This is a new model of the GM Martlet Mk. II (Fixed wing) for CFS 2.
The Martlet II was the first Martlet actually ordered by the British Purchasing Commission for the FAA. The contract was for 100 F4F-4A equivalent aircraft with folding wings and 3 guns per wing with 240 rounds per gun. The first ten Mk. IIs were delivered to F4F-3 standards with fixed wings and 4 wing guns. This model depicts those first 10 aircraft. They were powered with a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-76 Twin Wasp, which had a two stage two-speed supercharger. The wings were fixed, with 4 wing guns and 430 rounds per gun. They spent most of their service with 802 squadron, & most were lost when the world's first CVE, HMS Audacity, was sunk by U-751 off Portugal, 20th December 1941.
The textures supplied follow their history with 802 squadron Fleet Air Arm:
"Q" AM963 Sub Lt. Jimmy Sleigh scored the first carrier-based kill for the Martlet, downing a Heinkel He111 whilst on detachment to HMS Victorious, in the Barents Sea, Norway, 13th September 1941
"R" AM958 An impression of the aircraft flown by Eric "Winkle" Brown, operating off the deck of the world's first escort carrier, HMS Audacity. He would score 2 Fw200C Condor kills during their short-lived deployment on the Gibraltar convoy run, September-December 1942.
To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.
Credits
Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, VC, most paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp.
Shessi: Pilot figure.
Morton: 2D F4F instrument panel modified.
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture.
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file.
AliCat: Oxygen meter gauge.
UncleTgt: External textures.
To install copy into your main Microsoft Games\Combat flight Simulator2\AIRCRAFT folder. Copy the gauges into the Combat flight simulator2\GAUGES folder. Copy the Objects_dp folder to the Combat flight simulator2\OBJECTS_DP folder. Copy the SCENEDB folder to the Combat flight simulator2\SCENEDB folder.
This file and all it contains is FREEWARE only and may not be posted on sites where a fee is required nor may it be included in any commercial package.
I welcome any comments, repaints, panel re-do, use in freeware missions and campaigns, DP edits, etc. Please just keep the credits intact and let me what you've done so I can enjoy your work too. kschwabauer@outlook.com
Unit: 2./JG21 "Black 11," Unit unknown
Pilot: Unknown
To improve on the performance afforded by the 690 hp Jumo 210 of the earlier Bf 109 versions, the larger, longer 1080 hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine was used. As a consequence, the nose, cooling system, and wings had to be redesigned resulting in the classic Bf 109 series. In late 1938, the Bf 109E entered production. It entered general service with the Luftwaffe in the spring of 1939. A total of 1,183 E-1 were built, 110 of them were E-1/B fighter bomber versions.
There were many small differences between individual E-1s because the E-1 was often modified in the field by groundcrew and rear area repair depots. The production standard was lightly armed with two 7.92mm MG17s above the engine and two in the wings and had no pilot armor. Mods included types of pilot head armor,E-4 type squared canopies, E-7 type pointed spinners, etc., but changing the wing MG17 armament required new different wings.
So each model we have created has its own unique features. This aircraft sports the oldest camouflage scheme used on the E-1.
By the time the later Bf 109E-4 and Bf 109E-7 marks were equipping the Jagdgeschwaders a program was initiated to withdraw and remanufacture the surviving E-1s to either full E-4 or E-7 standard.
Pstrany is the primary model author with some small model refinement and additions by Captain Kurt as the model was collaborated on during development. Captain Kurt created the textures for each, the 2D instrument panel, the individual .dp files, air files and aircraft.cfg files.
This is a new model of the GM Martlet Mk. IV for CFS 2.
These aircraft were supplied under Lend-Lease, and were the last Wildcats built for the FAA by Grumman, and the first to be called Wildcats. The Mk.IV reverted to the Wright R-1820-40 Cyclone with a single speed, two-stage supercharger. These were equivalent to the F4F-4B. All had folding wings with 3 guns per wing and had 240 rounds per gun.
The textures supplied follow their history serving with the Fleet Air Arm:
"O o 7D" FN112 flown by Lt Denis Jeram of 888 sqn FAA, operating from HMS Formidable during Operation Torch, North Africa, November 1942.
"7 o F" FN245 898sqn FAA. HMS Victorious deployed to the SWPTO in the spring of 1943. She operated as a dedicated "fighter" carrier with USS Saratoga as cover for the New Georgia landings. The few photos that exist seem to show the RN's Martlet's had been repainted in the US Navy's new tricolor scheme, even though Saratoga's Air Group was still operating in the earlier 2 colour scheme!
"O o 9P" FN142 893sqn FAA. This aircraft flying from HMS Formidable during the assaults on Sicily & Italian mainland, July-September 1943
"Q" FN168 Aircraft used by Lt E.S. Erikson of 811 sqn FAA to shoot down a Junkers Ju290, 16th Fabruary 1944, whilst operating from HMS Biter as escort for a Gibraltar-bound convoy.
To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.
Credits
Captain Kurt: Aircraft model, drop tanks, bomb racks, bombs, VC, most paint textures, aircraft flight files, and .dp.
Shessi: Pilot figure.
Morton: 2D F4F instrument panel modified.
Kelticheart: Prop blurred texture.
Microsoft: Gauges and .air file.
AliCat: Oxygen meter gauge.
UncleTgt: External textures.
To install copy into your main microsoft games\Combat flight Simulator2\AIRCRAFT folder. Copy the gauges into the Combat flight simulator2\GAUGES folder. Copy the Objects_dp folder to the Combat flight simulator2\OBJECTS_DP folder. Copy the SCENEDB folder to the Combat flight simulator2\SCENEDB folder.
This file and all it contains is FREEWARE only and may not be posted on sites where a fee is required nor may it be included in any commercial package.
I welcome any comments, repaints, panel re-do, use in freeware missions and campaigns, DP edits, etc. Please just keep the credits intact and let me what you've done so I can enjoy your work too. kschwabauer@outlook.com
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