Alternative Tornado Sidewinder Stations

[+malibu43 142]

This is an alternative mod for adding sidewinder stations to the Tornado GR and Tornado IDS. This is a variation to USAFMTL's mod that adds one sidewinder to each wing instead of two, which results in a more accurate loadout. The drawback is that there are no launch rails. However, I've found that unless you're viewing the aircraft from the right angle and looking for, you won't really notice.

 

First, follow these instructions from USAFMTL's Sidewinder Station mod. Do this for both the Tornado GR and the Tornado IDS, if you want to add 'winders to both:

 

Go into your Tornado aircraft folder and look for the tornado_data.ini file (your data file may be named slightly different). Open that file up using Notepad or something similar.

 

Look for the [LeftWing] entry, and add this line just above the VariableGeometry=TRUE line:

 

SystemName[xxx]=SidewinderStationLeft

 

Where xxx represents the next number in sequence.

 

 

Do the same for the [RightWing] entry, except the line reads SystemName[xxx]=SidewinderStationRight

 

This adds a spot on each wing for Sidewinders.

 

Then, look further down in the data.ini and look for the // Weapon Stations line. Add the following for the Tornado GR:

 

[sidewinderStationLeft]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=12

StationGroupID=6

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=-2.05,-1.7,-0.3

AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1400

AllowedWeaponClass=IRM

AttachmentType=USAF,USN,UK,RAF,NATO,W_GERMANY

ModelNodeName=pylon_inner_left

LaunchRailNodeName=

MinExtentPosition=

MaxExtentPosition=

MovingPylon=TRUE

RotatingPylon=FALSE

 

[sidewinderStationRight]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=13

StationGroupID=6

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=2.05,-1.7,-0.3

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-3.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1400

AllowedWeaponClass=IRM,

AttachmentType=USAF,USN,UK,RAF,NATO,W_GERMANY

ModelNodeName=pylon_inner_right

LaunchRailNodeName=

MinExtentPosition=

MaxExtentPosition=

MovingPylon=TRUE

RotatingPylon=FALSE

 

Or add this for the IDS:

 

[sidewinderStationLeft]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=12

StationGroupID=6

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=-1.65,-1.7,-0.3

AttachmentAngles=0.0,0.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1400

AllowedWeaponClass=IRM

AttachmentType=USAF,USN,UK,RAF,NATO,W_GERMANY

ModelNodeName=pylon_inner_left

LaunchRailNodeName=

MinExtentPosition=

MaxExtentPosition=

MovingPylon=TRUE

RotatingPylon=FALSE

 

[sidewinderStationRight]

SystemType=WEAPON_STATION

StationID=13

StationGroupID=6

StationType=EXTERNAL

AttachmentPosition=1.65,-1.7,-0.3

AttachmentAngles=0.0,-3.0,0.0

LoadLimit=1400

AllowedWeaponClass=IRM,

AttachmentType=USAF,USN,UK,RAF,NATO,W_GERMANY

ModelNodeName=pylon_inner_right

LaunchRailNodeName=

MinExtentPosition=

MaxExtentPosition=

MovingPylon=TRUE

RotatingPylon=FALSE

 

These are pretty much the same entries from the other mod, except the launch rails are removed and the attachment position is adjusted so the missles are just to the inside of the pylon.

 

Then go into the loadout.ini file for both/either the Tornado GR and Tornado IDS (depending on which ones you are modding) and add the follow lines to the bottom of each mission specific loadout:

 

Loadout[12].WeaponType=AIM-9L

Loadout[12].Quantity=1

Loadout[13].WeaponType=AIM-9L

Loadout[13].Quantity=1

 

There. You will now be able to carry one sidewinder on each wing. They should also show up in all the default loadouts.

 

Thanks to USAFMTL and Wrench for the original fix.

 

If someone wants to merge this post with the original, that would be cool!