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How does it stack up next to the F-15C/E/I we already have?

Listened to a Podcast interviewing one of the Red Eagles recently, he talked about his journey to get there and how the only dedicated air-to-air F-4E units in the USAF after Vietnam were the 36th TFS out of Osan in Korea and the 57th FIS out of Keflavik in Iceland. He made his way to the 36th in order boost his chances of an aggressor squadron posting. On a side note when I was researching the 'Hill Grey' scheme for the 36th I learnt there was an initial 3-tone grey 'Hill Grey 1' scheme used on the first F-4E to be repainted. It was closer to the original 3-tone grey scheme on the F-16A with all light grey undersides (and drop tanks), it only really appeared on US F-4E Phantoms in Korea.

@ravenclaw_007cheers mate that's really interesting

Hey @ravenclaw_007, I'm curious about the "pitch control unit" in the cockpit of your F-4F. What's its purpose and function other than the obvious from its name? I don't see it in any other of your F-4 cockpits I believe...

Technical question @ravenclaw_007, the AN/ARN-101 Digital Modular Avionics Suite (DMAS) specifically gave the appropriately upgraded F-4E and F-4G the CCIP function. Do you know what components in the Peace Rhino upgrade gave the F-4F the CCIP function?

You @ravenclaw_007 are a modding god!!!

The 'what ifs' and fictional skins are one of my favorite parts of the game and CA community!

Afraid not and lost to a failed back up

I am totally guessing but some form of low collateral bomb?

Nice try Red!

They are the sensors for the helmet mounted sight I believe

The work around is to set blue SAMs up as blue AAA. It means that you have to incorporate a radar into each individual blue SAM data.ini.

USN trial aircraft camouflage during the Vietnam War applied to the F-8

'Shake rattle and roll,' "Beep Beep!"

F/A-18 Hornet production and procurement was the concern at the time

Great news, keep fighting the good fight!

Since the invasion in 2022 I have kept a 'sand box' separate SF2 install covering Russia and the Ukraine. I keep it updated as more information becomes available and new weapons are introduced to the conflict. I re-researched and updated the information for radar and weapon performance etc. Where a key aircraft or weapon system wasn't avalible here at CA I created an accurate stand it. I made sure jamming was functional and scaled correctly with radar strength across the diffrent aircraft, missiles and SAMs. It's not perfect but it's an accurate representation within the limits of the SF2 game engine (our modders abilities to improve it), and available accurate information on the weapon systems. It has a few custom campaigns that follow the current order of battle information at that time. How does the Ukrainian SU-27 fair in this 'sand box'? Not very well at all. The age of it radar, limited range of its AA-10 and lack of jamming ECM leave it particularly vulnerable. Especially once the AA-12 is in wide spread Russian service. That said using low level treetop height tactics to get close can help but any fight at medium altitude is dominated by the later generation Russian fighter, missiles and SAMs

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