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Thunder Strike


tc2324

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My first `What if` in god knows how long. A nice and welcome change from building fund raising Phantom builds.

 

Premise is quite simple, with the failure of the TSR.2 procurement, the RAF required a stop gap low level interdictor strike and found it in the shape of the American F-105G. Only 20 aircraft were leased all serving with 4 Squadron based in Germany from 1969 to 1973. Updated to carry the Red Beard nuclear bomb, the delivery tactic as shown here, would be a supersonic low level run and then toss bombing the device towards the target. 


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Thanks for looking.

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Great looking build and great idea, its too bad no one else operated the Thud as they were excellent aircraft. Not sure if you knew this but the 105’s did have an internal bomb bay. Most of the time occupied by a fuel tank but it was originally designed for nuclear and standard ordnance. 
 

https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/34321-any-info-on-f-105-thunderchief-bomb-bay

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