About This File
Indian Air Force Dehavilland/HAL Vampire FB.52 for SF2 full merged v1.1
Vampire FB.52 variant as used by the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy . Package does not contains any aircraft or Cockpit LODs. The pack has been tested on a full merge install ( SF2, SF2E,SF2V, SF2I, Exp Pack 1, Exp pack 2, SF2NA). May not work properly on othe rinstalls( will atleast need SF2E to work)
Package contains skins and decals to represent all Indian Air force Vampire FB.52 Squadrons and the solitary Indian Navy training squadron. All Indian AF Vampire FB.52 Serial number & squadron decals included(selectable in the loadout screen). The aicraft has been set to use the Hunter F.1 cockpit.
Aircraft Textures are in jpeg format to represent following Indian Vampire squadrons.
No. 1 Squadron "Tigers"
No. 2 Squadron "Winged Arrows"
No. 3 Squadron "Cobars"
No. 4 Squadron "Oorials"
No. 7 Squadron "Battle Axes"(modern markings & old Chakra roundels)
No. 8 Squadron "Pursoots"
No.10 Squadron "Winged Daggers"
No.15 Squadron "Lances"
No.16 Squadron "Black CObras"
No.17 Squadron "Golden Arrows"
No.20 Squadron "Lightnings"
No.23 Squadron "Panthers"
No.24 Squadron "Hawks"
No.27 Squadron "Flaming Arrows"
No.35 Squadron "Rapiers"
No.45 Squadron "Flying Daggers"
No.220 Squadron "Desert Tigers"
No.221 Squadron "Valiants"
No.550 Squadron Indian Navy "Flying Fish"
This mod is meant as an addon specifically for the Indo-Pak mod and is based on Wrench's IAF Vampire FB.52 Vampire mod.
Installation
Drop the contents of the file in your X:\Users\YYYY\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2XX folder and let it overwrite
Credits
Thirdwire- for the Vampire FB.52 model
Stary- Vampire cockpit
Wrench- Original IAF Vampire FB.52 mod & decals
ghostrider883 - Skins & Decals.
???- Pilot model
Changes in v1.1 - Added Stary's excellent Vampire cockpit. Many thanks to him for granting permission to use his work for this mod.
The mod is meant as a tribute to the first jet fighter India acquired and manufactured under license in India. It was 45 Squadron's Vampires that went into action on 01 Septmber 1965 in a valiant attempt to stop Pakistan's suprise attack that marked opening day of the 1965 war. Four valiant Vampire pilots lost their lives that fateful day in that brave attempt. Tthe Vampires were slightly successful in slowing down the Pakistani thrust. Contrary to Pakistani propoganda that the Vampires were pulled out of service the day after the Vampire losses, 45 and 220 Squadron's Vampires continued flying interediction sorties through the war.
Sandesh "ghostrider883" Kanchan
August 15,2012
India's 65th Independence Day!!!!! Jai Hind!!!!!
What's New in Version 1.1 See changelog
Released
- Added Stary's Vampire cockpit