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23d Wing Pope AFB 1994
daddyairplanes posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - File Announcements
View File 23d Wing Pope AFB 1994 23d Wing Pope AFB 1994 In the 1990s, the USAF experimented with composite wings that would have everything needed within a single unit for deployment into a regional fight. The 23 Wing was formed in 1992 to bring about this vision, as applied to direct support of US Army forces. By 1994, 4 squadrons were ready at Pope AFB NC to support the US Army's 82d ABN DIV at neighboring Fort Bragg. The 2d and 41st Airlift Squadrons flying the C-130E Hercules, the 74th Fighter Squadron flying the F-16C/D Block 40 Vipers, and the 75th Fighter Squadron flying the A-10A Warthog. As is tradition for the 23d Wing, which traces its lineage to the Flying Tigers of World War 2, every aircraft in the wing sported a sharks mouth. This mod brings together everything needed to get the 23d Wing into the fight. Complete aircraft (including a newly revamped F-16D Block 40 from ravenclaw007), period specific weapons, sounds and effects. Included Viper Team F-16C Block 40 and 75th FS skin ravenclaw007/Viper Team F-16D Block 40 and 75th FS skin Dels C-130E_SKE with 2d ALS, 41st ALS Grey and 23d Wing Euro 1 skins Various period specific weapons (actively in use 1994-1996) Installation unzip folder * drop into mod folder of your choice * allow overwrites Known Issues The C-130 and its weapons are primarlily eye candy. There are unfortuneatly no paratroop drop missions in SF2, and so if you want to drop say 1/325 INF onto a drop zone, you will need to select a recon mission and punch those partarooper out by hand I have been having issues getting the LAPES Sheridan tank to create a "crater" after dropping. it is still included for the visuals of puching a tank out the back of a Herk, and because there was still an Airborne Armor Bn at Bragg in 1994. But at this time the tank will disappear on contact with the ground Credits Viper Team all F-16 models included ravenclaw_007 tweeked F-16D model and templates (C and D) Dels C-130E_SKE model killerbee331 original weapons pack that many armaments are drawn from here malibu43 2_LAU-88 mod to carry 4 Maverick rather than 6 XRAY base skin for 75th FS 94 yakarov79 LAPES M551 Sheridan and tech support with said tank daddyairplanes skins, tga work, much research, various ini edits, new TW inspired loading screens test team NightshadeP/R, allenjb42 and special thanks to William Godwin (callsign Radio), 23d Wing Historian at Moody AFB I hope you enjoy this mod. After 12 years total at Ft Bragg (all but 4 of them seeing the Hogs overhead near everyday) this one was a bit more personal than some other mods daddyairplanes aka Kevin Unruh 4 July 2022 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UPDATE 31 DEC 20220 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX After further research on other Hog units, and closer examination of the TW model, i have included Spectre8750's A-10A_93 model with updated numbers list. I also changed several serials after determining that they were at other bases in 1995. The deduction I used to find the C-130 serials didnt work as well for the Hogs. But it is fixed and I even discovered two Tiger Shark Hogs that were still in Euro 1 camoflage at the time. The A-10A_93 features two skins for the bulk of the gray birds and the two green ones. ************************************************************* This is freeware; it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by myself. The original readmes, if any, and all other pieces of the package MUST remain intact. The names of all contributors, modders, suppliers, etc =MUST= be listed in any new readmes. This package and any part of it may NOT in any way, shape, or form be used in any payware additions. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any persons wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Any persons wishing to make further modifications MUST remember to put everyone's name in it. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM THE COYOTE AEROSPACE TEAM, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* Submitter daddyairplanes Submitted 07/04/2022 Category Other -
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23d Wing Pope AFB 1994 In the 1990s, the USAF experimented with composite wings that would have everything needed within a single unit for deployment into a regional fight. The 23 Wing was formed in 1992 to bring about this vision, as applied to direct support of US Army forces. By 1994, 4 squadrons were ready at Pope AFB NC to support the US Army's 82d ABN DIV at neighboring Fort Bragg. The 2d and 41st Airlift Squadrons flying the C-130E Hercules, the 74th Fighter Squadron flying the F-16C/D Block 40 Vipers, and the 75th Fighter Squadron flying the A-10A Warthog. As is tradition for the 23d Wing, which traces its lineage to the Flying Tigers of World War 2, every aircraft in the wing sported a sharks mouth. This mod brings together everything needed to get the 23d Wing into the fight. Complete aircraft (including a newly revamped F-16D Block 40 from ravenclaw007), period specific weapons, sounds and effects. Included Viper Team F-16C Block 40 and 75th FS skin ravenclaw007/Viper Team F-16D Block 40 and 75th FS skin Dels C-130E_SKE with 2d ALS, 41st ALS Grey and 23d Wing Euro 1 skins Various period specific weapons (actively in use 1994-1996) Installation unzip folder * drop into mod folder of your choice * allow overwrites Known Issues The C-130 and its weapons are primarlily eye candy. There are unfortuneatly no paratroop drop missions in SF2, and so if you want to drop say 1/325 INF onto a drop zone, you will need to select a recon mission and punch those partarooper out by hand I have been having issues getting the LAPES Sheridan tank to create a "crater" after dropping. it is still included for the visuals of puching a tank out the back of a Herk, and because there was still an Airborne Armor Bn at Bragg in 1994. But at this time the tank will disappear on contact with the ground Credits Viper Team all F-16 models included ravenclaw_007 tweeked F-16D model and templates (C and D) Dels C-130E_SKE model killerbee331 original weapons pack that many armaments are drawn from here malibu43 2_LAU-88 mod to carry 4 Maverick rather than 6 XRAY base skin for 75th FS 94 yakarov79 LAPES M551 Sheridan and tech support with said tank daddyairplanes skins, tga work, much research, various ini edits, new TW inspired loading screens test team NightshadeP/R, allenjb42 and special thanks to William Godwin (callsign Radio), 23d Wing Historian at Moody AFB I hope you enjoy this mod. After 12 years total at Ft Bragg (all but 4 of them seeing the Hogs overhead near everyday) this one was a bit more personal than some other mods daddyairplanes aka Kevin Unruh 4 July 2022 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UPDATE 31 DEC 20220 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX After further research on other Hog units, and closer examination of the TW model, i have included Spectre8750's A-10A_93 model with updated numbers list. I also changed several serials after determining that they were at other bases in 1995. The deduction I used to find the C-130 serials didnt work as well for the Hogs. But it is fixed and I even discovered two Tiger Shark Hogs that were still in Euro 1 camoflage at the time. The A-10A_93 features two skins for the bulk of the gray birds and the two green ones. ************************************************************* This is freeware; it CANNOT be distributed unless permissions are granted by myself. The original readmes, if any, and all other pieces of the package MUST remain intact. The names of all contributors, modders, suppliers, etc =MUST= be listed in any new readmes. This package and any part of it may NOT in any way, shape, or form be used in any payware additions. See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions Any persons wishing to make further modifications, contact me first. Any persons wishing to make further modifications MUST remember to put everyone's name in it. ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM THE COYOTE AEROSPACE TEAM, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS. ************************************************************* -
View File ODS Warbirds: O\A-10A Thunderbolt II ODS30 Squadrons (Spectre Edition) SF2 O\A-10A Thunderbolt II ODS30 Squadrons (Spectre Edition) ------------------------------------------------------------- This pack contains the stand-alone version of the O\A-10A Thunderbolt II aircrafts from "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary". This mod contains accurate ODS livery, nose art and serial numbers from ODS. This is just a sample of what you will find in the expansive "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" pack. If you like this mod and want (much much) more! Please check out the "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" mod here... https://combatace.com/files/file/17521-operation-desert-storm-30th-anniversary-edition/ !! DO NOT INSTALL THIS MOD into the "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" pack. That pack already has these aircrafts, customized for the ODS30 theater! * Source: https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/a-10.html * Included Jets: A-10A Thunderbolt II OA-10A Thunderbolt II --------------------- Installation... --------------------- 1) Copy the contents of the "To_Mod_Folder" folder into your mod folder and over-write if required. 2) Update your "...\Flight\SOUNDLIST.INI" with the contents of the "Add A-10 SoundList.txt". Please don't forget to maintain the number sequence in the sound list. 3) Check, ensure (or update) all the squadrons in this pack is in your "SQUADRONLIST.INI" file. Once you look at that file, you will know what to do. * Please note that some squadrons may have multiple CO planes, this is not a mistake. Rather than just picking one CO, I am respresenting all the COs for that squardon during the period. So both COs could pop up in given scenario. I rather have them than cut them so...it's only a game... * Tweaked and Tested by the ODS30 team! * Mod Direction and Optimization - Menrva * Additional Data and Weapons improvements - Yakarov79. * Additional Sound tweaks and updates - Guuruu. * Accurate Skins and Decals - Viper63a Thanks and Enjoy! =Viper63a= ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Previous versions....This mod is a ODS specific subset of these other mods... Version 1.5 Full Update Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack... CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ------------------------------------------------------------- * Please see the "~Original Readme" folder for original credits and previous contributors. All credit goes to those who came before me. Without them, this pack would not be possible. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter Viper63a Submitted 06/28/2021 Category A-10
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ODS Warbirds: A-10A Thunderbolt II (TW Version)
Viper63a posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - File Announcements
View File ODS Warbirds: A-10A Thunderbolt II (TW Version) SF2 A-10A (TW Stock Version) with Authentic ODS Livery and Serials By Viper63a This pack contains all A-10As serving in Operation Desert Storm with authentic serial numbers. Nose art and other details are my best effort, so it may be off - but it's damn close. When we started the ODS 30 project, we wanted to use the stock A-10A Thunderbolts. As I finished the stock A-10A, we decided to switch to Spectre's A-10As...So, the stock A-10A mod was scrapped. Alot of work into this stock version, so I decided to release it as is... ~~DO NOT INSTALL THIS MOD INTO ODS 3.0. THAT PACKAGE COMES WITH A VERSION OF A-10A DESIGNED AND CONFIGURED FOR THE ODS PACKAGE! Source: https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/a-10.html --------------------- Installation... --------------------- 1) Copy the contents of the "To_Mod_Folder" folder into your mod folder and over-write if required. 2) Update your "...\Flight\SOUNDLIST.INI" with the contents of the "Add A-10 SoundList.txt". Please don't forget to maintain the number sequence in the sound list. 3) Check, ensure (or update) all the squadrons in this pack is in your "SQUADRONLIST.INI" file. Once you look at that file, you will know what to do. * Please note that some squadrons have multiple CO planes, this is not a mistake. Rather than just picking one CO, I am representing all the COs for that squadron during the period. I may be off on this, so let me know if I have to correct something. Thanks and Enjoy! =Viper63a= Edit: Fixed some typos in the details and this pop back up to the top...Sorry about that...nothing new...just a typo fix..LOL... Submitter Viper63a Submitted 06/28/2021 Category A-10 -
ODS Warbirds: O\A-10A Thunderbolt II ODS30 Squadrons (Spectre Edition)
Viper63a posted a file in A-10
Version 3.7
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SF2 O\A-10A Thunderbolt II ODS30 Squadrons (Spectre Edition) ------------------------------------------------------------- This pack contains the stand-alone version of the O\A-10A Thunderbolt II aircrafts from "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary". This mod contains accurate ODS livery, nose art and serial numbers from ODS. This is just a sample of what you will find in the expansive "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" pack. If you like this mod and want (much much) more! Please check out the "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" mod here... https://combatace.com/files/file/17521-operation-desert-storm-30th-anniversary-edition/ !! DO NOT INSTALL THIS MOD into the "Operation Desert Storm: 30th Anniversary" pack. That pack already has these aircrafts, customized for the ODS30 theater! * Source: https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/a-10.html * Included Jets: A-10A Thunderbolt II OA-10A Thunderbolt II --------------------- Installation... --------------------- 1) Copy the contents of the "To_Mod_Folder" folder into your mod folder and over-write if required. 2) Update your "...\Flight\SOUNDLIST.INI" with the contents of the "Add A-10 SoundList.txt". Please don't forget to maintain the number sequence in the sound list. 3) Check, ensure (or update) all the squadrons in this pack is in your "SQUADRONLIST.INI" file. Once you look at that file, you will know what to do. * Please note that some squadrons may have multiple CO planes, this is not a mistake. Rather than just picking one CO, I am respresenting all the COs for that squardon during the period. So both COs could pop up in given scenario. I rather have them than cut them so...it's only a game... * Tweaked and Tested by the ODS30 team! * Mod Direction and Optimization - Menrva * Additional Data and Weapons improvements - Yakarov79. * Additional Sound tweaks and updates - Guuruu. * Accurate Skins and Decals - Viper63a Thanks and Enjoy! =Viper63a= ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Previous versions....This mod is a ODS specific subset of these other mods... Version 1.5 Full Update Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack... CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ------------------------------------------------------------- * Please see the "~Original Readme" folder for original credits and previous contributors. All credit goes to those who came before me. Without them, this pack would not be possible. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -
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SF2 A-10A (TW Stock Version) with Authentic ODS Livery and Serials By Viper63a This pack contains all A-10As serving in Operation Desert Storm with authentic serial numbers. Nose art and other details are my best effort, so it may be off - but it's damn close. When we started the ODS 30 project, we wanted to use the stock A-10A Thunderbolts. As I finished the stock A-10A, we decided to switch to Spectre's A-10As...So, the stock A-10A mod was scrapped. Alot of work into this stock version, so I decided to release it as is... ~~DO NOT INSTALL THIS MOD INTO ODS 3.0. THAT PACKAGE COMES WITH A VERSION OF A-10A DESIGNED AND CONFIGURED FOR THE ODS PACKAGE! Source: https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/a-10.html --------------------- Installation... --------------------- 1) Copy the contents of the "To_Mod_Folder" folder into your mod folder and over-write if required. 2) Update your "...\Flight\SOUNDLIST.INI" with the contents of the "Add A-10 SoundList.txt". Please don't forget to maintain the number sequence in the sound list. 3) Check, ensure (or update) all the squadrons in this pack is in your "SQUADRONLIST.INI" file. Once you look at that file, you will know what to do. * Please note that some squadrons have multiple CO planes, this is not a mistake. Rather than just picking one CO, I am representing all the COs for that squadron during the period. I may be off on this, so let me know if I have to correct something. Thanks and Enjoy! =Viper63a= Edit: Fixed some typos in the details and this pop back up to the top...Sorry about that...nothing new...just a typo fix..LOL... -
At least for a few more years, based on the confirmation from the "big boss". Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week confirmed what had been rumored for months: The Air Force's ground attack jet, the inelegant but well-armed and well-armored A-10 Thunderbolt, nicknamed the "Warthog," will not face retirement until at least at least six years. http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/politics/air-force-to-keep-a-10-flying/
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A-10 Ferris Splinter [Fictional]
EricJ posted a topic in Digital Combat Simulator Series File Announcements
File Name: A-10 Ferris Splinter [Fictional] File Submitter: EricJ File Submitted: 18 July 2015 File Category: A-10A/C Skins A-10 Ferris Splinter [Fictional] This is a basic Splinter scheme based on an F-15C design modified for the A-10 airframe, and also some artistic liberties as well. While the A-10C is shown, this can also be used on the A-10A, simply copy and paste the folder into the Bazar\Liveries\A-10A or A-10C and select “Ferris Splinter No.1” in the Payload Menu and go fly. Click here to download this file -
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A-10 Ferris Splinter [Fictional] This is a basic Splinter scheme based on an F-15C design modified for the A-10 airframe, and also some artistic liberties as well. While the A-10C is shown, this can also be used on the A-10A, simply copy and paste the folder into the Bazar\Liveries\A-10A or A-10C and select “Ferris Splinter No.1” in the Payload Menu and go fly. -
File Name: My Collection of A-10 Hangars and Loading Screens (for Spectre8750?) File Submitter: viper63a File Submitted: 27 June 2015 File Category: Hangars My collection of A-10 Hangars and Loading screens for Spectre8750. Not that you need them, but If you can use them, great... You will have to rename them to whatever the <aircraft>.ini is calling for... Includes photoshop templates if you want to create new ones... Please feel free to use them... =Viper= Click here to download this file
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My Collection of A-10 Hangars and Loading Screens (for Spectre8750?)
Viper63a posted a file in Hangars
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My collection of A-10 Hangars and Loading screens for Spectre8750. Not that you need them, but If you can use them, great... You will have to rename them to whatever the <aircraft>.ini is calling for... Includes photoshop templates if you want to create new ones... Please feel free to use them... =Viper= -
Exclusive: Chuck Norris urges feds not to send fighter jets to airplane scrapyard The “Warthog” is term of endearment in the U.S. Air Force’s line up of fighter jets. Its firepower capability, speed and accuracy, frequent war use, and the oft-painted teeth on its nose cone have made it one of the military’s most popular aircraft. I am humbled and honored that many have called the Warthog: “the Chuck Norris of airplanes.” But what you might not know is that its entire fleet right now runs the risk of landing in the U.S. airplane scrapyard, if the government has its way. Technically known as the A-10 Thunderbolt, it is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft. The Warthog was originally built four decades ago to destroy Soviet tanks in Europe, but has been since used in a wide range of U.S. wars and operations. Military.com explains, “Its combination of large and varied ordnance load, long loiter time, accurate weapons delivery, austere field capability, and survivability has proven invaluable to the United States and its allies. The aircraft has participated in operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Provide Comfort, Desert Fox, Noble Anvil, Deny Flight, Deliberate Guard, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.” Military.com also details its wide range of firepower capabilities: “The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM, wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares, and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute to defeat a wide variety of targets including tanks.” In May 2014, the 300 planes in the fleet nearly suffered a collective fatality due to the Obama administration budget cuts, which desired to cut the program to the tune of about $4 billion over a five-year period. But last September, Republicans in Congress temporarily saved the A-10 Thunderbolt by allowing it to join the airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Congress’ rationale was simple, according to the International Business Times: “Cutting it would lead to the deaths of U.S. servicemen on the ground.” Those fighting to save it, such as Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., explained that: “the aircraft was the only U.S. jet to offer tactical and accurate support close to the ground. Other aircraft, they argued, flew too fast and too high and were not as accurate in taking out the enemy in close confines.” So Congress continued its program and use until 2015 with the help of a $635 million budget taken from its war fund. But the Warthog is back on the chopping block. In May 2014, Air Force Col. Robert S. Spalding III argued that the Warthog had no place in the future of the Air Force, and advocates for it were “missing the point.” It was the Obama administration, however, that missed the point and boat by concluding that the Warthog’s utility was passé with fading wars in Afghanistan. In underestimating foes like ISIS, who are spread out in terrain like al-Qaida and the Taliban, the A-10′s utility is warranted even more now than ever. Those like ACC chief Gen. Herbert Carlisle might say about the A-10: “There’s only so much you can get out of that airplane. Those airplanes are gonna wear out.” But that statement is true of every airplane in existence, and even the sun! The question is: Is the fleet of A-10 ready for retirement? I just celebrated my 75th birthday, but I’m nowhere near ready to head to the scrapheap. Some things improve with age, and the A-10 has done just that, too. The 300 A-10s are not like old passenger jets with archaic technology. For example, according to Military.com, the A-10 fleet has received a host of upgrades allowing them to remain one of the finest fighting machines around: “The Low-Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement (LASTE) upgrade provided computerized weapon-aiming equipment, an autopilot, and a ground-collision warning system.” “In 1999, aircraft began to receive Global Positioning System navigation systems and a new multi-function display.” In 2005, the entire A-10 fleet began receiving the Precision Engagement upgrades that include an improved fire control system, electronic countermeasures, upgraded cockpit displays, the ability to deliver smart bombs, moving map display, hands on throttle and stick, digital stores management, LITENING and Sniper advanced targeting pod integration, situational awareness data link or SADL, variable message format, or VMF, GPS-guided weapons, and upgraded DC power.” “The entire A-10 fleet has been Precision Engagement modified and now carries the A-10C designation.” That is why Col. Craig E. Ash, the commander of the 122nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group that sent the A-10s to the Middle East, summarized: “We have the best training, equipment and aircraft in the world; we’ve been preparing and training for this deployment for the past few months; and I am fully confident in our ability to deploy one of the country’s most lethal fighting forces to support and defend US efforts abroad.” ................ http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/save-the-a-10-thunderbolt/
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File Name: A-10A JAWS No.1 Skin File Submitter: EricJ File Submitted: 01 November 2014 File Category: A-10A/C Skins A-10A JAWS 75-262 This represents (as close as possible given various sources) the JAWS (Joint Attack Weapons System) A-10A Warthog from the 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Installation: Simply unzip the folder and extract the file into your Bazar\Liveries\A-10A (or optionally the C, though the only oddity noticed is the antenna behind the cockpit, otherwise it’s identical mapping) directory and go into the simulation go to the Payload section and for the Liveries drop down menu select “JAWS Skin No.1” and go fly. Click here to download this file
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A-10A JAWS 75-262 This represents (as close as possible given various sources) the JAWS (Joint Attack Weapons System) A-10A Warthog from the 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Installation: Simply unzip the folder and extract the file into your Bazar\Liveries\A-10A (or optionally the C, though the only oddity noticed is the antenna behind the cockpit, otherwise it’s identical mapping) directory and go into the simulation go to the Payload section and for the Liveries drop down menu select “JAWS Skin No.1” and go fly. -
American Warplane’s Forgotten Nazi Past The A-10 has been the favorite plane of American grunts for decades. But it was one of America’s most fearsome enemies who helped inspire the design of the so-called “Warthog.” The U.S. Air Force’s A-10 is an ugly, low-flying, slow-moving beast of an aircraft known affectionately by the troops as the Warthog. But even as the flying tank gets ready to shred ISIS terrorists to pieces over Iraq and Syria with its massive 30mm cannon-- firing depleted uranium shells the size of a Coke bottle--it hides a dark secret: an unrepentant Nazi fighter pilot helped to develop the ungainly warplane. Engineer Pierre Sprey, a former Pentagon procurement official who helped design the A-10, confirmed to The Daily Beast that none other than legendary Luftwaffe Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel was consulted to develop the Warthog. “While we were readying the airplane and gun for full scale production, the 30mm gun program manager, Col. Robert Dilger, invited Rudel to lead a symposium in DC attended by several hundred engineers, analysts, tacticians and intel types on all aspects of CAS [close air support] operations in combat,” Sprey told the Daily Beast. “For lots of them it was eye-opening. I translated for Rudel who spoke very little English.” Rudel was the Nazi-era Wehrmacht’s (which included the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe) most highly decorated officer and the only man to have been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. During his wartime career, Rudel flew over 2,530 combat sorties over the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union and amassed a combat record of over 2,000 targets destroyed--800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, 70 landing craft, nine aircraft, four armored trains, several bridges, a destroyer, two cruisers, and the Soviet battleship Marat. “Rudel was certainly the expert on killing Soviet tanks, 519 of them. But he was also brilliant on tactics—both ground and air—training, C3 [Command, Control & Communication], reconnaissance and squadron leadership,” Sprey said. “During our concept design phase, I required every member of the team to read Stuka Pilot, Rudel's superbly detailed recounting of his combat experiences, in order to understand the most crucial combat effectiveness characteristics of a CAS fighter.” Indeed, many of the characteristics of the Warthog, which is a darling of ground troops fighting in close proximity to enemy forces, were directly influenced by Rudel’s experience flying the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive-bomber and the ground-attack version of the Focke-Wulf 190D-9 fighter against the Soviet Red Army. “The book most certainly influenced me, particularly regarding how critical it was to incorporate in any effective CAS design such things as cockpit armor, fire suppression, need for ultra-tight turn radius maneuvering performance, ability to fly under 500ft weather, getting 3-5 sorties per day per plane, large caliber cannon, ability to move a squadron overnight, and ability to operate sustainably from unprepared fields--grass, dirt, mud, gravel, etc,” Sprey said in an email. However, as good a fighter pilot as Rudel was, it is an undeniable fact the he was an unrepentant Nazi and devotee of Adolf Hitler. After, the war Rudel—who became a relatively successful businessman--continued to advocate for the Third Reich and its genocidal, racist policies. One example of that: Rudel was a prominent member of the neo-Nazi German Reich Party from 1953 onward. Others within the U.S. Air Force dismiss Rudel’s impact on the A-10 design. “Frankly, I’m not sure why he would be consulted, Rudel was a statistical outlier in life-expectancy for ground-attack pilots in the Luftwaffe,” one Air Force official told The Daily Beast. Further, the Air Force official poured some cold water on the legacy of the Warthog—despite its popularity with the ground troops. “There is so much myth and half-truth wrapped around the A-10,” the official said. It’s a common sentiment in some corners of the Air Force, which has been looking to jettison the A-10 for decades. The Air Force wants to replace the Warthog because the jet would be hopelessly vulnerable against a modern enemy like China or Russia even if the aircraft can handle itself against relatively primitive enemies in Iraq or Syria. Instead of the slow-moving, low-flying A-10, the Air Force would prefer to use the stealthy $400 billion F-35 stealth fighter for future wars. Thus far, Congress has prevented the service from putting the Warthog out to pasture. The Air Force has some valid reasons for its view. One example cited by the Air Force official was the 1973 Yom Kippur war, when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria. The official pointed out that low and slow flying ground attack planes directly supporting the ground infantry were easy prey to even 1970s-era Russian-built surface-to-air missiles. “One inconvenient aspect of the A-10 is how its proponents often overlook the impact of the Yom Kippur War on the idea of CAS in a near-peer environment,” the Air Force official said—near-peer being a military jargon for well-equipped and trained forces like those of Russia or China. Israel’s losses during the Yom Kippur led the U.S. government to begin a frantic effort to replace the planes that were mercilessly shot out of the sky. Instead of using slow, low flying planes to support ground troops Israel began deploying the supersonic Mach 2-capable F-4 Phantom II for that role. “Yom Kippur lead to Operation Nickel Grass in which the U.S. replaced nearly half of Israel’s ‘low and slow’ CAS capability destroyed by SA-6 [surface-air-missiles], which didn’t change the fact that the IDF [israel Defense Force] had already switched to ‘fast-CAS’ with the F-4 in response.” Even to this day, Israel uses fast sophisticated supersonic fighters like the F-15 and F-16 to support its ground forces—just like the majority of the U.S. Air Force’s missions over Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, the service often uses everything including B-1 and B-52 bombers to F-15E Strike Eagle fighters to support ground forces, the official said. The Air Force, the official said, does not “hate” the Warthog as many critics have charged. The service is “being prudently skeptical about the resiliency of an aircraft merely designed to suffer ZSU-23 [radar-guided anti-aircraft guns] and SA-7 [shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile] threats,” the Air Force official said. Simply put, the Air Force does not believe that an aircraft like the A-10, which was designed to survive in an era before long-range, high performance guided missiles were commonplace, can survive during future conflicts. The Air Force official reiterated that modern enemy missiles are far more deadly than the weapons the A-10 was designed to face. “SA-6s are the least of our concerns for CAS in the modern age of surface-to-air missile system proliferation,” the official said. Proponents of the Warthog, however, argue that the ageing plane has no equal in supporting troops on the ground. “You've got a purpose-built airplane with the survivability, firepower and loiter time to cripple ISIS mobility,” said one veteran former U.S. Army Apache gunship aviator. Yes, the plane is vulnerable to ground fire. But it’s also super tough. “There's the survivability to take into account, too, which negates a lot of that vulnerability.” by Dave Mjumdar http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/12/american-warplane-s-forgotten-nazi-past.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
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A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack
Spectre8750 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - File Announcements
File Name: A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack File Submitter: Spectre8750 File Submitted: 08 September 2014 File Category: A-10 Warthog June. 24, 2016 Version 1.6 Full Update Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack Content size of Install files 1.82GB unzipped. ==================================================================================================== CLEAN INSTALL REQUIRED! Remove Aircraft Folders, all other folders can be overwritten. INSTALL: Drop the contents of the Install folder into the Game Root folder. e.g. X:\Users\UserName\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Israel\ Overwrite when asked. AddAllToWeapons.ini is located in the Weapons folder and added to the Game Weapons by using the Weapons editor. Open the Weapons Editor, browse to the Weapons folder in question and open the WEAPONDATA.INI (Extract it if you don't have it in the Weapons Folder with CAT Extract) Then choose Import/Merge and open AddAllToWeapons.ini and pick Save. If you want the New LAU-3A to show up rather than the Stock LAU-3A, open the WeaponsData.INI you just added weapons to and paste the Data provided in the AddAllToWeapons.ini manually for that Weapon. Reason is that if the weapon already exists it wont overwrite it. Once you've pasted in the Data open the WEAPONDATA.INI with the Weapons Editor, open the WEAPONDATA.INI again and Save. Extras Folder contains files for optimized play. Use at discretion. \Flight\ Folder: FLIGHTENGINE.INI [unlimitedDetailOption] MaxTextureRes=0 NATIONS.INI With Nations from SF:2 and added New World Order and U.S. Army. SOUNDLIST.INI obviously stock plus added sounds. VIEWLIST.INI Taken from SF:2 and optimized for wide angle screen shots. \Objects\ Folder: AIRCRAFTOBJECT.INI Changed to keep CCIP from showing through solid Cockpit sections. \PilotData\ Folder: SQUADRONLIST.INI My collection of Squadrons, to allow the A-10 Squadrons to show up and use decals correctly. These may be dropped into their respective folders to use. Backup your files before overwriting. ==================================================================================================== The package includes: Updated A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Model of the 3.0 released by Wpnssgt, re-released as version v1.0 A-10 Squadrons represented 18FS, 25FS, 45FS, 47FS, 66WS, 74FS, 75FS, 76FS, 78FS, 81FS, 91FS, 92FS, 103FS, 104FS, 107FS, 184FS, 190FS, 303FS, 333FS, 354FS, 355FS, 356FS, 357FS, 358FS. Plus Extra Skins. ==================================================================================================== CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Dave, Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ==================================================================================================== THIS MOD MAY BE POSTED IN OTHER MODS (NO PAYWARE) AS LONG AS THE README IS INCLUDED AND CREDIT FOR THE MODDERS IS GIVEN. ==================================================================================================== A special Thanks to Mike (Wpnssgt) and Kesselbrut for all their work and allowing me to take on this project. Thanks for downloading, hope you enjoy. -Spectre8750 Click here to download this file -
Version Version 1.6
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June. 24, 2016 Version 1.6 Full Update Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack Content size of Install files 1.82GB unzipped. ==================================================================================================== CLEAN INSTALL REQUIRED! Remove Aircraft Folders, all other folders can be overwritten. INSTALL: Drop the contents of the Install folder into the Game Root folder. e.g. X:\Users\UserName\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 Israel\ Overwrite when asked. AddAllToWeapons.ini is located in the Weapons folder and added to the Game Weapons by using the Weapons editor. Open the Weapons Editor, browse to the Weapons folder in question and open the WEAPONDATA.INI (Extract it if you don't have it in the Weapons Folder with CAT Extract) Then choose Import/Merge and open AddAllToWeapons.ini and pick Save. If you want the New LAU-3A to show up rather than the Stock LAU-3A, open the WeaponsData.INI you just added weapons to and paste the Data provided in the AddAllToWeapons.ini manually for that Weapon. Reason is that if the weapon already exists it wont overwrite it. Once you've pasted in the Data open the WEAPONDATA.INI with the Weapons Editor, open the WEAPONDATA.INI again and Save. Extras Folder contains files for optimized play. Use at discretion. \Flight\ Folder: FLIGHTENGINE.INI [unlimitedDetailOption] MaxTextureRes=0 NATIONS.INI With Nations from SF:2 and added New World Order and U.S. Army. SOUNDLIST.INI obviously stock plus added sounds. VIEWLIST.INI Taken from SF:2 and optimized for wide angle screen shots. \Objects\ Folder: AIRCRAFTOBJECT.INI Changed to keep CCIP from showing through solid Cockpit sections. \PilotData\ Folder: SQUADRONLIST.INI My collection of Squadrons, to allow the A-10 Squadrons to show up and use decals correctly. These may be dropped into their respective folders to use. Backup your files before overwriting. ==================================================================================================== The package includes: Updated A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Model of the 3.0 released by Wpnssgt, re-released as version v1.0 A-10 Squadrons represented 18FS, 25FS, 45FS, 47FS, 66WS, 74FS, 75FS, 76FS, 78FS, 81FS, 91FS, 92FS, 103FS, 104FS, 107FS, 184FS, 190FS, 303FS, 333FS, 354FS, 355FS, 356FS, 357FS, 358FS. Plus Extra Skins. ==================================================================================================== CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Dave, Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ==================================================================================================== THIS MOD MAY BE POSTED IN OTHER MODS (NO PAYWARE) AS LONG AS THE README IS INCLUDED AND CREDIT FOR THE MODDERS IS GIVEN. ==================================================================================================== A special Thanks to Mike (Wpnssgt) and Kesselbrut for all their work and allowing me to take on this project. Thanks for downloading, hope you enjoy. -Spectre8750- 12 comments
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A-10A and C Photoshop Templates By Sundowner & Spectre8750
Spectre8750 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - File Announcements
File Name: A-10A and C Photoshop Templates By Sundowner & Spectre8750 File Submitter: Spectre8750 File Submitted: 18 December 2013 File Category: Skin Templates A-10A and C Version 1.3 Photoshop Templates By Sundowner & Spectre8750 July/31/2015 Thanks goes to Sundowner for providing original template and Early A-10A scheme. Click here to download this file -
A-10A and C Photoshop Templates By Sundowner & Spectre8750
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From the album SF2 screenies...
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From the album SF2 screenies...
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A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack
Spectre8750 posted a topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 2 Series - File Announcements
View File A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack May. 20, 2016 Version 1.5 Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack Content size of Install files 2.27 GB unzipped for Full Package. 248 Mb for Update only Package. ==================================================================================================== The package includes: Updated A-10A Early, Mid, Late and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Model of the 3.0 released by Wpnssgt, re-released as version v1.0 Aircraft: A-10A_76 A-10A_79 A-10A_87 A-10A_93 A-10A_99 A-10C_05 A-10 Squadrons represented 11TASS, 18TFS, 19TASS, 23TAS, 25TFS, 45TFS, 46FTS, 47TFS, 66WS+JAWS, 74TFS, 75TFS, 76TFS, 78TFS, 81TFS, 91TFS, 92TFS, 103TFS, 104TFS, 107FS, 118TFS, 131TFS, 138TFS, 163FS, 172FS, 176TFS, 184FS, 190TFS, 303TFS, 333TFS, 354TFS, 355TFS, 356TFS, 357TFS, 358TFS, 509TFS, 510TFS, 511TFS, 706TFS. Plus Extra Skins. ==================================================================================================== CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. GAU 8 Smoke effects - Spectre8750 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ==================================================================================================== THIS MOD MAY BE POSTED IN OTHER MODS (NO PAYWARE) AS LONG AS THE README IS INCLUDED AND CREDIT FOR THE MODDERS IS GIVEN. ==================================================================================================== Installation: Clean Install only, do not install over old Aircraft Squadron Folders except for the update version. Drop contents of the "install" folder into the games root folder. Overwrite if needed. Included in Extras folder: Extra Skins for modding Squadrons if wanted. SOUNDLIST.INI to use for reference. AIRCRAFTOBJECT.INI with modified WindSound to go with included Sounds (This is Optional) just drop in Objects root. SQUADRONLIST.INI and A-10SQUADRONLIST.TXT with corresponding Number sets for Modders. Some patches and decals are included for modders. Templates will be posted separate. A special Thanks to Mike (Wpnssgt) for all his work and allowing me to take on this project. And to Kesselbrut for giving me his work on the Cockpit. Thanks for downloading, hope you enjoy. -Spectre8750 Submitter Spectre8750 Submitted 11/28/2011 Category A-10- 125 replies
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Version 1.6 A-10C updated no pil
12,855 downloads
May. 20, 2016 Version 1.5 Package A-10A and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Pack Content size of Install files 2.27 GB unzipped for Full Package. 248 Mb for Update only Package. ==================================================================================================== The package includes: Updated A-10A Early, Mid, Late and C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Model of the 3.0 released by Wpnssgt, re-released as version v1.0 Aircraft: A-10A_76 A-10A_79 A-10A_87 A-10A_93 A-10A_99 A-10C_05 A-10 Squadrons represented 11TASS, 18TFS, 19TASS, 23TAS, 25TFS, 45TFS, 46FTS, 47TFS, 66WS+JAWS, 74TFS, 75TFS, 76TFS, 78TFS, 81TFS, 91TFS, 92TFS, 103TFS, 104TFS, 107FS, 118TFS, 131TFS, 138TFS, 163FS, 172FS, 176TFS, 184FS, 190TFS, 303TFS, 333TFS, 354TFS, 355TFS, 356TFS, 357TFS, 358TFS, 509TFS, 510TFS, 511TFS, 706TFS. Plus Extra Skins. ==================================================================================================== CREDIT: Model: Wpnssgt - Original model and post v3.0 3D Modifications. Spectre8750 - 3D Modifications Russouk2004 - 3D Modifications Sundowner - Skin Template, Skins. Spectre8750 - Skins, Decals. A-10 Aces II Seat - Ravenclaw_007. Diego - USAF Pilot Cockpits: Kesselbrut Spectre8750 Weapons: 331Killerbee Bunyap EricJ Ravenclaw_007 Rusty_hawk Wpnssgt Spectre8750 Sounds: Spectre8750 Effects: Ejection Seat system - Stary. Tracer Smoke Emitter - Stary. GAU 8 Smoke effects - Spectre8750 30mm GAU-8\A Effect - Deuces. ==================================================================================================== THIS MOD MAY BE POSTED IN OTHER MODS (NO PAYWARE) AS LONG AS THE README IS INCLUDED AND CREDIT FOR THE MODDERS IS GIVEN. ==================================================================================================== Installation: Clean Install only, do not install over old Aircraft Squadron Folders except for the update version. Drop contents of the "install" folder into the games root folder. Overwrite if needed. Included in Extras folder: Extra Skins for modding Squadrons if wanted. SOUNDLIST.INI to use for reference. AIRCRAFTOBJECT.INI with modified WindSound to go with included Sounds (This is Optional) just drop in Objects root. SQUADRONLIST.INI and A-10SQUADRONLIST.TXT with corresponding Number sets for Modders. Some patches and decals are included for modders. Templates will be posted separate. A special Thanks to Mike (Wpnssgt) for all his work and allowing me to take on this project. And to Kesselbrut for giving me his work on the Cockpit. Thanks for downloading, hope you enjoy. -Spectre8750- 54 comments
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