ArchAngel7

UPDATE 25 FEB 2015 - OPERATION SOVEREIGN SHIELD (U.S. Forces) V4.3 TESTED Start ObJ 1 & 2 Only * I fixed a few bugs with HAMMER gunship strike. * Updated the comms script a little. * Added some random play from the enemy. * Gave you better time to set up for the defense of capitol city. * And a few other improvements :) * I am still refining it but, its getting better and better. * I tested this scenario by test-playing it. This is a fairly complex scenario (any more complex and should just write a .dll on c++ for it). * First off, I want to thank TACBAT for his excellent work in making 'Angel's Bluff' for this scenario through his elevation map for this scenario. I want to give full credit and appreciation for his kind work that has enhanced this scenario so much. Thank you, TACBAT. ***If you are tired of going through the motor pool or roll out and then the town of Aladari every time you want to jump into the objectives then, this download is for you. Finally, as promised; you get to start at the north of Aladari with your units ready to cross. Just deploy the bridge that's already on point and cross over. You'll have to move though. Things are in motion. The insurgent army has made a first-strike surprise attack to take the capitol. As we speak, the National Army is holding the line but, their defenses of the capital are about to collapse. Our base must quickly mobilize and stop it. But, first, we must go through the town next door and deploy a bridge to head north. This town will involve urban warfare where sending your tanks just rolling in will prove a tragic mistake. You will need to use your troops along with armor to conduct a street-by-street sweep towards the north of town and cross over before the armored wave arrives to the capitol. The National Army has reinforcements rolling south to your area. You must hold the line until then and then assault Objective two afterwards. They always said that our army base was not strategically suited for the northern province and we relied on the National Army to secure it. However,under the circumstances, today, we are the last line of defense for the capitol and must repel the sudden wave while we prepare for a join-operation in OBJ 2. The insurgents picked up on our preparation and decided to hit us fast. Objective 2, is a brute-force assault to destroy and seize the insurgent H.Q. and decimate his stronghold. * Be careful in this scenario to not get caught in a 'fools rush in' tactic. Be careful on your advances and leapfrog your platoons to allow reloads. And if necessary fall back when necessary. Some backup is inbound, lets stay in shape for the big assault! *** YOU ARE TO: a_'The Bull In The China Shop' - Move through Aladari * Town of Aladari turned out to be friendly and our units moved in with no trouble. * Deploy and cross bridge and set up position at the planned battle positions. * You may have to deploy the bridge while under fire depending on how soon the town can be cleared before the invading army arrives. b_'Taking Angel's Bluff' - Objective 1 * Engage the enemy first wave strike on the capitol. Defend north and eastern fronts from possible advances. * ALPHA TEAM is in rout to join the fight from the northern province. Hold the line until they arrive. * Get your tailgate supply LOGPAC (Trigger 3) to rally point sierra while providing protection to begin prep of a joint-operation in scenario OBJ 2. * Once Objective 1 is secured, secure area and move into a pre-strike position at Angel's pass at the bridge. * Rotate platoons to the LOGPAC location at SIERRA and resupply your units. * Take final positions for the assault on Objective 2. c_'The Takedown' - Assault and destruction of insurgent stronghold/H.Q. - Objective 2 * Advance BRAVO TEAM forces east. ALPHA and HAMMER will join in as you move eastward. * Engage OPFOR as you advance. Engage at will. * Priority target: Take out any AA systems identified. * Once BRAVO is approaching Tanzani; The National Air Force will bomb the town after a U.S. SL-TLAM Tomahawk cruise missile strike. * Once airstike is finished, assault Tanzani and destroy/capture insurgent H.Q. * Call in U.N. forces (Trigger 12) to secure national border and set up U.N. buffer zone with neighboring army. Please forgive any bugs. I'll launch an update very soon. Time is short for me to work on this and I try to get them out to you to enjoy as I update them. I hope you enjoy! Marino (1-DRAGON)

UPDATE 25 FEB 2015 - OPERATION SOVEREIGN SHIELD (U.S. Forces) V4.3 TESTED Full-Pack * I fixed a few bugs with HAMMER gunship strike. * Updated the comms script a little. * Added some random play from the enemy. * Gave you better time to set up for the defense of capitol city. * And a few other improvements :) * I am still refining it but, its getting better and better. * I tested this scenario by test-playing it. This is a fairly complex scenario (any more complex and should just write a .dll on c++ for it). * First up, I want to give TACBAT a heart-felt thanks for designing the height map for 'Angel's Bluff. His excellent work has enhanced this scenario greatly and he deserves full credit and appreciation for his kind work. Thank you, TACBAT. I also want to thank Nils (Aka. SSNAKE) and the E-SIM Games staff for their great attitudes and this excellent program we so enjoy. And finally, I want to thank COBRA at steelbeastscavelry for his suggestion that got me to go beyond version 1 and I haven't forgotten. Thanks, everyone! * This is the Full-Pack download with the entire mission from tank startup to taking down the insurgent H.Q. There's a lot to do here. I will have a 'OBJ-1 and 2 only' scenario on this website so you can skip going through the roll out and the move through the town of Aladari and start at the two main objectives. In this download, you can start at the motor pool or at roll out in the staging area. The insurgent army has made a first-strike surprise attack to take the capitol. As we speak, the National Army is holding the line but, their defenses of the capital are about to collapse. Our base must quickly mobilize and stop it. But, first, we must go through the town next door and deploy a bridge to head north. This town will involve urban warfare where sending your tanks just rolling in will prove a tragic mistake. You will need to use your troops along with armor to conduct a street-by-street sweep towards the north of town and cross over before the armored wave arrives to the capitol. The National Army has reinforcements rolling south to your area. You must hold the line until then and then assault Objective two afterwards. They always said that our army base was not strategically suited for the northern province and we relied on the National Army to secure it. However,under the circumstances, today, we are the last line of defense for the capitol and must repel the sudden wave while we prepare for a join-operation in OBJ 2. The insurgents picked up on our preparation and decided to hit us fast. Objective 2, is a brute-force assault to destroy and seize the insurgent H.Q. and decimate his stronghold. * Be careful in this scenario to not get caught in a 'fools rush in' tactic. Be careful on your advances and leapfrog your platoons to allow reloads. And if necessary fall back when necessary. Some backup is inbound, lets stay in shape for the big assault! *** COMMANDER, YOU ARE TO: a_'The Bull In The China Shop' - Move through Aladari * Clear the town next to our base to head north. * Bring in Bridge/Maintenance support into rally point ROMEO in Aladari's south (Trigger 2). * Deploy and cross bridge and set up position at the planned battle positions. * You may have to deploy the bridge while under fire depending on how soon the town can be cleared before the invading army arrives. b_'Taking Angel's Bluff' - Objective 1 * Engage the enemy first wave strike on the capitol. Defend north and eastern fronts from possible advances. * ALPHA TEAM is in rout to join the fight from the northern province. Hold the line until they arrive. * Get your tailgate supply LOGPAC (Trigger 3) to rally point sierra while providing protection to begin prep of a joint-operation in scenario OBJ 2. * Once Objective 1 is secured, secure area and move into a pre-strike position at Angel's pass at the bridge. * Rotate platoons to the LOGPAC location at SIERRA and resupply your units. * Take final positions for the assault on Objective 2. c_'The Takedown' - Assault and destruction of insurgent stronghold/H.Q. - Objective 2 * Advance BRAVO TEAM forces east. ALPHA and HAMMER will join in as you move eastward. * Engage OPFOR as you advance. Engage at will. * Priority target: Take out any AA systems you identify. * Once BRAVO is approaching Tanzani; The National Air Force will bomb the town after a U.S. SL-TLAM Tomahawk cruise missile strike. * Once airstike is finished, assault Tanzani and destroy/capture insurgent H.Q. * Call in U.N. forces (Trigger 12) to secure national border and set up U.N. buffer zone with neighboring army. *** Reminder: If you are using the modified 2D driver view from this scenario, there is an updated one here with the center periscope now a rectangle, instead of having those slanted sides. I hope you enjoy! Marino (1-DRAGON)

M1 Abrams Awesome Sounds! FINAL I tinkered with M1 sounds on a free sound editor to the get SB3 M1 Abrams to sound like the turbine is under load and moving over terrain. I also put in sounds of the Alison transmission barely keeping up with the near 70 tons being pushed. And all that by the jet's brutal and constant 1,500 horsepower at over 3,000 pounds torque on it near flat delivery curve. *** I think I will stop here at V.3 of these sounds. Most of these sounds are borrowed and I do not want to be taking a deserved spotlight from their originators. I just wanted to share a version that I use on my rig and hope you enjoy them if you like the combination. VERSION 3 files: In V3, I removed most of the comms sounds because I was never able to reach the author; I left two that I actually got from online videos. I also: * Adjusted the Abrams engine sounds to sound like its heard through a helmet. * Interior; added sound of air-con/NBC unit blowing air in the cabin. * The startup sound I hope reflects the sound of the engine spooling up from POV in the driver hole with the hatch still open. * The exterior engine idling sound is one of Daskal's engine sounds with the sound lowered about 3 decibels. * Could not resist adding some track squeak since tanks are universally known for that. And tracks of most tanks do squeak loudly at the beginning when the tracks have a patina of rust from sitting around - or something like that. * As for that loud annoying aux. hyd. pump; I have no idea what that would sound like to a tanker with his helmet on so I totally guessed on it. I imagine the helmet maker would make filtering it a top priority. I put some of that sound in though. *** I want to give full credit to 'Daskal' for his awesome sounds that are found within these sound files. I also used some other sounds found on the internet in video and such. I call this download '...AWESOME SOUNDS' because of the excellent material I was able to mix together. My work was very simple and rather easy to do on a free sound editor (Wavasaur). Its the great sounds infused that make them worth while. Most are from Daskal's downloads that are in the SB downloads section. I hope you enjoy! Marino (1-DRAGON)