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What exact model is that. I have been working on the abacus MkIX with chatgpt WRT air and cfg files in particular. We have a good fitting for the air and cfg tested at 20-25-3oK, but the appearance is wrong; a FB with gun so we are looking at using a Mkiv appearance to see if we can do that. If not I may your, Dan or Clive's help.
 
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Mosquito FB XVIII Investigation (CFS3) with chatGPT help
I've been examining the Mosquito FB XVIII package currently in my install and have found a number of inconsistencies that may be of interest to anyone using it for Coastal Command or Norway/North Sea operations.
Findings so far:
The XDP identifies the aircraft as a Mosquito FB XVIII (Tsetse) and includes a 57 mm Molins gun installation. The aircraft description also references 248 Squadron and the anti-shipping/anti-submarine role normally associated with the FB XVIII.
However, the model references do not appear to match a dedicated FB XVIII model.
The XDP references:
mosquito_fbxv.m3d
The aircraft.cfg also appears to reference an FB XV model rather than a dedicated FB XVIII model.
  1. The model folder contains FB XV references but no obvious FB XVIII model files.
  2. The M3D file itself appears to call FB18 texture files, suggesting that textures may have been changed without corresponding changes to the underlying model.
  3. A number of cockpit DDS files appear to originate from a Mk IV package, indicating that cockpit assets may have been borrowed from another Mosquito variant.
  4. The package contains at least two FB18 texture sets:
    • A Coastal Command aircraft marked with the single code letter "O" (described as NT225 "O for Orange" of 248 Squadron).
    • Another texture carrying D-Day invasion stripes and DM squadron codes.
    • Current Assessment:
    • The package appears to be a composite aircraft assembled from multiple Mosquito sources. At present I cannot determine whether the underlying model was originally intended to represent:
      • an FB XVIII,
      • an FB XV,
      • an FB VI,
      • or a generic Mosquito fighter-bomber.
The XDP and textures clearly attempt to represent an FB XVIII Tsetse, but the model and cockpit references suggest that components from other Mosquito variants have been incorporated.
Therefore I would think of the package as:
"FB XVIII representation with uncertain underlying model provenance."
So, while the aircraft is unusable, therer is the ? of its exact lineage and historical accuracy which remain uncertain.
The key unanswered question is whether the actual 3D model geometry was ever created specifically to represent the FB XVIII, particularly the distinctive 57 mm Molins gun installation, or whether the aircraft is a later conversion of an earlier Mosquito model.

If anyone knows the original author or source package, additional information would be appreciated.
 
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