Kuwaiti A-4KU for Strike Fighters 2
 
 
This is the A-4KU flown by the Kuwait Air force during and leading up to the Gulf War I. It is from the Operation Desert Storm SF1 campaign set and I updated it for SF2 as well as changing some of the data.ini information to more accurately reflect the aircraft.
 
NOTE: The original A-4KU uses Strikefighter 1 series LODS so you will have to have WoV to use this aircraft. (I ignorantly didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to include the series 1 LODS in the upload so that’s why I have now removed them)
 
 
Included is an extensive RWR.LST file and RWR.TGA files, a ‘Free Kuwait’ skin and pre invasion skin.
 
 
INSTILATION:
 
1,Drop files in to appropriate folders, override when asked to.
 
2,Extract the original lod files from WoV ObjectData.cat using the CAT extractor. Following lods: A-4F.LOD, A-4F_lod002.LOD, A-4F_lod003.LOD, A-4F_lod004.LOD, AV-8A_LOD4.LOD & A-4F_lod005.LOD once extracted should go to the A-4KU_Kuwait folder.
 
 
NOTE: Has only been tested/used in a merged install of ALL SF2 titles
 
 
Credit goes to JSF_Aggie for the Operation Desert Storm SF1 campaign the original A-4KU came from.
 
 

B-70 Valkyrie (Beta) by FastCargo and friends.
 
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(Note, this release includes the XB-70 beta released in November 2010)
 
SF2 Version for Dec 2010 Patch.
 
Models, some decals, most ini adaptions by FastCargo
Textures and most decals by Sundowner
Dyess AFB serial numbers by Dave from B-1B Redux
3D Rocket Effects by Lexx_Luthor (Lord of the Analog)
B-1B Cockpit by Dels
Engine Effects by Deuces, Fubar512
Any errors are mine...
 
 
Package contains:
 
XB-70 aircraft in prototype markings for AV/1 and AV/2.
B-70A aircraft in 28BMS and 62BMS markings
RS-70B aircraft in 337BMS markings
B-70C aircraft in 9BS markings
High Resolution versions of the textures and bump maps
Original Readmes
This readme
 
 
Notes:
 
This release is a beta, and as such, is somewhat incomplete. The cockpit is from the B-1B, and there are no damage textures. However, almost all other features of a full release have been included.
 
Aircraft include:
 
XB-70 - The original research aircraft in it's actual configuration...not really set up for warfighting.
 
However, this set also includes semi fictional versions of operational aircraft:
 
B-70A - This is most probable version of the Valkyrie that would exist had it gone into production. It is done in 2 paint schemes, the high altitude anti-flash white, and a version painted in an odd silver coating designed to reduce the IR signature (as proposed by the USAF). This version also includes the wing pylons for the Skybolt ALBM, and projected pylons for the smaller nuclear gravity weapons available at the time.
 
RS-70B - Proposed version of the Valkyrie in an attempt to save it from the budget axe. Similiar to the B-70A in capability, but with additional reconnaissance ability similiar to SR-71. This is simulated by an internal camera window taking the location of the forward weapons bay. I projected that the RS-70B would come into existence during the late part of the Vietnam war, using the camera bay to carry the targeting laser, and dropping PGMs since conventional bombing at 80000 feet and Mach 3 would be very inaccurate. As a result, the first LGB drops in Vietnam are done by the RS-70B, not the F-4.
 
B-70C - Completely fictional version of the Valkyrie. In the history where the Valkyrie was produced, most of the B-52 fleet was retired very soon after the Vietnam War, only the G and H models remained to carry the AGM-86B cruise missile. The B-1 was never proposed, with the B-70A being the main gravity nuke delivery system and the RS-70B being the PGM bomber. The F-111 and FB-111 remained as the medium range, low altitude conventional and nuclear penetrator. The B-2 was designed at the outset to be a low altitude penetrator, avoiding the costly redesign the actual B-2 went through, bringing unit cost down. As it was, the B-70 and RS-70 were expected to be retired at the beginning of the 1990s as high altitude, high speed SAM systems became more and more lethal. However, after Desert Storm, the lesson was learned that big, long range SAM systems are vulnerable and expensive, but anyone can have AAA...so the doctrine was adjusted for more medium/high altitude operations with PGMs. So all Valkyries underwent a modernization to the B-70C standard, with the ability to carry all PGMs, including the JDAM, JSOW, JASSM for employment in regional conflicts.
 
There are a few bugs that we haven't been able to solve and may not be solvable due to simulation limitations. The main one is the AI will not take advantage of the high speed and altitude capabilities of the aircraft. Even if you create an actual mission with waypoints dictating altitudes and speeds, it will not fly those parameters (tends to fly a maximum of Mach 1.7). We are still working to squash the remaining issues...and one day we will have a proper cockpit for this machine.
 
This is a long range aircraft, you can hit a few of the 'walls' on several of the stock maps so give yourself plenty of turning room when planning your flight.
 
Have fun...report any crippling bugs (except trying to use it in SFP1/WOV/WOE/WOI...you're on your own) in the release thread at CA.
 
FC
 
20 Dec 10

This is a reworking of the RAAF Macchi MB-326H Attack/Trainer based on the mod by Charles. I have just tidied it up for SF2. All credit goes to the original design team who created this aircraft mod.
 
This is a complete aircraft with three skins: A camo scheme, RAAF Grey scheme and the Fanta Can scheme of the Roulettes aerobatic team. The M134 Gunpod and Macchi Fuel tank are included.

Lockheed NF-104A for Strike Fighters 2
 
In 1963, three ex-USAF F-104As (56-756, -760, and -762) were taken out of storage at Davis Monthan AFB and modified as NF-104A aerospace training aircraft. All of the military equipment was removed and the original F-104A vertical fin was replaced by the larger fin that was used on the F-104G. The wingspan was increased by four feet (to 25.94 feet) and a set of hydrogen peroxide control thrusters were mounted at the nose, tail, and wingtips. A 6000 pound thrust Rocketdyne LR121/AR-2-NA-1 auxiliary rocket engine was mounted on the tail above the jet exhaust pipe. This rocket engine could be throttled from 3000 to 6000 pounds of thrust, and the burn time was about 105 seconds.
 
The first NF-104A was delivered on October 1, 1963, with the other two following a month later. They were operated by the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB, which was commanded at that time by Colonel Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager.
 
On December 6, 1963, the first NF-104A set an unofficial world altitude record of 118,860 feet for aircraft taking off under their own power. The official record at that time was 113,829 feet, set by the Mikoyan/Gurevich Ye-66A, an experimental version of the MiG-21 Fishbed. Later, the same NF-104A flown by Major R. W. Smith reached an altitude of 120,800 feet.
 
On December 10, 1963, the second NF-104A (56-762), with Chuck Yeager at the controls, went out of control at an altitude of 104,000 feet and fell in a flat spin to 11,000 feet. Yeager managed to eject successfully at that altitude, although he was badly burned on his face by the rocket motor of his ejector seat. The aircraft was destroyed in the ensuing crash. An investigation later showed that the cause of the crash was a spin that resulted from excessive angle of attack and lack of aircraft response. The excessive angle of attack was not caused by pilot input but by a gyroscopic condition set up by the J79 engine spooling after shut down for the rocket-powered zoom climb phase. So it wasn't Chuck's fault.
 
In June of 1971, the third NF-104A, with Capt. Howard C. Thompson at the controls, suffered an inflight explosion of its rocket motor. Although Thompson was able to land safely, the aircraft's rocket motor and half its rudder were blown away. Since the program was about to end in any case, this aircraft was retired.
 
The number one NF-104A is currently on display on top of a pylon in front of the USAF Test Pilot School.
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IMPORTANT!!!
You need SF2E to have the stock F-104G and SFP1 for the cockpit files.
or follow these precious instructins: http://combatace.com/topic/57393-flyable-f-104s-for-sf2
Another thing... there are some minor differences between SFP1 and SF2E models and one of these is a bit different mapping on the nose. So it will be included an optional SFP1 f-104_2.bmp file.
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Pilot Notes:
 
-The rocket engine is set to use "Thrust vectoring" as a throttle control to permit separate control from the jet engine. The rocket will operate only with afterburning regime and with only 2 stages, half and full power. From idle to military it will not generate thrust and so will not affect fuel consumption.
 
-This plane is equipped with hydrogen peroxide Reaction Control System like the real plane. To engage the system simply throttle the rocket a bit over idle.
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Installation:
 
Simply copy all the files in the respective directory of your game folder.
"User"\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
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Credits:
 
Added 3D parts: Spillone104
Textures : Spillone104 with great Bobrock templates.
Decals : JimBib
Fake pilot mod: FastCargo
INI and FM : Starfighter2 and Spillone104
Effects : Starfighter2, X-Ray and Spillone104
Sounds : Spillone104
 
Beta testers : X-Ray, Starfighter2 and TheTestPilot
 
Special thanks to the Team that created the original NF-104A mod for SFP1. (original readme included!)
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Legal stuff:
 
This mod is freeware. Commercial use is not allowed.
 
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Enjoy the ride and land safe ;-)
 
 

Aero L-39C/ZA/ZO Albatros for Strike Fighters 2 series (Europe, Israel)
 
Installation:
Under Win7 or Vista unzip content into User\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2(...)\Objects
Under WinXP is the destination in MyDocuments\ThirdWire...
 
History (from wiki):
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia to meet requirements for a "C-39" (C for cvi?ný – trainer) during the 1960s to replace the L-29 Delfín. It was the first of the second-generation jet trainers, and the first turbofan-powered trainer produced, and was later updated as the L-59 Super Albatros and as the L-139 (prototype L-39 with engine Garrett TFE731). The design is still produced in an evolved state as the L-159 ALCA, while more than 2,800 L-39s still serve with over 30 air forces around the world. The Albatros – the most widely used jet trainer in the world – is versatile, seeing duty in light-attack missions as well as in basic and advanced pilot training.
 
Role Military trainer aircraft
Light ground-attack aircraft
Manufacturer Aero Vodochody
First flight 4 November 1968
Introduced 1971
Status 2,800 still in use in various air forces
Primary users Soviet Air Force
Czechoslovak Air Force
Libyan Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force
Produced 1970s-1999
 
3D model: Monty CZ
Textures: Monty CZ, Soulfreak
Cockpit: Monty CZ
Flight model: Monty CZ
Hangar and Loading textures: Soulfreak
 
Thanks to:
Miroslav Han?ar, author of the www.l-39.cz page
Barry Hancock, from www.worldwidewarbirds.com (check his articles about flying the Albatros there)
all people from www.flightsim.cz who helped me
Soulfreak, Kulbit80, 76.IAP-Blackbird, EricJ, NeverEnough and others.
 
For comments visit www.combatace.com
 
Monty CZ

F-84F Mega Skin-Pack & update.



By Ludo.m54, Soulfreak & Ravenclaw_007


 
 
This is an update for the Stock Thirdwire F-84F for StrikeFighters 2 (latest standart).
Addet new Tanks. some Parts on the model and some ini changes done.
 
This Mod is optimizrd for the latest SF2 Standart (Exp. Pack 2)
 
Addet:
- Wing Pitot (pressure probe) for the J-65-W-7 Engine
- New Drop Tanks
- New Weapons
- New Hangar & Loading Screens
- 2 New USAF Skins
- 12 New West-German Skins (All Units covered)
- 11 New Armée de l'Air Skins
- addet Zurawskis F-86 cockpit to make the F-84F flyable
- Edited the inis (Loadout, Data)
Skins are all in High Rez.
User with a not so powerful system should resize the Skin bitmaps to 1024x1024.
 
Credits:
 
- Ludo.m54 for the outstanding Templates, the French & 78TFS Skins
- Ravenclaw_007 for the new Tanks, weapons, Pressure Probe & Ini edits
- Zurawski for the F-86 cockpit
- Wrench for his Work before on the F-84F
- Soulfreak for the German & the 4512th CCTS Skins and the new hangar & loading screens
- Thirdwire for this great Simulation Series & the stock F-84F
 
Special Thanks to Harald Hensel from www.hahen.de who providet great references to me about the F-84F in the GAF.
 
 
 
Mod is for SF2 Serie (latest Standart)!!!
 
integrated tanks removed and addet Ravenclaw´s tanks.
Mod is tested only in SF2 europe Exp. 2
 
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this Mod is released under the freeware licensing agreement
http://combatace.com/topic/26131-freeware-licensing/
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I hope you´ll like this Mod.
 
Schapen, 04th Decembre 2010
 
Carlo "Souli" Vecchi

MiG-21 LanceR A & C updated update.
 
 
This is an update of dtmdragons LanceR A & C for StrikeFighters 2.
Addet new Tanks and did some ini changes.
Now you can open manual the canopy (animation 10)
select the Romanian Blue Tanks
And i addet 2 New Skins (Done by me & Bobrock).
I made new Hangar & Loading Screens
 
I made also alternate Hangar & Loading Screens for wide screens.
They are in the "Alternate_Widescreen_Hangar_Loading_Screens" folder.
 
Credits:
 
- Bobrock for the nice Templates and Basic Grey skin
- Crusader for the work on the Tank
- dtmdragon for the Basic LanceR SF2 update
- Eagle 99 for the basic SF1 LanceR Mod
 
Back up your stuff before installing new mods!
 
Only a tip for the Installation: Delete the things from the older mod out of the Aircrafts folder (Saves Space on HDD)!
But it´s not needet
 
You have to read the Readme!!!
 
Mod is for SF2 Serie!!!
 
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this Mod is released under the freeware licensing agreement
http://combatace.com/topic/26131-freeware-licensing/
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I hope you´ll like this Mod.
 
Schapen, 30th Novembre 2010
 
Carlo "Souli" Vecchi

A-4AR FightingHawk by the Banidos Team updated for Strike Fighters 2
 
 
 
-This is the SF1 A-4AR by the Banidos Team updated for SF2 http://combatace.com/files/file/7406-upgraded-a-4-ar-fighting-hawk/
 
-I have made a few INI edits to better reflect the data I found on the A-4M and A-4AR as well as a modern pilot and extensive RWR.TGA files and updated RWR.LST
 
-The cockpit and avionics have also been replaced/changed
 
 
I didn't know which of my two A-4AR vertions people would like so I've uploaded both and you can decide :)
 
 
 
INSTILATION: Drop files in to appropriate folders, override when asked to.
 
 
NOTE: Has only been tested/used in a merged install of ALL SF2 titles
 
 
 
Credit: Goes to Soulfreak, Ravens**t, Wrench, Torno and alejandro for thier work on past A-4AR skins/Aircraft