Kingdom of the Black Pelican Campaign

IV/JG7_Warg · Post by **IV/JG7_Warg** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:58 am

Can't see all the artillery types in the costs table and don't place any reliance on it. The following artillery types are in the template and is very balanced:

Syldavian: 45mm ATG = Russian 45mm gun
Bordurian: 37mm ATG = German 37mm Pak35
Both use: Lgt AAA = Russian 7.62mm maxim AAA
Both use: Hvy AAA = Russian 7.62mm x 4 maxim AAA
Both use: 75mm Artillery = Japanese type 38 75mm gun
Bordurian: 88mm AA = German 88mm FlaK 18
Syldavian: 76mm AA = Russian 76mm AA

I've changed weapon names in the database. They can have an Allied and an Axis names. Both sides can produce light & heavy AAA guns, i.e. the maxim AA machineguns. No side has any major advantage over the other. I don't subscribe to "unrealistic" forms of warfare and prefer to rack up kills through conventional means. Were no "dirty tricks" in the previous campaign were just means of taking advantage of situation / template gaps. It was starting to be effectively countered and both sides effectively maximised what they could from what was set in the template. This template is balanced, the defences set at the airfields should counter what you're referring to and won't be very profitable this time around.

The off map reinforcements are "high technology" replacements from Germany, Italy, Britain, France & the USSR. Just like what happened in the Spanish Civil War where the major powers tested their latest weapons. All tanks are basically the same Skoda 35t design. Yes only one tank type in this campaign.

Bordurians = German Pzkw 35t (a renamed Skoda 35t)
Syldavians = Romanian R2 (also a renamed Skoda 35t)

I haven't modified platoon sizes for different tanks to effect balance in this template.

Regards,
Warg

WTE_Ikey · Post by **WTE_Ikey** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:02 am

IV/JG7_Warg wrote: Both sides can produce light & heavy AAA guns, i.e. the maxim AA machineguns.
Warg

Thanks for all the info, its just that when the drop down for select production item appears the above isnt listed in it so I cant allocate a factory to produce them.

Apart from that Ive started planning but my head is still muzzy so have to do it in bursts. Would like to see first flight maybe Thurs night? hows that fit in with everyone?

cheers
Ikey

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:27 pm

I think what we need to do is disable all the unused object types in the database, so that means the Costs page will only show the objects we will be using. That will help a lot.

I'll get onto this shortly.

Cheers,
4Shades

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:34 pm

Hey Warg
I got the skins from you in 2 separate zip files way back in March! I put them in what I thought were the correct folders but when I come to add the $ sign in front of the names I find that some of the folders mentioned in your post here don't match mine. If you've got time will you give a run down of what goes where in the forum here please. Was there a later issue than the March one?

Cheers and thanks for all the work mate, loving it!

Doc

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:16 pm

Guys,

It has been a tough week for me, but hopefully I can be online tonight if we want to give the next Pelican mission a go.

Cheers,
4S

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:02 am

We had a chat last night and Ikey, Warg and myself could all get there for 13:00 start (12:30 to initialise and prepare) (all London times) on Friday. Warg was going to put something in here but he was helping a guy called Bimmel from Germany for a couple of hours after that so he must have got side-tracked. (Bimmel is connected to the guy you helped a week or two back I think).

Bordurians are hoping to sort missions today - Ikey hurt his back at work so has the 'don't know whether to sit down or stand up' complaint at the moment.

Cheers

Doc

IV/JG7_Warg · Post by **IV/JG7_Warg** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:29 am

G'day

You should have paint skin folders for:

Bf-109E-1
Bf-109E-3
BlenheimMkI
BlenheimMkIF
BlenheimMkIV
CR_42
DB-3b
I-16type5
I-16type10
I-16type18
I-15_m22
I-15_m25
I-153M62
Breda65
BlenheimMkIF
Fi-156
G_50
GladiatorMkI
GladiatorMkII
He-111H-2
HurricaneMkI
Ju-52_3mg5e
Ju-87B-2
Li-2
MS406
P_11c
SB_2M-100A
SB-2M-103
TB-3_4M-17
TB-3_4M-34R
U-2VS

Place the appropriate skin with the "$" sign in front in each of these folders.

Last night Ikey & Doc mentioned Saturday night at 7.30 WA time, but will chat tonight.

Warg

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:36 am

Think it was Friday mate - I remember because I've a doctor's appointment just after it would finish! But either would be ok for me I think.

Cheers

Doc

WTE_Ikey · Post by **WTE_Ikey** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:40 am

Friday night best for me ,Sat is a no show.

Back eased a bit, with the help of Nurofen,Voltaren gel , beer & more beer I think I'll manage to keep seated for the duration.

cheers
Ikey

PS Thanks for skin list Warg, I'd left a couple out.

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:53 pm

OK, great, I'll try to meet tonight then.

4S

II/JG54_Emil · Post by **II/JG54_Emil** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:34 pm

here you can download the skins for both sides:

http://www.gruenherzjaeger.de/modules/m ... /Skins.exe

just extract it into the your IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\PaintSchemes\Skins folder and that´s it.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:11 am

Thanks, Emil

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:38 am

Ikey and I are aiming for Friday for the next round of Black Pelican. Hope that suits everyone.

Neither of us is around on Thursday and I'm away Sat/Sun.

Cheers

Doc

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:16 pm

Suits me!

IV/JG7_Warg · Post by **IV/JG7_Warg** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:06 am

Should be okay for Friday night. Most of the missions are in for the Syldavians.

Regards,
Warg