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421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
yap and the green color on the radome is different than the one on the aircraft , looks like as if they aircraft got a new radome an other question what year did this reinforcement plates on the stabilizers appear ??? i have them now on the F-4E_72 onward except for the hard wing birds thats how the look now on the F-4E_72 -
421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
interesting is that on both pictures is the same aircraft bud in the upper one the ejection seat & canopy warning is just in red on the picture below it is with the white outline i have this version ( F-4E with hard wing and MIDAS 4 nozzle ) in the F-4E pack including the squadron , i just think about the shark mouth should i make a new one for this squadron ??? -
421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
i made a new tail for the F-4E/F/G´s and thats how it looks now i did not add the pilots name yet for the 68-0317 because there is a small problem with the canopy frames and i dont have the names for the 68-0307 and here is the F-4E_72_TISEO , it is still a BETA version but a very close to final one F-4E_72_TISEO.7z the aircraft has the 1971 cockpit , it is a early cockpit and therefor no ripple quantity selection , if you select for example the Mk82 bomb and you have 18 of them hang on the aircraft than all 18 will drop as soon as you press the button , the only selection you have is the ripple interval with 0.08 sec , 0.10 sec and 0.14 sec if you carry nuclear bombs you may look at the right side panel there is a functioning DCU-94A bomb control panel for them if you go true the radar options you will come also to the TISEO ( is on the 2nd ground mapping ) it has no lock on function it is just fixed view -
421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
thanks for all the help on this one thats how they look like now- 33 replies
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421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
any idea what that could be ??? looks like a kiwi -
421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Thank You so much , now i have the name and 1 Serial number would it be safe to assume that the other serial number is 68-0307 ???? -
421st TFS F-4E , hard wing with TISEO
ravenclaw_007 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
i found this 2 pictures showing early F-4E´s with TISEO ( about 1971 -1972 ) i would like to add them to my upcoming F-4E pack , my problem is that i cant find any reference on the serial numbers , the only thing i can see is the 307 and the 317 , i was searching with 66-0307 / 67-0307 / 68-0307 and 69-0307 with no result the same i did with the 317 both aircraft belong to the 421st TFS based at DA Nang AFB , the picture from 307 was taken 1972 at Clark AFB , the picture of 317 showing 2 ECM-pods if any body has some info on this 2 aircraft please send them to me , the 307 had the name "PROMETHEUS" on the left side of the nose the 317 has a name to but i have no clue what name -
Hello Raven...how do you get such clarity in your textures? I think they are pretty awesome sir...Pete
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actually i use 1 or 2 2048x2048 textures for the weapon or pod depending on how many parts the complete object has and how long it is and on my latest models i try to get the panel lines done in 3D what has a much better effect than just a line on a texture
i would like to get the same result on my F-4E/F/G´s but unfortunately i cant , the texture size would be way to big for the game and my software , so i try to make it with decals instead but that one is failing as well
so for weapons no problem , for aircraft's not possible
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Time to improve the old SF2 jets
ravenclaw_007 replied to GKABS's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
wow , that A-6 is looking good -
AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod versions
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
AN/ALQ-131 block II was used in Desert Storm based on my info as well as the AN/ALQ-184 , the service start years i found so far for this version is between 1987 and 1989 but this are not 100% sure thats why i keep searching for better info -
Weaponspack 3
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Mods & Skinning Discussion
here is the AN/ALQ-131 Beta pack for testing , includet are the Block I , Block II and the EAPUP ALQ-131 Beta pack.7z the service years as well as some settings could be subject for change if you use them on the F-16A/B/C/D you may have to adjust the centerline attachment positions thats the one i use for the TW F-16A , it is a new entry in the data.ini [CenterlineStation_ECM] SystemType=WEAPON_STATION StationID=13 StationGroupID=5 StationType=EXTERNAL AttachmentPosition= 0.0,-0.37,-1.09 AttachmentAngles=0.0,-1.0,0.0 LoadLimit=1000.0 AllowedWeaponClass=EP AttachmentType=NATO,USAF ModelNodeName=pylon_centerline PylonMass=78.02 PylonDragArea=0.02 includet in the pack are AN/ALQ-131 Block I AN/ALQ-131 Block II AN/ALQ-131 EAPUP- 442 replies
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AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod versions
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
got more info on the service years for Block 1 and Block 2 Block 1 development started in the 1970´s , service start in 1980 block 2 development and start of production in 1983 , no word when it was available for the squadrons though -
Strike Fighters 2 Screenshots Thread
ravenclaw_007 replied to Wrench's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
AN/ALQ-131(V)-4 Block-1 ( deep ) with EURO-1 camo -
AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod versions
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
i found more on the EAPUP , the contract to Northrop-Grumman for the upgrade was awarded in 2012 , the 44 million contract i mention above is the 3rd additional order placed this is the original text from Airforce Technology " the US Air Force (USAF) has awarded the third production order to Northrop Grumman for the Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program (EAPUP). The $44m order is part of an existing contract and will significantly increase the number of EAPUP systems for the USAF. In April 2012, Northrop Grumman secured a $52.8m, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade the USAF’s electronic attack (EA) pods. The programme included EMD, a low-rate initial production phase (LRIP) and five production options. Northrop Grumman’s upgraded, digital AN/ALQ-131 pod is designed to operate in support of A-10, C-130, F-15 and F-16 aircraft and aircrews. The EAPUP solution will replace the service’s current EA pods. " so this pods may be in service already for some time , sadly i cant find any pictures of them , if you find one please send it to me -
AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod versions
ravenclaw_007 replied to ravenclaw_007's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
based on some pictures i found the AN/ALQ-131 block-1 was in service from 1983 , the Block-2 from 1989 and i assume the Block-3 (EAPUP) from 2020/2021 , i hope i´m right with my time frames visual differences on the pods / blocks are mainly the lower antenna housing Block-1 Block-2 and the Block-3 (EAPUP) this one is not yet final