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[Fictional] Hawker Hunter F.6M (Falklands)
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Hawker Hunter F.6M for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
Requires SF2 DLC 001: Hunter F.6 (60) Royal Netherlands Air Force
This is a very simple mod of the above to give a fictional Hunter F.6M in service with RAF South Atlantic Command with markings for No.1435 Flight. You will need to have the new 'DLC' Hunter as this mod will not work with any Hunter that isn't DLC 001 although you are welcome to reverse engineer it to suit what Hunter(s) you have in your install.
BACKSTORY
The introduction of the Lightning F.1 and F.1A into RAF Fighter Command in 1960 and 1961 began to free-up Hunter F.6's most of which were earmarked for conversion into ground-attack aircraft for the RAF (as the FGA.9) or for export. But the Falklands Crisis of May 1961 led to the decision to base a detachment of fighter aircraft at RAF Stanley and a batch of 8 Hawker Hunter F.6's were urgently converted into F.6M's a minimum-change conversion armed with the Firestreak missile and improved navigation and radio equipment. The first four Hunter F.6M's were dispatched as deck cargo arriving at Port Stanley in September 1961 to form No.1435 Flight who quickly christened the aircraft Faith, Hope, Charity and Desperation. The second batch of Hunters arrived in December 1961 but, with improving diplomatic relations, they were basically used to keep the original four aircraft airworthy until a rotation policy was adopted. The Hunter F.6M's served until 1972 when they were replaced by Lightning F.2A's.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the HunterF6M folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the HunterF6M folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 24/05/2020
Version 1 - 25/06/2011
118 downloads
(1 review)0 comments
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[Fictional] Grumman A-6A (FN) Intruder Aéronavale
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Grumman A-6A(FN) Intruder for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire A-6A to give a fictional A-6A(FN) as it might have appeared in service with the French Naval Air Arm (Aéronavale) in the 1960's to 1970's period with markings for 12 Flottille and 17 Flottille.
You will need to have SF2:V for the A-6A LOD's which are not included here.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the A-6A_FN folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the A-6A_FN folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - October 19th, 2023
157 downloads
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[Fictional] BAC Lightning F.6N 'NATO'
By Spinners in What If Hangar
BAC Lightning F.6N for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:Europe
This mod is meant for those without the Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 2 (for Strike Fighters 2 Europe) and is a simple mod of Russouk2004's superb BAC Lightning F.Mk6 from the SF1 archives to give a fictional F.6N (N for NATO) in service with four NATO air forces (Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the UK) in a 1966 to 1988 timeline.
Unfortunately, the 3D model has some issues with decal bleed on the vertical tail and also with shadow 'ropes' but I've elected to leave shadows ON. I've had a play with the FM by pasting in some Third Wire Lightning DNA including adding 'ghost' outer wings to allow for this 3D model having a one-piece wing whereas the Third Wire Lightning has a two-piece wing and I've also fiddled with the mass fractions to distribute the weight. It flies really nice and will perform a 'hands free' take-off (flaps down, throttle up, brakes off) with the usual ability to supercruise and climb supersonicly. As this mod is meant for those without the Strike Fighters 2 Expansion Pack 2 I've used the pit from the stock F-4B Phantom.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the LightningF6N folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the LightningF6N folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the SOUNDS folder drag and drop both files into your Sounds folder.
Bingo Fuel!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Massive thanks to Russouk2004 for creating the Lightning F.Mk6 a real British thoroughbred.
Thanks also to Sundowner for the silver/NMF Lightning skin used for all eight skins with tail markings pasted on top by yours truly.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - January 28th, 2024
200 downloads
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[Fictional] North American Shark FGA.1 (RAF F-100D)
By Spinners in What If Hangar
North American Shark FGA.1 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire F-100D to give a fictional North American Shark FGA.1 (I guess the RAF didn't fancy the 'Super Sabre' name) with markings for No.33, No.45 and No.58 squadrons of RAF Middle East Command.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the SharkFGA1 folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the SharkFGA1 folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the two files into your Weapons folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 3 - November 13th, 2023
165 downloads
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Hawker Hunter F.5 For SF2 'Suez'
Hawker Hunter F.5 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of the excellent Third Wire Hunter to give a flyable Hawker Hunter F.5 fighter-bomber with markings for No.1 and No.34 squadrons of the Royal Air Force in the mid-1950's period. Both squadrons were dispatched to Cyprus during the 1956 Suez Crisis and wore yellow and black 'invasion' stripes during that conflict. These stripes are reproduced here as decals so that they can easily be removed or you can move the fuselage stripes aft of the roundel to suit your taste as photographs exist showing both locations.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Drop the Hunter_F5 folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. Sprinkle the contents of the Decals folder into your main Decals folder.
Do not just move the folder! You must empty the contents in.
N.B. If you haven't got a Decals folder inside your Objects folder then simply move my Decals folder into your Objects folder.
NOTES
This Hunter F.5 is set up, just like the real thing, with just the two inner-wing weapons pylons.
MARKINGS
Both squadrons did actually operate the Hunter F.5 but the markings are slightly 'generic' although the serials are accurate.
CREDITS
BIG THANKS to TK for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim.
And special thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
v1.0 12/07/09
248 downloads
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[Fictional] Dassault Mirage 5 - Indian Air Force
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Dassault Mirage 5 'Inde' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 (Merged)
This is a simple mod of the stock Dassault Mirage 5D to give a fictional Mirage 5 in service with the Indian Air Force during the 1970 - 2000 timeline with markings for;
No.1 Squadron - 'Tigers' (in a camo scheme).
No.24 Squadron - 'Hawks' (in a silver scheme).
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Mirage5IA folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Mirage5IA folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - February 11th, 2024.
173 downloads
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Boeing B-52K Stratofortress B.1
By Spinners in Fictional Aircraft, Experimental and UAV's
Boeing B-52K Stratofortress B.1 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 1
This is a 'what if' B-52K in service with Royal Air Force South East Asia Command with markings for No.9 Squadron. I've already done this for SF2 so thought I'd make it available for SF1 with a little change of decals.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the B-52K folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the B-52K into your Decals folder.
As this is a non-flyable I've included a makeshift cockpit which works best with cockpit toggle off as it leaves you with a fairly decent bombsight.
CREDITS
Thanks to TK for a great little game/sim.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 1 - 10/03/18
151 downloads
(0 reviews)0 comments
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[Fictional] Republic Aviation F-84J Thunderstreak
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Republic F-84J Thunderstreak for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:EUROPE
This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire F-84F to give a fictional F-84J Thunderstreak of the Finnish Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force) with markings for Fighter Squadron 11 and Fighter Squadron 31.
BACKSTORY
With Finland being ever anxious to maintain it's neutrality it was surprising that in June 1954 the Finnish government elected to purchase the Republic Thunderstreak F-84J. However, in typically Finnish fashion the purchase of 40 F-84J's was organised via the Swedish government and the aircraft chosen could hardly be called 'state of the art' being essentially a warmed-up F-84F Thunderstreak with the General Electric J73-GE5EX engine (non-afterburning and rated at 9,000lbs thrust) shoehorned in. No munitions were supplied and SAAB were chosen to prepare the aircraft for Ilmavoimat service with four British Hispano V 20mm cannon replacing the six 0.5 calibre machine guns of the standard F-84F and giving the F-84J a strong 'neutral' flavour throughout, even to the extent of carrying mainly British, Swedish or Soviet weapons. Entering service with HavLLv31 in 1956 the aircraft equipped two squadrons and at least gave the Ilmavoimat a taste of a 'modern' swept-wing fighter although the F-84J was certainly no F-86 Sabre and, presumably, that was the whole point!
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-84J folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-84J folder into your main Decals folder.
That's it!!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to ludo.m54 for the superb F-84F templates.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 3 - November 26th, 2023.
129 downloads
- f-84f
- thunderstreak
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FA-18F Super Hornet - VF-1 Falcões
By Spinners in Fictional/What If Skins
FA-18F Super Hornet - VF-1 Falcões, Aviação Naval Brasileira
This is a 'what if' skin for the Insky FA-18F to place it in service with the famous VF-1 Falcões of the Aviação Naval Brasileira.
INSTRUCTIONS
This is not a complete aircraft so you must have the Insky FA-18F. This is just a skin for you to drop in to your FA-18F and fly.
1. From the SKIN folder drag and drop the VF-1_BN folder into your FA-18F folder.
The decals are inside the skin folder - nothing else is required.
CREDITS
Thanks to TK for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to 101tfs and Erwin_Hans for creating the first Super Hornet to land on Planet Strike Fighters in July 2008.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 10/03/18
Version 1 - 13/08/08
100 downloads
(1 review)0 comments
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[Fictional] Hawker Harrier Mk.51 - Fuerza Aérea del Perú
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Hawker Harrier Mk.51 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire Harrier GR.1 to give a fictional Harrier Mk.51 as it might have appeared when in service with the Fuerza Aérea del Perú. Fictional markings are included for Escuadrón Aéreo 112 and Escuadrón Aéreo 113.
You will need to have SF2:E for the Harrier LOD's which are not included. For the record, this mod uses a little bit (more) artistic licence from me in so much that Fuerza Aérea del Perú aircraft normally only have a roundel on the port upper wing but I've applied it to both wings upper and lower.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Harrier51 folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Harrier51 folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - October 20th, 2023
101 downloads
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Westland Whirlwind - Desert Camo No.6 Squadron
By Spinners in British Commonwealth
This is a fictional Desert Camo scheme for the Westland Whirlwind recently released by Veltro2K with markings for the famous No.6 squadron ('The Flying Can-Openers') of the Royal Air Force. For SFP1/SFG/WOV/WOE/WOI just drop the folder called '6d' into your Whirlwind folder and go and open some cans! For SF2 users things are a bit more tricky but you probably know your way around the different file structure by now. BTW the Whirlwind flies really nicely in SF2 but make sure you've got your throttle to zero before you start!
Anyway, many thanks to Veltro2K for this little gem and also to Syrinx for the template and for the serial number decals - to which I've added another two to make a baker's dozen plus I've knocked up some reasonably authentic squadron codes.
85 downloads
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[Fictional] McDonnell Douglas F-4E 'ADC' USAF
By Spinners in What If Hangar
McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4E 'ADC' for Strike Fighters 2
This is a simple mod of the stock F-4E_72 to make a fictional interceptor version of the Phantom for service with the USAF in the 1973 to 1998 timeline. 'What if' markings for four ANG squadrons are included;
1. 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Texas ANG
2. 119th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - New Jersey ANG
3. 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Montana ANG
4. 198th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Puerto Rico ANG
BACKSTORY
During early 1970 a USAF review of America's air defence assets highlighted the increasing obsolescence of several aircraft including the F-101, F-102 and F-104 and whilst early F-4C Phantoms were trickling down to the ANG units McDonnell Douglas could see an opportunity to sell an optimised 'Air Defense' version of the F-4E to the USAF to swiftly and cost-effectively modernise a large proportion of Aerespace Defense Command. During this time McDonnell Douglas had studied various single-seat or stripped-down versions of the F-4 for the German Air Force but for the USAF they proposed a version of the slatted F-4E with all air-to-ground capability removed, slightly more powerful 'clean burn' J79 engines, simplified air-to-air only radar and the new solid-state AIM-7F Sparrow missile offering longer range with its two-stage rocket motor.
By this time the massive production run of the F-4 had meant that the fly-away unit cost for this simplified version of the F-4E made it one of the cheapest Phantoms ever and such was the confidence that the USAF had in McDonnell Douglas that in March 1971 they simply asked for a fixed-price quotation for 300 F-4E 'ADC' aircraft and ordered them in April 1971! First flown in June 1972 the F-4E 'ADC' were delivered in a smart and glossy 'air defense' grey scheme and entered service with the 198th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the Puerto Rico ANG in February 1973 replacing the F-104C's and F-104D's of that unit. Sadly, eight of the 198th's Phantoms were destroyed in a terrorist attack at Muniz ANGB in January 1981 and the unit operated several 'standard' F-4E's until 'ADC' versions could be allocated to them.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-4E_ADC folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-4E_ADC folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - January 5th, 2024
146 downloads
(0 reviews)0 comments
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[Fictional] Dassault Super Etendard 'Belgium'
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Dassault Super Etendard 'BZ' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of Foxmonter's Super Etendard to give a fictional export version for the Force Navale Belgium / Belgische Zeemacht.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the SuperEtendardBZ folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the SuperEtendardBZ folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the PilotFNB folder into your Pilots folder.
4. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop both fuel tank folders into your Weapons folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Big thanks to Foxmonter for creating the Super Etendard and his other excellent aircraft.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 01/05/2020
Version 1 - 23/10/2011
137 downloads
- super etendard
- spinners
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[Fictional] Tu-16 'Badger A' Fuerza Aérea Argentina
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Tupolev Tu-16 'Badger-A' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock AI Third Wire Tu-16 to give a flyable (and fictional) Tu-16 in service with the Fuerza Aérea Argentina with markings for Grupo 1 (grey) and Grupo 2 (silver) in the 1960's to early 1980's era.
COCKPIT
There is not really a totally suitable pit for this aircraft so I've decided not to include one but you will be sat in the right place (offset to port) and you will have a gun sight and a ground mapping radar.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Tu-16_FAA folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Tu-16_FAA folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
FLYING THE BADGER
It's so easy to scrape the tail when taking off so let the Badger 'auto take-off' by setting flaps and full power, release the brakes and the nose will lift at 260kmh and it will lift off the runway soon after. I've had good results by releasing my bombs at 10km away from the target whilst at 6,000m altitude but the Badger will happily cruise at 9,000m and at that height you should release your bombs at about 12km away from the target or just a bit more. Remember that the Badger has a fixed forward-firing 23mm cannon so if your bombs miss the fuel tank then get down nice and low and take it out that way!
To help you land the Badger I've added fake airbrakes which will slow you down enough so it's just a matter of lining up the runway from a fair old distance and making a nice 'greaser' of a landing. It does sometimes help to push the stick forward to overcome the bounciness of the landing gear.
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - October 28th, 2023
180 downloads
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[Fictional] F-84H 'Sharav' for SF2:Europe
By Spinners in What If Hangar
F-84H for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2:EUROPE
This is a simple mod of the stock Third Wire F-84F to give a fictional F-84H 'Sharav' of the Israeli Air Force with markings for;
No.101 Squadron (Camo)
No.107 Squadron (Silver)
No.140 Squadron (Camo)
No.201 Squadron (Silver)
No.201 Squadron (Silver c/w sharkmouth)
This should work in a stand alone SF2:Europe game (featuring the stock Third Wire F-84F) but has only been tested in a merged install of SF2/SF2V/SF2E/SF2I/SF2NA.
BACKSTORY
The Israeli Air Force had looked at purchasing the Republic F-84F Thunderstreak as early as 1952 but teething problems with the troublesome Wright J65 jet engine delayed a firm order until March 1955 when 36 F-84H's were ordered with deliveries starting in August 1955 with No.107 squadron becoming the first unit to re-equip with this tough and popular fighter-bomber.
After seeing service in the ill-fated 1956 Suez conflict another batch of 36 F-84H's were ordered and the type eventually equipped four squadrons and took part in the 1967 'Six-Day' war gaining a fearsome reputation as a
low-level attack aircraft. However the two squadrons that were still equipped with the type at the start of the 1973 'Yom Kippur' war suffered heavy losses over the Sinai Peninsula and the type was withdrawn from service by the end of year.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-84H folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-84H folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to ludo.m54 for the superb F-84F templates.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 3 - November 26th, 2023
168 downloads
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[Fictional] Republic F-7S Thunderstorm
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Republic F-7S Thunderstorm for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of the stock MiG-23P to give a fictional Republic F-7S Thunderstorm in service with the Aeronautica Militare during the 1970-2005 timeline and includes the famous 'Devil' markings of 6 Stormo (154 Gruppo).
You'll need to have SF2E for the Mig-23P LOD's (not included) and the pit from the F-105D_66 is used to get you flying. Radar and avionics are not my thing so forgive me if I've overlooked something but I like to make my mods nice and simple, just like me.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-7S folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-7S folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - February 9th, 2024.
116 downloads
- aeronautica militare
- mig-23p
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[Fictional] Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2PFM "Faceplate-D"
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2PFM "Faceplate-D" for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
Released 'as is', this is Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2PFM 'Faceplate' - featuring a 3D model by KnightWolf45 (the artist formerly known as Cocas).
In the mid-1950's the MiG OKB was tasked in developing a new lightweight supersonic interceptor fighter for the Soviet Air Force and flight-tested two distinct designs in parallel - one with a thin, swept-wing and one with a tailed delta wing. The tailed delta would eventually win out to become the famous MiG-21 'Fishbed' but it's tantalising to consider 'what if' the swept-wing Ye-2A prototype had either won or was considered good enough to also be procured. Anyway, this is the swept-wing Ye-2 as it might have looked in service with the Soviet Air Force and I've also included Egyptian, Mongolian and Parani skins.
Giving the aircraft a service designation is tricky as it was given a provisional designation of MiG-23 but, of course, this conflicts with the swing-wing 'Flogger' that came later. We can't use an even number like MiG-20 or MiG-22 so I've just called it the Ye-2PFM and you can change this to suit your own thoughts on this matter.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Ye-2PFM folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Ye-2PFM folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the Faceplate-GP-9 folder into your Weapons folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Huge thanks to KnightWolf45 for creating the Ye-2PFM 3D model a few years ago and to the CAF team for any inputs that followed.
Special thanks also to Coupi for sending me his templates that I've used to create the skins.
Thanks to Paladrian for the MiG-21 pit.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 1 - Dec 24th, 2021
130 downloads
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[Fictional] RAAF RA-5C Vigilante
By Spinners in What If Hangar
North American A-5D Vigilante for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of Julhelm's RA-5C to create a fictional A-5D Vigilante in service with the Royal Australian Air Force in the 1964-1989 timeline. Some of you might be aware that an Aussie Vigilante was seriously considered in the early 1960's as a replacement for the RAAF's outdated Canberra bombers but the Menzies government eventually chose the F-111C in October 1963.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the A-5D folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the A-5D folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the WEAPONS folder drag and drop the A-5D_FUEL folder into your Weapons folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to Julhelm for bringing the awesome Vigilante to the SF universe!
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - December 31, 2023
(Previously released as a skin only but trapped in the What If aircraft hangar)
124 downloads
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[Fictional] McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom 'VNAF'
By Spinners in What If Hangar
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom 'VNAF' for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire F-4C to create a fictional Phantom in service with the Vietnamese Air Force in the 1973 to 1975 timeline.
BACKSTORY
The end of the Linebacker campaign on October 23rd, 1972 coincided with the US Government's 'Project Enhance Plus' - essentially the building up of the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) to an adequate level to sustain effective operations after any final ceasefire and, more importantly for domestic politics, to continue the fight after the complete withdrawl of US forces. In a rush effort, 288 aircraft were transferred to the VNAF including 116 F-5's Freedom Fighters, 90 A-37's Dragonflys and 28 A-1 Skyraiders. Not content with that, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu specifically asked for F-4 Phantoms explaining that he felt that the VNAF was being issued with aircraft that were short on range and unable to carry the fight to the North.
Initially refused, US President Nixon later added an amendment to 'Project Enhance Plus' by allowing the transfer of 36 F-4C Phantoms from USAF stocks. The war-weary F-4C's began to arrive in early 1973 to equip two squadrons of the VNAF based at Tan Son Nhut airbase seeing sporadic action during the uneasy truce and scattered skirmishes of 1973 and 1974. However, when NVA forces burst through the crumbing South Vietnamese defences during April 1975 they quickly captured Bien Hoa airbase to the north of Saigon and immediately swung west to capture Tan Son Nhut airbase catching most the surviving 27 F-4C's of the VNAF on the ground. The Phantoms were inspected and overhauled by Chinese technicians before entering service with the 927th Fighter Regiment of the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) who operated the type until 1982 when they were grounded by a chronic spares shortage.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-4C_VNAF folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-4C_VNAF folder into your main Decals folder.
3. (Optional) From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the PILOT_VNAF1 and PILOT_VNAF2 folders into your main Pilots folder.
CREDITS
Thanks to Third Wire for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 1 - 06/04/13
61 downloads
(1 review)0 comments
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[Fictional] Douglas A-4D Skyhawk (Dhimar)
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Douglas A-4D Skyhawk for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire A-4E Skyhawk to give a flyable A-4D (Dhimar) in service with the Dhimari Air Force with markings for;
No.6 Squadron - 'The Eagles'
No.7 Squadron - 'The Rattlesnakes'
BACKSTORY
During the early to mid-1950's almost every US Navy aircraft programme hit some sort of propulsion trouble with either engines that were either down on thrust or simply so unreliable that they were a hazard to flight safety. Douglas were no exception and the SkyKnight and Skyray programmes were hit especially hard and the A4D Skyhawk programme initially didn't fare much better with the J65 down on thrust and the Pentagon bizarrely ordering that reconditioned Air Force J65's should be used for Skyhawk production. Ed Heinemann's wish to shoehorn the Rolls-Royce Avon into the Skyhawk fell apart when a production licence was granted to Westinghouse who then decided to only produce (with Navy funding but without telling Douglas ) a six-tenths scale version as the XJ64 giving less thrust than the J65!
However, by 1955 the Navy BuWeps had decided to fund the promising Pratt & Whitney JT8, essentially a scaled-down JT3 or J57 and by 1957 the resultant J52 was running sweetly on the bench and Ed Heinemann could plan growth versions of his brilliant 'Bantam Bomber'. At about the same time the Navy were hinting that perhaps a more flexible machine was required than the high-altitude nuclear bomber of the original A4D requirement and the increased thrust of the J52 meant that two more stores pylons could be added and higher gross weights permitted.
Douglas had planned to introduce the engine in the A4D-3 (A-4D) and A4D-5 (A-4E) variants but the US Navy cancelled the A4D-3 in 1959 and slowed the A4D-5 programme down. Douglas then looked at export opportunities resurrecting the A4D-3 designation to produce a multi-role fighter version later designated the A-4D which introduced the new J52 engine rated at 8,500lbs thrust plus a small and simple multi-mode radar. Oil-rich Dhimar became the launch customer ordering 60 A-4D's in 1961 and these were delivered in early 1963 initially to No.6 Squadron of the Dhimari Air Force who operated the type until 1982.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the A-4Dh folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the A-4Dh folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to salvatorestupido for the USN Aggressor skin used for the No.7 Squadron machine.
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - November 5th, 2023
186 downloads
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[Fictional] Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 24 Fuerza Aérea Argentina
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 24 - Fuerza Aérea Argentina
This is a very simple mod of the stock Third Wire Spitfire F Mk 24 to give a fictional Fuerza Aérea Argentina Spitfire with equally fictitious markings for Grupo 6 de Caza (sorry about the low number of serial number decals but it wasn't originally intended for release and is released 'as is' as a request).
You will need to have the 'AI Plane Pack 2' DLC from Third Wire.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Spitfire24_FAA folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Spitfire24_FAA folder into your main Decals folder.
At this point it might be a good idea to change the pilot to whatever you've got in your install suitable for the early post-war period.
CREDITS
Thanks to Third Wire for the continuous improvement of a great little game/sim.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community and remember to wear your poppy with pride.
Regards
Spinners
Version 1 - 11/11/13
74 downloads
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[Fictional] Yak-23P 'Flora' - Parani Air Force
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Yakovlev Yak-23P 'Paran for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a very simple mod of the stock Yak-23 'Flora' to give a fictional export version for the Parani Air Force. Since my first 'Flora' mod we've had a superb cockpit by Stary so I've included it within this package.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the Yak-23P folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the Yak-23P folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the PILOTS folder drag and drop the PILOT_PARAN folder into your Pilots folder.
CREDITS
As always, thanks to everyone at Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Big thanks to Stary for his superb 'Flora' cockpit - it's bloomin' lovely.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - 29/01/19
118 downloads
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[Fictional] De Havilland F-74A Vampire (USAF)
By Spinners in What If Hangar
De Havilland F-74A Vampire for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of the stock Vampire FB.5 to create a fictional F-74A 'Aggressor' in service with the United States Air Force in the 1950-1960 timeline.
This revised upload now includes additional bonus skins for three 'what if' NATO Vampire operators.
N.B. Requires SF2 Expansion Pack 1
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the F-74A folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the F-74A folder into your Decals folder.
3. From the SOUNDS folder drag and drop the Goblin folder into your Sounds folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
As always, thanks to Third Wire for a great little game/sim.
Thanks to Stary for the excellent Vampire Cockpit (not available for this when first released).
And, finally, thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 2 - October 13th, 2023
124 downloads
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[Fictional] RAF Phantom FGR.5 for SF2
By Spinners in What If Hangar
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.5 for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
This is a simple mod of the Third Wire Phantom F-4E_72 to give a 'what if' Phantom FGR.5 tactical fighter with markings for No.6, No.41 and No.54 squadrons of RAF Strike Command as they might have appeared during the mid-1970's.
BACKSTORY
(Just a bit of fun).
The cancellation of the Hawker P.1154 in 1964 led to the adoption of the LTV F-8E(RN) Crusader for the Royal Navy to replace the Scimitar and Sea Vixen and the adoption of the standard J79 powered F-4C Phantom for the RAF to replace the Hunter. However, anxious to improve the UK's trade balance with the US the UK Government insisted that the RAF's Phantoms would adopt either the Rolls Royce Spey turbofan or the Anglo-French Rolls Royce/SNECMA Sequanna turbofan then under development for the proposed Mirage IVB and advanced Mirage III aircraft. The Sequanna was quickly chosen being lighter and slimmer than the Spey and fitted the F-4 like a glove whilst producing about 1,000lbs more thrust per engine than the stock J79-GE-15 turbojet but having a much lower specific fuel consumption.
First flown in 1965 and entering service with the RAF in 1966 the Phantom F.1 supplemented the Lightning interceptors of RAF Fighter Command whilst the Phantom FG.2 re-equipped many Hunter and Canberra squadrons at home and abroad. The FR.3 was a planned version of the RF-4C that failed to materialise as the RAF adopted a reconnaisance system but the FGR.4 was the RAF's first true multi-role version of the Phantom and took advantage of the new F-4E airframe and a more powerful Sequanna RB.390 engine developing 19,000lbs with reheat. Only 50 FGR.4's were built before production switched to the FGR.5
featured here with Sequanna RB.392 engines rated at 20,000 lbs of thrust and more advanced avionics. The FGR.5's served both at home and abroad before finally being retired in 2001.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Drop the Phantom_FGR5 folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. Empty the contents of the Weapons folder into your Weapons folder
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 Druzolowski (mppd) for the superb shark-mouth decal tweaked here and there to fit the No.41 squadron machine.
Once again, special thanks to Florian for the Tornado Recce Pod (re-branded here as British Recce Pod).
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
v1.0 13/12/09
186 downloads
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[Fictional] Grumman E-2K Hawkeye AEW.1
By Spinners in What If Hangar
Grumman E-2K Hawkeye AEW.1 - For Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic
This is a simple mod of the stock non-flyable Third Wire E-2C to create a fictional Hawkeye AEW.1 in service with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy.
You simply must have Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic - it will not work in any other game.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. From the AIRCRAFT folder drag and drop the E-2K folder into your Aircraft folder.
2. From the DECALS folder drag and drop the E-2K folder into your Decals folder.
That's it!
CREDITS
Thanks to Third Wire Productions for a great little game/sim.
Special thanks to pappychksix for the E-2C 'Late' skin which I've resized down to 2048x2048.
And thanks to everyone in the wider Third Wire community.
Regards
Spinners
Version 1 - 18/01/19
200 downloads
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