Irish desert units

[slatts 1978]

EDIT

version beta 2 realeased

changes,added L96 for marksman

added USP to some units

a reskin of stalkerGB's irish DF units.Form woodland to the newly introduced desert pattern,it is afaik used by the ARW ,and is used in Chad/EUFOR missions.so i added that patch too

credits(a few)

stalkerGB and BOSS for the model and letting me change the pattern

wld247 for letting me view configs(although i didnt get it :P )

AAW for the styers

RHS for the USP

BUGS,

bit of woodland shows on his shirt under the vest

no mouth movement

cannot run desert and woodland units together

plans,

inter link the too patterns so no clashing

please any hints,tips,bugs or suggestions or comments please post

i hope you like it XD

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vl2vtnnjwyj

needed addons

UKF L96(included)

AAW styers(included)

RHS pistol pack

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm180/guitaro-man/irishddpm.jpg

Edited May 17, 2009 by MyShuno
updated file

[bravo 6 0]

I should tell you, if you post picture of your work, people would comment more.

[Guest]

Release frontpaged at the Armaholic homepage.

Irish desert units DPM

Note:

While taking the screen for our news I noticed very bad performance with just these few units only on the Rahmadi map. Is it just me?

Edited May 5, 2009 by Guest

[manzilla 1]

I should tell you, if you post picture of your work, people would comment more.

Yup. I'm curious to see some pics.

[Jackal326 1158]

From the pic I saw on ArmAholic, there would appear to be at least one model that has DDPM material completely covering his kneepad. My advice would simply be to add the kneepad to the texture, as trying to copy-paste a new leg can be a pain in the arse nearly every time.

[slatts 1978]

oops yea i forgots pics,rush to blood to my head to release these

thx for the mirror/report,dunno wats up their

and thx for the hint

[echo1 0]

Interesting, I didnt know about the older Irish soldiers addon. I will downloading both of these right away. Working on any more Irish stuff?

[slatts 1978]

Interesting, I didnt know about the older Irish soldiers addon. I will downloading both of these right away. Working on any more Irish stuff?

um well i havnt thought about it,maybe just finish up these

maybe a stryker reskin into a MOWAG :P

[Driscoll 10]

Nice addon and an idea with much potential but unfortunately far from reality. Irish do not wear desert DPM in Chad (incl. their ARW). Reason for this is to make themselves highly visibile to local groups.

See

http://www.military.ie/overseas/ops/africa/chad/index.htm

and

http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/ (discussion board)

D ;)

[slatts 1978]

although yes i agree they say no

i have seen this pattern in use in pictures and i think a youtube video

were my idea of them being ARW,covered faces and the ford 350 XD set up media shot? possibly lol

Edited May 5, 2009 by MyShuno

[HydroPump 10]

This DPM pattern is very much in use. The irish use this pattern in afghanistan currently.

Regular troops do not use this pattern, in Chad it was used by the ARW in the first mission. It was also in use in western sahara.

[slatts 1978]

hey guys just a little news update

the marksman now has a L96

and some troops have the USP 9mm

unfortunaly i havnt been able to make them runalong side the woodland troops

V1.0 will be out soon,maybe tuesday

(p.s) i know still no screen,none will save under 100kb even in JPG

[slatts 1978]

V2b released

see first post for DL

[Guest]

needed addons

RHS pistol pack

Which pack exactly is that as I found different packs but none matches that name exactly.

[slatts 1978]

hm i used version 2

if you tired that too and it didnt work ill look into it

strange tho

[amurph0 10]

The pattern seems a little off, it repeats too much. I'd say making the texture bigger would fix it maybe??

Irish Desert DPM:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4921/7594367769a10249990080o.jpg

Irish Desert DPM in Kabul:

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1228/7594367769a10561232009o.jpg

The pattern in the woodland troops is too small although it doesn't seem to repeat as much as the desert DPM. Increasing the texture size should fix that as well i think.

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The PDF (full time army) use the Rabintex RBH303IE helmet. The helmet you have there is the old Orlite helmet, that hasn't been used by the PDF for a good few years and is only used by the army reserve. The Rabintex helmet is almost exactly like the american MICH or ACH helmet, leaving the helmet as the default american one would be close enough, without having to make an entirely new model.

Helmet Pic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Scanned_photos_024.jpg

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Also the backpack is off, the standard daysack used by the PDF is just a basic sack with one big pocket and a pocket in the lid with compression straps around the outside.

Daysack:

Much larger pics of daysack:

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8756/7594367769a10678153201o.jpg

(note the Defense Forces emblem printed on the back)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9178/7594367769a9923338787o.jpg

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Here's pictures of other pieces of equipment used by the PDF:

Knee/Elbow pads + Goggles:

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5318/7594367769a10678153245o.jpg

Large Backpack the Lowe Alpine Saracen pack:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5461/7594367769a10678153165o.jpg

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6670/7594367769a10678152646o.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6844/7594367769a10678152692o.jpg

Body Armour:

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/632/7594367769a10678152809o.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Scanned_photos_023.jpg

I also have detailed pictures of the battlevest in use by the PDF, showing closeup pics of each of the different pouches and pockets on the vest.

If have any questions about weapons or equipment or anything like that then just ask ;) :cool:

Edited September 6, 2009 by amurph0

[slatts 1978]

cheers for the info

the models were made by another guy before most but not all this gear was used

nice find on the troop in kabul,been looking for one like that

once my pc-9 model is done i might try update this guys for arma2 in woodland only

all i changed really was the woodland to desert and added two new weapons

EDIT

that pic of the desert shirt is all i could find at the time so thats why it is off :)

Edited September 14, 2009 by MyShuno

[sander 14]

Perhaps the following link can be of use, as it shows a much larger part of the pattern, repeating itself vertically, if not horizontally:

Irish desert camouflage

Regards,

Sander

[amurph0 10]

Two more samples of both DPM's from the same site as what sander suggested, although their both smaller.

20cm x 20cm sample of Irish Woodland DPM:

http://camo.henrikc.dk/ireland_dpm_pattern.jpg

20cm x 20cm sample of Irish Desert DPM:

http://camo.henrikc.dk/ireland_desertdpm_pattern.jpg

Knowing that both are 20cm x 20cm should make it easier to find out how big the pattern should look on the uniform.

Edit: If anyone has any experience in image editing maybe they could change the larger Desert sample into a Woodland one??? That may be an option

Edited September 14, 2009 by amurph0

[slatts 1978]

thats the desert pattern i used albeit a different pic

just that i didnt have any whole uniform pics at the time so i had to use small sections which is why its outta place

[Col. Faulkner 0]

...the marksman now has a L96

A trivial nitpick, but don't omit the "A" number when describing British

L-series stores. It's L96A1. Strictly, there's no such thing as an "L96". :)

[slatts 1978]

hehe nitpick is right ^^

i just hit in L96 since im lazy and it shows in these guys :D

EDIT: got the temperate models form stalker

the back pack is the same as the real one just with the added pouches it looks different

so i moved a few things around and added the american style helmet

just the body armour and the pain in the behind configs,textures,and other stuff that goes into it :(

Edited September 16, 2009 by MyShuno