Soviet Origin

Yak-38M Beta Version



by: Krizis


 
 
This model represents the "improved" variant of the Yak-38 Forger, the Yak-38M.
Work on the '38M began in 1982, with an eye towards minimizing, if not eliminating, the deficiencies of its predecessor.
By the time of its introduction in June of 1985, the improvements included a more potent power plant, the Soyuz-Tumansky R-28-300, as well as more powerful lift engines (2 x Rybinsk RD-38 turbo-jets). A steerable nose wheel, an increased load-carrying capacity on all wing hard points, and enlarged intakes rounded out the list.
All the improvements resulted in a marked improvement in the aircraft's reliability and overall performance, and some of the earlier models were rebuilt to the updated standards of the 'M.
 
TO INSTALL:
 
Simply drag the two supplied folders, "Sounds" and "Objects", into your User Name/Saved Games/Thirdwire/SF2x folder.
 

RELEASE NOTES:
 
This model will not by available in any in-game missions or campaigns until late June of 1985, and will be unavailable after July of 1991.
The loadout provided is as correct as I could make, given the limitations of the series, and the availabilty of some models (namely multiple ejector racks and missile guidence pods)
The flight dynamics model is based on the Thirdwire flight model, with a few tweaks to reflect the up-rated capabilities of the M-model, as well as tweaks in thrust placement, thrust values, and flap values to allow for a smooth transition from vertical to horizontal flight, even under hard mode. Despite this, I recommend using a full HOTAS in conjunction with rudder pedals, or at least a HOTAS with a "twist" rudder axis.
 
KNOWN ISSUES:
 
1) There is no wing-fold, nor canopy animation for this model, as Krizis never sent me a completed LOD file with animation IDs defined for those features. Hopefully, he will see this release and come back to finish the model.
 
2) The Cockpit, which was provided by Stary, presently lacks a working gunsight. This may be resolved sometime in September of 2014, as which point I'll release a revised model.
 
3) The model is set up by default for SF2NA, which considers strike missions to be anti-ship missions. Otherwise, electing an "anti-ship" mission in SF2NA, may result in a game crash. The loadout.ini file that is provided with this release is configured for easy editing, so that you can enable conventional strike and anti-ship missions in the other SF2 titles.
 
4) The AI in this series will not use the VTOL capabilities of any aircraft model, so this aircraft is equipped with a virtual tail-hook to allow it to land on the 1143-series aviation cruisers (Kiev, et all). CA-member Snailman has a fixed data ini for the Kiev in our uploads section, that simulates a VTOL "launch".
 
CREDITS:
 
Krizis: 3D model and grey texture-set.
Stary: Cockpit
Fubar512: ini work and sound effects.
Lindr: Kh-23 ASM model.
The Trooper: Red7001 pilot model
 
This model is freeware, and may not be redistributed for profit without the express consent of its owner, Krizis

MiG-21DF
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I. This mod is written for SF2
 
 
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II. History:
 
The combat experiences in Vietnam showed, that the RP-21 radar of the MiG-21PF generation was not really satisfying. Very often the pilots detected the target with their eyes earlier than with the radar. The new RP-22 for the next MiG-21 generation was on paper 30% better, but in reality a target in the size of a MiG-21 could be only detected at a range of 7km. So some frontline pilots believed, that the RP-22 radar was only worthless additionally weight and demanded to replace it by the simple radar rangefinder Kvant. So the plane should become lighter and more agile. Further it should get a stronger engine. The MiG-OKB decided to try to use an uprated version of the R-13 which was originaly developed for the Su-15M. This engine was the R-13F2-300 with the same dry thrust like the old R-13-300, but an increased afterburner thrust of 70.2 kN.
In 1969 one (other sources say 2) MiG-21SM were taken from the production line and were refitted to the DF standard. Flighttest were held in 1970 and spring 1971 with satisfying results. But it was decided to cancel this project in favor of the more advanced MiG-21bis.
 
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III.
 
CREDITS:
 
The cockpit i had choosen for the MiG-21DF is the great Yak-38 cockpit made by Stary.
 
All other files are modified from TK's stock MiG-21MF
 
 
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IV.
 
INSTALLATION:
 
-Unzip all files into your objects\aircraft folder.
 
The plane is prepared for the pilot file Red5201. This pilot is included in Troopers Red Pilots pack. You will find it here:
http://combatace.com/files/file/8218-sovietrussian-pilots-pack-part-1-60s-80s/
 
 
 
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V. This mod is FREEWARE. COMMERCIAL use is NOT ALLOWED.
 
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VI.
 
For remarks, comments, bugs, etc please use CombatAce forum or send me a PM.
 
Hope you enjoy it.
 
 
Michael (Gepard)
 
 
Made in Germany
July 2014

MiG-21SMF
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I. This mod is written for SF2
 
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II. History:
 
End of the 60th it became obviesly that the MiG-21S needed more thrust. The implementation of the R-13-300 engine and other
improvements made the MiG-21SM. But even this plane was underpowered a little bit. So the MiG-OKB decided to try an uprated
version of the R-13 engine which was originaly developed for the Su-15M. This engine was the R-13F2-300 with the same dry thrust
like the old R-13-300, but an increased afterburner thrust of 70.2 kN.
In 1970 one (other sources say 2) MiG-21SM were taken from the production line and were refitted to the SMF standard. Flighttest
were held in 1970 and 1971 with satisfying results. But it was decided to cancel this project in favor to the more advanced
MiG-21bis.
 
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III.
 
CREDITS:
 
The great MiG-21SM cockpit is made by Paladrian.
All other files are modified from TK's stock MiG-21MF
 
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IV.
 
INSTALLATION:
 
-Unzip all files into your aircraft folder.
 
The plane is prepared for the pilot file Red5201. This pilot is included in Troopers Red Pilots pack. You will find it here:
http://combatace.com/files/file/8218-sovietrussian-pilots-pack-part-1-60s-80s/
 
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V. This mod is FREEWARE. COMMERCIAL use is NOT ALLOWED.
 
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VI.
 
For remarks, comments, bugs, etc please use CombatAce forum or send me a PM.
 
Hope you enjoy it.
 
 
Michael (Gepard)
 
 
Made in Germany
July 2014

Lavochkin La-17n and La-17R for Strike Fighters 2
 
La-17n:
Ground launch conversion of the basic La-17 target drone equipped with RD-900 ramjet engine.
 
La-17R:
Ground launched reconnaisance version with stretched fuselage, camera bay and powered by an RD-9BK turbojet.
 
 
FLIGHT MANUAL:
 
These are drones but you crazy test pilots can fly them and have some fun. :P
 
These La-17s have some unusual features like a double landing gear (skids).
 
By default the drone start on the runway with the retractable gear extended, with the right nose up position for take off. About 20°.
Now, the AI don't make any use of the JATO unit, but you can.
 
TAKEOFF:
Leave the throttle to idle, and activate the JATO with the key used for thrust vectoring the Harrier nozzles down. The rockets will blast you right in the sky and will burn out in about 3 seconds. During this quick process, set the engine thrust to full power. After 5 seconds from the start you can discard the empty rockets by Ctrl-D (Drop tank jettison). Retract the invisible gear and proceed with the mission.
 
Note: for the sake of limitation of the game engine the La-17n have turbojet parameters instead of the true ramjet since the AI can't take off or carefully use an engine that simply offer no thrust at 0 speed and basically the thrust increase directly to the speed. TESTED and DISCARDED.
 
LANDING:
Do not extend the gear, you have skids on the engine belly and on wingtips just like sailplanes.
During final approach, shut down the engine and descend gently with a speed of about 270Km/h. Once close to the ground and about 240Km/h pull up to kill speed and let the drone gently stall. It will still be under control and will descend quite gently upon touch down.
This procedure was applied since the ramjet directly absorbed the impact and limited the damage to the airframe. The engine usually was already good for scrapping by that time anyway.
On the turbojet models there was an airbag to absorb the impact. And the engine on the recon drone was intended to be reused as much as possible.
AI would do just fine using the retractable gear. ;)
 
WARNING!
Both drones are set to SOVIET, in case someone want to have the La-17n target drone set as opponent, you have to change the NationName= in the DATA.INI. But you're still free to fire at friendlies ;)
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Installation:
 
Copy all the files in the respective directory of your game folder.
"User"\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2
 
And add these to your SOUNDLIST.INI located in the Flight folder
 
SoundFileXXX=JATO (Replace XXX with a sequential number)
 
[JATO]
Priority=NORMAL
Looped=TRUE
NumBuffers=2
3DSound=TRUE
DopplerEffect=TRUE
MaxDist=3000.000000
MinDist=50.000000
InsideConeAngle=360
OutsideConeAngle=360
ConeOutsideVolume=0
 
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Credits:
3D model, Effects and Sounds: Spillone104
Texture: Spillone104 and Flogger23
 
Beta testers: Flogger23, Paulopanz and Dysko
 
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Legal stuff:
 
This mod is freeware. Commercial use is not allowed.
 
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Happy landing.
 
Alex (Spillone104) 25/06/2014

MiG-21MF_Syrian Air Force
 
--------3 New camo textures(2048X2048)
 
---------Improved some textures cockpit
 
---------New decals
 
And other minor changes (all not remember :))

This is a new version of the MiG-17 PFU.
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Installation instructions:
 
Copy all the files in the respective directory of your game folder,
(and you need a cockpit)
http://combatace.com/files/file/12852-mig-17-pfpfu-cockpit/
 
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Credits:
 
Spillone104, and his team from "11009-mig-17pfpfu-pack"
 
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I wish you good hunting!

The Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Hammer, USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 37", NATO reporting name "Bison") is a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a bomber capable of attacking targets in North America. The Myasishchev design bureau was formed to build such a bomber.
 
WHAT'S IN:
 
- Veltro 2K Lost SF-2 (and shadows fixed) Bison I recovered for you;
- 2 flyable planes;
- Old revamped and new skins;
- Proper decalset;
 
CREDITS:
 
Veltro 2K - Model
Y.Gordon - References
Lindr2 - data, loadout
Paulopanz - Skins, decals, screens, edits
 
INSTALL:
 
- Objects folder in your mod folder and overwrite
This is for our friend Ettore, at last!
 
Enjoy
 
@paulopanz

In 1967 during the 6 days war EAF equipped her MiG-17F with some Sakr rockets. New bombs hard points were added under the fuselage. These plane were in service during 1973 Kippur war, too.
 
WHAT'S IN:
- a new EAF MiG-17F version, thanks to Spillone104
- 3 camo skins (the same as basic MiG-17F pack)
- pilot, sound, screen
 
OPERATIONS:
- openable canopy (key=10) auto closing at take off
- remember to configure secondary gun
 
CREDITS:
- Thirdwire/Tk original models
- Stary pit
- Spillone104 3D parts, Sakr rocket, sounds,ini edits
- Wrench Hangar acrren
- MarcFighter, whiteknight06604 old base SF-1 skins
- paulopanz upgraded skins
- The Trooper pilot
- Y.Gordon refereces
 
INSTALL:
- Objects & souns folder in your main mod folder and overwrite
 
Enjoy
 
@paulopanz

SF2 MiG-25 Foxbats
 
This mod package contains a collection of MiG-25 Foxbats, all converted and updated to SF2 standards. Included in the package are all the weapons, effects, pilots, and seats that you will need to install and use any of the aircraft in this package.
 
These aircraft can be used in SF2, SF2E, SF2V, SF2I, or SF2NA. To install and use them, you should ensure that your SF2 installation is patched to at least the Dec2009 patch level. See below for installation instructions.
 
Those familiar with the original MiG-25 Pack assembled by Dave (USAFTML) for SFP1 will rightly recognize that this updated package simply builds on the work of Dave and the entire team behind that original release. (The original ReadMe from that release is included here.)
 
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Installation
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To install, simply drag the \Effects and \Objects folders to your SF2 Mods Folder (NOT the folder that the game installs to). By default your Mod Folder should be located here:
 
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[Game]\
Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[Game]\
Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[Game]\
 
...where [username] is the account you log into within Windows and [Game] is the name of the particular game mod folder that you're moving the files to. If the aircraft are not showing up in your Single Mission Aircraft menu, then you didn't install all the bits correctly.
 
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Aircraft & Nations Included
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The following aircraft are included in this package:
 
MiG-25P Foxbat-A - Interceptor
MiG-25R Foxbat-B - Recon version
MiG-25RB Foxbat-B - Recon/Bomber version
MiG-25PU Foxbat-C - 2 seat trainer
MiG-25PD Foxbat-E - Interceptor (updated)
MiG-25PD Foxbat-E - Interceptor (updated), Export version
MiG-25BM Foxbat-F - Anti-radar version
 
The following nations are represented:
 
USSR
India
Iraq
Libya
Syria
 
For more information on the differences between these various versions, see this Wikipedia article:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25
 
Also useful are these online articles:
 
http://www.airvectors.net/avmig25.html
 
http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Foxbat-Foxhound-92.html
 
http://everything2.com/title/MiG-25+Foxbat
 
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Notes on Changes
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This package is largely an updating of the original MiG-25 Foxbat Pack to SF2 standards. I will not claim 100 percent technical and historical accuracy for every aspect of every aircraft, but I did consult a number of sources while preparing this package.
 
Several things are worth noting:
 
- landing gear for all aircraft is fixed, so aircraft no longer bounce
and teeter around on the ground or wander off into the weeds (this has
long been a pet peeve of mine with these aircraft, and I think I have
finally fixed the underlying problem);
 
- brake chute animation for the PD and PD Export version has been disabled,
as the animation appears to be partially broken, leaving the chute door
open during flight (strangely, this problem does not affect the other
models);
 
- all engines now have fake afterburner nodes (if you don't like their
appearance, you're welcome to substitute your own or turn them off);
 
- all aircraft use standard SF2 shadow statements (the included .SHD files
actually spawn those dreaded tractor beams, whereas a simple SF2 shadow
configuration does not).
 
It should also be noted that the skins included here are quite dated. If anyone is so inspired to create a new set of skins and decals (Paulopanz, I'm looking at you...), please contact me at CombatAce.com. I would be happy to incorporate a new set of skins and decals into an updated version of this package.
 
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Credits & Acknowledgements
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This package largely consists of work done by others and released previously in other packages. All I did was assemble the package, update the bits to SF2 standards, and make minor adjustments and tweaks here and there (discussed above).
 
Primary credit goes to the team responsible for the original MiG-25 Foxbat package for SF1:
 
Dave (USAFTML)
Wpnssgt
Tomcat1974
Sundowner
Ghostrider
Deuces
Moonjumper
 
Also included in this package are skins or decals done by the following individuals:
 
HrntFixr
Sidewinder86
Gepard
Wrench
 
The cockpits used in this package were built by:
 
Paladrian (MiG-21 cockpit)
Boopidoo & Badger the Bad (Su-15 cockpit)
 
Finally, I used a tweaked version of the fake afterburner node effect introduced by Spectre8750.
 
If I have neglected to credit anyone, please let me know -- it will be fixed ASAP. A copy of the original ReadMe for the MiG-25 Foxbat Pack for SFP1 is included in the same directory as this ReadMe. Any errors in this package are mine alone, so please do report bugs and inaccuracies to the CombatAce.com forum.
 
 
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Eric Howes
eburger68
27 March 2014

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F (NATO reporting name: "Fresco-C") is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. It is an advanced development of the very similar appearing MiG-15 of the Korean War.
The MiG-17 first saw combat in 1958 over the Straits of Taiwan and was used as an effective threat against supersonic fighters of the United States in the Vietnam War. It was also briefly known as the "Type 38", by U.S. Air Force designation prior to the development of NATO codes.
 
WHAT'S IN:
 
- a new flyable plane using great Stary's pit
 
- pilot, sound, screens
 
- A tonn of new skins, new decals, stock skins upgraded, fixed (SyAF Camo), SF-1 classic skins resized, remade, upgraded, edited from great Wrench, Gepard, Elek, MarcFighter, whiteknight06604, comrad (see readme inside each folder) and mine.
 
Skinset:
 
7 Afghanistan (5 silver + 2 camo)
2 Indonesia (1 silver + 1 demo)
1 Burkina Faso (camo)
3 Bulgaria (1 silver + 1 green + 1 camo)
1 Cambodia (silver)
2 Cuba (1 silver + 1 camo)
1 Czechoslovakia (silver)
7 Egypt (5 silver + 3 camo)
1 Romania (silver)
2 Guinea Bissau (1 silver + 1 camo)
1 Guinea (silver)
1 Iraq (silver)
3 East Germany (1 silver + 2 camo)
2 Madagascar (2 silver)
1 Mali (camo)
1 Hungary (silver)
1 Mongolia (silver)
1 Morocco (silver)
1 Mozambique (blue)
2 Nigeria (1 silver + 1 green)
1 North Korea (silver)
5 Poland (2 silver + 2 camo + 1 white)
4 Algeria (2 silver + 2 camo)
1 Somalia (camo)
9 Soviet (3 silver + 3 acro + 1 black + 1 green)
1 Sri Lanka (silver)
2 Syria (1 silver + 2 camo)
1 Uganda (camo)
11 Vietnam (2 silver + 8 camo + 1 grey)
 
OPERATIONS:
 
- openable canopy (key=10) auto closing at take off
- read only MiG-17F.ini to prevent AI revert
- restore file for post patch pit recovery
 
CREDITS:
 
- Thirdwire/Tk original models
- Stary pit
- Spillone104 sounds
- Wrench, Gepard, Elek, MarcFighter, whiteknight06604, comrad SF-1 old base skins
- paulopanz skins, decals, screens, ini edits
- The Trooper pilot
- Y.Gordon refereces
 
Enjoy.
 
@ paulopanz
 
PS: remember to grab the MiG-17PF here http://combatace.com/files/file/13564-mig-17pf-and-chengdu-j-5a-fresco-d/