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TL and TR are Tank Left and Tank Right. First off, what game are you using? What fuel tanks are you using? The MF ones or the newer ones released by Flaviodutra? Placing the correct tank on the correct weapon station side might be the issue or simply the wrong name.

The US charters airlift more frequently than one would think. It's cheaper to use than our own airlift fleet and the An-124 can take outsized loads. SpaceCom uses them quite a bit. We get one in here every once in a while. It's usually Il-76s and An-12s.

Sounds like the model isn't correctly listed in the data.ini file for that fuel tank. Check the spelling in this line: ModelName= -S

I echo those thoughts. Why the RN would give up it's only Fleet Defense platform was beyond me. And they replaced it with GR7 Harriers without a BVR capability. Granted, aerial fleet defense isn't as huge of a worry as it was during the Cold War, it still seemed very premature. The Indian military was offered the former RN SHARs and they turned them down, which surprised me even more. -S

File Name: F-105F_G SF2 File Submitter: ST0RM File Submitted: 2 Jul 2009 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft Here is the F-105F and F-105G modified for use in the SF2 series and it's file system. The RWR system has been updated to SF2V standard. The aircraft was tested in SF2 Vietnam ver.May09b. -Storm --------- ORIGINAL RELEASE ------------------------- *********************************** F-105F-1 Early, F-105F-1 Late and F-105G for Strike Fighters : Project 1 *********************************** build 21-03-2004 *********************************** Installation *********************************** To install these aircraft simply unzip the 3 three folders and place them in your "Strikefighters\Objects\Aircraft" directory. Then simply run strike fighters selecting Single Mission and picking the F-105F-1 Early, F-105F-1 Late or F-105G from the list of flyable aircraft. *********************************** Notes *********************************** You'll need to wait for Service pack 3 to get working tape gauges. *********************************** F-105F and G Thunderchief introduction & History *********************************** The F-105F was heavily committed to combat over Southeast Asia. Some were quickly adapted for the "Wild Weasel" air-defense suppression role, fitted with electronics to detect enemy radars and target air defense sites for destruction in advance of strike packages. The original Air Force "Wild Weasel I" was a modified two-seat North American F-100F Super Sabre, but the F-100 wasn't fast enough to keep up with F-105 strike packages, and so the F-105F was selected for the role. The major elements of the modification were addition of the "APR-25 Radar Homing And Warning (RHAW)" system, which picked up and located radar sites; the "APR-26 Launch Warning Receiver (LWR)", which provided warning of a missile launch; and an "IR-133 Scan Receiver" to search for emitters. The back-seat "electronics warfare officer (EWO)" controlled these devices and had a cockpit CRT to help locate targets. The first such F-105F "Wild Weasel II", sometimes informally known as an "EF-105F", performed its first flight on 15 January 1966, and the Wild Weasel Thuds were engaged in active combat by the spring of that year. A total of 86 Wild Weasel F-105F conversions were performed. The Wild Weasel F-105F was armed with the new "AGM-45 Shrike Anti-Radar Missile (ARM)", a modified Sparrow AAM with a radar-homing head, to destroy radar transmitters, and attacked air-defense sites with CBU-24 cluster bombs and other munitions. Sometimes Wild Weasel F-105Fs worked with F-105Ds in "hunter-killer" teams, with the Wild Weasel Thud pinpointing the target and the F-105Ds destroying it. While other aircraft could avoid air-defense sites when possible, Wild Weasels actually had to attract their attention and take them on. This led to the Wild Weasel motto, which was "YGBSM", standing for "You Gotta Be s**ttin' Me!" Apparently this was the reaction of the first Wild Weasel aircrews when they were told what they were getting themselves into. Wild Weasel crews were generally gutsy sorts, and they evolved tactics for outflying SAMs launched at them. They would watch for a missile launch, and then fly straight at the SAM at high speed, turning at the last moment. The fast-moving SAM would not be able to turn quickly enough to bring the fighter into the blast radius of its warhead. Two Wild Weasel F-105F pilots won the highest American military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor. On 10 March 1967, Captain Merlyn F. Dethlefsen was piloting one of four Wild Weasel Thuds paving the way for a strike package. The leader was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and North Vietnamese MiG-21 fighter made repeated passes on the survivors, trying to force them to dump their ordnance. Dethlefsen pressed home the attack anyway and destroyed the site. All three surviving Wild Weasels returned home with severe damage. Dethlefsen was personally awarded the medal by President Johnson. On 19 April 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness had completed a Wild Weasel strike when his wingmates were shot down. He was low on fuel but stayed around to cover the air rescue operation, driving of a flight of MiG-17s that tried to interfere. Thorsness shot down one MiG and damaged another. He passed up an opportunity to refuel from a tanker when another aircraft breathing fumes showed up, and landed safely at Ubon, a forward base in Thailand. On 30 April, Thorsness' F-105 was hit and badly damaged. He and his EWO ejected, Thorsness being badly injured in the process, and were captured by the North Vietnamese. They spent over six years in a North Vietnamese POW camp. * 56 Wild Weasel F-105Fs were later updated to an improved "Wild Weasel III" configuration with the designation "F-105G", featuring improved avionics, as well as jammer pods that were faired into the forward fuselage, freeing up the underwing pylons for other stores. 14 of the F-105Gs were further modified to carry the big AGM-78 "Standard Anti-Radar Missile (STARM)", an air-launched variant of the US Navy's "Standard" SAM. *********************************** Known Issues *********************************** * Service pack 3 needed for tape gauges *********************************** Aircraft Files *********************************** Authored by David: Models and Cockpit models Authored by Lansen & David: Cockpit textures Authored by Sundowner: All Skins Authored by Column5: Flight model/data file *********************************** Thanks to *********************************** Sundonwer Lansen Sundowner Column5 Volksjaeger Sundonwer ;) Click here to download this file

Sorry FC. Didn't know about the fake gun thing. Otherwise I would have done it.

Thanks MB. Forgot about the protected tanks.

F-105F/G should be uploaded in about an hour. FYI, SF2V does not have the DESTROYED.LODs. It's an SF2E thing. So, the pointer will be in place in the data.ini, but it won't work outside of SF2E unless you've got both sims and drag it over. If I've missed it, please tell me. I combed the SF2V OBJECTDATA files.

Dave and I did, a long while back. That was a fun 2 days! 49 days and counting down...

My thoughts as well. S!

File Name: F-86K SF2 File Submitter: ST0RM File Submitted: 2 Jul 2009 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft Here is the F-86K structured for use in the SF2 series and it's file system. The aircraft was tested in SF2 Europe. -Storm ------- ORIGINAL RELEASE ------------------------- F-86K (Early Model) Sabre by Bunyap, Fubar512. Skins by USAFMTL and Sundowner. Original 3D model by Zur. This is the early F-86K (pre ser number 56-4116) with the narrow chord wing. Later Ks had the extended F-40 wing and earlier ones were retrofitted. I'll have those when the L is done... Put the plane in your aircraft folder. The skins are semi accurate based on the vague info I have on the K models of W Germany and Italy. Sleepy Sweeper is going to hook up the Norwegian Kilos. ( I think) Make sure you have the latest wep pack to get the F-86 drop tanks. Also in an update to the F-86D-45 which fixes the lights postions. Put that file in your main F-86D-45 folder and overwrite. USAFMTL and the Dog Sabre Team. www.combatace.com Click here to download this file

File Name: F-86D-45 SF2 File Submitter: ST0RM File Submitted: 2 Jul 2009 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft Here is the F-86D-45 structured for use in the SF2 series and it's file system. The aircraft was tested in SF2 Europe. -Storm -------- ORIGINAL RELEASE -------------------------- F-86D-45 Dog Sabre by Bunyap, Fubar512. Skins by USAFMTL and Sundowner. Original 3D model by Zur. Final notes This is good for taking out bombers. If you are lucky. Dogfighting fighters in it though, forget it. You will be able to see what the pilots of this aircraft had to go through in case of a war. It was not a ground attack aircraft, it was used for intercepts, high speed recon (if ever) and CAP's over the US and Canada. Good luck, you will need it. USAFMTL and the Dog Sabre Team. www.combatace.com Click here to download this file

There used to be a fuel leak effect also, but I haven't seen it in a while. Maybe I'm inflicting or taking too much damage to notice. The AI is better though.

Ok, after staying up with this thread since yesterday. People with onboard vid cards will most likely NOT see any improvement. XP users: it's a crapshoot. Great stuff here all. The sharing of info is awesome. Give and take. I was wondering if I was going to be able to get a little bit more from this laptop. It's doesn't appear to work for that. No biggie. I will try it on my gaming rig at home. By then, this should be figured out really well. Thanks!

H, You've really pushed the bar a bit higher with this one. The ground carts are an excellent touch of realism.

{First part edited by me} I've installed and reinstalled twice now with each game and haven't had any problems with patching. It knew where to go and what to patch. If you want to stick with the the first Gen and XP, that is your right. I'm running the SF2/V/E fine in XP. But don't expect the modding world to stagnate for you.

I found this photo, but it is not carrying AIM-9s. It is carrying underwing pylons. F-104C If I recall correctly, the under-fuselage rails were not introduced until the F-104G.

That was way better done than the MotorTrend video! That Bugatti was just sick.

Having Vista is not a requirement for any of the SF2 sims. It simply changes the files structure, which seems to baffle some people. 5 or 10 minutes of reading and you'll have it down.

I've already done a few myself for my installs. F-105F F-105G F-86D-45 F-86K F-5A F-5C RA-5C Will be no problem to zip them up and upload. I'll need to get in contact with the owners for the ok. -S

Very impressive amount of detail Paulo. Thanks for putting this together!

He needs to spend some time in "federal, pound me in the ass, prison!"