Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted
18 hours ago, JosefK said:

Feel up to sharing the debugs this summer please @jeanba ?  I re-read VORTEX by Larry Bond about once a year...

 

Mandatory screenshot:

 

Yes, it is here:

large.SwAfrica-next-00008.JPG.be9c72a76b

  • Like 2
  • Thanks 1
Posted

Elements of CVW5 begin a series of probes of Chinese activity in the South China Sea...

large.img00282.JPG.7f75a1c534b990bef672f

Running in low and fast, the plan is to get some good imagery of each island and then egress before the Chinese can react...

large.img00247.JPG.fe93365948362f7b26f3b

large.img00248.JPG.ee3dedaa4a8ebabad00c6

large.img00243.JPG.209d5efe31d25db479269

large.img00252.JPG.2b8fd52ac87cb717db2ba

large.img00255.JPG.c77879117406db95b2f00

large.img00261.JPG.3c230daecb05e326f964c

large.img00230.JPG.f0d2c60547707784793c8

 large.img00257.JPG.62272a84da6eb9ee66d52

But you know what they say about the best laid plans....

large.img00259.JPG.d7f81865b94e93bc6546d

large.img00264.JPG.11abbdc2da0d14e9859f1

 large.img00263.JPG.bb364a40338cb292e753d

large.img00265.JPG.85fe9057dc627ab20e1b1

large.img00267.JPG.b5a9e36f4e2142a0fa601

large.img00228.JPG.b1896e50bed9a78d01e2c

large.img00227.JPG.ca4c8c34b8d10ad73ad77

The response is swift and accurate...

large.img00269.JPG.fbdc6209636dd14b08b60

large.img00271.JPG.e7f383b9945119a435181

The flight regroups and heads for home...

large.img00284.JPG.46614e9fbc4ddcef953a1

Is this going to escalate further???

  • Like 9
Posted (edited)

March 27, 1999 - A group of 4 F-117A stealth aircrafts are ready for take off from Aviano to strike targets near Belgrade

img01322.jpg

Usually F-117As were escorted by EA-6B Prowlers but that night wasn't the case... Due to bad weather Prowlers were grounded and F-117As were finally ordered to strike their targets without escort because their structure made enemy air defense radars very difficult to detect them

img01325.jpg

Yugoslav spies acquired this critical information and transmitted it to Yugoslav Army

img01326.jpg

Formation of F-117As followed the usual flight path and dropped paveways at its targets

img01336.jpg

However the 3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Yugoslav Army commanded by Lt. Colonel Zoltan Dani operated S-125M Neva-M (SA-3B Goa) SAM system had relocated and had been waiting for enemy aircrafts to reach the area. Zoltan's unit successfully acquired one of the targets

img01339.jpg

After some seconds the 82-0806 callsign "Vega 31" was tracked by unit's fire control radar. Missiles were ready on their launchers

img01342.jpg

PUCK !!! (Launch)

img01348.jpg

img01349.jpg

V-601P missile getting close...

img01352.jpg

F-117A was hit and crushed shortly after. The rest is history...

img01359.jpg

 

20th Anniversary !!!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by tiopilotos
Original host site ceased operations
  • Like 16
  • Thanks 1
Posted
7 hours ago, tiopilotos said:

March 27, 1999 - A group of 4 F-117A stealth aircrafts are ready for take off to strike targets near Belgrade

33trqfc.jpg

Usually F-117As were escorted by EA-6B Prowlers but that night wasn't the case... Due to bad weather Prowlers were grounded and F-117As were finally ordered to strike their targets without escort because their structure made enemy air defense radars very difficult to detect them

. . .

 

 

 

 

Excellent use of SF2 and screenshots to tell military aviation history @tiopilotos.  Very nicely done.

 

Mandatory screenshot:

 

img01382.JPG

  • Like 1
Posted

Bad guys during operation Askari (1983):

large.askari00022.JPG.d9056da04701255522

 

large.askari00011.JPG.3aa06f5c557c95a91e

I made several modifcations to SpudKnocker's campaign :

No Mig-23ML (they were not operationnal at this time accoding to Tom Cooper)

No SA-8 neither

Added some Mig-21 PFM

 

I could also have added Su-20M (very close to Su17M3), which were operationnal from 1982.

 

Of course, my date are only hypothesis as we know very few things about the Angolan Air Force at this time, let alone which aircraft or unit actually fought at that time.

We have better information for operation Modular

  • Like 6
Posted

Tweaking the FM on another classic for my early Cold War install, will eventually get to uploading these dozen or so data inis.

Von S :smile:

 

img00014.JPG

img00018.JPG

img00024.JPG

  • Like 3
  • Thanks 4
Posted
1 hour ago, Spinners said:

FAP%20F-86F%20SABRE.01_zps3csjfdd2.jpg

F-86F Sabre - Fuerza Aérea del Perú

Outstanding pic! One of your best!!

Mandatory pic, a MQ-9 departing an unknow airfiled in Ukraine to check Russian activities in the Donbass...

spQu4pZ.jpg

  • Like 8
Posted (edited)

I am playing an SF2V Mig-21PFV campaign.

I try to play it "realistically", that is to say with a pair of Mig-21 ambushing the Yankee Air Pirates.

No gun, 1 Fuel Tank and 2 AA-2A, fly low:

large.Mig21PF00011.JPG.9383ecbf4e218573b

Given the limits of the AA-2A, only surprise bounces are possible and most of my missions are unsuccessfull.

In the below case, I tried to ambush a  RA5C, he spotted me and flew away:

large.5ca0e496aa820_Mig21vsA500014.JPG.9

 

 

I did not even bother trying to puruse them and went back home, to avoid the escort

 

 

Edited by jeanba
  • Like 9

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue..