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[Vampire_pilot]

NEW +++ BAT 4.3 DANGER ZONE +++
B.A.T. v4.3 "DANGER ZONE"



Requirements:
You need to have a working, clean BAT v4.2 or any of the 4.2.x updates

BAT 4.3 replaces all the previous updates 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3! it contains everything of these packs!

This decision was taken to reduce the number of packages needed to install an up-to-date BAT game. It makes things easier, as "forgetting" to install one of the packs in between was one of the prime reasons for trouble reported. I know that this package is rather big, but compared to other games of similar nature with ultra HD skins and whatnot, it is worth its weight as you get thousands of planes slots for free, all in one install, ready to roll.
And you get a WAW only option.

Downloads:

https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/jugm85czpfsa6o5/BAT_v4.3_DANGER_ZONE_Installer.exe/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/8musslk41y73suj/BAT-v4.3_01.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1j890jh0wjffsjh/BAT-v4.3_02.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/f9bdsxa72o1qd8l/BAT-v4.3_03.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/2g4w0o7t8czxyvp/BAT-v4.3_04.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/3jbbelvadq23rdy/BAT-v4.3_05.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1q9haseqotc1uxd/BAT-v4.3_06.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/cidzpq0rxb26lme/BAT-v4.3_07.zip/file


note:
Windows may be a bit uncomfortable about downloading the installer .exe.
The files are safe and this is a false alarm.

As usual, download to location on the Windows exception list and add the installer as an exception or simply override the Windows warning when running it.

It's a false positive.
The file is safe. It's only Microsoft's Defender and one more oddball who get triggered, and false positives unfortunately are quite a common thing for NSIS installers (see https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NSIS_False_Positives)

How do I install an update?

1. download the 8 files into one folder (exe + 7 zip - make sure, this folder is on your windows defender exception list!)
2. deactivate all JSGME Mods for safety
3. run the installer exe and direct the extraction into your BAT install
4. select if you want all for era modules or WAW only.
5. enjoy

Note:
-this update will install a new set of .ini files! Any changes you made to air.ini, stationary.ini... etc. will be overwritten.
-this update will automatically deactivate JSGME applications you may have active.


During installation, you will be asked, if you want to install everything, or just WAW.



By choosing WAW only, everything that is not part of WAW era module will be deleted, also older material you may have from older updates. You will not be able to play these era modules.



What's new, you ask? Let's have a look...


New selector:

The new selector v5.2.2 by Mike can allocate the maximum RAM your system can allow for the game, automatically (default setting). You leave it at that and see how that goes for you. But if you wish, you can also set a fixed value like before.

If you experience strange crashes, maybe switching to a fixed RAM can help (1024MB is suggested). Try what works best for you.


Maps:

The world of IL-2:  551 maps total, all available in all modules.

New:

Central Ukraine - mandrill
South Ukraine - Mandrill7
Kemijarvi-Alakurtti (winter 1940) - Mixx
Lvov RRR - Uzin
Schlesien - Seppel
Eastern Frisia - Seppel
Baltic Sea - Seppel
Voronezh - Uzin (WIP 7)
Philippines - Cycle
Coral Sea - Solomons - Squashman
Neuschwabenland (no Ice) - farang65/vampire_pilot
Jamaica - Seppel
WWI The Italian Front - Filippo1995
Afghanistan - Uzin


Update:

Poland 1939 - Uzin/VPMedia/VonOben
Green Hell 1942 + 1944 - Tokyo Rose
Kokoda_Trail(MrO)
English_Channel(352) 
ag_Peru           
Spain_Levante
ag_South_China_Sea
Malta   all versions



Special objects:

colored smokes (v1.1)



I had to discover it by accident, 14 years after it was made by Checkyersix...  but now we have it! Holy Smokes!



DOF

234 slots



Sopwith Dolphin

Various vehicles


TGA

411 slots

planes:




A lot of these civilian planes are inspired by Frankenplanes of Jir. As you may know, he has passed to bluer skies a while ago and left a vast selection of quite many Frankenplanes. I was browsing his works and got stuck with his airliner types, like the Dewoitine and the Fokker, or the Lockheed and the Northrop. I decided to dedicate this "Airliners of the 1930s" package to him.  They are all reworked and polished up, got new FMs, new cockpits and skins.

Are they perfect? Way no, still Frankenplanes, but I did what I could with what I had and I think these birds are just what you need for a make-pretend joyride through the past of civil aviation, when the skies were dangerous, but dreams were flying high. Here's to you, Jir.

Lockheed Orion, 1931 
Northrop Delta, 1933
Boeing 247D, 1934
Dewoitine D.333, 1933
Fokker F.XX, 1933
Latecoere 28.1, 1929
Latecoere 28.3 Hydro, 1930

Junkers Ju 52/1m Seaplane, 1931
Junkers Ju 52/1m, 1931
Douglas DC-3 Airliner, 1936

Polikarpov P-1, 1923
Polikarpov R-1, 1923
Polikarpov MR-1, 1927
U-2T (Navy)

Armstrong-Whitworth Siskin IIIA, 1926
Gloster Gamecock, 1926
Handley Page Heyford, 1934
Junkers K 47, 1931
Curtiss SOC Seagull, 1935



Yokosuka K5Y1, 1934
Yokosuka K5Y2 Seaplane, 1934
Boeing F3B-1, 1928
Fiat CR 32 new models
IMAM Ro.43, Ro44





New Asura cockpits
He 70, He 100, He 112


Japanese early bomber cockpit and FM project




For a little more immersion I revamped a few cockpits.
New Japanese-style stand-in cockpits for:
B2M, B3Y, B4Y, D1A, Ki-3, E7K

Bombsights for:
B2M, B3Y, B4Y, Ki-3, Ki-30


TBD-1 Devastator level bombsight and YE Beacon added

Some FM rework or tweak to adjust performance to more realistic figures.
Correcting propellor turn directions where necessary.

ships:

USS Pensacola CA-24
IJN Amagi Battlecruiser (never finished due to 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. Although rated a BC, the design is larger, faster and the armament is heavier than a South Dakota class USN BB)

other:

Dimon civilian cars

Various random fixes for bugs and inconsistencies where I found them


WAW

1498 slots



planes:

Northrop B-35

PS-84, 1940
PS-84 late, 1942
Douglas XC-47C-DL, 1943
Boeing 247 (C-73), 1934

Tachikawa Ki-74, 1945
Kyushu Q3W1, 1945
Kyushu K11W, 1945
Kyushu K11W2, 1945
Kyushu K11W Kamikaze, 1945
Kawanishi N1K1-Jb model 11b, 1944
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja model 21ko, 1944
Kawanishi N1K3-A model 41, 1945
Kawanishi N1K3-J model 31, 1945
Kawanishi N1K4-J model 32, 1945
Kawanishi N1K5-J model 25, 1945
Yokosuka K5Y1, 1934
Yokosuka K5Y2 Seaplane, 1934
Kayaba Ka-1, 1941
Kayaba Ka-2, 1942
Aichi E16A1, 1944
Aichi H9A, 1940
Nakajima G8N1, 1945

The "Baka" Project:

Nakajima G8N2 (Ohka 22 carrier), 1945
Yokosuka MXY7-22 Ohka, 1945
Yokosuka P1Y1kai (Ohka 22 carrier), 1945
Tachikawa Ki-74kai (Ohka 11 carrier fictional), 1945



Focke Wulf FW 190V1, 1940
Focke-Wulf FW 190S-8, 1944
Modified He-111 Z as V1 carrier

Savoia Marchetti SM.84, 1941   
Re.2000GA, 1941
Fiat CR.25, 1939
Fiat CANSA FC.20, 1943
Fiat CR 32 new models
IMAM Ro.43 new 3d (old model moved to "Old Hangar")

Yak-6, 1942
Sukhoi Su-6 AM42, 1943
Beriev Be-4, 1942
U-2T (Navy)

Gloster Gamecock / Kukko, 1926
Bulldog II, 1930
Bulldog IVa, 1936
VL-Pyorremyrsky, 1945
Fokker T.VIII W/G , 1939
Fokker T.VIII W/C, 1940

Blackburn Roc, 1939
Blackburn Botha, 1939
Curtiss SOC Seagull, 1935
Miles M.38 Messenger, 1942
DAR 10, 1943
Curtiss P-40S Floatplane, 1942

I revived some formerly "lost" slots, whose files were still burried inside the archives:

He-111 H22 as historical V1 carrier
AVIA Ba.122 Early
He-162 B5 (regular wings+V-Tail)




There are now so many fictional float plane versions, like the new P-40S. I created a new section for them:

     *Fictional_Experimental_Seaplanes *

You can find them near the bottom of the list, after all the "1946" sections and the helicopters and airships.


New Asura cockpits
He 70, He 100, He 112

Japanese early bomber cockpit and FM project
As per TGA description


New DC-3/C-47 cockpits
For existing slots I retained the existing 3d and loadouts to support existing skin collections and missions.
But all C-47 slots, old and new, have received the new cockpit, which was more important for me.


ships:


KM S-100 Schnellboot


USS Pensacola CA-24 "The Grey Ghost" with 13 battle stars


IJN Amagi Battlecruiser (never finished due to 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. Although rated a BC, the design is larger, faster and the armament is heavier than a South Dakota class USN BB)


RM Aquila CV new original 3d


Dimon's new submarine package - German, Royal Navy, Regia Marina and finally an actual Japanese submarine!
All in surfaced condition, submerged you can use any "shadow" you like anyway.

other:


Dimon vehicle package and new Civilian cars

Vehicle section (the moving kind) has been reordered and cleaned up a bit to make stuff easier to find. It can't be split up. I tried to keep larger groups in the following order:

  - Horses and cavalry
  - Vehicles towing trailers
  - Allied Vehicles: GB, US, RU, FR...
  - Axis Vehicles: German, Italy, Japan
  - The long columns
  - Civilian vehicles, all personal cars, bicycle, forklift... ( -> I found to have this together as a group very helpful in particular)
  - Moving planes and sleds

Bringing more sense and order into these lists is a constant process. So please excuse, it's kind of a constant WIP.



CBradbury's Armor update pack is now fully integrated

See in BATDOCS folder "BAT 4.3 WAW_Armour_Pack_guide' for details!


Fixes and updates:

-AFN-2 direction finder fix: Bf-110, Me-210/410, Ju-87
-New Hurricane cockpit handles
-Venturas and Hudsons added Flares as loadout option
-TBD-1 Devastator level bombsight and YE Beacon added
-Various small FM corrections to get speed values more histrorically accurate

-various small stuff nobody complained about or asked for


JTW

546 slots

planes:


Northrop B-35
Northrop B-49
(3d by Kazunori Ito and Dandolo513)

See BATDOCS "BAT 4.3 B-35 + B-49 Pilot Notes"!


Boeing B-50A / D (revamped)

AC-47
XC-47C 
DC-3B-Airliner
Piper PA11 Cup Special

-PC-6 Pilatus (Dimon version) new cockpit
-PC-6 (Edlor version) compatibility fixed
-Tunnan fixes
-C-135 /Boeing-707 FM fix. Now AI can fly the thing actually. This FM has been bugged since the original mod came out.
-An-2 Colt new 3d with better cockpit (as per a request)

- Challenger tanks
- Stryker AFV
- various other modern vehicles

See BATDOCS 'BAT 4.3 JTW_Armour_Pack_guides' by CBradbury!




All modules combined, 2177 individual aircraft available!

The BAT 4.3 - Team:
vampire_pilot
Whiskey_Sierra_972
CBradbury
Dandolo513
SAS~Storebror
... and countless modders out there!

[Vampire_pilot]

reserved

[Vampire_pilot]

BAT 4.2.1  to  4.2.3  content legacy post

The Highway to the Danger Zone.

All of this is integrated in BAT 4.3! There is no additional downloads, this is just for reference purposes, in case you want to look up if a certain plane/ship/... has been added or such.

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[Flying H]

Impressive, downloading! And THANK YOU to everyone and all involved!

[SAS~Storebror]

Finally
Thanks for all the work you put into this brilliant mod Andy.
And thanks to all the others who were involved, too - of course!


Mike

[shardana]

My God!

[UberDemon]

Beautiful

[cgagan]

Epic!!!!

[cbradbury]

Just to note, that there are new convoys in JTW. Too many changes to list here, but they are detailed in the following guide in BATDOCS:

'JTW Vehicles BAT 4.3 - Notes for Mission Builders'.

Also - a small bonus - a jgsme-enabled mod which converts the SDkfz231 armoured car in WAW to the command version. In other words, from this:



To this:



Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/od3j3y1lh4oekq0/SDkfz231_Antenna.7z/file

Simply extract the included folder, place in BATMODS, and use jgsme to enable/disable as required.

[Baumann89]

This is so amazing!
Thank you for this huge update!

[barber]

 Thank you very much.

 Cheers
 Barber

[Froge]

Repeat after me; HELL. YEAH.