F/E-4

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Cascadian Independence Force

* Cascadian Air Force

 Mercenaries

* Sicario

Burlok Privateers

## Cockpit

The **F/E-4** is a starter-level two-seat strike aircraft.

While its mobility is mediocre in most respects (other than roll rate), it can carry a modest payload of air-to-air missiles along with a choice of bombs or Heavy Gunpods.

## Skins

1. Grey and black paint scheme with white leading edges, air intakes, leading edges, red stripe at aft fuselage and light blue/turquoise underbelly, mercenary and Monarch markings.
2. Light blue main body with white underbelly and red stripe at aft fuselage. Federation Navy markings. Bares slight resemblance to FGR.1s of the Royal Navy. Seen throughout the campaign.
3. Brown, grey, and tan camouflage with white underbelly and red stripe at aft fuselage, Federation Navy markings.
4. Dark grey main body with light gray air intakes, cockpit, and nose and red stripe at aft fuselage, Cascadian Air Force/Independence Force markings. Seen in Black Flag.
5. Red and grey camouflage with red stripe at aft-fuselage, Federation Navy markings.
6. Yellow and black camouflage with black underbelly and red stripe at aft-fuselage, mercenary and Monarch markings.

## Notable Units

* **Scoutmaster** - Spawns in Frontiers on Mercenary difficulty only, three members.
* **Thunderceptor** - Spawns in Machine of the Mantle on Mercenary difficulty.
* **Talon** - Conquest mode only. Can be hired as allies. Six members, health increased 50%.
* **404th** - Conquest mode only. Kickstarter boss squadron member (**Anon**).
* **Sierra Golf** - Conquest mode only. Kickstarter boss squadron member (**Carter**).

## History

Sicario deployed an F/E-4 in Operation Red Current, facing off against the five which the Burlok Privateers employed.

During the Cascadian Conflict, the Federation deployed six F/E-4s to defend the Apodock Fracture from mercenary attack. They also sent a pair of F/E-4s in the pursuit of the stolen *Eminent Domain*, both of which were downed by Hitman Team.

The Federation scrambled at least another F/E-4 pair to the Bering Strait during Operation Guillotine, which ended up being among the hundreds of aerial losses they suffered that day. Another pair was on patrol in the ruins of Prospero when Hitman shot them down along with the other patrols in Operation Recall.

Four F/E-4s defended Presidia during its attempted liberation, which were likewise downed.

## Trivia

The Navy tailcodes on the Federation skins contrast the real-life F-4E Phantom II, which is used by the Air Force. This might be a reference to the *Ace Combat* franchise where the F-4E is often incorrectly treated as a naval carrier-borne aircraft.

## References

1. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 01: "Black Flag."
2. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 06: "Machine of the Mantle."
3. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 07: "Eminent Domain."
4. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 11: "Cold War."
5. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 18: "Return."
6. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 20: "Presidia."