F/A-18

The F/A-18C in reality.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to attack air and ground targets. The F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.

The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses), air interdiction, close air support and Aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the F-14A Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.

Battlefield 3

"A multirole jet fighter aircraft introduced in 1983 and used today by the USMC. The C and D variants include upgraded avionics and weapons capability."

— Battlelog description.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet (both E and F variants) appears in Battefield 3 multiplayer.

The cockpit of the F/A-18F.

F/A-18E Super Hornet
Used by	United States Marine Corps
Crew	Pilot (1 total)
Speed	Landing Gear: 0-245 knots Cruise: 340-345 knots Afterburner: 420-425 knots
Maneuvering	High
Health	500
Disable threshold	34%
Driver Weapons
Primary weapon	M61 Vulcan 20mm gatling cannon
Damage	45 per bullet, with no damage drop
Fire mode	Automatic: 3 seconds of sustained fire (Belt Speed: 4 seconds)
Reload time	3 seconds (Belt Speed: 2,5 seconds)
Secondary weapon	Heat Seekers (AIM-9 Sidewinder, 700 points) Rocket Pods (Hydra 70, 6200 points) Guided Missile (AGM-65 Maverick, 24000 points)
Customization
Sensors	Proximity Scan (4200 points)
Avionics	Air Radar (8600 points) Beam Scanning (29000 points)
Countermeasures	IR Flares (300 points) Extinguisher (11600 points) ECM Jammer (35000 points)
Camouflage	Stealth (1500 points)

The F/A-18E Super Hornet is a single-seat variant of the F/A-18 Super Hornet family. The F/A-18E Super Hornet appears in Battlefield 3 as the US main fighter jet. It is equivalent to the Su-35BM Flanker-E. It also features a stick-shaker mechanism to warn players of imminent stalls, signified by a loud bang. 

Being a multirole fighter the F/A-18E Super Hornet has a 20mm gun and optional air-to-ground Rocket Pods and Guided Missiles or Heat seeking Missiles for air-to-air purposes. 

The F/A-18E appears only in certain maps in Conquest gamemode. It does not appear in any Back to Karkand maps, where the F-35 is instead featured against the Su-35BM.

At one time, IR Flares were the initial unlock at 300 Jet Fighter score. The requirement has since been abolished, with flares effectively being available from first use, as newer pilots have trouble negotiating anti-air threats from both ground and other aircraft.

Gallery

An F/A-18E pursuing a pair of Su-35s.

The F/A-18E's cockpit view in Caspian Border.

A high-quality render of the F/A-18E.

Battlefield 4

In Battlefield 4, the F/A-18E Superhornet appears in the South China Sea and Suez missions. It is only used as scenery and is not included nor flyable in multiplayer.

Trivia

• The F/A-18 in Battlelog is an F/A-18A Hornet from Battlefield 2.
• Interestingly, the Angle of Attack Indexer, or "ball", is never illuminated in Battlefield 3.

External Links

• F/A-18 on Wikipedia