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Special Aircraft Service
Individual Mods and Packs for IL-2 1946 => Other Mods => WIP => Topic started by: mace on October 19, 2018, 10:02:42 PM
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In memory of Edlor whose excellent F7F-3N inspired this ‘what if’ Tigercat variant.
Many thanks to ecf111 for his time and outstanding custom paint schemes that kept this project moving along.
Still a few months of work to do but hoping to have it available for the community early next year. I will post further user guide screenshots as features and formats become finalised.
ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
The aim of this option is to simulate the various elements of ASW. Air to surface search RADAR, SONAR hydrophones and a Magnetic Anomaly Detector are available to assist in search and strike missions. If on the surface, hostile submarines can be detected with ASV-19B search RADAR (range 80km), however once the F7F-5WS (or any other opposition aircraft or ship) are within 20km of these vessels, they will submerge and will disappear off the RADAR scope. A series of hydrophones will then need to be dropped to try and find the location of the submerged submarine. If the SONAR picks up a target within a 3km radius, it will direct the player closer to the submarine. A MAD boom can then be deployed and with along cockpit instrumentation, guide the pilot to an attack run on the underwater vessel with Mk24 acoustic homing torpedos.
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Firebomber
Several F7F Tigercat’s have been used as civilian firebombers and this option simulates the player extinguishing fires on land or water using the F7F-5WS. Slurry tanks can be filled with either a chemical retardant or water (chosen via loadout selection). A ‘what if’ feature is an extendable scoop which allows for the slurry tanks to be refilled over water to continue the firefighting. To help judge the correct height above water to fly and scoop up water, HUD assistance is provided along with slurry tanks ‘filling’ and ‘full’ indicators in the cockpit.
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ECM (Electronic Counter Measures)
To simulate ECM confusing enemy airborne RADAR, this loadout option exploits a command within Maneuver.class and prevents any AI controlled aircraft (stock or modded) within 20km from executing an attack run on the ECM aircraft (and other friendly aircraft flying with it). However, this will not prevent turret gunners on hostile aircraft visually detecting the ECM aircraft and firing on it. If you are flying a F7F-5WS against one of these ECM aircraft, you will get a RADAR being jammed message and it (and any other hostile aircraft flying with it) will not be shown on your RADAR scope. Onboard ECM equipment can be turned off and on by the player. ECM used in combination with the nose mounted AN/APS-19 air to air search RADAR (range 30km) and AAM-A-1 Firebird / AAM-N-2 Sparrow air-to-air missiles makes for a potent interception aircraft when given a hostile airborne target by CIC controllers.
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AEW (Airborne Early Warning)
Two loadout options are available for the F7F-5WS equipped with AN/APS-20 search RADAR. The ventral radome mount which maximises the search for surface vessels and low flying aircraft (range 160km) and the dorsal radome mount which optimises the search for high flying aircraft (range 160km). Dorsal radome rotates and can have ‘dome art’.
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Player has access to the AN/APS-20 search RADAR scope, which can track up to eight foe and eight friendly targets at once. Having a RADAR operator onboard means the pilot can request approximate speed and flight level of any tracked RADAR blips. Also simulating the RADAR operator’s speculation on the nature of the target from it’s RADAR cross section and movements, they may communicate the marked blip is possibly a fighter, bomber, aircraft carrier or submarine. The RADAR Gain keys cycle through the list of identified scope targets (both foe and friend) to display speed, altitude and possible type information. This feature is also available for the AN/APS-19 and ASV-19B RADARs.
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Aerial Tanker
The air to air refuelling option for the F7F-5WS, allows other carrier-based aircraft to undertake extended missions. This tanker can service any probe/drogue compatible aircraft. When the max fuel level in the receiver aircraft is reached, it is release or if it receives 900 litres of fuel (for TypeFighter/TypeStormovik) or if it receives 1800 litres of fuel (for TypeBomber). Fuel flow indicator lights are also mounted in the drogue refuelling assembly. If flown by a player, the F7F-5WS can release receiver aircraft at any time. Once the F7F-5WS tanker is low on fuel, players will no longer be directed to it by CIC controllers for refuelling.
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This F7F variant envisages the Tigercat being operated beyond the mid 1950’s with more advanced avionics and sensor equipment, guided weapons, air-to-air refuelling, ejection seats, etc. Such late model F7F’s could form the backbone of the carrier-based assets for the ‘what if’ Project Beartrap. Project Beartrap being a ‘cold war’ military strategy, seeing smaller light carriers (both US and allied) take on the role to protect Western ballistic missile submarines from Soviet attack submarines, surface vessels & ASW aircraft.
cheers mace
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This is rediculous!!! This is AMAZING!!!
Great work mace and ecf111!!! Edlor your memory flies on.
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Very interesting ! It will bring many new lives to the Tigercat :D
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Special, Special, and Special
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May I ask what has become of your plans to do a proper night fighting Tiger at along the lines of your excellent dH Hornet?
And this aerial target and tug thingie also sounded just great :)
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Looking good mace, glad to see it coming along!
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I did a bunch of firebomber Tigercat skins, not sure if they'd fit this model, but if you want to you can have them:
http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&file=details&id=2223
That firebomber mod looks rad - something I've thought about for a long time. Could you do it for other aircraft?
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Geschirrspülmaschine19, Gatrasz, kirk1965, Griffon_301, ecf111 and mexchiwa thank you for the kinds words, very much appreciated.
Griffon_301 the F7F-AJ (which will be released in the same download package as the F7F-5WS) has a Night Patrol option which includes access to AN/APS-19 air to air search RADAR, cannons / guns without tracers and early model AAM-N-2 Sparrow air-to-air missiles. The F7F-AJ https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,59815.0.html (https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,59815.0.html) will tow a variety of aerial tow targets and air launch RP-54E aerial target drones.
mexchiwa thank you for the link to your excellent firebomber skins. The UV mapping for the F7F-5WS is not that much different from the F7F-3 template, so with a little tweaking can be used with the F7F-5WS. Firebombing feature can be adapted for other aircraft types.
cheers mace
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Nice one mace. I am very proud
Best Regards KT503
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I started reading the description before i saw the poster, and the more i read, the more I thought: "man this looks like a 'Mace' level mod!
Sure enough it is!
Looking beautiful as always and I'm super excited for the release! Great work!!
Regards
Fresco
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mace
That all sounds superb. I was wondering would this part
ECM (Electronic Counter Measures)
To simulate ECM confusing enemy airborne RADAR, this loadout option exploits a command within Maneuver.class and prevents any AI controlled aircraft (stock or modded) within 20km from executing an attack run on the ECM aircraft (and other friendly aircraft flying with it). However, this will not prevent turret gunners on hostile aircraft visually detecting the ECM aircraft and firing on it. If you are flying a F7F-5WS against one of these ECM aircraft, you will get a RADAR being jammed message and it (and any other hostile aircraft flying with it) will not be shown on your RADAR scope. Onboard ECM equipment can be turned off and on by the player. ECM used in combination with the nose mounted AN/APS-19 air to air search RADAR (range 30km) and AAM-A-1 Firebird / AAM-N-2 Sparrow air-to-air missiles makes for a potent interception aircraft when given a hostile airborne target by CIC controllers.
be compatible for a 4.10 install? I ask as it is similar to something i have been trying to do to represent early jamming equipment in WW2. I can not find a satisfactory way to use it as a loadout without affecting every plane of that class. Is it ok if i pm you to ask advice please?
regards
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KT503, Fresco23 and sparky thank you for the very positive feedback, greatly appreciated.
sparky by all means please PM me re: ECM code
Find below guide pages for F7F-4AJ & F7F-5WS PLANE COLOUR SCHEMES, NOSE ART & PILOTS
cheers mace
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Holy Cow, Very Nice one man, Very Nice, Im Still Proud of you dude.
Best Regards KT503
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Really looking forward to these swell lookin' a/c. Thanks a bunch.
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Amazing... *---*
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I hope you are all well.
duffys tavern and danperin thank you for the kinds words, very much appreciated.
The Iron Works T-Cats project will at last be sent out to beta testers in the next few days, so hopefully we will see this mod available to the community for download soon.
I will post details of some features that have been recently added to the project, however you can view all the screenshots / notes in the Iron Works T-Cats Guide.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1el4kq3yow7ttqa/Iron_Works_T-Cats_Guide_190611.pdf/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/1el4kq3yow7ttqa/Iron_Works_T-Cats_Guide_190611.pdf/file)
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Updates: An attack submarine for ASW missions and aircraft support vehicles for airfield atmospherics.
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Thanks a bunch for all of your work mace, I'm looking forward to trying it out!!
I've got another large skinpack WIP, will be in 2048. Will include fictional international users and generics, as well as more US skins.
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My goodness mace. I
read drooled through that pdf and realized that I wasn't even halfway through the doc when I finished reading about the F7Fs.
Keep it up can't wait for all these additions!!! :) ;D
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My goodness mace. I read drooled through that pdf and realized that I wasn't even halfway through the doc when I finished reading about the F7Fs.
Keep it up can't wait for all these additions!!! :) ;D
Make your words mine, mate! :o
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Nice one mace, Just PM me if I am Ready.
Best Regards KT503
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Looks amazing mace, well done mate, looking forward to it
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Hey Mace, thanks a whole bunch!
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This would be a great addition to the JET Age BAT module. Outstanding work.
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Thanks again for all the positive feedback, much appreciated.
No longer a WIP and now available in the 'Twins' section
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,61769.0.html (https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,61769.0.html)
Direct download: (35mb)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zdq4mz5dvzsoeqd/Iron_Works_T-Cats_190707.7z/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/zdq4mz5dvzsoeqd/Iron_Works_T-Cats_190707.7z/file)
cheers mace
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A number of new features and major updates have been added to the F7F-5WS' (see change log).
Currently being Beta tested, so hopefully will be available to the community before Xmas.
cheers mace
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Change log:
+ cockpit F7F:
added gyroscopic gunsight feature with custom reticle
new gunsight reflection pane
AN/APG-30 radar rangefinder with target lamp and sliding distance indicator incorporated into gunsight
CRT mounted below gunsight acts as a LLLTV monitor
added AN/ASQ-145 LLLTV control box with animated brightness/contrast knobs and on/off switch
radio altimeter dial with 100ft scale red indicator lamp installed
new internal fuel and drop tank fuel gauges
additional front panel checklist/placards added and existing placards updated
new fuel feed selector box
cabin altitude gauge installed and reads true altitude if canopy is open (cockpit not pressurised)
new avionics fuse rack added and radio tuner updated
ejection seat rails repositioned
front & side panel toggle switches repositioned & their labels updated and a new map case on side panel
added radio compass, gyro magnetic compass, clock
arrestor hook, flap, canopy, wing position levers repositioned
ASI, AH, gear indictor and altimeter dials & needles updated
damage model now has all eight damaged instruments misreading
gunsight ground proximity line on/off key assignment changed to Toggle Gunsight
+ plane F7F
for some loadout configurations, added a rear fuse mounted LLLTV turret for RSO (which pilot can also access)
new AEW dorsal radome 3D model
tanker code and drogue/probe positions upgraded to allow a wider variety of IL2 aircraft to dock successfully
new refuelling lights on tanker drogue assembly
external cockpit updated to reflect new gunsight, CRT, instruments, etc
nose now more rounded
fuselage damage model textures updated
wing mounts for ASM-N-5 cruise missile added
increased internal fuel capacity to 520 gals
+ cockpit RP-54:
cockpit POV changed to give an improved viewpoint when under ballistic parachute
+ plane RP-54:
damage hitBone model criteria for target drone ballistic parachute deployment lowered
+ arms:
new ASM-N-5 ‘Gorgon’ radar guided cruise missile (wings unfold on deployment)
updated ASM-N-3 ‘Medusa’ TV targeted missile with iconoscope nose section
fixed shadow scaling issue for AN/SSQ-1 sonobuoy
+ vehicles:
changed base colour for Zeta aircraft support vehicles
+ missions:
night sortie using the new ASM-N-5 cruise missile created
.mis files altered with updated F7F-4AJ loadout options
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Very good Mace, That New Patch is I am Surely can, Can you send By PM me. Thanks.
Best Regards KT503
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Good job mace. And in the absence of an E1B or E2C This is great! Much appreciated and thanks for sharing.