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Multiplayer Carrier Ops - Nimitz
SpazSinbad:
There is a method to these callsigns from INITIALS (or slang mnenomic) of those so named:
IKE=November India Kilo Echo
VINSON=November Charlie Victor Victor
ROOSEVELT=November November Tango Romeo
LINCOLN=November Alpha Bravo Echo
WASHINGTON=November November Golf Whiskey
STENNIS=November Juliet Charlie Sierra
TRUMAN=November ? ? ?
Info above came from this .PPT file at: http://www.slideshare.net/kapitan/aircraft-carrier-nimitz-class-presentation
Sadly the TRUMAN callsign was a repeat of STENNIS. I'll keep looking....
BTW these are 'flag hoist' or official callsigns indicated by signal flags. There would be many other non-official or semi-official callsigns for the ship or departments in the ship and on and on. GOOGLING will get many results.
Pop:
thanks these are the "comm" call signs, what I am looking for is the RT call sign. Enterprise = "climax" TD = "rough Rider". VFA 14 = camalot, etc
Orion:
Status update: Most things are done, only need to do the fun features (reward(s), documentation, briefing, graphics, etc...), which is really the boring work, but whatever :P. I've done the cameras, goal, the carrier, its path and the stuff essential for a multiplayer mission.
Anyways, here's a question for you all: What kind of custom camera views would you like?
At the moment, I have a view similar to the carrier camera I had in my previous mission and another camera that's just outside the tower.
SpazSinbad:
Orion, An LSO eye view would be good thanks. Then please a centreline/glideslope PLAT from the deck view as seen in the onboard TV footage would be great also I reckon. Being a simulator you could have the camera exactly at the intended (hook) touchdown point. Both cameras would look down the approach path, I guess the LSO view would aim for a point at about 1nm from touchdown more or less parallel to approach path.
Could the PLAT camera on deck at touchdown point have a set of needle points please? I think the Virtual Blue Angels Video had such a camera in their excellent 'how to deck land' video.
GOONIE:
I agree, an LSO view and a PLAT camera view would be great. ;)
Example picture of a PLAT camera
Also, are you able to make the carrier pitch up and down with the waves, to create a pitching deck scenario?
Here is a great video of pitching deck in real life, 8) looks fun
Here is the video of this being done in FSX, http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1204166/fsx_smit_rotterdam_heavy_tug/
Thought this would make for some challenging approaches, but might not be desired all the time, so it could be an option.
Finally, can you add a loitering AI tanker to the mission, is that possible in multiplayer?
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