dtmdragon

Love it!

Great find its like a nearly real life Tom Clancy noval lol

F-35A USAF 14th FS "Samurais", 35th FW F-35B USMC VMFA-211 Avengers

File Name: F-35A/B Lightning II International Operators skin pack File Submitter: dtmdragon File Submitted: 21 June 2014 File Category: What If Hangar F-35A/B Lightning II International Operators skin pack. National markings are based on the way the RAM compatible markings have been done in real life on the Dutch and British F-35 aircraft. The squadrons I’ve chosen for the Dutch, Japanese, Royal Airforce and Royal Navy Lightning’s are the ones that will operate the Lightning first for those particular countries. I couldn’t find any information for the rest so I’ve taken an (un)educated guess. Includes the following skins: Level 1 Partners. United Kingdom: -F-35B Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron 'Dam Busters.' -F-35B Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 809 Naval Squadron. -F-35B Royal Navy/ Royal Air Force 'Joint Force Lightning' - No squadron markings (like the GR.7/9 Joint Force Harrier Aircraft). -F-35B Royal Navy/ Royal Air Force 'Joint Force Lightning' - With dual squadron markings. Level 2 Partners. Italy: -F-35A Italian Air Force 6 Stormo 154 Gruppo. -F-35B Italian Naval Aviation 1 Gurpaer. Netherlands: -F-35A Royal Netherlands Air Force 322 Squadron 'Polly Parrot'. Level 3 Partners. Australia: -F-35A Royal Australian Air Force No. 3 Squadron. Canada: -F-35A Royal Canadian Air Force 409 Nighthawks Squadron. Denmark: -F-35A Royal Danish Air Force skadrille 726 "Phantom". Norway: -F-35A Royal Norwegian Air Force 332 skv 'Eagle.' Turkey: -F-35A Turkish Air Force 132. Filo Hancer. Security Cooperative Participants (SCP). Israel: -F-35A Israeli Air Force No. 116 Flying Wing Squadron. Export Orders. Japan: -F-35A Japan Air Self Defence Force 301 Squadron. South Korea: -F-35A Republic of Korea Air Force 152th FS / 17th FW. Potential exports. Belgium: -F-35A Belgian Air Component 1ère Escadrille "Chardons." Greece: -F-35A Hellenic Air Force 336th Bomber Squadron. Spain: -F-35B Spanish Navy Air Arm (Armada Española) 9ª Ella. Fictional 'What If' orders. New Zealand: -F-35A Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 75 Squadon. -F-35B Royal New Zealand Navy No. 6 Squadron. There is a screenshot of each skin here: http://combatace.com/topic/83069-f-35ab-lightning-ii-international-operators-skin-pack-wip/?p=668077 Also included is a modified pilot skin. Instillation Instructions: -1 If you don't alraedy have it you will need to install 'F-35A/B/C Lightning II V 2.5 for SF2' http://combatace.com/files/file/9051-f-35abc-lightning-ii-v-25-for-sf2/ -2 Delete any old International skins from your F-35A or F-35B folders as they might have the same name etc. -3 Extract files then copy and paste the objects folder into your mods folder. Click yes when you are asked to override (required for the new pilot skin). Credits: Crusader Sundowner ianh755 Dave FastCargo Viper Team Klavs81 ravenclaw007 JAT81500 NazGhul Baltika Click here to download this file

Final skins. Level 1 Partners. United Kingdom: F-35B Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron 'Dam Busters.' F-35B Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 809 Naval Squadron. F-35B Royal Navy/ Royal Air Force 'Joint Force Lightning' - No squadron markings (like the GR.7/9 Joint Force Harrier Aircraft). F-35B Royal Navy/ Royal Air Force 'Joint Force Lightning' - With dual squadron markings. Level 2 Partners: Italy: F-35A Italian Air Force 6 Stormo 154 Gruppo. F-35B Italian Naval Aviation 1 Gurpaer. Netherlands: F-35A Royal Netherlands Air Force 322 Squadron 'Polly Parrot'. Level 3 Partners. Australia: F-35A Royal Australian Air Force No. 3 Squadron. Canada: F-35A Royal Canadian Air Force 409 Nighthawks Squadron. Denmark: F-35A Royal Danish Air Force skadrille 726 "Phantom". Norway: F-35A Royal Norwegian Air Force 332 skv 'Eagle.' Turkey: F-35A Turkish Air Force 132. Filo Hancer. Security Cooperative Participants (SCP) Israel F-35A Israeli Air Force No. 116 Flying Wing Squadron. Export Orders: Japan: F-35A Japan Air Self Defence Force 301 Squadron. South Korea: F-35A Republic of Korea Air Force 152th FS / 17th FW. Potential exports: Belgium: F-35A Belgian Air Component 1ère Escadrille "Chardons." Greece: F-35A Hellenic Air Force 336th Bomber Squadron. Spain: F-35B Spanish Navy Air Arm (Armada Española) 9ª Ella. Fictional 'What If' orders: New Zealand: F-35A Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 75 Squadon. F-35B Royal New Zealand Navy No. 6 Squadron.

Wrench, do you have a good picture of it lol? F-35A Belgian Air Component 1ère Escadrille "Chardons": (I've also added the RAM 'butter' coating to the panel lines)

F-35A Republic of Korea Air Force 152th FS / 17th FW:

F-35B Spanish Navy Air Arm (Armada Española) 9ª Ella:

F-35A Royal Danish Air Force skadrille 726 "Phantom":

Good spotting! lol. An old Hellenic skin was sitting in my F-35A folder and I re-did the skin and markings before I realised. I will split the skin pack into confirmed orders and 'interested countries'.

Cheers guys :-) The one in the link doesn't have the dark grey RAM coating or light gray RAM markings so I will do one up for ya, I still have Danish and South Korean skins to do as well.

Test flying the UK and KLU Lightning II

Hay guys, A question for those with their SF2 mods folder in an external had drive connected via USB 2.0 Does it take any longer to start the game or cause any lags during a mission etc? I'm wondering if the data transfer through the USB cord might slow things down? I badly need to make some room on my c drive, its dam near full with all the add on stuff I've put in my mods folder over the last 6 years lol Cheers, Dan.

So are you saying I may run into issues due to the data transfer speed (USB 2.0: 480Mbps)?

So far no noticeable change in performance other than my PC's hard drive now has an extra 229 GB of space back.

You could even do a modern upgraded version with a new radar, ECM and weapons etc maybe even an uprated engine...

All right well I'll give it a go. I've just copied and pasted all my mods folders to the external hard drive and windows reckons its going to take three hours! This is why I do my SF2 back ups overnight lol

Beautiful aircraft! Top job!

Its got me stumped to mate!!!

Thanks for getting back to me Eric, Which campaign? Op Darius at 80%, Op ShamShir at 90% but Op Marathon works ok but occasionally crashes when I end a campaign mission. Which aircraft/squadron? Any, I have tried quite a few of each. What patch patch level are you on? The latest patch Which SF2 titles are part of your target install? I have used SF2NA to make the mods folder but I have all the SF2 titles merged. Can you fly single missions? Yes Thanks, Dan.

Every time I try and start any campaign it locks up during loading at 80% Any idea what i can do to get it to work? I am playing a fully merged game with all SF2 titles. I have tried re downloading and installing the mod. I have also triple checked I have followed the installation instructions to the letter.

Very cool!

Love what if the upgrades!

Tomorrow, When The War Began is a book published in 1993 that details the invasion and partial occupation of Australia by a foreign power. Is basically the Australian version of ‘Red Dawn’. It was also turned into a movie released in 2010.The invading nation is never specified in the book but is portrayed as China in the movie. In the book no major world powers are prepared to fight in Australia’s defence due to the risk of war with the invading nation. The only country engaging in open warfare alongside Australia is New Zealand. However the book states that the United States is supplying New Zealand with military equipment and training since it cannot engage in open warfare itself. Here is my take on that RNZAF from invasion in 1993 till today: 1993 The invasion is achieved by a massive simultaneous air and amphibious assault that overwhelms Australia’s Air Defences. Long range bombers striking the RAAF’s airbases succeed in severely damaging the RAAF’s capability to resist the invasion. The remaining RAAF F111 squadrons and arriving New Zealand A-4K Skyhawks attempt to prevent the reinforcement of the beach heads but ultimately most of Northern Australia falls to the invaders despite months of heavy resistance. PLAAF aircraft are now operating from captured Australian airstrips. Late 1993 To replace heavy losses the United States supplies the RAAF with F/A-18 Hornets from its own Navy squadrons, however replacing the lost RNZAF Skyhawks is a more difficult problem. Eventfully A-4N Skyhawks from Israel are sourced with pressure from the US. These Skyhawks enter service immediately and are often in combat before they are totally repainted in RNZAF markings. Due to the difficulty in replacing RNZAF Skyhawks The US decides to supply F-16C aircraft to New Zealand under similar terms as the WWII Lend-Lease program. Operation ‘Peace Justice’ provides the Aircraft along with training in the US for Kiwi pilots. 1994 Ex USAF F-16C Block 40 aircraft enter service with No. 75 Squadron. By now the replacement Israeli A-4N Skyhawks have been updated to ‘Kahu’ standards with the APG-66NZ radar etc. All A-4K and N Skyhawks are now assigned to No. 2 Squadron. The war reaches a stalemate and enters a ‘war of attrition phase’ with a largely stagnant front line as neither side has the strength left for any large scale offensive pushes. Ultimately an uneasy peace will develop with periodic border skirmishes. 2001 The RNZAF expands its air combat force with another squadron of F-16s and commences an upgrade of its Skyhawk fleet with ‘Kahu Phase II’. The new F-16 aircraft are practically band new A/B Block 15 OCU models from an embargoed Pakistani order in storage and are a fraction of the price of new aircraft. The F-16A/B models are delivered to No. 2 Squadron who hand their upgraded Skyhawks over to No. 14 Squadron. 2003 No. 75 Squadron F-16C Block 40 aircraft are rotated through the United States for the CCIP upgrade to F-16CM Block 40 standards. 2007 No. 2 Squadron F-16A/B Block 15 OCU aircraft receive the F-16AM/BM Mid Life Upgrade (MLU). 2008 To counter the threat from a PLAAF Chengdu J-10 squadron now based in Occupied Northern Australia, a squadron of brand new Lend-Lease F-16C/D Block 52 Plus aircraft are delivered to the RNZAF. These new aircraft are operated by No. 75 Squadron who hand their Block 40 F-16CM Falcons over to No. 14 Squadron who in turn hand their Skyhawks over to No. 4 Territorial (Reserve) Squadron. 2009 The Free Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of two squadrons of F/A-18F Super Hornets. The RAAF has also continued to operate the A/B model Hornet since the invasion with these aircraft now upgraded to the HUG 3.2 standard. 2013 The continued build up of PLAAF aircraft in occupied Australia has lead to the requirement for a third RNZAF Combat squadron. No .1 Squadron RNZAF is reactivated to take delivery of the newly built F-16D Advanced Block 52 Plus Fighting Falcons. The D model was chosen due to the advantages of a two man fighter crew learnt by the RAAF crews operating the Super Hornet in combat. 2014 The sudden appearance of the advanced Hongqi HQ-18/ S-300V SAM system on the border of occupied Australia in January has left the ANZAC Air Forces at a substantial tactical disadvantage. An urgent operational requirement was issued by the RNZAF to the USAF who responded by leasing a squadron of secondhand F-16CM Block 50 aircraft with the ASQ-213A HTS to New Zealand. The RNZAF has reactivated No. 30 Squadron to operate these aircraft. Today No. 2 Squadron (F-16AM/BM) is permanently based in New Zealand for local air/ maritime defense and the F-16 pilot training syllabus. No. 4 Territorial Squadron is likewise based in New Zealand for emergency point defense. Of the four F-16C/D squadrons (No. 1, No. 14, No. 30, No. 75) three are always based in Australia on Operations and one is rotated back to New Zealand for air defense and pre-deployment work up. The RNZAF has also established No. 8 Tactics Development/ Aggressor Flight which is a small flight based in New Zealand that operates one of each Block F-16 model in RNZAF service to develop air-to-air and air-ground tactics. The flight also operates two captured PLAAF aircraft as part of its air-to-air tactics development. Due to its in-depth understanding of enemy tactics the Flight also functions as an aggressor unit. Apart from combat aircraft the US has also supplied four E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft to the RNZAF.