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[Barkhorn1x]

Fully revised for the latest version of BAT & extensively tested.

USN Enhanced Carrier Air Group Fighter Campaign for DGen

File: https://mega.nz/file/DnoDASSQ#oEtEfDXmWg29g_tB9pNJukYtXHLC4krpB3zsQ6sGun8
(revised at 10:48am EST on 06/18/24)

Prerequisites:
1. All files - both base and updates - from the BAT DGen thread here:
DGen for B.A.T. v1.4 - World At War module
2. Be sure to download the skin packs too - some good stuff there.

Installation:
1. Just copy over to your root Il-2 1946 directory - the folders are already
set up.
2. Back-up the DGen files in case you want to revert back.

Campaign Notes:
a. I rate these revisions as semi-historical as I've tried to use time-frame
appropriate plane sets as much as was possible.
b. Example 1; No carrier based F4F3's after the Coral Sea.
c. Example 2; Say goodbye to the SBD after the Marianas.
d. Example 3; Say hello to the SB2C for the Marianas Op.
e. Example 4; Jills and Judys to shoot at during the Turkey Shoot.

Suggested plane type selections:
CoralSea CoralSea, May 1942   = F4F-3
Midway Midway, June 1942   = F4F-4
Guadal1 Guadalcanal, August 1942 = F4F-4
SantaCruz Santa Cruz, October 1942 = F4F-4
Tarawa Tarawa, November 1943   = F6F-3
Marianas2 Marianas, June 1944   = F6F-3
Palau Palau, September 1944   = F6F-3
Iwo Iwo Jima, February 1945   = F6F-5
Chichi Chichi Jima, March 1945   = F6F-5
Okinawa Okinawa, April 1945   = F6F-5
Japan1 Japan, June 1945      = F6F-5
(But you can basically fly any plane you want by selecting it on the campaign mission screen.)

DGEN Notes:
a. DGEN is strange at times - yes the mission elements are randomized to some extent - but it still biases itself (somehow) to selecting stock aircraft over mod aircraft (although the mod aircraft do appear).  I have no idea why this is the case.
b. Avoid messing around with view keys (F2/F3) when launching.  That may cause planes to explode.
c. Avoid auto-pilot when launching as the catapult will ALWAYS be used and the auto-pilot isn't smart enough to give you a success take off if your plane has a heavy ordinance load.

Please let me know if there are any issues/errors. HAVE FUN!!

[Barkhorn1x]

BONUS!!!!

R0NNC0'S excellent Pacific theatre skins.
These are very high quality - and hard to find.
And they should be part of any IL-2 skin collection.

So enjoy!

File: https://mega.nz/file/TnQ32QzC#sXBmJK0AUIAvmG_e_JYnVqP7wgz1l8NHvOZ94nZOcnE
(Revised at 10:50am EST on 06/18/24
...and salute to R0NNC0, wherever you are.

[Vampire_pilot]

thanks, much appreciated DGEN work

[Vampire_pilot]

This has a file conflict with patch 5.0!

Can you please verify that it is okay?

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,61913.0.html

[Barkhorn1x]

This has a file conflict with patch 5.0!

Can you please verify that it is okay?

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,61913.0.html

Crap.

I worked on up to 1.4 only and I guess I missed that patch 5.

I'll revise this week.

[Barkhorn1x]

Should be fixed now.

New file link added for; USN Enhanced Carrier Air Group DGen Campaign_REVISED_082120

[Vampire_pilot]

very nice! I just saw the conflicting files and since you did not mention patch compatibility, I thought heads up.

[Barkhorn1x]

 

[Griffon_301]

thanks a lot for your continued effort
just for test purposes tried to start a USN Fighter campaign in the Coral Sea and the mission generates just fine...
I was only a little bit suprised about my assignment - escorting some F4Fs armed with tiny bombs to bomb a Jap CV I was expecting that the Navy tasked its heavy haulers or the TorpRons for that job...

[Barkhorn1x]

thanks a lot for your continued effort
just for test purposes tried to start a USN Fighter campaign in the Coral Sea and the mission generates just fine...
I was only a little bit suprised about my assignment - escorting some F4Fs armed with tiny bombs to bomb a Jap CV I was expecting that the Navy tasked its heavy haulers or the TorpRons for that job...

Yeah. DGEN is "semi-historical" at best.  But, hey, at least you got F4F-3s and not F4F-4s, right?

[Griffon_301]

yes thats right! the fighter jobs are correct at least

[rollnloop]

It feels almost like a new game now with all these late war aircraft, thanks a bunch