THE EMPIRES TWILIGHT

[chrisonord]

These builds are just marvellous Tim, my all time favourite being the T4 Sotka!!
I am absolutely in awe with that thing, me want one badly But I ain't paying £85+ for one
If you find another one Tim,you know where I am!! 
Chris.

[thedarkmaster]

If i ever find another one whilst trawling through the carboots mate, i'll let you know   

[thedarkmaster]

Unknown Aircraft operated by Soviet Naval Forces, Alaska 1991

During the assault upon the Alaskan shore by elements of the Soviet Forces during the 91 Disaster an aircraft of unknown type was deployed during the destruction of Anchorage, during the third and last full day of fighting.

After battle intelligence assesments and eye witness accounts by survivnig defenders tell the story of the assault upon the city by Soviet naval forces and their initial repulse, of the losses to soviet ships by defending US aircraft and of the massive conventional bombing by the Red Airforce.

They also tell of how on the last day a single Aist class hovercraft made a high speed run around 5 miles out to sea, and how this vessel deployed some sort of tethered aircraft from a wire. Command staff survivors state that the decision was made not to expend a SAM upon the target as it was thought to be a lure berfore an airstrike. However the craft was released by the hovercraft and the " target " was tracked towards the harbour, radio reports coming in confirmed it was a single seat glider of some sort. This more or less confirmed the commanding Generals assesment of the thread.

After this it becomes sketchy on what happens next but the most reliable source indicates that the craft dropped a torpedo near the harbour and then ditched the craft into the sea. The torpedo was it seams tipped with a tactical nuclear warhead which detonated inside the harbour, completly disrupting the US defence efforts and allowing soviet naval infantry and armour to land in 3 places before the general collapse and ceasefire.

Since that time many enquiries have been made to the Federal Russian republic by the Alaskan republic and by the Californian Republic and finally the New England federation about what was used and how it was delivered, but so far no answer has been forthcoming and the Russian republic claims it was a local command operation in control of the KGB and they no longer have access to the records since the destruction of Moscaw.

The representation below is based upon the best information currently available.




























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[thedarkmaster]

मिग-29 लिए एक  ( Mig 29 Cobra A )

A few days before the RIAT show on July the 9th 1989, where at least 2 of its own indigenous improved design of the Mig 29, known as the Cobra was to appear, it was announced to a shocked world that India had, following a period of negotiations joined the New Commonwealth.

The announcement went on to say that the recipricle defence agrement was to applie only to the Indian Ocean and New Commonwealth members touching upon it.

A second point went on to say that the RAF had ordered from Hindustan Aeronautics 12 Cobra a's and an undisclosed number of the latesr, but un-named version of the license made Su27.

On the 12th of July a shocked world was to see the new Cobra wheeled out for the air display in a new all white finish, having been resprayed from the grey they flew in with. this was explained by the senior officer present as a show of solidarity with our new  New Commonwealth brothers.

[Captain Canada]

Sweet looking Mig ! Kinda pudgy and cute !

[roadstermatt]

just found this post lots of fab stuff on this post i love bombcorde

[bobbo]

Any story updates??   Please?  PLEASE??  I want to know about Alaska!  And Canada!  And South Asia . . .

Bobbo

[Taiidantomcat]

That is one good looking Mig! Love the wing tip missiles 

[Fulcrum]

That Cobra/Fulcrum is amazing!!! Now you got me thinking of putting wingtip missile rails on my Mig-29AM model!!!

[thedarkmaster]

전투기사업 토착 벚꽃 사 ( Indigenous Fighter Project, Cherry Blossom 4 )

On  the 14th of April 1989 the Korean People's Air Force deployed its forces for the first of that summer's exersises ( Southern Liberation 3 ) and one of the aircraft involved was the new Cherry Blossom 4. This was the first time the Aircraft had been seen by the western intelligance comunity though discrete rumours had been around for a few years.

Deployed as a fighter by the KPAF it was belived to have a austre avionics suite based upon Chinease examples themselves inferior copies of soviet equipment. The airframe was belived to be a synthesis of Mig 21 and Mig 19 componants with two wing hardpoints for fuel and chin and wingtip hardpoints for missiles, themselves previously unknown models in Koreas inventory and at least one 23mm cannon.

Originally based at Hwangsuwon-ni airbase as part of the 72nd air regiment it soon was seen in other regiments and before the 91 disaster became a regular site intercepting US and South Korean aircraft over international waters.

Nothing can be confirmed of the types war service in the 91 disaster and it is not known if any survived the collapse of north Korea, the civil war that followed or if any are in the inventories of the warlord states that now occupy the area.
































Just noticed that the Carpet monster has taken the probe from the front...........oh well



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[pyro-manic]

That's a sleek, sexy beast! I love the combination of the 21's slender fuselage and the 19's raked wings. Are you going to do the other one (21 wings on the 19's fuse)?

[thedarkmaster]

Are you going to do the other one (21 wings on the 19's fuse)?

Oh you know me so well    it's all put together just awaiting it's turn to pop to the top of the list for painting, and of course i need a back story for it.

[pyro-manic]

Good stuff. What about Angolan, encountered by the SAAF when the Border War escalated?

[thedarkmaster]

Like your idea, going to take it and run a bit further...........my plan is a home grown Cuban aircraft, in Angola........will put it with a Kenyan aircraft i have coming up for a double post.

Thanks for the idea. 

[ChernayaAkula]

Very good-looking aircraft, that Cherry Blossom!  Very cool camo, too!