F/A-18F Super Hornet

F/A-18F Super Hornet
General Info
Role	Heavy Fighter
Hangar level	16
Difficulty	★★☆☆☆
Durability	▰▰▰▱▱▱
Speed	▰▰▰▱▱▱
Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱
Traits	none
Base Stats
Hitpoints	160
Top speed	1400 km/h
Acceleration	35 m/s²
Turn rate	35 °/s
Ideal turning speed	666 km/h
Afterburner fuel	15 s

A modern Heavy Fighter with a good balance of short and medium range missiles.

— In-game description

The F/A-18F Super Hornet is a heavy fighter that entered into service in November 1995. It is multirole fighter aircraft derived from the F/A-18 Hornet. Other than physical appearance to the F/A-18 Hornet the similarities end.

Loadout

The F/A-18F Super Hornet is equipped with short range ×4 heat-seeking missile, long reaching mid-range ×4 radar missile, and internal assault cannon with armor piercing ammunition. The F/A-18F Super Hornet is also equipped with ×4 flares.

Type	Max Damage (DPS)	Ideal Range (km)	Reticle Range (km)	Spin-up Time (s)	Spread	Overheat Time (s)	Ammo	Armor Piercing
Assault cannon	225	0.4	0.9	0	low	4.6	∞	none

Guidance	Range Type	Range (km)	Quantity	Damage	Speed (km/h)	Turn Rate (°/s)	Lock Angle (°)	Lock Time (s)
Heat-seeking missile	Short range	2.8	4	75	3240	15	7	1.3
Radar missile	Medium range	7.5	4	80	4680	15	5	1.8

Special Ability

The F/A-18F Super Hornet has a special ability called Gun Cooling. When equipped and triggered, which instantly removes all the heat from any cannons and reduces the overheating rate by 50% for a short period of time. There is a cool down period between uses.

Veteran Tips

The F/A-18F Super Hornet, is equipped with The multiple, medium range, fire-and-forget radar guided missiles can be fired at longer ranges. This comes at the cost of longer lock times, and lesser damage. The multiple short range missiles have average damage. The cannon, having higher damage, and zero spin-up, produces instantaneous damage at the pull of the trigger. This comes at the cost of shorter firing ranges, and fast overheat times. The special gun cooling is required to maximize cannon effectiveness. The F/A-18F Super Hornet has a fast roll speed which makes the maneuverability feel nimble. The afterburners provide higher top speeds. The afterburners have enough power to maintain optimal turn speeds in continuous maneuvers. With four longer range, medium range missiles, the F/A-18F Super Hornet can employ fighting at stand-off distances. There is a considerable lock time and range overlap between the medium range and short range missiles. It is suggested to not focus on directly killing a singular opponent at a time - instead of firing two missiles to kill one opponent, it is better to fire one missile at four different opponents and seriously damage those opponents. Allow teammates finish off the opponent. OR, fire the medium range missile, and follow up with a short range missile on a single target. The F/A-18F Super Hornet has a higher top speed which provides and advantage for Air Superiority. It best utilized in medium ranged dog fights.

Trivia

In real life, the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet is a redesign of the the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18F Super Hornet was low-risk design approach as a replacement for the aging Grumman A-6 Intruder and a cheaper alternative to modernizing the aging Grumman F-14 Tomcat. In-game, the F/A-18F Super Hornet appears to be equipped with four AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) missiles.

Paints

The F/A-18F Super Hornet has 3 different paints available, including the default.

Name	Unlock requirement	Rarity	Decal Support	Image
Factory Gray	Default	Basic	Yes
Cruise Control	149 gold	Epic	Yes
Diamondback	149 gold	Epic	No