Desert Storm 128 seg. Campaign screenshots!

[Snake Man]

Here they are, from the fresh eFalcon v1.09

More to follow soon.



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[This message has been edited by Snake_Man (edited April 17, 2001).]

[Snake Man]

Next are the whole campaign theater map. Now remember, this is 128 x 128 segments (Korea is 64 x 64 segments).






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[Widowmaker]

Looking good...looking very good indeed

Keep it up

Widmak

[T Bone]

Very nice indeed!

[brewskie]

EEEnormous.

[Snake Man]

More candy for you guys














Its gonna be wild ride to the desert.

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[ccc]

Im scared

so Air and ground war run smoothly in 128 map? what scale of war it stand?

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by ccc:
so Air and ground war run smoothly in 128 map? what scale of war it stand?

I havent added ground units yet. Scale of the war is Desert Storm, meaning squadrons at Saudi bases are attacking Iraq.

Only problem at this point is that the heavy bomber squadrons in the farthest of souther Saudi dont schedule flights. Have I screwed up the campaign file, is PAK somehow bugging or does F4 camp engine think that these planes cannot reach targets and back with onboard fuel (stange for B52's). Note: campaign engine DONT know how to do air-refuelling unfortunately.

I'll try to figure out that out next.

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[Snake Man]

This is example of my F-16C campaign flight (ok edited waypoints myself).





Notice the range between each waypoint, I flew the whole missions with extra fueltanks. When landing to Riyadh the extra tanks were dry and fuel indicator was about 1000-1300 fuel left. So with human flights its totally possible to fly missions even without refuelling from far away bases. Looks good.

Now if we just get AI flights to do air-refuellings...

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[MAVDON1]

This looks totally AWESOME - I could get stuck in this campaign for a very long time!
I wanna go back to Basra Road, and re-do the "Total Carnage" scene we shot up there.
We made a real mess of them up there, but I bet with a little planning we could block it off before they get there at all this time - then we can talk serious turkey shoot time!

Don Mac

[ccc]

how about editing the fuel capacity of b52 with f4browse?
double or triple its fuel, reduce b52 dry weight to minimal, or edit the fuel consumption rate, etc, to see if cam engine schedule the flight.

[hc_pookie]

The internal fuel capacity is hardcoded to ~ 80,000 lbs.

This is being researched so a future version should allow this to be increased.

- Jerry

[Snake Man]

Another screenie from 128 Campaign testings.





I tested if that Rabigh airbase way down south in Saudi Arabia was "too far" from the enemy lines for Campaign engine to schedule flights... well it works at least with Support flights of Air Lift. See those C-130'h coming.

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[Snake Man]

Okay I have done more testing with the campaign and it feels like there could be something wrong with the engine. Of course the campaign file itself could be corrupt somehow, but thats something I havent discovered. More testing, more thinking

Anyways, I have now added the carrier fleets. Here are couple of latest images of the action.






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[ccc]

Geeez! seems air operation works! then Ground operation? trigger events?

I read Delphi post by Scoob, he said he learned how to control the tirgger events..hmmm..how about ask him for help?

[Snake Man]

Help would be appreciated indeed.

Here is the list of Navy squadrons, these are the original lists I found from the net.

Red Sea Task Force:

- carrier 8th (5467) == USS America
20 F-14 4 E-2
18 F/A-18 8 S-3B
14 A-6E 4 KA-6D
5 EA-6B 6 SH-3H


- carrier 9th (5482) == USS Kennedy
20 F-14 5 E-2
24 A-7E 8 S-3B
13 A-6E 3 KA-6D
5 EA-6B 6 SH-3H

- carrier 10th (5483) == USS Saratoga
20 F-14 4 EA-6B
18 F/A-18 4 E-2
14 A-6E 8 SH-3B
4 KA-6D 6 SH-3H


Gulf Task Force

- carrier 11th (5484) == USS Midway
30 F/A-18 4 E-2
14 A-6E 4 KA-6D
4 EA-6B 6 SH-3H

- carrier 12th (5485) == USS Ranger
20 F-14 5 E-2
22 A-6E 8 S-3B
13 A-6E 4 KA-6D
4 EA-6B 6 SH-3H

- carrier 13th (5486) == USS Roosevelt
20 F-14 4 E-2
19 F/A-18 8 S-3B
18 A-6E 4 KA-6D
5 EA-6B 6 SH-3H

Hmm the number behind carrier and () is the TacEdit stuff for myself, nevermind that

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[Jagr]

Snake,
Are you using an ATO from Desert Storm or are you compiling basically random missions of the same "style" of air warfare?

I used to have info on the actual non classified missions..found it on the web somewhere..I'll see if I can dig it up.

I know that you can still get the weapons sites on the web that were targeted by the coalition..it even lists their map reference and dates of attack.

[Jagr]

http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Gul ... l#Military Storage and Production Sites

Try this link..it has a VERY detailed description day by day of the tasking, as well as deployment assets etc.. should be useful if you don't already have it.

[Jagr]

http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/ ... pendix.htm

This page has some fairly qaccurate general target maps depicting active Iraqi Airfields, Radar, Chem Depots, etc etc etc...

[ccc]

quote:Originally posted by Snake_Man:
Help would be appreciated indeed.
Gulf Task Force:
- carrier 11th (5484) == USS Midway
30 F/A-18 4 E-2
14 A-6E 4 KA-6D
4 EA-6B 6 SH-3H
- carrier 12th (5485) == USS Ranger
20 F-14 5 E-2
22 A-6E 8 S-3B
13 A-6E 4 KA-6D
4 EA-6B 6 SH-3H
- carrier 13th (5486) == USS Roosevelt
20 F-14 4 E-2
19 F/A-18 8 S-3B
18 A-6E 4 KA-6D
5 EA-6B 6 SH-3H

Need photos of F14, F18, EA6B of anyone of these three carrier wing.
also need F111/EF111/F15C/F15E photo in operation storm.

any help is heartily appreciated!

[brewskie]

I'll see what i can get on the F-111's

[Zaggy]

I was onboard Ranger when it was in Sydney just after the Gulf War... If its the trip I remember, went down with a heap of RAAF guys and got a cool tour of the boat... I'll see if i can dig the pics up...

I also got a HEAP of squadron crests and patches....

[Snake Man]

This campaign is now with the New ODS 128 objectives, which are imported from the already released ODS theater. This means that all the targets you can see on the ODS BETA v0.1 (available from download section) can be found on correct locations in this larger 128 theater map.




Also there was AH-1 cobras on OCA missions about hundred miles to Iraq, so we have even helo action. Looking good!

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[Death_119]

did you guys use scripts or hand placing?

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by Death_119:
did you guys use scripts or hand placing?

Those objectives were placed by Village util. Also lot of other objectives have been placed manually to the ODS BETA v0.1 which are now included in this 128 theater.

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