What If Screenshot Thread.......

[+Wrench]

849 Naval Air Squadron Hawkeye MK.1 departs from HMS Duke of Edinburgh for pickett duty

 

(deck sceens from the boat are in the regular screenie's thread)

Edited August 5, 2012 by Wrench

[ValAstur]

Republic C-5 Dardo (Dart) - Spains alternative for the F-86 Sabre

 

 

 

 

North American C-8 Sable (Sabre) - What, if Spain had bought this bird instead of the Starfighter

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2012 by ValAstur

[PraetorH]

Republic C-5 Dardo (Dart) - Spains alternative for the F-86 Sabre

 

Cool, any upgrades? I mean, the plain F-84 is a very poor fighter... ;)

[ValAstur]

Cool, any upgrades? I mean, the plain F-84 is a very poor fighter... ;)

 

Not yet. But I'm open for suggestions

[PraetorH]

There's always the YF-84J - minimal outer differences, but far stronger engine. Capable of super sonic flight and generally a good aircraft, but the costs of converting the F-84F were high, too high.

http://www.aero-web.org/specs/republic/yf-84j.htm

 

Worth a try, imo.

[Spinners]

http://combatace.com/topic/51574-fictional-republic-aviation-f-84j-thunderstreak/page__hl__+f#820884j?do=findComment&comment=493869

[PraetorH]

Ha, I could have guessed the master did it already

[PraetorH]

Vive la Liberté!

[+daddyairplanes]

um whats the backstory on that shot?

[PraetorH]

Not much of a back-story:

With the British Empire severly weakened after WWII and the Suez Crisis, Canada also loses stability and Québec gains independence, but joins the NATO. Hence the markings follow the typical western roundels with the colours of Québec (light blue and white) and the fleurdelils.

The Canadian armed forces were divided in French and English units anyway, so the new state of Québec had an air force available from the start. This is the former RCAF 425 TFS "Alouette" - the first French Canadian squadron, established in 1942. Today it flies CF-18. I gave it F-100Ds since the US offered them to NATO allies for little money in the late fifties, sporting the markings of 425 TFS.

 

The camo in the second pic is totally fictional ...and highly impractical, too. ;)

[+JonathanRL]

J 24A Lokatten (Swedish Air Force F4F-4 Wildcat "What-If")

 

The purchase of the F4F-4 Wildcat into the Swedish Air Force is considered something of a legend in the annals of Airplane Purchases since it resulted in one of the largest weapon purchases to date by the Swedish Goverment from a foreign power. In mid-1943, the Swedish Air Force approached the American Defence Department, seeking compensation for the J 9 (P-35) Aircraft that had never been delivered. With the J 9 assembly line no longer operational, the Americans offered F4F-4 as an alternative and was willing to supply 45 aircraft within six months. Delivery took place between 1943 and early 1944. The land-based aircraft was named J 24A "Lokatten" (Lynx) and was stripped of most of their naval and carrier gear, making the aircraft having a higher climb rate. J 24 wings formed the core of the Intercept portion of F 6 Karlsborg & F 9 Säve until relived by J 28 Vampires late in the forties.

 

The Aircraft was liked by pilots and crew alike, proving to be a able opponent in dogfight drills. When the last aircraft was delivered, early 1944, a representative from the US Navy joked "Do you want an Aircraft Carrier with that?". Startled, the Air Force officer in charge of the reception asked how much one would cost. Four months later, the Swedish Goverment officially requested to purchase a Light Carrier at the end of the War.

 

One month after peace was signed in Europe, the HMS Smiter, a Bogue-class Carrier arrived in Karlskrona to be renamed HMS Gustaf II Adolf. Along with the purchase, twenty F4F-4 was included. These was given the new designation of J 24F Havskatten (Seacat). They would continue to serve as the carriers main fighter screen and continued to do so throughout the Carriers career in the Swedish Navy. During the Catalina Affair, J 24Fs from the carrier provided air cover for the SAR operations and would prove to be good and reliable.

 

In 1955, the Aircraft was deemed obsolete with no replacement in sight for the Navy. As such, the Carrier HMS Gustaf II Adolf came to be sold to Norway in 1956, where she served as the HNoMS Oslo until 1983.

 

J 24A Lokatten (F 6 Karlsborg; Flygvapnet)

 

J 24F Havskatten (Sjöjaktsflottiljen, Marinen)

 

J 24F Havskatten (F 2 Hägernäs, Marinen)

Edited August 11, 2012 by JonathanRL

[Spinners]

Epic!

[Spinners]

 

[Spinners]

Home Fries spiffing A-6 IDF camo scheme

[PraetorH]

Nice JonathanRL and spinners! I am not a prop fan, but still I like the wildcat in Swedish colours...

 

 

I tweaked the F-100 a bit, changing the navy skin. The naval badge is now at the intake as suggested in the thread:

[RogerSmith]

unedited, feels like a different game after putting graphics card of "Quality" mode instead of "Performance" mode

 

[Lazarus1177]

Captured USMC Agressor.

 

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[RogerSmith]

[RogerSmith]

unedited, Ustio F-15 skin I made

 

[DoctorWho]

PZL-230M Skorpion, 59th TFW, Hungarian Air Force, 2017

 

 

[+torno]

horten fiction

[RogerSmith]

unedited

[PraetorH]

In 1975 the British acquired some F-100 from the US under the Mutual Assistance Programm. Everyone wondered why Britain would need such aid, it was assumed financial problems were greater than commonly known. However, it was all part of a Rhodesian plan to upgrade its theit force. In US and French service, the F-100 had proven itself in just the CAS role the Rhodesians badly needed in their Bush War. Via their British friends, the RhAF soon got the F-100s, and flew them. They were painted like their old Hunters with mostly brown and some green spots on the topside.

 

so... this is 1976, somewhere over Rhodesia (just imagine; I wish we had such a territory):

Edited August 17, 2012 by PraetorH

[Sheriff001]

Australian F-4K tangling with MiG-17s over North Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

[+Wrench]

here's one from wwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayy out in left field...