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  1. Posted

    P-82 <---- I know, a reach :rolleyes:

     

    Actually not as much of a reach as you think:

     

    P-82/F-82: Conceived late 1943; 4 prototypes ordered 7 January 1944, first flight 15 April 1945 of XP-82.

     

    500 P-82B Production models ordered; 20 delivered by V-J Day. Remaining 480 planes cancelled.

     

    It's very well possible that the P-82B would become available in Fighter Group Strength by the winter of 1945.

     

    Other interesting possibilities are the P-84 Thunderjet. The USAAF ordered 400 of them in March 1945; but the end of the war saw this order cancelled, and the program placed "on hold" as priorities were re-evaluated. Despite this, the XP-84 first flew in December 1945.

  2. Posted

    Figures, after I post the above "official" program, I find this in "F6F" by Barrett Tillman:

     

    Despite such problems, when Task Force 38 departed Ulithi on 11 December, the F6F buildup was well underway. At least five Essex-class carriers now operated 70-plane fighter squadrons: VF-3 in TG-38.1; VF-7, VF-11, and VF-20 in TG-38.2; and VF-80 in TG-38.3. Additionally, Air Group Four had been reunited aboard the Essex in TG-38.3 and had operated at least 64 fighters since mid-October. The usual composition of the enlarged fighter squadrons was 69 F6F-5s, including four photo birds, plus four night fighters for a total of 73.

  7. Posted · Edited by MKSheppard

    Organization of USAAF Groups

     

    NOTE: All groups operate with 50% reserves; thus a B-29 Bomb Group (VH), with 28 UE would actually have 42 aircraft. To get this, multiply each group total by 1.5

     

    Very Very Heavy Bombardment Group (Original Plan): 3 Squadrons, each with 6 aircraft for a total of 18 B-36s :haha:

    Very Very Heavy Bombardment Group (Late 1948 Plan): 3 Squadrons, each with 10 aircraft for a total of 30 B-36s :haha:

     

    Very Heavy Bombardment Group (1943): 4 squadrons, each with 7 aircraft for a total of 28. (2 crews per UE aircraft)

    Very Heavy Bombardment Group (1944): 3 squadrons, each with 10 aircraft for a total of 30. (1.7 crews per UE aircraft)

     

    Heavy Bombardment Group: 4 Squadrons, each with 12 aircraft for a total of 48.

     

    Medium Bombardment Group: 4 Squadrons, each with 13 aircraft plus HQ element of 5 planes for a total of 57.

     

    Light Bombardment Group: 4 Squadrons, each with 13 aircraft plus HQ element of 5 planes for a total of 57.

     

    Fighter Group: 3 squadrons, each with 25 aircraft for a total of 75.

     

    Troop Carrier Group: 4 Squadrons, each with 13 planes, for a total of 52.

  11. Posted

    Slight update:

     

    The 414th FG on Iwo Jima actually received 30 x P-80As before the end of the war against Japan, but they lacked wingtip tank and batteries; so were not used before the war ended in August. I don't know which squadron got them, or would have.

     

    Additionally, the 412th Fighter group (29th FS, 31st FS, 445th FS) was working up to deploy with their P-80As to the PTO when the war ended.

  14. Posted

    Some more research has yielded this:

     

    RAF Tiger Force

    30 to 36 Squadrons of Lancaster Mk VIIs for a total of 480 to 576 bombers on Okinawa and a commitment of 90,000 men to support the force.

     

    Far East Air Forces (FEAF)

    ---Thirteenth Air Force

    ---Seventh Air Force

    ---Fifth Air Force

     

    U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (USASTAF)

     

    Established 16 July 1945 with GEN Spaatz in command.

     

    20th Air Force (formerly XXI Bomber Command) (B-29s - Marianas) -- MG LeMay

     

    73rd Bomb Wing (VH) -- (Saipan, Isley Field) -- BG O'Donnell

     

    497th Bomb Group (VH) (A Square)

     

    869th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    870th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    871st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    498th Bomb Group (VH) (T Square)

     

    873rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    874th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    875th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    499th Bomb Group (VH) (V Square)

     

    877th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    878th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    879th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    500th Bomb Group (VH) (Z Square)

     

    881st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    882nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    883rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    58th Bomb Wing (VH) -- (Tinian, West Field) -- BG Ramey

     

    40th Bombardment Group (Triangle S)

     

    25th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    44th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    45th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    395th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    444th Bombardment Group (Triangle N)

     

    676th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    677th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    678th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    679th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    462d Bombardment Group (Triangle U)

     

    345th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    768th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    769th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    770th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    468th Bombardment Group (Triangle I)

     

    792nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    793rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    794th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    795th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    313th Bomb Wing (VH) -- (Tinian, North Field) -- BG Davies

     

    6th Bombardment Group (Circle R)

     

    24nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    39rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    40th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    9th Bombardment Group (Circle X)

     

    1st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    5th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    99th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    504th Bombardment Group (Circle E)

     

    398th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    421st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    680th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    505th Bombardment Group (Circle W)

     

    482th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    483rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    484th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    509th Composite Group (Various Tail Markings)

     

    393rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    320th Troop Carrier Squadron (C-54)

     

    314th Bomb Wing (VH) -- (Guam) -- BG Armstrong

     

    19th Bombardment Group (Square M)

     

    28th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    30th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    93rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    29th Bombardment Group (Square O)

     

    6th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    43rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    52nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    39th Bombardment Group (Square P)

     

    60th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    61st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    62nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    330th Bombardment Group (Square K)

     

    457th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    485th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    459th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    315th Bomb Wing (VH) -- (Guam, Northwest Field) -- BG Power

     

    16th Bombardment Group (Diamond B)

     

    15th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    16th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    17th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    331st Bombardment Group (Diamond L)

     

    355th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    356th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    357th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    501st Bombardment Group (Diamond Y)

     

    21st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    41st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    485th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    502d Bombardment Group (Diamond H)

     

    402nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    411th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    430th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    VII Fighter Command (Saipan, East Field) -- BG Moore

     

    6th Night Fighter Squadron (P-61D)

    548th Night Fighter Squadron (P-61D)

    549th Night Fighter Squadron (P-61D)

     

    15th Fighter Group (Iwo Jima)

     

    45th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    47th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    78th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

     

    21st Fighter Group (Iwo Jima)

     

    46th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    72nd Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    531st Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

     

    318th Fighter Group (Ie Shima, Okinawa)

     

    19th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    73rd Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    333rd Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

     

    8th Air Force (B-17s - Okiwana) -- Doolittle. (Full Strength to be reached Feb 1946)

     

    NOTES: Originally, it had been planned apparently to bring the entire 8th Air Force over from Europe, with their B-17s and B-24s. However it was eventually decided to convert the 8th to B-29s; with B-17 and B-24 crews transitioning after six weeks of training in B-29s in the United States. During the conversion to Very Heavy Bomb Groups, the number of squadrons per group dropped from four to three.

     

    316th Bomb Wing

     

    333rd Bomb Group

     

    435th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    436th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    507th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    346th Bomb Group

     

    461st Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    462nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    463rd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    382nd Bomb Group

     

    420th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    464th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    872nd Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    383rd Bomb Group

     

    876th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    880th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

    884th Bomb Squadron (B-29)

     

    Unspecified B-29 Wing (War ended)

     

    Unspecified B-29 Wing (War ended)

     

    301st Fighter Wing

     

    413th Fighter Group (Ie Shima, Okinawa)

     

    1st Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    21st Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    34th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

     

    414th Fighter Group (Iwo Jima)

     

    413th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    437th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    456th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

     

    506th Fighter Group (Iwo Jima)

     

    457th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    458th Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

    462nd Fighter Squadron (P-51D)

     

    507th Fighter Group (Ie Shima, Okinawa)

     

    463rd Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    464th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

    465th Fighter Squadron (P-47N)

  15. Posted

    There's also this from Curtis Lemay and Bill Yenne's "Superfortress"

     

    In anticipation of Operation Olympic, the invasion of the Japanese main island of Kyushu, which was set for November 1, 1945, plans had been laid to supplement the B-29s of the Twentieth Air Force with the striking power of the strategic air forces that had been brought to bear on Germany.

     

    The plan called for the creation of U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (USASTAF) along the lines of the U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSAFE) that had been set up to coordinate the activities of the Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces in Europe. General Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, who had commanded the Eighth Air Force, and later the USSAFE, was assigned to command the USASTAF.

     

    ....

     

    July 16 was also, coincidentally, the date that the bomber components and headquarters of the Eighth Air Force, the strategic air force that had helped to defeat Germany, were moved from Charleroi, Belgium, to Okinawa, where, two days later, they were officially integrated into the USASTAF.

     

    At this time, there were 3692 B-17s in the USAAF, most of which had been assigned to the USSAFE and which would now be deployed to Okinawa via the Eighth Air Force. There were also 4986 B-24s in the USAAF. These were divided among the USSAFE, the Eleventh Air Force, which was attacking the Kuril Islands north of Japan from bases in the Aleutians, and the Far East Air Forces (FEAF) that were already flying raids against southern Japan from Okinawa. General Hap Arnold had been to Okinawa in June and now was impatient to see a thousand B-17s there as soon as possible!

     

    General Jimmy Doolittle, who had led the first raid on Tokyo in April 1942, had gone on to lead the Eighth Air Force against the Germans. Now he was being assigned to lead the "Mighty Eighth" against the Japanese. He had left the Eighth Air Force on May 10, 1945, to go back to headquarters in Washington, and he was there on May 25 when the Joint Chiefs of Staff approved Operation Olympic. In the meantime, there were 1056 B-29s in service, and more than enough in production to bring the total to almost 2500 by November. Boeing's Seattle factory was also about ready to come on line as a fifth production facility with an order in place for 5000 B-29Cs.

     

    Britain s Royal Air Force was also assembling the Tiger Force, a flotilla of Lancaster VII heavy bombers scheduled to join the USAAF heavy and very heavy bombers converging on Okinawa in anticipation of Operation Olympic.

     

    ....

     

    By including the Tiger Force, there could have been as many as 10,000 strategic bombers available to support Operation Olympic, and as many as half again more on hand for Operation Coronet, the final assault on the Kanto Plain surrounding Tokyo, which was scheduled for March 1946. As Hap Arnold later articulated, the coordinated air plan called for B-29s to drop 200,000 tons of bombs per month on the invasion area alone, to be followed by 80,000 tons in the twenty-four hours preceding the landings. This compared with a monthly average of 34,402 tons that we dropped on Japan between May 1 and August 15, 1945.

     

    :blink:

  17. Posted

    Good riddance to a liar and cheat.

     

    The Eisenhower Administration's last budget -- it's proposed FY62 budget -- had money for seven DLGNs.

     

    When McNamara entered office, he cancelled all seven DLGNs. But the House added the USS Truxtun, DLGN-35 against his wishes to the budget in May 1961.

     

    In April 1963, the "First Navy" study was given to McNamara. It concluded that "nuclear propulsion does permit a significant increase in the beneficial military results for a given expenditure," and that CVA-67 and all other future major warships should be nuclear powered.

     

    Of course, Strange took that report and shoved it into his desk and ordered another study to be done.

     

    The "Second Navy" study arrived on his desk in September 1963 and was quite detailed and focused on the lifecycle cost differential between oil and nuclear powered task forces. It concluded that there was only a 3% cost differential in favor of the oil burning task force; but the advantages of a nuclear task force were so great as to outweigh the slightly increased cost.

     

    Advantages? Well...in the words of the Navy in 1964:

     

    "a nuclear CVAN-67 is designed to carry ammunition, aircraft fuel, and propulsion fuel for conventional escorts sufficient to deliver at least 60% more airstrikes than a conventional CVA-67 before replenishing."

     

    So what does Strange do?

     

    Why of course he rejects it totally, gins up some supporting data of his own from OSD, and asserts:

     

    "I am absolutely certain of one thing, that the six conventional task forces are superior to five nuclear task forces."

     

    He then continued to reject any further analysis of the CVA(N)-67 issue by the Navy and ordered it to be constructed as a oil-burner in a memo to SecNav Korth on October 9, 1963.

     

    You may be curious as to what data he ginned up with the help of OSD and his cronies.

     

    Well, for the scenario of a high speed run across the Atlantic the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Mr. Harold Brown) assumed that the conventionally powered carrier had 100% availability and absolutely perfect positioning of underway replenishment ships, keeping the oil-burning CV only 4 hours astern of the CVN after five days.

     

    Alas, Admiral Hayward, who actually did do high speed runs on both a CVN and CV, reported that during his transit of the Atlantic on a CV; that the sea was so rough that underway replenishment wasn't possible, nor could he bring his escorts alongside for refuelling from the carrier. This led to the carrier burning aviation fuel in it's boilers to make it's destination.

     

    Oh by the way, you'll love his absolute gem of an idea to save money....Amusingly enough, this crazy idea didn't originate at all within the Navy -- read, with ZERO input from the navy -- but was forwarded to SecNav from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis).

     

    Strange suggested that the traditional 1-1 relationship between carriers and air wings be changed, and submitted a plan where there would be 15 carriers, but only 12 air wings. He actually went on the record as stating that "significantly more useable combat power" could be obtained under this screwball idea.

     

    What do we do with the extra carriers? Don't worry, he explains it below:

     

    Carriers would normally deploy with less than the maximum complement of aircraft and additional aircraft would be flown to the carriers as needed. In effect, we would be treating the aircraft carrier as a forward floating air base, deploying the aircraft as the situation requires.

     

    Naturally, the Navy thought the "Forward floating airbase" idea was bulls**t and didn't take much note of it.

  18. Posted · Edited by MKSheppard

    The plan right now is:

     

    1. Wait until November/December 2009.

     

    2. Buy Windows 7 (Even with all the positive stuff about the RC, I'm waiting a month or two to let any real major bugs in 7 be found.)

     

    3. Buy a Intel Solid State Drive (by then, at least prices should have dropped to like $200 or so for a decent capacity drive); so that Strike Fighters Modded Installs will load faster. I tend to make huge mega installs. :biggrin:

     

    4.) Buy all the SF2 games

     

    5.) ???

     

    6.) PROFIT. :haha:

  20. Posted · Edited by MKSheppard

    So I was cleaning up the AAR from Butch O'Hare's last flight (a night mission); a transcript which I'm including below; and it mentions how flame dampers were absolutey vital, the first sighting of the enemy plane was by it's exhaust flames.

     

    So is it possible to get exhaust flame effects for the first SF2 WW2 prop jobs so we can have some nice WWII and Korean-era nightfighting? :ok:

     

    26 Nov 43

    Gilberts-Marshalls

     

    VF-6, [iLLEGIBLE]

     

    Task Group 50.2

    Enterprise

    1 TBF with radar, 2 F6F3

     

    Night interception of enemy bombers

     

    1800-2100 Y 26 Nov

    0600-0900 GCT 27 Nov                300 rds 50 cal

     

    Night air combat interception; carrier takeoff; radar only in the TBF

     

    Large scale enemy bombing attack diverted, and task force undoubtedly saved from serious danger and probable damage; 2 Bettys destroyed

     

    Enemy craft returned fire briefly before fleeing

     

    PHILLIPS, J.A.       Lt Cmdr       1 F6F3       2 Bettys       destroyed

     

     

    O'HARE, EDWARD H. (CAG-6)       Lt Cmdr       F6F3       Plane and Pilot Missing

    RAND, HAZEN B. ® (166 831)       Lt (jg)       TBF-1c       Slight bullet wound

     

    “The attack developed into what is claimed to be the largest night air attack yet launched against our Pacific Fleet. It is estimated that thirty or more enemy bombers (Bettys) participated. It was rendered abortive chiefly through the efforts of our intercepting aircraft....It is believed that enemy submarines established our position and radioed it to the attacking a/c. . . When fired upon by our own aircraft . . . they commenced firing on one another, evidencing complete surprise and bewilderment. Shortly thereafter their complete attack dissipated and they withdrew."

     

    "Lieutenant Commanders OHARE and PHILLIPS and Ensign SKON, by their feat not only diverted a formidable attack that endangered the task group, but also were principals in the first night carrier attack and interception attempted by our Navy."

     

    Attached to SECRET RS No 12-01772 are personal recollections of Ensign SKON of Lt. Cmdr O'Hare's last moments.

     

    TBF reported rendezvousing with the 2 fighters, all with running lights on for visibility, when a fourth plane closed up. The TBF fired on it, and "it seemed to return the fire—though not against the Torpedo plane." Something was seen to drop, from one plane, descending "too slowly to be anything but a parachute." A large greyish-white object was subsequently seen on the water, which is believed to have been O'Hare's parachute. The remaining 2 planes orbitted 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour, and were then vectored back to the ship. (For further material on this episode, see the general synopsis report of Task Group 50.2, and the original of the report of the CO ENTERPRISE, p 5)

     

    F6F3 as at present equipped, is ineffectual as night fighter. Inability to join up with TBF except by use of lights is almost hopeless handicap. Each fighter needs own radar, and if not so equipped, should not be used for night fighting. If fighter loses TBF's lead, he has great trouble finding him again, and when they get near, must blink recognition lights, betraying their position to the enemy. Specially equipped and trained two motor night fighter would be even better than radar-equipped F6F.

     

    Radar in the TBF-1c is considered excellent, at times enabling the pilot to close until he could see the exhaust flames of the enemy craft.

     

    Mk 30 Torpedo Director Sight used by the TBF in this action "is considered excellent for fixed gunnery. It affords a large field of vision and lights can easily be dimmed to the proper point. It does, however, block the instrument panel and cover the directional gyro and other instruments. As a result, the pilot found himself using the magnetic compass for directions more than anything else."

     

    "The flash of the fixed guns did not seem to affect the vision of the pilot."

     

    "The panel layout in the TBF is considered excellent for night flying except for the fact that Mark 30 Torpedo Director does black out a portion of the panel and the fluorescent lighting system is too bright to be used. The location of fluorescent lights does not give full coverage of instruments. The pilot in this engagement habitually flies with no lighting at all, occasionally flicking on fluorescent lights to re-energize the radiant paint."

     

    "The remote compass indicator has been interchanged with the absolute altimeter knob in this squadron's planes. The pilot in this exchange is thanking his stars for that change."

     

    "The pilot would also heartily appreciate the installation of bullet proof glass in the forward cockpit of the TBF."

     

    "Flame dampeners were used in this flight and their use is considered absolutely essential in this work. The first sighting of the Jap was always his exhaust flare. The F6F flare is visible from ahead and to the side, as when flying wing, to a distance of from 750 to 1000 yards."

     

    "The use of the belly tank, not self-sealing, certainly makes the pilot less confident and also decreases the maneuverability of the plane—making it very sluggish."

     

    "The turret gunner was blinded by his own and enemy tracers and had great difficulty in seeing the target. (One tracer in three was loaded). Field of vision through the electrical turret sight was very limited".

  23. Posted · Edited by MKSheppard

    Last year, I went to the USAFM museum in Dayton, and spent about a week in their research division scanning in lots of stuff.

     

    I'm happy to report that finally, finally, I finished converting all my scans from that August 2008 trip; it only took me a year :blink: but I have an excuse! I kept getting distracted! :haha:

     

    Here's the Link

     

    Current specs are (lowballed of course)

     

    Rough Archive Size (As of 5 June 2009):

     

    425 Standard Aircraft Characteristics (General file size of about 5-14~ MB)

    354 Characteristics Sheets (General file size of about 2~ MB)

    55 Airplane Characteristics and Performance Documents

    32 Performance Data Documents

    21 Standard Missile Characteristics

     

    For about 3,100~ pages, and 4~ GB scanned in and available for your pleasure. (this is a low ball estimate based on my knowledge of average document sizes)

     

    I already know from my website control panel that I've been found at the Mirage Factory's Private Forums. :biggrin:

     

    What were these? Well, they were kept in "Black Books", "Green Books" etc at military sites etc; as a way of quick reference for what something needed, how far it could generally fly with x ammunition etc -- a quick and easy reference that provided the information you needed for rough mission planning, while not taking up as much space as a flight manual for the aircraft.

     

    A lot of good information can also be found in them; to wit:

     

    post-9204-1244321964_thumb.png

     

    One of the pages from the Skypirate's ACP; it shows where the fuel tanks are, the armor; and fields of fire for the defensive armament.

  24. Posted

    Aside from the TF-102 document, the others refer to the F-106 (which was known as the F-102B originally). The TF-102 had the same armament fit as the F-102A though so that document at least should still be useful.

     

    Ummm.....Go down to the April 7 Update:

     

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - 24 February 1958

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - 2 November 1953

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - August 1962

     

    As for the F-102B/F-106A thing, I started looking through the documents, and there IS a sudden change in the F-102B; the April 1953 SAC for it shows the traditional forward-fuselage air intakes of teh F-102; and then when you go to the April 1956 SAC; it's like a totally different plane, with the mid-fuselage intake of the F-106.

     

    When I next update, I'll put a note in the F-102 section to that extent.

     

    Odd that the person who put up the site (which looks to be chock full of interesting information) didn't notice and make the F-106 its own spot on the page.

     

    F-106 documents are up there; just go to the April 7 update at the bottom of the page for:

     

    F-106A Delta Dart SAC - November 1964

    F-106A Delta Dart SAC - October 1961

     

    Eventually, there will be a F-106 section in the list; when I update enough times to reach the April 7 section (each time I update, I put the oldest update files in the sections -- this is intended to help people who don't visit my site super regularly remember what's new and what's not each time, instead of going through the huge list).

     

    Sorry if I'm hyjacking the thread a little. Carry on guys.

  25. Posted

    I'm an absolute -102 nut so this package is something I've eagerly awaited for quite some time. I sent Veltro a message asking if I could help out because it seems there is a big discussion going on regarding the various weapons and stores carried by the Deuce.

     

    Or you could go HERE and download the following:

     

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - 24 February 1958

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - 2 November 1953

    F-102A Delta Dagger SAC - August 1962

    TF-102A SAC - 7 March 1956

    F-102B CS - 2 November 1953

    F-102B CS - 25 April 1956

    F-102B SAC - 2 November 1953

    F-102B SAC - 25 April 1956

    TF-102B CS - 18 March 1954

     

    For all the loadout and FM model help you need; as well as the various Falcon missile sheets; specifically the XGAR ones:

     

    XGAR-1A Falcon SAC - 14 August 1953

    XGAR-1A Falcon SAC - 15 November 1954

    XGAR-1B Falcon SAC - 15 November 1954

    XGAR-1C Falcon SAC - 2 May 1955

     

    They're full of cool tidbits. Like for example this one from one of the XGAR papers:

     

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