In game this is an E-2D, but the ID of the aircraft in the game data is
E-2C. Presumably it was repainted at some point in a DCS update.
This adds a variant but doesn't delete the old one to avoid breaking
campaigns and factions. I moved blufor modern to the E-2D but the rest
of the factions are too old so we'll let them pretend.
Fixes https://github.com/dcs-liberation/dcs_liberation/issues/1696
Replaced Chinese factions' Type54GroupGenerator naval group generators with
ChineseNavyGroupGenerator to make Type 52B and Type 52C destroyers also
spawn besides frigates.
This PR contains two new campaigns for the Marianas terrain, depicting capture of the island of Guam. The first has BLUFOR start after landing at Agat and requires a carrier/LHA capable BLUFOR faction, because there are no land based airbases captured initially. The second has about half of the island already in control, enabling BLUFOR land based aircraft to operate from Antonio B Won Pat (and can also be used by WWII factions). Both campaigns support inversion.
Credit to Dank Williams, the campaigns were heavily inspired by his Marianas insurgency campaign and contain some ground units placed by him, used with permission of course.
They are by no means historical and contain a relatively large number of FOBs compared to only having two airfields. The routes zig-zag a bit since space is limited on the island and I had to place the FOBs far enough from each other to clear the capture zone radius.
The two other airfields on Guam, Orote and Andersen Northwest Field, have FARPs, enabling helicopter operations as well as rearming and refueling for player fixed wing flights (but no mission starts or AI takeoffs).
Included are also two WWII factions which don't require the WWII asset pack. The "Japanese" faction consists of German/Russian equipment with stock Japanese liveries.
They didn't get this until a few years later. This was a stand-in for
the SA-5 that DCS doesn't have, but the SA-10 is so much more capable
that it's not a good replacement.
Mod selection is now done via checkbox in the new game wizard.
The MB-339 is being turned into a paid module, and the free mod no longer works, so it's been removed.
Greece has C-130s and Patriots. They don't have the E-3 but they do have
AEW&C via the ER-99, which isn't in DCS so just use an E-3 to pretend.
Also remove the Hawk radar as an EWR since we have the P-19 which is
better.
This Pull Request lets users plan Tanker flights.
Features:
- Introduction of `Refueling` flight type.
- Tankers can be purchased at airbases and carriers.
- Tankers get planned by AI.
- Tankers are planned from airbases and at aircraft carriers.
- Tankers aim to be at high, fast, and 70 miles from the nearest threat.
(A10s won't be able to tank)
- Tankers racetrack orbit for one hour.
- Optional Tickbox to enable legacy tankers.
- S-3B Tanker added to factions.
- KC-130 MPRS added to factions.
- Kneeboard shows planned tankers, their tacans, and radios.
Limitations:
- AI doesn't know whether to plan probe and drogue or boom refueling
tankers.
- User can't choose tanker speed. Heavily loaded aircraft may have
trouble.
- User can't choose tanker altitude. A-10s will not make it to high
altitude.
Problems:
- Tanker callsigns do not increment, see attached image. (Investigated:
Need to use `FlyingType.callsign_dict`, instead of just
`FlyingType.callsign`. This seems like it might be significant work
to do.).
- Having a flight of two or more tankers only spawns one tanker.
- Let me know if you have a solution, or feel free to commit one.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/74509817/120909602-d7bc3680-c633-11eb-80d7-eccd4e095770.png
