[danzigzag]

[MOD] *NEW* Slot A/C & Wpn (Ki-43 Series) (2.0)
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(Attention: New Slot Only)

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This is the SECOND of a series of small mods that aim to add new aircraft to the sim which have weapon additions but are in new slots, this way updated models of many of the existing types can be updated, without changing the original models, thus avoiding cheating and compromise of flight model and weapons.

Below are the previous releases (which are separate):
#1.0 (The link is inoperative) (IL-2I, IL-2T)

In this release (2.0), the following mods are included:

* Ki-43-Ia w/ updated weapons [NEW SLOT]
* Ki-43-Ib w/ updated weapons [NEW SLOT]
* Ki-43-Ic w/ updated weapons [NEW SLOT]
* Ki-43-II w/ updated weapons [NEW SLOT]
* Ki-43-II KAI w/ updated weapons [NEW SLOT]


Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" Series
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It is no news that when it comes to Japanese fighters of WW2, the Zero always steals the spotlight. It was effective, feared, and like the Mustang, Spitfire, etc, it was darn good looking. But the Japanese Army had an Air Force too, and the brunt of the fighter force used the nimble Ki-43 Hayabusa, the embodyment of Japanese fighter design: light and very maneuverable. This plane was the mount of Warrant Officer Bunichi Yamaguchi, who out of his 19 kills, got six 4-engined B-24 Liberators using the Ki-43... that is 2x12.7mm guns vs. how many 50 cals? (Source: Jenry Sakaida's "Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945")







In the IL-2 Sim series, the Ki-43Ia (2x7.7mm MGs), Ki-43Ib (1x7.7mm+1x12.7mm MGs) and Ki-43Ic (2x12.7mm MGs) did not have any ordinance weapons, but in reality they all could carry small bombs and drop tanks, so I created copies of these planes with the ability to carry their historical loads. For all the "I" series, the load consisted of either 2x15Kb bombs or 2xdroptanks. (Source: Rene J. Francillon's "Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War")





For the Ki-43II and Ki-43-II KAI series, in the Sim they only had the option for 2x250Kb bombs, but they could also carry 2x30Kg Bombs or 2xdroptanks, and I also created MODS for these planes as well. (Source: Francillon)

Finally, captured Ki-43s were used by the French to fight off an insurgency led by Ho-Chi-Min in Indochina... a conflict that eventually escalated into the "Vietnam War". I imagine the Ki-43 would be a good counterinsurgency platform, carrying anti-personnel sized bombs, and having an armament suitable for low level strafing against soft targets.

I hope you enjoy these planes as much as I do.



Installation
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air.ini = C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\com\maddox\il2\objects\air.ini
plane_ru.properties = C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\i18n\plane_ru.properties
weapons_ru.properties = C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\i18n\weapons_ru.properties

(Attention: You must already have the MODS folder and wrapper.dll installed and functional.)

DOWNLOAD Here:
* DZZ Mod 2.0

1) Unzip file dzz_modv0020.zip

2) Copy the "PaintSchemes" folder into the IL-2 1946 installation folder (C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\) Click OK to overwrite, because you will not overwrite anything, as the folders are new.

3) Copy the "DZZ_NewSlotWpnMods"folder into the MODS folder (C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS) Click OK to overwrite. (Note: This will not overwrite earlier DZZ mods)

4) In "air.ini" add lines below (suggest adding each below original aircraft):

Code:

Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod   air.KI_43_IA_DZZ 2                            ja01  DESERT
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod   air.KI_43_IB_DZZ 2                    NOINFO  ja01  DESERT
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod   air.KI_43_IC_DZZ 2                    NOINFO  ja01  DESERT
Ki-43-II_DZZMod   air.KI_43_II_DZZ 2                    NOINFO  ja01  DESERT
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod air.KI_43_IIKAI_DZZ 2               NOINFO  ja01  DESERT

5) In "plane_ru.properties" add lines below (suggest adding each below original aircraft):

Code:

Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod      Ki-43-Ia (Weapon Update), 1941
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod      Ki-43-Ib (Weapon Update), 1941
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod      Ki-43-Ic (Weapon Update), 1941
Ki-43-II_DZZMod      Ki-43-II (Weapon Update), 1942
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod  Ki-43-II Kai(Weapon Update), 1943

6) In "weapons_ru.properties" add following:

Code:

#####################################################################
# Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod
#####################################################################
Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod.default                        Default
Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod.2X15                           2x15kg Bombs
Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod.2XDT                           2xDrop Tanks
Ki-43-Ia_DZZMod.none                           Empty

#####################################################################
# Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod
#####################################################################
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod.default                        Default
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod.2X15                           2x15kg Bombs
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod.2XDT                           2xDrop Tanks
Ki-43-Ib_DZZMod.none                           Empty

#####################################################################
# Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod
#####################################################################
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod.default                        Default
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod.2X15                           2x15kg Bombs
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod.2XDT                           2xDrop Tanks
Ki-43-Ic_DZZMod.none                           Empty

#####################################################################
# Ki-43-II_DZZMod
#####################################################################
Ki-43-II_DZZMod.default                        Default
Ki-43-II_DZZMod.2X30                           2x30kg Bombs
Ki-43-II_DZZMod.2X250                          2x250kg Bombs
Ki-43-II_DZZMod.2XDT                           2xDrop Tanks
Ki-43-II_DZZMod.none                           Empty

#####################################################################
# Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod
#####################################################################
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod.default                    Default
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod.2X30                       2x30kg Bombs
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod.2X250                      2x250kg Bombs
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod.2XDT                       2xDrop Tanks
Ki-43-II-Kai_DZZMod.none                       Empty

7) Run the latest AC Installer from AAA (3.8)

8) Start IL-2 1946 and enjoy!

Best Regards

[Blaze]

Great work! Thanks! :!:

[Gumpy]

Yeah these are great thanks man.

[cgagan]

Great stuff :!:
Thank you so much,

[Cpt_Biggles]

thanks, works well.

[fly_zo]

... great stuff

thank you for your work and for sharing

Z

[General Obi-Wan]

Nice Mod.

Wich planes will be the next?

[Fryslanboy]

nice work mate, keep on going

[woofiedog]

Extremely Mint work on this mod. Thank's!

[walter_solito]

Hi mate!

You have done a great work with this new slotting and weapon updating of the stock aircrafts....but in this case I sing out of the chorus because:

- At the moment we have a stock KI43 with a new (and wonderful) mod that improuve the shape realized by the Tainan Team and released some week ago (this still have the stock arming);

- Your updated weapons have still the old unmodded shape (like the image posted are showing) with historical arming!


SO , NOW , (WHY) WE CAN'T HAVE THEM TOGETHER!!!!!


I hope that you (in the mean of you and the Tainan Team) can make a summer of your work so we can have A NEW SLOT WITH a good shape AND correct loadout and not only the choice between them like now!!!

cheers

walter

[Forager]

tanian air group does indeed have a great Ki-43 pack here: viewtopic.php?t=16604 but I think it covers visuals only.

edit:
walter_solito has a good point, can these two very welcome mods be combined?

[Silverback]

I'll third that motion, please combine these mods.

[fly_zo]

... well, i believe that is on authors to decide ( joining forces or not) and not a pool ...

in the meantime lets enjoy both

reg
Z

[Forager]

fly_zo, no one is making a pool or any demands, just seeking and passing out information.

And yes, it is up to the authors to decide to join mods, now at least one of them knows there is another which perhaps he did not know before, right?

[fly_zo]

fly_zo, no one is making a pool or any demands, just seeking and passing out information.

And yes, it is up to the authors to decide to join mods, now at least one of them knows there is another which perhaps he did not know before, right?

that was only preventive remark ... cos we wouldn't wont for this thread to become four pages of persuasion attempts .


....i second ... i third ... +1 .... +1000 ( you know what i mean)


but thanks for explaining it to me though :wink:

reg
Z