WinSP MBT: Das Reich

[MarkSheppard]

So I discovered a 1968 article by Richard M. Ogorkiewicz titled "Thoughts on...FUTURE TANK DESIGNS" in ARMOR magazine (the US Armor community's official journal).

It had a simple equation which with some modification by me, proved to be pretty good (eyeball accuracy wise) for predicting protection for weight of a conventional tank:

T = ( E * W ) * A

Where:

T = Horizontal thickness of frontal hull armor in millimeters.

E = Efficiency of hull design.

Tanks with straight sides will have lower E numbers, while tanks with excellent sloping will have higher E numbers.

Rough E#'s:
Tiger I (2)
US WWII (2.75 to 3)
Tiger II (3)
T-54 Hull (4)
T-54 Turret and IS-7 Hull/Turret (5.5)

W = Weight of tank in metric tons.

A = Aspect Correction Factor (1.0 for front, 0.65 for side)

[RecruitMonty]

1920x1080 is my Screen Resolution. Right now I've got graphics in-game set to 0 and message dely set to 0 as well. Just did a test with "Windows tips" (or whatever the thing is called) switched off and with high graphics Settings in windowed mode with direct x. It seemed to work better all of a sudden. Although I did notice it kind of nod off a for a few seconds here and there, which caused pauses in the action (right clicks or movement etc).

[MarkSheppard]

Pictures no showy.

I see you tried linking to your dropbox.

PM sent.

[MarkSheppard]

Regarding the formula given above earlier; use the following factors for Panther style tanks:

E: 3.2
A: 1.0 (Frontal) and 0.38 (sides)

It's not an exact formula, but it does help answer questions like:

"What if the Germans used the principles behind the Panther to design a tank to replace the Panzer II in the scouting role?"

in a general rule of thumb-y way.

[MarkSheppard]

The screenshots RM tried to link to earlier are in this ZIP file:

DAS Reich Screens - 12~ MB ZIP

They're 1920x1080 PNG files, that I helpfully reduced in size for him by reducing them to the SPCAMO palette.

[RecruitMonty]

Mini-Update: 1.1.5P - July 2016

The files in this update "WinSPDasReich1.1.5P" are compatible with version 10 of WinSPMBT; some files will need to be over-written, this is intentional.

All of the OOBs (German or otherwise) are now up to date (incl. bug-fixes relating to icons, sound tweaks etc.).

16 new / revised sound files (incl. new autocannon recordings and an M1 Garand with "ping"):

34 new (.lbm) pictures (incl. 22 colour pictures, most of which were generously provided by MarkSheppard for the mod, Thanks Mark!).

Two of the mod's icon files (124 and 139.shp) have been updated (SdKfz. 234/2 "Puma", Panzerspähwagen II "Luchs" Ausf. B and the PzSpW. Leopard).

Get it at the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ecglz2yel...vy9wX2Mpa?dl=0

[RecruitMonty]

UPDATE:

Addendum (31.07.2016):
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Added eight more (.lbm) colour pictures (total of 30, as of 31.07.2016)

The files are located in the original download (1.1.5P) under the pictures directory. Extract the new colour pictures from the pictures folder into the mod's picture folder (over-write).

[RecruitMonty]

Hello everyone,

So the mod has been around long enough, time for some questions.

Does anyone actually bother with the sound mod?

How do you find it?

How about the M14s? Do you guys like the way they sound?

[scorpio_rocks]

I use it in it's entirety when playing with Das Reich.

I use a customised sound set for my "standard" SPMBT which is based on Cross' original mod with additions from yours, Oche's, the default and my own stuff.

Sorry I don't use your #135 and #136

[RecruitMonty]

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2017:

Greetings Friends!

At long last version 1.1.6P of the mod is here.

LINK!(https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0fk7og8n...lkHgnK_La?dl=0)LINK!

I had planned to release it before Christmas 2016 but between one thing and another it got held up until now.

I would like to remind everyone that this is merely an update to the mod - if you want the full version I suggest you download 1.1P and then apply the changes in 1.1.5P and 1.1.6P in that order over-writing whatever you are prompted to overwrite as you go along. The usual warnings apply. Don't modify your regular version of SPMBT. Use a copy.

Below is a copy of this release's readme with details of what has been done.

... The files in this update "WinSPDasReich1.1.6P" are compatible with version 10 of WinSPMBT; some files will need to be over-written, this is intentional. Some cosmetic changes have been made to the "soundmod" OOBs (addition of some new icons and .lbms to the US OOB as well as new anti-tank gun icons for the rest).

All of the OOBs (German or otherwise) are now up to date (incl. bug-fixes relating to icons, sound tweaks etc.).

Fourteen new / revised sound files (see "Das Reich Sound Guide"): 8, 11, 14, 15 - new aircraft rocket sounds; 6 - new aircraft autocannon; 33, 34, 85, 93, 95, 96, 249 - new vehicle sounds; 10, 131 & 241 - new infantry weapon sounds and a new "click" sound (radio static).

Sixty-six new (.lbm) pictures: thirty-one new USA and USMC infantry unit pictures (implemented at present only in the US Army OOB, "soundmod"), thirty-four new or revised pictures for the German OOBs (35 & 44) and one "27602", for the standard Egyptian OOB (Vickers Mk.VIc).

Thirty-seven new text files added (OOB 35). Sixty-seven revised text files.

Seven new or revised graphics' files (including the new anti-tank gun icons* - implemented in the German and "soundmod" OOBs, the new M59 APC and M113 "Zippo" icons and a new - camo - version of the Dornier VSTOL troop transporter).

Ten scenarios have been included with this release (400 to 413)

* thanks to Mario_Fr for his sterling work on these ATGs! ...

The scenarios cover a range of topics:

400 pits a Coy. of OOB 44's Paras against some FLN insurgents from OOB 22 in the Algerian hinterland.

402-404 pits the forces of OOB 35 (2R) against the Soviet Union in an infamous setting.

405 and 406 pits OOB 35 (2R) against the US Army in rural France.

409 pits a group of French troops - armed to the teeth with a combination of French and German weaponry - against Viet Minh Guerillas.

411-413 pit various German formations against the Viet Minh in the northern jungles of (still, just about) French-Indochina (ca. 1953-54).

I hope you all enjoy them (maybe someone might even post up an AAR ).

As always constructive criticism is welcomed and any tips on how to improve scenarios or get around problems that crop up with them are very much appreciated. Anyone is welcome to try their hand at devising their own and to post up screenshots etc..

Regards,

Monty