Campaign update of Falcon Went over the Mountain (Syria map) to v11.0
1. Added squadron sizes
2. Rebalanced scenario
3. Added (non zero) heading to all SAM and EWR sites
This PR 1) introduces a cruise_speed parameter to the AircraftType class
and uses it as an override for default TOT/Ground Speed calculations and
2) sets this for the AH64.
The reason for this change is that air starts with the Apache at a speed
>130kt seems to completely break the FCR, even if you subsequently slow
down. In the development branch, Liberation sets the Apache to travel at
168kt, so any player air starting won't be able to use their FCR and it
wouldn't be readily apparent as to why.
In the longer run this parameter may also be useful for other aircraft
e.g. to override the cruise speed to the most efficient etc.
This is a new faction that expands on the current PMC Russian faction by
adding in a substantial number of new units for additional variety and
challenge. It'll be the default faction for my helicopter campaign (I'll
open a PR for that tomorrow. It's all done apart from the campaign
description).
This PR refactors the Doctrine class to load from YAML files in the
resources folder instead of being hardcoded as a step towards making
doctrines moddable (Issue #829).
I haven't added anything to the changelog as a couple of things should
get cleaned up first:
- As far as I can tell, the flags in the Doctrine class (cap, cas, sead
etc.) aren't used anywhere. Need to test further, and if they're truly
not used, will remove them.
- Probably need to update the Wiki
I've come to realise that two external tanks is overkill for pretty much
all A2G mission types. The AI no longer have a problem with fuel, and
player flights will essentially never run out of fuel with the 2 CFTs
and a single external tank. I have done 700+ mile trips at mil power the
whole way with fuel to spare. I have therefore switched all A2G mission
loadouts to a single tank. A2A loadouts still carry 2 tanks, as players
may require the extra fuel if they make very extensive use of
afterburner in air combat.
It turns out the GBU31v3 JDAMs are bugged in more than one way. We've
known that they vanish if carried in pairs on the CFT pylons, but now it
turns out their penetration doesn't actually work. This means they are
no better in any way than the GBU31v1s, which are not bugged on CFT
pylons.
I have therefore removed the penetrator JDAMs from all loadouts,
replacing them with regular JDAMs.
Adds the Aim-9P3 between the Aim-9P5 and the Aim-9P. Also adds fallback
support for sidewinder versions for the VSN 104 mod, the JAS39 mod, and
the AJS-37.
Now that the F-15E Suite 4+ has JDAMs and the bug preventing AI from
using LGBs has been fixed, I have removed the AI-only F-15Es from my
campaigns. Also minor tweaks to a couple of squadron types/sizes based
on play-testing results.
It appears the AI is still incapable of using LGBs (and laser JDAMs),
even though Razbam had said the issues was fixed. I have switched
loadouts to JDAMs because the AI will use those.
This fixes a map object strike target (yes, just one. Fortunately!) that
was broken by the latest DCS open beta update that removed the buildings
the strike target was using.
GBUs have been added to the F-15E Suite 4+ loadouts
Also switched CAP loadouts to 2 external tanks instead of 3 to improve
aircraft performance, as 2 tanks is plenty for players and the AI has
infinite fuel now.
This adds LARC-V to Liberation (required by USA 1970)
Also adds Speedboat to Liberation (required by NVA 1970)
Both units are available via pydcs but have not been added to Liberation
thus far as no factions used them (until now).
Updates the S3 Viking so they can now do DEAD (since the new model can carry SLAMs). Also updates the loadouts for all the other mission types as they are outdated (2000 pounders for anti-runway, 500 pounders for strike, Mavericks for BAI/CAS, etc).
The old mode where squadrons started empty and had no size limit is
going away.
I bumped the campaign versions for the ones that claimed support and
tested a handful. All of Fuzzle's campaigns actually had the wrong
version in the yaml. They claim support for this but none that I tested
actually fit within the limits (despite having sizes defined). Either it
was supposed to be 10.7, or maybe the airports lost some parking.
Rather than having a separate faction file that is identical to the Russia 1975 faction file but includes the Hind, might as well just add the Hind to the standard Russia 1975 faction.
