Stationed at Henderson...

[Rami]

Okay boys,

I've been temporarily dispatched to Henderson field and spent much of the evening going through and updating almost all of the stock aircraft with Donationware, Alphasim, Akemi's, David Copley, and Thicko's models.

I have the basic mesh / Pactex installed, of course. Now come the questions...:isadizzy:

1) How is the progress on the rework / location of the stock fields coming?

2) What of Xaverb, Maskrider / Pen32Win can be installed, and what is being reworked?

3) What are some ship recommendations?

4) What about aircraft recommendations I'm missing? (Right now, I'm at 66 installed)

I know it will take a while to get up to speed for DOA, but the process has begun! :engel016:

Edit: I picked up the P-40s I was obviously lacking.

[bobhegf]

I have redone Henderson to look like it did when VMF223 under Maj. Smith landed on it in Aug of 1942.I am also going through my old missions flown from Aug through Oct 1942 to see where I can improve them.I have still got to set up the airbase data files so I can launch from 18 to 32 aircraft at the same time and have them land in the same direction they tookoff in.

[Dirtman]

Okay boys,
I've been temporarily dispatched to Henderson field

OH MY GAWD!!!! .... Rami in the Pacific???? ..... 20641 20641 20641

So what's next ... pigs with wings??? .... Oh dang; I forgot about the P-47!!


ATTENTION ALL PERSONNEL ..... New pilot joining the Pacific theater .... Please be kind and not shoot his a$$ off too quickly .... The poor bugger has only flown in Euro ..... Just be thankful he's NOT Ben Affleck ... 20642




4) What about aircraft recommendations I'm missing? (Right now, I'm at 66 installed)
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I didn't see these units on your list:


KI-84-IC Hayate

E16A1_Paul

F1M2 Type-0 Pete

FDG2_B6N_Jill

H6K5 Mavis

ki.48I Lily


Hope these help you out Bro .... & Welcome to the PTO!! :wavey:

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[Jagdflieger]

Bob,

I was following your progress on Henderson earlier this year, but I lost track of it. Will you be posting it soon or are you waiting until you release you Guadalcanal campaign?

[Devildog73]

I gotta tell ya Rami, the km_P-40s are still the best flying Warhawks I have found. They also have all the skins you will need for the PTO. I know some are partial to the "hot" P-40s, but for realism, I don't see anything better than km's. But then, I am used to flying km's from the Tuskegee missions.

I have an install that uses JUST 1% as much as possible. 1% and Akemi will cover MOST of the aircraft you will need. Then get Usio's and VN's navy ships, AF landing craft, and I think you will have what you need.

DD

[CrisGer]

Crash is working on a much improved Pearl too, hopefuly that will be with us soonish.

bobhegf has made a much imrpoved Midway as well, not released yet i think. and there is a thread about default airflelds being converted to the new mesh, but i cant find it..dont recall the title of it...

[bobhegf]

I am having to redo some scenery and I want to check the missions as well. I can release the scenery and the airbase data files but I don`t think people want to use the airbase data files eventhough i have corrected the direction inwhich they takeoff and land as well as getting the AI ac to slowdown and park in a shorter distance.

[Rami]

I picked all of the K. Malinowski P-40s (K, M, N) as well as the P-40b and c with my modified airfile.

Devildog,

Could you direct me to some skins for the K, M, and N?

Dirtman,

I do have the FDG 'Jill,' in Japanese naming it was called the 'Tenzan.'

[Talon]

The KI-21 Sally was also used in NG.
Don't forget the Beaufighter,Beuafort and P-39.P-400

[Rami]

Talon,

Got 'em, thanks! :ernae:

[Skipsan]

OK Rami here are some minor/over looked ships @ Guadalcanal;
IJN Aux Seaplane Tenders - w/E13A1 "Jake"-Long Rang RECON & ASW
A6M2 "Rufe"-Fighter Cover
F1M2 "Pete"-Light bombing & Convoy Escort duty
i.e. Kamikawa-Maru 11-Rufe's & 2-Pete's

Aux Cruiser's "armed merchant cruiser"
IJN Kiyosumi-Maru, Noshiro-Maru & Kinryu-Maru

IJN Minesweeper-Convoy Escort duty
IJN Torpedo Boat's "I have updated "dp's" for all the boats"
IJN Patrol Boats #'s 1-2, 34-35
IJN Submarines Type A-1, B-1, KD6 & KD7
Sub-Force "A" I-11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 32 & I-176

For more info on shipping and there action go here: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
scroll down to 7 Aug 1942 OP-Watchtower The Invasion of Guadalcanal, British Solomons. It well give an idea of the resupply convoy's and there make up.

Hope this well help :isadizzy:

Skipsan :kilroy:

[Good_2_Be]

Rami in the PTO, let the band begin,

20771




Grog all around..........


20772

[gavinc]

Okay boys,

1) How is the progress on the rework / location of the stock fields coming?



Slowly but surely, slowly but surely.

I have all the bases re-created except Emidj & Ocean Island. They need work with Ground2K to add some landfill. The gsl layer has been updated and I have a first take at re-creating the airbases.dat file, but I want to go back thru and use bobhegf's tricks so that take offs & landings occur in the same direction.

I was planning on usings Martins GSL tool to create discrete gsl files for each airbase, that way if a better airfield is released it is an easy job to remove the "stock" field. However going thru my file collection I can't find his tool. I thought I had asked him for it but I guess I will have to drop him another request.

I am off travelling on business all week (again) so god knows if I will get anything done this week.

Gavin

[Rami]

All right, here's where I'm at as of tonight...85 aircraft installed.

Besides the Ki-21 'Sally' what else should I have, and where do I find it?

[bobhegf]

One thing that adds real life to the scenery is the TL_ Crew.You will need to adjust the hight of the figures but other than that all is fine.

[Rami]

Refresh my memory....is there a Japanese panel site still around?

[Devildog73]

Rami,
Here is my Aircraft installs for PTO.

[Devildog73]

Here is one of the KM skins.

P-40E A29-113 served with 77 Squadron and was coded 'U'. On November 23, 1942,
while flown by S/Ldr Dick Cresswell, this aircraft intercepted and shot down a
Japanese G4M Betty near Darwin. This was the first time an Australian pilot
was credited with shooting down an enemy aircraft over the Australian mainland.
Textures based on a colour profile and photos which appeared in Geoffrey
Pentland's 'RAAF Camouflage & Markings 1939-45 Vol 1'.

Daniel Leahy - daniel@pacificghosts.com
PACIFIC GHOSTS - http://www.pacificghosts.com
PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE - http://www.pacificwrecks.com

[Devildog73]

and another:
================================================== ===============================
PACIFIC GHOSTS
CURTISS P-40N-35-CU A29-1021 GA-G
By Daniel Leahy
================================================== ================================

Installation
------------
This is a repaint Krzysztof Malinowski by Daniel Leahy using a template provided
by Peter Haley.
Simply copy the texture.jeanne folder into your P-40N folder and add the following
the aircraft.cfg file:

[fltsim.X]
title=P-40N-35 A29-1021 GA-G
sim=P-40n
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=a29-1021
checklists=

(Replace the 'X' with the next number in the file).
Enjoy...

History
-------
A29-1021 was originally allocated the USAAF serial 44-7847 and delivered to
the RAAF in November 1944 where it served with 75 Squadron as GA-G. It was flown
by Sqn Ldr Clive Tolhurst, and featured his signature "Hep Cat" nose art.

Daniel Leahy - daniel@pacificghosts.com
PACIFIC GHOSTS - http://www.pacificghosts.com
PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE - http://www.pacificwrecks.com

[Devildog73]

All of Daniel Leahy's are here on the SOH.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileUploadName=Daniel%20Leahy&pap=1&ammm=100

[Rami]

I do have the Pacific Ghosts, I found the old site. Thanks though! :ernae: