Dow-Host: Red Phoenix Rising is a total conversion of CNC zerohour. The mod aims to deliver a more realistic battlefield experience. Also, this mod will transform Zerohour to a more demanding strategy game while keeping some arcade touches to make the game enjoyable. The following playable factions will be included: USA, Russia, China, EU, and the GLA
A-10C almost done
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cant wait to "go ugly early" with this mean tank hunting machine.
I did not test this in game yet. Some details might change in the next few days. Polys = 1500
looks great! Keep up the good work, flanker!
So this whole time you have been modeling the A-10? Sweet! You are putting the signature 'Nose Teeth' on it right?:)
Yes, the best thing in an a-10 is the shark face.
OMG man your work is amazing , you are putting so much effort in your work ...truly amazing
Thanks everybody for the comments. I did start this one from scratch however i followed existing models on some parts such as the nose of the aircraft. The rest is imagination and blueprints.
The A-10C would require air-superiority to operate under normal conditions. Absent this air-superiority and in a hotly contested air-space it would be fodder inside of a densely integrated air-defense infrastructure network. Such examples are Russian or Chinese air-defense. North Korea has a similar air-defense network however it is somewhat dated but being supplemented by S-300PM of indigenous design (possibly helped through Soviet/Russian design bureaus) .
lol, very true, but its meant to hunt tanks and will be very useful outside the base area or when the air defenses are down. Also it will have the GLA tanks for breakfast as their AA defenses are weaker and the aircraft did well in Afghanistan due to air superiority as u said. If we can increase the map size then it will be easier to implement the true (larger) range for AA defenses and the main A-10 weapon (AGM 65 Maverick).
Here is pictures of the North Korean System:
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After thinking about your comment, four simple questions came to my mind: i wonder if you can help by answering them:
1. how effective is the A-10 ECM? i mean should i make it less effective than other fighters such as the f15?
2. What is the newest Maverick in service? i guess its the AGM-65D with a range of about 25km (correct me if i am wrong)
3. Do SAM missiles use a radar guided warhead or a heat-seaking warhead or both depending on model?
4. the a-10 is much slower than fighter/bomber aircrafts and that will be reflected in-game so SAM operators will have more time to detect it. Is this assumption logical?
>1. how effective is the A-10 ECM? i mean should i make it less effective than other fighters such as the f15?
It depends whether it flys with ECM pod (although common) or without it. However It would be accurate to say that the ECM suite (introduced since 2005) is quite capable. However the Russians and the Chinese don't stagnate in countering USAF ECM capabilities.
>2. What is the newest Maverick in service? i guess its the AGM-65D with a range of about 25km (correct me if i am wrong)
Latest versions are the H/K variant produced since 2007. AGM-65D achieved IOC in 1983 and is an outdated variant.
"The most modern versions of the Maverick are the AGM-65H/K, which were in production as of 2007. The AGM-65H was developed by taking coupling the AGM-56B with a charge-coupled device (CCD) seeker optimized for desert operations and which has three times the range of the original TV-sensor; a parallel USN program aimed at rebuilding AGM-65Fs with newer CCD seekers resulted in the AGM-65J.The AGM-65K, meanwhile, was developed by replacing the AGM-65G's IR guidance system with an electro-optical television guidance system."
>3. Do SAM missiles use a radar guided warhead or a heat-seaking warhead or both depending on model?
Depending on the model. For example the SA-6 uses Proximity fused warheads.
> 4. the a-10 is much slower than fighter/bomber aircrafts and that will be reflected in-game so SAM operators will have more time to detect it. Is this assumption logical?
Yes. It's a dedicated ground attack aircraft like the Su-25
Thanks a lot dude, this made the picture in my head much clearer. In this mod, the A-10 will be flying with an ECM pod. I hope I can make the improved code for the ECM and Flares soon and then show it on a video so you guys can give some feedback to improve it.
Dang boss general you know you're facts!:)