A video from my latest install

[ShrikeHawk]

Late Pacific war and into a "what if" scenario including Japanese jets.

 

[+Stratos]

Nice video mate, Aces over the Pacific 1946 style!

[+Stary]

very nice SH!

wish it had more of those high altitude bombers interceptions, allways love to watch those

[amariani]

Nice!! Imagine if we had a Super Corsair!!

[ShrikeHawk]

Thanks Fellas. Gawd, I remember Aces over the Pacific. That was awesome. I think I have a few more unused clips, maybe including more high-altitude interceptions. ;) And yeah, I would love to have an F2G SuperCorsair for this install. I might add on an AD Skyraider. There's a Helldiver in this install too.

 

Anyway, if there's interest, I might post this entire install just like the Finland one.

 

Maybe we can have a "Whole Install" category?

[+Wrench]

the BT2D-1 already exists, based on the 3rd Wire A-1H

[+daddyairplanes]

awesome for the possibilities. However also keep in mind one of the historical facts: that the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on 9 Aug 45 and if the Japanese still chose to fight on (even tho one of their largest fighting forces left was destroyed in Manchuria) you would see Soviet air in there as well as the primary American air show with Brit and Aussie secondary acts.

 

 

addition: jet v jet----- the original Phantom (FH-1) was awarded a contract for 100 planes March '45.  the Olympic invasion was set for Nov '45 so not outside plausibilty to have one or two jet squadrons off the coast of Japan.....

Edited July 16, 2016 by daddyairplanes

[ShrikeHawk]

Good point about the Russians. It might be amusing to have American aircraft escorting Russian Tu-2 bombers.

 

I've added the 3W Skyraider and modified it to be an AD-1 (smaller engine, only 2 cannons).

 

I just downloaded the 1946 P-80 I found here. So that will work for jet vs jet. Unfortunately, the FH-1 isn't available here. Bummer. I had wanted to include it.

[+Wrench]

I already have a 3W BT2D-1; it appears that I'd neglected to release it.

 

this skin carriers Coral Sea markings, circa 1946, but ... well ya know....

[ShrikeHawk]

Awesome. That's great news.

[+Wrench]

how about a Bearcat with the correct (Aug 1945) markings??

VF-3, aboard the new CVB, USS Coral Sea

(also corrected guns back to 50 cals, --still researching the correct lighting--

 

It's doubtful that VF-19 on board USS LANGLEY (CVL-27), enroute to the war zone in the Real Historical world, would have have used the older "G" system markings, as depicted on this aircraft since it was released in 2006. More than likely, they would have started using the new numbering system (as still used today) and the new code letters, as per a BuAir directive of July 45

[ShrikeHawk]

That looks awesome to me. I would love to have that. If the G-system markings are unlikely to continue into 1947, then maybe this is better. I'd still like to have the cannons as in the F8F-2, just because I like cannons. Even the P-47's 8x50s don't kill fast enough on the Ki-201. Then again, I tend to think the destructiveness of 20mm cannon is overmodeled.

 

By the way, I had modded the Skyraider skin to match the weathering on my Corsairs. FM is edited to match the smaller engined AD-1, and the radar was removed from the loadout.ini. Still need to remove one pair of cannons. This is just an edit to the VA-195 skin. Maybe the decals you have above could be paired with this skin.

 

Here's a screenie.

 

Edited July 21, 2016 by ShrikeHawk

[+Wrench]

squadron color markings (matching modex number sequence -100, 200, etc) didn't come into play until 1948-ish or so. However, the 100, 200, etc squadron numbering would be correct for July 45. Oddly, in early 46 the Navy went back to the old pre-war numbering  -- *squadron number* -type of squadron- *plane-in-squadron* 

example:
20-F-5 or 19-B-12

 

BT2Ds would definately be equiped with the AN/APS-4 radar pods, as seen on nearly all period strike birds (TBM, SB2C, some twins like PBJ) 

Also lets us use Dels superb radar equipped cockpit!!!

 

not to self: change the C code letter back to the EE, correct for August 45 on the Dauntlas II

what's also missing on ALL Skyraiders is the water injection (WEP) statements, as they had it from the very beginning, so the "current" power statements are fairly correct.

The only thing that isn't correct, are the additional antennas on the spine, found only on A-1H/J models. Unfortunately, these are part of the fuselage mesh, and not removable via the ini trick

 

in the very near future, I'll be releasing the entire BT2D Dauntless II, with several other decals for other CVGs

[Wilches]

Wrench, what the "Flying Pancack"´s fate? Would be a nice fit here.

[+Wrench]

it's "usable" but has MANY flaws (not the least of with is a double prop arc for some unexplained reason) See image below

 

I don't release things when I'm not sure who the original creator is (as was seen recently with the nastyness caused by DNSDesigns with Denis Olivera and the Tucano)