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PR: Falklands Update #15



Lots of work has been going on over the past few months towards the next PR: Falklands release and with today also being the







New A-4 Skyhawk Variants

First up is the new A-4 Skyhawk variants. Before we use to only have the Argentine A-4C which was mainly down to small player numbers and not wanting to use up too much of the client's memory but with expanded server capacity, advances in texture optimization methods and also with the Vehicle Warfare layer being pretty popular we have decided to make all the different A-4 variants used by the Argentinians during the Falklands War, each with its own unique weapons loadout.

During the 1982 Falklands War, Argentina deployed 48 Skyhawk warplanes. Armed with unguided bombs and lacking any electronic or missile self-defence other than some DIY Chaff, Argentine Skyhawks sank the Type 42 destroyer Coventry and the Type 21 frigates Antelope and Ardent, as well as inflicting heavy damage on several others

In all, 22 Skyhawks were lost to all causes in the six-week-long war. These losses included eight to British Sea Harriers, seven to ship-launched surface-to-air missiles, four to ground-launched surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft fire (including one to "friendly fire"), and three to crashes.





A-4B Skyhawk

The Argentine Air Force's A-4B, also known as the A-4P (Export version of the B but known in Argentina as the B) was the main Skyhawk used during the Falklands War with Argentine deploying around 26 of them.

Ingame the A-4B will be armed with three USA made Mk82 500lb General Purpose dumb Bombs (GBP) and two 20mm Colt Mk.12 Cannons with 200 rounds between them, which use to be the old A-4C load out in previous releases and this will be the most common A-4 seen ingame.

Credits:

Model: EOD2 mod & [R-DEV]Rhino

Texture: MasterX & [R-DEV]Spush

Coding: [R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino

HUD: [R-DEV]Moszeusz6Pl





A-4Q Skyhawk

The Argentine Navy's A-4Q, which is an A-4B that has been modified to have five weapon pylons and to be able to carry AIM-9B Sidewinders, was the least common Skyhawk field during the war with only 10 being used. That said the A-4Q was the most combat effective of all the Skyhawks, mainly because their bombs where fused correctly from the begging of the war unlike the Argentine Air Force planes, with them slinking the Type 21 Frigate HMS Ardent and only loosing three of the ten aircraft used during the war. The A-4Q was also the only one of the Skyhawks fielded with air to air missiles during the war, although only up to the 1st of May.

Ingame the A-4Q will be armed with one Mk82 500lb bomb, two AIM-9B Sidewinder air to air missiles and two 20mm Colt Mk.12 Cannons with 200 rounds between them.

Although the AIM-9B has a much shorter range and smaller payload than the British Sea Harrier's AIM-9L, it should still give the A-4Q a bit of self defence if not allow the it to go on the offensive some times. It will also be the least common Skyhawk ingame but not so uncommon that you wont ever see it.

Credits:

Model: EOD2 mod & [R-DEV]Rhino

Texture: MasterX & [R-DEV]Spush

Coding: [R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino

HUD: [R-DEV]Moszeusz6Pl





A-4C Skyhawk

The Argentine Air Force's A-4C is the night/adverse weather version of A4D-2, with AN/APG-53A radar, autopilot, LABS low-altitude bombing system and a Wright J65-W-20 engine with 8,200 lbf (36 kN) of takeoff thrust. Argentine fielded 12 of these during the Falklands War but only three of them survived.

Ingame the A-4C will be armed with one British Made Mk17 1000lb GPB and two 20mm Colt Mk.12 Cannons with 200 rounds between them. The advantages of this load out is that its easier to hit a target directly and get out of the hot zone quickly when only dropping one large bomb instead of three small ones like the A-4B has

Although currently this A-4C has a Mk83 1000lb GPB as a place holder for the Mk17 as it has yet to be made and is an open community task for anyone wanting to give modelling a go on something repetitively simple to make.

Credits:

Model: EOD2 mod & [R-DEV]Rhino

Texture: [R-DEV]Spush

Coding: [R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino

HUD: [R-DEV]Moszeusz6Pl







Anti-Ship Mirage IIIEA

On top of the Skyhawk textures we also felt that it would be a good idea to make the Anti-Ship version of the Mirage IIIEA, which is a place holder for the Super Etendard, more easily distinguish from its Air Superiority Fighter variant. Before you could only tell them apart from looking closely at the missiles on their belly hardpoint, which are hard to see and at first glance are quite similar in shape and size. As such we have made a "Argentine Navy" camo for the Anti-Ship version of the Mirage based on the Super Etendard's camo.





We have also made a new "Radar Screen" HUD for its AM 39 Exocet Anti-Ship Missile which will be your only frame of reference while trying to lock onto a ship:

Credits:

Model: AIX mod & [R-DEV]Rhino

Texture: CTRifle & ZondaX15

Coding: [R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino

HUD: [R-DEV]Moszeusz6Pl







Improved AM 39 Exocet Anti-Ship Missile

We have also improved the AM 39 Exocet Anti-Ship Missile texture from the last release to give it quite a bit more colour and detail, as well as making it more realistic to the Exocet used during the Falklands War.

Credits:

Model: [R-DEV]Rhino

Texture: CTRifle & nater

Coding: [R-DEV]Rhino







Argentine Chinook CH-47C

Since in v1.0 the

Credits:

Model: Stigger

Texture: Brammflakes & Stigger







We hope you like these new additions and stay tuned for more! Hey all,Lots of work has been going on over the past few months towards the next PR: Falklands release and with today also being the 10th Anniversary of the Project Reality Forums , I thought I might share some of the stuff we have been working on with youFirst up is the new A-4 Skyhawk variants. Before we use to only have the Argentine A-4C which was mainly down to small player numbers and not wanting to use up too much of the client's memory but with expanded server capacity, advances in texture optimization methods and also with the Vehicle Warfare layer being pretty popular we have decided to make all the different A-4 variants used by the Argentinians during the Falklands War, each with its own unique weapons loadout.During the 1982 Falklands War, Argentina deployed 48 Skyhawk warplanes. Armed with unguided bombs and lacking any electronic or missile self-defence other than some DIY Chaff, Argentine Skyhawks sank the Type 42 destroyer Coventry and the Type 21 frigates Antelope and Ardent, as well as inflicting heavy damage on several othersIn all, 22 Skyhawks were lost to all causes in the six-week-long war. These losses included eight to British Sea Harriers, seven to ship-launched surface-to-air missiles, four to ground-launched surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft fire (including one to "friendly fire"), and three to crashes.EOD2 mod & [R-DEV]Rhino[R-DEV]Spush[R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino[R-DEV]Moszeusz6PlOn top of the Skyhawk textures we also felt that it would be a good idea to make the Anti-Ship version of the Mirage IIIEA, which is a place holder for the Super Etendard, more easily distinguish from its Air Superiority Fighter variant. Before you could only tell them apart from looking closely at the missiles on their belly hardpoint, which are hard to see and at first glance are quite similar in shape and size. As such we have made a "Argentine Navy" camo for the Anti-Ship version of the Mirage based on the Super Etendard's camo.We have also made a new "Radar Screen" HUD for its AM 39 Exocet Anti-Ship Missile which will be your only frame of reference while trying to lock onto a ship:AIX mod & [R-DEV]RhinoCTRifle & ZondaX15[R-DEV]Jafar_Ironclad & [R-DEV]Rhino[R-DEV]Moszeusz6PlWe have also improved the AM 39 Exocet Anti-Ship Missile texture from the last release to give it quite a bit more colour and detail, as well as making it more realistic to the Exocet used during the Falklands War.[R-DEV]RhinoCTRifle & nater[R-DEV]RhinoSince in v1.0 the Chopper Classes got a bit of an overhaul and with the addition of 100 player servers the Argentinians required a bit of a boost to their logistical capabilities. Argentine deployed a total of four Chinooks to the Falklands Islands during the war which was heavily involved in resupplying the Argentinians forward positions. As per the other Chinooks in PR v1.0 it is classed as a Heavy Lift Helicopter which will carry two heavy supply crates, but unlike most of our other Chinooks will not be armed with any weapons.StiggerBrammflakes & StiggerWe hope you like these new additions and stay tuned for more!