WSMG AI F-16 preview

[Makadocias]

Stunning models!!!

[zsoltfireman]

The WSMG F-16 model available?

[Firebird]

Not yet.

[Weescotty]

Just a heads up....

The first released models will be for US Block 50's ONLY.

52's and 50's for other countries have minor differences that will be included in their release.

[MIKE JG]

Soon! Should be finishing the included scenery tonight or tomorrow, just adding eye candy, all the major structures are built.

[flyerkg]

Excellent! I am looking forward to these!

[zsoltfireman]

Yes! Thank you!

[delta64heavy]

Can't wait. Been waiting for this one a long time.

[MIKE JG]

Too long I know! I used to have a simple life, then my parents got old, layoffs at work, I got engaged, etc.....

I know, I know, excuses, excuses.....

[Joseph29]

Which US units use the block 50's F-16's?

[maverick69]

Which US units use the block 50's F-16's?

52nd FW, 35th FW, 148th FW, 169th FW (-52), 20th FW plus some other test unit.
N.B.: this list may be incomplete

[MIKE JG]

This is the list I'm working off of currently:

USAF Block 50 F-16 Units
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20th Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, South Carolina
55th Fighter Squadron - Attack, SEAD
77th Fighter Squadron - Multi-role, SEAD
78th Figther Squadron - Attack
79th Fighter Squadron - Multi-role, SEAD

53rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
85th TES Squadron - Test/Evaluation

412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Roselawn, California
416th Flight Test Squadron
445th Flight Test Squadron

148th Fighter Wing, Duluth IAP, Duluth, Minnisota
179th Fighter Squadon - Multi-role, SEAD

52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AFB , Germany
480th Fighter Squadron - Multi-role, SEAD

35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan
13th Fighter Squadron, Multi-role, SEAD
14th Fighter Squadron, Multi-role, SEAD

[raclim]

Unless you are doing a retro version, the 78th fighter squadron stopped operating the F-16 in 2003. It is now an UAV squadron based at Creech

Cheers,
Randy

[Firebird]

True, but we do retro stuff around here as well.

[Jon]

Looking forward to the release

[MIKE JG]

Unless you are doing a retro version, the 78th fighter squadron stopped operating the F-16 in 2003. It is now an UAV squadron based at Creech

Cheers,
Randy

Thanks Randy, always good to have some ground truth to what the internet is telling you. That list came from F16.net which you would think would be accurate.

EDIT: Just double checked an yup the 78th is long gone, should have used Wikipedia instead!

[mins]

It is a work that I really look forward to.
Thank you very much...WSMG...^ ^b..

[swp53]

Hi Mike G,
Re "That list came from F16.net which you would think would be accurate."
Not sure which part of F-16.net you were looking at because looking at F-16 Reference then units and then US A and then ACC clearly shows 78th disbanded in 2003.
http://www.f-16.net/units_airforce158.html
With other USA entries like AFRC and ANG in seperate sections.
Regards,
Steve

[MIKE JG]

Yea maybe I missed it, probably was a late night when I compiled that list.

[MIKE JG]

Block 52's from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina ANG will be the next release. A bit of rework to the LOD changes and details so hopefully these will be a little better in game. Will feature mostly the same loadouts with a few tweaks for variety and also a mix of the standard two-tone USAF scheme, special schemes and the new Have Glass 5 scheme.



These models will be direct replacements for the HTAI models released in our McEntire ANG base package by Desmond Burrell. We will include a new traffic file that will allow you to simply replace the file from that package with this new one and easily swap the models with the new ones.