Mitsubishi F-15J
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The Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle is a Japanese fighter jet built and licensed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, introduced in 1981. It is an export version of the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle. The Mitsubishi F-15J was first featured in the 1989 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Biollante.
History
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
Heisei era
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Although Godzilla had successfully been injected with the Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria, he seemed unaffected by it, turning his attention towards a nuclear power plant at Wakasa Bay. The JSDF enacted a plan to increase Godzilla's body temperature so the ANEB could take effect, based around the M6000 T.C. System. Two F-15Js were tasked with cloud seeding as part of the preparations, spraying silver iodide into the air to generate rain clouds in the hopes of strengthening the T.C. System's effects.
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Shortly after the Futurians unleashed King Ghidorah upon Japan, the JASDF deployed multiple F-15Js in an attempt to shoot down the three-headed terror in the skies over Hokkaido. Maneuvering behind the kaiju, two of the jets opened fire on Ghidorah with air-to-air missiles to no effect. The pair passed Ghidorah, with the monster dispatching one of the jets using his Gravity Beams and colliding with the other. More F-15s fired their missiles at the heads of Ghidorah, again to no avail. In retaliation, Ghidorah destroyed two more of them with his Gravity Beams. Seeing that they were no match for Ghidorah, the remaining fighters retreated as he continued firing.
Godzilla vs. Mothra
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Gamera the Guardian of the Universe
Two JASDF F-15Js were sent to intercept the Super Gyaos that was in the midst of attacking south of Tokyo, though they ultimately did not engage the kaiju.
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
After Gamera destroyed the Flower Pod in Sapporo, he was attacked by a swarm of Soldier Legion, dislodging them by taking flight and submerging underwater. Meanwhile, the newly awakened Sub-Adult Mother Legion flew out of the remains of the pod. The JSDF sent two F-15Js to pursue her over the Tsugaru Strait. Their air-to-air missiles shot her down, but the JSDF was unable to find her body, only a single wing, and the monster would soon return.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
After Iris began making his way to Kyoto in search of his adoptive mother Ayana Hirasaka, a fleet of F-15Js were sent to try and shoot him down before he could reach the city. Although unaffected by their weaponry, Iris retaliated against the jets and began attacking them, nearly killing the pilots. Suddenly, Gamera arrived, and protected the aircraft by distracting Iris, allowing the F-15Js to fly away to safety. Despite this, as a result of Gamera's battle through Shibuya several days earlier, a set of MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile launchers operated by the JSDF were then ordered to shoot down Gamera and began firing on him with their missiles. After several successful missile hits, Gamera lost altitude and was forced to land, while Iris managed to escape.
Millennium era
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
A squadron of Mitsubishi F-15Js took part in the operation to prevent Godzilla from reaching the Tokai Nuclear Power Plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture. Firing on Godzilla with their missiles in tandem with the Full Metal Missile Launcher units on the ground, they were able to halt his advance and even stop him from charging his atomic breath.
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
As the Dimension Tide drifted above Earth, the JASDF deployed six F-15Js in tandem with the GX-813 Griffon over the Pacific Ocean. Attempting to lure Godzilla towards the small island of Kiganjima, so that the Dimension Tide could defeat the monster for good, the F-15Js fired upon the ocean, forcing the angered beast to surface. The Griffon fired its Photon missiles at Godzilla, and the jets fired their infrared and RADAR missiles in tandem. Unfortunately, one jet was shot down by Godzilla's atomic breath, but the Griffon flew on and continued to drive Godzilla further through the blue waters.
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
An unidentified flying object was detected over the island of Iwo Jima. Believed to be a cruise missile, two F-15Js were deployed from Hyakuri Air Base to intercept and identify it. With the object flying at Mach 2 within cloud cover, both aircraft were unable to visually identify it. One of the pilots, flying the fighter code named “Blue 1”, attempted to communicate with it, demanding it change course. Hearing no response, Blue 1 fired a warning shot. After doing so to no effect, Blue 1's pilot, Takada, began to hear singing. Shortly after, the object broke out of the clouds and caused Takada's wingman to briefly lose control. Once he recovered, the wingman decided to fire an AIM-7 air-to-air missile to shoot down the target. However, it evaded the missile and released a yellow pollen at the same time that caused the weapon to detonate harmlessly. After it disappeared off radar, satellite imagery identified the target as an imago Mothra.
Capabilities
Flight
The Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle is capable of flying Mach 2.5 at high altitude and Mach 1.2 at low altitude, with a service ceiling of 20,000 meters (66,000 feet).[1]
Armament
The Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle is equipped with an internal 20mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun and has ten hard points for an assortment of missiles, bombs, and extra fuel tanks. Possible armaments include the Mitsubishi AAM-3, AAM-4, and AAM-5 air-to-air missiles; the AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles; the Mark 82 bomb; and the CBU-87 cluster bomb.[1]
Video games
- Godzilla (1993) - NEC PC-9801
- Godzilla: Giant Monster March (1995) - Sega Game Gear
- Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
- Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Typing Attack (2001) - IBM PC/AT, NEC PC98-NX
- Godzilla 60th (2014) - Browser
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