Strike Fighters by Thirdwire

After quite a few delays, I am finally releasing my next Hi-res F-4 cockpit:
The F-4E. This one required more work than I expected. There were actually fewer photos of the F-4E panels available on the internet than the F-4B/C/D/J variants despite the F-4E being the most numerous production model.

Streak Eagle's High Resolution F-4B Cockpit Version 2: Added Emer Brake label to handle, made secondary needles for Engine %RPM functional, and altered Radio Call to be black instead of chipped paint. Combination of the stock F-4J cockpit and high-resolution textures to make a nice F-4B cockpit.

This is a Kestrel skin.. Fictional NAVY version of the Jolly Rogers.
 
 
Thanks and credit to Julhelm for the model, templates and bringing a great fictional aircraft to the community.
 
 
You must ask permission to modify or use this skin for any project. This skin
CANNOT be used in any payware.
 
 
Cheers
HrntFixr

This is a Ketrel skin.. Fictional USAF version of the NY ANG.
 
 
Thanks and credit to Julhelm for the model, templates and bringing a great fictional aircraft to the community.
 
 
You must ask permission to modify or use this skin for any project. This skin
CANNOT be used in any payware.
 
 
Cheers
HrntFixr

This is alternative model of AIM-120 Amaam semiradar missile for Strike Fighters. All instructions and usable files for modelers are included inside.
 
AN Incorrect placement of middle stabilizers is now OK ! Update you last version, sorry.
 
Report me any known errors !

This is a Kestrel skin.. Fictional NAVY version of the Sidewinder's.
 
 
Thanks and credit to Julhelm for the model, templates and
bringing a great fictional aircraft to the community.
 
You must ask permission to modify or use this skin for any project.
This skin CANNOT be used in any payware.
 
Cheers:
HrntFixr

This is a fictional F/A-18 skin based on the 73rd TMMC Tactical Fighter wing from my up coming short story. I want to Thank littlesmoke for helping me with this skin and to the makers of this aircraft!

May as well post this skin , it's the one that goes with the screenshot i originally posted with the "Grey" F15C skin . All other details remain the same.

See "Aggressor" for details. Oops posted wrong screenshot with this , here's the correct one.

***************************** Version 1.1 Notes ****************************
 
BLU-82 has been deleted.
 
Improved texture and animation for GBU-43 (MOAB).
 
Readme changed.
 
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Thanks to the following folks:
 
TK - For the ThirdWire series of sims.
Bunyap and Wpnssgt - For the original Weapons Pack.
Mustang - For the great video tutorials.
To my fellow Combatace moderators - For helping me beta test and work out bugs.
Any errors or mistakes are entirely mine.
 
What you will need first:
 
Bunyap's Weapon's Pack - http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=2672
 
Thirdwire Weapons Editor - http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_tools.htm
 
Copy of SFP1/WOE/WOV patched to the latest standard (as of 22 Oct 07)
 
Notes and limitations:
 
The MOAB (GBU-43/B) is a very LARGE weapon. More than likely, it will not fit (without serious visual clipping issues) inside of any bomber. In reality it are dropped from cargo aircraft, specifically the C-130.
 
You will have to adjust the weapon station inside the cargo aircraft you want to drop from to 'fit' the weapon. Look specifically at the following limitations:
 
LoadLimit=
DiameterLimit=
LengthLimit=
AllowedWeaponClass=EOGB
AttachmentType=USAF
 
These limits MUST exceed the dimensions of the weapon you want to load...otherwise, it won't show up! The dimensions are spelled out very clearly in each weapon's weapondata.ini entry.
 
Also, if you have a problem with a weapon showing up, make sure you are within the years the weapon was used, and that your carrying aircraft is USAF...because I made these weapons non-exportable. Now, if you want to use it in another nation's aircraft, just change the Exported=FALSE (in the weapondata.ini) to Exported=TRUE. The other option is to change the aircraft's data.ini entry to NationName=USAF...like I did with Dels excellent Aussie C-130J.
 
Since weapons are 'hung' in the TW engine, coordinate systems to mount the weapons in the bay should not be based on where the 'floor' of the bay is...rather the floor plus the height (thickness) of the weapon is where it is mounted.
 
I've provided my WeaponsStation for the MOAB as an example using Dels C-130J:
 
[MOABStation]
SystemType=WEAPON_STATION
StationID=1
StationGroupID=1
StationType=INTERNAL
AttachmentPosition=0.05,-2.1,0.4
AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0
EjectVelocity=0.0,-35.0,1.5
LoadLimit=9600
LengthLimit=9.2
AllowedWeaponClass=EOGB
AttachmentType=USAF
BombBayAnimationID=3
BombBayOpenTime=5.0
BombBayCloseTime=5.0
 
Both weapons 'slide' out of the back using an extraction parachute. You should use the EjectVelocity numbers...they help prevent the weapon 'dropping' through the floor.
 
You WILL have to fiddle with your weapon stations quite a bit to make it look right when it sits in the cargo bay. I can't help you with that...but the knowledge base at Combatace and the PDF file with the latest WeaponsPack will help out a lot.
 
This is FREEWARE only, NO money is allowed to be made on the contents of these files, in whole or in part.
 
Feel free to redistribute, as long as the original authors are given appropriate credit.
 
Questions? Contact me at Combatace.
 
FastCargo
22 Nov 07