Strike Fighters by Thirdwire

Updated August 13, 2013

Approach and Departure voicepack

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Replaces the overly enthusiastic approach and departure controller

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Updated August 10, 2013

Operation Darius (Final) - Part 1 of 4

"Operation Darius"
for
Strike Fighters 2

This package contains an overhauled version of the "Operation Darius" mod that was originally assembled by Wrench for a collaborative campaign project at CombatAce.com. The mod is based on a fictional scenario set in late 2012 which sees a coalition of Western nations conduct a four week air campaign to degrade Iran's nuclear development facilities.

This mod package should be installed to "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2) installations (or merged installs incorporating SF2) that include "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E) and that are patched to the Mar2012 or later patch level. If you are running SF2 at an earlier patch level and do NOT intend to update to one of the later patch levels mentioned above, you should NOT install this mod package.

Note that this is a COMPLETE mod package. There is no need to install the original "Operation Darius" mod that was released by Wrench. Nor should you attempt to install it over the top of Wrench's version, as you could end up with a non-working install.

So, what's different about THIS version of "Operation Darius"? What makes it new and unique? Plenty of things. This version includes:

- three blue-side campaigns -- one w/ a ground war; two w/o a ground war
- one red-side campaign -- w/o a ground war
- new Iranian weapons, incl. AAMs, SAMs, & MRBMs
- new Iranian ground objects, incl. mobile SAM launchers, static SAM launchers,
AAA, tanks, APCs, ships, & MRBM launchers
- two different versions of the IRIAF F-14A, one of which is equipped with the
Sedjeel air-to-air missile (based on the Hawk)
- dozens of new target areas, incl. SAM sites, MRBM sites, nuclear research sites,
and uranium processing/enrichment sites
- an overhauled terrain TYPES.INI to better prioritize targets in campaigns
- a number of new aircraft, incl. the Rafale, Gripen, Turkish/Greek F-4s & F-16s,
the Greek A-7E(H), a new J-7ME, the A-10C (w/ Spectre8750's cockpit), AV-8B Plus,
F-35A, F-111C (Late), A310 MRTT, CF-18_07, & Su-30MKM
- new menu screens (nothing radical)
- plenty of fixes to just about every area of the mod to get things updated
to SF2 standards and working correctly
- support for new SF2NA features, incl. carrier battle groups, F-14A avionics,
cruise missiles, and new mission types

This version also departs from Wrench's version in that some aircraft have been removed (F-4E_86, AT-6B, the AlphaJets, excess C-130s & Mirage 2000s, and a few others) in addition to plenty of other unnecessary cruft, incl. gigabytes of unused aircraft skins. (Even with all the removals, this mod is still on the large side.)

NOTE: this mod is distributed as set of FOUR 7zip archive files. If you did not download all four 7zip packages from CombatAce.com, then this mod will not work properly.

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Minimum Requirements
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To install and play this mod, you must have the following installed:

SF2 VERSION: Strike Fighters 2 PLUS
Strike Fighters 2 Europe
PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher

This mod does support installations that include "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA), however, SF2NA is not required.

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Update Notes
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This mod package is a refreshed and updated version of the original version that was released in August 2012. It incorporates all the updates included in the "Update 1" package released on CombatAce in January 2013. It also includes further updates, fixes, and additions beyond what was included in the "Update 1" package. All told this refreshed version of the mod includes the following major additions to the "Operation Darius" mod package:

- new aircraft: Mi-8, SH-3D, SeaKing, UH-1D, & 2 Iranian UCAVs
- new SF2NA aircraft: EA-6B_98, E-2C
- new optional aircraft: F-14A_Iran, F-14A-Iran, HH-60H, MH-60S
- new aircraft models: F-7B, F-7M, F-16I_Sufa, MiG-29A, MiG-29G, Su-25
- new ships: USNTransport, plus 13 new Iranian ships
- new alternate main campaign
- updated desert terrain tiles

...plus numerous other fixes, updates, and skin additions to dozens of aircraft and ground objects.

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Installation
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Before installing this mod package, please ensure the installation of "Strike Fighters 2" and "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" that you intend to use is updated to at least the Mar2012 patch level. The latest patches for Strike Fighters 2 can be downloaded from ThirdWire:

http://thirdwire.com/downloads.htm

Also, please be aware that the mod requires "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2) as well as "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E). This mod can be installed to SF2 installations that incorporate "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA). If SF2NA is part of your target install base, there are some additional items for you to install.

The main installation process consists of three main steps -- or, four if your target install base incorporates SF2NA. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them religiously. If you wind up with a non-working mod install, then you likely failed to follow the instructions properly.

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* STEP 1: PREPARE THE MOD FOLDER *
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This mod requires a separate mod folder. Please do not attempt to install this mod over or combine it with other mods such as NATO Fighter 4+, "Operation Desert Storm," or the SF2V Expansion Pack.

- Open your SF2 Installation directory and make a copy of StrikeFighters2.exe or StrikeFighters2 NorthAtlantic.exe (if your target install base includes SF2NA). Rename the copied .EXE file to StrikeFighters2_OpDarius.exe (or whatever unique name you prefer).

- Run the newly copied and renamed .EXE file, then exit back out to the Windows desktop after navigating through a few menus. A custom Mod Folder for your "Operation Darius" mod install will have been created in one of these locations:

Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]
Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]
Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]

...where [YourModFolder] matches the name of the copied .EXE file that you created. You will install the "Operation Darius" mod files to your Mod Folder.

- Open your Mod Folder and delete the \Objects sub-directory (including everything in it).

Now you're ready to install the "Operation Darius" mod proper.

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* STEP 2: INSTALL MAIN COMPONENTS TO MOD FOLDER *
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This is the easiest step.

- Unpack the four "Operation Darius" archive packages to a temporary location on your hard drive.

- Move the contents of the \To_Mod_Folder directory from all four unzipped packages to your Mod Folder (created in Step 1 above). (Note: do not simply drag and drop the folder named "To_Mod_Folder" or you will end up with a non-working install.)

If you've moved everything correctly, you should have a new \Objects sub-directory in your Mod Folder, along with a few new other sub-directories.

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* STEP 3: EDIT OPTIONS.INI *
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This last step involves a bit of text editing, so please pay attention.

Open the Options.INI in your Mod Folder. Locate the "Instant Action" section and replace it with the following:

[instantAction]
AircraftType=F-22A
MissionMap=IR2003
StartTime=05:30:00
StartDate=11/19/2012
StartTimeDeviation=120
TextureSet=0
NationalMarking=0
SquadronMarking=0
AircraftNumber=0
KillMarking=0

Just below the "Instant Action" section is the "Single Mission" section. At minimum you should change the EndYear= statement to 2012 or higher. I recommend setting the StartYear= and EndYear= as follows:

StartYear=2003
EndYear=2020

Finally, a little further down you should find the "Campaign" section. Replace it with the following:

[Campaign]
CampaignName=20121117 Operation Darius
PlayerService=USAF
PlayerUnit=44th Fighter Squadron
AircraftType=F-15C_85
Difficulty=NORMAL
Length=NORMAL
AircraftSupply=NORMAL
WeaponSupply=NORMAL
LoadCampaign=FALSE
CampaignSavename=DefaultCampaignSave

Save your changes and close the Options.INI file.

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* STEP 4: Optional Step for SF2NA Users *
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This last step is for those whose install base include "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA). Included with this mod are a number of custom files that allow SF2NA users to enjoy some of the new functionality included with SF2NA, including:

- F-14A cockpits and avionics that use the new AvionicsF14A.dll included with SF2NA;

- Carrier battle groups in campaigns

- New mission types in campaigns, including Escort_Jamming missions for the EA-6B and EA-18G
(AI only) as well as Early_Warning missions for the E-2C and E-3A.

TO INSTALL: drag and drop the contents of the \_For_SF2NA folder into your Mod Folder, allowing Windows to merge and overwrite any folders and files it prompts to.

* * * * *

THAT'S IT. Your ""Operation Darius" mod for SF2 should now be ready to use. Please read the following section for more information on the campaigns included with this mod.

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Optional Installs
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This mod package includes several optional aircraft that you can isntall, provided you have the models to support them (the models are available from ThirdWire or the A-Team.

A. Tomcats

Included in the \_Optional folder are files to support the installation of two new versions of Iran's F-14 Tomcat. Both versions require DLC #27 (F-14A Tomcat, Iranian Air Force) from ThirdWire's DLC store:

https://store.thirdwire.com/store_dlc.htm

To add these aircraft to your OpDarius Mod:

1. Ensure that DLC #27 is part of your target SF2 installation.

2. Copy or move the F-14A_Iran and F-14A-Iran aicraft from the \_Optional folder to your OpDarius Mods Folder.

These two DLC-based Tomcats will replace the default F-14s used in the campaigns (though they can be installed alongside the default F-14s, which use Mirage Factory models).

B. Seahawks

Included in the \_Optional folder are files to support the installation of two new helicopters -- the HH-60H and MH-60S, which are custom mods by JimBeamer5 of Seahawk models available from the A-Team's web site at:

http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/Skunworks.html

Note that you MUST download the original packages that contain the LOD files (models) from the above site (which requires you to apply for access) in order to use these aircraft. You will need to download two different packages from the A-Team's site:

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Optional A/C LOD Files A-Team Download Notes
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HH-60H sh60F-R*.lod SH-60F SeaHawk four LODs
MH-60S mh60-R*.lod MH-60G PaveHawk four LODs

To add these aircraft to your OpDarius Mod:

1. Download the specified packages from the A-Team's site (see above)

2. Unzip the packages to a temporary directory.

3. Copy the .LOD files from each package you downloaded to the appropriate aircraft folders in the \_Optional\Objects\Aircraft directory.

4. Once you've added the LOD files to the aircraft folders, you may install the aircraft and accompanying decals from the \Optional directory to your OpDarius Mods Folder.

These optional helicopters are used by several USN squadrons in the new alternate OpDarius campaign. If these aircraft are not installed, the game will default to using the SH-3D -- which is not historically accurate but will at least give you flying helos for those squadrons.

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A Note on the Included Campaigns
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This mod includes three different campaigns:

1. OpDarius - a blue side campaign without a ground war. Primary focus for the campaign is bombing Iranian nuclear and military sites. If your primary interest is flying strike, SEAD, or air-to-air missions, this campaign is your best option.

2. OpDarius (alt) - a variant of the original OpDarius campaign (described just above), but with a more restricted Blue-side order of battle, as well as the following changes:

- updated USN squadrons & ships
- helicopters (USN & Iran)
- Iranian ships
- Iranian drones

This OpDarius alternate version is designed to take full advantage of features introduced in SF2NA -- if you play it with an isntallation that includes SF2NA.

3. OpMarathon - a blue side campaign with a ground war. The only units tasked with CAS missions, though, are the A-10C, AH-64D, and AV-8B units. If you want CAS missions, you need to select one of those units. The ground war consists of border skirmishes along the Iran/Iraq border, not a full-fledged invasion of Iran. Still, a very engaging campaign.

4. OpShamshir - a red side campaign without a ground war. Undoubtedly the most challenging campaign. It'll probably take you a while to develop tactics that allow you to survive more than a few missions.

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A Note for SF2NA Users
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If you have SF2NA as part of your install base and go ahead and install the files to support SF2NA features like carrier battle groups, you'll notice the that LCC-19 and LPD-4 ground objects have been disabled (you can find them in \Objects\GroundObject\_disabled). There is a good reason for this.

The SF2NA game engine will, by default, generate two battle groups when you fly game-created Single Missions: one carrier battle group to support naval aircraft; a second battle group that includes the two amphibious ships (LCC-19 and LPD-4). This second battle group will be automatically positioned at some distance behind the main battle group. Given the narrow confines of the Persian Gulf, this auto-positioning often results in the second battle group being placed on land (depending on wind direction for the mission).

I can assure you that nothing kills the immersive quality of the game quite like the sight of U.S. Navy amphibious ships ploughing across a desert landscape. Definitely something no player wants to see, esp. after a long and otherwise satisfying mission.

Unfortunately, this behavior appears to be hard coded, meaning that the only way I've found to stop the game from generating a second battle group on land is to remove the LPD-4 and LCC-19 from the game altogether.

Please note that this behavior is a factor only in Single Missions, not campaigns, as none of the campaigns include the LPD-4 or LCC-19 in a carrier battle group.

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A Note on Anti-Ship Missiles
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For this mod most third-party (i.e., non-stock) anti-ship missiles have been converted to use the ASM/cruise missile functionality introduced w/ SF2NA. At the same time, the older versions of these missiles have been preserved, as the new ASM cruise missiles can be used by AI only against ships.

So, for many anti-ship missiles you will now find two versions:

1) "Standard" guided version

These versions are the "old" style missiles setwith WeaponDataType=1. They can be used by AI against land and sea targets. These missiles retain their familiar names (e.g., AGM-84D Harpoon, Kh-59M Ovod, etc.).

2) ASM/cruise missile version

These versions utilitize the new cruise missile functionality set by WeaponDataType=7. They can be used by AI only against ships. These versions can be distinguished by their names:

- U.S./NATO missiles have the ASM tag (e.g., AGM-84D Harpoon ASM).

- Soviet/WP missiles follow the naming convention used by ThirdWire's
Soviet cruise missiles (e.g., Kh-59M AS-13 Kingbolt).

At the same time aircraft that typically carry these missiles have been updated to accommodate the ASM versions. Loadouts for these aircraft have been updated to use ASM versions by default for Anti-Ship, Naval_Attack, and Cruise_Missile loadouts.

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A Note on Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs)
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AI pilots in Strike Fighters have long had problems employing LGBs. AI pilots in the player's flight can drop LGBs, but will treat them as dumb bombs. AI pilots in flights not controlled by the player (i.e., AI-only flights) cannot use LGBs at all, and will typically get stuck circling the target.

To address this problem I have created EOGB versions of all LGBs for AI pilots to use (AI pilots have no problems with EOGBs for some reason). These AI versions are identical in all respects to the LGB versions save for the Guidance Type, which is set to "Electro-Optical Guided" instead of "Laser-Guided."

By default aircraft that use LGBs for certain loadouts (usually Stike, Attack, SEAD, or Anti-Ship) are loaded with these AI (EOGB) versions instead of the LGB versions. You should make it a habit to check the Loadout screen and switch the bomb version on your own aircraft to the LGB version.

You can distinguish between the AI (EOGB) and LGB (Player) versions by the weapon name -- for example:

LGB version: GBU-12D/B Paveway II LGB
AI version: GBU-12D/B Paveway II (AI)

While this solution introduces an extra step for the player in the preparation to start a mission, it allows AI pilots and AI-only flights to use these weapons.

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Updates
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This mod was last updated September 2015. That update included the following additions, fixes, and changes:

New Aircraft:
- AH-1J_IRIAA
- AH-1W
- EF-2000_Luftwaffe
- EF-2000_RAF
- MQ-9

New Models:
- CF-18A_07 updated model
- F-18C_Fin updated model
- FA-18C updated model

New Skins:
- AV-8Bplus new skins
- C-5A new skins
- C-17 new skins
- C-141B new skins
- F-1EQ new skins
- RF-4E_TuAF new skins

Other Updates:
- AH-64D updated flight model
- HH-60H & MH-60S updated flight model
- Su-27 & Su-30MKM new cockpits
- minor fixes & tweaks to
most other aircraft
- addition of new aircraft
to campaigns
- other minor updates to
campaigns
- addition of around 200
new weapons & guns

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Credits
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This mod package incorporates a large number of items are from the following modders, who generously allowed their use:

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The Mirage Factory ................ A-7E(H)
Wpnssgt ........................... A-10C original model
Spectre8750 ....................... A-10C new model, upgrade, & cockpit
AmokFloo .......................... A310-MRTT
yakarov79 ........................ AH-1J/W
EricJ ............................. AH-1W camo skin
Dels .............................. AH-64D
Bobrock & Brain32 ................. AV-8B-da & AV-8Bplus
Wrench ............................ AV-8B updates
331KillerBee & USAFMTL ............ AV-8Bplus skins
Nengajyou Aki ..................... AV-8B Plus (2010)
Dels & the Bone Team .............. B-1B_03
USAFMTL, JSF_Aggie, ............... B-52H_06C
Dels & wpnssgt
The Mirage Factory ................ B707-300
Veltro2k .......................... C-5A & C-141B
Veltro2k & Wrench ................. C-17
Daddyairplanes .................... C-5A, C-17, & C-141B skins
HrntFixr .......................... C-130A desert skin
Dels .............................. C-130H, C-130H_IRIAF, EC-130H
Daddyairplanes .................... C-130E/H upgrades & new skins
Dels, Sundowner, & Dave ........... RAF C-30K Super Pack (for C-130Ke)
AmokFloo .......................... C-160D
The Mirage Factory / ModMafia ..... CF-18
dtmdragon ......................... CF-18_07 upgrade
The Mirage Factory ................ E-3A
USAFMTL ........................... E-3A AEW Update
Daddyairplanes .................... E-3A skins & SF2 updates
Hawker/Agemmenon & 331KillerBee ... EA-6B
Paul Nortress ..................... EA-6B skins
Fubar512 & Wrench ................. EA-6B INI upgrades & fixes
Home Fries ........................ 3W EA-6B_98 (optional)
Ace888 ............................ EF-2000 Typhoon
The Mirage Factory ................ F-1EQ
Stary ............................. F-1EQ cockpit repaint
Sundowner ......................... F-4D_IRIAF, F-4E_IRIAF, F-4E_IRIAF_75 skins
Wrench & Sundowner ................ F-4E_AUP
Ace888 ............................ F-4E_SRA
USAFMTL, Sundowner, & PureBlue .... F-4ETM_2020
Ace888 ............................ F-4ETM_Simsek
ravenclaw_007 .................... F-4F_ICE
The Mirage Factory ................ F-5A_IRIAF & F-5E_IRIAF
lanapa ............................ F-5E_IRIAF skin
Crusader .......................... F-5E avionics mod
The Mirage Factory................. F-7B & F-7M Airguard (mew models)
101tfs & Gepard ................... F-7ME
The Mirage Factory ................ F-14A & F-14A_IRIAF
EricJ & Sundowner ................. F-14A & F-14A_IRIAF skins
Spectre8750 ....................... F-14A fixes & upgrades
FastCargo & team .................. F-15C_85, F-15E_04, & F-15I_Raam
Viper Crew ........................ F-16AM, F-16C, F-16CM_B40, F-16CM_B42, F-16CM_B50,
& F-16CM_B52
Viper Team ........................ F-16I Sufa (new model)
JJava ............................. F-18C_Fin (based on the TMF F/A-18A & F/A-18C)
The Mirage Factory / ModMafia ..... F/A-18A & F/A-18C
Wildcat,column5,SidDogg,& BPAo .... F/A-18 skins
Dels & the Raptor Team ............ F-22A
Julhelm ........................... F-22A cockpit
Fastcargo ......................... F-35A
DoctorWho ......................... F-35A 58 FS skin
FastCargo ......................... F-111C(Late)
liamp51 ........................... re-textured F-111A cockpit
EricJ, FastCargo & team ........... FA-18E, FA-18F, & EA-18G
SidDogg, Thundercheif, & EricJ ... FA-18E, FA-18F & EA-18G skins
EricJ ............................. FA-18F_RAAF skins & EA-18G Jammin' Jihad scheme
Brain32 ........................... Updated F/A-18E/F cockpit
Bobrock ........................... HarrierGR9 model
Pagan ............................. HarrierGR9 updates
Crusader .......................... Harrier avionics mod
JimBeamer5 ........................ HH-60H & MH-60S (optional)
Insky Group & Erwin Hans .......... J-10A
Gux & Gripen Team ................. JAS39C
Scandinavian Front Team ........... Gripen updates
Bpao .............................. KC-135E & KC-135R tankers
The Mirage Factory ................ M2000-5F
Amokfloo, JAT81500, & ludo.m54 .... M2000BG
Marcfighters ...................... Mi-8 Hip
The Mirage Factory ................ MiG-29A_ir & MiG-29G
Russouk2004 ....................... MiG-29A updated model
dast24 ............................ MiG-29G updates
frtn .............................. MQ-9
CadeteBRA ......................... RafaleC
Bpao, Crab02, & ravenclaw_007 ..... RF-4E_HAF, RF-4E_HAF_SW, RF-4E_IRIAF, RF-4E_TuAF
Ace888 & emresukhoi ............... RF-4E_TuAF skins
FastCargo ......................... Saeqeh
foxmonter ......................... SEtendard
Wrench ............................ SEtendardM update
Florian ........................... SH-3D Sea King
Veltro2k & Lindr2 ................. Su-24MK
dalai_LAMA, Veltro2K, ............. Su-24MK skins
& Tunderchief
Mikeymead ......................... repainted/updated Su-24 cockpit
NATO Fighters 4+ team ............. Su-25
Florian, Baffmeister, Paulopanz, .. Su-25 updated model, INI updates, & new skin
& Wrench
Marcfighter, Erwin Hans ........... Su-27
Marcfighter, Erwin Hans, .......... Su-30MKM
Bpao, & Jv44KT
SayWhat!, Massimo, & Erwin Hans ... Su-27 & Su-30MKM skins
Orsin & Lindr2 .................... Su-27 & Su-30 flight models
YEYEYE ............................ new Su-27 & Su-30 cockpits
Sundowner, AD, & Dave ............. TornadoGR4_06
Ianh .............................. Tornado GR4_06 fixes & updates
Sundowner & Ianh .................. TornadoRECCE
Gramps ............................ UH-1D Huey
101tfs & Spillone104 .............. Iranian drones (from Mescalero mod)

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WhiteBoySamurai ................... Ticonderoga & Arleigh Burke class ships
aleks1 ............................ CVN-68
Kesselbrut ........................ LHA
SUICIDAL & TORNO .................. Alvand (Type 21 frigate)
Hinchbrooke ....................... Damavand (Daring class)
WhiteBoySamurai ................... Bayandor (Jianghu)
SUICIDAL & TORNO .................. Moudge Class DD (Type 21)
WhiteBoySamurai ................... China Cat FAC (new)
ThirdWire ......................... ChinaCat (P-4 Patrol Boat), Tir Class (Patrol Boat)
Kesselbrut ........................ Supply Ship, Small Cargo Ship, MVNordic_Ferry,
MVTor_Caledonia, MVBaltic_Ferry, Trawler 1 & 2
Kesselbrut ........................ Hejaz (Small Cargo Ship), Hendijan (Navy Tug), Kilo
Class submerged (November), Spy Trawler (Trawler2)
Polak ............................. MVAtlantic_Causeway & MVAtlantic_Conveyor
Adrian Benetti .................... Kaman (ARA Intrepida) & Riazi (Sotoyomo)
Pasko ............................. Thondar Class (Komar)
AleDucat .......................... Kilo Class Sub (ARA Salta)
BANIDOS Team ...................... ContainerShip
Julhelm ........................... ND Tanker & Kharg (Tanker2)
loborojo & SUICIDAL ............... Petrolero
Fubar512 .......................... Fleet Oiler
Cocas ............................. Trawler
Raven ............................. Navy Trawler repaint
JSF_Aggie ......................... ThirdWire LHA upgrade
Florian ........................... USN AOE Transport
Abhi .............................. AN/TQ-1 Avenger, Pantsir-S1
FastCargo ......................... SA-5 & SquarePair
Monty CZ........................... SA-10 & Flaplid, Stinger site
Fubar512 .......................... SA-10 INI tweaks
Gabilon ........................... Gepard & Tor-M1
Pasko ............................. S-60, KS-30, KS-19P, SA-7, Hawk launcher & radars,
BTR-60, Type69, Type59, M-42, D-20, Chaparral,
SS-4 launcher & vehicles, 155mm Howitzer, EW_Radar
Fubar512 & Wrench ................. Hawk INI tweaks
rebel ryder & Nicholas Bell ....... M1939 flak guns
bigal1 ............................ M270MLR
YEYEYE ............................ PAC-3 system
Florian ........................... RolandRad
CrazyhorseB34 ..................... RolandRad desert skin
EricJ & winterhunter .............. Starstreak Stormer
Kesselbrut ........................ ZPU-1, ADATS, BlowpipeUK, OerlikonAAA,
Rapier, & Blindfire radar
Gerald14 & Kesselbrut ............. M3A1 Bradley & M6 Linebacker
BPAo & Sundowner .................. HQ-7 (SA-9)
Julhelm ........................... Firecan radar (new model)
Stefano ........................... AMX-30 & AMX-30B2
rebel ryder ....................... BMP-1 & M-109
SFP1Ace ........................... Chieftain 5 tank
Florian ........................... Leopard2A6
bigal ............................. Scud launcher
Moonjumper, Crusader, & Otto ...... Kytusha launchers
Spectre8750 ....................... GAZ-66 trucks
BANIDOS Team ...................... M167 VADS & TOPOL
Richard & Kesselbrut .............. Land Rover trucks
BANIDOS Team & SUICIDAL ........... Mercedes trucks
Kesselbrut ........................ ZiL-157 trucks
SUICIDAL & TORNO .................. Humvees
SUICIDAL .......................... New Destroyed Tank LODs

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cellinsky, Insky/Orsin, ........... Environment mods
& PanamaRed
Fubar512 .......................... Improved water shader effect
USAFMTL & Polak ................... Terrain
Wrench ............................ Terrain updates & updated desert tiles
Spectre8750 ....................... Fake Afterburner Node
Stary ............................. Ejection mod
OldDiego, Pappy, Wrench, Pasko, ... Pilots
Florian/AmokFloo, & PureBlue
allenjb42 ......................... OpDarius icon

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(Used in an earlier release of this mod package)

Wrench ............................ F-7M update
The Mirage Factory, ............... F-16A & F-16C models
Swede & Wpnssgt
Viggen ............................ F-16AM_KLu (based on The Mirage Factory F-16A)
Creepn Death ...................... F-16C_HAF skins
Eankhilous ........................ F-16C_TuAF skins
wpnnsgt, Swede, & team ............ F-16I_Sufa
The Mirage Factory ................ F/A-18C models & skins
SidDogg ........................... F/A-18C skins
Spectre8750 ....................... F/A-18C upgrade
ODS Team .......................... Firecan radar
Bongodriver ....................... EF-2000 Typhoon
Spiritwalker69 .................... EF-20000 new & updated skins

Credit for the original "Operation Darius" mod package goes to USAFMTL, Wrench, and the team of modders that contributed to that campaign collaborative project on CombatAce.com. To peruse the discussion surrounding the original "Operation Darius" project, see this thread:

http://combatace.com/topic/68337-ok-lets-start-a-virtual-nato/

If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP.

--------------------------
eburger68 & USAFMTL (Dave)
31 August 2012
24 January 2013
30 October 2014
23 September 2015

2,620 downloads

(8 reviews)

Updated September 24, 2015

New Polish MiG-29 skinpack

By Ngr

New version skins of all Polish MiG-29's
-1 ELT
-1 ELT after 2012
-41 ELT
-41 ELT after 2012
-1 PLM, 1 ESK (CCCP)
-1 PLM, 2 ESK (CCCP)
-1 PLM ex Czech
-number 56 in memory Lt. Col Marian Pisarek
-number 111 in memory Lt Miroslaw Feric
-number 115 in memory Capt Boleslaw Gladych
-number 111 Baltic Air Policing 2006(Lt Grzegorz "Zugi" Zugaj)
-number 115 Baltic Air Policing 2006(Lt Col Robert "Skuter" Cierniak
-number 77 Baltic Air Policing 2006(Capt Witold "Toyo" Sokól)
-number 40 Baltic Air Policing 2006
-number 105 individual skin
-number 114 individual skin
-number 115 on memory of visit French Mirages in Poland

This is repack of my skins MiG-29. It contains all my Polish skins, all updates and new numbers.
Before use this pack please delete all of Polish MiG-29 skins.

334 downloads

(8 reviews)

Updated January 8, 2016

SF2NA Ultimate Carriers Pack

SF2NA Ultimate Carriers Pack

This package collects a large number of aircraft carriers available at CombatAce, puts them into one package with semi-standardized data tweaks, numerous error corrections, complete SF2NA conversions, and touched up or overhauled skins. Also included are several new carriers based on existing models. This package is thus designed as an ultimate one-stop shop for all carriers available at CombatAce, exclcuding USN and Soviet carriers.

Please note that there are no new models in this package. All models included here have been released before on CombatAce. Indeed, most (but not all) of carriers included here have been released previously with rudimentary SF2NA conversions applied.

So, why re-release these carriers in this package? This package brings several new things to the table, including:

- corrected DATA.INIs (basic ship data, catapult data, angled deck configuation, etc.)
- several tweaked or significantly overhauled skins
- indexed decal sets to represent various carrier classes
- several newly created individual ships (usually to represent particular carriers
at specific stages of their service lives)

The majority of the ships here are Royal Navy carriers, though you will also find carriers from Canada, Australia, India, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and France.

Please read the remainder of this ReadMe carefully, as important instructions regarding installation and use are included below.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What's Included
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This package includes 34 different carriers, which are organized by carrier class or by nation (in the case of France, Italy, & Spain). Some of these carriers are set up to represent entire classes or partial classes, with decals indexed by ship number.

Please note that you may find several different versions of the same carrier, each configured to represent the same ship at a different stage of its service life.

There are also several fictional or "faux" carriers.

Colossus Class
--------------
\
R95 Arromanches
\
Colossus Class CVL [Colossus,Glory,Ocean,Venerable,Vengeance, & 5 others]
\
HNLMS Karel Doorman

Majestic Class
--------------
\
HMCS Bonaventure
\
HMCS Magnificent
\
HMAS Melbourne
\
HMAS Sydney
\
INS Vikrant

Centaur Class
-------------
\
HMS Albion
\
HMS Bulwark
\
Centaur Class CV [Centaur & Hermes]
\
HMS Centaur (Early)
\
HMS Hermes ('80s)
\
INS Viraat

Invincible Class
----------------
\
Invincible Class CVL [invincible,Illustrious,Ark Royal)]

Illustrious Class
-----------------
\
Illustrious Class CV (Early) [illustrious,Formidable,Victorious]
\
Illustrious Class CV [illustrious,Formidable,Victorious]
\
HMS Victorious (Post-refit)

Implacable Class
----------------
\
Implacable Class CV (Early) [implacable,Indefatigable]
\
Implacable Class CV [implacable,Indefatigable]

Audacious Class
---------------
\
HMS Ark Royal
\
HMS Eagle
\
HMS Eagle (Late)

Misc/Other
----------
\
HMS Eagle (1918)
\
HMAS Australia (fictional) [using SCB-125 model]
\
Merchant Aircraft Carrier
\
INS Vikramaditya
\
HMS Vindictive (fictional)

France
------
\
R91 Charles de Gaulle
\
Clemenceau/Foch Class CV [using SCB-125 model]
\
La Fayette Class CVL [La Fayette, Bois Belleau]
\
Mistral Class BPC [Mistral,Tonnerre,Dixmude]

Italy/Spain
-----------
\
R01 SNS Dedalo
\
C551 Giuseppe Garibaldi

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installation Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

All of the carriers included in this package are configured for use with "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA). Thus, for any particular install you plan to use one of these carriers in...

- SF2NA must be part of the install base (even if other SF2 titles
such as SF2V or SF2E are also merged into the install)
- the game .EXE you use must be either the main SF2NA executable
(StrikeFighters2 NorthAtlantic.EXE) or a re-named copy of it in
the case of custom mod installs.

If you try to use these carriers in an install that does not conform to the above requirements, you will likely find your aircraft sinking into or falling through the carrier deck.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

All of the files to be installed can be found in \To_Mods_Folder. The task of installing the various bits included here is fairly straightforward. For any particular install that you want to install carriers to, do the following:

1. Install the supporting files

Supporting files include all the files found in the following folders, which should be copied or moved to the corresponding folders in your Mods folder:

\Effects
\Flight
\Objects\Guns
\Objects\Weapons
\Sounds

Please note that the \Flight folder does include a new SOUNDLIST.INI. If your destination Mods folder already has a customized SOUNDLIST.INI, you can simply add the new entries from For_SOUNDLIST.txt (found in the root of this package) instead of overwriting your entire custom SOUNDLIST.INI.

2. Add the carriers

The carriers themselves can be found in the numbered directories (which are organized by class or nation). The carriers should be installed to \Objects\GroundObject in your Mods folder.

DO NOT simply grab all the numbered directories and drop them in the GroundObject folder, as they won't show up in game. Instead, you will need to drag and drop the particular carrier folders from within the numbered directories.

3. Add the decals

For any carriers that you install you should also install the corresponding decals, found in \Objects\Decals. Decals go to the same location in your Mods folder (\Objects\Decals). The decals folders for carriers are named the same as the corresponding carrier that uses them. Please note that there are a few carriers that do not have decals.

4. Install the LODs for Hermes & Viraat

We were not able to include the LOD files needed for the HMS Hermes ('80s) and the INS Viraat (which uses the same model as the Hermes). You will need to download the "Falklands '82 for SF2" package from CombatAce, which includes the necessary LODs:

http://combatace.com/files/file/13296-sf2-falklands-mod-redux/

When the download is unpacked, you can find the ncessary LOD files in this location:

\_For_SF2NA\Objects\GroundObject\Hermes

Copy the .LOD files to the folders for the the Hermes and Viraat, which are included in the \1c_Centaur_Class directory of this carrier pack.

Once the LODs are installed, make a COPY of the R12-R2b.LOD in each folder and rename it to R12-R2b_COL.LOD (this is the collision LOD for the ship).

* * *

That's it. You should be good to go.

If any carriers are not showing up properly in the game, that's because you didn't install them correctly. My advice will always be to review the steps above, consult the Knowlede Base at CombatAce.com for the relevant articles on installing mods to Mod folders, and try again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A few notes about the carriers included in this pack.

1. Decal problems: many of the models included in this pack suffer from decal problems -- decal bleeding, mirroring, doubling, and occasional distortion. Although I have tried to minimize these problems as much as possible, you might see decals being inappropriately mirrored, often in a distorted fashion, in odd locations on some of these boats. Also, to minimize problems, I have occasionally positioned decals slightly forward or aft (or above or below) where they ideally ought to be.

2. Texture mapping problems: some of these models also suffer from texture mapping issues, which means that sometimes things just quite don't line up properly or aren't perfectly mirrored from one side of the boat to the other (because the texture map is effectively wrapped around the model in an odd fashion).

3. BPC Mistral: included in this package is an alternate skin for the BPC Mistral named FNGrey. I would have liked to make it the default, but discovered that the bridge area of this carrier is simply not mapped -- meaning that part of the island will always remain the default light blue. Also, decals will not show up properly on large parts of the hull, which means that I haven't been able to use them for the hull numbers of the three ships in this class. Thus, we're stuck the painted-on hull numbers for the lead ship of the class.

4. R91 de Gaulle: the model for this carrier is very poly heavy (I'm guessing because of the static aircraft and deck crew included). On some PCs game performance and frame rates might lag severely. As with the Mistral (from the same author), some parts of the model simply aren't mapped, which has limited what I've been able to do with the skin.

Finally, it's worth pointing out that many of the models included in this package date from 2004-2006. The oldest are seven or eight years old -- created during the first few years of the ThirdWire series. Although they still stand up fairly well, they are showing their age. Carriers (and ships more generally) seem to be some of their more difficult jobs that modelers can tackle in the ThirdWire series (along with cockpits), so we should be thankful that we have the models we do.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Credits
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This mod package includes the work of several modders:

Hinchinbrooke .............. original models for all Royal Navy carrier classes,
except where noted below; La Fayette (old)
AlphaSim & A-Team .......... Hermes & Viraat
Aleks1 ..................... BPC Mistral & Charles de Gaulle
YEYEYE ..................... La Fayette & Dedalo
bobrock .................... Giuseppe Garibaldi
ThirdWire .................. HMAS Australia & Foch/Clemenceau
Zola25 ..................... skin for INS Vikramaditya
Wrench ..................... previous mods to many carriers included here
Paulopanz .................. previous mods to many carriers included here

The line drawings included in \_drawings are from ShipBucket.com or The-Blueprints.com.

If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let me know. I will get it fixed ASAP.

---------------
Eric Howes
eburger68
12/19/2012

2,268 downloads

(8 reviews)

3 comments

Updated August 7, 2013

Mig29C-Ukraine.rar

By russouk2004

+-------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| Mikoyan-Gourevitch MiG-29 "Fulcrum" |
| |
+-------------------------------------------------------+

Update and slight rework of the MF Mig29C
Representing Ukranian Air Force Mig29C Of 9th IAB circa 2006.

....Pack contains....

Remodeled mig29C LOD
A\b Effects
Bumpmapping
Animated Fans
Pilot
Sounds
New Hangar,loading screens.
Weapons
Effects.

..................

Squadrons...
In Pilotdata folder is an entry for this a\c sqd,you need to open original,copy n paste this entry,alter number to suit and save your Squadrons.lst.

..................

Nations...
Same goes for the Nations,(unless you have the Ukrain already)..open Flight folder,then copy n paste the entry supplied,to your nations.ini,alter again numbers to suit,then save,and close.

.................

Certain skin\3dmodel tweeks.
(This LOD may show some odd anomalies if used on other mig29C`s,NOT modded by me,as some bits of the mapping were in odd places,so I had to move some bits,to paint them properly.)
I have a few other skins planned that this LOD will use,so keep eye on Combatace for updates.

..................

Credits to MF factory etc...as seen below,in original Readme.
Hope you enjoy this a\c as much as I do.
Any problems,report to CA as I regularly look in.
cheers
Russouk

Russoworx 2013 + (The Mirage Factory and Olivier ANGUILLE (BPAo) )

The Mirage Factory and Olivier ANGUILLE (BPAo) are proud to offer you :

The Mikoyan-Gourevitch MiG-29 "Fulcrum"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29

+----------------------------------------------------------+

SFP1 model

Took part in this project :

Aircraft
3D : Flying Toaster mapping : BPAo
Skins : Sundowner
FM : Kreelin

Cockpit : Mago

Pilot : The Trooper

Effets : BPAo

Test team

Manetsim, Gaston, Sony Tuckson, Actarus, Column5, DamWaar, _Thomas_, Camouflage, USAFMTL, Moonjumper, UF Josse, Typhoid, Jimbib, Crab_02

+----------------------------------------------------------+

Special thanks to TOPOLO for his Mig-29 Falcon's Datas.

http://www.checksix-fr.com/downloads/falcon4/Topolo/perf/Perf-Mig29.htm

Should I have forgotten you.. get in touch with me quick .. this will be corrected soon
{bpao@airbase.dyndns.org}

+----------------------------------------------------------+

The content of this file may not be used in a commercial product or any other.
Any use requires my authorization

1,885 downloads

(8 reviews)

5 comments

Updated June 3, 2014

Lahatut Over Israel SF2

By yakarov79

'Lahatut' Hughes 500E/500MD TOW Defender Ver 2.0 for SF2

This is a third party add on of the Israeli version of Hughes 500 model helicopter using models and cockpits created by me.
The original flight model is standard as on many free to download helicopters.
I have just modified it a bit.
It is designed for and works only in SF2 series.

*************************************************************

This is freeware; it CANNOT be distrubuted unless permissions are granted by myself.
The original readmes, if any, and all other pieces of the package MUST remain intact.
The names of all contributors, modders, suppliers, etc =MUST= be listed in any new readmes.
This package and any part of it may NOT in any way, shape or form be used in any payware additions.
See the original readme documentation, if any, for further allowances and restrictions
Any persons wishing to make further modfications, contact me first.
Any persons wishing to make further modfications, MUST remember to put everyone's name in it.
Bribes and donations are accepted;

*************************************************************

*************************************************************
THIS AIRCRAFT MOD OR ANY PART OF IT MUST NOT BE HOSTED OR
POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANY OTHER WEB SITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS
PERMISSION, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THIRDWIRE FLIGHT
SIMULATORS, AND MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE BY ITSELF
OR WITH ANY OTHER FILES OR MODS.
*************************************************************

Jarek Hereda

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is second version of my previous Lahatut.
It is updated in lod, data.ini,skins,decals etc.
New decal sets covering all 36 numbers.
I have added also Lahatut 500E unarmed version.

Ive named both aircrat diferently than previous ones to avoid confusion.
Highly recomended to delete old one.

Do not mix old and new files...as it will not work well.

******************IMPORTANT******************

This addon works only with my WeaponPACK (included in rar file). All of weapon stations are made as specific station code and will work only with this weapon pack.

Animations.
LANDING GEAR - Nose light on/off at any speed. Don't forget to retract before shooting.

ANIMATION 8 - front left door (ext and cockpit view)

ANIMATION 9 - front right door (ext and cockpit view)

ANIMATION 10 - rear door. (disabled in _data.ini file)

ANIMATION 1 - If needed you can activate old XM70 sight to aim hydra rockets. In fact MD500 defender was offered for sale also with M27 Minigun and XM70 sight but I am not sure if IAF ever bought minigun subsystem.

Like in previously realased loaches here also you can realy fly low and slow. This helo got little more power due to higher weight compared to old OH-6A
I am sugesting to fly low on 40-50% of throttle. around 45degree vector control, use pulse rudder to control left right, it is realy easy. With little practice you can even hoover. Without fake flaps and airbrakes.
Important here is to control using rudder and vector thrust control.

Skins.
All numbers are historicaly correct and are based on available photos. But I am not sure if those numbers are 100% correct for specific unit.
Tayeset 160. First operational unit of Lahatut. It was used by 160Sq during first Lebanon War with AH-1S(mod)
Tayeset 161.
Tayeset 190. Formed in 1985 with aircrafts transfered from 160 and 161 sqns.
Flight School also aquired few aircrafts in mid 90s.

Weapons.
TOWs - BGM-71 A/B/C/D.
M260 7 tube rocket launcher with several different warheads.

Weapons are the same as in previous helicopter packs, so if you downloaded AH-1S(mod) no need to copy weapons.

Reference:
TM 9-1005-298-12 Operational Manual, Armament Subsytem, Helicopter, 7.62 Millimeter Machine Gun: High Rate, XM27E1 TM 55-1520-214-10 Operators Manual Helicopter Observation OH-6A
The McDonnell Douglas OH-6A Helicopter, Aero Series
OH-6A Cayuse in Detail, Wings & Wheels Publications.
MD Helicopters. MD500 Series manual.
iskyteam.com
sky-high.il
iaf.org.il
aeroflight.co.uk
aerialvisuals.ca
planepictures.net
and more.

550 downloads

(8 reviews)

5 comments

Updated June 25, 2017

Strike Fighters 2: North Cape

Strike Fighters 2: North Cape

(Version 1.2)

This is an add-on package for the "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" Expansion Pack available at CombatAce. The "Strike Fighters 2: North Cape" (SF2NC) add-on includes two new campaigns, both set in northern Norway during the late 70's and early 80's. Also included are fourteen new aircraft and a dozen new ground objects to fill out these new campaigns.

This add-on package is designed to be applied over the top of an existing installation of the SF2NA Expansion Pack. You can download the three main Expansion Pack files here:

Part 1:
http://combatace.com/files/file/13980-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-1-of-3/

Part 2:
http://combatace.com/files/file/13979-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-2-of-3/

Part 3:
http://combatace.com/files/file/13978-sf2na-expansion-pack-part-3-of-3/

Please take a look over the remainder of this ReadMe before installing this add-on.

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~

The minimum requirements for this add-on package are the same as for the SF2NA Expansion Pack.

REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic (SFNA), plus
Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus
Strike Fighters 2 Europe (SF2E), plus
Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V)

PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher

As this mod is an add-on to the SF2NA Expansion Pack, you must have that earlier mod already installed and working.

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's how to install this update package:

1. Ensure that SF2NA, SF2V, SF2, and SF2E are all properly installed & updated as part of a
merged install.

2. Ensure that the SF2NA Expansion Pack is properly installed and working. (See above for
links to all the download components.)

3. Unpack SF2_NorthCape.7z to a safe place on your drive.

4. Open the \To_Mod_Folder directory. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within
the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder to your SF2NA Expansion Pack Mod Folder, overwriting as
prompted.

At this point the SF2NC add-on is installed and you're ready to play the new campaigns.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary of New Campaigns
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on supplies five campaigns for the SF2NA Expansion Pack, all set in northern Norway during the late '70's and early to mid '80's.

Two of the new campaigns are variants of the same underlying campaign:

- Nordic Sword (79): After war erupts in Europe, the USS Nimitz carrier battle group sails north off the Norwegian coast in September 1979 to contain the Soviet Northern Fleet as it attempts to break out from the Barents Sea and into the North Atlantic. A trailing Amphibious Group carries U.S. Marines ready join the Norwegian Army in its fight to prevent Soviet armored regiments from seizing the North Cape. The Norwegian Air Force flies F-5As and F-104s. Temporarily deployed to Norwegian air bases are two squadrons of USAF F-4Es and a squadron of USAF F-111Fs. A squadron of B-52Gs, hastily deployed to RAF Fairford (off map), is available for use in theater.

- Nordic Sword (82): A variant of the 1979 campaign, set in 1982. The USN carrier battle group is led by the USS Independence. The Norwegian Air Force has one squadron that has transitioned from F-104s to F-16As. Temporarily deploying to Norwegian air bases are two squadrons of RAF F-4Ms and one squadron of USAF F-111s.

The other three comprise a linked series of campaigns set in 1986:

- Fighting Withdrawal (86): Just hours after the Warsaw Pact invades Central Europe, Soviet armored columns and airborne troops launch an assault on northern Norway. As Norwegian army units fall back, the USS Nimitz and her escorts are ordered to withdraw from the waters off Norway, lest the carrier and her invaluable air wing fail prey to Soviet bombers filling the skies over Norway.

- Return to Norway (86): With the ground war in Central Europe stalemated and the Soviet Northern Fleet defeated in the North Atlantic following a failed assault on Iceland, the USS Nimitz returns to Norway with the USS Forrestal and a Marine amphibious group to retake the airfields and ports under Soviet control in northern half of the country. The Marines will seize Narvik, splitting the Soviet occupation forces, while relying on the two carriers' air wings to provide a covering umbrella of air support.

- Assault on the Kola Peninsula (86): Three weeks after the successful landing of Marines near Narvik and subsequent defeat of Soviet forces in Norway, the Nimitz and Forrestal battle groups take position in the Barents Sea to strike Soviet air bases and naval facilities on the Kola Peninsula.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Terrain Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on is based on the North Cape terrain created by Baltika and updated by Wrench. As Wrench notes in his ReadMe for his updated version, the terrain is not in a final, finished state. Thus, you should be aware of some of the terrain's anomalies, which I have not been able to redress.

Air Bases

Some air bases on this terrain are un-usable for various reasons.

- Some air bases sit on ground that still needs proper flattening. At affected air bases, the runway and parking areas may disappear from view at ground level. In the very worst cases, aircraft may bounce around or even explode on the ground as they taxi or take off.

For the included campaigns I have not used any of the most affected air bases, though at one Norwegian air base (Narvik-Framnes) the runway will disappear from view at ground level (aircraft still taxi and take off without issue).

- Some air bases sit in the middle of heavily forested areas, with trees crowding the runway and taxiways. Most of these bases are in the southern area of the terrain, which is generally not used for the campaign.

In sum, although some air bases on this terrain have unresolved issues, they are for the most part not used in the campaigns. If you try to fly game-generated single missions, though, you could find yourself starting from a problem air base.

Naval Groups

One other problem you could encounter in game-generated single missions involves the placement of opposing naval forces. Although the terrain has been properly converted to SF2NA Naval Map standards, the single mission engine often ignores the designated water areas for friendly and enemy naval groups, which are generally along the northern peripheries of the map. The game engine seems to prefer spawning naval groups in the center of the map -- the Gulf of Bothnia -- often right on top of one another.

This misplacement of naval forces really only becomes an issue if you are flying naval aircraft off carriers in game-generated single missions. When flying a naval aircraft on a single mission, you would do well to check the mission map before taking off. If the game engine has chosen to locate opposing naval groups in ridiculous places, back out and start a new mission.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What's Included
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on includes the following updates for the SF2NA Expansion Pack:

NEW AIRCRAFT
- C-130E (RNoAF)
- CF-104 (72)
- F-5A
- F-16A Block 10
- F-104G
- MiG-25PD
- MiG-25RB
- MiG-27K
- MiG-27M
- RF-5A
- Su-24
- Su-24M
- Su-25
- Vulcan B2 (MRR)

NEW GROUND OBJECTS
- Container Ship
- Firecan
- Leopard1A1
- M113A1
- Oiler
- Oslo
- Petrolero
- Soviet Cruiser
- Soviet Freighter
- Soviet Tanker
- Soviet Trawler

OTHER ADDITIONS
- North Cape terrain
- two new campaigns
- misc. new skins
- misc. new weapons

~~~~~~~
Updates
~~~~~~~

In May 2015 this mod package was refreshed with the following updates, additions, & fixes:

NEW AIRCRAFT
- AH-1J_80
- Be-12
- IL-38
- IL-38N
- Ka-27
- Mi-24P
- MiG-31
- NimrodMR1
- P-3C
- S-3B
- Su-15TM
- Su-17M3
- Su-17M4
- Su-27
- TornadoGR1
- Tu-16KSR2
- Tu-126

NEW GROUND OBJECTS
- BMP-2
- BMP-2_AT-5
- CommTrailer
- HQTrailer
- Kilo
- KiloSub
- Koni
- NanuchkaI
- NanuchkaIF

NEW CAMPAIGNS
- CampaignNC3A: Fighting Withdrawal
- CampaignNC3B: Return to Norway
- CampaignNC3C: Assault on the Kola Peninsula

Other notable additions/updates:
- updated campaigns
- three new campaigns
- updated & expanded F-14 skins/decals
- new lo-viz skins for A-6E_79 & A-7E_74
- additional Mi-8T Soviet camo skins
- updated & corrected terrain

~~~~~~~
Credits
~~~~~~~

This update contains a number of new items from the following modders who generously allowed their use:

yakarov79 ........................ AH-1J_80
EricJ ............................. AH-1J camo skin
Dave (USAFMTL) .................... B-52G 2nd BW skin
Veltro2k & Wrench ................. Be-12 (PBY Catalina)
Dels .............................. C-130E_RNoAF
Daddyairplanes .................... C-130E_RNoAF upgrades & skins
The Mirage Factory ................ F-5A & RF-5A
suhsjake .......................... F-5A Norwegian skin
hgbn .............................. F-104 RNoAF decals
Viper Crew ........................ F-16A_Blk10
Veltro2K, Torno, & Paulopanz ...... IL-38 & IL-38N
WhiteboySamurai ................... Ka-27
YEYEYE ............................ Mi-24P
USAFTML & MiG-25 Team ............. MiG-25PD & MiG-25RB
Baffmeister ....................... MiG-25 updated flight model
Jv44kt, Erwin_Hans, & Lindr2 ...... MiG-31
Veltro2K & Wrench ................. Nimrod MR.1
Florian ........................... P-3C beta
FoxMonter ......................... S-3B
Wrench ............................ S-3B updates
slick cowboy ...................... S-3B skins
Boopidoo & Volksjager ............. Su-15TM
Jug ............................... Su-15 lights update
dalai_LAMA ........................ Su-15TM camo scheme
Flogger23 ......................... Su-15-TM revamp packs
ArmourDave & AmokFloo ............. Su-17M3/M4 models
Lindr2 ............................ Su-17M3/M4 upgrades
eburger68 ......................... Su-17M3/M4 SF2 upgrades
Veltro2k & Lindr2 ................. Su-24 & Su-24M
NATO Fighters 4+ team ............. Su-25
Florian, Baffmeister, Paulopanz ... Su-25 updated model, INI updates, & new skins
Marcfighter, Erwin Hans ........... Su-27
SayWhat!, Massimo, Erwin Hans, .... Su-27 skins
& Diogo
Orsin & Lindr2 .................... Su-27 & Su-33 flight models
YEYEYE ............................ Flanker cockpits
Sundowner, AD, & Dave ............. TornadoGR1
Ianh .............................. Tornado GR1 fixes & updates
Paulopanz & Spillone104 ........... Tu-16KSR2
Veltro2K .......................... Tu-126
russouk2004 ...................... Vulcan B2 MRR
Paulopanz ......................... Vulcan B2 skins

rebel ryder ....................... BMP-2, BMP-2_AT-5
Kesselbrut ........................ CommTrailer, HQTrailer
BANIDOS Team ...................... ContainerShip
Julhelm ........................... Container_Ship & SovietTanker
Fubar512 .......................... Fleet Oiler
Kesselbrut ........................ Kilo Class submerged (November)
AleDucat .......................... Kilo Class Sub (ARA Salta)
WhiteboySamurai ................... Koni (Type053K)
WhiteBoySamurai ................... Nanuchka missile boats
Florian ........................... Oslo Class Frigate (Bremen F122)
loborojo & SUICIDAL ............... Petrolero
Hinchinbrooke ..................... SovietCruiser
Cocas ............................. SovietTrawler
Julhelm ........................... Firecan radar
SUICIDAL-ART ...................... M113A1

Baltika ........................... North Cape terrain
Wrench ............................ North cape terrain upgrades
blaze95 ........................... updated terrain .TFD file
OldDiego, Pappy, Wrench, Pasko, ... Pilots
Florian/AmokFloo, & PureBlue

If I have neglected to credit anyone here, please let me know. I will get it fixed ASAP.

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Eric Howes
eburger68
8 May 2015
18 January 2015

1,207 downloads

(8 reviews)

5 comments

Updated May 9, 2015

Operation Tainted Cigar for SF2 - Part 1 of 2

Operation Tainted Cigar
for Strike Fighters 2

This package contains an updated version of the Operation Tainted Cigar (OTC) mod package for "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2). In addition to making the original mod compatible with SF2, this updated version also adds a number of items that were released in the years subsequent to original two versions of OTC for SFP1, including:

- a completely revamped/overhauled Cuba terrain
- a number of new aircraft
- other aircraft updated to SF2 standards
- plenty of new aircraft skins
- a bevy of new ground objects, incl. new ships
- a handful of new effects, weapons, and guns
- a more historically plausible campaign
- SF2NA-compatible campaign w/ carrier battle groups

To use this mod, you must have "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2) in a merged install that also includes "Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam" (SF2V). It is recommended that your target install also include "Strike Fighters 2 Europe" (SF2E) and "Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic" (SFNA), but neither is required.

Note that this is a COMPLETE mod package. There is no need to install either of the original OTC mod versions for SFP1.

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Minimum Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To install and play this mod, you must have the following installed as part of your target installation base:

REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus
Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V)

PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher

This mod does support installations that include "Strike Fighters 2 Europe" (SF2E) and "Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic" (SF2NA), but they are not required.

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Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Before installing, please ensure that your target SF2 install meets the minimum requirements laid out above.

The main installation process consists of three main steps. Those without SF2NA in their base SF2 install will have an additional installation step at the end.

Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them religiously. If you wind up with a non-working mod install, then you likely failed to follow the instructions properly. If you post to the CombatAce.com forums and report that the mod isn't working or that you can't see any new aircraft or campaigns, I'm simply going to tell you to review this ReadMe and try installing again.

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* STEP 1: PREPARE THE MOD FOLDER *
-----------------------------------

This mod requires a separate Mod Folder. Please do not attempt to install this mod over or combine it with other mods such as NATO Fighter 5 or the SF2V Expansion Pack.

- Open your SF2 Installation directory and make a copy of StrikeFighters2.exe. If SF2NA is part of your target install, then make a copy of "StrikeFighters2 NorthAtlantic.exe" instead. Rename the copied file to StrikeFighters2_OTC.exe (or whatever unique name you prefer).

- Run the newly copied and renamed .EXE file, then exit back out to the Windows desktop after navigating through a few menus. A custom Mod Folder for your OTC mod install will have been created in one of these locations:

Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]
Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]
Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder]

...where [YourModFolder] matches the name of the copied .EXE file that you created.

- Open your Mod Folder and delete the \Objects sub-directory (including everything in it).

Now you're ready to install the OTC mod proper.

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* STEP 2: INSTALL MAIN COMPONENTS TO MOD FOLDER *
-------------------------------------------------

This is the easiest step.

- Unpack the two OTC archive packages that you downloaded to a location on your hard drive.

- Move the *contents* of the \To_Mod_Folder directory from each package to your Mod Folder (created in Step 1 above). (Note: do not simply drag and drop the folder named "To_Mod_Folder" or you will end up with a non-working install.)

If you've moved everything correctly, you should have a new \Objects sub-directory in your Mod Folder, along with a few new other sub-directories.

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* STEP 3: EDIT OPTIONS.INI *
----------------------------

This step involves a bit of text editing, so please pay attention.

Open the Options.INI file in your Mod Folder. Locate the "Single Mission" section. I recommend setting the StartYear= and EndYear= as follows:

StartYear=1948
EndYear=1990

Now, locate the "Instant Action" section and replace it with the following:

[instantAction]
AircraftType=F-8C_MF
MissionMap=CUBA
StartTime=16:37
StartDate=10/28/1962
StartTimeDeviation=120
TextureSet=0
NationalMarking=0
SquadronMarking=0
AircraftNumber=0
KillMarking=0

Finally, a little further down you should find the "Campaign" section. Replace it with the following:

[Campaign]
CampaignName=19621028 Op Tainted Cigar
PlayerService=USAF
PlayerUnit=481st TFS, 27th TFW
AircraftType=F-100D
Difficulty=HARD
Length=NORMAL
AircraftSupply=NORMAL
WeaponSupply=LIMITED
LoadCampaign=TRUE
CampaignSavename=DefaultCampaignSave

Save your changes and close the Options.INI file.

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* STEP 4: Extra Step for Installs without SF2NA *
-------------------------------------------------

If your target SF2 installation does NOT include SF2NA, then you have a few more files to copy over to your Mod Folder (and a few things to remove as well).

- Open the \SF2_Only folder in the directory to which you unpacked the two OTC archive packages.

- Copy everything from the \SF2_Only folder to your Mod Folder, allowing it to overwrite as prompted. (Again, do NOT simply grab the \SF2_Only folder itself and drag it over to your Mod Folder; rather, copy the CONTENTS of the \SF2_Only folder to your Mod Folder.)

Now for the removals:

- remove the following items from \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder: E-2A, E-2C (these aircraft require SF2NA).

- remove the following items from \Objects\GroundObject in your Mod Folder: Adams, Farragut, GearingFRAM1B, Kashin, Kynda, LPH-2, & USNFrigate (these ships require SF2NA).

* * * * *

THAT'S IT. Your "Operation Tainted Cigar for SF2" mod should now be ready to use. You may consider installing some of the "optional" items as described in the next section.

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Installation of Optional Items
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This mod package includes a number of "optional" items. Some of these optional items require you to have "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E) in your base SF2 install. Others require you to copy over LODs from third-party mods available from the A-Team (DAT) or Yankee Air Pirate. You can find these optional items in the \Optional folder (itself located in the directory where you unpacked the two OTC archive packages).

The optional items, which are found in the \Optional directory of the OTC archive packages you downloaded, can be grouped into three different buckets:

1. Optional Aircraft from SF2E

If SF2E is part of your base SF2 install, then you can copy over the F-84F and MiG-15bis from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder. The campaigns will automatically use these ThirdWire aircraft in lieu of the substitute versions (F-84F_MF & MiG-15bis_FAR).

2. Optional DLC Aircraft from ThirdWire

If you have DLC 28 (AI Only Aircraft, Part 1), then you can install and use the F-104A and F-104C from that DLC offering in lieu of the third party models. Simply copy over F-104A_58 & F-104C_61 from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder. The campaigns will automatically use these ThirdWire aircraft in lieu of the third-party versions installed by default.

3. Optional Aircraft from the A-Team

This version of OTC also supports the use of several aircraft available only from the A-Team's web site:

http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/Skunworks.html

These aircraft require the LOD files from the original aircraft. To use these aircraft you will need to:

1) download the original versions from the web site above and unpack them;

2) copy the LOD files (models) from the original versions to the corresponding
aircraft in \Optional\Aircraft,

3) copy the aircraft folders themselves from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft
in your OTC Mod Folder.

Again, the campaigns will automatically use these aircraft in lieu of substitutes once they are installed to your Mod Folder.

Below is a table that summarizes the optional A-Team aircraft, the LOD files needed for each, the substitute aircraft that will be used if the A-Team aircraft are not installed, and the section where the original can be found on the A-Team's web site:

-------- --------- ----------- -----
Aircraft LOD Files Substitutes Notes
-------- --------- ----------- -----

C-2A C-2A-R3.LOD C-130A/KC-130F Modern Planes section
E-1B E-1B-R0e.LOD E-2A Beta Models section
P-3A P-3A-R0b.LOD P-2H Modern Planes section
S-2A S-2A-R2.LOD A-1H Modern Planes section

4. Optional Destroyers

Also included are two USN destroyers (the Charles F. Adams class and Farragut or Coontz class) based on the DLG-10 included in the "Yankee Air Pirate 2" and "Yankee Air Pirate 3" commercial mods. To use these optional destroyers you must have the necessary LOD files from "Yankee Air Pirate".

Installation of these destroyers is simple:

1) Remove the substitute destroyers (named Adams and Farragut) that are
installed by default from \Objects\GroundObject in your Mod folder.
(These substitute versions are based on the ThirdWire CGN-36.)

2) Copy the Coontz2.LOD from "Yankee Air Pirate" to the Adams and Farragut
folders in \Optional\GroundObject (in the OTC packages you downloaded).

3) Create collision LODs for both destroyers by making a copy of Coontz2.LOD
and renaming it Coontz2_COL.LOD.

4) Move the Adams and Farragut destroyers from \Optional\GroundObject to
\Objects\GroundObject in your MOD folder.

Again, the campaigns will automatically use the new versions of these ships.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Campaign Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There are two main campaigns supplied with this version of OTC:

- Cuba: the standard campaign, allowing you to fly a variety of USAF,
USN, or USMC aircraft in support of the U.S. invasion of Cuba.

- Red Cuba: new "red-side" version of the main campaign, allowing you
to fly various Cuban or Soviet aircraft (mostly MiGs) in defense of
the island of Cuba.

By default an SF2NA-compatible version of the main Cuba campaign is installed. This version uses SF2NA-style carrier battle groups. It also uses a number of aircraft that exploit new mission types available only in SF2NA.

If SF2NA is not part of your install, then you installed a version of the Cuba campaign that uses the older SF2V-style carrier stations. You will see escort ships, but they are static. Moreover, the FRAM2_DG escorts used for the two big carrier stations south of Cuba (which are behind the front line) are gun-less, as they must be in that location (otherwise they would shoot at you). Finally, the non-SF2NA version of the campaign lacks many of the supporting AI-only aircraft, which exploit SF2NA-only mission types.

The "Red Cuba" campaign comes only in one version that uses the older SF2V-style carrier stations. If you are using the SF2NA version of the Cuba terrain, those carriers will appear without escorts (not that you'd have much chance of seeing them any way).

The ground war starts about two weeks into the campaign. This follows CINCLANT OPLAN 316-62, which provided for several weeks of bombing before the ground invasion proper.

Whatever campaign version you play, be aware that you will occasionally see the front line take on an odd appearance -- tangled, doubling back on itself, etc. Rest assured it will sort itself out after a mission or two, though it may inexplicably cause a ground unit to disappear from the map (usually a Cuban unit). This all is happening despite months and months of testing with dozens of different versions of the front line and the campaign strategic nodes.

So far as I can tell, the campaign engine simply has problems dealing with a ground offensive that must spread itself in multiple directions across a long narrow island congested with densely packed (often overlapping) terrain areas.

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Changes, Fixes, & Additions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

General SF2 post-Dec2009 Updates/Conversions
--------------------------------------------
- Hangar/Loading Screens: converted to .JPG format
- Loadout Images: coverted to .TGA format
- Cockpit Positions: checked & updated as needed
- HUD/DTVFilter Materials: added & updated as needed
- Effects: added proper shaders to all effects
- EnvironmentSystem: added proper Dec2009 shaders & new
environment parameters
- Menu Screens: coverted to .JPG format
- Non-decal TGAs: moved to aircraft texture folders
- UserLists: added UserList.INIs to all aircraft
- AircraftShortNames: added AircraftShortName statements
to all aircraft
- Damage models: added aircraft damage models to most air-
craft DATA.INIs
- Decals: moved all aircraft decals to \Decals folder
- Pilots & Seats: moved all pilots & seats to \Pilots folder
- Radar frequencies: added radar frequency data to aircraft
radars, RWR statements, anti-radiation missiles, & ground
radars (not ships)
- Weapons & Guns: converted weapons & guns to SF2 standards
- Exp. Pack 2: incorporated Exp. Pack 2 changes & additions
into several .INIs
- Ships: added collision LODs where necessary
- Carriers: added SF2NA data to carriers as needed

Other Updates & Fixes
---------------------
- added damage .TGAs to several aircraft
- tweaked weapons loadouts/stations on several aircraft
- updated flight models on a number of aircraft to use SF2
or SF2-friendly flight models
- tweaked flight models on most remaining aircraft to make
them SF2-friendly
- added cockpits to all MiGs and made them flyable
- replaced the older F-8s with The Mirage Factory F-8C & F-8E
- added additional units/skins to F-8C & F-8E
- added 3rdWire cockpits for F-8C & F-8E
- added additional units/skins to A-4B/C
- added additional units/skins to F-100D
- adapted custom F-4B skins to SF2 equivalents
- applied SF2 updates to F11F-1 & F3H-2M
- updated naval aircraft for SF2NA carrier use/parking
- added new Hangar & Loading screens for all aircraft
- made minor correction/fixes to most aircraft
- added 3rdWire versions of A-1H, B-57B, F-84F, & MiG-15bis
- added 3rdWire cockpit for F-105D-25
- replaced original cloud mod with Cellinsky's WideSky cloud mod
- updated original Menu screens and added a few new ones to round
out the set
- created new InstantAction.INI
- added custom SpeechSystem.INI to suppress some gun-firing radio
calls ("He's firing his guns!")
- updated SpeechSystem.INI for SF2NA compatibility
- carried over original Nations.INI tweaks to SF2 Nations.INI
- updated Nations.INI for SF2NA compatibility
- added several new sounds & updated SoundList.INI
- added handful of new guns
- tweaked flak guns to improve effectiveness & use new effects
- added a handful of weapons & tanks (mainly for new aircraft)
- converted main terrain .INIs to SF2 standards
- replaced original terrain w/ Wrench's updated Cuba terrain for SF2
- re-arranged positions of a few carrier stations
- re-named a few target areas (all at sea)
- created SF2NA compatible water map for carrier/ship use
- added new terrain items (static models, etc) to TYPES.INI
- updated stock Cuba campaign for SF2-compatibility, added new
aircraft to campaign, & re-ordered deployments for some units
- created SF2NA-compatible version of stock Cuba campaign w/
SF2NA-style carrier battle groups & aircraft mission types
- added "Red Cuba" campaign for Soviet/Cuba side

New Air & Ground Items
----------------------

USN/USMC:
- A-1H (VA-176, VA-95, VA-65, VA-75)
- A-3B (VAH-4)
- A-5A (VAH-1, VAH-7)
- E-2A (various VAW units)
- F4D-1 (VF-13)
- KC-130F (VMGR-352)
- P-2H (VP-18, VP-56)
- RF-8A (VFP-62, VMCJ-2)
- SH-3D (HS-7)

USAF:
- B-47E (380 BW)
- B-58A (63 BS)
- F-102A (159 FIS - FL ANG)
- F-104A_58 (157 FIS, 319 FIS, 331 FIS)
- F-104C_61 (436 TFS, 476 TFS)
- F-84F (12 TFW, 15 TFW)
- RF-101C (363 TRW)
- U-2A (USAF,CIA)

Soviet/Cuba:
- MiG-15UTI (Esquadron de Caza)
- MiG-17 (Esquadron de Caza)
- MiG-17AS (Esquadron de Caza)
- MiG-19P (Esquadron de Caza)
- MiG-21PF (Esquadron de Caza)
- SeaFury50 (Esquadron de Caza)

Ground Items:
- CIM-10 Launcher
- Cuban Squad
- SON-9A Firecan radar
- Flatface radar
- Freya radar
- M-43 Ambulance
- M-51 Skysweeper
- M-59 155 Long Tom
- NIKE/Hercules site
- SA-3 Goa launcher
- Search Radar Tower (SRT)
- Sidenet radar
- Spoonrest radar
- US Squad
- several Soviet AAA/flak guns
- US 90mm AAA
- Kesselbrut's new ZiL truck types

Ships:
- Adams class
- Batimore class
- CG-16 Leahy class
- CGN-25 Bainbridge
- Cleveland class
- Container Ship
- CVA-41 Midway class
- CVA-59 Forrestal class
- CVAN-65 Enterprise
- Farragut (Coontz) class
- Gearing FRAM Ib class
- USCG HEC
- Foxtrot Submarine
- FRAM II S2S
- FRAM II ASW
- FRAM II DG
- Hospital Ship
- Kanin class
- Kashin class
- Kynda class
- Landing Craft (LCM)
- Liberty Class Ship
- Liner
- Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB)
- MV Atlantic Causeway
- MV Atlantic Conveyor
- MV Baltic Ferry
- MV Nordic Ferry
- MV Tor Caledonia
- Navy Tug
- Oiler
- Oil Tanker (Tanker2)
- Petrolero
- Petya class
- Riga class
- Small Cargo Ship
- Soviet Cargo Ship
- Soviet Cruiser
- Soviet Freighter
- Soviet Tanker
- Soviet Trawler
- Sumner class
- Sverdlov class
- Trawler
- Trawler1
- Trawler2
- USN Cruiser
- USN Destroyer
- USN Escort
- USN Frigate
- USN Tanker
- USN Transport

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Credits
~~~~~~~

This update pack adds a number of new items to the OTC mod package. These new items are from the following modders, who generously allowed their use:

Aircraft
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JSF_Aggie ........................ A-4B & A-4C skins
Bunyap & pappychksix ............. A-3B Skywarrior
MontyCZ .......................... A-1H Skyraider
Volksjager & HrntFixr ............ A-1H skins (MontyCZ)
Wrench ........................... A-1H skins (3rdWire)
Julhelm .......................... A-5A Vigilante
russouk2004 & Capun .............. B-47E Stratojet
Sundowner & USAFMTL (Dave) ....... B-47E skins & decals
Ahmed Junaid Raza ................ B-57B Canberra
Zurawski ......................... B-57B Cockpit
Pasko & Column5 .................. B-58A Hustler
Wrench ........................... B-58A Hustler SF2 updates
Foxmonter ........................ F3H-2M Demon
NeverEnough ...................... F3H-2M SF2 updates
ChampionsVA56 .................... F3H-2M Ultimate Pack
Julhelm .......................... F4D-1 Skyray
ChampionsVA56 .................... F4D-1 Ultimate Pack customizations
MyTai01 .......................... F-4B skins
The Mirage Factory ............... F-8C, F-8E, & RF-8A Crusader
Gocad, Corktip_14, WildCat, ...... F-8/RF-8 skins
salvatorestupido, & JSF_Aggie
JSF_Aggie ........................ F-100D skins
Veltro2K ......................... F-102A Delta Dagger
Ordway ........................... F-102A Cockpit
Ahmed Junaid Raza ................ F-104A/C Starfighter
Spillone104 & Paulopanz .......... F-104A/C updates/upgrades
Frank Rosato ..................... F-104A/C Pack for SF2
ArmourDave ....................... F-105D-25 Thunderchief
Pasko, Column5, & Kesselbrut ..... F-106A Delta Dart
DaniloE31 ........................ F-106 Update Pack for SF2
Fleet-Defender & Team ............ F11F-1 Tiger
Wrench & Spectre8750 ............. F11F-1 SF2 updates/customizations
The Mirage Factory ............... F-84F Thunderstreak
pappychksix ...................... F-84F skin
Zurawski ......................... F-84F cockpit
Wrench ........................... F-84F (3rdWire) customizations
pappychksix & 331KillerBee ....... KC-130F tanker
Tracker & ChampionsVA56 .......... P-2H Neptune
Wrench ........................... P-2H updates
Erikgen .......................... RF-101C
Florian .......................... SH-3D Sea King
Pasko & Column5 .................. U-2A Dragon Lady
A-Team ........................... several optional aircraft (models not
included) -- see above for more info
Pasko ............................ MiG-15bis_FAR & MiG-15UTI
Paulopanz ........................ MiG-15bis & MiG-15UTI skins
Stary ............................ MiG-15/17 cockpit
Spillone104 & Paulopanz .......... MiG-19P Farmer
Stary ............................ MiG-19P cockpit (from Boopidoo's Su-15 cockpit)
The Mirage Factory ............... MiG-21F-13 Fishbed
Paladrian ........................ MiG-21 cockpits
Wrench ........................... Cuban/FAR skins for MiG-15bis, MiG-17AS,
MiG-21PF, & Il-28
Simon Porter ..................... Sea Fury
Paulopanz ........................ Sea Fury skins

Ground Objects
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Nicholas Bell .................... WOE 1950's AA Mod
Canadair ......................... Powerful Flak
Gerald14 ......................... Russian Defence/ZSU-23-4 Pack
Fubar512 ......................... ZSU-23 AAA tweaks
Pasko ............................ SAMs and Vehicles Pack: Euro/Desert
Pasko & Nicholas Bell ............ S-60, KS-30, KS-19P, ZPU-4, M-42
rebel ryder & Nicholas Bell....... M1939 flak guns
Julhelm .......................... Firecan radar
Kesselbrut ....................... ZPU-1, US/UK_Cal50
rebel ryder ...................... ZIS Canvas, ZIS_Quad, Squads
Wrench ........................... M-59 (based on M-113)
Pasko ............................ SS-4 vehicles & items, Su-100
Kesselbrut ....................... ZiL Transport Pack
SUICIDAL ......................... New Destroyed Tank LODs
Pasko ............................ Hawk launcher & radars
Fubar512 & Wrench ................ Hawk INI tweaks
Unknown author ................... CIM-10A Bomarc
Pasko ............................ SA-3 launchers, Flatface radar, Sidenet radar, Spoonrest radar
Erikgen .......................... NIKE 4xMIM-14, HIPAR, LoPAR, & TTR
Fubar512 ......................... NIKE-Hercules sites layout/placement
Spillone104 ...................... SA-2 Guideline Pack
WhiteBoySamurai .................. Leahy & Bainbridge class
YEYEYE ........................... Baltimore class, Cleveland class, & USN Cruiser
Hinchinbrooke .................... HEC, Soviet Cruiser, Sverdlov class, USN Escort, Foxtrot,
Adams class, & Farragut class
GrinchWSLG ....................... Fletcher class
JSF_Aggie ........................ ThirdWire LHA upgrade
Florian .......................... USN AOE Transport
WhiteBoySamurai ...................Riga & Petya class ships
Orsin ............................ Kanin (Udaloy) class
Julhelm .......................... Soviet Tanker, USN Tanker, & Tanker2 (ND Tanker)
Suicidal & Torno ................. Container Ship
Loborojo & Suicidal .............. Petrolero
Fubar512 ......................... Fleet Oiler
Kesselbrut ....................... Navy Tug, MV Baltic Ferry, MV Nordic Ferry, MV Tor
Caledonia, HospitalShip, Small Cargo Ship, Trawlers,
Hotel, November, LCM
Polak ............................ MVAtlantic_Causeway, MVAtlantic_Conveyor
Cocas ............................ Trawler & Soviet Trawler
Raven ............................ Trawler skins
Marcfighters ..................... Zulu (USS Trutta)
Fubar512 & MiGBuster ............. Carrier Deck Illumination package

Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Deuces ........................... Cuba terrain for OTC
Wrench ........................... updated Cuba terrain for SF2
Stary & PanamaRed ................ EnvironmentSystem.INI for Exp. Pack 2
Stary ............................ new gun tracers, new Napalm effect,& fixed WP effects
Spectre8750 ...................... Fake Afterburner Node

Credit for the original OTC mod package goes to USAFMTL and the team of modders that contributed to the original releases for SFP1. For a list of all the modders whose work is used in the complete OTC mod, see the original ReadMes included in \OriginalReadmes.

If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP.

--------------------------
eburger68 & Dave (USAFMTL)
1 May 2014
12 July 2013
28 April 2013
25 June 2011
8 December 2010

1,383 downloads

(8 reviews)

Updated May 2, 2014

SF2 E-767 AWAC and KC-767 Cargo/Refueler Aircraft by Veltro2K

By Wrench

SF2 E-767 AWAC and KC-767 Cargo/Refueler Aircraft by Veltro2K

= For SF2, Full 5 Merged RECCOMENDED! =

This is a Re-release of the Veltro2k's KC and E-767 aircraft.

It is REQUIRED that you have -at the VERY minimum- a Full-4 merged install. However, the AWACs makes use of SF2NA coding, and is NA is REQUIRED for everything to (more of less) work properly. Also, as these reference the stock 3W destroyed model (closest fit in shape, but not size...). Hence, the need for a Full 5 Merged install. It is usable without, but you may not have the dead burning wreckage on the ground.

Included in this pack are the:
E-767 AWAC:
602 AACS, JASDF

KC-767 Refuler/Cargo Carrier:
14 Stormo, AMI
401 Squadron, JASDF

Skins remain in their bmp format; the KC-767 makes use of Brain32's trick of having the one skin, resued for both, residing in MAIN aircraft folder. Decal radomization is set to TRUE (well, there's 4 aircraft for each user!). A user list is supplied for the KC-767.
New damage textures are supplied, in DDS format. The skins have been 'partly' redone. The partial template I used in included. Other skinners are encouraged to 'have at it'
While this mod IS supplied with a cockpit, the Standard Waring Disclaimer for these High Value Assets remains: let the AI handle them. As AFR isn't part of the game ... the word we're looking for is "eye candy".

As always, fairly easy to follow, detailed install instructions are included. PLEASE read them!!! Also, give the "Note" section a read, in particular on operational usage.
The Legal Statement has been changed with regards to these aircraft.
For those that still have the original releases, as there HAVE been changes and additions in several of the inis you may wish to examine, mostly in respect to SF2NA, you may wish to replace the originals with these.

**These aircraft herein are released in "AS IS" Condition. Any and all issues/problems that cannot be solved via ini edits will exist forever, as new models are unlikely to be created**.

Happy Landings!
wrench
kevin stein

559 downloads

(8 reviews)

Updated August 7, 2013

MiG-19P/PF cockpit

By Stary

MiG-19P / MiG-19PF cockpit

please read the readme.txt for more informations

800 downloads

(8 reviews)

12 comments

Submitted August 17, 2013

F-106A Delta Dart for SF2

By DaniloE31

This is a conversion/repainting/repackaging of Pasko & Column5’s F-106A to the newest SF2 standards. It was tested with SF2NA July2013 release, hard settings.
It contains 8 skins, the weapons and the relative effects:

5th FIS late 70ies
27th FIS early 60ies
49th FIS early 80ies
84th FIS early 60ies
87th FIS late 70ies
94th FIS 1969 Korea Deployment
95th FIS early 60ies
318th FIS late 70ies

AIM-4F Falcon SAHM
AIM-4G Falcon IRM
AIR-2A Genie AHM
Vulcan M61A1 Gun Pod
360Gal external Fuel Tanks

Aerial Nuke Effect

The skins are basically Sundowner’s HiRes textures with small improvements. Brand new decals and serial numbers are my own work, except few patch decals, which are still Dave’s ones. Serial numbers correspond to real life, in accordance to Photo material and the Delta Dart Archive:

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/units.htm

FM is based on eburger68’s file included in OP Tainted Cigar, still heavily reworked and improved by me to suit the latest game engine. Cruise speed, manoeuvrability and energy bleeding seems to me now very much spot on.
The Weapons’s Data files are also revised: don’t pretend to hit anything manoeuvering with the AIM-4G... these are only supposed to hit straight flying Bombers or Black Bandits (landing or low on fuel non-fighting MiGs). The AIM-4F has better chances to hit an enemy fighter. The fuzing distance on both is set to 0.1m... I know the Falcons had no proximity fuse at all, but as the impact sensors were placed on the wings, about 10cm far form the (0,0) axis, it seemed to me a very good compromise.
The AIR-2 rocket is set as Active Radar Homing with very high counter measure and noise rejection. The war head is something bigger than the real 1.5kton. These alterations make the AIR-2 work as it is supposed to. Be sure to put the steering point straight in the middle before firing, as this weapon is supped to be a rocket and won’t turn that much.
One important advice: if you edit this weapon with TW’s Weapons Editor, once you save your changes the program will delete the entire [AerialNukeEffect] section in your data file! So please don’t forget to back up.
Aerial Nuke Effect is Lexx Luthor’s work, as far as I remember...
Keep in mind that the Weapon Station in the Data.ini are marked with Specific Station Codes “AIM4” and “AIR2”, just in case you are trying to use weapons from other Weapon Packs.
The external fuel tanks are set to be jettison type, as people with real life experience on the ‘Six’ says that even though they never were jettisoned in OP because of their good performance, still it was indeed every time possible.

Credits:
3D Model: Pasko
Cockpit: Kesselbrut
Avionics: Column5, eburger68, DaniloE31
Data.ini: Column5, eburger68, DaniloE31
Loadout & loading images: DaniloE31
Hangar image: MKSheppard
holes.tgas: eburger68
Textures: Sundowner
Decals: Dave, DaniloE31
Weapons Model: Pasko (I think?! Please rectify me in case…)
Weapons Data: DaniloE31
Aerial Nuke Effect: Lexx Luthor
Beta Test: 76.IAP-Blackbird

Known Issues:
- The 3D model has not enjoyed any rework, so you will still see the known problems as:
- Shadow issue on the leading edge of both wings (wrong normals)
- Unsmoothed Canopy
- Lack of Bump Map
- Lack of Specular Map
- The Weapon Bay shows the animation only when firing from the rear Falcon Station (i.e. AIM-4G) because of a limitation of the game engine, as you can’t assign the same animation to different Weapon Stations...

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do!
DaniloE31

1,549 downloads

delta dart f-106 sf2

(8 reviews)

8 comments

Updated December 12, 2015

Su-30MK2 for SF1 / WoE

By ivanbasic

This is my version of an Su-30 fighter aircraft. I tuned it up. The handling is better like everything else included Engine power and aircraft weight and much much more. I hope you are going to enjoy it as much as I do. I also make it have skins like Su-35BM but ehm where is the fun :) I was really lazy to make original skins so I added those.

*Special Thanks goes to Jahm the creator of this aircraft and X RAY for awesome skinz*

---- Instalation instructions ----

1. Su-30MK2 goes to Aircraft folder
2. Effects to Effects
3. Sounds to Sounds
4. Enjoy!

983 downloads

(8 reviews)

Submitted October 4, 2013

True VPAF part.2 (planes)

By paulopanz

A mod to enhance (more) our SF-2 immersion, to use mostly in our custom campaigns.

Decals, Skins, Userlists, Data.ini, Cockpits and Planes tailored for Nam use.

In fact I was bored of all that Charlies with all the same serial numbers for every plane model …

So I took the real numbers and made the correct serial for EVERY known VPAF plane.
Now randomized.

You’ll find the Ace’s name who flown each aircraft, if known, beside his number, too.

I worked on the userlists to allow the program to use in VietnamSea theatre a VPAF and not a Soviet Skin. Kill marks added.

This new version add several planes (see list below) and brand new / skins.

Each model has canopy animation enabled and dedicated sound.

Pilots, weapons included.

A new main screen and an old (but good) icon inside.

This mod is set to work on a full merged vanilla install or on a SF2V Eburger68 great enhanced install, but the “real” J-5A “Fresco-D” added in this pack needs to delete his previous J-5A and J-5 folder and edit all campaigns (see optional folder).

These are models You have:

Mig-15 UTI VPAF (1 Skins 16 numbers), Cambodia (1 Skin 2 numbers), PLAAF (2 Skin 12 numbers). Stary's Pit.

Mig-15 bis VPAF (1 Skins 7 numbers), Stary's Pit.
* this skin is part of one incoming new pack

Mig-17 VPAF (2 skins 20 numbers), Pure fighter plane. Stary's Pit.
* these skin are part of one incoming new pack

Mig-17F VPAF (9 skins 178 numbers), Cambodia (1 skin 7 numbers). Pure Fighter plane. Stary's Pit.
* these skin are part of one incoming new pack

Mig-17PF VPAF (1 skin 10 numbers). Stary's Pit.

Mig-19S VPAF (1 skin 60 numbers). Stary's Pit.

Mig-19SF VPAF (1 skin 60 numbers). Stary's Pit.

Mig-21F VPAF (2 Skins 30 numbers).

Mig-21PFV (or better PFL) VPAF (1 Skins 30 numbers).

Mig-21PFM VPAF (5 Skins* 111 numbers), Laos (1 Skin 23 numbers).
(*) 927 camo is redone & 927 Green is fixed

Mig-21MF VPAF (1 Skins 60 numbers).

Mig-21bis VPAF (2 Skins* 42 numbers), Cambodia (1 Skin 19 numbers), Laos (1 Skin 23 numbers).
(*) the camo one is brand new
* these skin are part of one incoming new pack

Mig-21UM VPAF (1 Skins 16 numbers), Cambodia (1 Skin 3 numbers)

Il-28 VPAF (3 Skins 12 numbers), Stary's Pit.
* these skin are part of one incoming new pack

J-5 “Fresco-A” VPAF (2 Skins 20 numbers), PLAAF (1 Skins 100 numbers)

J-5 “Fresco-F” VPAF (9 Skins 178 numbers), PLAAF (7 Skins 100 numbers)

J-5A “Fresco-D” VPAF (1 Skin 10 numbers), PLAAF (2 Skins 8 numbers)

J-6 “Farmer-C” VPAF (3* Skin 60 numbers), PLAAF (1 Skins 100 numbers)
* the camo one is fixed

Su-22M4 VPAF (1 Skin 14 numbers)

L-29 VPAF (2 Skins 16 numbers)

An-2 VPAF (3 Skin 4 numbers), PLAAF (2 Skins 23 numbers)
* these skin are part of one incoming new pack

Li-2 VPAF (1 Skin 100 numbers), PLAAF (3 Skins 8 numbers)

Credits:

Pasko & Shusjake for Mig-15UTI;

Pasko & Wrench for An-2;

MontyCZ & Spillone104 for L-29;

Florian & Wrench for Mig-21UM;

Armourdave for Su-22M4

- Comrad for his Mig-17F Grey & J-6 Camo (fixed) skins;

Ordway, Paladrian, Ataribaby for MiG-21 pits;

Stary for MiG-15/17/19 & IL-28 pits;

Eburger68 for data.ini ediditings and much more;

Spillone104 for sounds.

References:

Istvcm Toperczer Mig-17 & Mig-19 units of Vietnam War Osprey Combat Aircraft n. 25;

Istvcm Toperczer Mig-21 units of Vietnam War Osprey Combat Aircraft n. 29;

Yefim Gordon Mig-15 by Aerofax;

Yefim Gordon Mig-17 by Aerofax;

Yefim Gordon Mig-19 by Aerofax;

Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov Mig-21 by Midland;

Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov Il-28 by Airlife;

Enjoy

Paulo Nguyen Le Panz (2.0)

757 downloads

(8 reviews)

Submitted October 3, 2013

Hi res TW F-105D templates

By Sundowner

Hi res [2048x2048] templates for the Stock TW F-105D....

Please enjoy using these templates, if you have any problems just ask me, if I can help I will.

Also, please give proper credit [not for my ego but for others to know about the templates] with any work you release from them.

128 downloads

(8 reviews)

Submitted December 3, 2013

Mig-29A_BAF.7z

By russouk2004

extract folder,open objects folder and drag contents to your mod folder

C:\Users\XXX\Saved Games\ThirdWire\whateve
rgameyouusethisin.\objects
make sure the folders are in correct order

Modified and updated 3dmodel by me original mig29a by TMF

Thnx to Dast for cockpit mods.

uses files in my A package released a while ago

sounds etc.so I recommend you get it 1st
http://combatace.com/files/category/672-mig-29/

enjoy.

THIS PACK IS FREEWARE AND SHALL NOT BE USED OTHERWISE.
DO NOT DISTRUBUTE ANY PART THEREOF UNLESS HAVING PRIOR PERMISSION OF SAID CREATORS\MODDERS

742 downloads

(8 reviews)

3 comments

Updated February 1, 2014

SF2V Expansion Pack - End Game, 1974-1975

SF2V Air & Ground Expansion Pack v. 2.1
** End Game, 1974-1975 **

This is an add-on package for the "Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam Air & Ground Expansion Pack v. 2.1" available at CombatAce. This add-on includes three new campaigns, all based on the events of late-1974 and early 1975, when North Vietnam launched its final campaign to conquer South Vietnam and re-unify the country. Also included are a number of new aircraft and other items to fill out these new campaigns.

This add-on package is designed to be applied over the top of an existing installation of version 2.1 of the Expansion Pack with the latest update package applied as well as the VPAF Add-on Pack. You can download the four main Expansion Pack files here:

Part 1:
http://combatace.com/files/file/10189-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-gold-part-1/

Part 2:
http://combatace.com/files/file/10190-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-gold-part-2/

Part 3:
http://combatace.com/files/file/10192-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-gold-part-3/

Part 4:
http://combatace.com/files/file/10193-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-gold-part-4/

The VPAF Add-on for the SF2V Expansion Pack was released in Feb. 2011 as a separate download:

http://combatace.com/files/file/11794-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-vpaf-add-on/

The latest update package for the Expansion Pack can be found here:

Sept. 2013 Update:
http://combatace.com/files/file/10466-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-sep-2013-update/

Please take a look over the remainder of this ReadMe before installing this add-on.

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Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~

The minimum requirements for this add-on package are the same as for the latest cumulative update for the Sf2V Expansion Pack.

** Minimum Requirements: SF2V + SF2 + SF2E

In addition to SF2V you must also have "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2, with the Desert terrain) as well as "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E) as part of your base install of Strike Fighters 2. SF2 and SF2E are required in order to provide several aircraft that are not included in SF2V.

** Support for SF2NA

This update adds support for installations that include SF2NA, but SF2NA is not required.

** Patch Levels

This update supports several different patch levels:

1. Jun2009b: the last patch level before Dec2009, which introduced support for DX10. The first phase of the install process for this update provides all the files necessary for the Jun2009b patch level. Those on later patch levels will need to proceed with the additional install steps in order to pick up the updated files for later patch levels.

2. post-Mar2012: any patch level from Mar2012 through the most recent patches in 2013 is also supported. Files unique to these patch levels are installed in later steps during the install process described below.

** VPAF Add-on

The VPAF Add-on for the SF2V Expansion Pack was released in Feb. 2011 as a separate download:

http://combatace.com/files/file/11794-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-vpaf-add-on/

This Add-on is now required in order to install this update package. The update process has been built on the assumption that the VPAF Add-on package is installed (with its alternate campaigns and several aircraft updates). If you have not already downloaded and installed the VPAF Add-on package, please do so before trying to install this update.

** Latest Cumulative Update for the SF2V Expansion Pack

You should have the latest cumulative update for the Expansion Pack installed before applying this add-on package. Currently the latest update is the Sept. 2013 Update:

http://combatace.com/files/file/10466-sf2v-air-ground-war-expansion-pack-v20-sep-2013-update/

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Installation
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The installation process has three phases: one for the main add-on files; a second for users with the Mar2012 or later patch levels of SF2V; a third for users with SF2NA merged into their SF2V installs.

Here's how to apply this update package:

1. Ensure that SF2V, SF2, and SF2E are all properly installed & updated as part of a
merged install.

2. Ensure that the Expansion Pack v. 2.1 (Mar. 2010) is installed to your SF2V Mod Folder,
that the VPAF Add-on in installed, and that the latest update package for the Expansion
Pack is applied. (See above for links to all components mentioned here.)

3. Unpack SF2V_AG-XP_v2_74-75.7z to a safe place on your drive.

4. Open the \1_All_Patch_Levels folder. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within
the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder to your SF2V Mod Folder, overwriting as prompted.

5. If you are running SF2V at the Mar2012 or later patch level, open the \2_Mar2012_Patch
folder. Drag and drop all the files and folders from within the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder
to your SF2V Mod Folder, overwriting as prompted.

6. If your SF2V installation includes SF2NA, open the \3_SF2NA folder. Drag and drop all the
files and folders from within the \To_Mod_Folder sub-folder to your SF2V Mod Folder,
overwriting as prompted.

At this point the main add-on is installed and you're ready to play the new campaigns. If you would like to install the optional A-37A/B Dragonfly or DLC F-4N aircraft, please read the next sections.

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Installing the A-37A/B Dragonfly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

One important aircraft in the inventory of the VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force) was the A-37B Dragonfly, which first went through a combat evaluation program ("Combat Dragon") conducted by the USAF in the late '60's. A number of "Super Tweets" found their way into the inventory of the VPAF (Vietnamese People's Air Force) after the collapse of South Vietnam in April 1975 and were used by the newly unified Vietnam when it intervened in Cambodia against the Khmer Rouge.

Unfortunately, we are not allowed to distribute the LODs (3D model files) for the A-37A and A-37B. Thus, by default, the South Vietnam campaigns substitute the B-57B Canberra in the ground-attack role for the VNAF. (The VNAF actually did briefly fly the Canberra in 1965-66, but eventually abandoned the aircraft after numerous problems cropped up in the training program for VNAF pilots.)

In the \Optional directory, however, you will find all the files you need (minus the LODs) to add the A-37s to the game. In order to use the A-37s, though, you must first procure the LODs from the A-Team Skunkworks site (in the "3rd Party Mods" section):

http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/3rd_Party.html

Download the A-37A and A-37B packages, unzip the files, and copy the .LOD files from each aircraft to the corresponding aircraft folders in the \Optional\A-37s directory. Don't forget to copy the cockpit LODs to the \Cockpit folder in each aircraft.

Once you've added the LOD files to the aircraft folders, you may install the aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft directory in your Mod Folder.

The South Vietnam campaigns are set up so that they will automatically use the A-37Bs in lieu of the B-57Bs.

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Installing the DLC F-4N Phantom II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Also included as an optional aircraft is the ThirdWire DLC F-4N Phantom II. If the DLC F-4N is included in your base install, you may install the supporting files from \Optional\DLC\F-4N. To install it in lieu of the F-4N that is installed by default (and which is a mod of the F-4B_67):

1. Remove the existing F-4N from the \Objects\Aircraft directory in your Mods folder.
(Leave the decals for the F-4N in \Objects\Decals.)

2. Move the F-4N folder from \Optional\DLC to \Objects\Aircraft in your Mods folder.

Once installed, the DLC F-4N will be automatically used by the game.

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Summary of New Campaigns
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on supplies three new campaigns set in 1974-75 for the Expansion Pack. Two of these campaigns are based on counterfactual history -- namely, an imagined alternate history in which President Richard Nixon somehow survives the Watergate scandal and intervenes once again in Southeast Asia as South Vietnam buckles in the face of North Vietnam's "Ho Chi Minh Campaign." The third campaign is an updated version of MiGBuster's "The Last Stand '75" campaign, based on the actual historical circumstances of South Vietnam's collapse and eventual defeat.

The three new campaigns are as follows:

- Linebacker '75: a counterfactual historical campaign -- Nixon survives Watergate and goes on the war path when the Democratic Republic of Vietnam appears to have Republic of Vietnam on the ropes in early 1975. (Note: This campaign should not be confused with the "Linebacker III" campaign released for WOV by Malibu43 and set in the '80's.)

- The Last Stand '75: an update of MiGBuster's historical 1974-75 VNAF campaign for SF2V.

- Ho Chi Minh Campaign: essentially an alternate version of "The Last Stand," but with the counterfactual historical background of Linebacker '75, allowing the player to fly U.S. aircraft in support of South Vietnam from bases in Thailand, Yankee Station, and Dixie Station.

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A Note on the New SouthVietnam75 Terrain
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on installs an alternate version of SouthVietnam terrain (SouthVietnam75). This alternate terrain incorporates many (but not all) of the additions made by MiGBuster to the southernmost regions of North Vietnam (Route Packs I and II) as well as South Vietnam.

Although this alternate terrain should be compatible with earlier campaigns set in 1965-1972, we have nonetheless elected to offer this modified South Vietnam terrain as a separate terrain instead of just folding in the changes and updates to the existing South Vietnam terrain.

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Historical Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Although all three campaigns are rooted to some extent in actual historical events, we necessarily worked from incomplete, limited historical data. In particular, the two "counterfactual" or "fictional" campaigns required us to speculate on how a U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia during 1974-1975 might have unfolded. Moreover, we have taken some liberties in constructing these campaigns in order to enhance game play.

- U.S. units/squadrons are based on data we were able to scrounge on the internet from various sources. We looked at WestPac carrier deployments for '74-75 and what squadrons were on those cruises with what aircraft. USMC squadrons are all either West Coast squadrons or squadrons that were visiting or based in the Pacific (Australia, Japan, the Phillipines) during that time period. USAF squadrons are pretty close to those in Linebacker II, with some exceptions based (again) on data we were able to find about those units.

- The VNAF is much more active and aggressive in the South Vietnam campaigns than it was historically. Although nominally the 4th largest air force in the world (following the transfer of large numbers of aircraft from the U.S. in the "Operation Enhance" and "Enhance Plus" programs of 1972-1973), the VNAF lacked the training and equipment to employ this large inventory of aircraft effectively against invading PAVN (North Vietnamese) forces.

- VPAF aircraft do appear in both South Vietnam campaigns. This is not historically correct. The VPAF played almost no role in the '75 Ho Chi Minh campaign, and the few air-to-ground sorties conducted against targets in the South were actually flown by VNAF defectors in F-5s and A-37s. We have included the VPAF, flying from airfields in Route Packs I and II, as this makes the campaigns more interesting, esp. with the addition of Il-28s (which the VPAF received from the Soviet Union in late 1965).

We have included MiGBuster's documentation for his original "The Last Stand '75" campaign in the \OriginalDocs folder. These files contain more information about the original VNAF campaign was created.

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What's Included
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This add-on includes the following new fixes & updates for the Expansion Pack:

NEW AIRCRAFT
- A-37A/B Dragonfly (optional, see note above)
- A-4F_74 Skyhawk
- A-4M_73 Skyhawk
- A-6E Intruder
- A-7D_75 Corsair II
- A-7E_74 Corsair II
- F-4D_75 Phantom II
- F-4E_75 Phantom II
- F-4J_74 Phantom II
- F-4N Phantom II
- F-14A Tomcat
- F-111D Aardvark

MISC UPDATES & ADDITIONS
- added three new campaigns set in 1974-1975 (see summary above)
- added medals pack for North & South Vietnam
- added new skins for the USAF F-4D_75 & and F-4E_75
- added drop tanks for new aircraft
- added alternate version of SouthVietnam terrain (SouthVietnam75)
that includes new target areas for the 1974-75 time period (see
note above)
- added SA-6 launcher and radar
- added VNAF pilots for A-37B Dragonfly
- added several new engine sounds

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Credits
~~~~~~~

This update contains a number of new items from the following modders who generously allowed their use:

MiGBuster .......................... original Last Stand '75 campaign
dtmdragon .......................... A-4M_73 Skyhawk
HomeFries .......................... A-6 Superpack for SF2
Column5, USAFTML, & Storm .......... F-4N Phantom II
Mirage Factory ..................... F-14A Tomcat
FastCargo & team ................... F-111D Aardvark
Sundowner .......................... new skins for F-4D_75 & F-4E_75
Sundowner .......................... F-4N VF-111 skin
Column5 ............................ F-4N VF-151 skin
ChampionsVA56 ...................... A-37A/B Dragonfly skins
MiGBuster .......................... SouthVietnam75 target additions

If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP.

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Legal Stuff
~~~~~~~~~~~

We have signed onto the freeware "list" on combatace.com. As such, the original work here can be included or used in other mods as along as they aren't payware and credit is given to the creator(s).

Thanks,

Malibu43 & eburger68

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malibu43 & eburger68
18 Mar. 2014

1,431 downloads

(8 reviews)

4 comments

Updated September 18, 2014

Myasishchev M-4 "Bison"

By paulopanz

The Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Hammer, USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 37", NATO reporting name "Bison") is a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a bomber capable of attacking targets in North America. The Myasishchev design bureau was formed to build such a bomber.

WHAT'S IN:

- Veltro 2K Lost SF-2 (and shadows fixed) Bison I recovered for you;
- 2 flyable planes;
- Old revamped and new skins;
- Proper decalset;

CREDITS:

Veltro 2K - Model
Y.Gordon - References
Lindr2 - data, loadout
Paulopanz - Skins, decals, screens, edits

INSTALL:

- Objects folder in your mod folder and overwrite
This is for our friend Ettore, at last!

Enjoy

@paulopanz

1,014 downloads

(8 reviews)

9 comments

Submitted April 4, 2014

ANG SLUF Pack- featuring TMF A-7D and A-7K

By daddyairplanes

This is an updated skinpack to reflect all USAF users of the SLUF after the bicentennial.
Every unit tactical unit is included, as well as the 4450th TG that was a cover for the
F-117A's at Tonopah. Most every scheme by every unit is in here; BUT for some units that had
different tail stripes for different flights rather than squadrons(i.e Puerto Rico), i picked one color and
went with that.

INSTALLATION
open the main folder, copy and paste into the mod folder of your choice and allow overwrites

INCLUDED
-4 diferent A-7D aircraft with one of the different paint schemes as a universal skin. changes
were limited to making 4 aircraft from 2, and adjusting the data.ini for the new droptanks
(A-7D_78TMF, A-7D80TMF, A-7D84TMF, A-7D_87TMF)
-1 A-7K with 4 different skins. droptanks for this are set for green as that is when the bulk
of these aircraft served was the SEA Wrap and Euro 1 era.
-3 sets of droptanks to work with the different A-7D models
- comprhensive decal set including 95 D model serials, 28 K model serials, and markings for
all units that flew in the paint schemes represented
- my expanded squadronlist.ini. helps to keep the tga's in order

References
Color and Markings #19: A-7 Corsair in USAF Service
Google Images

Thanks to / Credits
The Mirage Factory for the original aircraft.
macelena and Slartibartfast, whiteknight0664 and Muesli for checking this dummies work for errors
Dave, point man for permissions on TMF works
the greater CA community, for putting up with my dumb questions
TK, for the game itself

i hope you enjoy this little mod i put together
Kevin Unruh
aka daddyairplanes

323 downloads

(8 reviews)