Guns work

[the_frog]

The one you show is the on-deck naval mount (later also used in certain batteries).
No, I mean that one:



That type of shield was most common in coastal positions. It theone that was later "upgraded" to the Devil's Gap version. The original shiled is still there:



Probably the best way to re-create the shield is to build first the original casemate-type shield and then attach the add-on shield, just as done in reality.

[the_frog]

... in 2015, I had the weird idea of doing some coastal defense things.

The results:

8,8 cm Flak 18/36 emplacement, with search light (a modiified version of the Gerome73's big Strasbourg searchlight) and 4-m rangefinder:



10,5 cm C32 (with "roof shield") emplacement, with armoured AA director g:



... and finally something bigger:



... the Spanish 38.1 cm/45 Model 1926 (= Vickers-Armstrong 15"/45 Mark B)

Models assembled and game files set up using the S3D but never fully tested in game. I think the models are too detailed for use in SH3, and observation of land things is anyway not working well.

[gap]

Originally Posted by the_frog

... in 2015, I had the weird idea of doing some coastal defense things.

The results...

WOW

Impressive work! Any hope that you can release those beauties and grant me permission to convert them in the SH5 format?

I am sure that vdr1981 wouldn't disdain adding those beauties to TWoS, with all the due credits indeed

[the_frog]

Originally Posted by gap

WOW

Impressive work! Any hope that you can release those beauties and grant me permission to convert them in the SH5 format?

I am sure that vdr1981 wouldn't disdain adding those beauties to TWoS, with all the due credits indeed

They have no AO mapping ...

I wrap them up the next days and send them via PM.

[gap]

Originally Posted by the_frog

They have no AO mapping ...

No problem. If need be, I can bake their AO maps myself

Originally Posted by the_frog

I wrap them up the next days and send them via PM.

Thank you very much! I am making some space in my in-box

Originally Posted by the_frog

... in 2015, I had the weird idea of doing some coastal defense things.

The results:

8,8 cm Flak 18/36 emplacement, with search light (a modiified version of the Gerome73's big Strasbourg searchlight) and 4-m rangefinder:

Gorgeous work !

Originally Posted by the_frog

Models assembled and game files set up using the S3D but never fully tested in game.

I can test for you if you want ! I've been always interested in coastal defenses ! The very first missions I've written were to add some good coastal protection and minefields to harbours and then test how the ennemy (coming from sea or from air) was driven back and/or destroyed !

[the_frog]

Originally Posted by Kendras

I can test for you if you want ! I've been always interested in coastal defenses ! The very first missions I've written were to add some good coastal protection and minefields to harbours and then test how the ennemy (coming from sea or from air) was driven back and/or destroyed !

I sent the files the next days via PM.
The basic defect of the coastal defenses in SH3 is they have no proper damages zones. So, they are more or less immune to incoming fire ...
When testing the 5.25 and 9.2 batteries against a squadron of Fusos, the battleships rapidly silenced the gun turrets but never stopped pounding the positions ...

[Jeff-Groves]

OK. Atlantic wall stuff!!

[the_frog]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

OK. Atlantic wall stuff!!

GWX4 ??

[gap]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

OK. Atlantic wall stuff!!

Cool

Regelbau bunkers are my favorite. Here's a list of most German bunker designs with pictures:

http://www.axishistory.com/about-ahf...1-bunker-types

3DWarehouse got some good quality models of many of them. A while back, I started the conversion of one of them (Regelbau M272):

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mod.../regelbau-M272

It was fitted with a 15 cm/48 (5.9") Tbts KC/36 gun which, incidentally, is nicely modelled in SH5

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

OK. Atlantic wall stuff!!

This one looks good with the ground around. Did you also model the gun inside?

[Anvar1061]

Wow!!!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=394

Originally Posted by the_frog

The basic defect of the coastal defenses in SH3 is they have no proper damages zones. So, they are more or less immune to incoming fire ... When testing the 5.25 and 9.2 batteries against a squadron of Fusos, the battleships rapidly silenced the gun turrets but never stopped pounding the positions ...

Yes, I know. I have corrected that by creating a new zone ("concrete") applied to the bunkers, which are now destroyable !

I wonder if it would be possible to spawn a destroyed model when the bunker is destroyed, exactly like your submarine's guns ...

[gap]

Originally Posted by Kendras

I wonder if it would be possible to spawn a destroyed model when the bunker is destroyed, exactly like your submarine's guns ...

WHAAAT

do you mean that replacing a destroyed object with a new model is possible in SHIII? During the last four or five years I have been looking in vain for a working example of the obj_remain controller being used in game. Tell me that I didn't misunderstand you

Originally Posted by gap

WHAAAT

do you mean that replacing a destroyed object with a new model is possible in SHIII? During the last four or five years I have been looking in vain for a working example of the obj_remain controller being used in game. Tell me that I didn't misunderstand you

In the past, I've already managed to spawn a propeller (not turning) on an aircraft, when the motor was destroyed ! But I don't remember why I gave up with this ...