F3 was rapidly, perhaps even desperately made ready for GW1. New stick top, new programs in everything, HAVEQUICK and so on.
Most of the mods were well on their way before the invasion, such as pilots stick, and navs hand controller, (which GR4s are now getting from the F3s), while the chaff and flare dispensers were tacked on in super quick time by the lads B word slags off