New gameplay video! feature - Battleground 44 mod for Battlefield 2

Hey everybody welcome back to another update! Today we wanted to show off some more of our updated content. You can see some of the updated features in the video today such as weapon blur, sun flare effect, explosion impact craters as well as some newly updated weapon models. Please keep in mind this is from a 2 month old build so tons of stuff has been added and or fixed since then. But without further ado lets get to the gameplay!

Huge thanks goes out to ChrisT|GamingZone for the video!

We also wanted to show off 2 of our newest Pacific fighter planes which are in the form of floatplanes!

This floatplane version of the F4F-3 was developed for use at forward island bases in the Pacific, before the construction of airfields. It was inspired by appearance of the A6M2-N "Rufe", a modification of the Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zeke". BuNo 4038 was modified to become the F4F-3S "Wildcatfish". Twin floats, manufactured by Edo Aircraft Corporation, were fitted. To restore the stability, small auxiliary fins were added to the tailplane. Because this was still insufficient, a ventral fin was added later.

The F4F-3S was first flown 28 February 1943. The weight and drag of the floats reduced the maximum speed to 241 mph (388 km/h). As the performance of the basic F4F-3 was already below that of the Zero, the F4F-3S was clearly of limited usefulness. In any case, the construction of the airfields at forward bases by the "Seabees" was surprisingly quick. Only one was converted.

Next we have the iconic Zero floatplane version known as the Rufe.

The Nakajima A6M2-N (Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber) was a single engine, single-crew seaplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11, Allied reporting name Rufe. In 1941, the Japanese Navy ordered the Nakajima Aircraft Company to build a fighter/seaplane by modifying the Type 0 already in production. The main changes to the Type 0 were the elimination of the landing gear system, adding a large center line float and two small outrigger floats to the wings. Extra fuel was carried in the main float.

The A6M2-N was deployed in 1942, and referred to as the "Suisen 2" ("Hydro fighter type 2"). The function of the aircraft was to support amphibious operations and defend remote bases that had no runways. A6M2-N seaplanes were also effective in harassing American PT boats at night. They were very difficult to detect, even with primitive radar. The large float and wing pontoons of the A6M2-N degraded its performance by about 20%, enough so that the aircraft was not usually a match for even the first generation of Allied fighters. A total of 327 were built, including the original prototype.

In addition to those 2 planes we also have 2 versions of the Douglas A-20 in the form of the American A-20G Havoc, and the British variant called the Boston.

The Douglas DB-7/A-20 Havoc was the most-produced attack bomber during World War II. A total of 7,477 DB-7/A-20s were built, most at Douglas, although 380 were built at the Boeing plant in Seattle, Wash. The Havoc was a mid-wing, twin-engine, three-place medium bomber that earned a reputation for getting its crews home, even when both crew and aircraft suffered crippling blows. It was called the “Boston” when in service with England’s Royal Air Force.

It entered production when, despite official neutrality in 1938, there was little doubt in the United States that the country should support its allies, Britain and France. The French saw the secret bomber project at the Douglas Santa Monica, Calif., facility and ordered the first 107 DB-7s; they were to be delivered to the French Purchasing Commission at Santa Monica starting in October, with deliveries made by ship to Casablanca. The French then ordered another 270 DB-7s. Before the fall of France in June 1940, half had been accepted, but many were still en route. Sixteen had been diverted to Belgium’s Aviation Militaire.

The United Kingdom took over 162 of the DB-7s intended for France as well as Belgium, which also had fallen. By the time the United States entered World War II at the end of 1941, British Havocs and Bostons had already performed well for most of the year against German targets in North Africa and Europe. The U.S. Army Air Corps designated the plane the A-20 Havoc, and it served in every theater of the war.

More than half of the DB-7/A-20s built went into service in other countries, predominantly the Soviet Union. Versions also included the F-3 photoreconnaissance aircraft and the P-70 night fighter.

That's all folks! Until next time!