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美軍F-15E戰機機鼻現《真人快打》角色彩繪 機身標記45架伊朗無人機擊落
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美軍F-15E戰機機鼻現《真人快打》角色彩繪 機身標記45架伊朗無人機擊落

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美軍第4戰鬥機聯隊10架F-15E『打擊鷹』戰機自中東返航過境英國米爾登霍爾基地時,機鼻現《真人快打》角色彩繪,機身標記45架『見證者』無人機擊落及AGR-20雷射導引火箭等武器標記,顯示其在對伊朗『史詩狂怒行動』中的實戰痕跡。

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美軍第4戰鬥機聯隊的F-15E戰機先前部署至美國中央司令部責任區,支援對伊朗的『史詩狂怒行動』,此次返航過境英國米爾登霍爾基地時,機鼻現《真人快打》角色彩繪,機身標記顯示多架伊朗『見證者』無人機擊落紀錄。

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美軍第4戰鬥機聯隊F-15E「打擊鷹」(Strike Eagle)戰機,機鼻繪有《真人快打》(Mortal Kombat)角色Kano,機身可見多個「見證者」(Shahed)無人機擊落標記,以及AGR-20雷射導引火箭與AGM-158 JASSM武器標記。(圖:Stewart Jack/Instagram)

〔編譯陳成良/綜合報導〕美軍第4戰鬥機聯隊(4th Fighter Wing)10架F-15E「打擊鷹」(Strike Eagle)近期自中東返航,過境英國皇家空軍米爾登霍爾基地(RAF Mildenhall)時,機鼻罕見出現經典格鬥電玩《真人快打》(Mortal Kombat)角色彩繪,機身也可見合計45個「見證者」(Shahed)無人機擊落標記,讓返航戰機的實戰痕跡一同曝光。

美軍F-15E「Kitana」戰機,機鼻繪有《真人快打》(Mortal Kombat)角色Kitana。(圖:Stewart Jack/Instagram)

軍事航空網站《The Aviationist》26日報導,這10架F-15E隸屬北卡羅來納州西摩強森空軍基地(Seymour Johnson AFB),先前部署至美國中央司令部責任區,支援針對伊朗的「史詩狂怒行動」(Operation Epic Fury)。其中4架於24日抵達米爾登霍爾,另外6架於26日抵達,這批戰機是第4戰鬥機聯隊今年1月至3月部署中東的24架F-15E之一部分。

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報導指出,這些F-15E延續部署至中東的美軍戰機在返航時繪製機鼻藝術(Nose Art)的傳統,這次則以《真人快打》角色為主題,包括「Liu Kang」、「Sub-Zero」、「Kitana」、「Scorpion」、「Reptile」、「Kano」、「Cage」、「Smoke」、「Shao Kahn」及「Jax」等。

其中,「Scorpion」等角色都是《真人快打》系列知名人物。《The Aviationist》刊出的照片顯示,不同戰機各自採用不同角色與呼號,讓同一批F-15E呈現各具識別度的機鼻彩繪。

掛載雷射火箭 低成本反制無人機

除了機鼻藝術,部分F-15E機身還可看到象徵伊朗無人機遭擊落的標記。報導指出,10架戰機合計出現45個與「見證者」無人機相關的擊落標記,另有AGM-158聯合空對地遙攻飛彈(JASSM)、GBU-39小直徑炸彈(SDB),以及疑似AGR-20「先進精準殺傷武器系統II型」(APKWS II)雷射導引火箭的武器標記。

報導表示,APKWS II近年愈來愈多用於反無人機任務,相較於較昂貴的空對空飛彈,這套雷射導引火箭系統能以較低成本攻擊無人機。F-15E自2025年開始整合APKWS II,搭配6具LAU-131火箭發射器時,可攜帶42枚雷射導引火箭。

《The Aviationist》報導指出,美軍F-15E部署至中央司令部責任區後,機鼻藝術與戰機呼號已逐漸成為相關部隊的傳統;此次返航的10架戰機,則讓《真人快打》彩繪與「見證者」擊落標記同時曝光。

Open Questions

  • 具體擊落的45架『見證者』無人機是在何時何地被擊落?
  • AGR-20雷射導引火箭在此次部署中的實際使用頻率和效果如何?
  • 機鼻藝術是否會成為美軍其他機型的常見做法?

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