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Republic Aviation Thunderbolt F-84J - HavLLv31, Finnish Ilmavoimat.

Egyptian MiG I-104bis flashes over the Pyramids. (paulopanz/Spillone104 )

File Name: [Fictional] McDonnell Douglas Phantom F.6 File Submitter: Spinners File Submitted: 23 Dec 2009 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft McDonnell Douglas Phantom F.6 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire Phantom F-4E_72 to give a 'what if' Phantom F.6 interceptor-fighter with markings for No.19 and No.92 squadrons of RAF Germany as they might have appeared during the mid-1970's through to the end of the 1980's. I've decided to use some new sounds and effects (still Third Wire stock) but if you haven't got SF2:Europe then you will need to revert back to the bog standard 'jet engine' sound and normal F4 afterburner effects. BACKSTORY Following on from the success of the FGR.4 and FGR.5 the Phantom F.6 was essentially an interim design that used the FGR.5 airframe and Rolls-Royce Sequanna RB.410 series engines but with a slightly improved radar and avionics. Designed to give RAF Germany a Lightning F.2A replacement the F.6 had no air-to-ground capability whatsoever and was therefore slightly lighter and had a slightly improved flight performance. The F.6 also introduced the Skyflash missiles planned for the definitive F.7 version and whilst some consideration was given to upgrading the F.6's with the F.7's more powerful Sequanna RB.450 series engines this came to nothing but, nevertheless, the two RAF Germany F.6 squadrons were a vital component of the NATO Central Sector and were only rivalled by the F-15's of the 36th TFW at Bitburg. The F.6's remained in service until 1994. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the Phantom_F6 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. Empty the contents of the Weapons folder into your Weapons folder (this simply gives the Skyflash an earlier 'in service' date). 3. Sprinkle the contents of the Decals folder into your main Decals folder. CREDITS BIG THANKS to TK for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Mike D (mppd) for his sharkmouth decal (slightly tweaked here). And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners v1.0 23/12/09 Click here to download this file

Oh no. It's out of me own 'ed. As you know, Rolls Royce like to name their engines after rivers so this spiffing Anglo-French engine was given the seemingly neutral name of Sequanna which is the latin name for the River Seine (actually the Celtic Goddess of the River Seine). And, similarly, that's how the Adour gets its name - a French river that preserves Derby's finest 'river name' tradition.

Republic Aviation Thunderstreak F-84J of HavLLv31, Ilmavoimat.

Is there anyway I can get a missile rail to appear on a stock aircraft (e.g. Hunter or Thunderstreak) when I add 'IRM' to an outer wing weapon station that normally says 'BOMB,FT,GP (copyright Agostini). Adding IRM gets an Atoll or Sidewinder to appear but slung directly below the pylon and therefore not very realistic. For the avoidance of doubt, I'm not on about adding an additional pylon - just getting a missile rail to appear on an existing pylon. Thanks in advance.

Many thanks for your replies guys and to Florian for the PM (I'll check it out tonight).

Republic Aviation F-84J of HavLLv31, Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force) Somemore pictures and a short backstory can be found at my 'what if' thread (below).

Yes, no problem.

Awesome! Great article on the VPAF MiG-19's/J-6's in Wings of Fame Volume 11.

View File [Fictional] Aero L.23 Czechoslovak Jet Fighter Aero L.23 'Furball' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:EUROPE This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire Dassault Super Mystere to give a very fictional Aero L.23 (NATO codename 'Furball') with markings for the Czechoslovak Air Force, the East German Air Force and also for the Polish Air Force - all within a 1958 to 1981 timeline. The markings are pretty generic and I've used stock Third Wire serials and numbers lists. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Aero_L23 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Aero_L23 folder into your Decals folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Kukulo for the revised Su-7BM pit based on Boopidoo's Su-15 pit. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - October 18th, 2023 Submitter Spinners Submitted 01/02/2010 Category What If Hangar  

Aero L.23 of the Czechoslovak Air Force

Aero Vodochody L.23's - Czechoslovak Air Force, 1961. The Third Wire Super Mystere masquerading as a fictional Czechoslovak swept-wing fighter. Apart from using the 'redbolt' decal (taken from one of the recent MiG-19 releases) this uses the stock Third Wire serial numbers 'CZAFBLACK4NUM' - it's all there for us to explore and play around with!

Epic shot fougamaster. People used to pay megabucks for prints nowhere near as good as that.

Lavochkin La-19's of the Soviet VVS

View File [Fictional] Canadair CF-103 Callisto Canadair CF-103 Callisto for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of the stock MiG-19S to give a very fictional 'what if' Canadair CF-103 Callisto with markings for No.423 Squadron and No.433 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. I did this as a request back in 2009 and this update is just to add a screenshot to the listing but I've changed the name to fit in with the Canadian system of aircraft designation (the real CF-103 never left the drawing board) and I've also tweaked a few things including the Third Wire MiG-19's ferocious rate of roll at low-level. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the CF-103 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the CF-103 folder into your Decals folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Rambler 1-1 for his request which lead to this bit of fun. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - February 7th, 2024. Submitter Spinners Submitted 12/31/2009 Category What If Hangar  

Apologies - I meant to add that whilst I've used the Hunter pit then you'll need to swith to, perhaps, the A-4B pit if your SF2 game doesn't have a flyable Hunter.

Revised with another 100 decals, a switch to capitals and some standarisation on names and sizes.

View File [Fictional] Lockheed Starfighter F.2 Lockheed Starfighter F.2 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:Europe This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire F-104G to give a 'what if' Starfighter F.2 interceptor-fighter with markings for ten classic 1960's RAF Fighter Command squadrons - mainly real world Lightning squadrons but with No.43 Squadron added in as they were a famous interceptor squadron in the Phantom era. The service dates are confined to 1963 to 1969 but you can easily edit this to suit your tastes. RAF Squadrons covered; 5, 11, 19, 23, 29, 43, 56, 74, 92, 111. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the StarfighterF2 folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the StarfighterF2 folder into your Decals folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to bobrock for the excellent F-104G template used here for the skin and the specular maps. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 2 - February 25th, 2024. Submitter Spinners Submitted 12/30/2009 Category What If Hangar  

Sukhoi Su-13 'Starfighterski' Honestly, an Australian put me up to this! More pictures at my 'what if' link below. Good night and a Happy New Year!

A Republic of Canada MiG-19S lets fly with rockets during WARPAC Exercise Northern Star, 1966.

Either load each wingman individually or check the loadout.ini and see what's listed as 'default'. Like most peeps I have favourite weapons and it pays to edit the loadout.ini and put those weapons there so that they show up for you and your wingmen. If you are getting stuff out of weapons packs that aren't in the game then your stock aircraft simply won't have those weapons available for your wingmen unless you load each one individually or amend the loadout.ini

Special request for Rambler 1-1...