New Scenario for Testing: CF#3 Rumble in the Jungle

[Gunner98]

The AC-130 how the wrong amount of 40mm ammo. It'should have 128 rounds instead of 27...and that hurts.

You're right on the AC-130 gun ammo should be 256rds so in 2 round bursts there should be 128

According to FAS, there should be 3000x 20mm as well so 30 vice the 24 bursts in the DB

I'll put a note in the DB upgrade thread. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ac-130.htm

I think that the FLIR is working as designed, the OV-10 is old and should probably have been retired by 94 (USMC retired them in 95, USAF in 91)

The Laser seems to work OK, but the weather was messed up so that may have been the problem.

Any way finally cleaning this one up now. Thanks for your help.

[Gunner98]

Is the airbase in England needed for the scenario?

Andrew

Thanks as usual for your detailed report. The response to the query above is yes but I could probably avoid with Lua, but it shouldn't cause an issue. Besides a couple other bits (weather shelters etc) most of your points have been incorporated.

Cheers

[Gunner98]

OK, at long last here is an update to this scenario.

Please have a go at it and enjoy.

B

[Vulcan607]

More for hot Tamales but you could back the British forces in Belize up with those argentine AA guns that were captured in the Falklands I will play this new one as soon as I figure out why my game keeps crashing!

[Gunner98]

Did they end up in Belize? I didn't know that. Cheers

B

[Vulcan607]

My fault I phrased that badly, I meant they would be an interesting addition since the javelin and starburst man pads are not in game and it’s a bit less overpowering than a rapier battery.

[Gunner98]

Ahh, gothca.

Yeah the Blowpipe is somewhat underwhelming... but HMS Westminster does an admirable job if you move her quick enough in Hot Tamales and USS Dale is invaluable in this one.

But I think some of that AAA would be very useful both to deter leakers and to act as a last ditch defense on the ground, it can get tense if things don't go right

I should put in a DB request for the LML though, watched it fire in Manorbier, impressive.

[KnightHawk75]

Thanks for the lasted updates.

[Lionheart]

I have just completed the original version of this scenario and found it slightly less challenging than some of Gunner98’s more recent scenarios in this series, but please be assured it was still just as enjoyable. There is much fun to be had here with the eclectic mix of aircraft found here such as the A-4, OV-10, C-47, Canberra (PR) and others. I might even be tempted to add a flight or two of French F-8’s at Martinique on an armament practice camp for some additional flavour.

The Florida Corsairs did much of the of the heavy work sanitising much of Belize which eventually allowed ground troops to be inserted by helicopters and tactical transport paradrops. The Phantoms were tasked with suppressing the airfields which they did effectively.

There was on a number of small actions at sea with my surface groups patrolling around 100m off shore, a safe distance but from a position where they could quickly close an investigate a contact. The exception was the USS Dale which was heavily involved in air defence but this ship was successfully engaged by a Kilo and forced to withdraw.

Thank you.

[Gunner98]

French F-8's now there is an idea...

Thanks

[Badlandz]

Hello,
I just started the newest version. V3.2? Anyway, It’s about 1300Z on FEB 17. I noticed that I have not received any messages....I checked the event triggers and discovered that the times are set for MAR 17.

[Gunner98]

aww crap...

OK I'm on it. New version out in a couple hours.

[Gunner98]

OK the time triggers fixed. There were only a half dozen.

Sorry about that.

[Gunner98]

OK found the same error in two 'unit enters area' triggers (for the B-52).

Here is the fix. If you've already started there is no need to restart, you can either fix those two triggers to read 17-2-94 or ignore it and those events won't happen.

[Vulcan607]

The Harriers have changed from GR7s CF1 to GR3s

[Vulcan607]

Don’t know how difficult it would be but you could add some RAF Hawk T1a with the air intercept mod as aggressors but fit them out with Snebs unfortunately I don’t think that’s an option in game as it wasn’t a standard load out.

[Gunner98]

They should be the GR3s, I'll change them up in CF1. They are really only here for training and are the last of the GR.3s, I don't think that GR7s ever made it to Belize in real life.

Hawks - now that is a good idea. I suppose there is just about enough time to get them flown over and even as Air intercept they can take pressure off the Harriers, and they can strafe. Used them in Eisenhower moves North but they don't generally see combat. To fit them with SNEBs I'd just use the Finnish Hawk 51 instead of the Brit version - would that be a thing edit: he says looking at the photo without seeing it!? Flight of 4 probably...

[Gunner98]

Any points on this one guys. Will try and wrap it up this coming weekend.

cheers

B

[Vulcan607]

Oh could we get some Tows for the lynx and I’ve just realised the GR3 doesn't get Snebs seems the data base needs updating

[Gunner98]

Sorry no TOW for the Lynx. I don't think they would have had them there considering the role and the maintenance issues on missiles, never mined trying to fire a wire guided missile in a jungle area. I'll check on the SNEBS, they seem reasonable for jungle ops, may just need to change up the DB version I'm using.

Tx