A recreation of the Chilean Air Force's I Brigada, Grupo de Aviacion 3's F-16C/D Block 50 Hill 3 tone gray for the F-16C Viper.

Check out my other Chilean Viper if you're interested: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3337004/

Back in '97 and in the midst of an economic crisis, the Chilean government initiated the F2000 program, a very expensive fighter program in search of a 4th generation jet that could replace the aging 3rd generation fleets, mostly Mirage M5Ms and Mirage M50 Panteras. Several options were presented to the Chilean authorities, including the complex and expensive F/A-18, the Mirage 2000, and the brand-new JAS-39. Despite the Gripen beating every other contender in technical and financial aspects, it lacked one critical thing: a proven combat history, of which the Viper had more than any other. The F-16 was chosen as the winner of this program, and on December 27th, 2000, Chile bought 10 Block 50 Vipers from Lockheed Martin through the "Peace Puma" program, and the first C-model was rolled out on April 14th, 2005, wearing the same colors this DCS livery uses. This made Chile the second user of F-16s in Latin America, Venezuela being first with their fleet of F-16A/Bs bought way back in the '80s. 10 jets wasn't enough, so the MoD then bought 36 second-hand MLU Vipers between 2005 and 2010 from the Dutch Government. By 2007, all Block 50's were delivered and integrated into the 3rd Aviation Group based at Los Condores air base, in the Atacama desert, bordering Peru and Bolivia. Currently, the only other Viper operators in South America are Argentina and Venezuela.

11 years after the first Vipers arrived, the enitre fleet underwent a major overhaul, and most Block 50's got a standard Hill 3 tone gray repaint, losing their original blue camouflage and blending in with the MLU Viper fleet in an effort to standarize the fleet.

This specific camouflage is a variation of the standard Hill 3 tone, which "cuts" the dark gray coating behind the canopy, mimicking NATO A-model Vipers.

This livery was made with Texac's Viper template, pylons, fuel tanks, and engines that came with said template.

Any questions or suggestions? DM me on Discord: sgmoncayo