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The SEALs are heading back to Gondar with the freed aid workers.. They have also managed to recover a good proportion of the supplies from the trucks not damaged in the firefight, as well as all three modules of the portable medical clinic.. At Gondar they are launching F/A-18Ds almost as fast as they can be armed and pre-flighted.. Meanwhile, the blocking force is grimly holding on and making the enemy pay a high price for every inch they advance down the slope.. The appearance of the 3 Sudanese Q-5 Fantans is an unwelcome surprise and even though they only get one pass the Marines take some casualties.. More importantly, the Hornets are forced to switch to air-to-air mode to deal with this new threat.. Splash 1! Splash 2! And Splash 3! The Hornets return to the ground battle but they are now all out of air-to-ground ordinance and the Marines have just fired their last TOW... The enemy armour is pushing down the hill and the Marines, both on the ground and in the air are down to guns only.. And then the first of the BMPs reach the base of the hill... .50cal armed Humvees disable the first one, but there are plenty more.. A Hornet engages with 20mm in a desperate attempt to save the unarmed TOW Humvees.. But there's one left.. Got him! And then it's over. The enemy's spirit is broken and seconds later the relief flights of Hornets and Cobras arrive and begin pounding the retreating enemy units.. After a sweep of the battlefield to secure prisoners and tend to wounded the Marines are extracted by helo and the operation is over.. And the SEALs will be back on the beach in Dubai in a couple of days, travelling in a bit better style than the manner in which they had arrived! The End..

Out enjoying the scenery with a little friend.

Update on the 737-200 Airliner. 18 Skins ready, 2 more to paint, then working on the military variant again.

It is a cartoon narrated by someone who has done very little research and has next to zero understanding of how aircraft are developed - please find me a $38m F-15E today because apparently this Muppet doesn't understand such things as inflation. It is beyond laughable, talk about a dog looking at the screen with its tongue out. The aircraft and program is open to criticism like any other program but there were a lot of positives as well. If anyone saw this 3 parter on the RAF/FAA in one of them they have trouble starting it - nothing really out of the ordinary but the sort of thing included in clueless videos above as if the sky is falling in.

Go Big...or go home

- How bad is it? - Just a scratch..

A different kind of aggressor...

Been getting used to the Legacy Hornet as something different to fly besides Super Hornets, and flying in an earlier period.

I-15 in Soviet colors.

View File Civilian Airport 7 separate models terminals, gates Hello and thank you for downloading my work. https://gkabs.net What's included: One main Airport building and two terminals plus three different gateways. All my files should include the Strike Fighters 2 Series game file (.old) and the texture required. Installation: Copy the files to Terrains folder and the falowing to _TYPES.ini file [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CMT FullName=GK-Civilian Main Terminal ModelName=GK-CMT.LOD TargetType=CITY_BUILDING ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=15000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CMT.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CT1 FullName=GK-Civilian Terminal ModelName=GK-CT1.LOD TargetType=CITY_BUILDING ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=15000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CT1.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CT2 FullName=GK-Civilian Terminal ModelName=GK-CT2.LOD TargetType=CITY_BUILDING ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=15000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CT2.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CG1 FullName=GK-Civilian gate ModelName=GK-CG1.LOD TargetType=MISC ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=9000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CG1.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CG2 FullName=GK-Civilian gate ModelName=GK-CG2.LOD TargetType=MISC ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=9000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CG2.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CG3 FullName=GK-Civilian gate ModelName=GK-CG3.LOD TargetType=MISC ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=9000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CG3.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=BUILDING1_DESTROYED.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CC-GROUND FullName=GK-CC-GROUND ModelName=GK-CC-GROUND.LOD TargetType=MISC ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=15000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CC-GROUND.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=MEDIUMCRATER003.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire [TargetTypeXXX] Name=GK-CA-Light FullName=GK-CA-Light ModelName=GK-CA-Light.LOD TargetType=MISC ActiveYear=0 TargetValue=50 UseGroundObject=FALSE DamagePoint=140.0 ArmorValue=24516080.0 ArmorType=2 RepairRate=0.150 StartDetectChance=20 StartIdentifiedChance=0 IncreaseDetectChanceKey=0 MaxVisibleDist=15000.0 CollisionMesh=GK-CA-Light.OLD DamagedModel= DestroyedEffect=MediumShortStructureCollapse DestroyedModel=MEDIUMCRATER003.LOD SecondaryChance=100 SecondaryEffect=LargeFire also, copy the following t0 _TARGETS.ini file if you want to see how I have set it up. [TargetAreaXXX] Name=Civelian Airbort Position=603000.00,505844.00 Alignment=FRIENDLY Location=5 ActiveYear=0 Radius=2000 Target[001].Type=GK-CMT Target[001].Offset=266.00,633.00 Target[001].Heading=0 Target[002].Type=GK-CT1 Target[002].Offset=266.00,633.00 Target[002].Heading=0 Target[003].Type=GK-CT2 Target[003].Offset=298.00,255.00 Target[003].Heading=-180 Target[004].Type=GK-CG1 Target[004].Offset=564.00,591.00 Target[004].Heading=10 Target[005].Type=GK-CG2 Target[005].Offset=422.00,591.00 Target[005].Heading=0 Target[006].Type=GK-CG3 Target[006].Offset=489.00,591.00 Target[006].Heading=0 Target[007].Type=GK-CC-GROUND Target[007].Offset=408.00,511.00 Target[007].Heading=0 Target[008].Type=GK-CG1 Target[008].Offset=348.00,643.00 Target[008].Heading=225 Target[009].Type=GK-CG3 Target[009].Offset=562.00,644.00 Target[009].Heading=180 Target[010].Type=GK-CG2 Target[010].Offset=597.00,618.00 Target[010].Heading=-90 Target[011].Type=GK-CG2 Target[011].Offset=490.00,644.00 Target[011].Heading=-180 Target[012].Type=GK-CG3 Target[012].Offset=348.00,591.00 Target[012].Heading=0 Target[013].Type=GK-CG3 Target[013].Offset=421.00,644.00 Target[013].Heading=180 Target[014].Type=GK-CG1 Target[014].Offset=256.00,477.00 Target[014].Heading=95 Target[015].Type=GK-CG2 Target[015].Offset=255.00,552.00 Target[015].Heading=-270 Target[016].Type=GK-CG3 Target[016].Offset=308.00,478.00 Target[016].Heading=-90 Target[017].Type=GK-CG2 Target[017].Offset=255.00,408.00 Target[017].Heading=90 Target[018].Type=GK-CG3 Target[018].Offset=308.00,550.00 Target[018].Heading=-45 Target[019].Type=GK-CG1 Target[019].Offset=308.00,404.00 Target[019].Heading=-80 Target[020].Type=GK-CG3 Target[020].Offset=283.00,302.00 Target[020].Heading=0 Target[021].Type=GK-CG1 Target[021].Offset=256.00,337.00 Target[021].Heading=100 Target[022].Type=GK-CG2 Target[022].Offset=308.00,335.00 Target[022].Heading=-90 If you need any further help please read the Knowledge Base at: https://combatace.com/forums/forum/268-thirdwire-strike-fighters-2-series-knowledge-base/ LICENSE: You are allowed to use this model and everything included with it for personal non-profit use for Strike fighters 1 and 2. For use outside of this scope, you need to contact me for permission. gkabs@gkabs.net Credit goes to the following: GKABS for creating the model and creating some of the textures Terminals and gates textures were taken from free to use X-plane. Google for some photos and information. And finally not to forget the wonderful site of https://combatace.com and all the nice members and their dedicated support for this game. Software used: 3d Max 2009 UVLayout v2 Pro Substance Painter Adobe Photoshop If you need any assistance please contact me at gkabs@gkabs.net Submitter GKABS Submitted 10/11/2019 Category Structures  

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Finally, I completed (I think) the new Hawk system missile system this is the Tan texture I will have it completed soon after the civilian airport.

Back up and running...seems to have saved all that was wiped by SF2 Complete installer\uninstaller....all installed on its own ssd...lol few files were 0kb,but luckily smae file was ok in other folders so was a basic copy....glad at least all the work of redoing inis isnt now needed... I like the Kai cockpit..seems fitting for a one seater F4

I've been practicing at this for a while and finally got good enough to be crappy lol I just wanted to share this moment with you. Honestly I think I need to adjust some settings with the throttle so they can be more sensitive.

nope... It is a little slow, but I am also messing with other stuff. So I left it some time ago for the next round. But definitely it is not dead.

View File MIM-23 Hawk Missile System Unit Hello and thank you for downloading my work. https://gkabs.net What's included: This is a complete new MIM-23 Hawk Missile System Unit. All my files should include the Strike Fighters 2 Series game file (.old) and the texture required. If you need any further help please read the Knowledge Base at: https://combatace.com/forums/forum/268-thirdwire-strike-fighters-2-series-knowledge-base/ LICENSE: You are allowed to use this model and everything included with it for personal non-profit use for Strike fighters 1 and 2. For use outside of this scope, you need to contact me for permission. gkabs@gkabs.net credit goes to the following: 1-KJakker for creating all the INI files and setting up the folders structure as well as testing and retexturing some skin for the project. Grate help. 2-strahi for his testing and feedback as well as sharing his knowledge with me. 3-ravenclaw_007 for creating the outstanding Hawk missile model as well as the missile textures. 4-tiopilotos for sharing his feedback and knowledge. 5-Thanks to Coupi for working hard to update the HIPIR Radar pitch movement and tracking and adding the smoke effect. 6-GKABS for creating the rest of the models and texture This is really group work and without you all and help this would not come this far, Thank you all. Please if I forgot anyone please let me know. And finally not to forget the wonderful site of https://combatace.com and all the nice members and their dedicated support for this game. Software used: 3d Max 2009 UVLayout v2 Pro Substance Painter Adobe Photoshop If you need any assistance please contact me at gkabs@gkabs.net Submitter GKABS Submitted 10/11/2019 Category Ground Object Mods  

Yes, what yakararov79 wrote was my plan too and it works fine. I added the tank and I can select between the early FPU-6/A tank and the later FPU-8/A tank. I just need to make a matching skin with the same level of weathering as the aircraft, though that is not really mandatory.

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On the long flight across Ethiopia the passengers aboard the CH-53E, a US Navy SEAL team, reflected that it was a little over 24 hours since they had been checking into a luxury hotel in Dubai. They had just started a well-deserved spell of R&R after a particularly intense period of operations in the Persian Gulf. Operating from Navy ships and aircraft they had been part of the protection for international shipping from Iranian aggression As well taking on the occasional covert recon of Iranian facilities.. (But that's a screenshot story for another time.) It seemed like no sooner had the SEALs checked into the hotel in Dubai when the call came that they were to be picked up and flown back to Bahrain as a matter of urgency. Transport was enroute and they were to grab their gear and head to the roof ASAP... 'Hey pilot, don't go yet. We're missing a couple of the Team that went straight to the beach to hang with some air hostesses we met on the flight down.' 'No problem, we'll pick them up on the way' A flight to Navy HQ in Bahrain, a hair-raising transit by speeding fully-loaded SUVs to the airport, and the SEALs were climbing aboard the Boeing 707 charity-chartered aid flight to Djibouti... 'Skipper, why couldn't we have just taken that flight?' ''We don't know who's watching flight arrivals in Djibouti. And in any case we're being met at the airport there for a connecting flight. that we don't need the other passengers to see. Now shut up and get some sleep. You don't know when you'll get another chance.' Turbulence shook the SEAL leader from his thoughts. The CH-53E was taking on fuel as it continued it's journey to Gondar, hub of USMC operations supporting the aid operation in-country on Ethiopia.. He opened the intel package that he had been handed on boarding the helo to find out just why he and his men had been plucked so urgently from the lap of luxury to exchange one desert battlefield for another. To be continued...

Bringing the Thunder....