Thunder Strike

[tc2324]

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.











Thanks for looking.

[warhawk121]

wow, another amazing whats if build! ive missed these TC, brilliant build.
Got to admit the Thud looks great in RAF markings!

[iainpeden]

Great idea and it would look good with the multi colour tail carried by Harriers and now the Hawk T.2.
That era ... light aircraft grey undersides?

[paddyboy]

Hi TC

Back with a ‘bang’, or should that be ‘Thud’

Superb whif there

Well done

Patrick

[The Phantom]

Brilliant - and looks superb in RAF colours

[Sparts99]

Thud looks good in RAF markiings, well done.

[JONLITE06]

Very Nice!

[Dave Smith]

A long time ago at the IPMS Nationals there was a Thud painted in A & A EE colours - that did look smart.

[Condor68]

Great model and paintwork.I had forgotten the RAF used them.

[Nighthawke]

They didn't - this is a "What If.." as in what if they had have operated them.

[jonf45]

Fantastic build, and that Thud looks superb in RAF colours!!!

[cj9ru]

Looks great in RAF colours. Must try a fictitious livery at some point
Chris