The US Air Force recently "hyped" the so-called "beast mode" of the F-22A Raptor fighter. According to news released by US media, the US Air Force conducted a firepower projection test in the "full-mount" mode of the F-22A Raptor fighter at the Tyndall Air Force Base , which was once destroyed by a Category 4 hurricane. During this period, the F-22A fighter was equipped with as many as 28 air-to-air missiles . According to information released by the United States, the belly bomb bay of the F-22A fighter can carry 6 AIM120 Amram air-to-air missiles, and 2 AIM9 Diamondsnake air-to-air missiles can be placed on the side of the fuselage. The overall stealth effect can be achieved through the bomb bay, while 28 air-to-air missiles are the so-called "beast mode".
F-22A Raptor fighter also needs to carry 20 air-to-air missiles through a composite pylon. Although the US Air Force announced that it had launched 28 air-to-air missiles, the specific matching mode was not announced. If all the external pylons were equipped with AIM120 Amram air-to-air missiles, all missiles, would weigh more than 3 tons, so for the F-22A Raptor fighter, it would be necessary to carry at least 3 tons of fuel less. The built-in fuel tank of the F-22A can be equipped with 8 tons of fuel. After mounting 28 air-to-air missiles, it is equivalent to reducing the range by more than 40%. According to public information, the combat radius of the F-22A Raptor fighter is 851 kilometers. If the "Beast mode" is used, the combat radius of the F-22A will drop sharply to within 510 kilometers.
US Air Force F-22A mounted 20 air-to-air missiles through external hangers, which not only affects the combat radius, but also affects the radar reflection cross-sectional area caused by these missiles and weapon hangers is amazing. Therefore, the stealth ability of the F-22A Raptor fighter does not exist. Originally, the radar cross-sectional area of the F-22A was said to have three zeros after the decimal point. In fact, the radar signal characteristics of the US F-22A Raptor fighter are a secret. When performing missions, the US Air Force will also cover it up through the Ramp lens, which is to carry out hidden raids in actual combat. "Beast Mode" makes the F-22A fighter a fourth-generation fighter, and its performance is not as good as the Soviet/Russian series of heavy fighter .
The Su-27 fighter developed by the Soviet Union is directed at the F-15 series fighter jets of the US Air Force. In order to surpass it, the Su-27 fighter adopts the lift body design. At the same time, because of its huge body, it has more fuel and weapon mounting capabilities. 202210223/Aviation Vision/AZ, based on the Su-27, there have been a number of improved models, including China's J-16 heavy fighter . J-16 fighter is called "air bomb truck". Judging from the public photos, the J-16 fighter has at least 10 weapon plug-in points. If all use composite mounts, the loading capacity of the J-16 fighter is amazing.
Because the J-16 fighter originally uses external weapons to fight, carrying more air-to-air missiles has little impact on the performance of the fighter . Like the Su-27, the J-16 fighter does not have the concept of fuel tank . It has a strong combat radius and weapon mounting capability through internal fuel alone. Therefore, if the F-22A adopts the so-called "beast mode", the J-16 fighter can "counterattack". The bloated fuselage of the F-22A Raptor fighter will seriously affect the maneuverability, and at the same time, it will not be able to fight against the J-16 fighter for a long time, because the F-22A Raptor fighter will soon be out of fuel.
