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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.

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SQUADRON AND SUPPORT ASSETS HAVE ARRIVED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. SQUADRON IS CURRENTLY SETTING UP FACILITIES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TASKING WITHIN THE HOUR. RAAF AIRFIELD DEFENCE DETACHMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REINFORCE LOCAL MILITARY FORCES DEFENDING THE AIRFIELD. ADDITIONAL 2x F/A-18F SUPER HORNETS WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS INITIAL DEPLOYMENT INVENTORY: 14x F/A-18F BLOCK II/+ SUPER HORNETS (PLUS 2x ENROUTE) 18x PILOTS PLUS 18x AIR COMBAT OFFICERS 70x FUEL TANKS 2x BUDDY REFUELLING PODS 15x AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR TARGETING PODS 5000x M61A1 ROUNDS 23X AIM-9X 50X AIM-120C-7 32x GBU-31(V)4 JDAM 28x GBU-38(V)3/B JDAM 32x GBU-12E/B PAVEWAY IV 28x GBU-10D/B PAVEWAY II 18x AGM-154C-1 JSOW (Block III) 30x AGM-65G MAVERICK 12x AGM-84A HARPOON BLOCK 1C RAAF C-17 TRANSPORTS WILL REMAIN ON STANDBY IN AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL/REPLACEMENT STORES/SPARES WITHIN 48 HOURS NOTICE

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SQUADRON HAS DECLARED FULL OPERATION CAPABILITY WITH THE F/A-18F BLOCK II SUPER HORNET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ORDERED BY THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT TO DEPLOY TO THE REGION IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DARIUS. 14 F/A-18F AIRCRAFT ARE ALREADY ENROUTE FROM RAAF AMBERLEY ETA APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS. EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT SUPPORT ELEMENT INCLUDING AIRFIELD DEFENCE DETACHMENT, SPARES AND WEAPONS WILL ARRIVE WITHEN 12 HOURS VIA RAAF C-17 TRANSPORTS. SQUADRON IS FULLY MULTI-ROLE AND OPTIMIZED FOR DEEP PENETRATION/STAND-OFF STRIKE INTENTIONS ARE TO DEPLOY TO KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY JFC SHAPE

Would you like us to upload any mods that we want to use with op Darius here so you can include them all?

Since the 129 ERQS is a basicly a support/sar/helo non combat unit I'm going to bring in 1 Squadron RAAF with Super Hornets once the Emergency Action Message Thread is unlocked, so you dont have to keep track of the 129 ERQS I'll just use it for extra stories etc

129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron night time HALO training jump and pick up 30km NW of Ras Assanya AFB

Does anyone have a 'downed pilot' model by any chance? Cheers, Dan.

Does anyone have a 'downed pilot' model by any chance? Cheers, Dan.

TO: 334 MIRA, JFC SHAPE FROM: 129th EXPEDITIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF 2LT.PSYCHOUNDAKIS'S STATUS, WAS AN EJECTION OBSERVED OR POSSIBLE?

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: 129th EXPEDITIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON ACKNOWLEDGES ROE CHANGE AND ADVISES INTENTIONS TO CARRY OUT NIGHT TIME HALO PARASHOOT TRAINING APROXIMATLY 30KM NW OF RAS ASSANYA AFB AT 2300 HOURS 1x MC-130P + 1x HH-60G WILL BE INVOLVED FOR APROX 3 HOURS 2x HH-60G + 1x MC-130P WILL REMAIN ON ALERT AT RAS ASSANYA AFB FOR OP DARIUS CSAR COVER ADDITIONAL CSAR AIRCRAFT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS IF JFC SHAPE REQUIRE AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL CSAR ASSETS IN-THEATRE

129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron MC-130P and HH-60G conduct air-to-air refueling during in-theatre training near Ras Assanya AFB as part of their mission to provide CSAR for Operation Darius.

SITREP FROM: 129th EXPEDITIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON CALIFORNIA ANG TO: JFC SHAPE UNIT HAS DEPLOYED TO RAS ASSANYA AFB TO PROVIDE CSAR SUPPORT FOR OPERATION DARIUS. 3x HH-60G + 2x MC-130P ARE AVAILABLE ALL WEATHER 24/7 AT 15 MINUTES READINESS. CONTACT 129TH ERS HQ AT RAS ASSANYA TO INITIATE CSAR ASSETS. HH-60G UNIT IS IS FOWARD AIRBASE DEPLOYABLE IF REQUIRED. APOLOGIES FOR LACK OF PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS DUE TO COMMS ERROR

Sorry what file? The folder with the decals is missing from the download completly....

From the Decal.ini file in the 31_2010 skin folder inside the TornadoGR4_06 aicraft: [Decal001] MeshName=Tail DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=RIGHT Reverse= FilenameFormat=TornadoGR4/gr4tn <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< There is no 'TornadoGR4' folder in the decals folder in the download. Other decal.ini files point to this missing folder as well. Position=-7.60,3.72 Scale=0.60 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal002] MeshName=Tail DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=TornadoGR4/gr4tn Position=-7.60,3.72 Scale=0.60 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal003] MeshName=Fuselage DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=LEFT FilenameFormat=TornadoGR4/GR4sn Position=-2.50,-0.25 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3 [Decal004] MeshName=Fuselage DecalLevel=2 DecalFacing=RIGHT FilenameFormat=TornadoGR4/GR4sn Position=-2.50,-0.25 Scale=0.8 DecalMaxLOD=3

I don’t mean to be a broken record Dave but I’m just wondering about that missing decal folder for the low viz grey nados? The decal.ini files point to a decal folder named "TornadoGR4" that isn't there...