Regia Marina - Aquila aircraft carrier - 2022 edition
 

Hi everyone!

I'm glad to release this new mod: Aquila aircraft carrier;

https://i.ibb.co/93KxPGT/RMAquila2022.jpg

D\L link: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=6228

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...rei_Aquila.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...945_Genova.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._La_Spezia.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/DtPt1LZ/4.jpg

This is the twenty-third of a serie of units for Regia Marina, a major work who started after i've start a collaboration with flush deck, in order to "homogenise" various italian warships i've released during a lot of years, and assure a standard quality level for all of them.

Pack include a multiskin Aquila carrier, with 2 skins (Those liveries are only hypothetical, as the ship never becomes operational, due to the Italian armistice. She was 90% complete at time.) and the ship-borne fighter Reggiane Re.2001OR.

https://i.ibb.co/4JHmGYH/1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/GFVwr8f/2.jpg
Note the launch system with DEMAG catapults and planes fitted on sledges.

https://i.ibb.co/BLtTZ2b/NCV-Aquila-sil.jpg

As you can see, i've tryed to improve units, adding 3D details like doors, portholes, cables, rails, stairs, liferats, fixing small design flaws, taking care of "historically accurate" side, etc.
The goal is have a standard level for all my Regia Marina units released until now, and eventually for future releases.


----------------------------------- CREDITS

For previous versions:
Thanks to UBI for SHIII and various SHIV and SHV models.
Thanks to GEROME for original Graf Zeppelin Carrier, and for the permission to use it as a base.
Thanks to FAHNENBOHN for tests and improvements to guns nodes.
Thanks to VAA for guns and searchlights in library folder.
Thanks to skwasjer for his legendary 3DITOR.
Thanks to Subsim community for ideas to improve this unit =)

For this 2022 version:
Special thanks to flush deck for new fantastic textures, for ship and library also!
Thanks to Sphere, who give me permissions to include and modify his searchlights mod (please read original readme included).
Thanks also to Anvar1061 for some suggestions about those searchlights and about optimize .eqp files.
Thanks to Fifi for suggestions related with guns' reflections.
Thanks to JapLance, Jeff-Groves (Privateer) and Kovall 's for guns library improved and optimized by Stefan Thimme.
Thanks to Mornar Brane for improving .sil file.
Thanks to Maori for Regia Aereonautica mod, where i take the original plane converted in order to act as Reggiane Re.2001OR fighter

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Best regards,
VonDos



PS Pack include italian guns' library for ALL Regia Marina released unit (not only the files for Aquila are included), with new reflections (following some good advices from Fifi):

https://i.ibb.co/hs244ZL/3.jpg

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Hi!

It turned out very nice! The texture you created is beautiful! Thanks!

Best regards: Maori

Hi Maori!! :salute:

Thank you so much!
Just a note, textures are from Flush Deck, he's the master and author.

Thank you again for your planes!!

Best regards,
Vd

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VD, what a piece of work you did!!! :Kaleun_Applaud:

Congrats and thank you!

Thank you so much! :salute:

Best regards,
Vd

@VonDos
AF_Re_2001_OR Reggiane_en.log
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Text=Type: Fighter|Max speed: 293 kn|Combat Range: 590 nmi|Length: 8.36 m|Wingspan: 11 m||Guns:|2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in upper cowling|2 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in wings

Fixed and reuploaded, thanks! :salute:

Best regards,
Vd