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Day of the Jackal Parani B5N's head towards Al'Qatan

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien - 2nd Fighter Regiment, Parani Army Air Force, 1943 Signed in September 1940 the Tripartite Pact between Germany, Italy and Japan was soon expanded to include Hungary and Romania before the end of the year with Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Paran joining during the following Spring. Whilst Paran expected some immediate material support from Germany and Italy, both were fully commited to the North African campaign and Hitler had blocked any non-urgent exports due to his build-up of forces ready to unleash upon the Soviet Union. However, Hitler did still want to play a disruptive role in the Middle-East so he cannily persuaded Japan to supply weapons to Paran to use against Dhimar in the ongoing border disputes centered on the Mazadran Desert. The first aircraft to reach Paran were 18 Nakajima B5N attack aircraft, 12 Mitsubishi G3M bombers and 30 Kawasaki Ki-45 heavy fighters all arriving during June 1941 and entering service during July and August with Japanese engineering teams working alongside the Parani ground crew. In early skirmishes against the Royal Dhimari Air Force the twin-engined Ki-45's proved to be inferior to the Dhimari Vultee P-66D Vanguard fighters and in February 1942 General Ahmed Wajai, the Commander of the Parani Army Air Force, demanded a superior fighter to allow the Ki-45's to assume a ground-attack role. Whilst General Wajai hoped that Paran would receive the Mitsubishi A6M he was disappointed when told that this would not happen due to high demand by the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service but he was promised the Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter for delivery during 1943 allowing him to plan an all-out attack on the Valley of Kerman. An initial batch of 20 Ki-61's entered service with the Parani Army Air Force in May 1943 with several experienced Imperial Japanese Army Air Force pilots from the 23rd Chutai serving alongside the Parani pilots until the 2nd Fighter Regiment was declared fully operational in late July 1943. When Paran's senior Commander, Brigadier General Abolqasem Mossadegh, launched Operation Whirlwind in September 1943 the Ki-61's came as an unwelcome shock to the fighter pilots of the Royal Dhimari Air Force as it totally outclassed their P-66D's and Hurricane IIC's. With Paran gaining air superiority over the Valley of Kerman it's land forces pushed onwards towards the industrial oil center at Al'Qatan in an audacious attack on the wider Mazadran oil fields. Skin Credit: Charles

Mustang PR.1A

Apache Storm

Kate packs a punch

Spring 1940

Fokker D.XXI - 'XY' Squadron, Portuguese Air Force, 1942

Portuguese Fokker D.XXI's of 'XY' Flight, 1942

I have Zero interest in such tomfoolery...

Parani Patrol

The Hunter

No. It was just a quick conversion of the DAT 'Nell'.

1938 - A Parani Air Force Mitsubishi G3M flies over the Valley of Kerman

View File [Fictional] Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 'Yankee Squadron' Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 'Yankee Squadron' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of Raven's early Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 to create a fictional Hurricane Mk.1 in service with 'Yankee Squadron' of the Spanish Republican Air Force in the 1938-1939 timeline. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Hurricane1spr folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Hurricane1spr folder into your Decals folder. That's it! Please note that the nation name has been set to 'SPAIN' and you should amend this to suit your install and preferences. CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Raven for his awesome work on the Hawker Hurricane in all it's forms and for generously including his templates. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 1 - 04/07/2020 Submitter Spinners Submitted 07/04/2020 Category What If Hangar  

Actually, there was a 'Yankee Squadron' that fought in the SCW on the Republican side. You might want to Google it - it's a fascinating and tragic story.

Hawker Hurricane Mk.1's - Yankee Squadron

E-2 Hawkeye is non-flyable. Have you downloaded a flyable one?

I suspect that every aircraft can fly recon.

Polikarpov I-17 'Molniya' - Grupo de Caza No.13, Spanish Republican Air Force, 1938 SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr SpRAF I-17 MOLNIYA.09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Lightning Strike

Bristol Bruno Mk.I - No.19 Squadron, RAF Fighter Command, 1937 RAF HAWK II.01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr Skin Credit: Charles

Bristol Bruno Mk.1 - No.79 Squadron (Night Fighter Flight), RAF Fighter Command, 1938 RAF HAWK II.06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.10 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.11 by Spinners1961, on Flickr RAF HAWK II.12 by Spinners1961, on Flickr Skin Credit: Charles

Unfortunately a few of you are expecting SF3. That is not going to happen so you're going to be disappointed. I'm expecting a version of SF2 that's officially W10 compatible and also looks a little bit better because it takes advantage of newer shaders etc. My expectations could only be exceeded if TK throws in a few of those planes that are in his mobile games as AI only (because clearly he isn't going to do cockpit for them).

View File [Fictional] Sukhoi Su-24P 'Fencer' for SF2 Sukhoi Su-24P for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 This is a simple mod of Veltro2K's Su-24 'Fencer' to create a fictional Su-24P in service with the Republic of Paran Air Force in the 1980-2020 timeline. Please note that this Su-24P is released 'as is' (in response to a request) and it really needs some additional work on loadouts and the skin. In addition, the 3D model unfortunately has some 'rope' issues so you might want to turn shadows off. INSTRUCTIONS 1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Su-24P folder into your Aircraft folder. 2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Su-24P folder into your Decals folder. 3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the PTB-3000P folder into your Weapons folder. That's it! CREDITS As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim. Special thanks to Veltro2K for bringing so many cool aircraft to Strike Fighters including this one. And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community. Regards Spinners Version 1 - 28/06/2020 Submitter Spinners Submitted 06/28/2020 Category What If Hangar