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The introduction of the MiG-19 "Farmer" and the potential for the North Korean Air Force (NKAF) to acquire this aircraft posed a major problem for the South Korean Air Force leadership in the early 1960s. Since most squadrons were equipped with various versions of the F-86, the high command feared that the "Farmer" could give the North a decisive air advantage. To mitigate this risk, the Korean government decided to contact the American Kennedy administration. The Koreans wanted an aircraft that would allow them to quickly reach the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) if necessary and intercept any intruding attackers. Several models were offered, of which the South Korean leadership preferred the F-104, despite its shorter range. In October 1961, the Korean Foreign Minister (Choi Duk-shin) and Defense Minister (Park Byung-kwon) signed a formal order for a total of 72 F-104Cs, which were delivered starting in mid-1962. To compensate for the F-104's short range, Quick Response Airstrips (QRAS) were designated at various points south of the DMZ. Their sole purpose was to refuel, rearm, and maintain the F-104s in the event of an attack. Basically, the QRAS could be a longer road where the plane could land, hidden in a forest for example. Necessary resources for the completion of the tasks would be delivered by specially assigned units inside Army and Air Force. By the mid-1990s, calls arose for the scrapping of the now 30-year-old aircraft, as they had become inefficient and expensive to maintain. As part of the overall modernization of the ROKAF, a program to improve the Starfighter was also initiated. This Combat Value Upgrade (CVU) was intended to make comprehensive modifications to the aging aircraft. The contract was awarded to KAI, with a target completion date of mid-2003. Problems involving the restructuring of the aircrafts fuselage and wing roots led to a major delay, with the program being completed at the end of 2005. This project involved extensive modifications to the aging aircraft. The modifications included: - Use of a more powerful and efficient engine -> Conversion to the General Electric F110-GE-129 engine - Fuselage reinforcement for increased payload capacity -> Replacement of critical components and use of high-strength and durable materials, especially in the wing root and inner strut areas - Addition of two additional pylons for more payload - Installation of a more modern radar -> Conversion to the APG-82 system. - Improvement of the ECM system - Installation of a chaff/flare deployment system (30 each) - Fixed sniper pod for electro-optical target acquisition The improved model also became the first aircraft capable of using the Korean version of the Brimstone missile, "Yuhwang" (Brimstone in Korean), which featured laser targeting. The pilots who flew the new aircraft for the first time praised its power. However, they also warned against underestimating the aircraft, as these modifications affected its flight characteristics. Of the 64 aircraft remaining (8 lost due to accidents) before the conversion, only 24 were upgraded for cost reasons. The others were decommissioned and scrapped. F-104K (CVU) Super Starfighter, 19th WIng, 162 Fighter Squadron "Boramae", 2006 CAS-Payload with 12 "Yuhwang"-missiles on TLRs

Welcome to our community! My fav (overall, not only here) is the MiG-31 Firefox.

Those Bugs look gorgeous!

View File [Fictional] SEPECAT Jaguar SG for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 Fictional mod of Sundowners great Jaguar GR1 to convert it into a fictional fighter plane for the german air force and navy. BACKGROUND The german Luftwaffe was seeking a smaller alternative to the bigger and heavier Tornadoes and Phantoms, especially for CAS-Missions; but it also should have some A2A-Capabilities. The Alpha Jet was taken into consideration, but deemed not suitable for the task imposed. The Mirage F1 was also taken into consideration initially, but rapidly dropped because of the Luftwaffe's "Single-Engine-Doctrine" after the Starfighter-Desaster. In 1976, after having signed an accord between the british, the french and the german government, german pilots had the opportunity to evaluate the aircraft. Two airplanes, a single- and a double-seater, were especially commissioned at 17 Squadron, RAF Brüggen. The results were satisfying and the german government signed an order of 36 single- and 8 double-seater planes, taking the GR.1 as a base. First deliveries started in 1978, being the JBG31 the last one to get it's aircraft in 1979. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the folders into your Objects folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes. CREDITS Big thanks to Sundowner and all other people involved in the creation of this great bird. I also want to thank him for sharing his templates with me and allowing me to release the aircraft. The original credits are also included. ***ORIGINAL CREDITS*** Sepecat Jaguar GR1 For SF2 series. 2 seperate aircraft are in this pack......Jaguar GR1 & Jaguar GR1_DS. This is an updated Jaguar that BPAo was working on just before his death,he had re-mapped most of the fuselage and made numerous other model tweaks but had not made the drop tanks part of the model nor made the afterburners self illuminating as is now the norm in SF2. These parts have been made my me so they are not upto Oli's high standards, in fact any other bits that you find that probably "dont look right" are almost certainly my doing. If you have the old MF Jag GR1 installed I strongly reccomend that you remove or rename it before installing this pack......you might like the old one better. To install just copy the contents of the "Jaguar_GR1 For SF2 series" folder to your SF2 mods [or whatever you call it] directory. Many Thanks to; Oli [RIP] for the original model. Kreelin for the FM work. Moonjumber aka Crusader for the avionics and all his other help. Loudout inis and various data ini tweeks are by me as are the skins/decals and any errors you find. Loading/hangar screen photos taken by me. D_S Loading screen made up from photos found on the web. Enjoy Sundowner [Ant] Sept 4 2011. ************************************************************************************************* Happy flying! ValAstur Submitter ValAstur Submitted 01/13/2026 Category What If Hangar  

I meant the possible emojis of reacting to post at the end of each post. You can choose between like, thanks, sad, dislike and haha.

Thank you very much, folks. I’m feeling honored and moved to tears.

Thanks a lot Eric for your reply. Much appreciated.

Outstanding work with that Cockpit! Unbelievable that this from SF2. If you'd say this is from DCS, I would instantly believe it. @Erik we seriously need a WOW-Emoji for reactions inside threads!

If I received the status by agreement between all people, that lead and keep this site up (incl. the real modders), then I'm fine with it and feel myself honored to be considered like that. Otherwise, I wouldn't feel well because of all the other great people here that really created content and kept the community running with it. Comparing my work with theirs, I'm a "little light" how we say in Germany.

The aircraft in the first pics wears a Norm 83ish camouflage. That was, of course, after 1983. When delivered in 1978/79, it wore a Norm 76-styled camouflage: SEPECAT Jaguar SG, Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke", 1979