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INTRODUCTION
On November
1992, ROCAF received its initial batch of 5 Mirage 2000-5EI, of the total 60 of
such examples ordered. The fleet includes 48 single-seaters and 12 double-seaters.
And the
package includes 960 MICAs and 480 Magic II AAMs, which gives the ROCAF its
first BVR capability, up against PLAAF's Su-27 Flankers equipped with AA-12
Adder.
All Mirage
2000-5EIs were operated by the 499th TFW at Hsinchu,
where the last aircraft made its final delivery on 26 November 1998. The
-5EI variant, is similar to the air defence-optimised -5F, with the inclusion of
5 fin antennas and the MATRA Spirale system.
THE
KIT – Italeri 1: 48 MIRAGE 2000C No. 2614
Currently,
there are only two Mirage 2000 kits in 1/48 scale in the market, namely, Italeri
and Heller. However, with some luck, you can still get the old Monogram or
ESCI's offering. The recent release of the Italeri kit, essentially a
ESCI-reboxed, still has some flaws, though it features recessed lines and a good
mix of schemes for French AF, Hellenic AF and ROCAF!
Weapons included were a pair of MATRA Super 530D and Magic II missiles. Though
the inclusion of MICAs would be a nice option!
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Other than
some simple scratch-building to depict the ROCAF variant, I built this kit OOB
(Out-of-box). This modification includes the ICMS Mk2 system with additional
antennas above Serval unit, fitted to export aircraft only. The Spirale
dispensers were made from styrene rods and stretched sprues. The radome probes
are to be removed as well. New blade antennas were fitted on both spine and
undernose. After having checked several references on the ROCAF bird, no IFR
probe was seen installed, so I omitted that. The cockpit is very sparse and
instrument panels were depicted by decals. I'd also replaced the seat with my
spare MB Mk10. HUD frame was replaced with wide-angle lens.
For more
images, please visit the link below:
http://www.myairfix.com/gallery_rocaf_mirage.htm
Thanks for
viewing!
Sebastian
MyAirfix
Models
http://www.myairfix.com
Republic of Singapore
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