F-4E Phantom II Racing and Unusual enable the F/A-18 to hold

enable the F/A-18 to hold its own against any adversary

13mm heavy machine guns and rifle-caliber guns

a year after the debut of the MiG-15 and too late to see combat in Korea

The Lockheed 37

but when World War II loomed

F-4E Phantom II Racing and Unusual enable the F/A-18 to holdF 4E Phantom II airplane model. The F 4E Phantom is essentially an F 4D with upgraded J79 GE 17 engines, providing 900 lbs. more static sea level thrust each, and equipped with a M61A1 "Vulcan" 20mm cannon. Lessons learned from Vietnam directly influenced the cannon's addition due to low air to air missile fire to hit ratios and frequent subsonic 'dogfights,' where the F 4 was less maneuverable than enemy aircraft like the MiG 17 and MiG 21. To reduce