Discussion of Potential Finnish and Swedish Air vehicles

Saab 105XT, pretty much the precedessor of the Sk 60G (Saab 105G)

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Sk 60C

Sk 60C giving love and attention it deserves at a civie gas stop

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A35XD Prototype, interestingly it’s in a Swedish Livery instead of a Danish one. It could be added as a early Tier VI aircraft as a Strike aircraft

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Would it make sense to push for the J-35XS getting it’s R-13M missiles?

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yaay, it got passed

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I hope this replaces the J34 or becomes a successor. not a event/premium, though i bet thats what gaijin will do with it…

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Before MiG-21Bis at rank VII ?

After SAAB 105G ?

I guess after Hawker Hunter J34

I think before J34, but not sure could be 9.0 or 9.3 BR

In a folder with J34

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yes.

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Before MiG-21Bis at rank VII ?

Correct

BAe Hawk Mk.51/51A

If there is no Finnish Attacker/Bomber line then yes otherwise it would be placed after the Gnat

MiG-21F-13 will be great in filling up the gap inbetween the Vampire FB-52 & the MiG-21Bis

Most likely though i prefer if the J34’s are in the Swedish Fighter Line since having foreign built vehicles that Sweden operates in the Finnish lines to be a little odd

I think before J34, but not sure could be 9.0 or 9.3 BR

Either that or placed before the Hawk’s

This is a draft of a Finnoswedish Air TT rework





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Do either of the fnnish Hawks have CM?

I hope they add the Finnish manufactured Blenheim bombers with enlarged bomb bay.

100kg bombs loaded.
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250kg bombs being loaded.

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The fact that 8x100kg are carried semi-recessed in the first image and the bomb bay door are bulged outwards in the second one means that the images are from original British-built Blenheim’s which were modified in Finnish service. Finnish-built ones had the same improved 8x100kg or 2x250kg bombload but the bomb bay was redesigned internally so there was no need for external bulges or semi-recessed racks.

Finnish airforce actually divided their Blenheims into six series as follows:
Series 1: British-built Blenheim I (1937)
Series 2: Finnish-built Blenheim I (1941-42, delayed by Winter War)
Series 3: British-built Blenheim IV (1940), converted to photo-recon)
Series 4: British-built Blenheim I (1940)
Series 5: Finnish-built Blenheim I (1943) fitted with mk.IV engines and German flight-instruments
Series 6: Finnish-built Blenheim IV (1944, captured unfinished Yugoslavian fuselages)

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Very last Draken delivered from SAAB right after receiving the changes to the air frame for it to enter service as the F-35

Didn’t think id find another photo of the early Drakens we got from SAAB.

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No unfortunately. And that applies to even the British (Hawk T.1A) & Export (Indonesian, Swiss, South Korean & Zimbabwean) counterparts. From what I read the Hawks only got their CM’s from the Hawk 100 series at the earliest.

Fortunately the Sk-60F can equip CM so it would fill in that role just fine

I asked that a year ago lmao

I’m aware of that

I just need some confirmation on the matter before making a conclusion

Aermacchi-Valmet L-90 RediGO

Finnish Armed Trainer & COIN aircraft built in the 1980’s-1990’s. It was never armed in Finnish Service. However Finland isn’t the only country to operate the L-90. The Air Arm of the Mexican Navy also operated the RediGO and unlike the Finnish L-90’s were armed. There were also mentions of Eritrea operating the RediGO however I haven’t found much on them in Eritrean service

The RediGO has 6 hardpoints for a maximum weight of 800kgs


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Going to mention something left filed, an helicopter

Kawasaki KV-107II (HKP4C)

Japanese built Sea Knights for the Swedish Navy, used mainly for ASW & SAR profiles. Can equip either depth charges or a Torp (unsure if they can equip both at the same time). Either way could bolster the helicopter TT &/or the Naval TT when both Naval Helicopters & the Swedish Naval TT’s are added.

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Edit: looked closer on the first pic and that may be a torpedo mounted on the other side so it seems it can mount 2 torps, maybe 6 depth charges too

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Yes it was for naval use and can mount torps
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Six depth charges, two tp 45s, four tp 42s in two twin mounts, or a mix between these. The tp 42s could be mounted as twins only by having the first torp break its wire guidance once the second was fired, hence why tp 45s were never carried in twin mounts
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Helicopters, if they every go deeper into cold war era, would be an interesting experience with the massive amounts of AA + radars in mind.