Oh-Zee Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 This is a call out to community skinners, mission makers and modders for your help to create a Vietnam atmosphere with the tools at hand. It doesn't look like we will get this part of the world in a map anytime soon, so to curve the appetite of all Vietnam war addicts, I call on the community to help me. I haven't run across any discussions in the forums towards this subject, so I figured I would see what ideas are out there. I have a dedicated server that I would like to commit to this era of aviation and all things Vietnam. It seems to be a time period of aviation which seems to me, to be ignored in the selection of aircraft for DCS. I feel that this is one of the most historic periods of aviation to date and I would like to honor it ! I was running this scenero on the Caucasus map, but recently found that the Normandy map may be more suited for the task. I have been playing with a list of aircraft to use as close to period correct and stand in aircraft as we have. This is my list of aircraft I think could be used to make this dream come true. Helicopters UH-1H SA342 as Huey Cobra Mi-8MTV2 Bell OH-58 Kiowa ( Coming Soon ) Aircraft Su-25 or Su-25t as the A-7D Corsair C-101 Aviojet as A-37 Dragonfly MiG-15bis MiG-21bis F-5E Tiger II F-86F Sabre as F-100 Super Sabre MiG-19P P-51D as A-1 Skyraider A-4 Skyhawk Also using Combined Arms and the WWII Assets Pack AI would include the F-4 Phantom, CH-53, B-52, C-130, KC-135, CH-47, AH-1W, OH-58D, Ka-27 as HH-43 Huskie, E-2 Possible Mods I've heard of would be a flyable F-4 Phantom, F-104 Star fighter While I am still playing with the abilities of the updated Normandy map to accommodate this era of aviation, I thought I would throw this out to community for some input, suggestions, thumbs up or down and maybe some direction from someone who has had this thought also. Vietnam skins for the aircraft listed above would be a great start for the immersion. If you know of any or would like to create them, just respond below with what you know. Thanks, Oh-Zee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) Redoing my old Sabre skins right now, my SE Asia livery should be available soon. Could be a good stand in for the F-100. Ignore the SVN markings and yellow fuselage stripe, a W.I.P. for a Skoshi Tiger scheme I’m doing by request. Fuselage stripe is a placeholder for the yellow and black checkers seen on the F-5A. Edited March 6, 2020 by jocko417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Zee Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Looks great, can't wait to see the finished product. I have found a weapons mod for the F-86, but I haven't dug deep enough to see if it still works. I'm digging through the forums once again to bookmark things I've found and then I will report on working or not right here. Thanks for the interest ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 The soon to be released P47 will work a lot better as the skyraider. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceCriminal86 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 At one point there was a P-51 weapon mod that allowed it to carry a loadout close to a Skyraider with lots of bombs and rockets, not sure it still works but until the Jug shows up that could fill a gap. There also was a Skyraider mod in progress but sadly it never even made it as an AI asset. Heatblur Rivet Counting Squad™ VF-11 and VF-31 1988 [WIP] VF-201 & VF-202 [WIP] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Zee Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 I ran across the P-51 mod and it does not work anymore. If you could get rockets and 20mm cannon on the P-51, that would be great. The P-47 would be a better choice, but it's not here yet. This last update has broken more mods, so I think it's just going to be easier to work with what there is and just re skin to make look a likes. I'm still working on a base map for the server and it's coming along. Just not enough usable assets in the mission editor to make things look half way decent. It's even hard to make fire bases because of the lack of scenery and that's for any map or era. I have to see if the skins that I do have, still work. I have SANDY skins for the P-51 and NAVY skins for the Su-25 that were working. I am also trying to incorporate autonomous ground troops as well. It has been a struggle to get the code to work properly.:thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coota0 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 The OH-58A/C (Basically a Bell 206) was used in Vietnam, the OH-58D did not come about until the late 80's. The A/C didn't have weapons (some units used a gun and all had an AO that carried a weapon and fired out the door) and the MMS was not available during the Vietnam period, the D has a different aircraft handling and 4 blades, so using the D as the A/C might be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucklehead Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Might as well include the F-14B as a stand in for the F-14A. Believe they got in on the tail end of the war providing CAP for the final withdrawal. Additionally, you could probably use it with limited loadouts (AIM-9 and AIM-7) for a Phantom stand in. It carries bombs, goes fast in the vertical. With as much as your plan involves using other things as stand ins, maybe it’s possible to do a 1978 Vietnam War II and draw up fictional liveries while limiting loadouts. F-15A and F-16A in SEA camouflage. Slap ANG on the F-86 skins and we’re good haha Specs: i9 9900k, GTX 1080ti, 32gb ram, Oculus Rift S Modules Owned: A-10A, A-10C, F-5E, F-14B, F-15C, F-16C, F-86F, M2000, MiG-29, MiG-21 Modules Most Wanted: F-4B, F-4C, F-4D, F-4E, F-4J, F-4N, F-4S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko417 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Looks great, can't wait to see the finished product. I have found a weapons mod for the F-86, but I haven't dug deep enough to see if it still works. I'm digging through the forums once again to bookmark things I've found and then I will report on working or not right here. Thanks for the interest ! Here's the updated SEA Camo skin for the F-86. Could be a good stand in for an F-100. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2310496/ Edited March 6, 2020 by jocko417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Zee Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Very nice skin. I have a working project on the Normandy map just using the Huey, P-51 (Skyraider) and F-5 so far. I don't believe the F-86 will work on the Normandy map because of runway length. I will refresh myself in the F-86 and see if it's possible. The F-5 just squeezes in and out of the fields. I am also going to put the A-4 on a carrier and see how that works. As of right now things are really working for the Huey. I have been using a script for autonomous ground forces that has made things very enjoyable and on going. I have four fire bases set up that are being attacked and the Huey's can ground attack, ambulance or resupply. Only using the P-51 and F-5 for heavy armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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