What If Screenshot Thread.......

[+EricJ 4,039]

OK EricJ, I'll bite! Why is this 'Tophatters' F-18E in the 'what if' section. AFAIK they do operate the Superbug.

 

No... It's an F/A-18F and the real Tophatters operate the F/A-18E single seat version

 

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.history.navy.mil/sqdhist/vfa/vfa-14/fa-18%2520vfa-14.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.history.navy.mil/sqdhist/vfa/vfa14.htm&h=394&w=600&sz=116&tbnid=TSBDXZVc8FxqfM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=135&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvfa-14%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=vfa-14&usg=__GQ3nPe-zW9SaJothszpBFiEb2aQ=&sa=X&ei=KLy1TfTkA-ry0gGP39S6Bw&ved=0CDYQ9QEwBA

Edited April 25, 2011 by EricJ

[PraetorH 166]

Thanks!

 

So here, continuing the sacrilege, the Japanese Tomcats

 

 

[Spinners 15,984]

Really nice PH.

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,555]

Looks for me like the MiG-29 camo of the german Airforce, but looks cool! definatly!

[PraetorH 166]

Thank you all!

 

The Japanese Tomcat is loosly on this 1982 Phantom:

Most Japanese Camo seemed rather uninspiring to me, so I chose this one although only few Phantoms had it... Ideas are always welcome of course.

Edited April 28, 2011 by PraetorHonoris

[+EricJ 4,039]

Agreed on the Kraut Tomcats PH, nice work!

[PraetorH 166]

Thanks again... I would not have done this, but with all this British marriage fuzz I could not resist

 

 

Note the French armament.

[Wrench 9,662]

Exocet!!!??!! interestering!

[Emp_Palpatine 501]

A French Navy F-18 would have had such weapons, had they been bought as intended in late 80's.

[PraetorH 166]

Think about it: five subsonic Superetendards with five Exocets sunk two British ships. A full squadron of supersonic long range jets, especially ones as formidable as the Tomcat, with an adequate number of missiles might have very easily turned the tides.

[Spinners 15,984]

Think about it: five subsonic Superetendards with five Exocets sunk two British ships. A full squadron of supersonic long range jets, especially ones as formidable as the Tomcat, with an adequate number of missiles might have very easily turned the tides.

 

The subsonic and supersonic thing is a complete red-herring (Mirage was twice as the Sea Harrier) and wars are not won by ifs, buts and maybes.

 

Supermarine Spitfire IIIA v. Junkers Ju-87B, September 1940

 

 

 

[PraetorH 166]

The subsonic and supersonic thing is a complete red-herring (Mirage was twice as the Sea Harrier) and wars are not won by ifs, buts and maybes.

 

The Mirages were incapable of aerial refueling and had to operate at the very limit of their range, leaving at max 5min in combat. Thus the "long range"-part in my previous post.

Wars are of course not won by what-ifs, agreed, in the case of the Falklands it was won thanks the French who did not deliver anymore Exocets and SuEs.

Well, that, and the Aim-9L all aspect missile...

 

http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/corum.html

Edited May 1, 2011 by PraetorHonoris

[Spinners 15,984]

McDonnell Douglas A-4FP 'Falcão' - Esquadra 301 "Jaguares", Portuguese Air Force, 1997

The skin is the 'Euro' skin tucked away in the A-4F_BAF by James Fox. Check it out!

[Spinners 15,984]

Supermarine Spitfire IIIA - No.610 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1940

[Spinners 15,984]

Tomahawk v. Stuka, late 1940

[Spinners 15,984]

Curtiss Mohawk's - No.121 Eagle Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, August 1940

[Spinners 15,984]

Rare colour shot of a Spitfire IIIA of No.19 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command

[PraetorH 166]

UN in Cyprus got some claws and fangs

 

 

 

Btw, it is surpringly well working camo in high altitude combat...

Edited May 10, 2011 by PraetorHonoris

[Spinners 15,984]

Love it!

[Wrench 9,662]

at least it dosen't say "UNSPACEY" on the side!!!

 

looks good in the blue/white!

 

wrench

kevin stein

[+russouk2004 6,958]

@ PraetorHonoris

very similar to the NATO a\c schemes...except they had OTAN on the european Nato a\c..

[PraetorH 166]

Thanks mates! Actually the scheme is more fictional than what-if. The real UN-Mission schemes are much plainer, all white, big black UN, reduced national and squadron insignia. At least it was like that at my airbase with C-160s.

The UNMIL Hinds in Liberia do not don any national or squadron insignia. Not even the UN-Mission name is on it!

http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=200/200146&key=0&query=MI-24%20&lang=en&sf=

 

I just liked the idea of toying around with UN planes engaging the air forces of Greece and Turkey, especially their Phantoms...

 

 

 

 

On an another ironic note, an old screenshot:

Edited May 12, 2011 by PraetorHonoris

[ValAstur 1,286]

I'd do everything to fly this in this camo...

[PraetorH 166]

Cool one. Does Spain really consider buying Russian birds?

 

You do not have a USN Flanker by chance? I have seen some schemes of the Su-27 in USN colours and it looked disturbingly great!

Edited May 12, 2011 by PraetorHonoris

[ValAstur 1,286]

I don't think they consider. But it really would be cool. Concerning the USN Flanker: I think Spinners has made a USAF Flanker long time ago for SFP1. But I can try to do one if you want to.