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Another lovely charcoal piece? I do believe so! My first war piece to actually have something getting blown up? You bet! The F-24 finally entering gen.2? Yes!

The CF-205 Mk.IV of Russel Woodward flashes by the crippled F-24A of Manny Bishop over Omaha. Woodward scored 6 kills within the 8 minute battle, all the kills against veteran ace pilots from the 65th Aggressor squadron.

Russell "Striker" Woodward, also known as the Monster of the Great Lakes, was the RCAF's leading ace in the NA War; scoring over 110 kills against the USAF. He had taken over as captain of the 494th "Arrowhead" squadron and flight lead of "Colt" flight after the death of his good friend and former Captain William Sanderson. Since Sanderson's death, Woodward's aircraft has bore the the name "Rod From God II", Sanderson's aircraft being named "Rod From God".

Prior to the Day 1 landing, when Canada went into unrestricted warfare against the US (the US was in a state of civil war), the RCAF and the USAF fought over the great lake region. Woodward scored most of his kills within the two month battle, gaining the title "Monster of the Great Lakes".

On May 3rd, 2034, Cpt.Woodward took off from Offutt AFB (captured by the Nationalist a month prior) in Nebraska with his wing-man Lt.Josh Ferguson, on a path finder mission aimed at ammo reserves California. Shortly after take off, Ferguson's left engine failed, and he was forced to return to base. Woodward carried on regardless.

A few miles west of the Utah/Nevada border, Woodward made radar contact with a patrol of six USAF F-24A's. The F-24A's were from Ivan flight of the 65th aggressors, lead by the highest scoring American ace in the war, Manny "Nightdog" Bishop. Luckily, Woodward's CF-205 was loaded with an ECM package, making him almost invisible on enemy radar.

Both the F-24 and the CF-205 are interceptors, designed for high speed, high altitude hit and run attacks on enemy formations. In comparison, the F-24 is a lighter and more maneuverable aircraft, but it is almost 1000 km/h slower (CF-205 max speed mach 6.6, F-24 Mach 5.2) then the CF-205 and has significantly worse acceleration.

Woodward climbed from his cruise altitude of 75, 000 feet to 90, 000 feet, and waited until the F-24's were below him, and dove in. Using a combination of guns and missiles, he killed 3 of the 6 F-24's in a single sweep. He then leveled out and accelerated around in a 360+, 13g turn, fixing himself behind a 4th F-24, using the last of his missiles to kill it.

Having lost sight of the other two F-24's, Woodward entered a standard turn and dive defensive maneuver, trying to get an eye on the remaining F-24's. Suddenly, a missile warning went off, and he sent his plane into a deeper 75 degree dive while deploying a burst of EMP countermeasures, disabling the missiles. He then pulled up hard, putting another 13g's of strain on him and his aircraft, cut the CF-205's engines, putting the wingman of Bishop square in front of his CF-205's 27mm gun. With a quick burst, he had his 5th kill of the day.

All that remained between him and home was Bishop...

Woodward looked to his left side, and saw Bishop only a few feet away. They both continued to climb at near vertical. The pilots were both ignoring any training, and putting faith in their aircraft. Whoever stalled first would lose. At 90, 000 feet, Bishops engine cut out, and his aircraft fell like a rock. Woodward slowly nosed his struggling aircraft around and let out a burst of 27mm shells. They hit, leaving the F-24 with a trail of fire and smoke. Woodward began following the doomed aircraft as it plummeted towards the plains below. Bishop managed to extinguish the fire, but soon discovered he had lost too much fuel to return home. He bailed, and Woodward broke off, continuing on his mission. It would be his last air to air combat either ace would see before the end of the war.

Might have to get back into Forgotten Aces I keed, I keed.

Description
NOTE: Story is outdated

Another lovely charcoal piece? I do believe so! My first war piece to actually have something getting blown up? You bet! The F-24 finally entering gen.2? Yes!

The CF-205 Mk.IV of Russel Woodward flashes by the crippled F-24A of Manny Bishop over Omaha. Woodward scored 6 kills within the 8 minute battle, all the kills against veteran ace pilots from the 65th Aggressor squadron.

Russell "Striker" Woodward, also known as the Monster of the Great Lakes, was the RCAF's leading ace in the NA War; scoring over 110 kills against the USAF. He had taken over as captain of the 494th "Arrowhead" squadron and flight lead of "Colt" flight after the death of his good friend and former Captain William Sanderson. Since Sanderson's death, Woodward's aircraft has bore the the name "Rod From God II", Sanderson's aircraft being named "Rod From God".

Prior to the Day 1 landing, when Canada went into unrestricted warfare against the US (the US was in a state of civil war), the RCAF and the USAF fought over the great lake region. Woodward scored most of his kills within the two month battle, gaining the title "Monster of the Great Lakes".

On May 3rd, 2034, Cpt.Woodward took off from Offutt AFB (captured by the Nationalist a month prior) in Nebraska with his wing-man Lt.Josh Ferguson, on a path finder mission aimed at ammo reserves California. Shortly after take off, Ferguson's left engine failed, and he was forced to return to base. Woodward carried on regardless.

A few miles west of the Utah/Nevada border, Woodward made radar contact with a patrol of six USAF F-24A's. The F-24A's were from Ivan flight of the 65th aggressors, lead by the highest scoring American ace in the war, Manny "Nightdog" Bishop. Luckily, Woodward's CF-205 was loaded with an ECM package, making him almost invisible on enemy radar.

Both the F-24 and the CF-205 are interceptors, designed for high speed, high altitude hit and run attacks on enemy formations. In comparison, the F-24 is a lighter and more maneuverable aircraft, but it is almost 1000 km/h slower (CF-205 max speed mach 6.6, F-24 Mach 5.2) then the CF-205 and has significantly worse acceleration.

Woodward climbed from his cruise altitude of 75, 000 feet to 90, 000 feet, and waited until the F-24's were below him, and dove in. Using a combination of guns and missiles, he killed 3 of the 6 F-24's in a single sweep. He then leveled out and accelerated around in a 360+, 13g turn, fixing himself behind a 4th F-24, using the last of his missiles to kill it.

Having lost sight of the other two F-24's, Woodward entered a standard turn and dive defensive maneuver, trying to get an eye on the remaining F-24's. Suddenly, a missile warning went off, and he sent his plane into a deeper 75 degree dive while deploying a burst of EMP countermeasures, disabling the missiles. He then pulled up hard, putting another 13g's of strain on him and his aircraft, cut the CF-205's engines, putting the wingman of Bishop square in front of his CF-205's 27mm gun. With a quick burst, he had his 5th kill of the day.

All that remained between him and home was Bishop...

Woodward looked to his left side, and saw Bishop only a few feet away. They both continued to climb at near vertical. The pilots were both ignoring any training, and putting faith in their aircraft. Whoever stalled first would lose. At 90, 000 feet, Bishops engine cut out, and his aircraft fell like a rock. Woodward slowly nosed his struggling aircraft around and let out a burst of 27mm shells. They hit, leaving the F-24 with a trail of fire and smoke. Woodward began following the doomed aircraft as it plummeted towards the plains below. Bishop managed to extinguish the fire, but soon discovered he had lost too much fuel to return home. He bailed, and Woodward broke off, continuing on his mission. It would be his last air to air combat either ace would see before the end of the war.

Might have to get back into Forgotten Aces I keed, I keed.