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ORIGINAL: NakedWeasel I'm currently working on a Cold War era NATO vs PACT scenario, and I would like my Royal Danish Air Force Vikings to be better equipped to hold the line... I have been doing a fair bit of research and have discovered that the RDAF J-35XDs were quite a bit more capable than the standard Drakens. According to many websites, they had a greater internal fuel capacity, 10 hardpoints (8 on the wings, 2 under the fuselage) and the ability to carry the AGM-12 Bullpup missile. The inner three hardpoints on either wing were rated to 1000lbs, and could of course also be loaded with various size fuel tanks for even greater range. The outer pylons seemed to be typically loaded with AIM-9. Nearly all pics I've seen with Bullpup show a mixed load of 2xAGM-12, 2x500lb, 2x1000lb. I humbly request some slight changes made to the RDAF J-35XD. Please, and thank you... *I am somewhat ashamed and embarrassed to admit, that I could not actually find any real photos of the J-35XD with Bullpups loaded. I did find this model-maker's excellent website of a Danish Draken, http://modelingmadness.com/review/mod/sweden/plesdraken.htm and there's multiple mentions of AGM-12 capability on Danish Drakens. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-12_Bullpup , http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/saab_35_draken.pl , http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/j35.htm Hmmmmmm okay took a look in the database and the F-35XD should already be according to your wishes? The Danish 1977-1982 version is armed with the AGM-12 Bullpup, and it can be armed with 6x 1000lb weapons (the Swedish version can not), etc. The 1986 version of the plane does not carry Bullpups because the weapons were phased out in the early 1980s. I found that I had accidently forgotten to add some of the bomb loadouts to the 1986 version, though. So have made some mods: - Added 1983 version of the plane which is a 1977 version without the AGM-12. - Added AIM-9 Std CAP, short-range Mk82 and heavy (6x bomb) Mk83 loadouts to 1986 version which I accidently had left out (doh!) - Added super-heavy AGM-12 + iron bombs loadout, although not entirely sure it would have been carried operationally, and added it to the 1977 version of the plane only. Fair?
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