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[asheshouse]

Designed in WWI as a Light Battlecruiser and converted to an aircraft carrier during construction.
HMS Furious had a long and distinguished career and although old at the start of WWII went on to provide invaluable service.



Commissioned:      26 June 1917
Placed in Reserve:      Sept 1944           

General characteristics:
Displacement:        26,500 tons
Length:               224.1m
Beam:                  26.8m
Draught:                8.3m

Speed:             30 knots

Armament:  (after 1939 refit)
12x4.0in Mk XVI guns (6x2)
32x40mm PomPom AA guns (6x8)
12x20mm Oerlikon (12x1)

Aircraft
36

Service History: (WWII)

Convoy protection
Norwegian Campaign
Aircraft Ferry Operations - North Africa
Aircraft Ferry Operations - Malta
Attacks on Petsamo, Northern Waters
Operation Torch
Attacks on Tirpitz in Norway



Download 1 - Class Files:       https://www.mediafire.com/file/6bkndjau7ag8kum/000ShipAsheClasses270317.rar   - Extract 000ShipAsheClasses folder into the #SAS folder

Note: These classes cover all ships with the prefix ShipAshe$ in the text entries and supersede ShipAshe$ classes prior to March 2017. Do not overwrite if installing earlier models which use the ShipAshe$ text entry in chief.ini


Download 2 - Model Files:         https://www.mediafire.com/file/o7k0k22ygcv4a10/HMSFurious_280317.rar


Download 3 - Patch:         https://www.mediafire.com/?02c09rc19n60koj  -- Extract into model folder and overwrite existing files.

Patch Notes 29-03-17:   Fix missing stack smoke. Increase size of aircraft deck park area.

Credits:
Modelling, skinning template and Class Files - Asheshouse
Texture Artwork - Based on profile in Warship Profile 24 by G. Davies and D. Palmer

Installation Instructions:

Checked with SASModActv6.1  -  v4.12 compatible.  Should work fine in other versions except v4.09.

Extract the contents of the two download to a temporary folder on Desktop.
Extract 000ShipAsheClasses folder into the #SAS folder.  These classes must load before any existing ShipAshe$ classes.
Extract the HMSFurious folder into your #SAS folder.
The class files supercede all earlier ShipAshe classes. Do not overwrite these with earlier ship mods.
Check the game still runs ok.
You will find the required text entries in txt files within the HMSFurious folder.
Make text entries in chief.ini and ships.ini and check game runs and HMS Furious appears.
Make remaining text entries.

Folder structure should be: game root\#SAS\HMSFurious\3do\Ships\HMSFurious\  or  game root\#SAS\ShipAshe\3do\Ships\HMSFurious\

Notes:  The model includes "placeholder" damage meshes and textures only. Further work will be required to produce a visually detailed damage model. Collision boxes are simplified.
               The Barracuda aircraft model does not takeoff from flightdecks -- not unique to Furious
               The Avenger aircraft is not able to negotiate the ramp intact. No historical use of this aircrft on Furious is known.

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Furious_(47)
http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Furious.htm

Aircraft Skins:
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Campaigns and Missions:
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Squadrons:
818    Oct 1939-May 1940            Swordfish I
816    Oct 1939-Sept 1940           Swordfish I
801    May 1940-Feb 1941            Skua II
804    May 1940                     Sea Gladiator
825    July 1940-April 1941         Swordfish I
804    Sept-Oct 1940                Martlet I
807    March-April 1941             Fulmar I
800,   May-Aug  1941                Fulmar I
812    July-Aug  1941               Swordfish I
880A   July-Sept 1941               Sea Hurricane Ib
810    Sept 1941                    Swordfish I
835    April 1942                   Swordfish I
822    July 1942-July 1943          Albacore I
823    July-Sept 1942               Albacore I
804    Aug 1942                     Hurricane IIb
807    Aug 1942-Feb 1943            Seafire L.IIc
801    Oct 1942-Sept 1944           Seafire
817    Dec 1942-March 1943          Albacore I
881    July 1943                    Martlet II
827    Oct 1943-June 1944           Barracuda II
830    Oct 1943-Sept 1944           Barracuda II
880    Feb-Oct 1944                 Seafire I/FIII
831    April-May  1944              Barracuda II
842    April 1944                   Wildcat V
882    May-June 1944                Wildcat V
840    July 1944                    Hellcat I
842    July 1944                    Swordfish II
827    Aug-Oct 1944                 Barracuda II

[magot]

Next jewel for IL2! Thanks Ashe

[Motörhead]

Thank you Asheshouse! It's a great ship! Outstanding work!
I hope, you think about USS Ranger in future

[Kopfdorfer]

Congrats Asheshouse. And Thanks again.

Kopfdorfer

[Andee]

Thank you for the beautiful ship 


*OMG! Working ramp O.O*
*Change aircraft to F-18*
*Full throttle and chocks away*
*Unexpected explosion on ramp*
*Whistling and kicking pieces of the aircraft into the sea*
 

[asheshouse]

I must admit, the F-18 was not one I tested.
The ramp relies on a transition slope to ease aircraft onto it.
Whether or not it works depends on aircraft weight and speed.

All historically correct aircraft seemed to work, but not tested with the full range of weapon load out.
Heavier weapon load may require an increase ship speed or stronger wind to take off ---- just like real life maybe. 

HMS Furious has no catapults.

[KingTiger503]

Nice one, but no Catapults on the F-18 for you Andee, only Slow Aircraft like Barracuda can Land the carrier.

[Andee]

Nice one, but no Catapults on the F-18 for you Andee, only Slow Aircraft like Barracuda can Land the carrier.

Landed

[urmel]

Many Thanks Ashe!!!

[SAS~Bombsaway]

Thank you Ashe. A piece of art as always.

[magot]

Ashe, in HSFX7+carrier takeoff mod with Barracuda AI start correct from moving Furious.
I tried Default, 2x 250lbs, 3x 250lbs + 60% fuel ... all ok.
Only is there problem that are sorted only first two airplanes. Next planes start from air ..

takeoff AI Barracuda from Furious with bombs

[asheshouse]

I guess with CTO the aircraft is given a catapult boost. The immediate forward motion overcomes the nose tipping. This is not really a good solution. However if you want to fit more Baracudas on deck you can adjust the _Park hook coordinates in Hull2.msh.  The Baracuda is a pretty large aircraft.