My First Package...Expeditionary Air Wing Deployment..W/Pics
Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 03:02
Good evening all,
In an effort to teach myself all the ins and outs of military AI, I have decided to embark on a journey to put together a package for all of you.
Not being one to to start small, I chose to tackle the project on a grand scale, A full Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) deployment from the US.
I chose to do such a project for the simple fact that I am not the type to just sit at an airport and spot planes, I like to follow one aircraft through its entire flight.
While there are no screenies yet, there will be some soon, I am currently working on putting the FPs together...(a bigger undertaking than I thought before I started planing out a 14 leg tanker route)
But here is the overview of what the finished product will consist of:
What the Package Will Be
A total of 14 aircraft types, 46 repaints in the aircraft.txt file. Of the 14 types, 9 are fully AI designed, the other 5 are modified to be much lighter than their flyable counterparts...
The aircraft involved will deploy from all over the US, as follows:
8 C-17s From Hickam
6 KC-135Rs from Eielson
4 C-5s From Wright-Patterson
6 C-130s From Hickam
3 E-3Cs From Tinker
3 E-8Cs From Tinker
12 A-10s from Eielson
12 F-15s from Portland, Ore.
12 F-16s from JRB Ft. Worth
12 F-16s from Shaw
12 F-18Es out of China Lake
4 F-117s from Holloman
6 B-1s From Dyess
3 B-52s from Barksdale
3 B-2s from Whiteman
For a total of 106 aircraft involved altogether.
Their routing will be as follows (Not for the politcally correct!)
From the stateside bases through to Hawai'i to Anderson AFB, Guam, from there the bombers will forward deploy to Diego Garcia, and the Tac Air will funnel through Diego Garcia on their way to Ahmed Al Jabar Air Base in Kuwait (OKAJ).
Once all the aircraft get to their destinations the combat aircraft will start doing touch 'n goes into Baghdad and the Support aircraft will make runs between the bases with 24 hour awacs and tanker sorties all the way back to Hawaii to support the trash haulers...
They return stateside at the end of the 7-day scheduling week where it will start all over again in a loop....
All Airbases have proper AFCADs with the exception being Andersen, but I am about 75% done so far with 96 Parking Spots currently there, and about 140 in total when all is said and done.
What the Package WON'T Be
It will not be 100 percent accurate
You will find aircraft with the same reg being used
You will probably find other errors as well, as this is my first shot at a package and is primarily for my own education.
I look forward to:
Sharing this project with you all when it is done to spice up your AI world.
Receiving Constructive criticism and tips on how to become a better AI designer.
Sorry for being so long winded, and look for some screenies soon!
Matt
In an effort to teach myself all the ins and outs of military AI, I have decided to embark on a journey to put together a package for all of you.
Not being one to to start small, I chose to tackle the project on a grand scale, A full Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) deployment from the US.
I chose to do such a project for the simple fact that I am not the type to just sit at an airport and spot planes, I like to follow one aircraft through its entire flight.
While there are no screenies yet, there will be some soon, I am currently working on putting the FPs together...(a bigger undertaking than I thought before I started planing out a 14 leg tanker route)
But here is the overview of what the finished product will consist of:
What the Package Will Be
A total of 14 aircraft types, 46 repaints in the aircraft.txt file. Of the 14 types, 9 are fully AI designed, the other 5 are modified to be much lighter than their flyable counterparts...
The aircraft involved will deploy from all over the US, as follows:
8 C-17s From Hickam
6 KC-135Rs from Eielson
4 C-5s From Wright-Patterson
6 C-130s From Hickam
3 E-3Cs From Tinker
3 E-8Cs From Tinker
12 A-10s from Eielson
12 F-15s from Portland, Ore.
12 F-16s from JRB Ft. Worth
12 F-16s from Shaw
12 F-18Es out of China Lake
4 F-117s from Holloman
6 B-1s From Dyess
3 B-52s from Barksdale
3 B-2s from Whiteman
For a total of 106 aircraft involved altogether.
Their routing will be as follows (Not for the politcally correct!)
From the stateside bases through to Hawai'i to Anderson AFB, Guam, from there the bombers will forward deploy to Diego Garcia, and the Tac Air will funnel through Diego Garcia on their way to Ahmed Al Jabar Air Base in Kuwait (OKAJ).
Once all the aircraft get to their destinations the combat aircraft will start doing touch 'n goes into Baghdad and the Support aircraft will make runs between the bases with 24 hour awacs and tanker sorties all the way back to Hawaii to support the trash haulers...
They return stateside at the end of the 7-day scheduling week where it will start all over again in a loop....
All Airbases have proper AFCADs with the exception being Andersen, but I am about 75% done so far with 96 Parking Spots currently there, and about 140 in total when all is said and done.
What the Package WON'T Be
It will not be 100 percent accurate
You will find aircraft with the same reg being used
You will probably find other errors as well, as this is my first shot at a package and is primarily for my own education.
I look forward to:
Sharing this project with you all when it is done to spice up your AI world.
Receiving Constructive criticism and tips on how to become a better AI designer.
Sorry for being so long winded, and look for some screenies soon!
Matt