Ordnance Updates

[IceFire]

Zorin, do you have any good sources for these Japanese armaments? Reason I ask is that I'd love to see the Type 99-1 99-2 and other weapons represented in IL-2 instead of using the nearest German, American, or British equivalent but I've struggled to find any resources anywhere on the details (individual shells, etc.).

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by IceFire

Zorin, do you have any good sources for these Japanese armaments? Reason I ask is that I'd love to see the Type 99-1 99-2 and other weapons represented in IL-2 instead of using the nearest German, American, or British equivalent but I've struggled to find any resources anywhere on the details (individual shells, etc.).

http://www.lexpev.nl/downloads/tm919...pl.ord1953.pdf

These are descriptions of all projectiles used by the Japanese Army and Navy, though it might be a bti too basic for your needs.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Zorin

http://www.lexpev.nl/downloads/tm919...pl.ord1953.pdf

These are descriptions of all projectiles used by the Japanese Army and Navy, though it might be a bti too basic for your needs.

I'm not sure... I may be in over my head at this point but I'll send it in and see what can be made of it. It's much more detailed than anything else I've been able to find!

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by IceFire

I'm not sure... I may be in over my head at this point but I'll send it in and see what can be made of it. It's much more detailed than anything else I've been able to find!

Let's hope it will prove helpful.

First page updated with a list of Navy bombs and the first 60kg bomb rendered.

[Juri_JS]

Would it be possible to add German and Japanese air-to-air bombs to the game, that were used against Allied bomber formations or is this beyond the scope of the project?
I guess doing the models and textures shouldn't be a problem, but it would also require new effects and changes to the AI.

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by Juri_JS

Would it be possible to add German and Japanese air-to-air bombs to the game, that were used against Allied bomber formations or is this beyond the scope of the project?
I guess doing the models and textures shouldn't be a problem, but it would also require new effects and changes to the AI.

That is entirely up to TD and not my responsibility to decide.

[Lagarto]

Zorin, your torps look beautiful and the regular updating is most welcome. I wish the map makers working with DT did the same (I mean a separate thread with updates, pics and info).

[RPS69]

Originally Posted by Juri_JS

Would it be possible to add German and Japanese air-to-air bombs to the game, that were used against Allied bomber formations or is this beyond the scope of the project?
I guess doing the models and textures shouldn't be a problem, but it would also require new effects and changes to the AI.

Air to air bombs used by the germans were actually standard AB250 used by some enthusiast pilots. It was not an especific weapon.

[Juri_JS]

Originally Posted by RPS69

Air to air bombs used by the germans were actually standard AB250 used by some enthusiast pilots. It was not an especific weapon.

That's correct. The Japanese had special air to air bombs, but the Germans used standard bombs with a timed fuze, that were dropped from around 1000 m above a bomber formation. So no new 3D model would be necessary for the German bombs, only a change to the AI by Team Daidalos and maybe some new explosion effects.