapons. Baggage pods may also be carried. External fuel tanks of 370 US gal (1,420 L) capacity for the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (2,310 or 2,345 L) fuel tank for the centerline station can be fitted to extend the range.
4x AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses plus 4x AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons; upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3, Hellenic F-4E will carry IRIS-T in future. Iranian F-4s could potentially carry Russian and Chinese missiles. UK Phantoms Skyflash missiles[107]
1x M61 Vulcan 20 mm gatling cannon, 640 rounds
4x AIM-9 Sidewinder, Python-3 (F-4 Kurnass 2000), IRIS-T (F-4E Hellenic Air Force)
4x AIM-7 Sparrow, AAM-3(F-4EJ Kai)
8x AIM-120 AMRAAM for F-4F ICE, Turkish F-4 2020 Terminator, F-4E ICE Hellenic Air Force, F-4 Kurnass 2000[citation needed]
8x AGM-65 Maverick
4x AGM-62 Walleye
4x AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
4x GBU-15
18x Mk.82, GBU-12
5x Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
18x CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
SUU-23/A 23 mm Gunpod
AGM-142 (Popeye 1) for Turkish Air Force F-4 2020 Terminator