IL-28 Beagle cockpit v1.0
by Stary
30.05.2013
This is cockpit for soviet Il-28 jet bomber.
Comes with build-in experimental, yet working and accurate bombsight. An evolution of idea I had back in 2008 or so...
The bombsight switches on automatically when you select air to ground ordnances (including guns).
Selecting caged mode switches you back to pilot's seat.
Minor changes to data.ini to make guns separate for the ammo counters to work etc.
Made and tested in Jul12 full-merged installation, so it's preferable setup. Anyway you'll need stock Il-28 Beagle for this (but can be used with other planes, as fits you taste)
Has NOT been tested in latest May13 install, you have been warned. Should work ok though
Credits:
TK,Thirdwire for keeping the PC series still alive
CombatAce community for being great bunch of people
Installation:
Unpack to your stock IL-28 folder, overwrite.
Legal info etc:
CA Freeware License apply. Feel free to tweak/repaint/re-release in other mods, just give me credits.
Not to be used in any sort of payware.
Have fun
Stary

This is stand-in cockpit for soviet YAK-28B jet bomber.
This is basically slightly reworked and "modernized" Il-28 cockpit to be used in radar-equipped soviet jet bombers (-28I, -28L etc. AND twin engine interceptors, I'm looking at you Farmer!) the one used here being Yak-28B.
you can grab Yak-28B Brewer here:
http://combatace.com/files/file/11965-yak-28b-for-sf2/
Comes with build-in experimental, yet working and accurate bombsight. An evolution of idea I had back in 2008 or so...
The bombsight switches on automatically when you select air to ground ordnances (including guns).
Selecting caged mode switches you back to pilot's seat. For ease of use I placed backup radar screen in the bombsight "compartment".
Made and tested in Jul12 full-merged installation, so it's preferable setup.
Has NOT been tested in latest May13 install, you have been warned. Should work ok though
Credits:
Pasko, Lindr2 and all that had their input to the Yak-28 series.
TK,Thirdwire for keeping the PC series still alive
CombatAce community for being who they are (and you know the names!)
Installation:
First install Yak-28B from above link.
Unpack to your Yak-28B folder, overwrite when asked.
Legal info etc:
CA Freeware License apply. Feel free to tweak/repaint/re-release in other mods, just give me credits.
Not to be used in any sort of payware.
Have fun
Stary

MiG-19P / MiG-19PF cockpit
 
please read the readme.txt for more informations

MiG-19S / MiG-19SF cockpit
 
read the readme for installation informations etc

This is cockpit for La-9 / La-11 soviet fighter planes
 
read the included readme.txt
 
and thanks to SFP1Ace for some valuable informations

-SF2 Menu screens and icons-
This pack includes all the menu screens and icons you need to turn SF2, or any version of Strike Fighters into a WW2 Pacific air war install. What it DOES NOT include are campaign or instant action inis, or the icons for the in-game map. I decided this pack was enough as there are already some excellent files of that nature available on CombatAce website. I highly recommend Baltikas' campaigns for a start. Also check out Dfangs' in-flight map icon packs located here... http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=1829
To install, simply un-pack the menu and flight folder into your SF2 mods located here for WinXP...
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2.
If You are running Vista or Win7, then this is the File Format.This is where you should find your "Mods" folder.
<User Name>/Saved Games/ThirdWire/StrikeFighters2 PAW/Menu
Also, for the initscreen, you need to do this...Go to your main install of the game. Mine is here...C:\Program Files (x86)\ThirdWire\Strike Fighters 2 PAW. Place the INITSCREEN.bmp in the Menu folder. Then, go back out of the menu folder and rename your StrikeFighters2.ini to whatever you have called your exe for your PAW install. Mine is StrikeFighters2 PAW.ini. I then opened the ini and added the following line under the [sTARTUP] heading...LoadingScreen=Menu\INITSCREEN.BMP. It should look like this...
[startup]
IntroMovieList=
LoadingScreen=Menu\INITSCREEN.BMP
StartupScreen=MainScreen
 
Keep in mind this isn't all the screens in the pack, just a sample. Hope ya like 'em. These files are released under the CombatAce Freeware Licensing agreement. You are free to modify these files and use them as you wish as long as the files are not used in payware of any kind. If you use them, please remeber to give credit. These files are released to a great community of simmers at CombatAce and SimHq. Have fun and God bless.
Jeff "pcpilot" Gerald
Version Notes:
Ver.1.1 Changed file format to jpg. Also added initscreen.
Ver.1.2 Added Campaign screen, loadingscreen, and loading wav.

***Solomons campaign Readme***
 
This is a "quick" and dirty little campaign for those who have made a Pacific war install. I wanted to do more than just single missions so researched how to make a camapign on my own. It was a little frustrating, but also quite rewarding and fun. I espesially liked the research part. Which brings to mind, this is not a strictly historical campaign. The units that are flyable did fight during the camapign but there are tons of details Im sure people could pick apart till the cows come home.
 
What you need...
 
To start with, the Solomons Version 3 terrain and wrenchs' planes readily available at combatace. You'll need the F4F-4, P-39/P400, P-38F, SBD-3 and SBD-5, F4U-1_TMF, A6M2, D3a Val, and Ki-43IIb packages from Wrench. He has done an OUTSTANDING job breathing new life into these models. Also the Betty G4M2 from armourdave. Add Starys' solomons and phillippines visual updates and wrenchs' pacific ships. I also added Kesselbrut's Pazific_GOP infantry and AAA units. Also look for the ShermanM4A3 and Type95 tanks, I forgot what the name of the pack I found them in but they are found at combatace.
 
If you want to add a little more "period" feel to this campaign, add my Menu music and Pacific AirWar menu screens, also found at combatace.
 
Just unzip this file into your C:\Users\Jeff\Saved Games\ThirdWire\StrikeFighters2 PAW folder, (or whatever you named your PAW install.)
 
Hope ya like 'em. Please let me know if there are any issues, I have not been able to test as thoroughly as I would like. These files are released under the CombatAce Freeware Licensing agreement. You are free to modify these files and use them as you wish as long as the files are not used in payware of any kind. If you use them, please remember to give credit. These files are released to a great community of simmers at CombatAce and SimHq. Have fun and God bless.
 
Jeff "pcpilot" Gerald

These models represent two major landing ships in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy:
Type 072 Yukan class, introduced in 1978, China's first indigenous large landing ship
Type 072II Yuting class, introduced in 1992, an improved version of the Yukan

 
These classes form the backbone of China's amphibious assault force. Each can carry 10 tanks, or 200 to 250 troops, or 500 tons of cargo, and feature a bow ramp and stern gate. They are desgined to be fast enough to reach Taiwan from the mainland in a single night. Each ship is armed with medium-caliber AAA guns. Some Yuting hulls were apparently equipped with a pair of 40-tube 122mm rocket launchers for naval fire support. As there is not enough information about them, this variant is not included in the package, but is available on request.
 
Important note: Once these ships are installed, the game can automatically generate task forces on naval maps featuring China as the primary opposing faction (i.e. Taiwan straits/Formosa and so on). You may be tasked to sink these landing ships as a naval strike mission so plan accordingly.
 
I recommend that you install the Luda, Jianghu, and Jiangwei models (as well as any PLAN ships I create in the future) so that a full escort force is available.
http://combatace.com/files/file/14189-luda-class-destroyers/
http://combatace.com/files/file/13041-jianghu-class-frigates/
http://combatace.com/files/file/12346-jiangwei-class-frigates/
 
See the readme for full details. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or constructive criticisms regarding this model, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you!