WW2: Invasion of Japan?

MKSheppard · July 24, 2009

Okay, rebuilt it; and made sure everything was to scale. Guam is 49-50~ km long; good enough for our purposes. :ok:

The Bitmap Scale is 2 pixels per 1 km; so if you wanted to create a subsetted map 1,000 square km in size, you'd just crop it to 2,000 x 2,000 pixels.

Right now; this map is 5450 km from the Marianas to Sakhalin; the HFD is 226 MB, while the TFD is 85~ MB :blink:

Thank god these things zip up pretty well.

You can download the map height BMP, the HFD, etc from HERE

15 MB... and unzips to 425 MB!!! :blink:

Edited July 24, 2009 by MKSheppard

Wrench · July 24, 2009

Holy s**t!!!

Can you imagine the file size for d/l?? after adding all the tiles, various and sundry terrrain object buildings....it'd be be largest terrain download EVER for this series!!

the current re-tuning of the Okinawa map is about 90% done, just need to add a few bits and bobs of eye candy to some of the port tiles (docked ships ... I REALLLY want to add a docked BB, even though none were left at the time...

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Quicke resking for the TwinMust; needs some fine tuning of the tail marking (blue), and new decals. Day fighter, 42nd FS. It's sssooooo nice having templates.... :wink: the 'buzzz numbers' (or modex if it was Navy) will run from 300-349, as is historical for their D & H models, with attendant serial numbers (real ones, from the cancelled B order)

wrench

kevin stein

Wrench · July 24, 2009

opps...I forgot to post these too..

new, non-historical kadena (notice how it just barley fits the 4 G-AB1 tiles...even twisted to 60 degees)

close up of the flight line. Those with reallly sharp eyes will note the actual positions correspond to 08 level parking slots :wink:

wrench

kevin stein

MKSheppard · July 25, 2009

Okay, here's TRY TWO:

3,300 km map, weighing in at:

83 MB HFD

31 MB TFD

You can see how I saved space by relocating the Marianas to somewhere between Okiwana and Iwo Jima.

Link to 7 MB ZIP

MKSheppard · July 25, 2009

Try THREE:

2462 km map with the same relocation of the marianas to save room; deletion of taiwan and northern Hokkadio weighing in at

46 MB HFD

17 MB TFD

Get the 2.4 MB ZIP HERE

Edited July 25, 2009 by MKSheppard

MKSheppard · July 25, 2009

By the way, a 1946 scenario is starting to look ever more interesting; we could have the following flying:

FD/FH Phantom

FJ-1 Fury

F6U-1 Pirate

P-80 Shooting Star

off carriers

Several P-80A Shooting Stars were transferred to the United States Navy beginning 29 June 1945, retaining their P-80 designations. At Naval Air Station Patuxent River, one Navy P-80 was modified (with required add-ons, such as a tail hook) and loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt at Norfolk, Virginia, on 31 October 1946. The following day the aircraft made four deck-run takeoffs and two catapult launches, with five arrested landings, flown by Marine Major Marion Carl. A second series of trials was held 11 November.

Edited July 25, 2009 by MKSheppard

MKSheppard · July 25, 2009

I think I created a Kamikazi! :clapping:

Okay, make a copy of what plane you want to turn into a kamikazi, like for example

D3A1 into D3A1_Kamikazi

and in the D3A1_Kamikazi_DATA.ini

add

[DiveBombAI]
RollInRange=6000.0

RollInAlt=4000.0

PullOutRange=1.0

PullOutAlt=1.0

ReleaseAlt=1.0

SecondPassRange=4000.0

SecondPassAlt=1600.0

ReleaseCount=12

ReleaseInterval=0.5

ChanceDefensiveTurn=0

ChanceBreakTurn=0

ChanceHardTurn=0

ChanceTurnDirection=0

ChanceContinue=100

[LevelBombAI]

PullOutRange=1.0

PullOutAlt=1.0

ReleaseAlt=1.0

SecondPassRange=4000.0

SecondPassAlt=1500.0

ReleaseCount=4

ReleaseInterval=0.5

So when I ordered my wingman in a test to attack a carrier, this is what occured:

Course, some tweeking is needed to get the AI right, but this approach has many benefits -- for one, you can get credit for destroying Kamikazis in the campaign, and you can program in some limited evasive manouvers for the Kamikazi.

Of course, when you're doing the ini tweeks; don't forget to remove the rear gunners. I'm not sure, but Kamikazis didn't have them, instead relying on Zero Escort.

Edited July 25, 2009 by MKSheppard

Wrench · July 25, 2009

Hmmm...I like it! You could be on to something!!!

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Most, if not all those jets are probably just outside the 'year range' for PTO:46. We lack the F6U and FJ-1 (both of which were pretty much junk birds)

But there is this....98.6% Historically Accurate reskin/decaling of DAT's Phantom I ... I don't remember if I ever sent this over to Capun or not!! All the lights dialed in, adjusted weapons, 100% accurate BuNums (meaning, they're FH-1s, some actually ARE for VF-17A)

Operational start year is STILL 1947, although if we get a Midway CVB, they MIGHT have flown some operational sorties against the Home Islands. Their perfomance, as expected for these early jets, isn't much better than a Bearcat or Mustang ..

Simple change of decals, and VIOLA! you've got pre-redbar (post-1947) version. (and before anyone asks, yes, it's one of the several dozen projects I'm sitting on)

Also, don't forget my "What If..." 504 Squadron PTO Metor F.3, BPF 887 Squadron Seafire 46, and CBI Spitfire 22 (all either here or my site). Screenies posted on request.

wrench

kevin stein

MKSheppard · July 25, 2009

Most, if not all those jets are probably just outside the 'year range' for PTO:46.

Not really. Remember, that in September 1945, with VJ Day occuring, both the USN and USAF in addition to cancelling tens of thousands of planned aircraft, also put a hold on R&D spending and new aircraft procurement for the immediate post-war years -- remember that while the first XP-84 was ready in December 1945; it wasn't until the summer of 1947 that the first actual Thunderjets, P-84Bs began to be delivered.

This is a result of going from $556.9 Billion DoD Budget in 1946 to just $52 million in 1947. It wasn't until the Korean war that US military spending really began to revive.

Operational start year is STILL 1947, although if we get a Midway CVB, they MIGHT have flown some operational sorties against the Home Islands.

USS Midway commissioned 10 September 1945; so if we give three months to "shake down", she becomes available to the USN for offensive operations from very late December 1945/ Early January 1946.

Wrench · July 26, 2009

the more I work on this PTO Twin Mustang , the more I like it..... I think I'll just have to release it.... :biggrin:

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Okinawa seems nearly done, only lacking GA routes on Kyushu (and those I"ll leave to the Campaign Builder). All 16 Navy Radar picket stations are in 95% of their historical locations. Some retiling and general cleanup, etc, etc, etc.

other screenies:

Sasebo Naval Base

and

the as yet unreleased Hawker Sea Fury F10, in standard FAA 1947 (real life post-war) colors. A simple redecaling can add the BPF roundel-and-bar, if there's any intrest.

I really do need to get back to finishing the Solomons and, working on Tunisia....

wrench

kevin stein

Fatman · July 26, 2009

July 26, 2009

Below is the following of ships that can be use in WW 2: Invasion O f Japan.

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

USS Enterprise ( CV-6 )

USS Hornet ( CV-8 )

USS Essex ( CV-9 )

BATTLESHIP

HMS Iron Duke

DESTROYER

USS Fletcher ( DD-445 )

LIGHT CRUISER

USS Brooklyn (CL-40 )

CARGO SHIP

USN Cargo Ship

SUBMARINE

USS Trutta

GENERIC

USS Bulwark ( Minesweeper AM-425 )

Destroyer

Cruiser

Tanker

PT Boat

Oiler

Submarine

Type 2

LANDING CRAFTS

Cargo Barge

Tank Barge

Troop Barge

JAPANESE SHIPS

Japanese Battleship

Japanese Cruiser

Japanese Destroyer

Fatman

Wrench · July 26, 2009

Of the American pre-war carriers, only SARATOGA and ENTERPISE were left. RANGER spent her entire carreer in the Atlantic, being deemed too small and too slow for Pacific operations.

Hornet: sunk, battle of the eastern solomons

wasp: sunk, battle of santa cruz

yortown: sunk at midway

lexington: sunk at coral sea

All the over carriers would be Essex/Ticonderoga classs CV-9, Gambier Bay/ Casablanca class CVE, Princiton class CVLs

You're also forgetting Hinch's US battleships for the Oklahoma*, Tennesse Classes (available in my Hawaii map), IJN Fuso and Ise, Nagato (also there) -- albeit, most of these Jap BBs are somewhere's on the bottom, but they exist.

Don't forget HMS Belfast, Repulse class BB, DATs 'C' Class DD (Cavailer), Formidible class CVs for the BPF (oh, and my "stand-in" Tribal class, modded from the Darings, available in the new NorthAfrica upgrade here at CA)

Pity Grinch never finished his OMAHA class CLs, those'd be a nice addition to any WW2 install.

Hinch's Iron Duke is only good for one thing, USS Texas, and even there it ain't perfect, as Texas hasn't got any mid-ship main batteries, and the casemate 5 inchers are missing. But, it's the only WWI style dreadnaught we have, and it's close enough. It's even flying the State of Texas Flag!

DAT stuff would also include the CV-5, CV-9 (ww2), Liberty, Jaccard class DE, Benham DDs Brooklyn CL -- all will be needed, although I have a replacement for the CV-5 class (seeing as there's only ONE left... a revamped Enterprise6 from 2005, updated with more weapons and such)

Also their 2 jap tanks.

These, of course, would have to be obtained by the End Users on their own, as nothing of theirs may be included.

Trust me, I've done all my homework, and have my finger deep on the pluse of what we have, what's needed, and where to get it.

Fact checking it my thannaagg doncha know.

*although still showing the cage masts, as opposed to the post-Pearl overhauls to tripod*

wrench

kevin stein

Fatman · July 28, 2009

July 27, 2009

Below is the following of artillery ,vehicles, infantry and tanks that can be use in WW2: Invasion Of Japan.

USA

ARTILLERY

37mm-Antitank Gun

Browning AAA

INFANTRY

US Army

US Squad Early (USMC)

TANKS

Grant Tank

Lee Tank

M3 Halftrack

M3GMC Halftrack Tank Destroyer

M24 Chaffee Tank

M36 Tank Destroyer

M-16 AAA Halftrack

Sherman4A3 Tank 75mm

Sherman-E8 Tank 76mm

Sherman-4A1

Sherman-4A2

VEHICLE

M8 Armored Car

Fuel Truck

M38 Jeep

JAPAN

Type 95 Tank

Type 96 AAA

Type 97 Tank

INFANTRY

Japanese Army

Please Note: All items in red can be downloaded from www.geos-aircaft.com

Fatman

Wrench · July 28, 2009

Yes, I KNOW it's really a Mk.5, but it's the only one we got. No need to iterate the MAJOR differences between the F Mk.1, FR.1, etc. I already know them. (lack of chin or 'beard' radiator, wingtip extensions -the Mk5 has this clipped wing-existence of wingroot radiators, has wrong 2200 horse Griffon; s/b 1600 hp version, 3 bladed prop and not 4, and LOTS of stuff never finished -like the Youngmann flaps that work, don't forget when Simon released this 4 or 5 year ago, it was a VERY beta model. And still is)

new skin, from new home-made templates; need to make Modex & serial number decals, and the little map that goes on the front fues by the cockpit. But if you don't look too closly -ie, squint at it in very bad light, it'll make a passable stand-in F Mk.1

1771 Squadron, FAA, HMS Implacable, BPF. (note to self: locate and place TF 57 on map)

wrench

kevin stein

MKSheppard · July 28, 2009

In Two Weeks

I can do the basic 3d modelling, but I'll need someone to help me with the texturing and layout of the data ini for SFP; since I'm not very good at those.

Also, I just aquired Tlai Enterprise's WWII Deck Lettering:

; so we don't have to make 40 individual skins for all the CVEs in the theater -- it will however require a separate WWII/Korea Install, because I don't think you can have two types of CV Deck Numbers (WWII style and Modern) in one install.

Wrench · July 28, 2009

Impressive! That's a lot better looking than Hinch's MAC I been using for CVEs.

Don't know too much about creating a new data ini, but I do know that you can use the measurements from MAX (where the bow is, stack, stern, etc) for getting the placements for the various effects (wake, ship smoke, bow wave)

I'd definately drop Hinch a line, as he IS our Resident Shipbuilder he'd be able to give more and better advice. Any chances for landing boats?? We don't have LCM, LCI, LST, LCVP, Higgens (don't know if they'd still be use in 46....) etc.

wrench

kevin stein

+KnightWolf45 · July 28, 2009

cool

well i will do some amtraks and duwk (or wattever they are called) landing cratfs has soon has its done i will find a way to upload them.

+Hinchinbrooke · July 29, 2009

If we're talking a 'what if' for 1946, the Daring Class destroyers would fit in very well (as they were designed with the Pacific in mind).

I'd offer Vanguard (completed '46), but she ain't done yet.

Wrench · July 29, 2009

Nice!!!

btw, I used the Daring's as "stand-in" Tribals on the North Africa map! Not a perfect match, but 'close enough for gaming work' :wink:

(I can JUST hear stiglr spinning around and shouting!)

wrench

kevin stein

+Hinchinbrooke · July 29, 2009

Nice!!!

btw, I used the Daring's as "stand-in" Tribals on the North Africa map! Not a perfect match, but 'close enough for gaming work'

(I can JUST hear stiglr spinning around and shouting!)

wrench

kevin stein

No problems. The Daring is there to be used. I launched her thinking that the Suez Campaign from TW might be imminent. Apparently not.

Anyway, the Pacific seems a fitting environment.

charlielima · July 30, 2009

Not really. Remember, that in September 1945, with VJ Day occuring, both the USN and USAF in addition to cancelling tens of thousands of planned aircraft, also put a hold on R&D spending and new aircraft procurement for the immediate post-war years -- remember that while the first XP-84 was ready in December 1945; it wasn't until the summer of 1947 that the first actual Thunderjets, P-84Bs began to be delivered.

This is a result of going from $556.9 Billion DoD Budget in 1946 to just $52 million in 1947. It wasn't until the Korean war that US military spending really began to revive.

USS Midway commissioned 10 September 1945; so if we give three months to "shake down", she becomes available to the USN for offensive operations from very late December 1945/ Early January 1946.

With ADs, F7Fs, F8Fs, and perhaps some PBJs to be delivered to a land base?