Strike Fighters 1 Series by Thirdwire

Here is a little mod which will improve the authenticity when selecting camouflaged USAF F-4 Phantom II aircraft in Wings over Vietnam. Real F-4C/D/E serial numbers are provided as TGA format decals (40 each) and new numbers.lst and decals.ini files for each aircraft type are here. Now, when you select aircraft serials, they will be authentic type serials. (Intended for the historical nut like me). All serials are actual airplanes found in Southeast Asia in 1967-71 time frame. They are also double the resolution of those provided by the simulation also, so should appear a bit sharper.
 
This was prompted by observing that no real F-4C serials are provided for in the simulation, nor were the original FY1967 serials for F-4Es that first arrived in theater in 1968. The FY68 and 69 F-4E serials at the end of the list are all white and are TAC aircraft which were TDY in Southeast Asia in 1972-73.
 
New tailcodes and correct fin tip colors coming!
 
Mike Druzolowski

This aircraft depicts a P-51D Mustang, "Live Bait", s/n 44-63702, - flown by 1LT Clayton Gross, 355th FS/354th FG, July-August 1944. Special thanx to Wolf257 for creating this aircraft and to Crab02 and USAFMTL for their help with the making of this skin.
 
Hope you enjoy, Pappy

This aircraft depicts a P-51D Mustang, "Grim Reaper", s/n 44-63702, - flown by CAPT Lowell K. Brueland, 355th FS/354th FG, July-August 1944. Special thanx to Wolf257 for creating this aircraft and to Crab02 and USAFMTL for their help with the making of this skin.
 
Hope you enjoy, Pappy

A skin for Wolf257's p-47D-20
 
the 334th Fighter Squadron was originally the No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF
with American volunteers.
 
***Now With***
Used weathered look
Individual artwork and numbers
Correct Squadron Markings
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Scrapper

Pilot - Maj.Edward B.Giller
343rd FS, 55th FG
 
Thanks to suhsjake, for his good template.
 
***Fixed***
Squadron Markings
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This skin is for Wolf257's P-51d-30. Enjoy!
 
Scrapper

55th FG, 343rd FS ETO skin for Wolf257's P-38H.
 
***Fixed***
Individual and squadron Markings
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Enjoy!
 
Scrapper

This is a complete higher resolution(512x512) VietnamSEA tileset repaint with added trees.
ReadMe and Installation instructions are included in the file archive.

VF21 skin for F-4B (circa 1965), based on Sundowner's excellent templates
 
Adapted by
Sony Tuckson

AC-130A Hercules South East Asia Camo ver 2.0 by Pasko
 
2004-07-02
 
Beta cockpit included

This updates the Iran Iraq campaign for SF1 to the latest patches: SP051506a and P083006. Both patches can be found at the Thirdwire site www.thirdwire.com
 
simply place into your fully patched and installed Iran Iraq folder.
 
If you do not have the Iran Iraq War all inclusive mod installed:
 
1. You must have a seperate SF1 installation for this campaign.
 
2. Make sure you patch the SF1 install to the latest released patches mentioned above.
 
3. Then install the all inclusive Iran Iraq campaign (102 MB file) found at www.combatace.com ( follow installation instructions carefully including the seperate F-14a(IAF) and MIg-25PD install)
 
4. Install the latest weapons pack.
 
5. Then install this quick update.
 
Enjoy!
 
MK2
 
 
 
I include the original Iran Iraq War read me file below:
 
 
 
 
 
This campaign is based on the Iran Iraq war that lasted from 1980-1988. It includes New terrain,, Persian music, photos, new screens, new sound files, new planes, new skins, and campaign files, heavily researched air units for Iran Iraq, historical air bases and locations.
 
This needs to be a separate install.
 
STEP 1
Please make sure your sf1 game installation follows this path (or the medals will not work): C:\IranIraq\Strike Fighters\Flight etc.
 
 
OR
 
You may go into the MedalsIRAQ.ini AND MedalIran.ini files (located in the "flight" folder of this zip) and change the path if you so desire (AS AN Example ADDING d:\ drive instead of C:\ ).
 
STEP 2
Please install the contents of the folders to their respective locations (not the folders themselves but what is located inside).
 
 
 
STEP 3
You must have the following additional planes(and weapons pack) installed.
 
Mig-25PD
F-14a(iaf)
Latest Weapons pack (can be found at www.combatace.com)
 
There is also an optional skin pack that adds even more skins to the Iraqi side created by Phamtuan called : Phamtuan_Skinpack_Iraq that can be used to enhance the game. it may be found at wwww.combatace.com
 
Step 4
 
Go to the terrain folder in your SF1 directory. Locate the desert folder. Locate the Desert cat file. Copy file over into the IR folder located in the terrain folder (if you followed the instructions outlined above). Rename the Desert cat file in your IR folder from : Desert to : IR
 
IMPORTANT NOTES*****
 
#1 There is a known issue while flying from some of the bases that will occur when there is a heavily overcast day with low cloud cover. You will not see the runway due to the clouds, your plane will be positioned above them on the runway. You may take off as normal and it does not affect game play. This is a visual glitch probably due to the terrain elevations and it is relatively rare.
 
#2
In order to properly simulate a protracted ground war (after all this war ended in a stalemate after 8 years!)
we have frozen the ground offensives and they will not start for approximately 9 months of game time. If you play the entire campaign through, it will start before the campaign ends. This method is probably more historical.
If you would like to change this setting, it is very easy to do. You need to open the IranIraq_data.ini file and find the following file:
 
StartGroundOffensive=270
 
For both Force 1 (Iran) and Force 2 (Iraq) you may then change the value.
 
Be warned that changing these settings may result in strange results (the war ending after several months as an example).
 
 
Credit for this campaign goes to:
 
USAFMTL: Project lead & Terrain
 
MK2 : Project Coordinator, Campaign files, Music , Pilot Photos, hangar sound files
 
Kouts: excellent Main screen and in game screens
 
Sundowner: skins for the F-5A, Mirage, F-14A and the F-4D and E
 
Sony Tuckson: Mirage skins
 
Charles Gunst: Medals
 
Bpao: Mirage, F-5A and F-14A aircraft (needs download).
 
Marcfighters: Mig skins
 
ArmourDave: SU-17
 
Crab_02: F-4D pre block 27, so yes there is a new plane in this add on.
 
Mago: Mig-21MF cockpit

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.

Yak-41 Upgrade.
 
This package contains an upgraded FM, and an effects package for Gabilon's Yak-41. It does not contain the aircraft itself, which you must have installed FIRST.
 
Gabilon's YAK-41 can be downloaded at:
 
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=4212

These are the Photoshop templates for my C-130J-30 Ver 2.0, so that others can make skins for it.
 
Enjoy!

These are the Photoshop templates for my C-130J Ver 1.0, so that others can make skins for it.
 
Enjoy!

This is a C-130J-30 cockpit that is included in my C-130 packages.
 
It can be used as the cockpit for any 4 engine aircraft.
 
Read the Readme.txt

This is a Standard length C-130J as if it we operated by the Royal Australian Air Force.
 
Read the Readme.txt.

C-130J-30 As flown by 37 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force.
 
VERSION 2.0 NOTES
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This updated version of my original C-130J-30 has some
changes to the model as well as the inclusion of a virtual
cockpit.
 
The main changes/additions to the model in Ver 2.0 were:
- Added all the antennas and aerials to the top and bottom.
- Added pitot probes either side of the nose
- Moved the landing gear pods forward. (The old model didn't
look "stretched" because the pods were too far back.)
- Reshaped the tail and dorsal fin. (Also didn't look right)
- Cleaned up the Wing/Fuselage interface.
- Fixed the landing gear shock animation and made it so the
rudder will turn the nose wheel on the ground.
- Extended the cargo compartment inside the aircraft and
added two new pallet and three vehicle positions. At this
stage, the only vehicle you can load is the M38 jeep
included in the game (so sorry, no chute animation).
- Modelled the MAWS sensors on the nose and tail.
- Modelled the damaged outer wing section.
- Fixed the flight model to more accurately resemble that
of a Herc.
- Added two external hardpoints for external fuel tanks.
- Fixed the texture mapping on the control surfaces.
- New Hangar and Loading screen.
 
Read the Readme.txt

36° Stormo 156° Gruppo Caccia Bombardieri
This skin depicts planes from 36 Stormo in the standard NATO camo, with white numbers and big national roundels, used by Italian Aitr Force in the 80's.
 
Readme included

6° Stormo 154° Gruppo "Red Devils"
 
This skin depicts planes from 6 Stormo in the standard NATO camo, with white numbers and big national roundels, used by Italian Aitr Force in the 80's.
 
Readme included

This skin represents the 8 F-4F Rhinos of the 35th TFW from 1974-1978.
they flew with US-markings. they were used to train german F-4F crews.

A skin for Wolf257's p-51b-10.
 
the 334th Fighter Squadron was originally the No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF
with American volunteers.
 
Thanks to suhsjake, for his good template.
 
Scrapper

An Army medivac skin for Pasko's UH-1B
 
You can find the UH-1B at his site ..... Pasko's.
 
Credit to pasko for the UH-1B.
 
Any questions or comments about this skin, direct them to me via PM here at CA.
 
Cheers,
HrntFixr

An Marine skin for Pasko's UH-1B
 
You can find the UH-1B at his site ..... Pasko's.
 
Credit to pasko for the UH-1B.
 
Any questions or comments about this skin, direct them to me via PM here at CA.
 
Cheers,
HrntFixr

An Air America skin for Pasko's UH-1B
 
You can find the UH-1B at his site ..... Pasko's.
 
Credit to pasko for the UH-1B.
 
Any questions or comments about this skin, direct them to me via PM here at CA.
 
Cheers,
HrntFixr

An Army skin for Pasko's UH-1B
 
You can find the UH-1B at his site Pasko's.
 
Credit to pasko for the UH-1B.
 
Any questions or comments about this skin, direct them to me via PM here at CA.
 
Cheers,
HrntFixr