Hairog

Newly updated with lots of video tracks and added content and improved missions America's Ace of Aces 2.o http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=3818

Storyline for 1946 WWIII Chapter one January 23, 1946 Stalin's former allies have demobilized entire armies and have sent many of their armed forces home. The US and England have a fraction of their former forces stationed on the European mainland and have shown no backbone in resisting Soviet incursions. The only thing holding Stalin back from his vision of a communist Europe dominated by the USSR is the fear of the American nuclear bomb. He has seen the devastation it has brought to the Empire of Japan. Although he has no doubt that his armed forces can storm through the blasted hulk of the former Germany and France he is held in check by the fear of nuclear destruction from the skies. The war mongers in the US have also decided to base a squadron of B29 Super Fortresses in West Germany. The B29 is an offensive weapon not a defensive weapon. What are they thinking of. In addition his former allies are gathering far too many of the German scientists and their wonder weapons and stealing them away to work on even more destructive weapons and delivery systems. Comrade Stalin needs to create a buffer so that the motherland is never subject to attack again. His vision is that all future wars will be fought in the no mans land that is the former Nazi homeland and he is convinced that there will be more wars despite the American atomic bomb. It's all a matter of where and when these wars will be fought because Capitalism and Communism cannot occupy the same space. Some say the second atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was a demonstration for Stalin's benefit and to reinforce the power of the atom bomb in his mind. In addition it was to demonstrate that America has not only one but many bombs and is ready to use them. The plan has worked until today. Today Stalin receives word through his spy master and massive network of agents that American has a total of only 6 nuclear bombs. Previously he believed that they had many more and this fear is the only thing that kept his paranoia and ambitions in check. With this news the plan for the domination of Western Europe begins. No longer will the West be allowed to dictate it's will on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Stalin. He will once and for all remove the threat to Mother Russia. No longer will there be a gun pointed at his head from West Germany. A massive and very well concealed mobilization begins. D-day is May 1st...International Workers Day...May Day and the May Day Parade in Berlin, East Germany is complete with the usual massive flybys of Soviet aircraft. There has been a change from previous flybys in Moscow. The aircraft are flying from East to West and in numbers never before seen. An awe inspiring sight for all to behold. And this year there is a bonus feature to the flyby... the aircraft are armed and have been given orders to ATTACK! May 1st, 1946 One mission using the Berlin map The Soviet forces fan out from the Mayday Parade in Berlin and attack their former allies in West Berlin and in occupied West Germany. Most of our forces are caught off guard and slaughtered where they stand.

I need some constructive criticism from anyone who is interested. Storyline for 1946 WWIII Chapter one January 23, 1946 Stalin's former allies have demobilized entire armies and have sent many of their armed forces home. The US and England have a fraction of their former forces stationed on the European mainland and have shown no backbone in resisting Soviet incursions. The only thing holding Stalin back from his vision of a communist Europe dominated by the USSR is the fear of the American nuclear bomb. He has seen the devastation it has brought to the Empire of Japan. Although he has no doubt that his armed forces can storm through the blasted hulk of the former Germany and France he is held in check by the fear of nuclear destruction from the skies. In addition his former allies are gathering far too many of the German scientists and their wonder weapons and stealing them away to work on even more destructive weapons and delivery systems. Comrade Stalin needs to create a buffer so that the motherland is never subject to attack again. His vision is that all future wars will be fought in the no mans land that is the former Nazi homeland and he is convinced that there will be more wars despite the American atomic bomb. It's all a matter of where and when these wars will be fought because Capitalism and Communism cannot occupy the same space. Some say the second atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was a demonstration for Stalin's benefit and to reinforce the power of the atom bomb in his mind. In addition it was to demonstrate that America has not only one but many bombs and is ready to use them. The plan has worked until today. Today Stalin receives word through his spy master and massive network of agents that American has a total of only 6 nuclear bombs. Previously he believed that they had many more and this fear is the only thing that kept his ambitions in check. With this news the plan for the domination of Western Europe begins. No longer will the West be allowed to dictate it's will on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Stalin. He will once and for all remove the threat to Mother Russia. A massive and very well concealed mobilization begins. D-day is May 1st...International Workers Day...May Day and the May Day Parade in Berlin, East Germany is complete with the usual massive flybys of Soviet aircraft. There has been a change from previous flybys in Moscow. The aircraft are flying from East to West and in numbers never before seen. An awe inspiring sight for all to behold. And this year there is a bonus feature to the flyby... the aircraft are armed and have been given orders to ATTACK! May 1st, 1946 The Soviet forces fan out from the Mayday Parade in Berlin and attack their former allies in West Berlin and in occupied West Germany. Most of our forces are caught off guard and slaughtered where they stand.

Richard Bong was flying a borrowed plane a P-38J "Down Beat" when he broke Rickenbackers record of 26 to become America's Ace of Aces. I need that skin to be able to complete my campaign. I know I had it at one time but it seems to have disappeared from my HD. I've searched the whole world over and can't find it. Can someone assist me please. It would be a same no to have that for my historical campaign. Thank you in advance.

So I'm getting carried away as usual with my missions. I have all sorts of useless action going on but I just can't help my self. I mean does it really matter that there are actually tanks about to cross that bridge before you blow it with your flight of P47Ds or that at the same time some P38Ls are wasting another bunch of bunch of Soviet tanks at the the other bridge 2 miles north or that at the same time their is a huge air superiority battle being fought at 30,000 feet between YP80s, ME262s and Lagg7Rs or that at the same time RAF Tempests are lifting off to clean up any other armored units in the area or that there are 12 Lagg 7s and Yak 9s patrolling the area all being shot at by AAA and two trains full of ammo and fuel are racing away from the bridge? Well the answer is no. So I've decided to use my obsession and create multiple campaigns using the same mission. So out of that mission there will be a mission for the 47D pilot campaign and a mission for the Yak 9 campaign and a mission for the YP80 campaign and a mission for the ME262 campaign, etc. So I will have about maybe 30 missions in each campaign with probably 10 campaigns all using the same 30 missions but from a different viewpoint. Get it? I'm insane I tell you absolutely mad. Anyone want to help?

I've gotten another mission done. This is a bridgehead scenario where the "NATO" forces have to keep the Soviets from overrunning an area until a series of trains and convoys have made their way over the bridges and then blow the bridges. It involves lots of late model prop planes and a few jets on the NATO side. Another side story is that there are a couple of production models of the Go 229, TA 183 and the DO 335 that the NATO forces try to fly out before the Soviets arrive. The Soviets have to stop the wonder weapons from getting away, eliminate the trains and convoys and then defend the bridges. They have an overwhelming number of planes to do the job with.

Well I've done a couple of missions and it's pretty easy to get the Soviets to fight the US in FMB but I still can't get an answer on if it is possible to make a whole nation switch sides in DCG. The mission is very fun by the way. I've got IL10s doing ground attacks with Tempests trying to stop them with MiG 9 flying fighter cover and YP80s taking on the MiGs. At the same time a flight of TU2s make a bombing run covered by Yak 15s and a squadron of Go 229 tries to shoot em down. Then a flight of P38L Late tries to sneak in the back door and take out the attacking Soviet armor and they get jumped by some Yak 9s all on the online 4 map. You know the one with all the mountains. It's a hoot so far.

I've been obsessing about doing a massive campaign involving almost every stock 4.09 map and lots of jets to recreate a 1946 "what if" on a Soviet invasion. I've got it all mapped out and thought out. I need to know would it be better to try using my tried and true method of doing individual missions using the FMB and linking them or try and learning Lowengrin's DCG. I have no idea what can be done in DCG or even a vague notion of how it does its magic. Can someone give me a quick idea of what DCG does and can it be used to link different maps together in one big campaign? Is it easier to use DCG for my purpose than to painstakingly place everything in LMB? Can I incorporate a map that has never been used in a DCG campaign? Can you start a DCG campaign from scratch? Is there a tutorial anywhere (I can't find it if there is)? I appreciate any assistance and I'll fill you in later with more on my ideas about a huge jet campaign based on Plan Griddle. The plan to counter a Soviet invasion in 1946-48. I am planning to use all these maps and a few more.

I've been working on tracks for my updated campaign "Americas Ace of Aces". I've been using the Steam version of IL2 for some of the tracks when I noticed that the skins I put on the models do not show up in the playback of the tracks. Disaster!!!!!!! Everything is fine on my old DVD installed version on my Vista machine but not on the Steam version. To make matters worse the tracks I did on the Steam version and play on my DVD version have no skins either. The skins are very important to the story line of the campaign and I dread having to re-do the tracks. Anyone have any ideas?

I find that when I'm having trouble hitting anything I go back to the basics and don't over think it. It almost always comes down to my not squeezing the trigger. I jerk the shot and miss. Which brings to mind how incredibly hard it must have been and still is, to actually hit a plane with a bullet in real life. We in our virtual world without the stresses and strains of maneuver or being cramped in a small cockpit for hours in the freezing cold with your life really on the line, can"t even come close to what it must have been like. Someone should hold a tournament of virtual pilots where the contestants have to "fly" while crammed in the back of a Ford Fiesta going 80 mph around an The Road America Race Course in the middle of winter with the windows open after drinking at least 6 cups of coffee per hour with no potty breaks. And then there is the fact that we get to practice hundreds of times while in real life a pilot would actually find him/herself getting perhaps a dozen chances to get it right before the real thing happens. Read about the first few fights that Saburo Sakai flew. He made some really silly mistakes but lived to fight another day.

Geoff just sent me some great skins and I want to use them in my campaigns and missions. The problem is that my missions all involve Dick Bong as the players plane. For example I have a mission that involves both Bong and Tommy Lynch. Is there anyway to put a skin on Tommy's plane automatically without the player having to mess around?

Thanks for asking. No it still doesn't work. I'll try again next week. I don't have time to fool around with it now. Thanks again for your help but dx10 is not my problem.

Ha Excussssssssssssssssssssssssssse me. lol.

I have DirectX10 the newest version on a brand new machine. I don't think this is the problem. I tried loading it from scratch twice now. The version off the cd works fine. The patch first of all wants to install in another directory and then gives me the error.

I have to open this thread again because I have the same problem but you never said what the solution is. I get the same screen after I install and then try and patch to 10/09

I just added another upload that contains some sample video tracks I am going to add to my America's Ace of Aces campaign. It is in the form of a short campaign that consists of the same little mission with the video tracks in between the missions. It was the only way I knew how to show the video tracks I have created. It's a small download and just a sample of things to come. Hairog

View File America's Ace of Aces sample video tracks. If anyone is interested this small campaign is just a sample of the video tracks I am adding to the campaign. Unzip the folder Bong Tracks into the missions/campaign/us folder. Choose new pilot career and then USAAF then Bong Tracks. Set the difficulty on easy so you can finish the missions by pressing ESC and then Quit Mission and Apply. The missions are all the same one and are just there to separate the videos. There are 8 video tracks that highlight some of the missions in the real campaign "American's Ace of Ace's Richard Bong. Enjoy. Submitter Hairog Submitted 03/24/2009 Category IL2 Series Campaigns & Missions

I sincerely hope I am wrong in my assumption about Dick Bong's legacy.

View File America's Ace of Ace's Richard Bong 40 kills with a P38 Lightning Can you match the exploits of America's Ace of Aces? I have portray as accurately as possible the circumstances faced by Dick Bong in his 2 year onslaught of the Japanese armed forces in the Pacific. All of Bong's successful missions have been recreated. America's Ace of Aces Richard Ira Bong 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 will never be surpassed. This unlikely farm boy from tiny Poplar Wisconsin became a super star and then faded into the history books. He deserves more than 15 min of fame. I have recreated all of Bong's successful missions. If you equal or surpass Bong's record with all the realism options turned on without do overs and without using the auto pilot you have accomplished a major feat and should be proud of your simulated flying skill. I have tried to portray 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. The folder BongCampaign goes in the US folder that is in the Campaign folder that is in the mission folder. The folder BongSingle goes in the US folder that is in the Single folder that is in the mission folder. The P38J, P38L and P38L_Late folders go in the skins folder that is in the PaintSchemes folder. This campaign is complex and requires a powerfull computer and video card. It was done with IL2FB+PF Combined Install version 4.04. Mission Bong29 (Rivals Together) is very complex. You might want to try out your computer on this one first if you plan on doing the campaign. I was having fun trying to make a realistic invasion scene and it got out of hand. Feel free to tone it down if you know how. Much of what is going on is not relevant to your mission as a pilot. Just invasion craft, bunkers, BB and CAs shelling each other etc. It's a hoot. Look around using the Cnt F2 command as I have placed some fixed cameras. Three books were instrumental in providing the historical facts for this endeavor... Ace of Aces, The Dick Bong Story - Written by Carl Bong and Mike O'connor Dear Mom So We Have A War by Carl Bong Dick Bong Ace of Aces by Gen. George Kenney I had unique access to these books being from Wisconsin. There are many quotes directly from Dick's letters home to his mother. They provide an extrodinary window as to the thoughts and concerns of a farm boy a long way from the farm but making the best of it. Carl Bong is Dick Bong's brother and Gen. Kenney was Dick's commanding officer. I have copied major parts of the "descriptions" from these books. I am not a writer but I do know how to copy well. The first mission is from the Kokoda Campaign for Pacific Fighters by VBF_80 and the skins are all modifications of other people's painstaking work the most notable being "Marge" by Richard Mutt or RMutt. I couldn't have done this project without the jump start these artists provided. 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. Because of the 3 books mentioned I believe these missions to be very accurate, sans the proper maps of course. The conditions, land forms, forces encountered are as historically correct as can be created. Any additions or corrections would be appreciated. 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. Feel free to add a video or awards etc. I have no idea as to how to go about doing that. Add all you want but please dont change the basic facts of the missions. The research is pretty good. If you do put the plane on autopilot, you will encounter all the bogies that Dick Bong shot down. P.S. Oh yeah, by the way, did you know who Bong was before you read this? Submitter Hairog Submitted 02/12/2009 Category IL2 Series Campaigns & Missions

View File America's Ace of Aces Richard Ira Bong 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 15 min of fame. I have recreated all of Bong's successful missions. If you equal or surpass Bong's record with all the realism options turned on without do overs and without using the auto pilot you have accomplished a major feat and should be proud of your simulated flying skill. The folder BongCampaign goes in the US folder that is in the Campaign folder that is in the mission folder. The folder BongSingle goes in the US folder that is in the Single folder that is in the mission folder. The P38J, P38L and P38L_Late folders go in the skins folder that is in the PaintSchemes folder. This campaign is complex and requires a powerfull computer and video card. It was done with IL2FB+PF Combined Install version 4.02. 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. Three books were instrumental in providing the historical facts for this endeavor... Ace of Aces, The Dick Bong Story - Written by Carl Bong and Mike O'connor Dear Mom So We Have A War by Carl Bong Dick Bong Ace of Aces by Gen. George Kenney Carl Bong is Dick Bong's brother and Gen. Kenney was Dick's commanding officer. I have copied major parts of the "descriptions" from these books. I am not a writer but I do know how to copy well. The first mission is from the Kokoda Campaign for Pacific Fighters by VBF_80 and the skins are all modifications of other people's painstaking work the most notable being "Marge" by Richard Mutt or RMutt. I couldn't have done this project without the jump start these artists provided. 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. 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. Add all you want but please dont change the basic facts of the missions. The research is pretty good. If you do put the plane on autopilot, you will encounter all the bogies that Dick Bong shot down. Oh yeah, by the way, did you know who Bong was before you read this? Submitter Hairog Submitted 03/08/2006 Category IL2 Series Campaigns & Missions

View File New Campaign Short Bong 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. Submitter Hairog Submitted 10/28/2006 Category IL2 Series Campaigns & Missions