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Offline Silver Fox

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Malignant Mustelids
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:18:49 AM »
When Canada's Harper Government tired of the protracted acquisition adventures involved in replacing both the CC-115 Buffalo/CC-130E Hercules SAR types and the CC-138 Twin Otter Northern Utility aircraft in early 2012 few expected how far reaching the effects would be.

The Buffalo/Hercules pair was replaced by SAR variants of the CC-130J Hercules, but only 12 airframes were purchased to replace the 15 retired. Part of the reduction was a cost saving measure, part was driven by the feeling that the short-bodied SAR Hercules offered so much commonality with Canada's stretched transport Herc's that increases in aircraft availability couldn't help but be improved.

On the Northern Utility front an expansion occurred. Part of the funding saved with the smaller SAR acquisition was reinvested in the new Northern Utility type, with the RCAF buying 12 Viking Air Guardian 400 Twin Otters to replace the 4 earlier Twin Otter variants. The new birds would be split between East and West, affording a better balance of RCAF presence in the North.

By 2014, the RCAF had mostly forgotten that the Guardians were pretty much forced on them. Numerous northern exercises has show the type to be very useful, and the expanded capabilities had proven to be very welcome. The Canadian Army had also noticed the diminutive patrol bird and had been quite impressed with the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities it offered to small units. Army pressure was sufficeint to see another 12 aircraft purchased, to be tasked in support of small Army detachments when deployed overseas.

In 2015 the RCN made the surprise announcement that two large RO-RO (Roll On-Roll Off) transports based on the still building 3-hull Joint Support Ship class were to be acquired. The first of this class entered service in 2019 and service trails saw a Guardian make a free-deck landing on the 550' long flight deck. The transports had specifically not been designed for the carriage of any aircraft other than helicopters, but the STOL capabilities of the Twin Otter made the point moot.

RCN and RCAF representatives approached Viking Air about the possibility of folding the wings on a Guardian to make it fit the elevators of the new transports. RCN interest was based on the types ability to provide a modest COD capability for the new transports. Viking responded with a major update, creating the Guardian 500. Unlike the earlier variants the new Guardian featured a stressed wing that required no struts, and was fitted with a semi-retractable landing gear. Viking revealed that both updates had long been planned, it was Canadian Forces funding that had been the final impetus in construction. 12 Guardian 500 aircraft were ordered in early 2021. Deliveries were rapid, with the whole batch delivered before the end of 2022.

January of 2023 would see the attempted nuclear test by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Canada was quick to answer the call for forces to impose a blockade on Iran, a fleet of 6 RCN ships departing for the Persian Gulf by mid- February. Amongst the fleet was HMCS Kapyong, the second of the RO-RO transports. The RCN was given primary responsibility for the Allied support fleet operating on the west side of the Persian Gulf.

March 1st, 2023 would see Iranian forces launch a series of raids and feints at Allied forces. One of the "feints" was against the support fleet elements in the Western Gulf. A number of small vessels, originall believed to be fishing boats, had slowly closed on the various tankers and transports the Allies had gathered there. The escorts surrounding the support vessels had monitored the slow approach, but few had perceived a threat. Allied air support had slowly shifted both north and east, and for the moment at least, the support fleet was on it's own.

At a range of 13 miles the plodding, 8-knot approach of the "fishing boats" was revealed for the hoax it was. 9 fishing boats broke up on radar into 36 fast, small attack boats. Worse, sophisticated jamming was activated which suggested that this was the primary attack for which the Iranians had been building all night. Only minutes separated the support fleet from what was shaping up to be a classic swarm attack.

On board several of the support ships crews reacted with confusion as the sounds of Kapyong launching her Guardians could be heard. First 4 aircraft, her entire known compliment. More confusing was the fact that the Guardians could be seen on radar to be racing east.

A few minutes after takeoff the answer was clear... the Guardians were armed! Each Guardian carried 4 rocket pods, each with 7 laser-guided CRV-7 rockets. The Guardians attacked, but they were aiming to disable as many of the attacking boats as possible, not sink them. Only 3 of the small craft ran the Guardian's gauntlet, these were dispatched easily by the guns of the escorting destroyers and frigates.

13 of the attack boats had sunk under rocket fire, but this still left 20 crippled attack boats. At this point 2 further Guardians lifted off from Kapyong the two newcomers standing off at extreme range as the first 4 bored in. 5 of the surviving Iranian boats proved capable of accurate fire from heavy machine guns and these were dispatched by the antitank guided missiles launched by the 2 overwatch Guardians! The first 4 started a slow orbit over the Iranian fleet and one-by-one hammered them with fire from door mounted M134 miniguns. 12 vessels were sunk before the survivors were convinced of the inevitability of death at the hands of the malignant mustelids. The crews of the final 8 Iranian boats surrendering to HMCS Athabaskan.

After the battle was concluded the RCN Commander was chagrined. He admitted that he had almost been caught flat footed. He had ordered his planes armed for landing support, which had put rocket pods and minguns on most of the birds. Seeing the developing tactical situation he had then ordered a rearming to fleet support, with guided missiles. Only 2 planes had been so armed, but not on deck, when the Iranian ruse had been unmasked.

The Allied commanders were bemused, "almost late" or not, it was the efforts of the malignant mustelids that had saved the day. For the remainder of Canada's 'Persian Excursion II' the Guardians would openly fly with weapons. Most people had forgotten that the type could be armed, but from now on it was not going to be forgotten again.

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CC-138C Guardian
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 12:17:10 PM »
Stroke of genius, Mr. Argent Vulpid!

A few nerdy details for the uninitiated. Many people assume that the CC-138C is a separate model of Twin Otter. In fact it is a question of equipment fit. 'Tooled up', any CC-138B Guardian can become a CC-138C (sometimes known as a 'CA-138'). CC-138s also sometimes have wing pylons -- used to mount search lights, survival packs, etc.

Note that HMCS Kapyong CC-138s, like all RCAF 'Persian Excusion' aircraft have few markings. 'Lucky 13' has both her fin squadron badge and nose 'personal marking' scrubbed out for the deployment.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2012, 10:43:38 AM by apophenia »
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 01:09:37 PM »
That Guardian 500 is gorgeous! Almost exactly as I would have pictured it, but I had pictured a radar... obviously there isn't room.

Not exactly your daddy's Twotter! I wonder what Viking Air would think? :)

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 01:30:36 PM »
That's great, both story and profile!

That profile looks like what might happen if Shorts got their hands on a Twotter.
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 07:44:50 PM »
I remember seeing a grainy photo of a Guardian armed with what appeared to be forward firing minigun pods attached to the wheel covers 8)
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2012, 10:47:33 AM »
Silver Fox: Did you mean a belly-mounted search radar for the Guardian 500? How about the synthetic aperture set from the Danish CL-604 MMA?  I've changed the image (above) to show what I mean. The mount would be a little funky ('cuz it has to conform to Viking's kevlar belly pan).

This new arrangment would be  less than ideal for the E/O, of course. Not sure what to do about that. Going 'out there' a bit, one possibility would be to cluster E/O, laser designator, etc. in an entirely new nose cone. The weather radar could be repositioned into a wing pod. Just a thought.

upnorth: Yep, undercarriage came from a 330 ... although the main gear sponsons are extended a little since the wheels now retracts forward. The nose gear would be rather longer than the Shorts' as well.

Rafael: Great minds think alike. I was thinking wheel-cover pods (guns or more rockets) as well  ;)
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2012, 11:23:41 AM »
apophenia, yes I was thinking of a radar like that. Considering the Twotter's speed... is there any reason a TADS/PNVS from an Apache couldn't go on the nose? That gives you quite capable optical search and track capability, as well as the ability to designate for those nasty missiles. You can mount the weather radar in a fixed pod the same way Hellcat and Corsair nightfighters mounted AI radar in WWII.

Of course, now my twisted mind is envisioning a Longbow radar mounted on a short pylon on the roof. :)

If you were going to put weapons on the maingear sponsons I'd go for the biggest weapons possible, minimum .50 cal. You really want to make sure that you suppress the bad guys until the door gunner can get into action.

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 12:30:48 AM »
Freaking incredible man! I love it! I may be biased, as I live in the city where Viking makes the New Twin Otters, but still.....freaking AWESOME!!!!!


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Re: Malignant Mustelids Part II
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2012, 10:12:06 AM »
March 8th, 2023 saw a 'spontaneous' uprising of Iranian dissidents in the port city of Bandar-Abbas. By some strange twist of fate the night of 8-9 March was moonless and the tides on the morning of 9 March favoured an amphibious landing shortly before dawn.

The night of March 8th saw the Canadian-lead Allied Support Force positioning itself to follow the Joint Landing Force into a staging position northwest of Bandar-Abbas. The US-British-French carrier force had started it's withdrawl further northwest, a position from which it could readily support the coming landings, while not risking an overcrowding of the areas surrounding the Straits of Hormuz.

At 2147 hrs (local) Kestrel 21, a CC-138B, lifted off from HMCS Kapyong enroute to the carrier USS Gerald R Ford. Kestrel 21 was making the voyage to pick up Commodore R. P. Hardesty, commander of the RCN contingent. By 2253 hrs (local) Kestrel 21 was 107 nautical miles south-southwest of the carrier force when the routine mission came apart. Kestrel 21 had a rendevous with destiny, and the clock had just ticked down to zero.

RCAF Capt. Rick 'Head' Case loved flying at night, the gentle drone of the engines, a crystal sky filled with millions of stars... this was why he had joined up! He traded soft-spoken comments with his fellow crewmembers, Lt. Chris 'Judge' Murphy (Copilot) and 2Lt Bob 'Stretch' Jurgens (Tactical Officer). It seemed none of them wanted to break the gentle reverie of the night. Reverie, or not, the night was shattered by a desperate call over the tactical radio net.

"All Stations! All Stations! All Stations! Tophat declaring condition ZULU at this time. I say again, ZULU! ZULU! ZULU! This is not an exercise. ZULU actual declared at 2254080323. Starship actual declaring exclusion zone to 150 nautical miles from all Allied vessels."
Up front in Kestrel 21 Case and Murphy exchanged stunned looks... ZULU?!?! A presumptive nuclear attack? By who?? ON WHO??? At his station in the rear of the plane Jurgens had more info, if seemingly less answers. His tactical displays altered, showing free fire missile engagement zones reaching out from all allied vessels and formations via LINK 16 data exchange he could see the picture forming... but who was attacking the allied fleets with nuclear weapons?

Tophat was the callsign of an RAAF Wedgetail AWACS operating out of Qatar. Tactical control was being passed to a USAF E-46 Athena AWACS even now. Fortunately the Athena, callsign Dalek, had been due on station at 2300 hrs. The tactical handoff had largely been completed before ZULU had been declared. Aboard both aircraft the fighter weapons controllers were shocked, but a quiet professionalism had quickly settled in. Tophat was going to stay on station, taking control of the myriad civilian and uninvolved military aircraft flying through the conflict zone.

A young fighter controller in the back of Tophat looked down his list and saw the next item of interest, Kestrel 21. Kestrel 21, he saw, was a Canadian Guardian from HMCS Kapyong. Well, he thought, they're out of it and with a secure military comm set he could even spare a moment to update them.


"Kestrel 21, Tophat Control. Steer course 185, take angels 15, your signal is Buster. Stand Clear all Allied vessels. Repeating Case ZULU is in effect."

Tophat Control, Kestrel 21. Course 185, Take angels 15, Buster. Understand Case ZULU.”

"Kestrel 21, Good readback Sir. Has Pickles (HMCS Kapyong) been able to update you?”

“Negative Tophat. Ahh… Be advised Pickles is not a tactical vessel. Pickles comm is not hardened against Echo Mike Papa.” EMP is a side effect of a nuclear detonation, it can destroy non-hardened electronics.

Kestrel 21, understood. ZULU declared based on intelligence received by Charlie India Alpha assets. Intelligence verified by takeoff of described air missions. We’re trying to sort it out, but the entire Iranian Air Force popped out of the desert to confuse things. The threat is six reported Sierra Uniform 3 9 type aircraft. Each aircraft reported to carry one fixed 20-25 KT package.”

Aboard Kestrel 21 Case winced. SU-39’s were bad enough, but fixed packages? A suicide mission then, run by fanaticals all too willing to die for their cause. Lord! Would they have to kill every last one of them to find peace?

Aboard Tophat the young fighter controller had been watching his assigned sector even though the Wedgetail could see only about 30 miles further south than the Athena positioned almost 70 miles further north. Now he saw a primary radar target appear at the edge of his screen. He queried the IFF and got no response. At least Case ZULU simplified things; there are no unknowns in this fight, only friendlies and hostiles. He watched the track develop and his stomach went cold… the track marched right over Kestrel 21!

"Kestrel 21,Tophat Controller. BANDIT! BANDIT! BANDIT! Bandit bearing 174, course 351, angels 55, 800 knot closure, Recommend you steer 270 to sidestep.”  A ‘deedle-deedle-deedle’ could be heard in both aircraft as the Athena read the target signature and flight path. The target was a SU-39, headed right for the carriers, on the wrong side from the fighter screen and only minutes from impact!

On board Kestrel 21 the effects was electric. Case snapped out orders; “Stretch, MASTER ARM ON! MASTER ARM ON! Judge, set the panel up for air intercept.”

 “Tophat, Kestrel 21. Give me vectors to intercept.”

The young, but rapidly ageing, controller aboard Tophat was confused. Vectors, he thought, do they expect to kill a Sukhoi with a Hellfire? Wait… WHAT THE HELL??? His tactical display changed, and what it showed wasn’t possible… was it? Regaining his composure he keyed his mike footpedal and spoke to the Canadian Guardian.

Kestrel 21, Tophat Control. Steer 134, take best angels, speed Buster. Cleared Hot!”

Aboard the Athena a USAF Senior Fighter Weapons Controller had been about to step in, but damn if the young Aussie wasn’t coping quite well. Instead of taking over, he took notes. If this worked out somebody deserved a lot of recognition, a damned lot!

Aboard Kestrel 21 the situation was tense. Only Case had ever done what they were attempting, and he only once. Case ZULU in a war zone was not a time for on-the-job training, but you work with what you have. The Guardian was vibrating, engines roaring as it clawed for altitude. Case flew the profile given him on the multifunction display in front of him, watching for cues and hoping this worked as well in the Persian Gulf as it did at the CFB Cold Lake weapons ranges.

The MFD told Case to push over and he smoothly dropped the nose. Settling at 12 degrees nose-down speed built quickly to Vmax and beyond. The vibrating became a shimmy, transitioned to a shake, a shudder and reached a violent bucking as the aircraft was stressed to ‘not quite’ the breaking point. The MFD thankfully indicated it was time to pull up and he gently eased the nose back up. The Guardian soared upward and as the climb settled on 43 degrees nose-up Case smashed the weapons release button down.

Kestrel 21, FOX ONE!” Case counted to himself 2… 3… 4… again the button smashed down. “Kestrel 21, FOX ONE!”

Aboard the Iranian Sukhoi the pilot was bemused. He’d watched the wild flailings of the infidel helicopter. Did they really think to fool one of the chosen of Allah? He would show them, he activated his weapons and locked up the impudent helicopter for a radar missile shot. Only a moment or two and he would be in range, then the infidel would die. His raised his eyes Heaven-ward and thanked Allah for the opportunity to serve in such a glorio… “DEEDLE! DEEDLE! DEEDLE!” The screeching of the threat display broke his prayer and he looked down in annoyance. It was the wrong thing to do; he should have pumped out counter-measures and jinked. It did, however, afford him to know just what it was that was about to kill him. A split second later two AIM-120E missiles slammed into the last of 6 flyable Iranian Air Force Sukhoi fighters. The wreckage, and it’s deadly cargo fell harmlessly into the warm waters of the Persian Gulf.

Kestrel 21, Tophat Control. SPLASH ONE! I say again: SPLASH ONE!”

The next 90 minutes passed without incident, and slowly more information became available. The failed Iranian test had not been their first weapon, it was their seventh. They had predicted, rightfully, that the Western powers would react badly. When it fizzled instead of detonating they had still learned enough to make the others work. Iran was a de facto nuclear power. Faced with invasion, merely a pretense to land large quantities of weapons to the revolutionaries, Iran had taken the desperate gamble of a suicide nuclear strike against the Allied carriers. Allied fighters had downed 4, a Spanish frigate got one… and Kestrel 21 had got the last.

Reaching a point 12 nautical miles from the USS Gerald R. Ford Case checked in with the ship, he still had a night free deck landing to accomplish and quite frankly, he was exhausted.

Starship, Kestrel 21 with you. Request permission to approach and land.”

Kestrel 21, Starship Actual. You are cleared overhead to the break, cleared to land. Wind straight down the deck at 40 knots, deck motion negligible.”

Case stammered; “Ahh…ahhh.. Starship Actual, Kestrel 21. Cleared fighter break, cleared to land. 40 kts down the deck, negligible deck motion." The Admiral? His approach controller was the Task Force Commander?

Kestrel Good Readback. Welcome aboard!”

The Guardian made an decidedly abnormal, but stylish approach and landing on the huge US carrier. The crew was escorted below decks and then properly fêted for what they had accomplished. On deck, crewmen swarmed over the diminutive warrior mustelid. A grizzled CPO glared at the various gawkers and settled on an armament tech. “You there! Presumably you recognize those rails?” The hapless tech nodded dumbly and the CPO went on; “Break out a pair of Slammer Echos and mount them!”

The tech did as he was told, what choice did he have? But… AIM-120E’s on a prop job? What the hell good could those ever do? He would never understand how the Navy worked… Never…
« Last Edit: February 22, 2012, 11:15:01 AM by Silver Fox »

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2012, 11:20:34 AM »
Whoo! What a ride Silver Fox  :) Kestrel 21 is one for the CWM!
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2012, 11:24:35 AM »
... is there any reason a TADS/PNVS from an Apache couldn't go on the nose?

Okay, let's get a few things straight here. There is no such thing as a CC-138D! Why would there be? The Men In Black have never operated their own aircraft!

The most plausible explanation for those well-equipped Twin Otters operating around Resolute Bay is new Guardian 500s belonging to sportsmen. Obviously, these sportsmen are very well financed to flying their own fleet of digitally-camouflaged Twotters ... but how else are they expected to sneak up on their trophy polar bears!?

And, yes, the underwing pylon loads do resemble rocket pods but those are actually tent poles for Arctic survival shelters. Some observers have even suggested that a 12.7mm M3 can be seen in that open sponson pod. Clearly such people are not familiar with the latest Louis Vuitton luggage catalogue!

So, I repeat: there is no such thing as a CC-138D!
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2012, 11:37:52 AM »
Hmmm... Perhaps Kestrel 21 would go to The Canadian War Museum, the crew would probably get a Mention in Dispatches and more work. :)

The Guardian 500S makes perfect sense. Even if that were an M3 and not just luggage... Hell, if I'm going camping in the presence of Polar Bears, some derivative Ma Duece is the smallest weapon I'm taking along.  :icon_swat:

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2012, 11:57:38 AM »
Hmmm... Perhaps Kestrel 21 would go to The Canadian War Museum, the crew would probably get a Mention in Dispatches and more work. :)

Well, sure, we could decorate such people (... I guess, if we had to). But once you give a gong to one member, everyone will want one.

Far better that we stick to the CF tradition of universality. Once excellence starts breaking out, who knows where could lead  :o

The Guardian 500S makes perfect sense. Even if that were an M3 and not just luggage... Hell, if I'm going camping in the presence of Polar Bears, some derivative Ma Duece is the smallest weapon I'm taking along.  :icon_swat:

Yep, they call the C7 a bear-irritator for a reason  ;) Call in air support!
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2012, 12:55:24 PM »
One small semantic nit:  wouldn't "Malevolent Mustelids" be more appropriate than "Malignant Mustelids"?  Other than that, a cracking good story and a must interesting aircraft.

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2012, 01:17:33 PM »
Both work... they are certainly malevolant, but with all the extra bumps and all they certainly appear malignant. :)

In truth... I needed something to go with Mustelids and Malignant popped into my head first.
must interesting

Freudian Slip? ;)

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2012, 01:28:02 PM »
Nope, a Freudian Slip is something worn by transvestite psychiatrists *rimshot*

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2012, 08:37:14 AM »
An upgraded CC-138B of 418 Transport & Rescue Squadron based at Nanisivik.

This aircraft is kitted out for a search-and-rescue mission. An LW SKAD (Lightweight Survival Kit, Air-Dropped) is carried on a port pylon, a NiteSun searchlight on the starboard side. Guardians sometimes also carried flare dispenser pods but, more often, illumination flares were hand-dropped.

Note the low-visibility 418 Squadron badge on the tail fin. 418 TRS aircraft also carried their squadron motto -- Piyautailili (Defend unto Death) -- in Inuktitut syllabics on both sides of their noses.
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2012, 08:57:05 AM »
Very Pretty!
 
That sensor turret is sure going to come in handy on a SAR mission!

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2012, 11:48:51 AM »
Thanks Silver Fox. I was tempted to do the roll-up doors for SARtechs but ... well ... 418 wouldn't be fulltime SAR. So I stayed with the horizontally-split door.
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2012, 10:53:44 AM »
See http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=920.msg10044#msg10044 for the next Persian Adventure of the Malignant Mustelids.

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2012, 11:59:34 AM »
Great addition! Here's my take on the 'kneeling' Twotter. I'm thinking this could become a standard mod -- especially for storing carrier aircraft.
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2012, 01:19:10 PM »
Just a thought for a new variant.  The Japanese, needing a reduced tail height (you pick the reason) developed a version with multiple, lower height, vertical tails (likely four or five).  The resulting aircraft was known in Japanese service as the Kitsune.  As a later mod, I could see the rear fuselage being redesigned to give a rear ramp for cleaner drops.

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2012, 10:47:57 PM »
elmayerle, http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=925.0
apophenia, FANTASTIC! That is perfect, simply perfect. :)
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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #23 on: February 26, 2012, 10:57:24 AM »
Beautiful response to my suggestion!!

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Re: Malignant Mustelids
« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2012, 11:18:35 AM »
Glad you like it elmayerle.
Just gathered all the Malignant Mustelid bits together in Word. 14 pages (at 12 point text), 6,200+ words...
Gah! I didn't realize I had written that much!
Tie them together better and it's not a forum post, it's a short story! :)