Carriers.....

[TSR2]

I've been playing about with the Hermes that DG modified (last year I think) and I know there is an Ark Royal en route, but does anyone know if there are any other Landable British carriers available? I've been playing about with FSedit and have moded some of DG's Navy Hunters and the Alpha sea vixen so that they takeoff from Hermes, but I'd love to get a few carriers for the med or indian ocean, or any other area's where they opperated in the 60's / 70's (80's too)

Also any of you Navy chaps who could let me know where the Navy had aircraft based at this time period other than on carriers. At the minute my AI Hunters and Sea Vixens are wizzing about Yeovilton and Culdrose, but not sure where else they would have been.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

[Kevin]

Ben,

The Robert Sanderson Sea Hurricane package came with a very usable Escort Carrier just off Scapa Flow.

On reflection, though, as it's a bit tight for the Hurricane, I would imagine that a Sea Vixen would have some difficulty

That's the only other British carrier that I know of. Oh, apart from the modern Ark Royal off Gibraltar, but that's Harriers & helos only.

Cheers,

Kevin

[Paul K]

Also any of you Navy chaps who could let me know where the Navy had aircraft based at this time period other than on carriers. At the minute my AI Hunters and Sea Vixens are wizzing about Yeovilton and Culdrose, but not sure where else they would have been.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Ben, one Naval air station I know of was Griston, about 20 miles west of Norwich in Norfolk. It was located south of RAF Watton, and shared the same runway. I can remember Sea Venoms and Gannets operating from there, but like Watton, its long since gone. HMP Wayland now occupies the site.

[TobyV]

Hi Ben,

There were a few other Naval Air Stations, Ford being the one closest to where I am now. Ships-wise, dont forget the two aircraft carriers, Albion and Bulwark that were converted to Helicopter assault ships in the 1970s, then of course theres Fearless and Intrepid, the LPDs, replaced by the modern Albion and Bulwark :madhead:

Ark Royal of course had a sister ship, Eagle that was older but arguably more reliable. However, this ship was not converted for Phantom operations and was phased out of the RN in 1972 along with the Sea Vixens.

Earlier still in the 1950s, there were a greater number of carriers of the Illustrious, Colossus and Majestic classes, although I believe none of the latter ever actually served in the RN despite being built for them :think:

Toby

[TSR2]

Thanks for that Toby. All I need now is all of those for FS!

Is there much involved in moving ships to different locations in FS? I take it the location is built into the scenery object, but is there anyway of repositioning them?

[TobyV]

Ask DG, but I dont think it should be too hard. I'm fairly certain that scenery files basically reference the location of all polygon nodes off a Lat & Long which are predefined in the BGL file, so it should just be a case of "re-centering" it.

[TSR2]

What tool would you use for that toby? I have a couple of freeware scenery tool that might be ok for something like that. :think:

[TobyV]

There is a specific tool for relocating scenery I think... I still think DG is the man for this though, as hes relocated ship before whereas I have only done it at the uncompiled stage.

[migman29]

Brawdy(BY) in South Wales for AEW Gannets and Lossie(LS) for Buccs.

Prestwich(PW)and Abbotsinch(AS) for some of the small ships flts helicopters.

Ford(FD) in Sussex was pretty much a Channel Air Division RNVR base by the late 40's

Also (HF)Hal Far in Malta,the main Med exercise base.

Mark :-({|=

[TSR2]

Cheers Mark! Thats the type of thing I'm after.