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F4B-1

Air Superiority Fighters

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F4B-1

⚙ XF4B-1 variant

MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 34

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Air-to-Air Lethality

Agility

Speed

Radar & Avionics

Range

Stealth

Survivability

Reliability

Technology

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Air Superiority Fighters ranking

ManufacturerBoeing

CategoryAir Superiority Fighters

Data Quality80%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Air Superiority Fightersranking ↗methodology ↗

Air Superiority Fighters MASS Rating

345/832

All-Time

Air Superiority Fighters · 10 axes scored

Air-to-Air Lethality

Agility

Speed

Radar & Avionics

Range

Stealth

Survivability

Reliability

Technology

Cost-Effectiveness

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.

01 / Overview

F4B-1

Category

Air Superiority Fighters

Prime contractor

Boeing

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

air superiority fighters category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / Variants

▚ WEAPON FAMILY

F4B-1

// DERIVATIVES

Model 100 1929

05 / MASS Score

AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters

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Meteor NF14 VARIANT 34 #357 XF4B-1 34 #358 F4B-1 (this weapon) VARIANT 34 #359 He 51C VARIANT 34 #360 FB-5 VARIANT 34

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

345AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS 462PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS

ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.

📚 Sources

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