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Missions & Scenery for 31 Squadron RAAF

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While working on some missions for 31 Squadron RAAF, I managed to find a decent pic/layout of Koepang/Penfui airfield and size/position it reasonably well on top of a google maps screenshot - attached if anyone can make use of it.
 
Hi RW,

Thanks for the wartime aerial shot of Penfui and thanks for your rendition. Have you seen Maskrider's and XavierB's versions of the airfield? MR's is right on the coast while Xavier's is in the correct location inland and further to the east. Both versions have only a single runway and are designed for a stock installation of CFS2.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
kdriver said:
Hi RW,

Thanks for the wartime aerial shot of Penfui and thanks for your rendition. Have you seen Maskrider's and XavierB's versions of the airfield? MR's is right on the coast while Xavier's is in the correct location inland and further to the east. Both versions have only a single runway and are designed for a stock installation of CFS2.

Cheers,
Kevin
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Thanks, yes, I've been using both but neither of them were quite in the right place, and as with a lot of airfields it can take a lot of time to find evidence of exactly where it was. Drysdale took a bit of finding on Google, and for Lautem East/West and Fuiloro I'm relying a bit on PacificWrecks which isn't always that accurate but at least gives a starting point.
 
kdriver said:
Hi RW,

Thanks for the wartime aerial shot of Penfui and thanks for your rendition. Have you seen Maskrider's and XavierB's versions of the airfield? MR's is right on the coast while Xavier's is in the correct location inland and further to the east. Both versions have only a single runway and are designed for a stock installation of CFS2.

Cheers,
Kevin
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I think I might have found the correct location for Lautem Airfield, S 8.395178, E 126.859484
There looks to be a clear outline of an old airfield on google maps, with a heading of about 45 degrees, and even what looks like the remains of a building half way alongside?
 
Thanks for Coomalie Creek - it looks great as well as being historically accurate. Here is an AFD file and airbases.dat entry so you can find your way there.
 

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Campaign and Missions for 31 Squadron RAAF - Coomalie Creek

I'm slowly working on an historical Campaign/missions for 31 Squadron RAAF covering the period from November 1942 to roughly the end of 1943 where they were based at Coomalie Creek, but also used Millingimbi (for raids against the Aru Islands) and Drysdale (for raids against western Timor/Koepanf/Penfui). This is mostly for my own interest but I'm happy to post assorted missions etc here if others are interested, either in just having some extra missions to fly or in contributing to developing/sourcing resources etc. I've been working my way through the combat reports and there are a good 30+ decent historical missions that are interesting and varied. Attached is an initial mission for a raid from Drysdale on Penfui in February 1943, along with a very basic runway for Drysdale and slightly better model for Penfui. It would be nice to gradually develop more historically accurate models/scenery. Ships involved in the area include Warrego, Castlemaine, Armidale, Willcania, Alagna so I'm looking for some vessels similar to these, and also it looks like the Beaufighters had a fair bit of evolution, with wing machine guns being removed on some aircraft, bomb racks being developed and rear firing machine guns fitted.View attachment 88946 I've got several other missions roughed out which I can post as they become useable.
 
Hi RWILLS
Good luck with the work.
There should be Bathurst Class ships in the inventory.
I can whip up the Warrego (Grimsby Class Sloop) and the Castlemaine (just a guess as it is a merchant ship, but I have some details)
I have no details on the Alagna?
Cheers
Stuart
 
Great work RWILLS!

Good to see the RAAF represented. Coomalie Creek was only 10 miles from Batchelor airfield so it's a good area for flying short hops from one base to another. Do you have any plans for more top end bases?


Cheers
Aussie
 
Always good so see a new name trying their hand at scenery & mission building :applause:

Echoing Aussie's comment, it's nice to see the RAAF in action ... please keep us posted on your progress.

31 sqn RAAF has a great Association website Home - 31 Squadron Association

lots of mission detail, and more
 
HMAS_Wilcannia_Feb_1943.jpg-ss-alagna steamer.jpgHMAS_Kuru_(300922).jpg
stuart277 said:
Hi RWILLS
Good luck with the work.
There should be Bathurst Class ships in the inventory.
I can whip up the Warrego (Grimsby Class Sloop) and the Castlemaine (just a guess as it is a merchant ship, but I have some details)
I have no details on the Alagna?
Cheers
Stuart
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some pics attached fyi. i managed to find the Bathurst class, although the DP file needed some adjusting after they took out all the Jap aircraft before the fight even started!!!

some useful info here; https://www.navy.gov.au/ml-814
 
here is a start for part of the air combat over the convoy of HMAS Castlemaine, HMAS Armidale and HMAS Kuru when they attempted to rescue troops etc from Betano/Timor on 30 November 1942. Needs a better model to represent the Kuru! I've found some reports that indicate the Kuru may have been some way ahead of the Castlmaine/Armidale though?View attachment 88958 Also some experimenting with the Beaufighter formation in this mission to see if it helps against the Zeros. Probably the G4M1 model would be more accurate than the stock G4M2?
 
stuart277 said:
Hi RWILLS
Good luck with the work.
There should be Bathurst Class ships in the inventory.
I can whip up the Warrego (Grimsby Class Sloop) and the Castlemaine (just a guess as it is a merchant ship, but I have some details)
I have no details on the Alagna?
Cheers
Stuart
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I don't know if the attached is of any use as a starting point for HMAS Kuru?View attachment HMAS_Kuru_iges_model.zip It's very basic and a fair bit of guesswork.
 
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attached mission for 31 Sqdrn on 2-3 December 1942, flying from Drysdale.

I had to modify the dp files of the Beaufighter to allow if to fly lower in mission builder, and also allow the A6M2 to fly a bit slower (to see if it used less runway when landing? - )
also changed the formation to get the Beaufighters tighter together - so that will be lost if opened/edited in Mission Builder.

Interestingly, the AI aircraft flies over the terrain as if it's still using the original mesh, and the AI aircraft rise as they approach what would have been higher ground, but isn't!! Mission Builder even keeps wanting to adjust the altitude of some waypoints to match the older mesh. Is anyone else finding this?
 
RWILLS said:
I don't know if the attached is of any use as a starting point for HMAS Kuru?View attachment 88965 It's very basic and a fair bit of guesswork.
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Hi RWILLS
I cannot open the file.
I have a couple of pictures of HMAS Kuru.
I should be able to build something by tomorrow.
Cheers
Stuart
PS
I have completed a Fairmile Type B motor launch.
Will upload today.
 
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