(please, ignore the watermark on the pics, my image resizer was on the fritz)
Chapter 4.2: Armageddon Unleached.February 16 2024, NATO Early warning radars picked up a missile launch from the East-German military base of Peenemunde.
NATO high command issued the Red Alert, and mobilizes all QRA squadrons Europe for emergency launch.
however, its actions were all in vain, as only 30 minutes after launch, the missile impacted on the Isle of Man, the large mushroom cloud could be seen from the coast of West-Britain and Ireland, almost 20.000 people died in the impact, with many more to follow from radiation poisoning.
only hours later, Russian President Pugalarin in a public statement responded to the attack.
"By now the West might have noticed how the Isle of Man has been strucken by one of our nuclear cruise missiles, this is a warning to NATO and the USA. we will no longer tolerate the way you manipulate the United Nations into approving an attack on a country that has no means to defend itsself (reffering to the US/UN led conflict in North-Korea). what you have witnessed is only the tip of our striking power. you better watch out, cause the next desision you make, could be your last!"
the United Nations were truely shocked about the senseless attack on British Soil, and a majority of the partner members voted to bann Russia from the UN counsil as long as Pugalarin is in power. the United States and Britain even went a step further and supported by its NATO partner nations declared fullout war on the re-established Soviet Union.
SS-30 "Splitter" IRBM, Soviet-Russian Federation
Peenemunde launchsite, East Germanythe SS-30 (NATO codename "Splitter") is a short to medium range ballisitic missile with a range of about 600 to 1000 kilometers and is mostly based at Launch facilities close to Russian borders. these weapons act as defensive nuclear shield against potential enemy invaders. the use of the weapons was restricted to last line of defence in compliance od UN resolution 1989, prohibiting its use as an offensive WMD. the missiles can be equiped with either a high-explosive conventional warhead or a 2 Kiloton nuclear warhead.
model: missile from a 1/72 Airfix Stratos TSR2
Decals: DIY
Chapter 4.2.1: The Empires Strike Back.infuriated by the Soviet-Russian attack on the Isle of Man, NATO began making preperations for an invasion of Soviet occupied Eastern-Europe. in order to defend the Western European countries agains another soviet attack, all forces were put on high alert.
immediatly, Surface to Air Missile emplacements were set up at key locations and major cities and everywhere there were 24 hour fighter and AWACS patrols. if another missile was to be launched they could immediatly intercept and destroy.
every violation of NATO airspace was treated as an act of hostility, and pilots were authorised to shoot and destroy every soviet or warpac aircraft nearing NATO airspace on sight. meanwhile, the United States was ready to launch its OMDLS (Orbital Missile Defence Laser System) into orbit, making any attack by a ICBM from russian side impossible. meanwhile USAF YAL-1B Airborne Lasers were also sent to Ramstein AFB in West-Germany. as it looked NATO spent a lot of effort, to make another missile attack impossible.
on March 20 2024, a group of 6 F-22A Raptors from the USAF 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, flew a patrol allong the East and West German borders when they spotted a flight of 12 Russian Su-35's heading they're way. all 12 were shot down without a single loss to US side.
a few days later, Royal Air Force Raptor F.1's shot down a Tu204 SIGINT aircraft off the coast of Scottland.
what was once a cold war, finally turned hot.
F-22A Raptor, USAFE, 32 Tactical Fighter Squadron.
Camp New Amsterdam, Soesterberg AB, The Netherlands.to improve USAF strike capabilities, and make up for some of the shortcomings of the F-35,
the US Defence Departement approved reopening the production of the F-22 Raptor in 2017.
to reduce costs, the newbuild F-22A's, designated "Block 25", recieved mostly similar avionics and systems that were intigrated on the F-35. this gave the F-22 a new cockpit similar to the F-35 and a whole new Air to Ground capability, using the latest in Laser and GPS guided weaponry. the 32TFS, based at Soesterberg in The Netherlands, was the first of USAF detatchment in Europe to recieve the new raptor in 2020, replacing the old and outdated F-15C/D Eagle.
Model: Trumpter 1/144 F-22A Raptor
Decals: Kit & DIY
Raptor F.Mk.1, Royal Air Force,
111 (F) Squadron, RAF Leuchars.in 2018, the Royal Air Force bought 30 F-22A Raptors from the US in order to boost its Air Defense Capability.
they had full stormshadow (external carriage) ASRAAM and Meteor integration to comply with RAF requirments.
these replaced the Typhoon in the long-range air defense role. these were equiped by 25 and 111 Squadrons at RAF Leuchars in Scotland.
the typhoons were then transfered to homeland air defence and attack missions.
Model: Trumpter 1/144 F-22A Raptor.
decals: Kit & DIY
