F-4 Phantom II

The F-4 Phantom II is a 1990's fighter that appears in Strikers 1945 III as a selectable fighter.

It is the spiritual successor of J7W Shinden. From having the same bomb, to the same charge shot, it plays almost exactly like Shinden from the first game.

The F-4 possesses a powerful Sub weapon and charge shot. The Roll Napalm can be rapidly fired by going in close to an enemy, resulting massive damage given. Its Super shot is second to the F-117 Nighthawk’s in power. It uses the Samurai Sword as final bomb that the Shinden used in the first two Strikers 1945 games. It's also been used in another Psikyo shooter called Sengoku Ace. The Samurai Sword is deadly powerful when you activate it while overlapping an enemy. It instantly kills any enemy when you overlap, mid-size or otherwise. It can even instantly kill mid-strong bosses if you overlap the Samurai Sword on them if you use very sparingly.

Its three big weaknesses are its main guns are very weak (when not upgrading main weapon). Roll Napalm has limited range (at Level 1 to 2) unless you get very close. And the Samurai Sword attack clears away only a narrow swath in front of your fighter. It is only good as an offensive weapon rather than a purely defensive weapon. You'll be invincible for a while after activating the Samurai Sword, but the invincibility only lasts for the duration of the plane's loop. This is a very useful fighter for beginner players.