[REL] Open Horizons II

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Raid lasted for about 10 minutes, 6-7 planes...No CTD

Great - Thanks Vecko

[gap]

Patch based on the files contained in 'Reworked aircrafts for SH5' by Serge65, available from here.

NOTE: for more cleanness, I have restored the distinction between 'guns_Rck.dat' (with rocket racks/guns) and 'shells_Rck.dat' (with rockets/shells), as per first version of Serge's rockets. Doing it required the renaming of some files. If enabled through JSGME, the patch will remove automatically the files with old names (guns_Rck.dsd and guns_Rck.zon); if on the contrary you will merge the patch with OH, you will need to remove the said files, as well as the air gun files, manually.

Download link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/4k...ompatible).rar

[THE_MASK]

I think I will just wait for OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch 2

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by gap

Patch based on the files contained in 'Reworked aircrafts for SH5' by Serge65, available from here.

NOTE: for more cleanness, I have restored the distinction between 'guns_Rck.dat' (with rocket racks/guns) and 'shells_Rck.dat' (with rockets/shells), as per first version of Serge's rockets. Doing it required the renaming of some files. If enabled through JSGME, the patch will remove automatically the files with old names (guns_Rck.dsd and guns_Rck.zon); if on the contrary you will merge the patch with OH, you will need to remove the said files, as well as the air gun files, manually.

Download link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/4k...ompatible).rar

Great work thanks Gap

Originally Posted by sober

I think I will just wait for OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch 2

Just the Russian airbases to add - then its ready


Здравствуйте наши российские друзья
Пожалуйста, простите меня за использование Google

Может кто-нибудь посоветовать мне о размещении российских аэропортах во время войны

[mishuleu155]

Hello guys.

If i put the OH v2.3 patch and i try to start a new game i got CTD. If i remove it i have no problems. What can i do?

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by mishuleu155

Hello guys.

If i put the OH v2.3 patch and i try to start a new game i got CTD. If i remove it i have no problems.

I knew this will come handy...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=210153

[THE_MASK]

Originally Posted by mishuleu155

Hello guys.

If i put the OH v2.3 patch and i try to start a new game i got CTD. If i remove it i have no problems. What can i do?

Its because serge65 updated files were not used in the patch1 . Wait for patch2 or put these 2 files after patch 1
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=3934
and read what the post above says .

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

Здравствуйте наши российские друзья
Пожалуйста, простите меня за использование Google

Может кто-нибудь посоветовать мне о размещении российских аэропортах во время войны

Your (Google ) Russian is good enough..
I think all the airbase placements are in the open sources and Gabriele know all these sources better than we..

PS: and, as I know, we (USSR) lost most of our airbases and aircraft in the first days of the war (June 1941), because they were concentrated along the borders.. so, our Air Force began to work intensively with the year 1942-43.. I guess..

[mishuleu155]

Thank you sober for your quick response.

I putted those 2 files after the patch and the game works flawlessly.

[vdr1981]

OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch1 beta
AAguns_12_20_40mm
Rocket_3InchGB_&_5InchUS

Could this be correct mod order?

[THE_MASK]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch1 beta
AAguns_12_20_40mm
Rocket_3InchGB_&_5InchUS

Could this be correct mod order?

Until patch2 , yes .

But only from the link which gives the updated AAguns and rockets .
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch1 beta
AAguns_12_20_40mm
Rocket_3InchGB_&_5InchUS

[vdr1981]

Ok then, another raid...Again 6-7 aircrafts. This time the battle was more intense...











Great job!

Modlist:

Accurate German Flags
Das Boot Departure Theme
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2.2 Patch
DynEnv v2.9 - 1. Main Mod
DynEnv v2.9 - 2. Main Mod Low Resolution Patch
DynEnv v2.9 - 4.a Camera Filters - Realistic Colors
DynEnv v2.9 - 5.d Ambient Settings - Brighter Nights
DynEnv v2.9 - 12. Sounds
DynEnv v2.9 - No U-Mark
Water reflections intensity varied by available sunlight by TheDarkWraith
SH5_7A_Conning_Fix
Fix clock rear torpedo room VIIA
Fuel Gauge WoGaDi_SteelViking's Interior
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1 (available by date) V9 by sober
EUF_UBoat_FX_v0_0_3_ byTheBeast
FX_Update_0_0_22_ByTheDarkWraith
FX_Update_0_0_22_Torpedoes (modified for torpedoes failure patches)
FXU_0_0_22_No Starshells (.eqp Files)
FXU_0_0_22_Ship zon Files
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_Das_Boot_Crew_Mod_by_Illyustrator
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_New_radio_messages_German
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_No_Snorkel_Exhaust_Smoke
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_Real_Navigation
HydrophoneFollowNearestContactFix_For_NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_To_7_5_0
No Sonar Ping & Auto Ship Recog. - for TDW NewUIs 7_5_0
Large Optics for TDW UI
Large Optics for TDW UI 8 by 5
Large Optics for TDW UI Darkened Scopes Alt Attack Scope
TDC Graphics by Naights v1.0
Realistic_Hydrophone_1_1
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part1_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 2_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 3_24.06.2013
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith patch 1
NOZAURIO'S SKIN (Standar No Emblem) v-1.0.0
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2 - no hyd on surface - NewUIs-IRAI compatible
Cerberus62 Corrected Depth Charge Projector 1.0
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3
RPM Hydrophone v2.2 -for OHII full v2.2-
SH5 External Cargo 1.0
sobers green crew training V4 SH5
Church's Compass Dials Mod v2.2 - Option Two
Trevally Tutorial - All v0.2(for OHIIv1.3)
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v3.1
EQuaTool 01.01 by AvM - Large Style
Submarine's .sim&cfg (modified for engine ratio + independent control patches).7z
Real U-Boat Performance - Type VII v1.1
sobers best ever fog  V22 SH5
Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
MFCMCCDLite
Reworked U-boat Guns (incomplete version)
gap - armaments & equipments patch v 0.2
Bullet_spark_test
R.S.D. - Reworked Submarine Damage v5.5 by vdr1981
R.S.D. & R.E.M. - GHG Hydrophone add-on (no hyd on surface)
R.S.D. v5.5 - OHII v2.3 Compatibility Patch
R.S.D. v5.5 - German Patch v1
R.S.D. - Less Accurate AI Gunners
R.S.D. - Depth Charges Fix_attempt 3
DBSM_Speech_1_0_4
DBSM_Music_1_0_4
sobers no footstep sound mod SH5 V2
Shadow Improvement ModLR
TDW options _7_5_0
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.3 patch1 beta
SkyBaron's Leigh Light for SH5 1.1
AAguns_12_20_40mm
Rocket_3InchGB_&_5InchUS

[gap]

Originally Posted by Trevally.

Just the Russian airbases to add - then its ready

I am on it, Trevally

For a start, some general information:

The Air Force of the Red Army (VVS-RKKA) was divided into two basic components. The first was the Air Force of the Red Army which consisted of fighter and ground attack regiments under the direct control of a Military District (later Front). The second component was the Long-Range Bomber Force which was at the disposal of the State Commissariat of Defence for tactical deployment on any front when necessary.
In April 1939 a thorough re-organization within the Air Force took place. The largest formation was now the air division, which comprised between four and six air regiments (formerly brigades). Each regiment consisted of about 60 aircraft with additional reserve planes (usually about 40 aircraft).
There were three types of Air Regiment:
bomber regiments with four squadrons of 12 aircraft each;
fighter regiments with four squadrons of 15 aircraft each;
ground attack regiments with four squadrons of 15 aircraft each.
The squadron was divided into wings of three aircraft.
The Air Force attached to a Military District or Front included a number of fighter and bomber regiments, while mixed regiments with both bomber and fighter components were attached to army corps, which also retained their own reconnaissance squadrons.

source:
http://ww2-weapons.com/Orders-of-bat...-Army-1939.htm

more from Red stars in the Sky: Soviet Air Force in World War Two (Vol. 1, p. 41) by Carl-Fredrik Geust (sorry for the long quote, but I think it is worth it):

THE ORGANIZATION OF
THE SOVIET AIR FORCE IN WW II

During World War II, the Soviet Air Arm was divided into different units according to required duties and areas of operation.

On ]une 22, 1941 the division of the Soviet Air Force or the Air Force of the Red Army (Voenno-vozdushnye sily Krasnoi
Armii) was as follows:

a. The Air Force of the Supreme Command (long range bomber units),
and
b. the Air Forces subordinate to the land forces, consisting of:
1. the From Air Forces (formed from the air Forces of the Military Districts).
2. the Army Air Forces (subordinate to the High Command of the respective armies), and
3. the Liaison Squadrons (subordinate to the Commanders of different ground force units).

In addition to the above mentioned units, each fleet of the Soviet Navy had its own Air Force (see below).

The aircraft inventory comprised some 11,500 planes. Of these, some 1,350 aircraft were allocated to the Air Force of the Supreme Command, some 8,600 to the Ground Forces (about 3,500 to the Front Air Forces, about 3,800 to the Army Air Forces and a couple of hundred to the Liaison Squadrons), and the Naval Air Forces were allocated 1,445 aircraft in different Fleets. Of the total 11,500 aircraft some 6,000 were fighters (about 80 % of these were obsolete types).

From 1938 the basis of organization was changed from Aviation Brigades to Aviation Regiments. In 1938-41, an Aviation Regiment (Aviatsionnyi Polk, AP) consisted of 4 or 5 squadrons (eskadrilya) or a total of 60 aircraft. From 1941 the regiments were formed of 8 squadrons. The nominal strength of each Fighter Regiment and Ground Attack Regiment was 40 aircraft and that of a Bomber Regiment was 82 aircraft. Squadrons were divided into flights (zveno) consisting of 3 or 4 aircraft. The regiments were arranged into Aviation Divisions (Aviatsionnaya Diviziya, AD) consisting of three Aviation Regiments. The nominal strength of a Fighter Division was thus 124 aircraft (including spare aircraft) and that of a Bomber Division was 98 aircraft.

The biggest flying unit employed was Aviation Army Corps (Aviatsionnyi Korpus, AK) which consisted of 2 or 3 Aviation Divisions, i.e., either 250 to 375 fighters or 200 to 300 bombers.

In May 1942 the Front Air Forces and the Army Air Forces were re-organised into independent Air Armies (Vozdushnaya Amtiya, VA). A co-ordinated and purposive deployment was characteristic of each Air Army. There were altogether I8 Air Armies, each consisting generally of 5 to 8 (at times as many as 18) Aviation Divisions.

...

The Naval Air Forces (Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo flota, VVS VMF) were designated an independent arm on January 1, 1938. Each of the Navy's Fleets had its individual Air Force:

1) the Red Banner Baltic Fleet Air Force (VVS KBF)
2) the Nonhern Fleet Air Force (VVS SF),
3) the Black Sea Fleet Air Force (VVS ChF), and
4) the Pacific Fleet Air Force (VVS TOF).

On ]une 22, 1941, 655 of the Naval Air Forces' 1,445 aircraft were fighters.

...

At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, 40 fighter regiments (about 1,500 aircraft) were separated from the Air Force proper to form a group assigned to air defence duties. At the beginning of 1942 these regiments were subordinated to the Air Defence Troops (Vojska PVO) under which they formed a new arm, the Air Defence Fighter Units (IA PVO). On May 1, 1945 these troops comprised a total of 97 regiments.

From the summer of 1943 the Soviet Air Force had both strategic air supremacy and superiority over the enemy in quality and quantity. While in 1941 a maximum of 200 to 500 aircraft took part in war operations, in 1943 each major operation could already be assigne a couple of thousand aircraft. In spring 1945, as many as 7,500 Soviet warplanes took part in the battle of Berlin.

The Soviet fighters claimed a total of about 40,000 aerial victories during the war. Of these, the pilots of the Naval Air Forces claimed 4,900 and the pilots of the Air Defence Fighter Units claimed 3,930.

During the latter half of the 1930's and still at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the most common Soviet Fighter types were the I-16, I-15bis (I-152), and I-153 designed by Polikarpov. Production of the new fighter generation (LaGG-8, MiG-3, and Yak-1 fighters) began in late 1940.

On ]une 22, 1941, the air forces of the Baltic, Byelo-Russian, Kiev and Odessa Military Districts included about 5,540 aircraft of which about 3,270 were fighters, and of these, only 980 belonged to the new fighter generation.

During the blitzkrieg attacks of the first day of the Great Patriotic War, the Germans destroved as many as 1,136 Soviet aircraft (800 of them on the ground). From 1942 the war industry, which had been evacuated to Siberia, was, however, capable of replacing the serious aircraft losses of the first year of war with new high-performance Yak-7, La-5, Yak-9, La-7, and Yak-3 fighters.

From autumn I941, the United States and Britain provided dhe Soviet Union with additional aircraft delivered under the "lend-lease" agreement. including Aircobra, Kingcobra, Kittyhawk, Tomahawk, Thunderbolt, Hurricane, and Spitfire fighters. The number of these aircraft represented, however, only a small part of the total number of fighters in the Soviet Air Force. During the war, the Soviet Aircraft industry roduced a total of 136.800 aircrafi of which 108,028 were actual warplanes, while the lend-lease deliveries totalled 17.834 aircraft. In the table below are given
the total numbers of Soviet wartime fighters produced in the Soviet Union or imported under the lend-lease agreement.

Fighter type / Number
I-16 / 6,555
I-15bis / 2,408
I-153 / 3,437
LaGG-3 / 6,528
MiG-3 / 3,322
Yak-1 / 8,721
Yak-7 / 6,399
La-5 / about 10,000
Yak-9 / 16,769
La-7 / 5,753
Yak-3 / 4,848
P-39 Airacobra / 5,707
P-63 Kingcobra / 2,400
P-40 Tomahawlt, Warhawk / 2,397
P-47 Thunderbolt / 195
Hurricane 2,952
Spitfire 1,331

More to come

Originally Posted by volodya61

Your (Google ) Russian is good enough..
I think all the airbase placements are in the open sources and Gabriele know all these sources better than we..

Blame it on language barriers or on the fact that the Soviet government kept WWII military information secret until relatively recently but, too bad, the sources about Soviet Air Forces are not so open

By the way of language barriers: can you help me with the translation of the links found in the following page?

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...ad.php?t=33002

Originally Posted by volodya61

PS: and, as I know, we (USSR) lost most of our airbases and aircraft in the first days of the war (June 1941), because they were concentrated along the borders.. so, our Air Force began to work intensively with the year 1942-43.. I guess..

Thank you. This is a confirmation of what is stated by the above sources

@ Vecko

awesome screenies, mate

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by gap

Blame it on language barriers or on the fact that the Soviet government kept WWII military information secret until relatively recently but, too bad, the sources about Soviet Air Forces are not so open

Do you think these sources more open in Russian language than in others?
I think nowadays, our (Russian) sources become more and more closed due to censorship on the Internet (I mean Runet), as well as new policy of our president.. I'm afraid a new Cold War awaits us

Originally Posted by gap

By the way of language barriers: can you help me with the translation of the links found in the following page?

Sure I can.. just tell me what exactly you need to translate..

EDIT: or you need translation of all those spreadsheets?

[gap]

Originally Posted by volodya61

Do you think these sources more open in Russian language than in others?
I think nowadays, our (Russian) sources become more and more closed due to censorship on the Internet (I mean Runet), as well as new policy of our president.. I'm afraid a new Cold War awaits us

Originally Posted by volodya61

Sure I can.. just tell me what exactly you need to translate..

Thank you Volodya, anything related with squadrons, their stations (or even their general operation area, if airfileds are not known), and the aircraft they operated with timespans for each station/aircraft.

Sure enough, areas that we are mainly inerested in are the Barents, the Baltic and the Black seas. My database of aircraft modelled for SHIII-IV, features the following Soviet-operated planes (most of them are in SH5 already):

floatplanes:
Beriev Be-2 (KOR-1)
Vought OS2U Kingfisher

flying boats:
Beriev MBR-2
Supermarine Walrus
Consolidated PBY / GST / PBN Catalina

fighters:
Yakovlev Yak-1 / Yak-7 / Yak-9 / Yak-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Lavochkin La-7
Seversky P-35
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk / Tomahawk
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Gloster SS.37 Gladiator (captured aircraft)
Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire

heavy fighters:
Messerschmitt Bf 110 (captured aircraft)

light bombers:
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

medium bombers:
Ilyushin DB-3
Tupolev Tu-2
Junkers Ju 88 (captured aircraft)

We are in need of any information can help us in placing them in campaign as accurately as possible.