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Strike Fighters 2 Screenshots Thread
allenjb42 replied to Wrench's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
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Two-Seater Tuesdays
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Desperately sorry to hear this my friend. My thoughts and prayers are with you and all your family.
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Need help finding a file
allenjb42 replied to warthog64's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
Have a look here for SF2 Pilot Mods - CombatACE And here for SF1 Pilot Mods - CombatACE- 1 reply
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Has someone made soviet aggressor skins?
allenjb42 replied to Gepard's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - General Discussion
There is at least one shark mouth MiG-23 in this pack. Not sure if it’s an aggressor skin though. -
Two-Seater Tuesdays
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Two-seaters, but only one crew member! -
What If Screenshot Thread.......
allenjb42 replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
What if Canada had gone with the Super Hornet as a replacement for it's CF-18s... (Converted skins for the DAT models) -
Super Sunday
allenjb42 replied to daddyairplanes's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Screen Shots
RAAF Super Hornets... (Converted skins for the DAT models) -
Yes!
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They’ll be dancing in the streets of Reykjavik tonight! -
The F-15 Eagle in Iranian Service
allenjb42 replied to allenjb42's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Sci-Fi/Anime/What If Forum
I did debate on whether or not to eliminate the F-14 from the story, but I figured that with huge oil money spending power the Shah may have opted to hedge his bets and go for the long range AIM-54 advantage of the F-14 as a counter the MiG-25 overflights as in real life. However, the Tomcat's radar/missile package plus the variable geometry wings in a fighter were largely new technology, so the F-15s were a backup in case that didn't work out and, of course, were primarily purchased with an eye on replacing the F-4 fleet. As to timelines on when the various models were delivered, maybe the massive Iranian investment enabled the F-15 development programme to be more accelerated than in reality, such that the C/D models came on-stream a little earlier than 1979. Hope that satisfies any alt-history anomalies -
What If Screenshot Thread.......
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F-15D++, IRIAF, 2023 -
The F-15 Eagle in Iranian Service
allenjb42 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - Sci-Fi/Anime/What If Forum
Looking for an evental replacement for their extensive F-4 Phantom fleet, Iran was an early partner (and major finacier) of the development of the F-15. The Imperial Iranian air Force was the first overseas customer for the F-15 in 1973, beating even those loyal allies Israel and Japan. The IIAF purchased extensive numbers of both single- and two-seat versions, with the F-15As (soon upgraded to F-15Cs) being primarily operated in the air to air role, and the F-15B/D versions taking the the strike, CAS, SEAD and other air to ground roles. The F-15C squadrons had a friendly rivalry with the F-14A Tomcat squadrons over who could make the most intercepts of Soviet MiG-25 overflights, and gained the type's first kills, shooting down 2 Iraqi MiG-21s for no loss in a brief clash over disputed Shatt-al-Arab waterway soon after coming into service. The Iranians also took delivery of a number of the new FAST packs and those F-15Ds permanently fitted with them were termed the F-15D+ With the revolution in 1979 and the subsequent war with Iraq the plans for shelving the F-4s were dropped and as attrition of all types took it's toll, both single and dual seater F-15 versions of the renamed IRIAF fought hard in all of the roles given to them. the F-15D+ was especially sought after for SEAD missions and long range strikes deep into Iraqi territory, and ultimately became legendary in Iranian media and culture after it's part in the precision strike on the H3 airfield complex. As the Iranian F-15 fleet soldiered on into the 1990s and then the new century with international sanctions continuing to bite, a combination of Iranian espionage against US companies (leveraging the relationships between Iranian and US aerospace engineers going back to before the revolution), component purchases from China, a daring operation by Iranian Special Forces to recover the wreckage of a USAF F-15E downed over Iraq during OIF, and the defection of a Saudi pilot with his F-15S (and the body of his WSO, killed in his seat by the pilot as he leaned over to help strap the WSO in) enabled the Iranians to replicate, in looks if not full capability, the sensor/targetting pods of the F-15E Strike Eagle on their F-15D+ models. The upgraded aircraft were termed F-15D++ or 'double plus'.. In the late 2010s and into the 2020s the fleet was further upgraded with additional ECM and weapons capabilities and, like the rest of the IRIAF's combat aircraft, received a new grey camouflage scheme... At the time of writing the IRIAF F-15 fleet continues to serve, and negotiations with both China and Russia for it's relacement by a package of either J-10/J-16/J-20 or Su-30/Su-35/Su-57 respectively are still ongoing...- 11 replies
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Two-Seater Tuesdays
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Aggressors, JASDF style... -
Strike Fighters 2 Screenshots Thread
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F-15D Baz