Gunrunner Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Being a great fan of anti-runway missions I was quite disappointed of not being able to use Durandals. Since Durandals are modeled as rockets, they can't be used without some editing. The basic editing would be changing pylons in the plane data.ini to add the RCKT WeaponType, but that would mean mounting only one Durandal per pylon. That would be better but wouldn't represent the way they were used in Israelian, French or USAF service. Fortunately we could do some simple modifications to emulate the mounting used. Since we are dealing with rockets we can simply add specialised rocket pods using the TER and MER LODs. Below are the MER and TER adapted to carry 2, 3, 4 and 6 Durandal, the exemple deals only with the French Durandal, adapting them for the BLU-107/B is minimal. [WeaponDataxxxx] TypeName=Durandalx2 FullName=Matra Durandal (x2) ModelName=ter Mass=43.090000 Diameter=0.230000 Length=1.980000 AttachmentType=FRANCE,CHINA,BRAZIL,W_GERMANY NationName=FRANCE StartYear=1980 EndYear=2000 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1980 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=2 RailLaunched=FALSE RocketTypeName=Durandal NumRockets=2 ROF=0.000000 FireEffectName= FireEffectTime=0.000000 FrontCoverNodeName= RearCoverNodeName= ShowRockets=TRUE Rocket01Position=0.230000,0.000000,-0.110000 Rocket02Position=-0.230000,0.000000,-0.110000 [WeaponDataxxxx] TypeName=Durandalx3 FullName=Matra Durandal (x3) ModelName=ter Mass=43.090000 Diameter=0.230000 Length=1.980000 AttachmentType=FRANCE,CHINA,BRAZIL,W_GERMANY NationName=FRANCE StartYear=1980 EndYear=2000 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1980 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=2 RailLaunched=FALSE RocketTypeName=Durandal NumRockets=3 ROF=0.000000 FireEffectName= FireEffectTime=0.000000 FrontCoverNodeName= RearCoverNodeName= ShowRockets=TRUE Rocket01Position=0.230000,0.000000,-0.110000 Rocket02Position=-0.230000,0.000000,-0.110000 Rocket03Position=0.000000,0.000000,-0.355000 [WeaponDataxxxx] TypeName=Durandalx4 FullName=Matra Durandal (x4) ModelName=mer Mass=99.790001 Diameter=0.260000 Length=3.590000 AttachmentType=FRANCE,CHINA,BRAZIL,W_GERMANY NationName=FRANCE StartYear=1980 EndYear=2000 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1980 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=2 RailLaunched=FALSE RocketTypeName=Durandal NumRockets=4 ROF=0.000000 FireEffectName= FireEffectTime=0.000000 FrontCoverNodeName= RearCoverNodeName= ShowRockets=TRUE Rocket01Position=0.230000,1.240000,-0.090000 Rocket02Position=0.230000,-1.260000,-0.090000 Rocket03Position=-0.230000,1.240000,-0.090000 Rocket04Position=-0.230000,-1.260000,-0.090000 [WeaponDataxxxx] TypeName=Durandalx6 FullName=Matra Durandal (x6) ModelName=mer Mass=99.790001 Diameter=0.260000 Length=3.590000 AttachmentType=FRANCE,CHINA,BRAZIL,W_GERMANY NationName=FRANCE StartYear=1980 EndYear=2000 Availability=2 BaseQuantity=40 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1980 ExportEndYear=2020 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=2 RailLaunched=FALSE RocketTypeName=Durandal NumRockets=6 ROF=0.000000 FireEffectName= FireEffectTime=0.000000 FrontCoverNodeName= RearCoverNodeName= ShowRockets=TRUE Rocket01Position=0.230000,1.240000,-0.090000 Rocket02Position=0.230000,-1.260000,-0.090000 Rocket03Position=-0.230000,1.240000,-0.090000 Rocket04Position=-0.230000,-1.260000,-0.090000 Rocket05Position=0.000000,1.240000,-0.330000 Rocket06Position=0.000000,-1.260000,-0.330000 The positions are not perfect, especially on the TER, but they are close enough for now. The x2 and x4 adapters are stand-in, as in reality specifics adapters were available, IIRC a low-drag quad used in France and a duo one used on German Phantoms and during the USAF evalutations. Also, the dates in the Weapons Pack are incorrect, the Durandal entered service in the French Air Force in 1977, and entered service in the USAF around 89/90. Of course, once this is done, you still have to edit your planes data.ini to add the capability to use rocket pods (RP) on pylons that should be able to use Durandals. Edited November 9, 2007 by Gunrunner Quote
PigDriver Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 Cheers, thanks for that! I've been scratching my head wondering how to add them. Quote
+ravenclaw_007 Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 Nice Work ThankYou maybe we could ask Fast Cargo to model some of the weapon racks ? Quote
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