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Operation Tainted Cigar for Strike Fighters 2 This package contains an updated version of the Operation Tainted Cigar (OTC) mod package for "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2). In addition to making the original mod compatible with SF2, this updated version also adds a number of items that were released in the years subsequent to original two versions of OTC for SFP1, including: - a completely revamped/overhauled Cuba terrain - a number of new aircraft - other aircraft updated to SF2 standards - plenty of new aircraft skins - a bevy of new ground objects, incl. new ships - a handful of new effects, weapons, and guns - a more historically plausible campaign - SF2NA-compatible campaign w/ carrier battle groups To use this mod, you must have "Strike Fighters 2" (SF2) in a merged install that also includes "Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam" (SF2V). It is recommended that your target install also include "Strike Fighters 2 Europe" (SF2E) and "Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic" (SFNA), but neither is required. Note that this is a COMPLETE mod package. There is no need to install either of the original OTC mod versions for SFP1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To install and play this mod, you must have the following installed as part of your target installation base: REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 (SF2), plus Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V) PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher This mod does support installations that include "Strike Fighters 2 Europe" (SF2E) and "Strike Fighters 2 North Atlantic" (SF2NA), but they are not required. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before installing, please ensure that your target SF2 install meets the minimum requirements laid out above. The main installation process consists of three main steps. Those without SF2NA in their base SF2 install will have an additional installation step at the end. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them religiously. If you wind up with a non-working mod install, then you likely failed to follow the instructions properly. If you post to the CombatAce.com forums and report that the mod isn't working or that you can't see any new aircraft or campaigns, I'm simply going to tell you to review this ReadMe and try installing again. ----------------------------------- * STEP 1: PREPARE THE MOD FOLDER * ----------------------------------- This mod requires a separate Mod Folder. Please do not attempt to install this mod over or combine it with other mods such as NATO Fighter 5 or the SF2V Expansion Pack. - Open your SF2 Installation directory and make a copy of StrikeFighters2.exe. If SF2NA is part of your target install, then make a copy of "StrikeFighters2 NorthAtlantic.exe" instead. Rename the copied file to StrikeFighters2_OTC.exe (or whatever unique name you prefer). - Run the newly copied and renamed .EXE file, then exit back out to the Windows desktop after navigating through a few menus. A custom Mod Folder for your OTC mod install will have been created in one of these locations: Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] ...where [YourModFolder] matches the name of the copied .EXE file that you created. - Open your Mod Folder and delete the \Objects sub-directory (including everything in it). Now you're ready to install the OTC mod proper. ------------------------------------------------- * STEP 2: INSTALL MAIN COMPONENTS TO MOD FOLDER * ------------------------------------------------- This is the easiest step. - Unpack the two OTC archive packages that you downloaded to a location on your hard drive. - Move the *contents* of the \To_Mod_Folder directory from each package to your Mod Folder (created in Step 1 above). (Note: do not simply drag and drop the folder named "To_Mod_Folder" or you will end up with a non-working install.) If you've moved everything correctly, you should have a new \Objects sub-directory in your Mod Folder, along with a few new other sub-directories. ---------------------------- * STEP 3: EDIT OPTIONS.INI * ---------------------------- This step involves a bit of text editing, so please pay attention. Open the Options.INI file in your Mod Folder. Locate the "Single Mission" section. I recommend setting the StartYear= and EndYear= as follows: StartYear=1948 EndYear=1990 Now, locate the "Instant Action" section and replace it with the following: [instantAction] AircraftType=F-8C_MF MissionMap=CUBA StartTime=16:37 StartDate=10/28/1962 StartTimeDeviation=120 TextureSet=0 NationalMarking=0 SquadronMarking=0 AircraftNumber=0 KillMarking=0 Finally, a little further down you should find the "Campaign" section. Replace it with the following: [Campaign] CampaignName=19621028 Op Tainted Cigar PlayerService=USAF PlayerUnit=481st TFS, 27th TFW AircraftType=F-100D Difficulty=HARD Length=NORMAL AircraftSupply=NORMAL WeaponSupply=LIMITED LoadCampaign=TRUE CampaignSavename=DefaultCampaignSave Save your changes and close the Options.INI file. ------------------------------------------------- * STEP 4: Extra Step for Installs without SF2NA * ------------------------------------------------- If your target SF2 installation does NOT include SF2NA, then you have a few more files to copy over to your Mod Folder (and a few things to remove as well). - Open the \SF2_Only folder in the directory to which you unpacked the two OTC archive packages. - Copy everything from the \SF2_Only folder to your Mod Folder, allowing it to overwrite as prompted. (Again, do NOT simply grab the \SF2_Only folder itself and drag it over to your Mod Folder; rather, copy the CONTENTS of the \SF2_Only folder to your Mod Folder.) Now for the removals: - remove the following items from \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder: E-2A, E-2C (these aircraft require SF2NA). - remove the following items from \Objects\GroundObject in your Mod Folder: Adams, Farragut, GearingFRAM1B, Kashin, Kynda, LPH-2, & USNFrigate (these ships require SF2NA). * * * * * THAT'S IT. Your "Operation Tainted Cigar for SF2" mod should now be ready to use. You may consider installing some of the "optional" items as described in the next section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation of Optional Items ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mod package includes a number of "optional" items. Some of these optional items require you to have "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E) in your base SF2 install. Others require you to copy over LODs from third-party mods available from the A-Team (DAT) or Yankee Air Pirate. You can find these optional items in the \Optional folder (itself located in the directory where you unpacked the two OTC archive packages). The optional items, which are found in the \Optional directory of the OTC archive packages you downloaded, can be grouped into three different buckets: 1. Optional Aircraft from SF2E If SF2E is part of your base SF2 install, then you can copy over the F-84F and MiG-15bis from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder. The campaigns will automatically use these ThirdWire aircraft in lieu of the substitute versions (F-84F_MF & MiG-15bis_FAR). 2. Optional DLC Aircraft from ThirdWire If you have DLC 28 (AI Only Aircraft, Part 1), then you can install and use the F-104A and F-104C from that DLC offering in lieu of the third party models. Simply copy over F-104A_58 & F-104C_61 from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft in your Mod Folder. The campaigns will automatically use these ThirdWire aircraft in lieu of the third-party versions installed by default. 3. Optional Aircraft from the A-Team This version of OTC also supports the use of several aircraft available only from the A-Team's web site: http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/Skunworks.html These aircraft require the LOD files from the original aircraft. To use these aircraft you will need to: 1) download the original versions from the web site above and unpack them; 2) copy the LOD files (models) from the original versions to the corresponding aircraft in \Optional\Aircraft, 3) copy the aircraft folders themselves from \Optional\Aircraft to \Objects\Aircraft in your OTC Mod Folder. Again, the campaigns will automatically use these aircraft in lieu of substitutes once they are installed to your Mod Folder. Below is a table that summarizes the optional A-Team aircraft, the LOD files needed for each, the substitute aircraft that will be used if the A-Team aircraft are not installed, and the section where the original can be found on the A-Team's web site: -------- --------- ----------- ----- Aircraft LOD Files Substitutes Notes -------- --------- ----------- ----- C-2A C-2A-R3.LOD C-130A/KC-130F Modern Planes section E-1B E-1B-R0e.LOD E-2A Beta Models section P-3A P-3A-R0b.LOD P-2H Modern Planes section S-2A S-2A-R2.LOD A-1H Modern Planes section 4. Optional Destroyers Also included are two USN destroyers (the Charles F. Adams class and Farragut or Coontz class) based on the DLG-10 included in the "Yankee Air Pirate 2" and "Yankee Air Pirate 3" commercial mods. To use these optional destroyers you must have the necessary LOD files from "Yankee Air Pirate". Installation of these destroyers is simple: 1) Remove the substitute destroyers (named Adams and Farragut) that are installed by default from \Objects\GroundObject in your Mod folder. (These substitute versions are based on the ThirdWire CGN-36.) 2) Copy the Coontz2.LOD from "Yankee Air Pirate" to the Adams and Farragut folders in \Optional\GroundObject (in the OTC packages you downloaded). 3) Create collision LODs for both destroyers by making a copy of Coontz2.LOD and renaming it Coontz2_COL.LOD. 4) Move the Adams and Farragut destroyers from \Optional\GroundObject to \Objects\GroundObject in your MOD folder. Again, the campaigns will automatically use the new versions of these ships. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Campaign Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are two main campaigns supplied with this version of OTC: - Cuba: the standard campaign, allowing you to fly a variety of USAF, USN, or USMC aircraft in support of the U.S. invasion of Cuba. - Red Cuba: new "red-side" version of the main campaign, allowing you to fly various Cuban or Soviet aircraft (mostly MiGs) in defense of the island of Cuba. By default an SF2NA-compatible version of the main Cuba campaign is installed. This version uses SF2NA-style carrier battle groups. It also uses a number of aircraft that exploit new mission types available only in SF2NA. If SF2NA is not part of your install, then you installed a version of the Cuba campaign that uses the older SF2V-style carrier stations. You will see escort ships, but they are static. Moreover, the FRAM2_DG escorts used for the two big carrier stations south of Cuba (which are behind the front line) are gun-less, as they must be in that location (otherwise they would shoot at you). Finally, the non-SF2NA version of the campaign lacks many of the supporting AI-only aircraft, which exploit SF2NA-only mission types. The "Red Cuba" campaign comes only in one version that uses the older SF2V-style carrier stations. If you are using the SF2NA version of the Cuba terrain, those carriers will appear without escorts (not that you'd have much chance of seeing them any way). The ground war starts about two weeks into the campaign. This follows CINCLANT OPLAN 316-62, which provided for several weeks of bombing before the ground invasion proper. Whatever campaign version you play, be aware that you will occasionally see the front line take on an odd appearance -- tangled, doubling back on itself, etc. Rest assured it will sort itself out after a mission or two, though it may inexplicably cause a ground unit to disappear from the map (usually a Cuban unit). This all is happening despite months and months of testing with dozens of different versions of the front line and the campaign strategic nodes. So far as I can tell, the campaign engine simply has problems dealing with a ground offensive that must spread itself in multiple directions across a long narrow island congested with densely packed (often overlapping) terrain areas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes, Fixes, & Additions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General SF2 post-Dec2009 Updates/Conversions -------------------------------------------- - Hangar/Loading Screens: converted to .JPG format - Loadout Images: coverted to .TGA format - Cockpit Positions: checked & updated as needed - HUD/DTVFilter Materials: added & updated as needed - Effects: added proper shaders to all effects - EnvironmentSystem: added proper Dec2009 shaders & new environment parameters - Menu Screens: coverted to .JPG format - Non-decal TGAs: moved to aircraft texture folders - UserLists: added UserList.INIs to all aircraft - AircraftShortNames: added AircraftShortName statements to all aircraft - Damage models: added aircraft damage models to most air- craft DATA.INIs - Decals: moved all aircraft decals to \Decals folder - Pilots & Seats: moved all pilots & seats to \Pilots folder - Radar frequencies: added radar frequency data to aircraft radars, RWR statements, anti-radiation missiles, & ground radars (not ships) - Weapons & Guns: converted weapons & guns to SF2 standards - Exp. Pack 2: incorporated Exp. Pack 2 changes & additions into several .INIs - Ships: added collision LODs where necessary - Carriers: added SF2NA data to carriers as needed Other Updates & Fixes --------------------- - added damage .TGAs to several aircraft - tweaked weapons loadouts/stations on several aircraft - updated flight models on a number of aircraft to use SF2 or SF2-friendly flight models - tweaked flight models on most remaining aircraft to make them SF2-friendly - added cockpits to all MiGs and made them flyable - replaced the older F-8s with The Mirage Factory F-8C & F-8E - added additional units/skins to F-8C & F-8E - added 3rdWire cockpits for F-8C & F-8E - added additional units/skins to A-4B/C - added additional units/skins to F-100D - adapted custom F-4B skins to SF2 equivalents - applied SF2 updates to F11F-1 & F3H-2M - updated naval aircraft for SF2NA carrier use/parking - added new Hangar & Loading screens for all aircraft - made minor correction/fixes to most aircraft - added 3rdWire versions of A-1H, B-57B, F-84F, & MiG-15bis - added 3rdWire cockpit for F-105D-25 - replaced original cloud mod with Cellinsky's WideSky cloud mod - updated original Menu screens and added a few new ones to round out the set - created new InstantAction.INI - added custom SpeechSystem.INI to suppress some gun-firing radio calls ("He's firing his guns!") - updated SpeechSystem.INI for SF2NA compatibility - carried over original Nations.INI tweaks to SF2 Nations.INI - updated Nations.INI for SF2NA compatibility - added several new sounds & updated SoundList.INI - added handful of new guns - tweaked flak guns to improve effectiveness & use new effects - added a handful of weapons & tanks (mainly for new aircraft) - converted main terrain .INIs to SF2 standards - replaced original terrain w/ Wrench's updated Cuba terrain for SF2 - re-arranged positions of a few carrier stations - re-named a few target areas (all at sea) - created SF2NA compatible water map for carrier/ship use - added new terrain items (static models, etc) to TYPES.INI - updated stock Cuba campaign for SF2-compatibility, added new aircraft to campaign, & re-ordered deployments for some units - created SF2NA-compatible version of stock Cuba campaign w/ SF2NA-style carrier battle groups & aircraft mission types - added "Red Cuba" campaign for Soviet/Cuba side New Air & Ground Items ---------------------- USN/USMC: - A-1H (VA-176, VA-95, VA-65, VA-75) - A-3B (VAH-4) - A-5A (VAH-1, VAH-7) - E-2A (various VAW units) - F4D-1 (VF-13) - KC-130F (VMGR-352) - P-2H (VP-18, VP-56) - RF-8A (VFP-62, VMCJ-2) - SH-3D (HS-7) USAF: - B-47E (380 BW) - B-58A (63 BS) - F-102A (159 FIS - FL ANG) - F-104A_58 (157 FIS, 319 FIS, 331 FIS) - F-104C_61 (436 TFS, 476 TFS) - F-84F (12 TFW, 15 TFW) - RF-101C (363 TRW) - U-2A (USAF,CIA) Soviet/Cuba: - MiG-15UTI (Esquadron de Caza) - MiG-17 (Esquadron de Caza) - MiG-17AS (Esquadron de Caza) - MiG-19P (Esquadron de Caza) - MiG-21PF (Esquadron de Caza) - SeaFury50 (Esquadron de Caza) Ground Items: - CIM-10 Launcher - Cuban Squad - SON-9A Firecan radar - Flatface radar - Freya radar - M-43 Ambulance - M-51 Skysweeper - M-59 155 Long Tom - NIKE/Hercules site - SA-3 Goa launcher - Search Radar Tower (SRT) - Sidenet radar - Spoonrest radar - US Squad - several Soviet AAA/flak guns - US 90mm AAA - Kesselbrut's new ZiL truck types Ships: - Adams class - Batimore class - CG-16 Leahy class - CGN-25 Bainbridge - Cleveland class - Container Ship - CVA-41 Midway class - CVA-59 Forrestal class - CVAN-65 Enterprise - Farragut (Coontz) class - Gearing FRAM Ib class - USCG HEC - Foxtrot Submarine - FRAM II S2S - FRAM II ASW - FRAM II DG - Hospital Ship - Kanin class - Kashin class - Kynda class - Landing Craft (LCM) - Liberty Class Ship - Liner - Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) - MV Atlantic Causeway - MV Atlantic Conveyor - MV Baltic Ferry - MV Nordic Ferry - MV Tor Caledonia - Navy Tug - Oiler - Oil Tanker (Tanker2) - Petrolero - Petya class - Riga class - Small Cargo Ship - Soviet Cargo Ship - Soviet Cruiser - Soviet Freighter - Soviet Tanker - Soviet Trawler - Sumner class - Sverdlov class - Trawler - Trawler1 - Trawler2 - USN Cruiser - USN Destroyer - USN Escort - USN Frigate - USN Tanker - USN Transport ~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~ This update pack adds a number of new items to the OTC mod package. These new items are from the following modders, who generously allowed their use: Aircraft ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JSF_Aggie ........................ A-4B & A-4C skins Bunyap & pappychksix ............. A-3B Skywarrior MontyCZ .......................... A-1H Skyraider Volksjager & HrntFixr ............ A-1H skins (MontyCZ) Wrench ........................... A-1H skins (3rdWire) Julhelm .......................... A-5A Vigilante russouk2004 & Capun .............. B-47E Stratojet Sundowner & USAFMTL (Dave) ....... B-47E skins & decals Ahmed Junaid Raza ................ B-57B Canberra Zurawski ......................... B-57B Cockpit Pasko & Column5 .................. B-58A Hustler Wrench ........................... B-58A Hustler SF2 updates Foxmonter ........................ F3H-2M Demon NeverEnough ...................... F3H-2M SF2 updates ChampionsVA56 .................... F3H-2M Ultimate Pack Julhelm .......................... F4D-1 Skyray ChampionsVA56 .................... F4D-1 Ultimate Pack customizations MyTai01 .......................... F-4B skins The Mirage Factory ............... F-8C, F-8E, & RF-8A Crusader Gocad, Corktip_14, WildCat, ...... F-8/RF-8 skins salvatorestupido, & JSF_Aggie JSF_Aggie ........................ F-100D skins Veltro2K ......................... F-102A Delta Dagger Ordway ........................... F-102A Cockpit Ahmed Junaid Raza ................ F-104A/C Starfighter Spillone104 & Paulopanz .......... F-104A/C updates/upgrades Frank Rosato ..................... F-104A/C Pack for SF2 ArmourDave ....................... F-105D-25 Thunderchief Pasko, Column5, & Kesselbrut ..... F-106A Delta Dart DaniloE31 ........................ F-106 Update Pack for SF2 Fleet-Defender & Team ............ F11F-1 Tiger Wrench & Spectre8750 ............. F11F-1 SF2 updates/customizations The Mirage Factory ............... F-84F Thunderstreak pappychksix ...................... F-84F skin Zurawski ......................... F-84F cockpit Wrench ........................... F-84F (3rdWire) customizations pappychksix & 331KillerBee ....... KC-130F tanker Tracker & ChampionsVA56 .......... P-2H Neptune Wrench ........................... P-2H updates Erikgen .......................... RF-101C Florian .......................... SH-3D Sea King Pasko & Column5 .................. U-2A Dragon Lady A-Team ........................... several optional aircraft (models not included) -- see above for more info Pasko ............................ MiG-15bis_FAR & MiG-15UTI Paulopanz ........................ MiG-15bis & MiG-15UTI skins Stary ............................ MiG-15/17 cockpit Spillone104 & Paulopanz .......... MiG-19P Farmer Stary ............................ MiG-19P cockpit (from Boopidoo's Su-15 cockpit) The Mirage Factory ............... MiG-21F-13 Fishbed Paladrian ........................ MiG-21 cockpits Wrench ........................... Cuban/FAR skins for MiG-15bis, MiG-17AS, MiG-21PF, & Il-28 Simon Porter ..................... Sea Fury Paulopanz ........................ Sea Fury skins Ground Objects ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Bell .................... WOE 1950's AA Mod Canadair ......................... Powerful Flak Gerald14 ......................... Russian Defence/ZSU-23-4 Pack Fubar512 ......................... ZSU-23 AAA tweaks Pasko ............................ SAMs and Vehicles Pack: Euro/Desert Pasko & Nicholas Bell ............ S-60, KS-30, KS-19P, ZPU-4, M-42 rebel ryder & Nicholas Bell....... M1939 flak guns Julhelm .......................... Firecan radar Kesselbrut ....................... ZPU-1, US/UK_Cal50 rebel ryder ...................... ZIS Canvas, ZIS_Quad, Squads Wrench ........................... M-59 (based on M-113) Pasko ............................ SS-4 vehicles & items, Su-100 Kesselbrut ....................... ZiL Transport Pack SUICIDAL ......................... New Destroyed Tank LODs Pasko ............................ Hawk launcher & radars Fubar512 & Wrench ................ Hawk INI tweaks Unknown author ................... CIM-10A Bomarc Pasko ............................ SA-3 launchers, Flatface radar, Sidenet radar, Spoonrest radar Erikgen .......................... NIKE 4xMIM-14, HIPAR, LoPAR, & TTR Fubar512 ......................... NIKE-Hercules sites layout/placement Spillone104 ...................... SA-2 Guideline Pack WhiteBoySamurai .................. Leahy & Bainbridge class YEYEYE ........................... Baltimore class, Cleveland class, & USN Cruiser Hinchinbrooke .................... HEC, Soviet Cruiser, Sverdlov class, USN Escort, Foxtrot, Adams class, & Farragut class GrinchWSLG ....................... Fletcher class JSF_Aggie ........................ ThirdWire LHA upgrade Florian .......................... USN AOE Transport WhiteBoySamurai ...................Riga & Petya class ships Orsin ............................ Kanin (Udaloy) class Julhelm .......................... Soviet Tanker, USN Tanker, & Tanker2 (ND Tanker) Suicidal & Torno ................. Container Ship Loborojo & Suicidal .............. Petrolero Fubar512 ......................... Fleet Oiler Kesselbrut ....................... Navy Tug, MV Baltic Ferry, MV Nordic Ferry, MV Tor Caledonia, HospitalShip, Small Cargo Ship, Trawlers, Hotel, November, LCM Polak ............................ MVAtlantic_Causeway, MVAtlantic_Conveyor Cocas ............................ Trawler & Soviet Trawler Raven ............................ Trawler skins Marcfighters ..................... Zulu (USS Trutta) Fubar512 & MiGBuster ............. Carrier Deck Illumination package Other ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Deuces ........................... Cuba terrain for OTC Wrench ........................... updated Cuba terrain for SF2 Stary & PanamaRed ................ EnvironmentSystem.INI for Exp. Pack 2 Stary ............................ new gun tracers, new Napalm effect,& fixed WP effects Spectre8750 ...................... Fake Afterburner Node Credit for the original OTC mod package goes to USAFMTL and the team of modders that contributed to the original releases for SFP1. For a list of all the modders whose work is used in the complete OTC mod, see the original ReadMes included in \OriginalReadmes. If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP. -------------------------- eburger68 & Dave (USAFMTL) 1 May 2014 12 July 2013 28 April 2013 25 June 2011 8 December 2010

48-56: Add-on to SF2I Expansion Pack 1 with 1948 War for Independence & 1956 Suez Crisis This package contains an overhauled version of the "48-56" mod for "Strike Fighters 2: Israel" (SF2I) with "Expansion Pack 1" (Exp1) that was originally released in June 2010. This overhauled version includes completely revamped versions of the three original campaigns, a new "navalized" version of the Suez campaign for those with "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA), a good number of new aircraft and ground objects, as well as plenty of bug fixes and updates. To use this mod, you must have SF2I Expansion Pack 1 installed, ideally with a merged install of "Strike Fighters 2: Europe" (SF2E) and "Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam" (SF2V). Your install should be at the Mar2012 or later patch level. "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA) is supported, but not required. If your target installation does not include SF2E and SF2V, your campaigns will use alternate versions of some aircraft (see below for more information). Note that this is a COMPLETE mod package. There is no need to install any previous version of "48-56." Nor should you attempt to install it over the top of any previous version, as you could end up with a non-working install. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minimum Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To install and play this mod, you must have the following installed as part of your target installation base: REQUIRED: Strike Fighters 2 Israel (SF2I), plus Expansion Pack 1 (SF2I Exp1) RECOMMENDED: Strike Fighters 2 Europe (SF2E), plus Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam (SF2V) PATCH LEVEL: Mar2012 or higher This mod does support installations that include "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA), however, SF2NA is not required. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before installing, please ensure that Expansion Pack 1 is applied to your SF2I installation along with the latest patches from 3rdWire. ----------------------------------- * STEP 1: PREPARE THE MOD FOLDER * ----------------------------------- This mod requires a separate Mod Folder. Please do not attempt to install this mod over or combine it with any other mods package such as "NATO Fighters," "Operation Desert Storm," or the SF2V Expansion Pack. - Open your SF2 Installation directory and make a copy of StrikeFighters2 Israel.exe or StrikeFighters2 NorthAtlantic.exe (if your target install base includes SF2NA). Rename the copied .EXE file to StrikeFighters2_48-56.exe (or whatever unique name you prefer). - Run the newly copied and renamed .EXE file, then exit back out to the Windows desktop after navigating through a few menus. A custom Mod Folder for your "48-56" install will have been created in one of these locations: Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] Windows Vista: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] Windows 7: \Users\[username]\Saved Games\ThirdWire\[YourModFolder] ...where [YourModFolder] matches the name of the copied .EXE file that you created. You will install the "48-56" mod files to your Mod Folder. - Open your Mod Folder and delete the \Objects sub-directory (including everything in it). Now you're ready to install the "48-56" mod proper. ------------------------------------------------- * STEP 2: INSTALL MAIN COMPONENTS TO MOD FOLDER * ------------------------------------------------- This is the easiest step. - Unpack the two "48-56" archive packages that you downloaded to a temporary location on your hard drive. - Move the contents of the \1_To_Mod_Folder directory to your Mod Folder (created in Step 1 above). (Note: do not simply drag and drop the folder named "To_Mod_Folder" or you will end up with a non-working install.) If you've moved everything correctly, you should have a new \Objects sub-directory in your Mod Folder, along with a few new other sub-directories. ---------------------------- * STEP 3: EDIT OPTIONS.INI * ---------------------------- This last step involves a bit of text editing, so please pay attention. Open the Options.INI file in your Mod Folder. Locate the "Single Mission" section. I recommend setting the StartYear= and EndYear= as follows: StartYear=1945 EndYear=2020 Finally, a little further down you should find the "Campaign" section. Replace it with the following: [Campaign] CampaignName=Suez Crisis - 1956 PlayerService=Israel PlayerUnit=No. 101 First Fighter Squadron AircraftType=MystereIVA Difficulty=HARD Length=NORMAL AircraftSupply=NORMAL WeaponSupply=LIMITED LoadCampaign=TRUE CampaignSavename=DefaultCampaignSave Save your changes and close the Options.INI file. * * * * * If your installation abse does not include SF2NA, then your install of "48-56" for SF2I should now be ready to use. Please read the section below on "Optional Installs" for more information on how to install the optional aircraft included with this mod. If your installation base does include SF2NA, then please proceed to the next step. -------------------------------------- * STEP 4: Extra Step for SF2NA Users * -------------------------------------- This last step is for those whose install base include "Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic" (SF2NA). Included with this mod are a number of custom files that allow SF2NA users to enjoy some of the new functionality included with SF2NA, including: - Carrier battle groups in campaigns - Carrier take-off for naval aircraft in Single Missions - New mission types in campaigns TO INSTALL: drag and drop the contents of the \2_For_SF2NA folder into your Mod Folder, allowing Windows to merge and overwrite any folders and files it prompts to. * * * * * THAT'S IT. Your "48-56" mod for SF2I mod should now be ready to use. You may consider installing some of the "optional" items as described in the next section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's Included ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mod will add the following to your SF2I w/ Exp. Pack 1 installation: - An additional campaign called "Suez Crisis" that is an expanded version of the default Suez campaign included in the Expansion Pack. If you wish to fly for the Arab side during the '56 conflict, another alternate version, named "Tripartite Aggression - 1956," is included. - A new "War For Independence 1948" campaign. This campaign represents the 2nd to 3rd phase of the Israel's War for Independence. If you wish to fly for the Arab side during the '48 conflict, another alternate version, named "War For Palestine - 1948," is included. - Real life pilots, included in the 1948 campaign for you to use as your wingmen. - New aircraft, ground objects, and weapons to fill out the countries and units missing from Exp. Pack 1. Air bases on Cyprus have also been added for use during the '56 conflict. This mod has been updated several times since it's original release in June 2010. See the accompanying change log for details on what's been fixed, updated, and added. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Known Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are not flying as a carrier-based unit in the standard "non-navalized" version of '56 Suez campaign, the carriers themselves will fail to show for AI aircraft, and they will flounder in the water. To fix this, use the dreaded Alt_N once you are airborne, and the units on the carriers magically seem to be fine. The campaigns are not 100% historically accurate. The '56 Suez campaign does not attempt to cover the ground campaign launched by the British and French on 5 November, 1956 with paratroop insertions and amphibious landings. The front line for the campaign would have become too complex and problematic for the game engine to handle. Also, the Egyptian air force in the 1956 campaigns puts up much more of a fight than it did historically (Nasser was more concerned with preserving his air force rather than expending it in a fight with two declining colonial powers). By turns the 1948 campaigns inflate the sizes of the air forces involved for the sake of game play. In reality both the Israeli and Egyptian air forces were quite small and utterly dependent on unreliable second (and even third) hand equipment serviced with scavenged pare parts and inexperienced ground crews. The clashes between the two air forces were comparatively minor and insignificant, with the ground war playing the overwhelming role in determining the outcome of the conflict. (Of note: many discussions of the early days of the Israeli Air Force devote more space to discussing the several clashes between the IAF and British RAF units still in Palestine, Egypt, and Jordan.) Moreover, the ground forces themselves were primarily comprised of infanty units, many of which were arguably of "irregular" or "reserve" status, and the battles waged between the various factions involved rendered the front line(s) rather fluid. By contrast, the '48 campaigns in this mod are centered around set piece desert battles between tanks and APCs. Although the Israeli and Arab armies did have some tanks and APCs, they were quite scarce -- nothing like the well-equipped units you see in these campaigns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SF2NA Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your install base includes SF2NA, you should have performed the fourth installation step, as detailed above. SF2NA features are supported in "48-56" primarily through a "navalized" version of the standard IsraelME terrain named "Israel, Mediterranean" (IsraelMED). - If you wish to fly Single Missions in carrier-based aircraft off aircraft carriers (British or French), be sure to select the "Israel, Mediterranean" terrain in the Single Missions screen. - The navalized version of the '56 Suez campaign is named "Suez Crisis - 1956 (N)." This campaign allows you to fly Fleet Air Arm or Aeronavale aircraft off one of five different aircraft aircraft carriers, each with an accompanying group of escorts and support ships. (RAF and AdA aircraft still fly from Cyprus or Israel, depending on the unit.) There are no "navalized" versions of the other campaigns included in this mod. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Substitute SF2E/SF2V Aircraft ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mod uses three ThirdWire aircraft that are not included in SF2I or Expansion Pack 1. As we recognize that not all users will have SF2E and SF2V (which contain the models for these other aircraft), we have set up the campaigns to use equivalent substitutes, which are installed by default, if the "standard" ThirdWire aircraft are not present. The following table summarizes these aircraft. ----------- ------------- -------- ----- Standard AC AlternateType Requires Notes ----------- ------------- -------- ----- Hunter5 HunterF5 SF2E Hunter9 converted to Hunter5 F-84F F-84F_MF SF2E Mirage Factory F-84F SkyraiderMk1 Skyraider1 SF2V MontyCZ's A-1 Skyraider If SF2E or SF2V are not part of your base SF2 installation, you should remove the associated "standard aircraft" listed above from your "46-56" install so that the game does not attempt to use them. Thus, if SF2E is not part of your base install, remove the Hunter5 and F-84F. If Sf2V is not part of your base install, remove the Skyraider Mk1. As noted, the "alternate" substitutes will be automatically used. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optional Installs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "48-56" mod includes support for a number of aircraft that are available only from the A-Team's web site at: http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/Skunworks.html These aircraft can be found in the \3_OptionalAircraft folder. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to include the models (LOD files) for these aircraft in this mod package. That means you MUST download the original aircraft from the above site (which requires you to apply for access) and install the LODs separately in order to use these aircraft. To add any one of the optional aircraft to your "48-56" mod, you will need to do the following: 1. Download the appropriate package (see table below) containing the necessary LODs from the A-Team's site (link included above). 2. Unzip the package to a temporary directory. 3. Copy the .LOD files from the package you downloaded to the appropriate aircraft folder in the \3_OptionalAircraft directory. 4. Once you've added the LOD files to the aircraft's folder, you may install the aircraft and accompanying decals from the \3_OptionalAircraft directory to your "48-56" Mod Folder. The table below is designed to point you to the correct package to download for each aircraft at the A-Team's site. Note that in some cases the A-Team's site may include multiple versions of the same aicraft -- usually an older version and an updated version. In most cases you want the older version, as that's the version supported (and the version tested with). Again, see the "Section" and "Notes" columns for guidance. When in doubt, check the LOD file names in the aircraft's main .INI file to ensure that you have obtained the right version with the correct LOD files. --------------- ------------- ------- ----- A-Team Optional AlternateType Section Notes --------------- ------------- ------- ----- B-17G_IDF SStirling_IDF WWII section BeauTFX_IDF Mosquito_FBVI WWII section Lancaster Halifax WWII section Macchi205_EAF HurricaneIIb WWII section Meteor_F4 Meteor4_Arab Beta section Meteor_NF14 Meteor8 Beta section - original version (not Veltro2K's in 3rd Party) Meteor_NF14_Arab Meteor8_Arab Beta section - original version (not Veltro2K's in 3rd Party) SeaVenom SeaVixen or SeaHawkFGA_6 Beta section - older LOD (updated LOD should work) Spitfire5B_EAF Spitfire9c WWII section - older original release (not updated Release 2) Spitfire22_EAF Spitfire9c WWII section TBM-3E F6F-5_FN & SeaFury WWII section - older TBF/TBM release (not updated versions/models) ValiantB1 CanberraB6 Modern section - older LOD (not newer LOD) Wessex n/a Helicopters - also available in Falklands '82 mod at CombatAce We recognize that not everyone has access to A-Team downloads, so the campaigns have been configured to use alternate, substitute aircraft if the A-Team "optional" aircraft are not present in your Mod folder. Those alternate/substitute aircraft, which are installed by default, are listed in the AlternateType column above. A few notes about some of these optional aircraft and their alternates/substitutes: - The MeteorNF14 and the MeteorNF14_Arab use the same LODs. Thus, you need only download ONE package from the A-Team's site for those aircraft. - The Spitfire5B_EAF uses the LODs for the Spitfire Mk VB Trop, not the standard VB (also available in the same section). - The SeaVenom files included in this package were tested with the original LOD released for that aircraft. There is an updated LOD currently on the A-Team's site that should work, but I can't absolutely guarantee that it will work. If you use the updated LOD, youmay need to edit the SeaVenom.INI file to point to the correct LOD file. - The Sea Vixen used as an alternate/substitute for the Sea Venom is a semi-fictional, guns-only version of that aircraft -- a "what-if" Sea Vixen that might have gone into production several years earlier than the gunless version that eventually made it to the fleet. - If you dont have access to the Sea Venom and would prefer not to use the Sea Vixen, you can edit the campaign to use the SeaHawk FGA.6. All the necessary lines are included, so the switch merely involves changing these two lines... AlternateType=SeaVixen //AlternateType=SeaHawkFGA_6 ...to the following: //AlternateType=SeaVixen AlternateType=SeaHawkFGA_6 There are three squadrons affected: 809Sq, 892Sq, and 893Sq. You should make these changes in both campaign .INI files. - If you have the newer LOD for Valiant B.1, you can swap decal files in the RAFSilver1 folder so that the decals show up properly on the aircraft. If you use the updated LOD, youmay need to edit the ValiantB1.INI file to point to the correct LOD file. - The LODs for the Wessex are available in the Falklands '82 mod package at CombatAce.com: http://combatace.com/files/file/13296-sf2-falklands-mod-redux/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optional DLC Installs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "48-56" mod includes support for two ThirdWire aircraft that were released in DLCs: - S-199_IDF (DLC 28) - Spitfire22_EAF (DLC 29) If these DLC aircraft are part of your base install, you may add these aircraft to your "48-56" install by copying the aircraft folders from \4_DLC Aircraft to the \Objects\Aircraft folder of your "48-56" mod folder. The campaigns will automatically use these aircraft, if present. If you elect to install the DLC S-199_IDF you should remove the S-199_IDF that is installed by default. The DLC version replaces the version from the default install. Please note that you cannot install both the DLC-based Spitfire22_EAF and the optional A-Team Spitfire22_EAF discussed in the previous section. Only one version can be installed at a time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terrain Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The IsraelME and IsraelMED terrains included in this mod package use a number of new airbases, which are summarized below. These new airbases fall into two groups: 1. New airbases on Cyprus & Malta for the 1956 campaigns 2. New airbases for the 1948 campaigns The new 1948 airbases replace a handful of default airbases in Israel, which are now configured to start at a later date (usually 1952). The table below summarizes ALL of the friendly airbases now present at one time or another in the IsraelME(D) terrain: ------------------------ ------------------------ 1948 Airfield Default Airfield ------------------------ ------------------------ --- Etzion AB (Runway6, 10/1/1973 - 10/31/1974) --- Hatzerim AB (Runway4, from 10/3/1966) Shmuel AF (Runway3) Hatzor AB (Runway4) Lydda AB (Runway6) Lod AB (Runway4) Shachar AAF (Runway3) Meggido AB (Runway6) --- Ovda AB (Runway1, from 1/1/1981) Ramat David AF (Runway6) Ramat David AB (Runway4) --- Ramon AB (Runway6, from 1/1/1981) Sde Tov AF (Runway3) Sde Dov AB (Runway6) Ekron AB (Runway6) Tel Nof AB (Runway4) Beersheba AF (Runway3) Teyman AB (Runway6) --- Akrotiri AB (Runway4, Cyprus) --- Paphos AB (Runway6, Cyprus) --- Luqa AB (off map, Malta) Unless otherwise noted, default airbases have ActiveDate=6/1/1952; 1948 airbases have ActiveDate=6/1/1940 & InactiveDate=5/31/1952. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recommended Reading ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 1948 War for Independence and the 1956 Suez Crisis are two conflicts that are not as well known or understood as the 1967 and 1973 wars that followed between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The Suez Crisis in particular seems to have almost completely disappeared from popular memory -- even more so than the Korean War. Historically obscure, largely forgotten (at least in the West), but still hugely important in shaping the history the modern Middle East and the relations between the world's major powers (Great Britain, France, the United States, Soviet Union/Russia). Those interested in these conflicts could do worse than track down and read the following: - Efraim Karsh. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War 1948. Oxford: Osprey, 2002. - Benny Morris. 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. New Haven: Yale UP, 2008. - Derek Varble. The Suez Crisis 1956. Oxford: Osprey, 2002. - Brian Cull, et al. Wings Over Suez. London: Grub Street, 1996. - Steven Z. Freiburger. Dawn Over Suez: The Rise of American Power in the Middle East 1953-1957. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1992. - Barry Turner. Suez 1956: The Inside Story of the First Oil War. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. - Keith Kyle. Suez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East. London: I.B. Tauris, 2003. These web sites will also be of interest: Britain's Small Wars: The Suez Index http://www.britains-smallwars.com/suez/suez-index.html Suez Crisis, 1956 http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_256.shtml Suez Crisis, 1956: The War of Stripes http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_257.shtml The Wikipedia articles on both conflicts are quite good: 1948 Arab-Israeli War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War Suez Crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis My favorite comment from a British reservist who, in an article on the "Britain's Small Wars" web site, recounts being called up for duty during the Suez crisis: "The entire Suez incident was a complete fiasco as far as we could tell. At the time one fell into the trap of thinking 'those in charge must know what they are doing', but hindsight and history tells that the powers that be really were utterly, completely incompetent, and that our private impressions on the ground of utter chaos and incompetence on a huge scale, were absolutely justified ... I have had no faith in the public image of leadership, or in the mostly ludicrous coverage of anything by the media, ever since." ~~~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~~~ This mod package draws on the work on dozens of modders who have uploaded the fruits of their labor to CombatAce.com and elsewhere over the years. Aircraft ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starfighter,Diego,& Pasko .................. An-2 The Mirage Factory ......................... Au-1 & F4u-7 Column5, Crusader, & Wrench ................ Au-1 & F4u-7 fixes/upgrades Wrench ..................................... Beaufighter tweaks & updates Paulopanz .................................. C-47A skins Ahmed Junaid Raza .......................... Canberras Kessselbrut ................................ Canberra bombadier's cockpit Geo & Razor ................................ F6F-5 Wrench ..................................... F6F-5 upgrades The Mirage Factory ......................... F-84F_MF Veltro2K ................................... Halifax & Short Stirling Bunyap,Ravenclaw, & Soulfreak .............. Harvard/T-6/SNJ-6 LloydNB & Wrench ........................... Harvard/T-6/SNJ-6 skins Paulopanz & Syrinx ......................... Halifax & Short Stirling skins Raven ...................................... HurricaneIIb Paulopanz .................................. Il-28 skins LloydNB .................................... B-17 & Lancaster skins Paulopanz .................................. Li-2 Cab Wrench ..................................... Macchi205_EAF upgrades Paulopanz .................................. MiG-15bis & MiG-15UTI skins Stary ...................................... MiG-15/17 cockpit Pasko ...................................... MiG-15bis_EAF & MiG-15UTI Paulopanz .................................. MiG-17 & MiG-17F skins Pasko ...................................... Mosquito FB.VI LloydNB & Wrench ........................... Mosquito skins/upgrades Ahmed Junaid Raza .......................... MystereIVA_AdA MontyCZ .................................... NordAtlas (C-119) Pasko ...................................... Ouragan Paulopanz .................................. Ouragan skins Ordway ..................................... Ouragan/MD-450 cockpit Baffmeister ................................ new Ouragan flight model Wolf257 .................................... P-40B Wrench ..................................... P-40B skins/upgrades Wilco ...................................... custom P-51B & Spitfire9 skins Florian .................................... RF-84F Gunrunner .................................. RF-84F skins MontyCZ .................................... S-199 Wrench ..................................... S-199_IDF (DLC) tweaks & updates Simon Porter ............................... Sea Fury Paulopanz .................................. Sea Fury skins Bunyap ..................................... Sea Hawks Paulopanz .................................. Sea Hawk skins Tomb ....................................... Sea Hawk fixes/upgrades Skippybing ................................. Sea Vixen Sundowner & Wrench ......................... Sea Vixen skins/upgrades MontzCZ .................................... Skyraider1 Wrench ..................................... Skyraider skins/upgrades MontyCZ, 76IAPBlackbird, & Wrench .......... Skyraider AEW Paulopanz .................................. Spitfire22_EAF (DLC) skins Kulbit80 ................................... TBM Avenger skins Paulopanz .................................. Valiant B.1 skins Paulopanz .................................. Vampire skins Paulopanz .................................. Vampire cockpit Pasko ...................................... Venom Paulopanz .................................. Venom skins Skippybing ................................. Wyvern Zurawski ................................... F-86F cockpit (used on several aircraft) Stary ...................................... Late Spitfire cockpit A-Team ..................................... several optional aircraft (models not included) -- see above for more information Jimbeamer5 & Kulbit80 ...................... various skins Ground Objects ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hinchinbrooke .............................. all carriers, except La Fayette YEYEYE ..................................... La Fayette Wrench & Paulopanz ......................... previous mods to carriers Hinchinbrooke .............................. all ships, except as noted below Adrian Benetti ............................. Flower class GrinchWSLG ................................. Weapon & Z-Class (Fletcher) Julhelm .................................... Tide class ThirdWire .................................. RN Supply Ship Kesselbrut ................................. NavyTug, TroopShip, & Mark8_LCT Pasko ...................................... "SAMs and Vehicles Pack: Euro & Desert" Nicholas Bell .............................. "WOE 1950's AAA Mod" Gerald14 ................................... "Russian Defence/ZSU-23-4 Pack" Monty CZ ................................... "SF2 WWII Flak Pack" Geo......................................... "WWII Ground Object Pack" Kesselbrut .................................."US Armor Pack" SFP1Ace ....................................."Alternative ArmorPack" Gepard ......................................"Tiran Pack" Gepard ......................................"WOI Panzer Pack" Geo.........................................."WWII Ground Object Pack" Kesselbrut ................................. "Zil Transport Pack" Pasko & Nicholas Bell ...................... S-60, KS-30, KS-19P, ZPU-4, M-42 Nicholas Bell .............................. Bofors L60/L70 rebel ryder & Nicholas Bell................. M1939 flak guns Kesselbrut ................................. ZPU-1, IDF_Cal50 Geo ........................................ 20mmAAA & M16_Quad Monty CZ ................................... HS-820 & HS-831 ODS Team ................................... Firecan radar EricJ ...................................... Arab_DShK Unknown author ............................. 37InchAA, 37InchEmplaced, TommyFlak37, TommyFlak37Emplaced Fubar512 ................................... ZSU-23 AAA tweaks ThirdWire .................................. BTR-ZPU, BTR-ZU-23, KS-12, KS-19, M113-ZPU, M113-ZU-23, ZPU-2, ZSU-23, ZSU-57, ZU-23, M35_Quad, M55_Quad, M-163 Geo ........................................ Sherman_E8, M3, M3GMC rebel ryder ................................ Sherman-M4A2_76mm, T-34-85, IDF Super Shermans rebel ryder ................................ ZIS Canvas, ZIS_Quad, Bedford Canvas, BedfordOpen, Squads Pasko ...................................... AMX-13, Su-85, Su-100, T-34 Gabilon .................................... Merkava Pasko & Kesselbrut ......................... M60A3, M60A1AOS SFP1Ace .................................... Chieftains (based on TW Centurions) russouk2004 ................................ CrusaderII Unknown Author ............................. Daimler, Humber, PZKW_IVA ThirdWire .................................. Centurions, Leopards, M48A2/3, M60A1, M113, BRDM, BTR-50PK, BTR-152, PT-76, T-54/55, T-62A, T-72A, T-34-85, M50_Sherman, M51_Sherman SUICIDAL ................................... New Destroyed Tank LODs Pasko ...................................... Hawk launcher & radars, Spoonrest radars Fubar512 & Wrench .......................... Hawk INI tweaks Other Mods ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paulopanz .................................. custom ranks/medals pack Paulopanz .................................. custom kill marks OldDiego, Pappy, Wrench, Pasko, ............ Pilots Florian/AmokFloo, & PureBlue Wrench ..................................... IsraelME terrain upgrades Credit for the original "48-56" add-on released in June 2010 at CombatAce.com goes to Dave (USAFMTL) and the rest of the "48-56" mod team. If we have neglected to credit anyone here, please let us know. We will get it fixed ASAP. -------------------------- eburger68 & USAFMTL (Dave) 14 December 2014