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Before the F-15A Baz and the F-16A Netz entered service, the IDF relied on Mirages and the Kurnass in a fighter bomber role. To reduce the workload on existing aircraft, the acquisition of the American F-111 was discussed in the Knesset. Based on the experiences of recent wars, an aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons was needed. The F-111 was suitable for this purpose. At the end of the 1960s, the Knesset authorized the procurement of this model. The Israeli Air Force requested a prototype of the latest model from the US Air Force and tested the aircraft in various air-to-ground and air-to-air scenarios. While the aircraft proved more than inadequate for Israeli air combat needs, it was entirely convincing in ground combat. Moshe Dayan, Israel's Minister of Defense at the end of the 1960s, then ordered 64 F-111Fs on behalf of his country, which were converted in Israel to current IDF-standards. The capability of loading nukes was retained, but not used during it's efective service time. The plane was renamed Haremesh (Scythe). According to a rumor, the name is based on a statement by test pilot Tomer Ohayon, who is said to have remarked that the F-111 "sweeps across the landscape like a scythe when flying low." General Dynamics/IAI F-111I Haremesh (Scythe), 107 Squadron "Knights of the orange Tail", 1972

View File [Fictional] Lightning F.2A ROKAF for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 Mod of the stock Lightning F.2A from Expansion Pack 2, creating a fictional fighter plane for the south korean air force. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the folders "Aircraft" and "Decals" into your Objects folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes. CREDITS Big Thanks to: - Thirdwire for the games and the superb models they have. Kindest regards ValAstur Submitter ValAstur Submitted 02/22/2026 Category What If Hangar  

View File [Fictional] McDonnell Douglas F-15F for STRIKE FIGHTERS 2 (Israel or Quad-Merged) Mod of the stock F-15A Baz, creating a fictional fighter plane for the german air force. BACKGROUND At the end of the 1970's, the german air force (Luftwaffe) became more and more worried about the capabilities of the soviet aircraft, with the MiG-21 and 23 already being very manouverable fighters, capable of beating the Phan in a dogfight. Since the Luftwaffe did not use BVR-armament, the focus lied on manouverable and capable aircraft for air superiority achievement. The Tornado was not suitable for this task. The appearance of the MiG-29, though being in a prototype state of development, shocked the western allies. Germany, being the first line of defense in Europe, asked for the possibility of acquiring the F-15A for the primary role of air defense with a secondary focus on ground attack. After ten months of negotiations with SecDef Harold Brown of the Carter Administration, the Luftwaffe received the first aircraft in 1978. The Sparrow stations at the belly got reworked by Dornier (with the permission of MDD), enabling the possibility of using them with lighter bombs for a higher tactical field value. The adaptable clamp system, developed and outfitted by Dornier, made it possible to load several bomb types incl. LGB. For security reasons, top speed and G-Load had to be reduced as long as the weapons were attached to the fuselage. This measure had to be adopted after an accident, where a modified Eagle lost a GBU-12B during a High-G-Turn on a test flight. The impacting LGB was not armed and did not cause major damage since it went down in a landscape with dense forest, but showed the limits of the modification. The F-15A got handed over to the Luftwaffe after modification in 1979, renamed F-15F. ADDENDUM I decided to add a folder called "optional Settings", containing two more folders, which include two ini-files each, allowing to choose the way you want to fly the Eagle: - "A-A only" lets you fly the Eagle only with gun, fueltanks and AIM-9s. - "A-G" enables the plane to use a broad spectrum of A2G-weaponry It's up to you how you want to fly it. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Drop the folders "Aircraft" and "Decals" into your Objects folder. If asked to overwrite, click yes. CREDITS Big Thanks to: - Thirdwire for the games and the superb models they have. - Geary for the template I used and ravenclaw for some of the stencils I used on the skin If I missed somebody, contact me and I fix it ASAP. Kindest regards ValAstur Submitter ValAstur Submitted 02/21/2026 Category What If Hangar