Added new Mods to the Workshop.

[ltjgbeam]

I added two new Mods to the Workshop. They are:

1. LOS ANGELES FLIGHT II SUBMARINES
This Mod adds the Los Angeles Flight II Submarines to the game. The Mod uses minimal changes to game files to minimize impact from patches and upgrades to the base game. The Flight II LA were commissioned between 1985 and 1989, and so are slightly outside the current game time frame.

Note. The sub-launched Tomahawk Missile will appear as RGM-109 rather than UGM-109 in this Mod. It still works fine. This is intentional. Since the Sub launched version of the TASM is not in the Base Game, I chose to keep impact from upgrades/patches to a minimum by not adding new entries in the Ammunition Folder. If you want the UGM-109 on the Flt II check out my LA Flight II & III Mod. That Mod makes more extensive changes, but will be more vulnerable to impact from changes made by Triassic Games as EA progresses.


2. LOS ANGELES FLIGHT II & FLIGHT III SUBMARINES
This Mod adds the Los Angeles Flight II and Flight III Submarines to the game. This will allow you to create missions using LA Flt II & III Submarines.

The Mod uses slight changes to game files to try to minimize impact from patches and upgrades to the base game by Triassic Games.

The Flight II LA were commissioned between 1985 and 1989, and so are slightly outside the current game time frame.

The Flight III LA were commissioned between 1988 and 1996, and so are also more outside the current game time frame.

Note. The sub-launched Tomahawk Missile will appear as UGM-109 in this Mod. Since the Los Angeles Flt III Submarine required some kit-bashing similar to what I had to do in my COLD WATERS 2004 Campaign Mod, I did the additional work of adding the sub-launched version of the TASM that is not in the Base Game to the Mod. Turns out it was rather straight-forward, but, this means this Mod will be more exposed impact from upgrades/patches than the LA Flt II Mod that has less extensive Modification to base assets.

Note 2: Currently the FLT III is using the BQQ-5 Hull Sonar instead of BQQ-10, as I have not yet started looking at Sensor Mods yet. Don't worry, I am planning on investigating adding the BQQ-10, but for now want to minimize impacts from Updates/Patches being made by Triassic Games.

Salvo regards all,

LTJG Howard C. Beam, USNSCC

[Wenatchee Willie]

Thank you.

[ltjgbeam]

You're most welcome!

[jbarry39]

Looking forward to using!

[ltjgbeam]

I added a new Mod to the Workshop.

It adds the Armored Box Launcher (ABL) Spruance to the game. USS MERRILL DD-976 was the test bed ship for the Tomahawk Missile ABL going to sea. Her conversion to a Tomahawk ABL Spruance took place between 20 October 1978 and 5 May 1979.

Developed for the USN as a modern anti-submarine warfare destroyer the Spruance-class is one of the most important platforms in the USN. 31 of these vessels provide modern weapons, combat systems, and helicopters to the USN on deployment globally.

The Spruance design is modular in nature, allowing for easy installation of entire subsystems within the ship. Although originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, seven vessels: Comte de Grasse, Merrill, Conolly, John Rodgers, Leftwich, Deyo, and Ingersoll were upgraded with the installation of a pair of four-round Armored Box Launchers (ABL) for the Tomahawk cruise missile, one each side of the ASROC launcher, giving them a longer range anti-ship and land attack capability. This Mod adds the following ABL Spruance class ships to the game:

Comte de Grasse DD-974
Merrill DD-976
Conolly DD-979
John Rodgers DD-983
Leftwich DD-984
Deyo DD-989
Ingersoll DD-990

[godfather]

awesome mod

[Redmarkus4]

Wow. It's a privilege to have such a knowledgeable and committed modder present here. Thanks you LTJG Howard C. Beam!

[DDG44Vet]

Thank you very much @ltjgbeam, both Deyo and John Rodgers were home ported in Charleston, SC while I was stationed there 1987 - 1992, its great to see them modeled in game as I remember them.

[ltjgbeam]

Originally posted by godfather:

awesome mod

Thank you! I enjoyed creating it.

Originally posted by Redmarkus4:

Wow. It's a privilege to have such a knowledgeable and committed modder present here. Thanks you LTJG Howard C. Beam!

You're most welcome!

Originally posted by DDG44Vet:

Thank you very much @ltjgbeam, both Deyo and John Rodgers were home ported in Charleston, SC while I was stationed there 1987 - 1992, its great to see them modeled in game as I remember them.

Awesome!


Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

USS MERRILL is a ship I actually served aboard. I was aboard her as an Ensign during the summer of 1996, while she was under the command of CMDR (Later VADM) Timothy V. McCully, USN.

I was in command of a division of 25 U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, from Arizona, who were assigned to their summer, at sea, training aboard her. She was the first Skimmer (Surface Ship) I had worked with. All of my previous times doing summer training with the USNSCC had been at Naval Submarine Base, New London, in Connecticut. I had spent the past two summer training cycles teaching at SUBSCHOL, with USS PHILADELPHIA SSN-690, and USS ANNAPOLIS SSN-760. (Which is why I did the Los Angels Flt II and Flt III Mods. I have great memories of those boats!)

The Captain, Officers and Crew of USS MERRILL welcomed me aboard, and gave me grief about being a Bubblehead, commenting about how I might get seasick, since Destroyers can't go deep to avoid the weather, etc. They also constantly reminded me, that I now honored with being in the presence of Destroyer-men and Surface Warfare Gods!

I had a blast that cruise, and made some friends that I am still in contact with today. One of them was LT (later CMDR) Jim Diamond, USN, who I knew from the Naval Reserve Center in Phoenix, AZ. He kindly took me under his wing and made me feel right at home. He, and LT(JG) Dietze, even got me assigned to the "highly important and honorary" duty of Mail Buoy Watch. :)

Despite the friendly ribbing , as I worked alongside these men, I came to respect and admire them as much as I did my Submariner buddies I learned a lot about their approach to ASW and ASuW. It was a great learning experience, and Jim Diamond and I still get together several times a year and have breakfast, or lunch. His wife and family and my wife and family have now been friends for over 30 years.

So as VADM Timothy V. McCully, USN, used to say, "SALVO REGARDS!"

I hope you all come to love the ABL Spruance class (Sprucan's) as much as I have.

LTJG Howard C. Beam

[Lunatic.Fringe..]

Awesome, I was working on the same thing but you took care of it. Thank you!

[ltjgbeam]

Originally posted by Lunatic.Fringe..:

Awesome, I was working on the same thing but you took care of it. Thank you!

Glad I could help!

[Square Box]

Now we need some Akulas.