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TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE REMAINING 8 SUPER HORNETS ARE ENROUTE FROM RAAF AMBERLEY TO BRING SQUADRON UP TO FULL STRENGTH ETA 16 HOURS C-17 SUPPORT FLIGHT OF SPARES AND ORDINANCE IS ALSO ENROUTE ETA 18 HOURS

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE STATUS: GO

:wink2:

Just patched my game and ran it afterwards and noticed all the stock aircraft I had made flyable were still there! Their main ini files (eg A-1H.INI) hadn't been reset as normal by the update. Recently I took someone's advice and made all the ini files that normally get reset 'read only' so maybe that did the trick???

I must have missed the memo

And what topped the RNZAF's wish list

A close second to the Skyhawk when the RNZAF picked a new combat aircraft in the early 70's

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE MESSAGE AND CODE WORD RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED. SQUADRON BRIEFED TO DISABLE IRAN AF AIRFIELDS AND MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL NETWORKS. FOR FIRST STRIKE MISSIONS ALL 16 AIRCRAFT WILL BE QRA AVAILABLE. 8 AIRCRAFT WILL BE CONFIGURED FOR STAND OFF STRIKE WITH AGM-154C-1 JSOW, 4 AIRCRAFT WILL PROVIDE ESCORT/COUNTER AIR, REMAINING 4 AIRCRAFT WILL CARY A MIXED LOAD OF AGM-65G AND JDAM'S FOR SEAD AND TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY. SQUADRONS REMAINING 8 SUPER HORNETS ARE ON STAND BY AT RAAF AMBERLEY TO IMMEDIATELY DEPART FOR THE REGION TO BRING THE SQUADRON UP TO FULL STRENGTH ON RECEIPT OF THE CODE WORD. ADDITIONAL C-17 SUPPORT FLIGHTS OF SPARES AND ORDINANCE WILL ALSO DEPLOY

Nice

Nice work, did you know the Royal New Zealand Airforce seriously considered the F-20 before it decided to update it's Skyhawks in the late 80's- hint, hint, wink, wink, lol. But as you can imagine it was to much of a risk on an unproven aircraft with no sales.

Very cool

It sure was, all but a handfull took off overseas and there are now ex kiwi fighter pilots flying both Super and Legacy Hornets in Australia as well as Tornados and Typhoons in the the UK

F-100I (Upgraded) Super Sabre in Israeli Service. The I model has had the 'Israeli touch' with a (F-4E) General Electric J79-GE-17A Engine, down sized (and less capable) AN/APQ-120 radar, ALE-40 chaff and flare dispensers, TWES RWR, 30mm DEFA cannons, Martin-Baker Mk 7 ejection seat and upgraded weapons capability.

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT TIME/DATE: 1012 HOURS 09/11/11 LOCATION: APROX FOUR MILES NW OF KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL A/C INVOLVED: 2x F/A-18F NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE, 2x F-5E ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIRFORCE SUMMERY: 2x F/A-18F INTERCEPTED AN UNKNOWN CONTACT DURING CAP OVER KUWAIT CITY. CONTACT IDENTIFIED AS 2x IRAINIAN F-5E CARRYING AIR-TO-AIR ORDINANCE. F/A-18F FLIGHT ADVISED THE F-5E FLIGHT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF KUWAITI AIRSPACE AND TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F-5E FLIGHT THEN TURNED TOWARDS F/A-18F FLIGHT AND MERGED HEAD ON. F/A-18F FLIGHT MANOEUVRED BEHIND THE LEAD F-5E AND OBTAINED A FIRING SOLUTION WHILST THE OTHER F-5E BUGGED OUT AT FULL BURNER FOR THE BOARDER. THE ENGAGED F-5E WAS AGAIN ORDERED TO DISENGAGE AND LAND IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AWAY. F/A-18F FLIGHT LEADER FIRED A SHORT BUST OF CANNON FIRE ACROSS THE NOSE OF THE F-5E WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE AND HEAD TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F/A-18F FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SHEPPARD THE F-5E UNTIL IT LANDED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. (see operation darius screen shot thread for images)

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT TIME/DATE: 1012 HOURS 09/11/11 LOCATION: APROX FOUR MILES NW OF KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL A/C INVOLVED: 2x F/A-18F NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE, 2x F-5E ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIRFORCE SUMMERY: 2x F/A-18F INTERCEPTED AN UNKNOWN CONTACT DURING CAP OVER KUWAIT CITY. CONTACT IDENTIFIED AS 2x IRAINIAN F-5E CARRYING AIR-TO-AIR ORDINANCE. F/A-18F FLIGHT ADVISED THE F-5E FLIGHT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF KUWAITI AIRSPACE AND TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F-5E FLIGHT THEN TURNED TOWARDS F/A-18F FLIGHT AND MERGED HEAD ON. F/A-18F FLIGHT MANOEUVRED BEHIND THE LEAD F-5E AND OBTAINED A FIRING SOLUTION WHILST THE OTHER F-5E BUGGED OUT AT FULL BURNER FOR THE BOARDER. THE ENGAGED F-5E WAS AGAIN ORDERED TO DISENGAGE AND LAND IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AWAY. F/A-18F FLIGHT LEADER FIRED A SHORT BUST OF CANNON FIRE ACROSS THE NOSE OF THE F-5E WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE AND HEAD TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F/A-18F FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SHEPPARD THE F-5E UNTIL IT LANDED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL.