ravenclaw_007

just found a few LAU-3 pods that use the wrong rockets , please overwrite them with this one LAU-3 update2.7z did anybody else found some problems ???

as Nygthfall mention above the pointed cover may be for the early version of the LAU-3A , i was thinking to make the AERO_7D with this pointed cover with a StartYear=1954 and Mk4 rockets this way i dont have to add an other LAU-3 to the game , as for the color i like this one on the FJ-4B , i just would like to know if that AERO_7D was used by the USAF at all - here are the 2.75 inch rocket section from the NATOPS F-8D&E manual , it mention the 2.75 inch Mk4 "Mighty Mouse" rockets as well -

the LAU-61 and LAU-68 may be next

Thanks but i´m looking for NAVY Aircraft Weapons Delivery Manuals not for the flight manuals here are the LAU-3A for the Navy and a update for the previous released LAU-3 for the USAF i made some minor changes - StartYear=1957_____________for LAU-3A - Availability=2 (common)______for all LAU-3 just overwrite the existing pods LAU-3 update.7z

i finaly got a manual of a Navy fighter showing some of the weapons used ( NATOPS F-8D&E ) listed in this manual are the AERO-7D and LAU-3A/A i will make a LAU-3A mod for Navy use only with white colored pods if anybody has a NAVY weapons delivery manual from A-4 , A-6 , A-7 , F-4 or F-8 please let me know i urgently need one of this manuals or if you know where one of this manuals is for sale give me please a hint

First to fire 156 rockets from an AERO 7D 19 round 2.75" Mighty Mouse rocket launcher (pictured on F9F-8 Cougar BuNo 141050 with a frangible nose cone) is LCdr. Irving Applebaum (left ). Steven Little (right) is head of the NOTS section that developed the Mighty Mouse launcher, Armitage Field, China Lake, 22 June 1956 it looks like the Navy used the Aero 7D from 1956 up to the early 70ies

i have 3 pictures of the AERO-7D if you can find some more that would be great who did use them , Navy ??? Air Force ??? and what year did they enter service ??? -

i renamed the LAU-3 folders , this way the pods can be more easy selected , and i added all LAU-10 pods and rockets NOTE: you have to DELETE all existing LAU-3 and LAU-10 folders before you install this new pods LAU-10 and LAU-3.7z includet are : - LAU-3A twin and single mount , green camo - LAU-3C twin and single mount , green camo - LAU-3D twin and single mount , gray camo - LAU-10A Triple , twin and single mount , white color - LAU-10C Triple , twin and single mount , white color and gray camo - LAU-10D Triple , twin and single mount , white color and gray camo - 2.75 inch Mk40 rockets - 5 inch Mk16 rockets - 5 inch Mk71 rockets the AttachmentType for the LAU-3 pods are still USAF ( i may let it this way) the AttachmentType for the LAU-10A / C are USN,NATO for the LAU-10D USN only , the reason why i add the NATO to the A an C is that i found in the F-4F weapons delivery manual the A launchers with Mk16 rockets if you find anything wrong let me know

i just added the NATO to all lau-3 pods but to get it working i may have to add the export as well , i will try why will you add the USN ??? did the navy use the LAU-3 ??? man i would be happy with a list showing me who used what

yap , the LAU-10 are almost finish by the way did the USAF ever use the LAU-10 ??? and i found a picture showing that the USAF is using the long warheads on fast movers , Mk66 rocket with M257 illumination warhead on a F-16

Thanks for the quick test - the twin-pods do only have 32 rockets that is the maximum the game allows thats why there are 3 rockets on each pod missing - the tactor beam is strange , can you find out what particular rocket or rocket pod is causing it - the attachment type USAF is from the original made by the Mirage Factory i just keept what was there

this are all the LAU-3 i have finish so far , please let me know if you find anything wrong or if you have suggestion about color or anything else NOTE: to install delet all existing LAU-3 versions from your mod folder LAU-3.7z includet are LAU-3A / LAU-3C / LAU-3D with or without nose and tail fairings (covers) and all the MK40 rockets i have finish so far the single LAU-3A is the replacement for the TW launcher with a white camo , i still look for a way to get some more LAU-3 launchers with a white camo in to the game if you go to the weapon selection in game you will find the LAU-3 with cover right below the LAU-10 and the LAU-3 without cover on the bottom of the rocket launcher list try them and let me know what you think about it , by the way i changed the color of the YellowSmoke.tga to a more yellowish appearance all effects work fine on my game

no problem as soon as i´m done with the Lau-3 i can send them to you what about the LAU-3D with grey camo and what rocket should be used with it , the Mk40 or the Mk66 ???

i fixed the effects problem since i was pretty sure that the effect was working before , i remove all effects that i added lately and as soon as i removed the PurpleWilliePeteGroundExplosion everything was back to normal

so would it be better to remove the long warheads from the Air Force and Navy launchers ??? i was thinking about that all the time about the LAU-3C and D are there any pictures of them available ??? i was thinking to add a LAU-3C in grey color with Mk66 rockets but i can not find any pictures to support that

what is causing this ??? it only happens with the WilliePeteGroundExplosion , i checked the WPEXPLOSION.tga and i could not find anything wrong with it how can i fix this , or has sombody fixed that problem already ???

sorry the game does not allow that , i try that but i would need a ASYMMETRICAL entry in the weapons_data i made that setting for the 2BR_TER but the game does not allow that for rocket pods you have to add 2BR to the weaponstation on the aircraft you like to use this 2BR_TER.7z

Thanks it is working now do we need this variation of pods LAU-3A , LAU-3C , LAU-3D there is no real difference between them ??? or would the list below enough ??? i have now the - LAU-3A_____________ replacment for the TW launcher - LAU-3_MK40_xxx_____without nose and tail fairing - LAU-3A_MK40_xxx____with nose and tail fairing - LAU-3_xxx_Twin______twin launcher without nose and tail fairing - LAU-3A_xxx_Twin_____twin launcher with nose and tail fairing -

Thank you very much , it was my mistake i forgot to add the Effects entry on the bottom , now everything works do you have by any changes the [smokeMarkerEffects) ??? it is listed in the M274 ini but it does not work and i can not find this effect in my effects folder

i made that one already but i could make a new model with a bit more details but i have an other problem , i dont get the YellowWilliePeteGroundExplosion to work ( the tga is working ) as soon as i add this effect to a rocket the rocket shows no explosions or any smoke effects YellowWilliePeteGroundExplosion.7z if sombody could help me on that one that would be great

i just found this picture , it is the first picture i have shown the M151 and the long M229 warhead together with Mk40 rocket motors and guess where i found it , 189th Assault Helicopter Company , Avenger Photo Page i´m more and more convinced that this large warheads are for use on helicopters by Army , Air force and Navy

yap it is a LAU-3A

the drawing with the more pointed front fairing is from the F-4F weapons delivery manual , i think it is more for low drag purpose as for more length i think i make two versions of this Rocket pods one with cover and without this long warhead rockets and one version without cover but with long warhead rockets until we know for sure that this long warhead rockets not only for the army's M-pods

i found this picture of a LAU-3A loaded with WDU-4/A and M151 and this is how it looks on my LAU-3 model it looks like that my LAU-3 model is ok , i loaded the rocket fully to the end of the launcher , i dont know how far this rockets reach in to the launcher on the real thing what brings me back to the question above , are this long warheads only for use on ARMY M - launchers ??? they dont have any cover

for the rockets i have pretty good material including drawings and almost all measurements , for the launchers i have only a few drawings and the weapons manual from some fighter aircrafts for the LAU-3 i have 2 measurements one with 6,4 feet and one with 7,3 feet i took the metric measurements from the first drawing -