'43 FlakWagen SuperSub

[Duke of Earl]

Well, the Sub Roster for Single Missions was gettin' a bit stale for my tastes... so I juiced up the '43 IXB a bit by doing some creative editing of the Basic.cfg file... now, it's a Super Sub... :rotfl:

Here is the complete edited text for the '1943 IXB' section of the Basic.cfg file:

Year4=1943
ForeTube40=3;T1
ForeTube41=3
ForeTube42=3
ForeTube43=3
ForeResIntern40=0
ForeResIntern41=0
ForeResIntern42=3
ForeResIntern43=3
ForeResExtern40=0
ForeResExtern41=0
ForeResExtern42=0
ForeResExtern43=3
ForeResExtern44=3
ForeResExtra40=3
ForeResExtra41=3
AftTubes40=3
AftTubes41=3
AftResIntern40=0
AftResIntern41=3
AftResExtern40=0
AftResExtern41=3
;Z01_40=9 ; VIIC/3
;M01_40=0
;A01_40=10
;S01_40=4
Z01_40=8 ; VIIC/4
M01_40=0
S01_40=5
S02_40=5
S03_40=5
SuperCharger_40=1261 ; -1
Snorkel_40=1262 ; -1
Batteries_40=1266 ; 1268
AftBatteries_40=1266 ; 1268
Hydrophone_40=1272 ; 1270
Sonar_40=1274 ; -1
Radar_40=1276 ; 1275
RadarWarningReceiver_40=1282 ; 1280
Decoy_Launcher_40=1285 ; 1284
SonarCoatings_40=1303 ; -1
RadarCoatings_40=1305 ; -1
Renown4=4000

It's got the VIIC/4 tower, 3 (yes, 3) Quad 20mm Flak, 105mm Deck Gun (just in case), 20 knot engines, MAK 800 quick charge batteries, snorkel, upgraded FuMO radar, Naxos, Chin Hydrophone array, Nibelung Active Sonar, sonar coating, radar coating, and some other stuff... but, just a standard '43 torpedo loadout of T-1's and T-3's...

It's really quite good.. so, if you want to test drive the FlakWagen, then just comment out all of your current configuration text by putting the ';' in front of each line, then insert the modified text...

That way, if you don't like it, you can just delete the modified text, remove the ';'s' and you will still have your original configuration text...

Oh, and be sure to make a back up copy of your basic.cfg file too before making any changes...

Now, I made this FlakWagen configuration only for Single Missions.. and that's all I use it for.. my campaign boat is a VIIB...

Known issues: It might screw up your campaign boat if you're already using a IXB, so be very careful... the Message box might say that 'Sonar set is destroyed' when the Mission initializes, but I don't think so cause the 'Sende' button still works.. the Snorkel has some minor clipping with the VIIC/4 tower on the Starboard side... the Stern Radio wires are bent in the wrong place (nothing new about that)... on the Weapon Status screen, only 3 units of 1000 rounds of 20mm ammo are shown, but, you do have more ammo than that... also, the Flak Gun pictures are screwed up at the top of the Weapon Status Screen (2 pictures are shown for the XXI dual flak guns instead of Quad guns) and the Deck Gun is identifed as a Quad 20mm flakgun... on the F7 screen, all 3 Flakguns appear, but the DeckGun is not visually shown on the Sub image... however, I believe that the Deck Gun damage zone does still exist (cause you can man the deck gun on the surface)...

Ok, now go have some fun with the FlakWagen... it's a blast...

Cordialement, Duke of Earl