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An oldie but a goodie, AD's F-105G (With DA's updates) defending Europe during Red Lightning '79.

Night hunt

Thanks!

Dhimar's terraforming technology has gone too far! Paran's response to this Dhimari magic will be swift, violent, and just! Thanks Wrench! I never knew this was a thing from back in the day.

http://www.gonavy.jp/ is a very good source for finding information on historic CVW deployments and assignments. For instance, here's Constellation's air wings throughout her history http://www.gonavy.jp/CV-CV64f.html

For your future use, Midway was forward deployed in Japan at the time. Nimitz, Carl Vinson, and Constellation all made deployments to the North Pacific during 1989.

I was the SEAD. That site wasn't the primary target but I at least wanted to hit the radar after they shot down my wingman. 1994 Black Sea Crisis campaign. Weasel Flankers are still 28 years away. Off to snap some pictures in the PRC. (Yes Formosa Freedom Enhancement is still ongoing just at a slower pace so I don't lose interest)

It's times like this where I wonder if our Soviet SAMs might be a little more capable than what we've seen in real life (I got careless around an S300 battery and didn't think it could bag a plane within two miles of the launcher)

Gepard your personal knowledge of Soviet and Warsaw Pact tactics and doctrine is truly appreciated.

Anyone tried the rocket lofting method that Russian and Ukrainian aircraft have routinely been seen doing over the past two years? If so, have you had any success? I really don't use rocket pods all that often so I kinda suck with them in general. Just curious if anyone has tried it with red air or blue air and managed to score any hits on an enemy tank formation or something. If you don't know what the rocket lofting is, picture an Su-25, Mi-24, or Ka-52 flying low and level, quickly pulling back on the stick to generate a positive angle of attack, and firing off a volley of rockets while in that brief positive AoA, and then quickly descending or retreating to stay low and avoid hostile AAA and SAMs. Here's a couple videos of it being done. I believe it's done to get more range out of the rockets. https://youtu.be/2c_apkoBiuo https://youtu.be/RM30BNUYOe8

Doesn't appear to be in there

Aside from the YRF-4C, the closest other example is probably IAI's Super Phantom with the Pratt & Whitney 1120 engines. Reinforced airframe with a nice weight loss program from newer avionics and lighter, more powerful engines allowed for an improved performance envelope, but all we really have to go off of is the Paris Air Show demo from a slick jet.

That's quite the looker! I agree with DA, we need some backstory for the Hellenic Tonka

"Sar'Major wants the battalion's gear off the C-5 by 1500" "I won't be there, I have dental" MiG-biplane whatever! A kill's a kill! Morning Mongols One order of Mk.82s with a side of flare

RTB, feet wet Meeting up with the tanker Fox One! Splash one! Low departure Two goes high Escorting some Photo Phantoms into Iraq (i should do a Vietnam to Desert Storm recce pilot dead is dead run) Sick nose art dude

LOL I don't even remember the DFAC being open on the weekends all that much but normally my active duty weekends were always on FTX or JRTC/NTC rotations flying out or coming back. I always got assigned to tent layouts. Messed my back up more than aircraft maintenance did.

Worked enough weekends on active duty I felt that one where it hurts too.

Just another day over the Persian Gulf

Forgot that Yugoslavia received Sabre Dogs. Very nice, thanks

Running into an issue where the USAF units I want to appear a couple days later are shown on the planning map on day one. Campaign start date is October 2, I have these units starting on October 5 and 6. Not sure why that isn't working.

Thanks! I haven't gotten around to checking the PLAN ships yet, still focused on other assets for now. I'd imagine the fleet would still be comprised of former ROCN and IJN ships in the 1950s and maybe the earliest of Soviet or domestic designs? Questions for later.

It’s definitely worth sharing! The 1958 crisis was in the back of my mind. I’d love to take a look at it or include it. Nations & Medals Expansion is something I definitely forgot about but would definitely be to the benefit of anyone who wanted to fly ROCAF in the campaign. (Notes to self for later today: Nations & Medals, check integration of campaign ini changes made yesterday)

This is quickly becoming more than just a simple upgrade as I dig further into the internet to find more and more little details. I told Jonathan this and he said he trusts me with it. Big praise! I have no idea how accurate this is but I found this to be interesting. If PACAF was sending task force rotations to Taiwan that changes some of the dynamics of the campaign. I doubt ADC would commit any aircraft but I'm a sucker for the One O Wonder and the Six so they'll remain. I'll be looking for alternate data to back up any claims before I would add any squadrons http://taipeiairstation.blogspot.com/2011/10/history-of-us-air-force-in-taiwan-part_30.html?m=1 Additionally, a rough (very rough) mod of the P-2H to become an RB-69A has begun. Still need to make the CIA skin, I'm just doing ini stuff right now, like remembering how weapons stations work. I only have the wikipedia article to go off of, but apparently the RB-69s and EP-3s used by the CIA Black Bats carried Sidewinders for self defense. The RB-69 would be little more than eye candy in the campaign but I find it a very interesting story. https://www.key.aero/article/lockheed-rb-69a-spy-plane-cia-used-over-china

The defense of Taiwan is going- well, it's going