SF/WO* Missions/Campaigns

The Curious Tale of the Lightning and the U-2
 
This simple mission pack allows me to share with you some interesting experiences I've had carrying out ultra high-level interceptions with the English Electric Lightning F.6 and the Lockheed U2-A. From my observations, using Wings Over Vietnam as a base game engine, the behaviour of both aircraft seems very close to what was experienced in real life – a testament perhaps to the quality of the Thirdwire platform and the flight models of the test aircraft.
 
Choose from two mission profiles: Fmk6-U2@60k IC or Fmk6-U2@70k IC for Lightning intercept missions at 60,000ft or 70,000ft respectively.
 
This download consists of the original illustrated article that I posted at SimHQ and the mission files. Installation instructions and prerequisites are included.
 
Released under CombatAce Fair-Use terms (See here: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=26131)
 
Regards, comrpnt.

Introducing my new campaign, "The Dragon". It pits NATO and Taiwan forces, against China.
 
Using the new formosa terrain, I was able to create a campaign which also uses most of the new aircraft.
Aircraft like the: EF-2000, F-22, AV-8B, Gripen, and the SU-27.
 
There are a lot of downloads to get. You should be able to find them all here.
 
A detailed readme is included, with all the credit, for the people who did the real work.
 
-Scrapper

This version is made to operate with Formosa terrain Version 1.0
 
Using the new Formosa V1.0 terrain, I was able to create a campaign which also uses most of the new aircraft.
Aircraft like the: EF-2000, F-22, AV-8B, Gripen, and the SU-27.
 
There are a lot of downloads to get. You should be able to find them all here.
 
A detailed readme is included, with all the credit, for the people who did the real work.
 
*Changes over V1.o*
 
Now works with Formosa Version 1.0 instead of Version 2.0beta
F-15 squadron fixed
more Chinese squadrons added
more ground units added
offensive missions tweaked
 
-Scrapper

I decided to update my formosa campaign. There were many new planes out, why not add them?
 
It has been tested for WOE update 10/08.
 
There are many new enemy squadrons, as a consequence.
 
My life Expectancy was about 2.5 missions.
 
It is one giant fur ball, so bring an extra pair of shorts!!!
 
-Scrapper

A mission for Wings over Vietnam that simulates the VPAF's attack on the destroyer USS Higbee in April of 1972.
 
Comes complete with a new data.ini for WoV's destroyer model that features radar-directed multipurpose guns, and sound effects.
 
NOTE: Requires a flyable MiG-17F

The Last Stand
 
December 14th, 1974. Being almost certain that the US wont intervene anymore, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) launch a full scale invasion of the Republic of South Vietnam.
Defence aid to the South from the US has been drastically reduced and the South Vietnamese economy has all but collapsed. Ammo, spares and fuel are in short supply, and so is the moral of the South Vietnamese people. Your only hope is to hold out long enough to gain renewed US support.
The South VNAF currently have the Worlds fourth largest airforce thanks to the "Enhance" and "Enhance Plus" programs from the US.........
 
 
 
Historical only in the Aircraft, Units and Air Bases used by the VNAF squadrons. Other than that you will be limited to hitting Targets in Southern NV/South Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia only - You wont be going up North - the VNAF never had the range anyway.
 
Only for Wings Over Vietnam SP4 version v08.30.06 - only tested with the default terrain also - but should be no issues adding trees etc
 
MUST be a new install - none of the stock campaigns will work after you have installed this!
 
Read the instructions - they will tell you which jets to download and where from
 
The gamplay file should give you some hints of how the campaign should be played
 
Only parts of this Mod comes under the CA Freeware licencing - read the Credits file for details
 
 

Northrop F-5E Tiger II (Mirage Factory ) - CombatAce or www.column5.us
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter (Mirage Factory) - CombatAce or www.column5.us
Douglas A-1HVNAF and A-1JVNAF Skyraiders - Razbam “The Skyraiders Vol 2” for SF.(www.razbam.org) Payware see note below
AN-2 Colt (Pasko & Team)- www.column5.us
Bell “Armed” UH-1H “Huey” - at CombatAce - you need to get the UH-34 also as below.
Douglas AC-47 “Spooky” - “A Team” Skunkworks (http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/ )
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly – “A Team” Skunkworks (http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/ )
UH-34 Seabat – Only needed for the UH-1H sounds and cockpit – “A Team” Skunkworks (http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/

 
 
Note1: Razbam Skyraiders Vol 2 is worth the money for the cockpit alone – however if you are stuck there is a free A-1H at CombatAce – if you do this the quickest way would be to change the campaigns data.ini and .ini files and replace the A-1HVNAF and A-1JVNAF with A-1H and the skin for the A-1H you want to use. You would then need to change the A-1H_loadout.ini.
 
 
 
Played and tested loads but as ever there may be some issues to resolve somewhere.

The Lone Bomber:
 
Date:5th July 2005
Aircraft: Tornado GR.1
Mission: Strike
 
You are tasked with destroying the enemy hanger which contains a top secret new soviet aircraft. There are 48 tornado F.3's above you who are in combat
with 48 Su-27SM's. There is one experienced SU-27 pilot that is tasked with shooting you down. If you can make it past this wave of fighters, procede to the
airbase where the hanger is located. Watch out for flak and SAM's. Afer you have completed your mission, head back to your base, or if you wish to, join up
with the f.3's and help take out the su-27's. Good luck!
 
Required Files:
Tornado F.3 by bobrock
Tornado Package by dave
SU-27sm V1.0 by erwin_hans
Latest weapons pack by bunyap
A copy of strike fighters

Historical Wings over Israel missions:
 

The first air battle of Yom Kippur war
 
The Ofira Air Battle was the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. It took place near the Israeli Air Force base in Ofira, Sharm el-Sheikh in South Sinai on 6 October, 1973, around 14:00. It involved two Israeli Phantoms from the 107, knights of the Orange tail squadron and, 20 Egyptian MiG-17s, that were on their way to attack Israeli Defense Forces in the area. They were supported by eight MiG-21s fighters. By the end of the brief six-minute battle, seven MiGs were confirmed to have been shot down. The remaining MiGs disengaged and the Israeli Phantoms returned to their base.
The crews of the Israeli F-4 were awarded with The Medal of Distinguished Service at the end of the war.
 
 
Link to the story of the battle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofira_Air_Battle
 
 
To install:
 
Copy the 3 msn files into:
\Wings Over Israel\Missions. Folder
 
You can play either the Israeli side, or the Egyptian side.
In order to play the Egyptian side, you must have the Mig-17 and the Mig-21PFM add-on installed.
 
 
For suggestions or comments just send me a massage.
 
 
Enjoy
 
Guyran

This is a package containing two missions and a skin for the Mirage Factory Kfir C2
 
The mission comes in two versions, the only difference is that in the default version you are equipped with AIM-9L's with all-aspect capacity and in the hard version you are equipped with Shafir 2's without all aspect capacity.
 
This mission takes place over the desert terrain.

With your unarmed F9F5-P, fly a reconnaissance mission on the bridges of Toko-Ri.
 
Needed add-on :
 
-F9F5-P
-MiG15bis
-H5-Dragonfly
-HMS Albion
 
As there seems to remain a bug, I can not make the plane take off from the carrier... also, the F9F5-P has not been corrected for naval ops, so just make a touchdown on the carrier at the end of the mission, considering you have landed !!!
 
Good luck !!!

This is small modification of stock WOE Red Lightning campaign letting Mirage Factory F-14A Tomcat operates from Nimitz carrier on the Baltic Sea near Danish Straits area.
 
I changed stock CVA-63 carrier name to CVN-68 Nimitz and decals number to 68 (to be more similar). Also added Location013=Baltic Sea and placed carrier under Danish Straits area. And of course added USN Jolly Rogers squadron instead of last F-15A unit ([uSAFUnit029] -> [uSNUnit001]) with typical supply: AIM-7F, AIM-9L, AIM-54A, Tank330_F14_W.
 
Requirements:
 
- MF F-14A Tomcat (F-14A folder) properly instaled for first gen. sims (remember change F-14A.ini code format from UNICODE to ANSI, decals on right place and weapons) with VF-84 Jolly Rogers skin inside.
http://combatace.com/files/file/11076-mirage-factory-f-14a-and-f-14b-tomcat/
 
- Wings Over Europe, Oct2008b updated, Mirage Factory Weapons Pack 01/25/2009.
 
Installation:
 
- put WOECAMP2.ini & WOECAMP2_DATA.ini into Campaigns\woeCamp2\
- GERMANYCE_TARGETS.ini & GERMANYCE_NATIONS.ini goes into Terrain\GermanyCE\
- CVA-63.ini put in Objects\GroundObject\CVA-63\
- Decals.ini into Objects\GroundObject\CVA-63\USNGrey
 
and let overwright (BUT MAKE BACKUP BEFORE!)
 
Play:
 
Select Red Lightning campaign then United States Navy and you are ready to fly!
 
 
Thanks to:
 
- Third Wire for their stock things.
- Mirage Factory for their beauty and killing Tomcat.
 
Freeware licence.
 
Enjoy.
 
Michal Minta
->Kulbit<-

Update:

Changed aircraft from F-14B to Typhoid´s F-14A+, so you don´t have to edit the loadout anymore.
Added 3 squadrons (1 flyable, 2 AI) : VF-213 and 2 A-6 squadrons
*note: There are a lot (and I mean a very, very, very large LOT) of sams, so I recommend you increase the number of chaff to your F-14´s.Also, you´ll need Typhoid´s F-14A+ and the VF-213 skin for the Mirage Factory F-14A.
 
 
My first attempt of creating a campaign.
 
This a fictional campaign set in 1992 where 3 F-14 squadrons (VF-31,VF-103, and VF-154) are sent to Vietnam.
 
 
 

You need the 3 versions of the F-14(A,B,D) what i did was i got TMF F-14A and Typhoid´s F-14D, then got fractalnoise´s avionics update and which comes with the B´s data and added it a skin. You need Fist of the fleet´s VF-103 and VF-31 skins (put the vf103 in the B version and the vf31 in the A and D versions) and the VF-154 skin which comes with either the avionics update or the F-14D (sorry I can´t remember which).
Digital overload´s CVN75
Marcfighters SU-27
Boopidoo´s team SU-15
101 tfs´s (uploaded by Silverbolt) MiG-31 BM
Note: You will have to modify the F-14B to carry bombs.
If i forgot to mention anyone who worked on all the things I used contact me and I will put your name here.
Just drop the "Tomcats in Vietnam" folder to the wings over vietnam/campaigns folder (you need the vietnamsea terrain)
 
Remember it´s my first campaign so it won´t be perfect.
 
If there´s any problem´s please tell me and I´ll try to fix them
 
Happy flying

This is a set of seven Missions for the F-14 Tomcat, taking advantage of the new Libyan Terrain by USAFMTL.
I've set the Missions in 1986, with a US Carrier Force stationed in the Mediterranean off the Libyan Coast, back when Colonel Gaddaffi was considered to be a threat. But the missions are not meant to be historical in any sense. They're just meant to be fun.
Full details of files requires from this site, Pilot Notes and Mission Briefings included.

This is my first mission.
 
Files needed :
 
1.) ANZAC Class Guided Missile Frigate
 
2.) USN Nimitz Class Carriers
 
3.) black sea terrain
 
4.) Mirage Factory F-14A Tomcat
 
5.) [Fictional] Mig-28
 
 
 
 
 

Hello, this si my first job.
Is based on the last campaing of the Strike Fighter.
 
New airplanes: F-14A and F-4S (late), and for single mission also A-4E se, IAI F-21 Lion, Mig-28 (F-5E), F-16 Viper.
New enemy: more trainig and more moral to make them more agressive.
Various skin for the Tomcat.
New pilots: Maverick, Iceman, Goose and others.
More add-ons: IR growler louder, widesky, tracers.
New music, and main menu imagine.
 
View the README file for instructions and recon who work on it, direct or indirectly.
Thanks.
 
Hola, este es mi primer trabajo.
Basado en la ultima campaña original del Strike Fighter.
Nuevos aviones: F-14A y F-4S (tardio), y para mision simple tambien A-4E se, IAI F-21 Lion, Mig-28 (F5-E), F-16 Viper.
Nuevos enemigos: mas entrenados y motivados para que sean ams agresivos.
Varios skin para el Tomcat.
Nuevos pilotos: los principales de la peli.
Mas agregados: gruñido de misiles IR mas fuerte, cielo amplio, trazadoras.
Nueva musica e imagen del menu principal.
 
Ver el archivo LEAME por instrucciones y reconocimiento de las personas que trabajaron en el mod, directa o indirectamente.
Gracias

U-2 Grand Tour Missions over North Vietnam (1966) by comrpnt
 
Welcome
Welcome to a small set of missions related to the USAF's use of the U-2 over North Vietnam during the mid-1960s. This mission pack was inspired by Giles Whittell's excellent book Bridge of Spies.
 
This mission pack is designed to work with ThirdWire's StrikeFighters - Series 1, Wings Over Vietnam (WOV), patched to October 2008. Note that some external add-ons are required to carry out the missions in this pack. Missions included in this pack
The following missions are available in this pack; fly as the U-2 pilot over key strategic targets in North Vietnam, avoiding a multitude of SAMs and interceptors that attempt to engage you, or fly as a pilot of the Vietnam People's Air Force and attempt to 'down' the U-2 as it violates your airspace. Each mission takes place early in the morning, in daylight conditions with broken cloud. Note that daylight operations were required to assist the array of cameras on board the U-2. For each mission, waypoints are provided to guide you.
 
U-2 Grand Tour In a U-2A, take off from RTAFB Ubon and head, at altitude (~70k ft), for the border with North Vietnam, south of the disused airbase at Dong Hoi. Then head north towards Hanoi, before heading south-east to Haiphong, and then turn south-west for the long trip home.
 
U-2 intercept (MiG-19) Attempt to intercept the U-2 as it enters your airspace, south-west of Dong Hoi. Depart from the VPAF airbase at Ben Loi, west of Vinh Son.
 
U-2 intercept (MiG-21) Using the more advanced MiG-21, attempt to intercept the U-2 as it continues to make its way north to the capital, Hanoi, and then escapes south and west via Haiphong. Depart from the VPAF airbase at Bai Thuong, south of Hanoi.
 
Acknowledgements, Disclaimer and Terms
Thank you to all those modders who have provided the prerequisites I have used in this mission pack. If there are any problems with these missions and my own modifications, then please contact me directly, not the authors of the prerequisites.
Released under Fair-Use terms, as defined at CombatAce
 
Contents
This download includes the following:
Details of mandatory prerequisites. Details of optional enhancements to the game engine. Details of changes required to various models INI files to set-up flight characteristics and weapons management. New Target definitions and updates to Type definitions. Mission briefings and maps. Mission files.

 

Good luck.
 
comrpnt (September 2016).

Updated Arab air forces campaign in the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Ver. 1.1
 
Modification since ver. 1.0:
Added Su-7BMK campaign.
 
This is an expanded Yom Kippurs war campaign for Wings over Israel. In the original Thirdwire campaign you could only fly the Israeli side.
This campaign allows you to fly for the Egyptian and Syrian Air Forces during the 1973 Yom Kippur war.
This is an incomplete campaign, because the flyable Migs are not included. In order to play this campaign you must download them from combatace site. I also didn’t include the Mig-21PF variant in this campaign, due to lack of guns.
 
 
Required:
 
1. Wings over Israel patched to oct 2008.
2. Latest weapon pack for WOI
3. Required Migs:
MiG-17PF
MiG-19S cockpit
MiG-21F
MiG-21PFM
MiG-21MF
4. Su-7BMK can be downloaded here:
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=9230
 
All the Migs aircrafts and/or cockpits add-ons are not included here, but can be downloaded separately from combatace.
 
 
 
To install:
 
1. Install the required files listed above.
2. Unrar to a separate temporary folder.
3. Backup and then remove the original /campaigns/woiCamp2 folder.
4. Copy the folder \Campaigns\modYomK from the temporary folder into your \Wings Over Israel\Campaigns folder.
 
 
That’s all
 
 
For suggestions or comments just send me a massage.
 
 
Enjoy
 
Guyran

US Navy/USAF Mig Killer Series Mission #1
 
18 May 1972 MiG-19 VF-161 F-4B AIM-9 CVA 41 USN LT Henry A. Bartholomay / LT Oran R. Brown
18 May 1972 MiG-19 VF-161 F-4B AIM-9 CVA 41 USN LT Patrick E. Arwood / LT James M. Bell
 
 
This mission was made by Saganuay82. Can only be used in WOV. I have included Sundowner's VF-161 skin which needs to go into your F-4B folder. Put the 720518 VF161 vs MiG19.msn into your mission folder. Other than that everything else is in there.
 
You fly as LT Henry A. Bartholomay so make sure your nose number is 110.
 
LT Patrick E. Arwood nose number was 105.
 
Beware of the SAM's, hell the missions isnt easy at all.
 
You wil be flying MIGCAP for A-7's/ A-6's and other F-4's.
 
If you like this mission we will do more.
 
USAFMTL

This is a modified campaign for Strike Fighters Project 1 using based on Gepard's original campaign from DRVv13. It uses the DRV terrain and various aircraft and carriers. THIS IS NOT HISTORICAL, IT IS MEANT ONLY TO BE FUN. You need:
 
-DRV terrain (preferably version 1.51)
-A-6A from http://www.column5.us/
-F-4B (stock)
-F-4C (stock)
-F-4D (stock)
-F-4J (stock)
-F-104G (stock)
-F-105F-1-Late from http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?download=968
-F-8E_GF from http://www.column5.us/
-Flyable MiG-17F, MiG-19S, and MiG-21MF (this can be done by adding a line in the MiG-***.ini as:
CockpitDataFile=F-100D_cockpit.ini or any other cockpit file).
-CV-59 Forrestal Class from http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/IronWorks.html (near the bottom)

Everything you need is in this 215MB file.
 
*******YOU MUST INSTALL EACH FOLDER INDIVIDUALLY. BE SURE TO CHECK THAT THE OBJECTS FOLDER INSTALLED PROPERLY WITH THE SUB FOLDERS and files. THE OBJECTS FOLDER INCLUDES THE AIRCRAFT FOLDER, WEAPONS FOLDER AND 5 OTHER FILES. SOME AIRCRAFT MIGHT NOT SHOW UP IF YOU SIMPLY SLIDE IN THE OBJECTS FOLDER, BE SURE TO CHECK THE ZIP FILE IF YOU HAVE ISSUES, THEY ARE ALL THERE, INSTALL EACH AIRCRAFT INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU ECOUNTER ISSUES. *******
 
 
*******Make sure to double check all aircraft installed (as an exmaple the MIG-21MF can fool you as it is already part of the regular WOV install, make sure the MIG-21MF inlcuded in the zip file installs properly ETC)*******
 
 
 
Vietnam 1984:
The Vietnam War ended in a stalemate a decade ago. North Vietnam has taken the opportunity, of the prolonged cease fire, to build up its ground and air forces.
The Soviet Union has recently taken an active role in mobilizing fighter regiments for the VPAF and the potential of the Soviet union adding actual ground troops to the area is now a reality.
The uneasy temporary peace comes to an end. The Reagan administration Withdraws the United States from the decade long diplomatic process. On December 18th 1984 the coalition starts a 2 week air offensive against North Vietnamese targets.
 
 
To install the mod simply place the folders that are inside the zip file in your WOV directory and say yes to overwrite the files.
 
 
Campaign Contributors:
 
MK2:campaign mod designer ,Pilot Photos, Music and sound file, cockpit repaints.
 
Kout : In game screens
 
Wrench: Hangar screens
 
Fubar512 : specific MIg FM tweaks
 
Ghostrider883: Mig-19S skins for the 925th.
 
ATR-Driver: Supply and flight size suggestions.
 
Roolnloop: Vietnam target file
 
 
A big special thanks to the following campaign testers and researchers, this campaign would not have happened without them:
 
Spectre-USA (Blitzpig)
Viper29_CA
 
 
A very special thanks to all the teams that created the planes (including the skins and cockpits). Wihtout them , this campaign mod would not be possible:
 
USAFMTL, C5, Marcelo,WPNSSGT,Moonjumper,331 Killerbee, deacon 211, Kreelin, Mirage Factory,Sony Tuckson, Flying V,Manetsim, Tom Venom,Swede, BPAO,Fuba_512, Badger, Howling,Boopidoo,OKB MIG, Rafael,Armourdave,Sal, Gramps, Phantuam,Crab_02,LoLOgrames, Oxitom,Kovy, Paul Nortress Anthony Beardmore,Amwarr,Corktip14,Deuces,Actarus,Thomas,Axel,Sundowner,F-15 Team, Vark team, Tiwaz,Flying Toaster,Diego,Camflouge,Kesselbrut, Polaski and anyone else that worked on the following planes.
 
A-6E_TRAM
A-7E
AV-8C
F-4SL
F-4J_RAF1
F-5E Tiger II
F-14A
F-15C
F-16C_B30
F-111F
FA-18a
MIG-19(IRM)
MIG-21MF
Mig-23M
Mig-29A
MIrageIIIC
SU-15F.
 
 
Also a thanks to Ronald Regan and the movie Top Gun which both served as inspiration.
 
 
This Vietnam 1984 campaign mod requires a separate install of WOV. It Includes over 20 different flyable planes and units for the following (proper skins included when possible):
 
USAF
94th TFS 'Hat in the Ring' F-15C
53rd TFS 'NATO Tigers' F-15C
4th TFS 'Fightin' Fujins'F-16A
34th TFS 'Fighting Rams' F-16A
561st TFS 'Wild Weasels' F-4E
77th TFS 'Gamblers' F-111F
 
USN
VF-2 'Bounty Hunters' F-14A
VA-75 'Sunday Punchers' A-6E
VA-87 'Golden Warriors' A-7E
VFA-113 'Stingers' F-18A
VF-301 'Devil's Disciples' F-4SL
VF-143 'Pukin Dogs' F-14A
 
USMC
VMFA-542 'Tigers' AV-8C
VMFA-314 "Black Knights" F-18A
 
RAF
NO 74 Squadron 'Tigers' F-4J
 
RAAF
3rd Squadron RAAF Mirage III
 
VNAF
522nd Fighter Squadron F-5E Tiger II
 
Soviet
238th IAP Mig-29A
241st IAP Mig-23M
243rd IAP SU-15F
 
VPAF
1/921st "Sao Do" FR Mig-21MF
1/925th "Lam Son"FR Mig-19 (IRM)
1/923rd "Yen The"FR Mig-17F
 
 
This campaign was tested using NORMAL settings for campaign difficulty. Single misisons should work but all of them are not guaranteed as the campaign is what has been tested.

This updates the Vietnam 1984 campaign for WOV to the latest patches: SP051506a and P083006. Both patches can be found at the Thirdwire site www.thirdwire.com
 
simply place in your Vietnam 1984 installation.
 
1. You must have a seperate WOV installation for this campaign.
 
2. Make sure you patch the WOV install to the latest released patches mentioned above.
 
3. Then install the all inclusive Vietnam 1984 campaign (215MB file) found at www.combatace.com
 
4. Install the latest weapons pack.
 
5. Then install this quick update.
Enjoy!
 
MK2
 
I include the original Vietnam 1984 description below:
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam 1984:
The Vietnam War ended in a stalemate a decade ago. North Vietnam has taken the opportunity, of the prolonged cease fire, to build up its ground and air forces.
The Soviet Union has recently taken an active role in mobilizing fighter regiments for the VPAF and the potential of the Soviet union adding actual ground troops to the area is now a reality.
The uneasy temporary peace comes to an end. The Reagan administration Withdraws the United States from the decade long diplomatic process. On December 18th 1984 the coalition starts a 2 week air offensive against North Vietnamese targets.
 
 
To install the mod simply place the folders that are inside the zip file in your WOV directory and say yes to overwrite the files.
 
 
 
 
This Vietnam 1984 campaign mod requires a separate install of WOV. It Includes over 20 different flyable planes and units for the following (proper skins included when possible):
 
USAF
94th TFS 'Hat in the Ring' F-15C
53rd TFS 'NATO Tigers' F-15C
4th TFS 'Fightin' Fujins'F-16A
34th TFS 'Fighting Rams' F-16A
561st TFS 'Wild Weasels' F-4E
77th TFS 'Gamblers' F-111F
 
USN
VF-2 'Bounty Hunters' F-14A
VA-75 'Sunday Punchers' A-6E
VA-87 'Golden Warriors' A-7E
VFA-113 'Stingers' F-18A
VF-301 'Devil's Disciples' F-4SL
VF-143 'Pukin Dogs' F-14A
 
USMC
VMFA-542 'Tigers' AV-8C
VMFA-314 "Black Knights" F-18A
 
RAF
NO 74 Squadron 'Tigers' F-4J
 
RAAF
3rd Squadron RAAF Mirage III
 
VNAF
522nd Fighter Squadron F-5E Tiger II
 
Soviet
238th IAP Mig-29A
241st IAP Mig-23M
243rd IAP SU-15F
 
VPAF
1/921st "Sao Do" FR Mig-21MF
1/925th "Lam Son"FR Mig-19 (IRM)
1/923rd "Yen The"FR Mig-17F
 
 
This campaign was tested using NORMAL settings for campaign difficulty. Single misisons should work but all of them are not guaranteed as the campaign is what has been tested.

Welcome
Welcome to VMFA-531 Mission Pack 'Gold', for Wings Over Vietnam (WOV). This pack covers the entire set of missions flown by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VMFA-531) between the dates of April 13 through April 30, 1965. Where possible I have tried to stay true to the historical write-up of Mike Wanamaker and Lee R. De haven*, given the constraints of the publicly available aircraft and ground objects in WOV. Where necessary, certain stock aircraft and ground objects are used in place of their historical counterparts.
 
*Special mention goes to Ken King (531_Ghost) for commissioning this work.
 
NOTE: This mission pack has been optimized and tested to work with the October 2008 patch for Wings Over Vietnam.
 
VERSION: 1.0
 
Missions included in this Pack
This pack contains over 60 single missions, scripted to reenact the engagements undertaken by the F-4Bs of VMFA-531. You will also get the chance to fly sorties in support of VMFA-531 in other aircraft, such as the A-6A, F-100D (acting as a Misty fast FAC) and the F-105D.
 
Acknowledgements, Disclaimer and Terms
Thank you to all those modders that have provided the prerequisites I have used in my mission packs. If there are any problems with these missions and my own modifications, then please contact me directly, not the authors of the prerequisites. Note that some models used by this pack may have different terms and conditions (consult the accompanying documentation for details).
 
Released under Fair-Use terms, as defined at CombatAce
 
Special thanks
Some contributors deserve a special mention, either for explicitly granting me permission to include their work in this pack, or for publishing their work under the aforementioned Fair-Use terms at CombatAce, and therefore permitting its inclusion in whole or in part in this pack*:

Kesselbrut – US_Squad_early and VC_Squad ground forces, updated by TeTeT**.
Ravenclaw_007 – Martin Baker Mk7 Ejection Seat, used in F-4B.
Suicidal – Type-21 Frigate.
Sundowner – VMFA-531 (early) F-4B skins.
Swambast – M18 smoke canisters, used with the marker smoke effects in missions involving US ground troops.
Veltro2K – C-141A transport aircraft, and KC-135 tanker aircraft.

*Please contact me if you feel this list is incomplete or contains errors. Thank you.
 
**Included in this pack after consultation with USAFMTL.
 
Contents
This mission pack replaces all previous VMFA-531 mission packs that I have published since late 2007. Briefly, the contents are as follows:

New smoke marker effects
New formations
Comprehensive mission briefings documentation
60+ scripted single missions
Static aircraft with low-rez skins to populate your airbases during scripted single missions
Pilot skins to personalize your strike aircraft
FM tweaks to provide an auto-opening canopy for each strike aircraft used by this pack
Loadout enhancements to match the ordnance expended during the 'real' missions
A static frigate and carrier to replicate carrier task forces for both Yankee and Dixie stations
Comprehensive target definitions for each mission, with some enhancements to existing friendly airfields
New type definitions to support the new targets
Full airfield approach, tall structure anti-collision and ramp flood lighting for all friendly airfields

 
Installation
Download this pack to a neutral location on your local machine, extract the files, and then consult the detailed ReadMe for installation instructions.
 
Files are included to drag-drop this mission pack onto a clean install of WOV (patched to October 2008) with minimal configuration required. Detailed instructions are also included to perform a merge-install.
 
A final word
This 'Gold' release of the VMFA-531 mission pack completes the set originally published in a series of mission packs from late 2007 onwards. This final version is intended to replace those earlier separate mission packs by offering everything in one place, re-written and enhanced to make full use of the October 2008 patched version of Wings Over Vietnam. The work presented here is the culmination of over 2 years worth of effort. I had a lot of fun doing it, learned a lot, and met some good people along the way. I hope that you enjoy it. I think you will.
 
Good luck.
 
comrpnt (February 2010).

This is the first in a series of Mission Packs based on written accounts taken from the mission log of VMFA-531 'Ghost' Squadron for April 1965. This Pack replicates the missions undertaken by VMFA-531 for 13th April - 17th April 1965 inclusive.
 
[Acknowledgements]
I would like to thank 531_Ghost for the inspiration behind this project and Mike Wanamaker & Lee R. De Haven for writing the extracts from the original mission logs.
 
Also, thanks go to all those contributors that have provided an environment whereby this mission pack could be produced with a degree of realism. Without your modifications to the original WOV platform the creation of this mission pack would not be possible. I am standing on the shoulders of giants - thank you.
 
Update V1.10
This mod has been updated on request to remove direct links to any Capun and A-team prerequisite models. Instead please contact Capun for access - details enclosed.
 
[Pre-requisites]
This mission pack has a large number of pre-requisites due to the realism that I have tried to incorporate into the game. Please bear with me. This first Pack will require more pre-requisites than the subsequent Packs but you will get out what you put in, so the time invested in installing the pre-requisites will be worth it. The README details all necessary pre-requisites and installation instructions.
 
[Contents]
This Pack includes the following:
1. 11 x Missions taken from the historical accounts of VMFA-531 for the dates 13th April 1965 to 17th April 1965.
2. Detailed mission briefing pages for each mission.
3. The VMFA-531 mission log for April 1965.
4. New VMFA-531 pilot skins.
5. Static F-4B aircraft.
6. New loadout definitions for the F-4B.
7. Target definitions for each mission.
 
If there are any problems with the missions then please contact me directly, not the authors of the pre-requisites. Thanks.
 
During the course of 2008 I intend to post more mission packs that carry on where the last one left off, working through all of the missions identified in the original Mission Log write-up. That's about 60 missions in total!
 
As usual, feedback and comments always greatly appreciated.
 
Hope you like it. Regards, comrpnt.

This is the second in the series of Mission Packs based on written accounts taken from the mission log of VMFA-531 'Ghost' Squadron for April 1965. This Pack replicates the missions undertaken by VMFA-531 for 18th April - 19th April 1965 inclusive.
 
[Acknowledgements]
I would like to thank 531_Ghost for being the inspiration behind this project (and for the beta testing) and Mike Wanamaker & Lee R. De Haven for writing the extracts from the original mission logs.
 
Also, thanks go to all those contributors that have provided the mods that I've used and referenced in this pack. Very much appreciated :-).
 
Update V1.10
This mod has been updated on request to remove direct links to any Capun and A-team prerequisite models. Instead please contact Capun for access - details enclosed.
 
[Pre-requisites]
This mission pack requires some pre-requisites and these are documented in the readme. The readme also contains complete installation instructions.
 
[Contents]
This Pack includes the following:
1. 11 x Missions taken from the historical accounts of VMFA-531 for the dates 18th April 1965 to 19th April 1965.
2. Detailed mission briefing pages for each mission.
3. Static F-4B, O-1E, F-100D and A310 MRTT aircraft.
4. New loadout definitions for the F-4B, O-1E and F-100D.
5. Target definitions for each mission.
 
If there are any problems with the missions then please contact me directly, not the authors of the pre-requisites. Thanks.
 
Regards, comrpnt.

VMFA-531 Mission Pack III, for Wings Over Vietnam (WOV)
This pack covers missions flown by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 (VMFA-531) between the dates of April 20 through April 24, 1965. Where possible I have tried to keep as close as possible to the historical write-up of Mike Wanamaker and Lee R. De haven, given the constraints of the publicly available aircraft and ground objects in WOV. Where necessary, certain pre-requisites are used.
 
Update to V1.1
Set all drone ground targets to use Nation=DRONE value, to stop game engine automatically (randomly) using them in VietnamSEA terrain on some missions, other than gunnery practice mission. Updated installation instructions accordingly.
 
Update V1.20
This mod has been updated on request to remove direct links to any Capun and A-team prerequisite models. Instead please contact Capun for access - details enclosed.
 
Missions Included in this Pack
This pack contains the following missions:
1. [650420]#94605 – target a troop concentration and knock out a ‘possible’ gun emplacement
2. [650420]#94606 – target houses and trucks either side of a river
3. [650420]#94607 – target buildings and trenches either side of a highway
4. [650420]#94608 – target buildings, trails and VC troops in a wooded area
5. [650420]#94674 – target a VC hamlet
6. [650420]#94675 – target a separate VC hamlet
7. [650421]#94684+ - carry out in-flight refuelling training due to bad weather in target area. Also practice a bad weather approach and landing
8. [650421]#94686 – target a network of trails in a heavily wooded area
9. [650421]#94687 – carry out a Flaming Arrow helicopter escort mission, then divert to assist a FAC and attack a suspected armament repair building
10. [650421]#94687b – act out the role of the FAC in the previous mission in a ‘bird dog’ O-1E, returning to Phu Cat
11. [650422]#94688 – take part in another Flaming Arrow escort mission and clear the LZ by attacking VC troops dug in along a ridge line
12. [650423]531 Formation Training – carry out squadron-level formation flying training due to heavy ordnance restrictions
13. [650423]531 Gunnery Training – carry out live gunnery training on a specially prepared practice range, again due to heavy ordnance restrictions
14. [650424]#94982 – target VC transportation assets
15. [650424]#94983 – target VC-controlled buildings
 
For each mission NAV waypoints are defined to guide you to the target area and back to your home base.
 
Acknowledgements, Disclaimer and Terms
Thank you to all those modders that have provided the prerequisites I have used in my mission packs. If there are any problems with these missions and my own mods, then please contact me directly, not the authors of the prerequisites.
 
Released under the CombatAce Fair-Use terms: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=26131
 
Contents
This Pack includes the following:
1. 15 x Missions taken from the historical accounts of VMFA-531 for the dates April 20 through April 24, 1965
2. Detailed installation instructions
3. Detailed Mission Briefings (as .jpg files) containing more details about each mission
4. Static aircraft definitions for F-4B, O-1E, F-100D and A310 MRTT
5. New loadout definitions for the F-4B, O-1E and F-100D
6. Target definitions for each mission
7. Set of drone enemy ground vehicles - for use with gunnery training mission
 
Any problems, please let me know. Good luck!
 
comrpnt.