1987 CAF Mirage CF-10 **F I N I S H E D**

[Sauragnmon]

I think you guys missed Wicked Wolverine and Freaky Fisher.

You may have dropped a hint to try and throw us off on it being a single seat though, give us pics, prove me wrong!

[GTX]

It could be even simpler - a Canadian F-4G.  All the other info is simply to throw us off the scent!!!

Regards,

Greg

[Captain Canada]

I can pretty much guarantee that you will appreciate it, eh ?

With or without leafs...we know you won't let us down, Ian !

[Captain Canada]

How about:

Le/La Wild Weasel.

If you're going French Canadian Ja it would have to be "la Weasel du Wild" 'cause everything is bass-ackwards up there !

[GTX]

Another possible - something French:  a Mirage 2000 or similar perhaps?

Or something English...ish a Tornado IDS based platform?

Damn - now I'm giving myself ideas.

Regards,

Greg

[dragon]

Miffed Mongoose, Mithered Meerkat, Riled Rat, Huffy Hamster...

Why go for little critters - how about something big and brash (i.e. Canadian ...yeah I find it hard to accept too):  Malicious Moose!!

After all, a moose once bit my sister...

Regards,

Greg

"Stuff" dropped by a Malicious moose must surely mess up an area as ordnance dropped from a plane (in a smaller scale of course).  Then again I can think of all sorts of nose art possibilities with that name...

[anthonyp]

You can't use this (since I'm using it for a Caribou gunship).  I've got dibs on "Rutting Caribou" (It'll frak you up!).

As for a Wild Weasel esque plane, what about Rabid Wolverine?  Great, given myself an idea.  CF-5B Rabid Wolverine.

[ChernayaAkula]

Savage Sasquatch!   

[GTX]

Savage Sasquatch!   

Regards,

Greg

[upnorth]

As for the Canadianization of the "Wild Weasel" name, you could make it in conjunction with certain units and their animal namesakes within the Canadian Armed Forces:

Bold Bison: 
Could work with either 404 or 429 squdrons, but you'd have to retask them to fighters as 404 is a maritime patrol training unit and 429 is a transport unit. I'd opt for 404 myself as they were part of the Banff strike wing in WWII with Beaufighters, so the strike history is in that unit.

Fierce Falcon
This would work with 412 squadron, but again you'd have to retask it to fighters as it's currently the VIP transport unit of the Canadian forces. However, it does have a fighter heritage from WWII.

The trouble with the above units is that none of them currently carry any sort of conspicuous unit markings, so you'd have to come up with some of your own unless you wanted your aircraft annonymous.

As for units that you could find decals for:

Crazy Cougar
Plenty of markings for 410 squadron around in most of the variations they've been in over the years.

Marauding Moose
Markings for 419 squadron are also fairly easy to come by.

Fierce Fox
Ditto for 441 squadron markings, not hard to source.


Those are just a few ideas I came up with for giving a Canadian name to the Wild Weasel concept.

As for the weapons, whatever you do, considering the time frame you're shooting for the CRV-7 rockets would be a VERY Canadian thing to carry in any sort of air to surface mission. They were pretty much "de rigeur" on CF-104s through the mid 70s to their retirement in the 80s. They also are a common piece of gear on the CF-18 Hornets and were also seen with regularity on CF-5s. Really a staple tactical weapon in the CF inventory.

Even our Trackers carried them, nothing says "Get out now!" like a 70mm rocket used as a shot across the bow of your ship.

A salvo of unguided rockets would cause every bit the havoc at a SAM site that previously mentioned cluster munitions would. IIRC CRV-7 warheads could be put on a timer for delayed detonation too.

[chrisonord]

How about
Rabid Racoon, or grumpy grizzly?? or P****d Polar Bear
Chris.

[NARSES2]

Huffy Hamster...

"Hammy" with the "ump"....love it  

Looking forward to this Ian

[bobbo]

Crazy Canuck?? 

bobbo

[beowulf]

hehehe...funny reading  .....especially since ive nearly finished something similar in Ozzie colours......ive named that 'Wild Wombat'     

[nev]

Just to let you know Ian, I'm bringing something along to Cosford that may be of intrest to you........actually took it to Huddersfield but you couldn't be bothered to turn up 

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