A-1H SPAD
The addon for ARMA 3 by NightIntruder ("Author") ver.{see changlog} Alpha
DO NOT RE-UPLOAD IT ON STEAM AND DO NOT DISTRIBUTE IT ELSEWHERE. REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE STEAM COLLECTIONS.
WHAT:
Douglas A-1H "Spad" is a single-engine, propellor driven attack-bomber aircraft that could be operated out of an aircraft carrier. It’s a single seater, enojable to fly, old-school and slow for the era it was operated. Having 15 weapon stations overall, it was also quite a capable anti-insurgency CAS plane.
WHY:
As popular demands of having the standalone "Spad" in-game in decent quality have been rising recently, I decided to make one that would support the BHR addon with the plane’s flying characteristics tailored specifically to the CVA-31 carrier. Spads were operated out of Essex-class carriers for a long time.
ADDON’S MAIN FEATURES:
– the plane is compatible with Jets DLC (aircraft damage, dynamic loadouts, PhysX)
– 22 camos which include USN, USMC, USAF (+SOS), French and VNAF various squadrons
– custom Yankee Escape System to save your life if your plane refuses to keep flying
– attributes to fold wings on a mission start
– variety of effects to include: droppable fuel tanks, wing flexing, etc.
– the addon should be compatible with ACRE2, Lesh towing (and RKSL towing tractor) as well as ACE (refuel)
– custom built fuel management that employs droppable fuel tanks
– custom built weight management that affects the plane performance
– set of dedicated weapons, not complete tho atm [WIP]
NOTES ON USE OF THE ADDON:
– see Readme_A1H.txt included in this package or here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KC4y1Y7SB7yDCX4NBCAa6glx3W_FaCeP/view?usp=sharing
– it is recommended to use this plane toghether with CVA-31 carrier, available here: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2536035098
CREDITS & THANKS:
– see Readme_A1H.txt
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT:
The addon is released under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. You can read the whole license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
For more terms and caveats of the addon usage refer to Readme_A1H.txt
KNOWN BUGS & LIMITATIONS:
– see Readme_A1H.txt
FINAL NOTES:
Creation of the addon took ca. 4 weeks (200-250 hours). There is an a list of (undisclosed yet) further additions and improvements I would like to do. However, it’s just a hobby so only some of them may be achieved, if any. No promises and no ETA. No suggetions or bug reports are needed. Please, note also this addon is not endorsed by or affiliated with Bohemia Interactive, Savage Game Designs or any other CDLC Dev Team.
PS. Frontpaged picture’s taken by Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany (CC-BY 4.0).
