Vietnam War Vessels by TeTeT
3.0.0

This mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license, see LICENSE.md for details

This release of Vietnam War Vessels contains:

P 4 class torpedo boat
USS Maddox (DD-731), Sumner class destroyer
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), Essex class carrier
F-8 Crusader, a supersonic fighter jet
MiG-17F "Fresco-C", a North Vietnamese fighter jet
PBR Mk II, US patrol boat used in South Vietnam
H-2 Seasprite, a naval helicopter
A-1 Skyraider, a propeller driven ground attack plane
O-1 Bird Dog, a propeller drive observation plane
Huts, some Indochinese huts
USS Fletcher class destroyer with FRAM II upgrade
USS The Sullivans (DD-537), Fletcher class destroyer
RA-5C Vigilante, a supersonic carrier based recon plane
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), the lead ship of the Sumner class destroyers
USS Bigelow (DD-942), a Forrest Sherman class destroyer
USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931), the first destroyer class built after WII
USS New Jersey (BB-62), an Iowa class battleship
USS Knox (DE-1052), USS Gray (DE-1054), USS Kirk (DE-1087), Knox classs Destroyer Escorts (Later Frigates)
USS Mullany (DD-528), a Flechter class destroyer
USS Enterprise 1966 (CVAN-65), the first nuclear driven carrier
A-37 Dragonfly, an iconic light attack aircraft of the Vietnam War
RF-101B Voodoo, a two seater recon variant of the supersonic Voodoo fighter
EC-121 Warning Star, an AWACS plane of the Vietnam War
CH-46D Sea Knight, a dual rotor transport helicopter
Various ground assets, for base building mainly
USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5), a Cleveland light cruiser class conversion to a guided missile cruiser
Tango and Charlie boats, landing crafts modified for riverine usage
USS Radford Fletcher (DD-446), class FRAM II destroyer
USS Epperson (DD-719), Gearing class FRAM I destroyer
Vietnam Asset Pack, from EightBall and Tobsen

This has been my first attempt at modding for DCS, so take the results with a grain of salt.

How to install

The mods directory needs to go into your Saved Games DCS folder. 

Liveries:
    * https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335218/ A-4 Skyhawk livery set for CVA-31 by seabat

Videos:
    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv03h-a1TQA Sidekick65's video of Unboxing and First Impression for CVA-31
    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQsg3xx6JA Sidekick65's video on the 0.6.0 update 
    * https://youtu.be/h-b9WlLvd8E TeTeT's take on a release video for CVA-31
    * https://youtu.be/VT4Cq9SRnMg TeTeT's take on an update video for CVA-31

Links and model sources:
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31)
    * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maddox_(DD-731)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_4-class_torpedo_boat
    * https://www.patreon.com/ThomasBeerens/posts
    * https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/torpedo-boat-p123k-komsomolec-max/809089
    * https://github.com/Joeys45Mods/DCS-Ship-mod-Template
    * https://github.com/Quaggles/dcs-lua-datamine
    * https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/31.htm
    * https://www.navysite.de/cv/cv31.htm
    * http://www.gonavy.jp/CV-CV31f.html
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher-class_destroyer
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Rehabilitation_and_Modernization
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_The_Sullivans_(DD-537)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_M._Sumner-class_destroyer 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_A-5_Vigilante 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bigelow
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Sherman-class_destroyer
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox-class_frigate
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_A-37_Dragonfly\
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oklahoma_City_(CL-91) 
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Troop_Carrier_(LCM)
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_(Vietnam_War)


Thanks
    Joey45 - for the DCS ship template on github and help via discord
    Hawkeye60 - for all the help via DCS World forum and driving the new model introduction to the mod
    Tobsen - for help around the Blender EDM exporter
    Aplion - for an important topic on ship building on DCS World forum and help via discord
    Admiral189 - for helpful advice on the CVA-31
    Citizen - tester and contributor of the mod
    seabat - tester and contributor of the mod, mastermind behind the mod's liveries!
    Zabbie - tester of the mod
    Toan - new parking code and improvements to F-8, and all the testing
    Markindel/Mario - for the F-8 and MiG-17 mod
    Spino - for the F-8 mods weapons and pylons
    Pedro Caparros - for the original F-8 livery
    VSN Team - for permission to use VSN code
    Beldin - for patiently providing updates to the F-8 mod and runways and parking code for the CVA-31
    EightBall - for providing the PBR MkII mod
    currenthill - allowing to use his armament system for the Maddox main guns
    Stratos - tester of the mod
    Slapshot - tester of the mod
    itsdotbmp - updated the tiny tim rocket model
    Pirat3n - Indochinese huts
    James J Jackson - The Sullivans and various model upgrades
    Helijah - for the A-5 base model
    TAZ56 - for donation of the EC-121 and Oklahoma City model
    CrazyEddie - L-1049 (EC-121 Hack) and CH-46D liveries
    upuaut - donation of his IX514, Tango and Charly boats
    Fredy - maintaining upaut's legacy boats
    Urbi - textures for EC-121, H-2, and CH-46D
    TheAdmiral - rigging the AD-30 Solon Turman
    EightBall & Tobsen - for the Vietnam Asset Pack (VAP)
    HawaiianRyan - massive support in updating and streamlining configs

Without these persons the mod would not have been possible!

Also thanks to present contributors:
    Odyseus - overhauling the base model of the CVA-31 and many other models
    Erwin23p - providing the new main mast of USS_Maddox
    ColeMinor - created graphics for the mod

Final thanks to the past contributors:
    - karla - creator of the Bon Homme Richard mod for IL-2 1946
    - NightIntruder - porting the CVA-31 mod to Arma 3 initially
    - TheSn4k3 - provided shuttle shoe and wires for the carriers

Known Limitations
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CVA-31 Bon Homme Richard
    - Player controlled helicopters slightly move forward on the flight deck
F-8 Crusader
    - Aircraft is intended as static and for limited AI operations
    - Player control is experimental at best, but largely untested and unsupported
    - Carrier launch and landing operations are not supported for player aircraft, only AI
    - Unknown how to drop bombs as player aircraft
    - Variable incidence wing is not enabled
    - Collision shell not reliable under player control
    - Nose wheel rotation disabled
MiG-17F "Fresco-C"
    - Player control is almost untested and unsupported
    - Collision shell not reliable under player control
    - Damage suspectible when placed as static
H-2 Seasprite
    - Wheels don't touch the ship deck
    - Landing gear is deployed multiple kilometers away from landing spot
    - Rotor blur disc too small
Fletcher Class Destroyers with FRAM II upgrade
    - Bridge and mast are WWII style    
RA-5C Vigilante
    - The plane is too large for regular parking spots, best to use as single plane on the runway
MiG-21MF "Fishbed-C"
    - Textures are work in progress
    - Gear up location is pretty bad
    - Cone too large
    - Aux inlet door alwaus open
    - Pilot sits too deep
A-1 Skyraider
    - The new bridle disappears during launch
    - The precision of dropping Napalm is abysmal
    - Takes off like a spaceship from land
    - Tiny Tim rockets seem never to be launched
A-37 Dragonfly
    - Flight model is raw and has not been tested much
    - Only one pilot ejects, ejection somewhat broken
O-1 Bird Dog
    - The propeller blur is static
CVAN-65 Enterprise
    - Catapult hookup spotty, sometimes planes start to drift
    - Parking spotty, some planes start to drift
    - Probable inability to sync INS when taking off cold 
    - RA-5C and F-14 Tomcat slightly too large for safe aircraft operations when taxiing
    - The shoot power of the catapults seems insufficient at times
RF-101B Voodoo
  - The landing gear doors and covers don't close perfectly
  - The landing gear suspension is not animated
  - The BORT number should be five digits, not three
  - The pilot is generic rather than specific for the Voodoo. Development of a custom Voodoo pilot is out of financial reach, if interested in sponsoring one contact TeTeT
  - There are no pylons present currently, not even for fuel tanks
CH-46D
  - The ramp does not open automatically
  - no water landings
  - flight model questionable at times
EC-121
  - the plane comes in a little to hot when landing
  - the textures are very basic
  - the take-off runway length is too long, should be ~2km, is more like 3.5km+
  - the flaps animation is wrong, they need to extend back and then down