IL2: Forgotten Battles / Pacific Fighters by Ubisoft

Full History of each plane included in the read me files in the download.
 
 
Spitfire TD248
 
This skin is for the above mentioned aircraft and though we don't have a MKXVI Spitfire in the game the real plane closely resembles the MKIX that we do have access to so this is what I chose to use.
I finished this a while ago and something about it was really annoying to me - the real plane has a bubble canopy (which we don't have access to in the game) so after a week or so I decided to see if I could make the skin "look" like it has a bubble canopy - it turned out reasonably well so I'm now happy to share it.
 
This skin has been built to be used for the Mk.IX varients - it should fit them all except for the clipped wings as the lower wing roundels will get cut in half if you use it on them.
Sub note: this skin may also fit the MKVb varients (not Vc) with little difference so you may as well try it in those folders as well.
 
This skin was built using Fly By Shooters awesome MKVb template which I have adapted to fit the MKIX and added a few bits and bobs of my own.
 
 
Spitfire RN201
 
This skin is for the above mentioned aircraft and though we don't have a MKXIVe Spitfire in the game the real plane closely resembles the MKVIII (CW version) that we do have access to so this is what I chose to use. The only real difference in how it looks physically is that the real plane has a 5 bladed prop whereas we only have the use of 4 and also the real plane (having a Griffon engine) has distinctive raised elongated bulges just above the overhead valves which I have tried to fake onto the actual skin.
 
Stick this in your "SpitfireMkVIIICLP" skin folder and you are ready to go - note that it will more than likely fit the standard MKVIII as well so you may as well put it in that folder too. No Markings version included.
 
Template created by "Fly By Shooter" with elements from "Jesters Ink" and Myself.
 
 
 
Note to any skinners that have ever skinned a MK.IX - think for a second how much frustration I went through to get that red line along the fuselage of the TD248 skin lol.

Serial #: MV293 & Mv268
Model: FR Mk. XIV
Status: Airworthy
 
These skins are for the above mentioned aircrafts and though we don't have a MKXIV Spitfire in the game the real plane closely resembles the MKVIII (CW version) that we do have access to so this is what I chose to use. The only real difference in how it looks physically is that the real plane (having a Griffon engine) has distinctive raised elongated bulges just above the overhead valves which I have tried to fake onto the actual skin. The real plane also has a bubble canopy which I have also tried to fake onto the skin - it's not perfect as it's just not possible but from the right angle it works well enough.
 
Stick these in your "SpitfireMkVIIICLP" skin folder and you are ready to go - note that they will more than likely fit the standard MKVIII as well so you may as well put it in that folder too.
 
Display versions and weathered versions included.
 
Template created by "Fly By Shooter" with elements from "Jesters Ink" and Myself.
 
Full History included in the download.

FW190A-4. 2./JG54 Skin Pack Winter 1943. I have used Jesters Excellent Template. Theres weathered & non weathered versions so theres 8 skins of each version ,16 skins in total. Bright finished....Buglord :)

Two Seafire IIC (L III), MB244/6-Q and MB229 6-H flown by 899 Naval Air Squadron from HMS Indomitable from Scarpa Flow (Shetland Isles) as part of the British Home Fleet in June 1943.
Both A/C have the fuselage stengthening beams fitted for the forward cockpit bulkhead to the radio compartment, and the wing strengtheners required due to the added stresses of carrier landings.
 
Thx to Jester and TonyT for the base template, FBS for the internal layers from his MkVIII template and Robo for weathering and bits from his MkVc template.
 
4 skins included, 6-H/Q, one with national markings and one with tail flash.

Su-2 reskinned as a TBD Devastator.
 
I found the lack of this plane to be a major problem when creating early Pacific Naval scenarios.
 
The Devastator was not a star performer...Slow, antiquated, short on range and lacking armour, barely able to take off with its torpedo.
(Infact its main purpose seems to have been to iterate to the USN that they needed an effective Torpedo Bomber !).
 
The Su-2 is not a perfect substitute but seems the closest plane ingame in look and performance (especially when set to 'Rookie' with the minimum fuel load.)
The Su-2 cannot carry torpedoes (but 2x250kilo bombs is similar to the 1000lb bombload of the Devastator and is possibly more effective than the 'dud' MkXIII torpedoes that the US navy had during early 42.)
 
The Su-2 is slow and relatively unarmoured (like the Devastator) and has light guns, 3 Shvaks, which is similar to the Devastators (f) .50 & (rear).30.
 
Although unable to land on a carrier ,the Su-2 seems far closer ingame to this plane than the TBF-1 and for coops and offline missions, this skin may prove useful to others as it has to me.

A 20G OF 3rd Bomb Group
89th Bomb Squadron. "BIG NIG III"
CREW UNKNOWN

de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI RF857, EO-Q No. 404 Sqn. RCAF Banff, Scotland 1945.
Camouflage colours are Dark Green and Medium Sea Grey. Registration code is Black outlined in White.
 
Three skins included, EO-Q, one with national marks and one with tail flash.
 
Thx to Jester for the template, FBS for internals and weathering and Hynkel for (ammended) stencils.
 
All skins 'sharpened' for effect prior to brighting.

de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI HP904, 3-E No.333 (Norwegian) Sqn. RAF Leuchars, Scotland 1944.
 
Camouflage colours are Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky. Registration letters are believed to be Red with Yellow outlines. The AEAF bands around the fuselage were removed late summer or early autumn 1944, being painted over with fresh, slightly darker paint. The Norwegian flag on the nose is speculative, but it might very well have been applied.
 
Three skins included, E-3/HP904, one with national markings and one with tail flash only.
 
Many thx to Jester for the base template, FBS for weathering and internals and Hynkel for (ammended) stencils

OVERVIEW
 
Thanks for downloading (and for taking the time to read this file). The main features of this campaign mod:
 
1) Adds 13 new DGen operations and 4 new DGen careers for the Pacific Theater
 
2) Order of Battle extensively researched to put the right planes and squadrons in the campaign.
 
3) Ops file is based, as much as possible, on the mission reports and pilot accounts of actual air engagements that
 
occurred during the various campaigns.
 
4) Planes, ships, AAA, artillery, and everything else is placed in as accurate position as possible based on my research
 
and map/game limitations [Note, ships setups have been designed to provide most realistic experience with reload time at
 
5.0; I higher reload time could help if you are experiencing low fps around ships; a lower reload time would be good if
 
you just really, really, want to relive Torpedo 8's mission every time you fly an anti-shipping strike].
 
5) New campaign briefings
 
6) Use skins so aircraft are painted and marked as they were historically
 
 
0.08
Bug Fixes
1. 318th FG campaign crashing when going from Pearl Harbor to Marinanas
2. No USN escort missions in carrier campaigns
3. Coral Sea Escort mission crash
4. No USN non-CV anti-shipping strikes in Midway
5. N1K2 not showing up in Defense of Japan
 
Enhancements
1. Changed Rufe Tulagi campaign to pre-Guadalcanal bomber intercept campaign (as is historical)
2. Guadalcanal Invasion campaign improved (Japanese template, correct OB, correct skins)
3. Edited most carrier campaigns to reduce as much as possible the "30 mile final" (because of how DGen does carrier and antishipping missions, this is problem cannot be eliminated completely).
4. Added USMC campaign covering the defense of Wake Island before the Hiryu/Soryu carrier strike
5. Added Eastern Solomons campaign (correct air OB, task forces forces semi-historical, based on default Santa Cruz template)
6. D3A1s and sBD-3s have correct skins in Santa Cruz
7. A6M2-21s and D3A1s have green skins in Marianas
8. Reduced air OB numbers in .dat files 50% across the board (allows the player to have slightly more influence on the campaigns, and brings air OBs in line with ground and ship unit density)
9. Ar-196A3 (as a stand in for the E13A2) added to campaigns featuring IJN cruisers/battleships as appropriate

de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI RF769, KK-P No. 333 Norwegian) Sqn. RAF Banff, Scotland and Gardermoen, Norway 1945.
 
Three skins, KK-P, National markings and tail flash only
 
Thx to Jester and FBS for a combined template and Hynkel for (ammended) stencils.

Seafire LMkIII flown by Lt/Cdr George Baldwin of 807 NAS from HMS Hunter, British East Indies Fleet, Singapore, Sept 1945.
Baldwin was the Wing Leader and had all camflage stripped from his Westland built Seafire and a black anti-glare panel applied.
The Far East ID bands were also painted black.
 
Three skins included, D5-0, national marks only and tail flash only.
 
Thx to Jester for the template, with stuff from FBS, Robo and TonyT

Short Bong
 
Short Bong is a much shorter version of the America's Ace of Aces campaign. It is made for all of you who cannot spend the time that the real Dick Bong spent flying on his successful missions. This campaign is the same as America's Ace of Aces except you start out near the action. In the realism options choose instant success if you don't have the time to fly back to base.
 
Some time when you have the time try and play the full version of America's Ace of Aces. It's a real challenge and has some surprises I couldn't add in this short version.
 
Just over the Wisconsin border from Illinois is the most stolen sign in America. It reads "Bong Recreation Area".
 
99% of the people you ask will have no idea who or what the area is named after. It's a shame that the greatest fighter pilot America has ever produced is all but forgotten and his name has become a joke.
 
This is just my attempt to educate a small number of you as to the life and times of Richard Ira Bong, America's Ace of Aces. His record 40 kills in the Pacific Theater will never be surpassed. This unlikely farm boy from Poplar Wisconsin became a super star and then faded into the history books. He deserves more than just his 15 minutes of fame.
 
I have recreated all of Bong's successful missions. I have tried to recreate as accurately as possible the circumstances faced by Dick Bong in his 2 year onslaught of the Japanese armed forces. I have had to use different maps because many of the areas that Bong fought in are not represented in the game yet. Areas such as Northern New Guinea, Rabal, Borneo, the Philippine Islands of Negros, Mindoro and Leyte have not been modeled yet. I have found very similar areas on other maps that fit the bill however. By using the southern part of New Guinea I was able to recreate the Lae area farther to the north; by using the Singapore map I could recreate similar conditions to the Philippine islands etc. I think you will get the feel of the historical area and conditions.
 
There are a few fun missions. One where you take off at night and try and get Washing Machine Charlie as Bong tried to do a few times... Another where you get into a dogfight in a SBD against a float plane... One where you have a mock dog fight with a P47 as Bong did while on leave... and the last one where you try and complete the only mission that Dick Bong could not.
 
I wish to apologize for the racial epithets used to describe the Japanese race. This was the language of the times and the quotes are verbatim. I'm sorry if they cause any discomfort. I do not mean to offend, just to be historically accurate with my quotes.
 
If Put the plane on autopilot and you will encounter all the bogies that Dick Bong shot down.
 
The skins mentioned are not included in this version. If you want to use them they are included in America's Ace of Aces campaign only and you can download them there.

Hurricane IIb 'White 14' (Hurribomber) flown by the USSR's North Sea Fleet from May 1942 onward.
Finished in Ocean Grey/Dark Green with a Light Grey undersurface.
 
Three skins included, 'White 14', one with stars only and a blank.
 
Thx to FBS for the template with bits added from Java_Serval and Pavlac

Seafire F MkIII D-5X/PP479 flown by Sub-Lt F Logie of 807 Sqn FAA from HMS Hunter in June 1945.
PP479 was issued to 807 Sqn in Sept 1944, but in June 1945, while being flown by Logie a light cross wind lifted the Seafire while about to touch down over all the arrester wires and into the crash barrier, ripping off all three sections of undercart.
PP479 was dismantled and stored below decks until 'Hunter' reached Trincomlee, Ceylon, were it was classed as beyond repair and scrapped.
 
Three skins included, D-5X, one with FAA rounds only and one with tail flash.
 
Thx to Jester for the template, with bits from FBS and TonyT

FW190A-4 of I Gruppe./JG54 Eastern Front 1942-1943. I used Jesters excellent template ( as usual) & ive done two versions of this aircraft weathered & unweathered in each version theres a marked, unmarked & marked without swastika , 6 skins in total in the download. Bright finished...Buglord

A single player Practice mission with a He 111H towing a Me 321 glider off a Finnish airfield , Also include a Ntrk of same , Enjoy
Old Eagle

FW190A4 of SG2 or SG10 Tunisia early 1943 W.Nr. 611. This aircraft was apparantly re-painted & kept the rlm 76 undersurfaces & lower rudder whilst the fusalage was over sprayed in rlm78, the fusalage german cross was also oversprayed with rlm 78.--- RLM/79/78/76. Theres two versions of this aircraft Weathered & Unweathered each version has a Marked, unmarked, & Marked without swastika, 6 skins in total, I used jesters excellent template (Many Thanks) , Bright finished..........Buglord.

FW190A-3 of 10./JG1 flown by Johannes Rathenow, Holland 1942. Ive done two versions of this aircraft weathered & unweathered in each version theres Yellow cowling marked & unmarked , Red cowling marked & unmarked 8 skins in total in the download. I was unsure about the colouring of the lower cowling so i did both red & yellow. I used Jesters excellent A4 template (many thanks) ... Bright finished...Buglord.

'Yellow 12' flown by Uffz. Paul Lixfeldt, 6./JG 300, Loebnitz/Germany, November 1944
 
CORRECTED VERSION ,NEW SKIN WITH SHIELDS AND NEW TOOLING.
 
 
Thanks to Darren

A6M5C Saburo Sakai. Yokosuka Kokutai Japan 1945.
 
A6M2 Zero 21 Saburo Sakai Tainan NAG Rabaul 1942
 
His score of 64 planes downed is based on his own reports, and in some of his accounts it was one or two lower. Two Japanese pilots had higher scores, also based on their own counts. (Lieut. Tetsu Iwamoto shot down more than 100 Allied planes.) The Japanese Navy policy was not to credit personal victories officially, but to subordinate the individual to the group.
On Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he flew with his group to attack an American air base in the Philippines. He shot down an American P-40, in what was said to be the Japan's first aerial kill there. On Jan. 25, he downed an American B-17, the first Allied bomber to fall in the Pacific.
 
Sakai remains the top surviving ace of the Pacific Airwar.

FW.190A-5 of I Staffle I Gruppe JG51 , Theres two versions of this aircraft Weathered & Unweathered each version has a Marked, unmarked, & Marked without swastika, 6 skins in total, I used jesters excellent template (Many Thanks) , Bright finished..........Buglord

Me 262 of 11./JG7 based at Prague-Ruzyn in 1945. This particular aircraft was the personal mount of Ubfw. Heinz Arnold.
 
Place the file in your IL-2/paintschemes/skins/Me 262A-1a folder and blow stuff up..
 
Skin by Baron von Blutwurst with the aid of a heavily modified template by Aero_Shodanjo...thanks m8

Vought Corsair MkIV which is finished in the markings of Sub Lieutenant Donald J. Sheppard
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
No. 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious
Sakishima Islands, East China Seas
May, 1945
 
Sheppard holds the distinction of being the only FAA Corsair ace of WWII. This Corsair is finished in Fleet Air Arm colours.
"Some sources state that the Corsairs were painted in US equivalents of Olive Drab, Neutral Gray and Sky Gray. This could very well be, but a colour photo I have, does not look like these colours. Furthermore, Dana Bell has stated in his Export Colors publication that some US aircraft were still being delivered in the proper British colours right up until war's end." So, that is good enough for me.
 
 
Place the file in your IL-2/paintschemes/skins/Corsair MkIV folder and have a great flight..
Compatable with PF and PF+FB+AEP
 
Skin by Baron von Blutwurst
Internal Details by FlyByShooter...thanks m8

VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" Corsair piloted by Fred J. Streyg, February of 1944.
 
Place the file in your IL-2/paintschemes/skins/F4U-1A folder and have at it..
Skin for PF and PF+FB+AEP
 
Skin by Baron von Blutwurst
Template by mostly Baron von Blutwurst and ?
 
Internals by FlyByShooter..Thanks again m8.

Panel Finder Tool for use in finding small areas of skins that are causing you problems to find. A seven page tutorial is included which explains how to use both Adlabs "Panel Finder" and how to use this extension tool along with it. Note that the "Panel Finder" included was created entirely by Adlabs and the extension is the only part of this pack created by Myself (96th_Nighshifter). Happy skinning, hope this helps someone as much as it has helped me.