WhiteBoySamurai

^ My favorite motivational poster! I've already started skinning the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA ships. This package will include the first batch starting with DDG-79 USS Oscar Austin, and the improved version with recessed smokestacks, from DDG-89 USS Mustin.

Sorry to make you guys re-download, but KJakker caught a pivot issue with the main guns, so I uploaded a quick fix for it. The CIWS should also be a bit more reliable now.

View File Sovremenny class destroyer This model represents the Sovremenny class destroyer, the primary anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. The Sovremenny is very heavily armed, with two twin-barrel 130mm automatic guns, eight Moskit missiles (SS-N-22 Sunburn), one of the fastest and most feared anti-ship missiles in the world, two launchers for Shtil SAMs (SA-N-7 Gadfly or SA-N-12 Grizzly), four AK-630 CIWS, four heavy ASW torpedoes, two ASW rocket launchers, and decoy rocket launchers. Three different versions of the ship are provided: Sovremenny class destroyer: Project 956, the original version of the ship. Armed with Sunburn and Gadfly missiles. Sovremenny (99) class destroyer: Project 956A, an improved version with updated radar, modernized Sunburns, and Grizzly missiles. Hangzhou class destroyer: Project 956E, export version sold to China. Currently in service with the PLAN. (An additional variant, Project 956EM, was sold to China. This version is quite different, with the aft 130mm gun removed, hangar lengthened, and CIWS replaced with two Kashtan systems. Only two exist, so I didn't include them. I may release this version if there is sufficient demand for it.) In any of its variants, the Sovremenny is a dangerous opponent and will make naval strike missions significantly more difficult. See the readme for full details. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or constructive criticisms regarding this model, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you! Submitter WhiteBoySamurai Submitted 08/27/2013 Category Destroyers

Sunrise.

Decals done. Each ship in real life has had 4 or more different hull numbers so I just picked the ones I liked best. Refit version done. The Top Plate radar came out really well, if I do say so myself. Her SA-N-12 missiles are very painful. PLAN version done. Separate paint job and decals. Testing Sunburn missiles one last time. Bonus animation for those of you who like helicopter ops. The Sovremenny package should be up tomorrow after final testing.

That cockpit is amazing, Dels! And the detail on the aircraft itself is outstanding.

Thank you for your support. I got a lot done this weekend: I still need to do the distance .lods, collision mesh, helicopter deck, refit (956A) variant, PLAN variant, and all the non-sequential (nonsensical) hull numbers.

There have been a lot of great uploads recently, so in case you missed them, please check out my Type 051 Luda class destroyer pack and Type 072 Yukan / Yuting class landing ship pack for the People's Liberation Army Navy. With these models installed, you'll be able to have full task forces appear as targets automatically on Taiwan terrain (and any others with China as a primary faction). Finally finished unwrapping and started skinning the Sovremenny. Please give me another week or so. The USN will be getting a new destroyer or two after that. This ship is still in the works, but it will take forever to arm and even longer to skin.

View File Yukan and Yuting class landing ships These models represent two major landing ships in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy: Type 072 Yukan class, introduced in 1978, China's first indigenous large landing ship Type 072II Yuting class, introduced in 1992, an improved version of the Yukan These classes form the backbone of China's amphibious assault force. Each can carry 10 tanks, or 200 to 250 troops, or 500 tons of cargo, and feature a bow ramp and stern gate. They are desgined to be fast enough to reach Taiwan from the mainland in a single night. Each ship is armed with medium-caliber AAA guns. Some Yuting hulls were apparently equipped with a pair of 40-tube 122mm rocket launchers for naval fire support. As there is not enough information about them, this variant is not included in the package, but is available on request. Important note: Once these ships are installed, the game can automatically generate task forces on naval maps featuring China as the primary opposing faction (i.e. Taiwan straits/Formosa and so on). You may be tasked to sink these landing ships as a naval strike mission so plan accordingly. I recommend that you install the Luda, Jianghu, and Jiangwei models (as well as any PLAN ships I create in the future) so that a full escort force is available. http://combatace.com/files/file/14189-luda-class-destroyers/ http://combatace.com/files/file/13041-jianghu-class-frigates/ http://combatace.com/files/file/12346-jiangwei-class-frigates/ See the readme for full details. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or constructive criticisms regarding this model, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you! Submitter WhiteBoySamurai Submitted 08/17/2013 Category Cargo and Transports

I tried to convert models from sketchup before, and it was a nightmare. I highly recommend you get gmax instead (a free version of 3ds Max specifically for making game models) because files can be ported over the Max easily and then exported. Blender is also a popular free alternative, but personally I could never get used to it after using Max for all this time. Anyway, your model looks really sharp, but as others have said, be very careful of the polygon count. Remember, this is a tiny (relative to military aircraft) ground object that will mostly be seen from very high up. Even when we're mashing F7 and browsing ground objects, we can only zoom in so much, so that complexity will be wasted. For example, instead of a multi-segmented 24+ sided tube for each barrel, use an 8-sided cylinder (with a closed end). That change alone will bring the polycount down by orders of magnitude and it will look almost exactly the same in the end. Remember, you can add a tremendous amount of detail in the textures alone. And the more geometrically complex you make the mesh, the harder it will be to add good-looking textures. Good luck!

View File Luda class destroyers These models represent the Luda class destroyers, in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy since 1971. They are the first surface warfare vessels designed and built in China. Three different variants of the ship are included: Type 051 Luda class: Initial version, armed with Silkworm missiles, two twin 130mm guns, and a large number of manually operated anti-aircraft guns. Type 051G1 Luda-III: Improved version with upgraded radar, missiles, and automatic guns. Type 051G2 Luda-III: Modern refit with upgraded sensors and weapons. Silkworms replaced with 4x4 YJ-8 missiles, and aft AAA turret replaced with HQ-7 SAM system. (An additional variant refitted with a helicopter hangar, the Luda-II, is not included since only a single example was produced.) See the readme for full details. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or constructive criticisms regarding this model, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you! Submitter WhiteBoySamurai Submitted 08/13/2013 Category Destroyers

That's the Hyuga, commissioned in 2009. She and her sister ship, Ise, are named after the Ise class battleships (which were given a flight deck and converted to hybrid battle-carriers). I'm sure those names are enough to rile some people up. So yeah, that's pretty damn big for a "destroyer" right? Well just a few days ago (August 6th), Japan launched an even BIGGER destroyer, the Izumo! She is 250 meters long, a bit bigger than Italy's flagship the Cavour, and about the same length as a Tarawa or Wasp LHD. According to many sources she's specifically designed to handle the V-22 and F-35B in addition to conventional helicopters. But don't worry, China, she's actually just a simple destroyer. Just like how the Kiev and Kuznetsov are cruisers.

F-4EJ did indeed carry the Sparrow and Sidewinders prior to 1981. There's also the AAM-1, which is easily mistaken for a Sidewinder because it was developed from the AIM-9E and looks identical. I can try and get you the service dates for specific model weapons if necessary, but the loadouts included under the optional files from the F-4EJ skin pack should be fine as long as the export years on the weapons user-side are correct. I'll also ask Nengajyou, who is a real Phantom Phanatic, if he has pictures of the J/ALQ-6 and ALE-41 pods. This is a common misconception. Because there's always the possibility of needing to repel a land invasion, the JASDF operates A2G ordnance from dumb bombs and rockets to guided bombs and even JDAM more recently. For whatever reason they don't have any stocks of LGBs or Mavericks, though. The F-4EJ was technically capable of carrying iron bombs including the Mk82 and M117. However, until they got the F-15J in 1981, the F-4EJ was still the JASDF's primary air superiority aircraft, so in practice they rarely -if ever- carried bombs (as far as I'm aware). By the way, Ravenclaw, will your new F-4EJ be compatible with the older and stock skins? The screenshots sure look wonderful in any case!

Do you happen to know where the formation data for naval task forces is kept? I'd like to take a look at it, but I don't see any mention of it in the formations.ini file.

Thanks for those drawings, mikeg_65! The Keelung (ex-Kidd) is on my to-do list, and models are so much easier to make with good diagrams. It's the 4th of July over here, so happy Independence Day to my friends back in my country of birth. Here are some "fireworks" for you. All the weapons are working now. The Sunburns are really nasty since she launches them two at a time and they quickly go supersonic. I still have a lot of work to do optimizing the model. (It's currently more than 60000 polygons, which is higher than my Tico, and a bit too much for a ship of this size.) And after that, the uvw and skinning. I have some PLAN ships in the works, including their most numerous destroyer type, the Luda: And the Yuting class LST, which will allow the game to spawn PLAN task forces:

View File Nanuchka I & II class corvettes This model represents the Nanuchka class corvette, a Cold War era missile boat used by the Soviet Union and several export customers. Three different versions of the ship are provided: Nanuchka I class corvette (Soviet version; classified as a frigate in game so that it can appear in Soviet task forces) Nanuchka I class missile boat (Soviet version; classified as a patrol boat) Nanuchka II class missile boat (export version for India, Algeria, and Libya; classified as a patrol boat) All three versions may be installed together with no conflicts or other issues. The Nanuchka series are quite heavily armed for their size, with a 57mm twin gun, SA-N-4 Gecko launcher, and either six SS-N-9 Siren missiles (Nanuchka I) or four SS-N-2C Styx missiles (Nanuchka II). Naturally, all of these weapons are fully functional on the models. See the readme for full details. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or constructive criticisms regarding this model, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you! Submitter WhiteBoySamurai Submitted 06/01/2013 Category Other

I find myself making a lot of ordnance lately. Expect an update to the Cruise Missile Pack sometime in the near future, and some other surprises.

Really looking forward to those P-3s, Florian! Obligatory screenshot:

New missile for an old ship: Testing guns on Sovremenny: I still have a lot of work to do on this one. Thank you for your patience.