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Australian Daring Class Destroyers, HMAS Vampire [D11], and livery for HMAS Vendetta [D08].

HMAS Vampire was the third of three Australian-built Daring class destroyers serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of the first all-welded ships built in Australia, she was constructed at Cockatoo Island Dockyard between 1952 and 1959, and was commissioned into the RAN a day after completion.

She was one of the last all gun Destroyers in the Royal Australian Navy.  Regularly required to do plane guard duties for HMAS Melbourne II with her sister ships HMAS Vendetta [D08] and HMAS Voyager [D04].

Armed with 6 x 40mm Bofors guns in 2 single and 2 dual mount turrets for air defence, and 6x 4.5in Guns in the 3 main turrets.

HMAS Voyager not included as she was bisected by the HMAS Melbourne in 1964 and was resting on the bottom of the Tasman Sea when these 2 ships had their mid-life refits in 1970 (as modeled here).

Livery is included for her sister ship HMAS Vendetta [D08].

The Serpents Head is a six mission F18C Campaign. It starts in Nevada and ends in the Caucasus region, so both maps are required. (I have issued a version just in the Caucasus Map area for those of you without the Nevada Map). The campaign is story line based and follows the progress of “Ford” (yourself) and his involvement in a new conflict in the Caucasus Region. As in 2008 this is once again in the beleaguered area of Ossetia and Gori. This conflict is gathering pace at an alarming rate such that the West have sent in a multinational force to the Black Sea in the form of some ground forces but primarily a naval fleet with the USS John C Stennis at its heart. We join “Ford” during his last flight over Nevada, before he leaves first light.
(THE FOLLOW UP "THE SERPENT'S HEAD 2 CAMPAIGN" IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM DCS. It continues "Fords" story and consists of 10 missions all fully voiced by actors. It  is VR friendly and there is also an option for easy A2A)

Update April 24: Changed to zip files.  
This Reduced Version of "The Serpents Head" is a five mission F18C Campaign. It is only to be used if you do not have the Nevada Map. If you do you should use the full version. The Campaign is story line based and follows the progress of “Ford” (yourself) and his involvement in a new conflict in the Caucasus Region. As in 2008 this is once again in the beleaguered area of Ossetia and Gori. This conflict is gathering pace at an alarming rate such that the West have sent in a multinational force to the Black Sea in the form of some ground forces but primarily a naval fleet with the USS John C Stennis at its heart. We join “Ford” on the way to the Stennis just after completing an aerial refuel 154 miles from the carrier.
(THE FOLLOW UP "THE SERPENT'S HEAD 2 CAMPAIGN" IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM DCS. It continues "Fords" story and consists of 10 missions all fully voiced by actors. It is VR friendly and there is also an option for easy A2A.

Fictional Royal Australian Navy livery from the late 1970s.  Based on the Gull Grey/White scheme of the RAN A4G Skyhawks operating from HMAS Melbourne in the 1970s.

Back in the days when Australia had an aircraft carrier.

Completely made up, but in the spirit of the original.

A4G Skyhawk livery of the late 1970's embarked aboard HMAS Melbourne, based out of HMAS Albatross (NAS Nowra)

They differ from the livery supplied with the community A-4E-C Skyhawk in the following ways:

Light Gull Grey colouring and Insignia White undersides are correct colours.
Side Numbers are correct font, location, and size
Rescue stencils are correct font.
Included skins for VC-724 squadron.

The same aircraft have different variations of the Gull Grey/White scheme from the photos I have seen, so these skins are meant to be representative of the period.

VF-805 was the Fleet Defence fighter squadron, and elements of it embarked aboard HMAS Melbourne.
VC-724 was the Operational Training and Conversion squadron, and normally operated TA-4G dual seat versions, and a single seat version, along with a multitude of other trainers including Sea Venoms and the Macchi MB-326.

Fictional Royal Australian Navy livery from the late 1970s.  Based on the Gull Grey/White scheme of the RAN A4G Skyhawks operating from HMAS Melbourne in the 1970s.

Back in the days when Australia had an aircraft carrier.

Completely made up, but in the spirit of the original.

In the spirit of my other RAN fictional schemes, I present the Ka-50 in RAN VF-805 colour scheme. Created so that a mate of mine who flies Russian aircraft could fly with the same 'uniform' as the rest of us.

Totally fictitious, but in the spirit of the original A-4G Skyhawk livery from the Mid 70's HMAS Melbourne, with some Russian-ness thrown in.

Enjoy.

In the spirit of my other RAN fictional schemes, I present the Su-27 in RAN VF-805 colour scheme.  Created so that a mate of mine who flies Russian aircraft could fly with the same 'uniform' as the rest of us.

Totally fictitious, but in the spirit of the original A-4G Skyhawk livery from the Mid 70's HMAS Melbourne, with some Russian-ness thrown in.

Enjoy

Fictional Royal Australian Navy livery based on the Gull Grey/White scheme of the RAN A4G Skyhawks operating from HMAS Melbourne in the 1970s.

This is a modification of my first livery for the original A10C available at https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3309069/ updated to work on the A-10C II Tank Killer

A fictional skin based on a blend of the Gull Grey/Insignia White hi-vis of the Royal Australian Navy VC-724 Squadron, and the US Navy of the 1970s, but with the hawk's head from the Brazilian Navy's AF-1 (A-4KU Skyhawk) and darker grey of the aircraft depicted here:

https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/aviacao/plastimodelismo-af-1-com-pintura-comemorativa-dos-15-anos

Totally Fictional and blatantly transposing the markings of one aircraft onto a totally unrelated one for no reason other than I think they go together nicely.