+EricJ Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote
PraetorH Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Thanks! So here, continuing the sacrilege, the Japanese Tomcats 1 Quote
+76.IAP-Blackbird Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Looks for me like the MiG-29 camo of the german Airforce, but looks cool! definatly! Quote
PraetorH Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote
PraetorH Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Thanks again... I would not have done this, but with all this British marriage fuzz I could not resist Note the French armament. 1 Quote
Emp_Palpatine Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 A French Navy F-18 would have had such weapons, had they been bought as intended in late 80's. Quote
PraetorH Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 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. Quote
Spinners Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 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 Quote
PraetorH Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote
Spinners Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 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! Quote
Spinners Posted May 2, 2011 Posted May 2, 2011 Supermarine Spitfire IIIA - No.610 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1940 Quote
Spinners Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 Curtiss Mohawk's - No.121 Eagle Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, August 1940 Quote
Spinners Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 Rare colour shot of a Spitfire IIIA of No.19 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command Quote
PraetorH Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) 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 1 Quote
+Wrench Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 at least it dosen't say "UNSPACEY" on the side!!! looks good in the blue/white! wrench kevin stein Quote
+russouk2004 Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 @ PraetorHonoris very similar to the NATO a\c schemes...except they had OTAN on the european Nato a\c.. Quote
PraetorH Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote
PraetorH Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote
ValAstur Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 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. Quote
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