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View File MiG-21SMT MiG-21SMT *************** This mod is made for SF2. ---------------------------------------------------------- I. History One of the major problems of the MiG-21 was the short range of the plane. The reason for it was the small internal fuel volume. To solve the problem additional tanks on the back were installed. First one in the MiG-21PF, later three beginning with MiG-21R. When the soviet Air Force demanded to make the MiG-21 to a nuclear weapon platform soon the short range seemt to be the major problem. So the designers took the latest version of the bird, the MiG-21SM and increased the fuel capacity of the back tanks dramatically. The MiG-21SMT was born. In the troops the plane was not liked very well. The pilots hated it to fly such an non agile plane. The plane got the nickname "Humpback" and this was not meant positive. Later a lot of SMT were reworked "in field", the big backtank was removed and replaced by the backtank of the MiG-21bis Lasur. Such reworked planes were called MiG-21ST. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- II. CREDITS: While making the MiG-21SMT i used a lot of files made by other modders. Thanks for this files! The LOD file is made: ~~~~~~~~~~ by TK The skin is made: ~~~~~~~ by Spillone104 The flight model is made : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by TK and modded by Spillone104 and a little bit by me The Cockpit is made ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Paladrian (Mago) The mods for the engine exhausts, nose antennas and pitot tubes and the big backtank for the SMT are all made ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Spillone104 ---------------------------------------------------------- III. INSTALLATION: -Unzip the folders into your object folder ---------------------------------------------------------- IV. For remarks, comments, bugs, etc please use the forum or send me a PM. ------------------------------------------------------------- V. The MiG-21SMT and all containing files are FREEWARE. COMMERCIAL USE IS NOT ALLOWED! The additionally parts are NOT FREEWARE. Please check the readme of that files. ------------------------------------------------------ VI. Known issues The plane is prepared for the file RED3201 which is taken from Red_Pilots_Part1 pack. This pack you find in the download area for first generation SF. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hope you enjoy it. Michael (Gepard) Made in Germany April 2021 Submitter Gepard Submitted 04/09/2021 Category MiG-21  

It was a reliable weapon, comparable with the latest AIM-7. The major plus point was the option of "silent shot", what meant, that it was possible to launch the missile without activating the radar of the plane. The missile was internaly guided to a certain point, close to the expacted flightpath of the target. When this point (approx 10 km distance from target) was reached the plane would switch on the radar and took over the guidance for terminal approach. The R-27R was the weapon of choice against bombers and in head on combat situations. You should not forget, that in 1989 the radar of the MiG-29 and Su-27 was safe against all western jammers. The american specialists needed some days in 1991 to find a way to jam the MiG-29 radar. It was only possible, because they had a german MiG-29 at hand.

I dont know from where the info is that the AIM-7M had a kill ratio of 68.2%. Tom Clancy claimed in his book "Fighterwing" a kill ratio of 36%. And this is bad. But much better than in Vietnam, where the kill rate of the Sparrow was somewhere near 6%.

Captured F-5 used as MiG-28 in soviet service.

Czechoslovakian S-105 licence version of MiG-19S

Sometimes SAM is faster.

Its already available: Its the stock MiG-21MF with SMT humpback added by fake pilot methode. Made by Spillone.

I doubt that the L stands for Lokator. The P indicated already that it was a plane with radar. P stands for perekhvatchik = interceptor. F stands for Forsash = afterburner or increased power. I think the L stands for Lokhki = light.

The topic "Nesher" we had discussed in already in 2009 here: The basic was an article in the german air magazin Fliegerrevue 7/2009 page 64, written by Tom Cooper. Here a picture of an Nesher in israeli museum https://www.airliners.net/photo/Israel---Air/Dassault-Mirage-5J/0798878?sid=f6b2d59ca5df280b61399c12c90ba151 interessting is the remark: "501 (cn 1) Despite the official story that this is an IAI Nesher, a check of the aircraft ID plates in the wheel wells reveals that this is really the first production Dassault Mirage 5J. On display in the Israel Air Force Museum." For the article about the american pilots in IAF i must search in my old Air Forces Monthly. It could be, that the article was from Tom Cooper too. It was written by using egyptian sources. One point i remember was the different behavior of the israeli CSAR troops. The egyptians were astonished that in the case of some shot down israeli pilots no attempt to rescue was made by IDF, while other pilots, shot down in more dangerous areas, were rescued by using a lot of manpower and helicopters. Later ones, the egyptians believed, were american pilots. An other hint that it could be american pilots was, that the found wrecks in that areas had not had camo paint. As far as i can remember. I will try to find that article. It will take a while to find it in the more than 100 AFM i have.

View File Yom Kippur War only french planes in IDF Yom Kippur War only french planes in IDF service (What if) ***************************************************** This mod is made for SF2I. ---------------------------------------------------------- I. History (fiction) What if the USA would never had sold planes and tanks to Israel? What if only french made planes and british made tanks would be used by the Israeli Defence Force (ZAHAL)? Would Israel survive the arab surprise attack? Its your turn to find it out! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- II. CREDITS: Since only stock files are used all credits goes to TK ---------------------------------------------------------- III. INSTALLATION: -Unzip the folders into your SF2I Campaigns folder To make the Super Mystere Saar campaign flyable you must install a cockpit for this plane. You will find a very good cockpit made by Stary in the download area. ---------------------------------------------------------- IV. For remarks, comments, bugs, etc please use the forum or send me a PM. ------------------------------------------------------------- V. The F-5GN(Soviet) and all other files are FREEWARE. COMMERCIAL USE IS NOT ALLOWED! ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Hope you enjoy it. Michael (Gepard) Made in Germany April 2021 Submitter Gepard Submitted 04/05/2021 Category User Made Campaigns  

The story that Israel had copied the Mirage 5 is not trustworthy. At this time Israel had not had neither the know how, nor the capacities to build such a plane by themself. Some years later that had changed.

Quick and dirty mod of the stock Yom Kippur campaign. Replaced Phantoms by Shahak (Mirage III CJ), Skyhawks by Super Mystere Saar and american tanks by british. Have fun.

Some years ago was an article in Air Forces Monthly about that subject. To make it short: High skilled, war experienced pilots were fetched from Vietnam area to fight for Israel. The only condition was that at some point they had had a Jew in their lineage. BTW. Its not true, that the Nesher was built in Israel. It were french made planes, which were shiped by USAF cargo planes to Israel. If someone has the chance to visite such a plane in a museum, you will find french made type signs on engines and the plane itself.

Without american technic like planes and tanks and without the help of the american air bridge, which carried thousands tons of supply, Israel would have lost the war. It would run out of ammo, fuel, spare parts and it would not get fast replacement of shot down or damaged planes. Not to speak about the american pilots which had flown combat missions for the IDF. To survive Israel would have be forced to use its nuclear weapons.

Bushwar in Angola

Since Austria is named L'Autriche in french i think the designation should be Mirage IIICLA or Mirage IIILA.

At 8:40 the guy was unable to answer the question what this part was for. The answer is, that it is the fairing of the Delta NG device. Delta was used to guide air to ground missiles like the KH-23 or KH-66.

In reality the Yak-130 has no afterburner. So i think the model should have no afterburner too. BTW, not only the italian M-346, but also the chinese Hongdu L-15 is basing on the Yak-130 and looks very similar. What means you get 3 planes for one with the Yak-130 model.

Thanks for answers. I will try it. edit. Write potection of the MiG-17F.ini file was the solution of the problem. Now it works fine.

Is there a limit how many skins you can have for a plane? I have a problem with the MiG-17F. I made two new skins for that bird, but only one appears. From stock the MiG-17F has 12 skins, with my working skin there are 13. Could it be, that 13 skins are the maximum?

I have downloaded the last version of Angola terrain and tried it out. I was unable to dublicate the airfield in water problem. So Melanje Airbase looks in my installation: My guess to solve the problem is to reinstall the terrain with the newest version.

I rather believe that some airfields are not leveled or flatend, so that they are under the heightfield of the terrain. If this happen it looks like the plane stands on water.

The height of a terrain has nothing to do with the _data.ini of the terrain. The height is defined by the hfd file of the terrain. Make a screenshot and post it here. Perhaps we find a solution of your problem.