ok, i think things have cooled down enough now to continue with the storyline.
Chapter 2.2.1: the North ReactsMay 16, 2022, in an attempt to cool down tentions between West and East, US vice-president Mark Jones traveled to the Soviet Union, to meet with Russian President, Sergei Valtjev. the talks went quite well, although afterwards it didnt seem to have much effect on diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia.
2 days later, the VC travelled to China to discuss peacetalks with Chinese president Xiahou Zo, again, same result.
the next day, the Vice President traveled to South-Korea, to strenghen military ties, and thats when the unthinkable happened.
while on route from Bejing to Seoul, the VC-48A "Air Force Two" was attacked and shot down by DPRK Fighters. Pyongyang responded the next day to the incident, accusing the United States of spying on North Korea, cleaming the vice president's aircraft was in fact a surveilance plane. US President, Robert C. Tyler, denied the aircraft was a spyplane, and accused the DPRK of deliberatly shooting down of Air Force Two, and murder of the Vice President.
the loss of AF2, came a shock to the world, and the White House had declared war on North Korea.
the investigation into the shooting has revieled some shocking information, as only a few days later, AF2's flight recorder was found in the debries. while replaying the pilots conversation during the incident, they claimed to be under attack by a pair of Russian Build SU-47 Firkin-A's, an advanced 5th generation fighter. video images from the aircrafts dashboard camera confirmed the report.
it was obviously clear the Russia and China have ignored and violated the arms embargo imposed on North Korea.
later report revieled that about 40+ of these early production Firkins were delivered to the DPRKAF, in an "under the table" deal.
DPRKAF Sukhoi Su-47 Firkin-Amodel: Revell 1/144 S-37 Berkut, modified with internal weapons bays, AAM's from a revell MIG-29 (4 used to create 2 chinese PL-15 long-range AAM's)
Decals: DIY
Chapter 2.2.2: the Yankee retaliationimmediatly after the US declared war on the DPRK, the US military machine sprung into action.
the US Navy quickly dispatched 2 aircraft carrier strikewings to the korean peninsula, the USS George Bush and the USS Gerald Ford, 2 more carriers were to follow shortly.
the first objactive for the navy was to clear out the immediate threat. while USAF B-52J's, B-2B's and B-1R's took care of Radar instalations, Airfields and communication centers, the Carrier aircraft were tasked with taking out the North's long-range Missile launchsites.
the first unit to respond was VF-84 "Jolly Rogers", on board the Bush. they flew the Northrop-Grumman F/A-23D SeaGhost, the latest version of the F/A-23 stealth fighter in a 2-seat multirole fighter confugation. although the unit is primarily a fleet defence fighter squadron, the aircraft were ideal for penetration strikes deep in DPRK territory.
while Navy EA-18G Growlers circled the North Korean coastline to jam radars, they also made a distraction so the F/A-23's could enter enemy territory undisturbed. the aircraft did encounter some resistance from North Korea, especially by Su-47's and the older Mig-29A's, but the acompanying escort fighters managed to deal with the threat while the strike packaged delivered the punches to North Korea's fixed missile sites at Tonghae. the mission was a succes, the site was completly destroyed.
the Tonghae facility was not the only launchsite for the DPRK's long-range missiles, Kim Jong Un still had a number of hidden underground launchbases and its force of mobile Mussadan missiles.
US Navy F/A-23D SeaGhostModel: trumpeter 1/144 YF-23, modified to a 2-seater (academy tornado canopy),
JDAM's from revell F/A-18E, trapeze racks from revell F-117.
additional scratchbuild doors for short-range AAMs added intert of landing gear, allong with nose sensor and tailfins.
Decals: revell 1/144 F-14A Tomcat.
thought the green tinted canopy might give it that little bit extra.