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SF2 KAW F-86F Sabre Fighter-Bomber Units Skin Pak 1/1/2015
 
= For SF2, Full-5 Merged (Reccomended/Preferred) =
 
*Note: There is a distinct probability that this mod will =NOT= work in SF/Wo*
1stGen game installs at any patch level. End Users ™ that attempt it, do so at
their own risk. A Full 5 Merged install is reccomened at the LATEST patch level.*
 
This is an add on pack for use with the KAW Sabres Pak availalbe at the following
URL:
http://combatace.com/files/file/13604-sf2-korean-war-era-f-86-sabre-pak/
 
This pack is for Fighter-bomber units in the 1953-ish time frame, and represent
units that transitioned to the Sabre from other aircraft (Mustangs and Shooting
Stars).
 
Skins/decal sets are for the following units...
 
67th FBS, 18th FBW (in it's mid-1953 markings)
 
35th FBS
36th FBS
80th FBS, 8th FBG (Wing?)
 
All skins are in jpg format, and Decal Randomization is TRUE. Almost all markings
are decals, excepting Squadron/Group/Wing markings on the tails and/or nose.
These are painted on.
The serial/buzz numbers are 75-80% historically accurate. In each skin's Number.lst, those marked with a
star (*) are 100% matched to their unit. Those marked with a cross (ok, the plus
sign, +) served with that Group/Wing, but could not be matched to a particular
squadron. Those with no mark, are 'generic' F-86F-30 serials
 
As always, fairly easy to follow, yet detailed install instructions are included.
So, please read them.
 
Good Hunting!
Wrench
Kevin Stein

A-4F Skyhawk, VA-164 'Ghost Riders' Vietnam 1973 Skinpack
 
*** SF2V required for A-4F-model, tested in full 5-merged installation ***
 
The skin represents A-4Fs from VA-164 'Ghost Riders' in 1973 aboard the carrier USS Hancock in Vietnam.
All BuNo are correct for this squadron, but unfortunately I couldn't find the correct assignment for all modex to BuNo.
 
This pack contains another version of "Lady Jessie", this time the wellknown version with big letters on the fuselage. In 1973 VA-164 was on another combat-cruise in Vietnam. Carrier Air Wing CVW-21, which VA-164 was part of, was tasked with the responsibility, to develop expertise in unique mission types. For example VA-55 was tasked with Iron Hand missions, while VA-164 was to develop tactics to use Laser Guided Weapons at its best. Some A-4F were equipped with Laser Spot Trackers instead of the ususal Radar in the nose, so that LGBs could be used on designated targets. As these were only trackers, a special Designator was needed. For that case, 2 TA-4F were borrowed from USMC squadrons. A 2nd crewmember with a handheld-device to designate the targets was placed on the 2nd seat. Those people were volunteers from other squadrons, that usually flew E-1B or RF-8/F-8. As the handheld-device had to be held steady for a proper designation while the plane was flying, it was a not well-like job to do. But in the end, it proved successful and led to the development of build-in laserdesignators.
 
The pack consists of 2 parts:
 
- a skin for the stock A-4F, which cannot use laser-guided bombs (LGB). So this is only for the looks. Select the skin in the loadout-screen of the stock A-4F.
 
- a modification of the stock A-4F to use LGB. Ingame you will find a new plane - "A-4F (Laser Spot Tracker)" to choose. It also has a different gunsight and shows laser designated targets. For the laser-designator you have 2 options. First is to use the plane as is, meaning, you only can use LGBs on primary targets as they're always designated. The radarscreen is just black in that case, because the planes didnt have a radar anymore. Second, you use the Laser designator from the loadout screen and can use LGBs on every target. I included a modified AVQ-23 (modded from the stock one) for that purpose. It is not shown externally and is a compromise for playability-reasons. The radar-screen shows the target if you have selected one.
 
Planes marked with * are the LST-equipped ones (401, 407, 411, 413, 414), which have the different nosecone. 401 and 407 are confirmed by pictures, the other 3 are in for a good mix. There were more than 2 of them, but I couldn't find more numbers or other pictures.
 
Installation
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1. unzip to a temporary folder
2. open "Put_In_Your_Mod folder" and do as you were told, if asked to overwrite, say 'yes' :P
3. enjoy!
 
 
Credits
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- Thirdwire and TK for a great game and nice models I used.
- Eole2, Hangar- and Loadingscreen, Vintage Screenshots, aswell as improvements of the packagearrangement (A big thanks for that!)
- ZScout370, wikimedia - USAF Insignia
- Wrench, updated data.ini (Canopy, Landinglight)
- myself, Skin, Decals, ini-work (Gunsight/HUD, LaserDesignator)
 
 
Thanks
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- Soulfreak, for your decalpattern, which was a BIG help to improve the baseskin and fill it with "life"!
- Blowhard, for the weathering-tutorial at http://www.eaf51.org/Photoshop/Tutorial/Basic_Weathering.htm
- Wrench, KJAkker for the Gunsight-Issue
- all modders at CombatAce for their work and inspiration!
 
 
P.S.
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If you have any problems with this skin or have suggestions and hints, feel free to PM me.
This pack and any parts from it, may be used as freeware only.

SF2 KAW Era C-47A 21st TCS SkinPak 12/30/2014
 
= For SF2, Full-5 Merged (Reccomended/Preferred) =
 
*You MUST have SF2I as part of you merged install, as that's where the Skytrain comes from. If you don't, do not download this mod as it will do you no good!!*
 
A new, revamped version of the skin found in Paulopanz' C-47 Pak. This has a new replacment natual metal skin for the:
 
21st Troop Carrier Squadron, aka "The Kyushu Gypsies"
 
as seen during the Korean Conflict.
All markings (exepting the tail band) are decals; decal randomization is TRUE. Serial numbers are 100% historically accurate for this unit. Please note, 2 or 3 of these aircraft were "on loan" to the USAF from several UN Allied forces (Greece, iirc). They are also accurate, but carry the American insignias.
 
As always, fairly easy to follow, yet detailed install instructions are included. So, please read them.
 
Happy Landings
Wrench
Kevin Stein

RF-101C 18TRS OP Sun Run
 
This is a new skin for one of the finest 3rd part models for the SF2 series, ie the RF-101C Voodoo from the Voodoo Mega Pack V2.0 by ErikGen, available here at CA:
 
 
http://combatace.com/files/file/12117-f-101-mega-pack-version-20/
 
 
It represents the six planes of 18TRS that took part at the Operation Sun Run in 1957, including the spare cells No. 5 & 6. Operation “Sun Run” was the attempt of a transcontinental speed record from LA to NY, which the Voodoos achieved with a time of 3:05,39 for the single trip and of 6:42,06 for the round trip.
 
Stunning how this record was beaten only 33 years later in 1990, by an SR-71A which took just 64min for the trip from LA to NY...
 
There are not very much pictures out there, even less reliable paintings, the best information I could gather are the following: a nice article from Jan van Waarde, which is the best story about Sun Run you can find far and wide, a picture by McDonnell of Sun Run No3 before delivery, the “propaganda” video praising the record and finally... some Hasegawa blue prints:
 
 
http://de.scribd.com/doc/195090334/Sun-Run-Jan-Van-Waarde-2010
 
 

 
 
http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/graphics/hist033b.htm
 
 
I used the original metal skin of the 45TRS by Dave (or at least I think... ) coming with the Mega Pack, I cleaned it up to make it naked and basic, and finally added every marking and insigna with the technique of decals. This was surely a bit time-consuming and a kind of compromise, but was to me the only way to display those 6 very different looking planes using just one folder...
 
The specular dds maps are also based on those from the original Mega Pack. The USAF star badge and the TAC patch are original TW work, everything else was drawn from scratch by me. Tested with Strike Fighters 2 Exp2.
 
Install extracting to:
 
X:\your mod folder\Strike Fighters2...\Objects\
 
 
I really hope you are going to love this little piece of aviation history.
 
DaniloE31

This package contains improved skins of the RA-5C Vigilante.
 
- Thinner and less visible panel lines, different weathering than the original skins.
- New squadrons with tail art and new decal tail numbering for each new squadron
- Now you can match this bird with more USN tailcodes in the game
 
 
Squadrons:
 
RVAH-5 "Savage Sons" tailcode NE (was already present in the original)
RVAH-6 "Fleurs" tailcode AJ
RVAH-6 "Fleurs" tailcode NG
RVAH-6 "Fleurs" tailcode NH
RVAH-7 "Peacemakers of the Fleet" tailcode AE
RVAH-11 "Checkertails" tailcode AA
RVAH-12 "Speartips" tailcode AC
RVAH-13 "Bats" tailcode NH
 
The tail artwork is painted on, so no decalling. Unfortunately when decalling over the fold section of the tail, the upper part of the decal disappears. But I drew the art in 2048x2048, that way it still looks ok in the game.
 
Installation:
 
First install aircraft. You can find it here:
http://combatace.com/files/file/9579-ra-5c-vigalante-sf2-v11
 
Then download this pack and from it, paste the "Objects" folder in your SF2 mod folder and overwrite.
(The original RVAH5 folder won't be overwritten as I renamed my version RVAH5_NE)
 
 
 
Credits
 
Original credits:
 
Model, Textures and Weapons: Julhelm
FM: Fubar512 & Column5
Cockpit: Kesselbrut
Avionics: Moonjumper & Julhelm
V1.1 update by STORM
 
Original templates by Julhelm

These are improved skins for the S-3B Viking.
The improvements are especially thinner panel lines (I really hate those big ass blurs around the lines :-)) and I also added some rivets. I changed some decals as well.
I corrected a few lines here and there based on actual walkaround pics (the pylons and engines for instance)
 
I didn't redo all the the skins, but most of them. To make sure nothing gets lost I added all of the decals for each squadron.
 
The included skins are for:
 
VS-21, VS-22, VS-24, VS-27, VS-30, VS-32, VS-33 and VS-38.
 
I found the VS-22 and VS-24 in the Black Sea Expansion pack and no credits to be found there for these.
So if the real slim shady would stand up, then I can include him.
 
I also included the template I made based on the original skins, in case anyone would want to use it for missing squadrons.
 
Get the original aircraft here:
 
http://combatace.com/files/file/12249-lockheed-s-3b-viking-by-foxmontor
 
 
Original credits:
 
FoxMonter for the aircraft;
HrntFixer &
Paul Nortness, "Fist of the Fleet" for skins and decals;
TMF (me thinks!) for the USN series of sound files.
Wrench for assembling the package, and all the editing work;
Of course, TK and 3rdWire for the base games themselves!!
 
 
Original skin credits:
 
VS-21 Fighting Redtails +
VS-27 Sea Wolves *
VS-29 Dragonfires +
VS-30 Diamondcutters +
VS-30DS (Desert Storm) ?
VS-32 Maulers ?
VS-33 Screwbirds +
VS-33lo Screwbirds (Lo-Viz) +
VS-35 Blue Wolves *
VS-38 Red Griffins +
VX-1 Pioneers +
 
The suffix symbols designate the artist that created the skins/decals. The Key is below:
 
*=HrntFxr
+=Paul Nortness
?=IDK

Turkish Air Force was one of the prominent F-4 users with approximately 233 aircraft. The original order for F-4’s was 40 aircraft with the first being delivered in August 1974. In 1981 F-4E 66-0312 was delivered to the THK and with reorganization of Filo’s (squadrons) and its aircraft this F-4 became the property of 172nd Filo “Sahin”. In early 1990’s 172nd Filo was one of 3 squadrons assigned to the 2nd Tactical Air Force, 7 Ana Jet Us (Jet Air Base), Erhac-Malataya. With this reorganization the 172nd Filo became an interception squadron. In April 2009 172nd Filo was disbanded in anticipation of the arrival of the new F-35 Lightning II. To mark the occasion F-4E 66-0312 was given this special paint scheme “Kara Sahin” (Black Falcon - Black Hawk).
 
Model link http://combatace.com/files/file/14301-f-4e-tuaf-pack/
 
Fixed and detailed...