I like F-15s. I like sakura. I like volcanos, too. I’m not sure, however, if I like sakura and volcanos painted on F-15s:
More full sized pics of the offending F-15J here, courtesy Chosun Ilbo military affairs reporter Yu Yong-won’s Military World, which is a great site (if you read Korean) for military and security analysis and really cool photos of stuff that goes bang.
Also found at the site with this rendering of U.S. operational plans for dealing with pesky N. Korean artillery and gaining air superiority over North Korea in the first 2~3 days of a conflict, for those who prefer the graphic approach:
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First 2-3… minutes? hours? Days?
Kevin
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, the Japanese should not be allowed to paint their planes. Quite frankly, I’ve seen the strangest designs painted on J-planes (including anime girls) and its simply off-putting. Sure its amusing, and sometimes pretty and original, but it isn’t conducive to esprit-de-corp or aggression essential in the military.
The commies on the other hand, have of course the coolest paint schemes.
http://www.fighter-planes.com/big/s37.jpg
Sleek and black with Soviet stars :)*
You know, Jing, if you’ve got the inclination, you can shoot down down those Sukhoi S37s — painted in that nice Chinese blue, no less — to your heart’s content in Talonsoft’s Jet Fighter IV. Check out the screen shots. Granted, not the most realistic of flight sims, but it does give you the opportunity to down tons of advanced Chinese-Russian-N. Korean hardware in pyrotechnically exciting ways over some visually appealing scenery.
Oh, and just in case you wanted more pics of the S47 (Su-47), check out this gallery at Mig-29.com — it’s awesome.
Woops, my bad. 2~3 days. Correction made.
Thanks.
What’s next, Hello Kitty on JASDF’s F-2s? That’ll send shivers down the spines of Chinese Su-27 pilots.
Love the graphic on taking out Nork artillery. I notice that almost all the assets are U.S. (maybe some 155s and radar being Korean). And I’m sure two carrier battle groups from 7th Fleet would just be waiting off the coasts when the balloon went up. What about Korea’s F-16s, F-4s and F-5s? Do they have no part in this drama? Let our big brother do the fighting in he beginning?
I noticed that too, about all the strike assets going up North being US ones. I can’t read Korean; however, I suppose the two aircraft in the upper right hand corner could be F16’s, which I gather are part of the ROK Air Force as well as the USAF.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/...../kf-16.htm (note: this is a somewhat confusing and rather poorly written link).
Or they could be T-50’s or A-50’s, which evidently are ROK-produced fighters, but which (to my layman’s eyes) appear similar to the F16 (produced in conjunction with Lockheed Martin so this isn’t surprising).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/.....k/t-50.htm
The ROK is in the process of purchasing some US F-15 models, which have extensive long-range deep attack capability. Don’t know if these are operational yet. http://www.globalsecurity.org/.....fx-rok.htm
Let’s hope a potential North Korean attack isn’t (hypothetically) coordinated with a Chinese one on Taiwan and a blowup in the Middle East, so that the ROK confidence demonstrated in this picture (i.e, that all these assets will be there for them when needed) isn’t disappointed. Such occurrences elsewhere in the world, simultaneous with another 9-11 type event in the US, might strain even the capabilities of the all-powerful and all-benevolent Uncle Sam.
Just so there is no confusion on this part, the two F-16s in the upper-right hand corner ar clearly marked (in Korean) “U.S. Air Force.” So, in fact, all the air assets are American, although the MLRS at the bottom are marked “Korea-U.S. MLRS missiles.”
Oh, and as for those F-15Ks, they’ve yet to go operational, although you can look at pictures of the first two being manufactured wherever Boeing puts them together here (via Yu Yong-won’s Military World). You can also visit the F-15K’s official homepage with Boeing here.
The problem with that over optimistic map is that everything in north Korea is underground, except the radar antennas, which are on elevators which raise them above ground.
Somehow, I don’t think the symbolism of sakura is a particularly good choice for thematic warplane paint. Kinda harkens back to those long-lost days in the Pacific…
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