LST-906 (Makeshift Aircraft Carrier)

LST-906 (Makeshift Aircraft Carrier) 2024-12-29

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Seems like there where a few LST aircraft carriers. I like LST-906 setup best as you can just pull the L-4 onto the deck for take off but it has some odd side tanks.

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At least once a week I'm amazed what our creators manage to show us.

Looks absolutely superb, Allen.

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Darket texture with some basic detail. Deck textured. Temp Cubs now brown. Replaced guns with more detailed 40mms and add CFS3 LCVPs.

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Is there anyone that understands how CFS2s [platform.#] works. I really never and and sort of just hit thing tell it worked.

Jumbo image with real L-4s (click twice for full image). Model is just under 32,500 tris with the 4 side mounted L-4s. Without L-4s 9,500 tris.
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Since I also fly a (Super) Cub in real life I'm really looking forward to take off from the ship in the simulated one!

Unfortunately I can't help with the Platform thing. I did it once for one of my campaigns, where I modified a merchant ship into a carrier and then put one of Usio's officer figures aboard as an "aircraft", but the only thing I remember is that it was a lot of try and error before it worked to my liking...
 
Yea and wow. I didn't know what kind of response I'd get but with this crowd I should have guessed many would jump in - thanks everyone.

Allen: I've got your LST in the Mission Builder and am taking off. I'm having some difficulty positioning the grasshopper properly but I've probably got the airbase.dat not quit right or my mission file is a bit off. The ship looks great - thank you.

I should have a new panel soon there's just some bells and whistles I would like to get. The panel below still has render issues but right now I'm focused on the gauges.
 

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Well I got platforms working and I must say platforms are 100% janky BS black magic and what MS said in the ship.cfg is lie. Once you get around 30K triangle count the FS2004 MakeMDL just will random says no and have a error day so LOD are OOFed. Was able to get LOD 25 and LOD 10 to work but adding any more LOD just errors every time. Edited the SHJ_TROOP_SHIP dp to be the LSTs dp and added guns. I don't think the LST would be attacked or ever need guns but done just incase.
 
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Allen submitted a new resource:

LST-906 (Makeshift Aircraft Carrier) - LST-906 (Makeshift Aircraft Carrier)

This rebuild of the stock CFS3 Landing Ship Tank (LST) to be LST-906. LST-906 was converted was into a makeshift aircraft carrier with a custom-built airstrip above deck. She was the base for six USAAF L-4B "Grasshoppers" flown as artillery spotters for the US 3rd Infantry Division during the invasion of southern France in September 1944.

From what I can tell LST-906 was a blue hull and gray upper paint. The makeshift flight deck looks to have been painted blue and LST-906 seems to have had pair of NL pontoons on each side as well. Of note is that it looks like LST-906 also may of had sister, LST-525 with the same makeshift flight deck and pontoons but LST-525 seems to be all gray paint as documented by the Piper Aviation Museum.

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The 2 LODs I got should work. If there are problems I'll do my best to send you what you would need to add more LODs.
 
Allen, thank you for this great ship, and, again, the gourgeous little Cub!
You have to taxi a little to the right to get onto the centerline (see screenshot 2), but with the ship going 10kts there´s more than enough runway left to easily take off.

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