Aircraft & weapons
Browse the publisher aircraft catalog, fit campaign parts, compare weapon tasks and check DLC access before buying or grinding.
Find the right starting point.
Choose equipment for an actual target or failure point. A role label is not a tier ranking; an owned DLC aircraft, an equipped campaign part and an online upgrade are separate states. Use the access guides when a plane is missing and the loadout guides when it is available but ineffective.
- Find the role in the catalog, then check the aircraft’s available special weapons.
- Equip campaign parts from mission preparation rather than the unlock tree.
- Check existing F-14A or Morgan ownership before purchasing the same entitlement.
Aircraft list & roles
Browse the official aircraft catalog by role, then separate campaign equipment, Online upgrades, F-14A DLC and Morgan access. No invented unlock tree or tier rankings.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · CAMPAIGN SETUP09Equip campaign aircraft parts
Find the campaign parts menu during mission preparation, rather than looking for it in Aircraft Unlock. Includes a simple pre-sortie verification sequence.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · DLC ACCESS13Unlock Morgan–PIXY
Check Season 1 Premium Ace Pass ownership, redeem the Deluxe voucher, and distinguish immediate Online Morgan access from the campaign completion requirement.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · DLC ACCESS14F-14A: preorder & DLC access
Distinguish the F-14A preorder aircraft from F-14D, check its current standalone Steam DLC listing, and avoid assuming campaign ownership transfers online.
OPEN GUIDE WEAPONS · AIR COMBAT15LAAM: range & target choice
Use attributed LAAM range and angle reports, compare formation weapons and close dogfight alternatives, and avoid taking an air-only setup into a core-target fight.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · AVAILABILITY30YF-23: roster & unlock claims
Check the YF-23 against the launch aircraft roster, distinguish an enemy sighting from ownership, and avoid unsupported F-22 tree or future DLC unlock advice.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · STORY COMPLETION31Unlock FA-36, EA-36 & X-40
Plan the reported Mission 30 completion gate and MRP costs for three special campaign aircraft, then keep purchases, squad copies and Online progression separate.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · LOADOUT CHOICE32Best aircraft for your next task
Compare sourced aircraft examples for the Shadows, ground protection and Online progression instead of treating an unsupported universal tier list as a buying guide.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · WEAPON SLOTS44Two special weapons: ammunition tradeoff
Choose one or two special weapons deliberately, understand the reported shared-hardpoint ammunition tradeoff, and keep wingman weapon choices separate.
OPEN GUIDE AIRCRAFT · CAMPAIGN TREE45Aircraft Tree: buy squad copies
Understand repeat aircraft purchases for the squad, compare the reported one-eighth copy cost, and separate tree ownership from post-story setup and Online development.
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