The first Tactical Surface Fighter produced, the F-4 Phantom is the model from which all modern TSF technology has descended from. Marketed by the US to all nations of the world, the Phantom remains in widespread use even in 2001 by many military forces.
The development of the F-4 can be traced all the way back to the beginning of the First Lunar War, in the battles against the BETA that followed. In 1967, in the United States of America, the Extraterrestrial Countermeasures Committee and the Department of Defence investigated the combat records that came after the Sacrobosco Incident, with the DoD coming to the conclusion that current weapons were not up to task in combating the new off-Earth threat. At the end of the investigations, the DoD presented a report to the ECC detailing US capability in dealing with the BETA invasion, and strongly advocated the development of new weapons for use in space.
One such weapon, based off the LMMU (Large Manned Maneuvering Unit) used in space construction, would later be developed in the NCAF-X Plan, and was handled by McDaell. The decision to entrust McDaell with the plan that would later produce the NCAF-X prototypes was made on the basis of the company already being in charge of developing a space-use armored exoskeleton.
When the BETA were predicted to arrive on Earth, development of the NCAF-X would continue into the NCSF-X prototypes, designed to operate under Earth's gravity conditions. Despite setbacks, such as the change in deployment conditions required of the units, from the vacuum of space to the Earth's surface, the NCSF-X line was further developed into the YSF4H-1 when Unit 6 of the NCSF-X prototypes made its first successful boost jump. The military then decided to adopt the YSF4H-1 as its next-generation anti-BETA weapon, with the result being the F-4A Phantom.
In the aftermath of the carnage at Operation Hongqi, the F-4 Phantom was deployed into battle against the advancing BETA. Despite operational unfamiliarity at its multi-theater capabilities from retrained air force pilots, the F-4 Phantom successfully checked the BETA advance. As the BETA War progressed, development and deployment of the F-4 continued.
Battle vs. Blitzwing (Live-Action Movies) (by EDMUND456)[]
While Blitzwing searches Earth for B-127, he is intercepted by a human piloted Tactical Surface Fighter, the F-4 Phantom. The Phantom pilot believes the unidentified being is an ally of the BETAs while Blitzwing merely sees him as a warm-up exercise. Blitzwing immediately fires his missiles at the Phantom who dodges and returns fire with his WS-16 assault cannon. Blitzwing also dodges the attack and transforms into his robot mode and flies around the Phantom. He charges with his hand spike activated and while dodging more bullets, stabs the Phantom in the left shoulder. The Phantom recoils from the attack but still manages to kick Blitzwing in the abdomen. Blitzwing gives the Phantom an angry glare and grabs the Phantom by the neck and begins to slam him down from the sky. He slams him onto a cliffside then throws the Phantom away but the latter stabilizes itself with it's pilot utilizing the Phantom's Jump Unit. The Phantom then takes out it's CIWS-1A Close Combat Knife and lunges at Blitzwing. The Phantom then slices Blitzwing multiple times but the latter dismisses it as mere scratches and punches the Phantom in the chest before reactivating his hand spike and stabbing it in the same area. The Phantom retaliates by grabbing Blitzwing's arm with it's left hand and performing a karate chop with it's right. Blitzwing writhes in pain as he pulls back his arm. He gives another glare before transforming into his jet mode and flying away from the Phantom, only to return with firing missiles. This time the missiles hit and the Phantom falls down damaged. Blitzwing flies after the falling Phantom and grabs him by the neck one last time and drags it across the sky planning to drop it from an even higher height hoping to destroy it once and for all. With it's last remaining strength, the Phantom grabs Blitzwing's arm trying to get it off it but pulls off a layer of Blitzwing's arm revealing a set of missiles mounted on it. Blitzwing realizes what the Phantom is doing and tries to throw the latter away but the Phantom manages to grab one missiles as it falls down. The Phantom throws the missile with all of it's might as it flies through the air and strikes Blitzwing on the head and explodes due to the force of the impact. Blitzwing also falls down due to his head no longer functioning. Both robots fall out of the sky and crash into the wilderness, both having been defeated.
Expert's Opinion[]
Voters believed that both warrior's weapons were on par with each other, denying any chance for an actual victor.