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SF2 S2F-3S/S-2FE Tracker (Beta +) 11/12/2025 -For SF2 =ONLY= (Any & All, Full 4/5 Merged Recommended) Another "Found In The Archives" Job Found this while cleaning an external drive. I have no idea where I got it, when I got it, or who built it. I've checked with our South American brethren, and they weren't sure either, but support the decision to release it. It's a 'not quite' ready aircraft, with some mapping issues (like, some parts are unmapped), but otherwise in good shape. It flies fine (albeit a bit TOO overpowered and maneuverable, but otherwise just fine). Therefore, I've given it the rating of "Beta +". If anyone does know who built it , Please Let Me Know, and I'll update the credits. What we have here is a Grumman S2F-3S (SF2-E after 1962), and is VERY close to the G model. (See "Notes"). This is the later model, not the early type with the sensor pod on a pylon above the cockpit. The aircraft came with several skins, and of course I had to add more! Those marked with a star (*) are the original skins. Those unmarked, are by me. You'll have: US Navy: VS-21 "Fighting Red Tails" (Pacific 60-70) VS-37 "Sawbucks" (Pacific 61-73)* VS-28 "Hukkers" (Atlantic 60-69) VT-28 "Rangers" (60-79 TS-2A)* Argentine Navy: Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (Blue)(<1970)* Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina (<1990)* Brazilian Navy: 1/1 Grupo de Aviacao Embarcada (P-16E)<1965)* Venezuela: Escuadron Antisubmarino (Ven <1970)* Royal Australian Navy: VS-816 NAS (RAN) (67-85) Generic Gull Gray/White* As can be seen, the SF2 Date Switch if active, and skins will change accordingly. The "Generic Skin" has been decaled for the USN, but with "fictional" markings. As all decal positions are now pre-plotted, other Texture Artists can easily make additional skins and decals The skin template is included; it's stored within the main aircraft folder. Nearly all marking are decals, with the exception of some national or squadron markings that are painted on due to a "lack of meshes" issue. All serials (BuNum for USN) have been matched as close as possible to their Modex numbers. Any numbers marked with the cross (Plus sign +) could not be matched to each other, but DID serve in the units assigned. In other words, nearly 100% historically correct. The BuNums for VT-28 are also correct, but as I couldn't find which were converted to the trainer, consider them 'generic' in nature. This mod uses (almost) all stock weapons. I've included the Mk.44 LWASW Torpedo, modifying it's service dates and exportation (after researching, of course). They work very well on Anti-shipping missions. All other weapons use stock 3W items. A new engine sound is also supplied (see "Notes" for install instructions) I've used the Standard Animation Keystrokes (tm), Shift/9 will fold the wings. Shift/0 (zero) will open the starboard side crew door. The MAD boom and belly radome extend automatically with landing gear retraction. It is fully Carrier Qualified, having been tested on USN, RAN, Argentine and Brazilian Navy CVs. On the Aircraft selection Dropdown on the Main Screen, you'll see: S2F-3S (S-2E) Tracker This will, of course, keep it differentiated from any other Stoofs that might be flying around. As is always recommended, unzip to a temp folder or your desktop to give easy access to the rest of this readme for it's install instructions. PLEASE read them, before installing!!! You will be adding a sound to your SoundList.ini, as SF2 has some weirdness with engine sounds (expecially in Win10/11). Please read the Notes section for other useless information, and (hopefully) full credits. Please also take note of changes in the Standard Disclaimer in the "Legal BS" section at the bottom. Good Hunting & Happy Landings! Wrench Kevin Stein

Royal Norwegian Air Force Starfighters. This mod is not to compete with any previous packs. It is just my different approach. So before removing/overwriting any of the older stuff, test this one - as you may not like it. Basic modding skills are required to run this mod. (copy/paste, mod folder structure, etc.) Install: Copy and paste specific folders into the correct destination. A fake pilot is required to run this mod. Also, the Thirdwire F-104 cockpit is required from the original game. Fuel tanks- Tanks are just ini files. The mod uses tanks that are part of an aircraft lod. If someone is wondering why again, Starfighters. Because I can. And this is a new model. So. Make it so... In the game, under a prefix.LFV. * You will find F-104G / CF-104 that served in the Norwegian Air Force. * Luftforsvaret All skins are in 4096x4096 format. You can easily resize as needed. Decals represent historically correct serial numbers assigned to aircraft during their service in the Norwegian Air Force, for a specific year, squadron, etc. Historically, the first Norwegian starfighters were RF-104 versions, but without cameras, and during first IRAN modified to F-104G type. Those airframes were only in a castrated RF configuration for a few months. Additionally, in 1965, three airframes arrived in Norway, but those three were built by Canadair. They were also in F-104G configuration and had all the remarks of F-104G, not CF-104. Also, those three were painted light grey. Not silver aluminium like previous birds. In this mod, I did not follow the history of delivery so strictly, and all those 19 starfighters are F-104G with one silver paint. The first CF-104 arrived in Norway in 1973. All were formed in one 334 squadron. And carried a little different mission profile than the older F-104G. I could write a little more about history, but probably most of you will never read this or do not care about what I have written here. (which is already proven after my recent uploads) So I will pass... Credits. The original model - Bobrock, Soulfreak, and my messing around model Yours truly - mambo jumbo like skins, decals, some effects, research... I have no idea who made the pilot model; it is an old model used almost everywhere. I just repainted the skin. light effects - guuruu All weapons by Ravenclaw, you should have them by now, but I have included what is listed in loadout.ini. TDU-11 - do not take it seriously, it is made as ASM - you can fire it and chase, and try to pick it with sidewinder. Travel pod- absolutely do not take it seriously - you are not going anywhere... There is a weapon station in the data ini calling for a training bomb rack made in the Netherlands (looking for some photos, infos and manuals). But since we do not have it...I just made a weaponstation entry in case we will have it. Also, CF-104 could carry 4 LAU-3/LAU-5003 on TSC racks, but since we do not have such a weapon model, maybe you can convince Ravenclaw to make one. (We only have nice LAU-51 on TSC...so use them instead if you need to have 4 launchers) Please don't forget to say thank you if you like the file. Or click on the link below and toss a coin. https://combatace.com/clients/donations/ If you are not subscribing to this site. Highly recommended to do so. https://combatace.com/subscriptions/ Sorry for the trouble. I had to split it into two RAR parts. It is not so big...but for me, this is the way today. ************************************************************* This is FREEWARE-DONATIONWARE, and it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by me. THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE AND IN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL IT BE USED, EVEN IN PART OF ANYTHING THAT IS PAYWARE. ALSO, THESE FILES CAN NOT BE HOSTED ON ANY OTHER SITE THAN COMBAT ACE. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any person wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Bribes and donations are accepted. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* Have fun. Report bugs. * Expect the unexpected. Live long and prosper. Thanks for all your kind support. Jarek Hereda

Bell AH-1G Cobra This is the 4th version of Cobra that I made. For now, I am done with this Snake. So, this is all new models, aircraft, cockpit, and weapons. New skins, bump maps, and specular maps. New flight model Basic modding skills are required to run this mod. (copy/paste, mod folder structure, etc.) Install: Copy and paste specific folders into their respective destinations. A fake pilot is required to run this mod. In the game, you will find under a prefix: .USAA. AH-1G late variant with tail rotor .USMC. AH-1G late variant loaned to USMC in the early 70s for training purposes. .ArEs. HA-14 Late variant of AH-1G in the service of the Spanish Navy. By activating the hook, you switch position - pilot/gunner. To retract the sight station in the front seat - use the gear key (gear up/down) - you will see in the cockpit and external model. shift+9 - gunner canopy shift+0 - pilot canopy shift+8 - ammo compartment doors All skins are in 4096x4096 format. You can easily resize as needed. Decals represent historically correct serial numbers assigned to aircraft during their service for a specific year, squadron, etc. IMPORTANT INFO: For my Vietnam Era Illuminati Colleagues. Those are different models compared to the VN pack, so don't mess up your installs. Credits: All models, textures, and weapons are made by me. flight model with the help of Guuruu. To run this properly, you should have these particular weapons from ravenclaw's weapon pack: Mk40_M151 Mk40_M156 Mk40_M229 Mk40_M247 Mk40_M259 Mk40_WDU-4A Those are only rockets that will work properly with this pack. And In case you have under a different name, it should be named as listed. Or edit weapon_data.ini. In case that sounds works wonky...you have to create new positions in soundlist.ini and add lines covering sounds from this pack. M129.wav M134Minigun.wav M195Vulcan.wav RotorAH1.wav [RotorAH1] Priority=NORMAL 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=TRUE Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=3 FrequencyControl=TRUE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=100.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=100 [M134Minigun] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 [M129] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 [M195Vulcan] Priority=NORMAL Looped=TRUE NumBuffers=2 3DSound=TRUE DopplerEffect=FALSE MaxDist=1000.000000 MinDist=50.000000 InsideConeAngle=360 OutsideConeAngle=360 ConeOutsideVolume=0 Please don't forget to say thank you if you like the file. Or click on the link below and toss a coin. https://combatace.com/clients/donations/ I strongly believe that this file will always remain in the Early Access section. So thank you for subscribing to this site. Sorry for the trouble. I had to split it into two RAR parts. ************************************************************* This is FREEWARE-DONATIONWARE, and it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by me. THIS MODEL IS ONLY TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE AND IN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL IT BE USED, EVEN IN PART OF ANYTHING THAT IS PAYWARE. ALSO, THESE FILES CAN NOT BE HOSTED ON ANY OTHER SITE THAN COMBAT ACE. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any person wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Bribes and donations are accepted. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* Have fun. Report bugs. * Expect the unexpected. Live long and prosper. Thanks for all your kind support. Jarek Hereda