I would like to develop VTE more to provide some historical / technical reference, ie not to be just "shooter mod". It would be very nice to educate at least someone out there, as when they are playing they come across the library texts and learn something. For example myself, I've learnt great deal of Vietnam War history during my VTE development, I'd like to pass this on.
So here we go, this is our current library text database. This post is just direct copy paste of the stringtable.csv right now, I'm way too tired to edit it nicely to forum post. This first post will be updated when new information comes in, please help and reply here if you have corrections or just new data for some missing items.
Lets see the list.
STR_VTE_Lib_M1911,"Colt Pistol model 1911"
STR_VTE_Lib_Browning,"Browning Hi-Power 9mm"
STR_VTE_Lib_m39hp,"M39 Hush Puppy. Silenced."
STR_VTE_Lib_UZI,"The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. It was manufactured by Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, and others."
STR_VTE_Lib_Sten,"Sten Mk.2 submachinegun. The Sten (or Sten gun) was a family of British, 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. STEN is an acronym, cited as derived from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. Over 4 million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s."
STR_VTE_Lib_StenSD,"Sten Mk.2 submachinegun. The Sten (or Sten gun) was a family of British, 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. STEN is an acronym, cited as derived from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. Over 4 million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s. Silenced version."
STR_VTE_Lib_M45,"M45 Swedish K"
STR_VTE_Lib_Thompson,"Thompson submachine gun."
STR_VTE_Lib_AR15,"The AR-15 is a lightweight, air-cooled, magazine fed, autoloading, centerfire rifle. The original ArmaLite/Colt AR-15 was a selective-fire prototype submitted for consideration as a military infantry rifle."
STR_VTE_Lib_XM177E,"Insert text here to describe it"
STR_VTE_Lib_M16A1,"The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm caliber, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle, with a rotating bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is constructed of steel, aluminum and composite plastics."
STR_VTE_Lib_M14,"The M14 is an American selective fire battle rifle firing 7.62 × 51 mm NATO ammunition"
STR_VTE_Lib_M21,"M21 sniper rifle"
STR_VTE_Lib_M79,"The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break open grenade launcher which fires a 40 x46 mm grenade and first appeared during the Vietnam War. Because of its distinctive firing sound, among American soldiers, it earned the nicknames of 'Thump-Gun', 'Thumper', or 'Blooper','dooper' but Australian units referred to it as the 'Wombat Gun'."
STR_VTE_Lib_Stoner_AR,"Stoner M63A assault rifle"
STR_VTE_Lib_Stoner_MG,"Stoner M63A machinegun"
STR_VTE_Lib_M60,"The M60 (formally the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60) is a family of American general purpose long range machine guns firing 7.62 mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links."
STR_VTE_Lib_M60shorty,"The M60 Shorty (formally the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60) is a family of American general purpose long range machine guns firing 7.62 mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. This is the short version."
STR_VTE_Lib_LAW,"M-72 Light Anti-tank Weapon"
STR_VTE_Lib_Bren2,"Bren Gun MkII"
STR_VTE_Lib_Enfield,"Lee Enfield N4"
STR_VTE_Lib_Garand,"M1 Garand"
STR_VTE_Lib_M1Carbine,"M1 Carbine"
STR_VTE_Lib_M3A1,"M3A1 Grasegun"
STR_VTE_Lib_M3SD,"M3SD Grasegun, silenced."
STR_VTE_Lib_Mas36,"MAS Modèle 36. The MAS-36 is a short, carbine-style rifle with a two-piece stock and slab-sided receiver. It is chambered for the modern, rimless 7.5x54 French cartridge, a shortened version of the 7.5 x 57 mm MAS mod. 1924 cartridge that had been introduced in 1924 (then modified in 1929), for France's FM-24/29 light machine gun. The MAS-36 carries a spike bayonet, reversed, in a tube below the barrel. To use the bayonet, it is pulled out, turned around, and plugged back into its receptacle. The MAS-36 has a relatively short barrel and is fitted with large aperture (rear) and post (front) sights designed for typical combat ranges. It has a five-round, Mauser-style double-column magazine with a removable floorplate. The rifle is somewhat unusual in that the locking lugs are found at the rear of the bolt rather than the front, resulting a distinctive-looking forward cant of the bolt handle. Typical for French rifles of the period, the MAS-36 has no safety. It was normally carried with a loaded magazine and empty chamber until the soldier was engaged in combat, though the rifle's firing mechanism could be blocked by raising the bolt handle."
STR_VTE_Lib_MP40,"The MP40 (Maschinenpistole 40, literally 'machine pistol 40') was a submachine gun developed in Germany and used extensively by paratroopers and platoon and squad leaders, and other troops during World War II. The MP40 had a relatively low rate of fire and low recoil, which made it more manageable than other contemporary submachine guns. The MP40, and its predecessor the MP38, were sometimes referred to by the Allies as 'burp guns'."
STR_VTE_Lib_PPD40,"PPD-40. The PPD (Pistolet-Pulemet Degtyarova) is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. It was a near direct copy of the German Bergmann MP28, and utilized a large ammunition drum, a copy of the Finnish M31 Suomi drum magazine, as well as a more conventional box-type magazine. It first went into military service in 1935 as the PPD-34. In 1938 and 1940, modifications were designated PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 respectively, and introduced minor changes. Nevertheless, the PPD-40 was too complicated and expensive to mass-produce, and although it was used in action in the initial stages of World War II, it was, by the end of 1941, quickly phased out and replaced by the superior and cheaper PPSh-41."
STR_VTE_Lib_K98K,"The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the Wehrmacht, and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles."
STR_VTE_Lib_Ithaca,"Ithaca Shotgun."
STR_VTE_Lib_prc25,"PRC-25 radio used by US forces."
STR_VTE_Lib_typ63,"TYP63 radio used by NVA/VC."
STR_VTE_Lib_GrenadeWhite,"Signal Smoke Grenade, White. Used to signal ground troops to the CAS aircrafts or extraction helicopters. Grenade emits smoke for approximately 150 seconds."
STR_VTE_Lib_GrenadeRed,"Signal Smoke Grenade, Red. Used to signal ground troops to the CAS aircrafts or extraction helicopters. Grenade emits smoke for approximately 150 seconds."
STR_VTE_Lib_GrenadeGreen,"Signal Smoke Grenade, Green. Used to signal ground troops to the CAS aircrafts or extraction helicopters. Grenade emits smoke for approximately 150 seconds."
STR_VTE_Lib_GrenadeYellow,"Signal Smoke Grenade, Yellow. Used to signal ground troops to the CAS aircrafts or extraction helicopters. Grenade emits smoke for approximately 150 seconds."
STR_VTE_Lib_GrenadeViolet,"Signal Smoke Grenade, Violet. Used to signal ground troops to the CAS aircrafts or extraction helicopters. Grenade emits smoke for approximately 150 seconds."
STR_VTE_Lib_a4,"A4F Skyhawk. Armaments 300 rounds 25mm GAU12 cannon and Sidewinders."
STR_VTE_Lib_a4_r,"A4F Skyhawk. Armaments 300 rounds 25mm GAU12 cannon, Sidewinders and rockets."
STR_VTE_Lib_a4_b,"A4F Skyhawk. Armaments 300 rounds 25mm GAU12 and 4 x MK82 dumb bombs."
STR_VTE_Lib_a4_napalm,"A4 Skyhawk. 300 rounds 25mm GAU12 and 4 x MK74 napalm cannisters."
STR_VTE_Lib_b52,"B52 Stratofortress heavy bomber. Loadout 48 x MK82 dumb bombs."
STR_VTE_Lib_birddog,"O1 BirdDog, light reconnaissance aircraft used for FAC role. Loadout white phosporous and illumination rockets."
STR_VTE_Lib_mig19,"MiG-19. info missing..."
STR_VTE_Lib_ch34,"CH-34 transport helicopter. Unarmed."
STR_VTE_Lib_ch34usmc,"CH-34 transport helicopter. Unarmed. USMC version."
STR_VTE_Lib_uh1,"UH-1H Huey Slick transport helicopter. Armed with two M60 7.62x51 door guns. Transport capacity 9 soldiers."
STR_VTE_Lib_uh1a,"UH-1H Huey Slick transport helicopter. Older A model. Armed with two M60 7.62x51 door guns. Transport capacity 12 soldiers."
STR_VTE_Lib_uh1dustoff,"UH-1H Huey Slick transport helicopter. Med Evac version. Transport capacity 4 soldiers."
STR_VTE_Lib_uh1gs,"UH-1C ARA Huey. Armaments 125 rounds 40mm M75 and 48 FFARs."
STR_VTE_Lib_uh1guns,"UH-1C Gunship. Armaments 1200 rounds 7.62x51 M240 and 14 FFARs."
STR_VTE_Lib_ch47ca,"CH-47C Chinook transport helicopter. Can carry 23 passangers. Armaments two M60 762x51 door guns."
STR_VTE_Lib_ach47a,"ACH-47A Gunship. Armaments pilot controlled nose mounted 40mm grenade launcher and wingtip mounted 2 x 20mm machine guns, 2 x 2.75" FFARs. In the cargo area 5 x .50cal machine guns, two each side and one in the aft."
STR_VTE_Lib_raider_cas,"A1 Skyraider, Close Air Support (CAS) version. Armaments 4 x MK74 napalm cannisters, WP rockets, 2 x M47 bomb, 2 x Frag Cluster and 720 rounds 20mm."
STR_VTE_Lib_raider_sar,"A1 Skyraider, Search And Rescue (SAR) version. Armaments 72 x CBU25 Bomblets, WP Rockets, HE Rockets, 2 x M47 bomb, 720 rounds 20mm and 1500 rounds SUU11 Pod."
STR_VTE_Lib_raider_sea,"A1 Skyraider, SEA version. Armaments 4 x CBU52, WP Rockets, 2 x M47 bomb, 4 x Frag Cluster, 720 rounds 20mm."
STR_VTE_Lib_raider_wreck,"A1 Skyraider crashed aircraft."
STR_VTE_Lib_ah1g,"AH1G Cobra gunship helicopter. Armaments 2000 rounds 762mm M134, 125 rounds 40mm HE, 76 x FFAR."
STR_VTE_Lib_ah1j,"AH1J Cobra gunship helicopter. Armaments 750 rounds 20mm, 38 x FFAR, 4 x TOW."
STR_VTE_Lib_oh6a,"OH-6A Loach helicopter. Armaments M60 7.62x51 mounted on the side door, left side."
STR_VTE_Lib_oh6arg,"OH-6A Loach helicopter. Armaments M60 7.62x51 mounted on the side door, right side."
STR_VTE_Lib_c130,"C-130 Hercules troop and cargo transport aircraft. Troop transport capacity 35 passangers."
STR_VTE_Lib_mc130,"MC-130 Combat Talon, build upon C-130 Hercules airframe. Used to carry the BLU-82/B Daisy Cutter 15,000lbs bomb in the cargo hold."
STR_VTE_Lib_ac130,"AC-130H Spectre gunship. Meanest motherfucker you can imagine. Placeholder for now
"STR_VTE_Lib_f4_grey_aa,"F4E Phantom. Navy Compat Air Patrol (CAP). Armaments 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinders and 510 rounds M61 Vulcan."
STR_VTE_Lib_f4_tan_aa,"F4E Phantom. USAF Compat Air Patrol (CAP). Armaments 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinders and 510 rounds M61 Vulcan."
STR_VTE_Lib_f4_grey_ag,"F4E Phantom. USMC Close Air Support (CAS). Armaments 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinders, 510 rounds M61 Vulcan and 12 x MK82 bumb bombs."
STR_VTE_Lib_f4_tan_ag,"F4E Phantom. USAF Close Air Support (CAS). Armaments 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinders, 510 rounds M61 Vulcan, 6 x MK74 napalm cannisters and 2 x Standard ARM."
STR_VTE_Lib_lssc,"LSSC boat."
STR_VTE_Lib_sampan,"Sampan."
STR_VTE_Lib_sampanbig,"VC Sampan."
STR_VTE_Lib_AK47,"AK-47 entered service in the late 1940s"
STR_VTE_Lib_TYPE56,"Type 56 - Basic variant introduced in 1956. Chinese copy of AK-47 with fixed wooden stock and permanently attached spike bayonet. Later versions copied the improved Russian AKM, and the permanently attached bayonet became optional."
STR_VTE_Lib_SKS,"SKS was planned to be the general-issue rifle for the Soviet Army, but it was soon replaced by the AK-47. The first series of SKS was tested during the end of WW2"
STR_VTE_Lib_TYPE68,"The type 68 (for 1968) is a chinese replica of the soviet SKS."
STR_VTE_Lib_Mosin38,"Mosin M1938 standard rifle"
STR_VTE_Lib_Mosin,"Mosin M1891/1930 Sniper rifle"
STR_VTE_Lib_SVT40,"Soviet SVT rifle model 1940"
STR_VTE_Lib_PPsh,"PPSh 1941 standard submachinegun with highest rate of fire"
STR_VTE_Lib_PPS43,"PPS 1943 submachinegun"
STR_VTE_Lib_DP27,"Degietariev Piechotnyi - Infantry Degtariev 1927"
STR_VTE_Lib_RPD,"RPD soviet machinegun"
STR_VTE_Lib_RPG2,"The RPG-2 design is based on the German Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon developed during World War II. The chief attributes of the RPG-2 were robustness, simplicity, and low cost. However its short range and inaccuracy led to its eventual replacement by the more effective RPG-7."
STR_VTE_Lib_RPG7,"The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade weapon.The launcher is based around a simple milled steel tube, 40 mm in diameter, 95.3 cm long, and weighing just 7 kg. The middle is wood wrapped to protect the user from heat and the end is flared to assist in blast shielding and recoil reduction."
STR_VTE_Lib_Truck5t,"5t Truck, soft vehicle."
STR_VTE_Lib_Truck5tOpen,"5t Truck, soft vehicle, open version."
STR_VTE_Lib_Truck5tReammo,"Rearm truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_Truck5tRepair,"Repair truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_Truck5tRefuel,"Refuel truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvatruck,"NVA Ural truck, soft vehicle."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvatruckopen,"NVA Ural truck, soft vehicle, open version."
STR_VTE_Lib_vctruck,"VC Ural truck, soft vehicle."
STR_VTE_Lib_vctruckopen,"VC Ural truck, soft vehicle, open version."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvatruckammo,"NVA Rearm Ural truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvatruckfuel,"NVA Refuel Ural truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvatruckrepair,"NVA Repair Ural truck for vehicles."
STR_VTE_Lib_m113,"this is not active now, check land.hpp"
STR_VTE_Lib_m113ambul,"M113 Ambulance, can heal people."
STR_VTE_Lib_m113Acav,"M113 ACAV, mounted with three .50cal machine guns, one for front and two for both sides."
STR_VTE_Lib_m163vulcan,"M163 Vulcan."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvauaz,"NVA UAZ jeep."
STR_VTE_Lib_nvauazmg,"NVA UAZ jeep with Dshk machine gun."
STR_VTE_Lib_zsu57,"NVA ZSU-57 Anti Aircraft vehicle."