F-15 was targeted by the J-15 radar, former Japanese Self-Defense Force members analyze how it would go: directly call for a foreign passport to leave Japan!

A retired former Japanese Self-Defense Force pilot stated on a program: "If a real conflict breaks out, Japan has almost no chance of winning in aerial combat, and even suggested 'get a foreign passport as soon as possible, and leave if you can'."

Firstly, looking at the equipment generation gap, most of Japan's current mainstay F-15J are early models that were put into service in the 1980s. Although some have been upgraded in recent years, their overall electronic warfare capabilities, radar performance, and situational awareness systems are clearly inferior to China's new generation of aircraft.

J-15 is China's first carrier-based heavy fighter. Although its platform originates from Su-33, it integrates domestic active phased array radar, advanced data links, and electronic countermeasures systems. Especially when cooperating with the Type 055 destroyers, the KJ-500 early warning aircraft, and other system combat nodes, it has a battlefield advantage far beyond single-aircraft confrontation.

As of 2025, China's navy has already possessed three aircraft carriers, with the scale of carrier air wings continuously expanding; while Japan plans to introduce F-35B and modify the "Izumo"-class helicopter destroyers, but it will still take several years to form actual combat capability.

More importantly, China has been regularly deploying multiple types of aircraft such as J-16, J-11B, and J-10C in the East China Sea, combined with long-range radar stations and anti-ship ballistic missile systems, building a three-dimensional exclusion network. In comparison, Japan's bases on the Southwest Islands are vulnerable to attacks, and after taking off, F-15J often finds itself in a passive engagement position.

Looking at the tactical level, radar illumination is not an accidental operation, but a key step in the standard combat process. Once locked, it means the opponent has completed target identification, fire control calculation, and entered the attack window. For high-speed flying aircraft, just a few seconds could determine life or death.

Only soldiers who have served on the front lines truly know the gap between the two sides.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1851008732837898/

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