Re: Problem with WinSPMBT vs of ShpEdit
 

Umm, Plasma, my bad...

The software is fine, the problem is what can called a "Fault in Operator". I did not complete the download sequence. I converted the BMP file into .shp format, but I did not press the button on the top left to overwrite the existing .shp image with my new imported image. Which is why there was no bignew file....

Cheers

Luke of the Red Face.

Re: wishlist
 

For Large ships check out my UN OOB, it's in another thread. It's bundeled with my UK OOB.

I modeled it on a Type 23 frigate, and it contains three sections, bow, midships and stern. You'll need to fit weapons.

Re: wishlist
 

Sounds feasible if painful to do and use!

Only limit will be the carry class comparison between your landing crafts and main ships.

Principle would be to tweak some of your LCs to play the LHA/LSD role, by giving them a higher carry capacity if possible, and possibly no or little move. Also, if you plan to drop your forces offshore (your landing force I mean), don't forget to give them both amphibious speed AND normal weight (as opposed to the LVTP's 99).
Load your main ships full, stack the landing crafts on top of them, unload and load at once (else your units will tend to drown), land, repeat.

Should be working!

Re: wishlist
 

I think these may be easy:

Winter camo for M1 Abrams and M2 and M3 Bradleys.
Also there is no real desert camo for M2A3 Bradleys.
Desert and winter camo for M60A2.
Winter camo for M60A1 and M60A3 (also reactive models)
Winter camo for M109 series.
Winter camo for M163 series.
Winter and desert camo for Linebaker series.
A blade on a M2A2 and A3 for the BEV.
Desert and winter for M551 series.

Re: wishlist
 

More UAV and UCAV's, like Crecherelle, NEURON and TUAV.

Re: new icons: tusk
 

Great job PlasmaKrab,

Does anyone know how much this changes the armour ratings on th M1?

Is it HEAT or Reactive?

I want to add this as a CS vehicle using the new CS M1s.

Re: new icons: tusk
 

I did find this link to the official upgrades.

http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Top....aspx#bm163086

And it is definately Reactive Blocks, same as Bradley.

Re: new icons: tusk
 

I confirm that the blocks are meant to be reactive armor. Which type? dunno yet.
AAMGs' weapon class also hase to be shifted as they get unsuppressable (no longer crew-operated or armored: I don't know about the loader's post though)

BTW, about a CS Abrams, has anyone tried to model something like the "canister" buckshot shell, in some way or another? I guess that would exclude quite any other ammo type, range and WH size being so small...

Re: new icons: tusk
 

We tried it in SPWW2 for the USMC for the 37mm cannister round. Esentially what you need to do is remove all HE from the main gun and add this "cannister" as a weapon in the second slot. That's not an issue when it's an AT gun as in WW2 but if you do it this way with the Abrams the CMG needs to be removed from it's slot to accomodate this.

The WW2 version was an experiment that worked ( sort of ) for that one weapon but anyone's free to try it with WINSPMBT

Don

Re: new icons: tusk
 

Alright, I guess you didn't issue it in the game?
Truly that is the smart solution, I was OTOH considering stripping down the range, accuracy and warhead size of the main gun, giving it a huge HEK to have a shotgun-like visual, etc.
Quite what you did I guess, except I hadn't thought of the second slot.

New icons: ASLAV
 

This is special for Luke, and the other Aussies around here:

Small quick pack with camoed ASLAV-PC, ASLAV-25 and ASLAV-25 with TOW tubes, if ever this one sees the light of day!

Added along is a LAV-AT on the same basis, in USMC three-tone camo.

No big deal, but well, I had said I would be doing it, so here it comes!

Next up: MLRS! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

PlasmaKrab

Re: New icons: ASLAV
 

Plasma,

Do you know what's hapening with Joe Rieger's work?
I had in mind what he has already posted in the yahoo group.

His T-54/55/62 icon series looked very promising...

Re: New icons: ASLAV
 

Sorry, I have no news from him.
I tried to contact him once or twice in the past year IIRC, without reply.

Maybe Don and Andy would know better, since Joe has already done some work directly for the project.

Re: Problem with WinSPMBT vs of ShpEdit
 

Yes, I am digging this up from the distant past. :D

Has anyone done or found an icon for this vehicle?

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Just curious why you'd want an ARV ?

Don

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Hallo Plasma,

Wie geht's?

Ich würde ein Marder 1A3 mit Wüstentarn begrüßen. Ein Gepard mit Wintertarn wäre auch gut. Machst Du auch LBMs?

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

If that was directed at me it would not be for its actual effects in the game. Mainly it would be for use in a campaign storyline. Will it change the battle, no and no vehicle damage will get fixed by them being there but it does allow the ability to recover vehicles in so much as to slap the tow cables on them and drag them out of harms way for use in the next scenario of the campaign.

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

That actually makes sense; you can then "drag" away a precious disabled tank from a poor position into a more secure position, to ensure that it isn't destroyed in an enemy counterattack.

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Suppose another tank puts a 120mm round into the ARV ? lol

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Well Mike if you do maybe "suggest" the player bail the crew of the towing vehicle for one turn because that cable isn't going on by magic :D

Don

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Actually I am working on a pdf manual to go with the campaign covering all the "special campaign rules". It will cover OOB"s for the 2/68 AR BN and both OPFOR Divisions as well as hints, map overlays and some other things.

Such a Bail Out might just be added . . . for those wanting more realism. ;)

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Would likely be a 125mm since the main opponents would be T64/T72's.

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

A Marder 1A3 with Desert camo and a Gepard with winter and desert would go down a treat. Thanks.

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

Got it the first time, thanks ;) no such things in the pipeline for now though, IMO the current Marder series are good enough, I'm not going to start a series just for a desert version.
Wouldn't mind seeing one though, after all I got Marders in Turkey now. Anyone up for it?

Got CV90, SEP and AIFV series in the meantime though, if anyone is interested.

Re: Player icon mods: wants
 

A few requests for Future Combat Systems vehicles. While I am not horribly fond of the program I would like to include some of the vehicles into a future US Army OOB I am making.

XM1201 RSV
XM1202 MCS
XM1203 NLOS-C
XM1204 NLOS-M
XM1206 ICV
XM1209 C2V

All of these are based on the same chassis so I hope they won't be too hard to create. I would suggest some of the unmanned vehicles but there is no way to have 0 crewmen in a vehicle in WinSPMBT.

Besides for the Army's FCS website this powerpoint I found has shows what the vehicles may look like.

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2007combatv...D/DavidOgg.pdf