Realistic Air Missions mod for Hearts of Iron IV

HOW IT WORKS:

With this mod you will get:

- Added mission capabilities for fighters, heavy fighters, medium bombers and heavy bombers.
- An improved air tech tree that is more historically correct and logical. For example; apart from the Sea Hurricane and the Seafire, all carrier fighters were separate designs and not a variant of the land based versions. The same applies to carrier-borne dive and torpedo bombers as well. Hence, they get their own trees.
- New aircraft variants such as Fighter-Bombers and Maritime Patrol variants for bombers.
- A new tech line for large, long-range, maritime patrol flying boats.
- An overhaul of aircraft stats that turns aircraft research into a cost vs benefit decision. No more mindless research of all aircraft whose year has come. They now have their upsides and downsides, forcing you to make strategic decisions. (You can find the new stats with their comparisons here.)
- More historical researchable aircraft types, rather than experimentals and prototypes (where possible).
- An expanding library of country specific aircraft models and graphics in future updates.

CONFLICTING MODS

Check the "Mod Compatibility List" for more information.
Do report and contribute with the mods you are using.

If you are having compatibility issues and/or would prefer the previous version with only the mission extensions, go here.


ISSUES

- Owing to user-interface space issues, if you unlock the kamikaze national focus, its mission button will float above others. There're already five buttons there and it's a tight fit. I can't make them any smaller and have them be readable at the same time. Speaking for myself, I've never had to use kamikaze missions in my games and I cannot think of a situation why anyone would. So I left it that way. I really have no idea where I can put it, but I can start working on it, if there's a popular demand.
- Because I made a mistake with icon sizes, most added bombers are the same size as fighters (I realised my mistake towards the end). It's not a big deal, but it bothers me.
- When researching an aircraft variant, the icon that show next to the aircraft is the anti-tank one for some reason. It's only visible during active research.


PLANNED FUTURE EXPANSIONS

- More real aircraft for minor countries with their names and graphics.

- An overhaul of jet aircraft trees.

OTHER MODS THAT USES THIS MOD
- The Road To '56
- Extended Technology + Industry + Equipment
- Millenium Dawn: Modern Day Mod (future update)
- Vanilla+ (future update)

Special thanks goes to:
- FoxHound; for making most of the flying boat graphics.
- Louella; for his keen eyes.
- Axe99; for lending me an ear when I needed it.

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