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Okay, so I've done alot more research since I last posted on this subject and I have private messaged the creator of the Forgotten Countries mod without avail. Anyways, I thought I would propose a modified version of my original request.

I would like to propose having the Confederate Air Force for the Confederate States of America being added to IL2 on both the Red and the Blue sides.

So, everybody knows that the Confederate States of America was defeated in the American Civil War. Most people; however, think that it just went away. The Confederate States of America is still around today and is legally a country under occupation of the United States of America. In fact, here's their website:

http://www.confederatestatesofamerica.org/

Oh, and for those of you who are going to jump on the slavery and racism of the old Confederacy, please go to the website and read the Constitution. The slavery and racism has been denounced and is now fought against by the Confederacy which is basically about state rights over federal rights. I just say this in an attempt to keep this thread clean of politics.

Anyways, a ways back, there was a non-profit organization started called the Confederate Air Force. It later became the Commemorative Air Force and is still around today. That concept got me thinking though...

What if the Confederacy had survived the war with more success? What if they got an air force and joined the fight in WWII? They would have had their own factories for aircraft such as the North American plant in Dallas, Texas and the Consolidated plant in Fort Worth, Texas. They would have used the American aircraft that they were producing and would have probably had a similar roundel scheme as the United States as several other countries who have historically used American aircraft have.

Well, back before the real Confederate Air Force became the Commemorative Air Force, they had their own roundel scheme that was applied to American aircraft.

On the stardboard top wing, port bottom wing, and starboard fuselage, they had the standard "star and bar" roundel that was used by the USAAF between 1943 and 1947 as shown below.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...3-1947.png

On the port side fuselage, they had the special "flag and bar" roundel that looked like this:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4254...4558_o.png

The placement was exactly the same as the traditional USAAF placement, just the port fuselage roundel being replaced with the "flag and bar" one. I would propose using this roundel scheme since this scheme actually had a historical basis.

Next, we should probably go over the flag for the Confederate States of America. Contrary to popular belief, what is often displayed as the Confederate Flag today, is actually a variation of the Confederate Naval Jack. The real Confederate Flag would be the Third National Flag, or the "Blood Stained Banner."


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...to.svg.png

That would have to be the flag for the Confederacy in the sim.

Now, let's go over the awards of the Confederacy. All of these are modern Confederate military decorations.


http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6335/...estars.jpg

The medal above is for the Military Order of the Stars and Bars. It is the lowest ranking award I'm listing here so it would be the lowest award in the sim.


http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9679/cr...ervice.jpg

This is the Cross of Military service which is an outgrowth of the Southern Cross of Honor, the highest military decoration of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. This particular version was awarded to veterans of WWII who were also direct blood-line relatives of Confederate veterans. Due to its lineage in the Southern Cross of Honor, it should only be the second highest award of the CAF in the sim due to the next award.


http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8177/...fhonor.jpg

Finally, we have the Confederate Medal of Honor. Yes, this is a real award that is posthumously awarded to Confederate heroes today. Since it is based on the Medal of Honor which is the highest award of the United States of America, the Confederate Medal of Honor should naturally be the highest award for the Confederacy in IL2.

Well, I think that's about it since the wings pin and blood chit of the Confederate Air Force aren't too important. If you have any questions about this, support it, or know how to add the CAF, please let me know. One last thing, I kept the images small to make this easier to view, but there are links for the originals under the photos.