Would love to help but you've lost me here.
Try different water textures? How?
Since you've mentioned that you used VP Modpack, I thought I'd try the same.
Issue persists, but it's not deterministic.
I tried a QMB mission Bf-109 E-4 on Berlin map, all settings left untouched.
First start gives a mission load error at 0%.
Second start gives a CTD at 23% (loading statics.ini).
Third and all further starts give a CTD at 0%.
log is almost empty:
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*** il2ge.dll process attach ***
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\hotspot\jvm.dll
Loading bin\selector\basefiles\dinput.dll ...
Success.
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\hpi.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\verify.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\java.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\zip.dll
LoadLibrary: wrapper.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\il2fb.exe
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\DT.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\pathfind.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\il2_corep4.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\il2_usgs2.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\mg_snd_sse.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\jgl.dll
LoadLibrary: dinput8.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\net.dll
LoadLibrary: ws2_32.dll
LoadLibrary: U:\IL2\CLIENT\IL-2 VP Modpack\bin\zip.dll
Loading bin\selector\basefiles\dinput.dll ...
Success.
LoadLibrary: dinput8.dll
LoadLibrary: imagehlp.dll
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
LoadLibrary: PSAPI.DLL
Mike