The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to attack air and ground targets. The F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.

The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) , air interdiction, close air support and Aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the F-14A Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.

Battlefield 2Edit

F-18 Hornet
Vehicle passengers	Pilot (1 total)
Main weapon	M61 Vulcan 20mm gatling cannon
Main weapon fire mode	Automatic
Main weapon ammuntion per reload	600
Alternative weapon	AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking missiles Mark 80 iron bombs
Alternative weapon ammuntion per reload	6 (AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking missiles) 2 (Mark 80 iron bombs)
Countermeasures	Flares
Vehicle speed	Fast
Vehicle maneuverability	High
Sound(s)	Idle In-flight Firing the M61 Vulcan Firing the AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking missiles Firing the Mark 80 iron bombs
Camouflages available	None
Operators	United States Marine Corps

The F/A-18A Hornet appears in Battlefield 2 as one of the four USMC Fixed-wing aircraft in the game, along with the F-35B, F-15E Strike Eagle and A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Compared to the F-35BEdit

The two aircraft are similar as they have the same armament and belong to the same faction. The F-35 does however, trade better maneuverability and speed for VTOL/STOL capabilities. This gives the F/A-18 better combat statistics than the F-35B.

AppearancesEdit

• Daqing Oilfields
• FuShe Pass
• Highway Tampa
• Kubra Dam
• Operation Clean Sweep

Battlefield: Bad Company 2Edit

Two F/A-18C Hornets appear in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 acting as air support in the missions Cold War and High Value Target. One also crashes in the cutscene after a US defeat on Valparaiso. Two F/A-18s can be seen bombing near the middle of the map at the beginning of a match on Panama Canal, alongside radio chatter. These bombs cannot harm the player, even if one makes it to the target zone before the jets arrive. Two more Hornets also appear bombing the RU spawn after a US victory on Panama Canal, as well as another two bombing base Charlie after a US victory on Laguna Alta. Two more can also be seen flying past the map on Isla Innocentes, after the US destroys the first two M-COMs. The F/A-18 is never usable by the player.

Battlefield 3Edit

SingleplayerEdit

F/A-18F Super Hornet
Vehicle optics	AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Targeting Pod Infrared Optics
Main weapon	None
2nd passenger weapon	M61 Vulcan
2nd passenger alternative weapon	AIM-9 Sidewinders AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile
Countermeasures	MJU-7A Infrared Decoy Flare
Operators	United States Navy

The F/A-18F Super Hornet is a two-seater variant of the F/A-18. It appears in the singleplayer mission Going Hunting, with Jennifer Hawkins and her pilot operating as callsign "Shark 4-6" They engage PLR jets over Iranian skies and destroy targets at Mehrabad International Airport.

The cockpit of the F/A-18F.

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MultiplayerEdit

F/A-18E Super Hornet
Vehicle health	500
Disable threshold	34%
Vehicle passengers	Pilot (1 total)
Main weapon	M61 Vulcan 20mm gatling cannon
Main weapon reload time	3 seconds (Belt Speed: 2,5 seconds)
Main weapon fire mode	Automatic: 3 seconds of sustained fire (Belt Speed: 4 seconds)
Alternative weapon	Heat Seekers (AIM-9 Sidewinder, 700 points) Rocket Pods (Hydra 70, 6200 points) Guided Missile (AGM-65 Maverick, 24000 points)
Avionics	Air Radar (8600 points) Beam Scanning (29000 points)
Sensors	Proximity Scan (4200 points)
Countermeasures	IR Flares (300 points) Extinguisher (11600 points) ECM Jammer (35000 points)
Vehicle speed	Landing Gear: 0-245 knots Cruise: 340-345 knots Afterburner: 420-425 knots
Vehicle maneuverability	High
Camouflages available	Stealth (1500 points)
Operators	United States Marine Corps

The F/A-18E Super Hornet is a single-seat variant of the F/A-18. It is one of the two jets in the Conquest version of Caspian Border, Kharg Island and Operation Firestorm. It is the main jet of the US forces alongside the F-35, with its counterpart being the Su-35BM Flanker-E. The F/A-18E is statistically identical to the Su-35 and is armed with a 20mm cannon by default. The Super Hornet's armament can be modified via Customization, once new specializations are unlocked.

Parked jets at the team's main base function as spawn points, allowing pilots to join action without waiting on the airfield, and to discourage friendly fire incidents over piloting rights. Once occupied or airborne, the jet no longer serves as a spawn point.

An F/A-18E pursuing a pair of Su-35s.

The F/A-18E's cockpit view in Caspian Border.

A high-quality render of the F/A-18E.

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External LinksEdit

• F/A-18 on Wikipedia