Stratos 3,192 Posted July 3 Anyone have this lizard in hires? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,356 Posted July 3 This marking is a personal marking, not soviet Top Gun. I think it is from Afghanistan campaign or in the late days of Soviet Union. The soviet Top Gun marking looked so: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stratos 3,192 Posted July 3 As I understand those were based at Mary. You're right that they were part of Afghan war fighter-bombers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sokol 444 Posted July 3 btw the first picture shows a "Fitter" aka su-17 swing-wing fighter-bomber. the type way extensively used in Afghanistan, but never for the Soviet "top gun". they used mig-21, -23, -29. cheers sokol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,356 Posted July 3 3 hours ago, Stratos said: As I understand those were based at Mary. You're right that they were part of Afghan war fighter-bombers. To be exactly it was air base Mary-2 (i would prefer to write it Marij, because it had nothing to do with the english girls name Mary). There is a second airbase at this town in Turkmenistan, which is called Mary-1. Mary-2 was the home of the soviet fighter town. The rule was, that the soviets sent entire frontline fighter and fighterbomber regiments (squadrons in western terms) to Mary-2. The regiments got the task to "fight" against the aggressors. This was an contrast to USN Top Gun school, where the task was to "make the best better". The soviets sent all their pilots in, not only the best ones. At the end of the turn, the results of both the individual pilots and the entire regiment were evaluated. I think the photo, which you posted, was taken during a Mary-2 trip of one of the soviet fighter bomber regiments. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,281 Posted July 3 its not a complicated image, can be scaled up several times then traced. edges are a little ugly, but i imagine you would cut from this tga, scale down (say to 200px) and make your own tga for what ever. lizard.tga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,281 Posted July 3 3 hours ago, Gepard said: the soviets sent entire frontline fighter and fighterbomber regiments (squadrons in western terms) to Mary-2. The regiments got the task to "fight" against the aggressors. This was an contrast to USN Top Gun school, where the task was to "make the best better". sounds more like Red Flag then than Top Gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlWilly 130 Posted July 4 The book on Soviet paintschemes and markings during Afghan War. Could be useful for skinmakers https://homeread.net/read/kamuflyazh-i-bortovye-emblemy-aviatehniki-sovetskih-vvs-v-viktor-markovskiy?page=2#tx MiG-23 markings for example 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+dtmdragon 2,704 Posted July 4 3 hours ago, OlWilly said: The book on Soviet paintschemes and markings during Afghan War. Could be useful for skinmakers https://homeread.net/read/kamuflyazh-i-bortovye-emblemy-aviatehniki-sovetskih-vvs-v-viktor-markovskiy?page=2#tx MiG-23 markings for example https://combatace.com/files/file/17310-third-wire-mig-23-fighters-made flyable-updated-for-sf2/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlWilly 130 Posted July 4 1 hour ago, dtmdragon said: https://combatace.com/files/file/17310-third-wire-mig-23-fighters-made flyable-updated-for-sf2/ Ahh, that's cool but I use Mirage Factory 23s... I guess I can loan the decals from this pack and adapt them But regardless, the book has markings for other aircraft too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stratos 3,192 Posted July 4 Tons of pics, thanks for the clarification, an thanks a lot @daddyairplanes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
