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Last I heard Hawk put it on the way back burner, but he did give permission for others to modify, add to, ect.

I wouldn't say it's cursed...as long as it has even one member that wants to see the Mod through, then it will succeed. You have to think of a mod team like a business. It's hard to keep it going at first but when you finally get it going you have to be dedicated or else it will slip into the shadows. The Mod team needs some dedicated members, that's all. With all of the great talent out there and those who are pushing to keep the mod team alive, I'm sure we can build this Mod back up.

There is a russian carrier out...it is still beta and unfinished though. You can download it at ofpcentral.com or ofpbase.com , I can't remember which it is. It will be under Boats

An F-15 can go from take off straight up and gain speed while fully fueled and armed. I've seen it done in Iwakuni Japan during an airshow. I didn't believe so I talked to the pilot and ground and sure as shit. It is one of only two jets in the world that can do that....the other is the new SU-36 that is being developed by the Russians.

Hopefully with some luck more will join to help keep this Mod afloat. When the USMC Mod was started it was only myself and Scorpio. This Mod has been an underdog Mod from the beginning, but it has always rebound. I'm sure with the support of the community it will rebound again.

I wear the Nomex Flightsuites and I tell you what they are 10 times more comfortable then BDU's any day. They are also made of lighter material so they are better in warm weather. Thats why Force Recon still uses them when the situation arises. I wear a flightsuite every day on a hot ass flightline for about 10 hours a day while fixing helicopters...if I did that in BDU's I'd past out from heat stroke by noon.

UsMarine408 I am the original found of the USMC Mod team. I am currently on deployment in the south pacific. I just recently gained access to the internet and read these forums and found out that NZXShadows is no longer apart of the USMC Mod. I am would like to know what happened? I left almost a year ago and left NZXShadows the tourch to carry while I was away and when I finaly get access to the internet again I find he is no longer with the Mod team. Please email me at the email address I PM'd you and fill me in on what has happened.

Are you sure there's more side room on a C-17? I've had to load my CH53 helicopters on both C-5 and C-17 in the past and if I remember correctly the C-5 had more side room then the C-17. Now the C-17 has more head room, I know that, but I'm not sure about the side room.

Ok guys I think we slammed this kid enough   Remember he is just 11. Now agentkiller12. As harsh as these guys sound, most of them are right. If you lead a Mod team you don't HAVE to know how to create addons yourself, it helps though. The one thing you DO need is organizational skills. You need to be a leader, not just say you are one. Sometimes it is harder then it looks. I'm project leader for the USMC Mod...do I know how to create addons or texture? No, I know very little, but I am a very decent mission designer and I am a US Marine with a very huge wealth of military knowledge that most don't. I mostly do research and get pictures for textures and such. You just need to find the nitch that fits you best and helps your Mod team. The biggest thing to remember is NEVER push your leadership roll in the faces of your mod team...key word: TEAM. When you do start to get people joining your mod team, make sure they are the right class of people YOU want in your mod team. You don't want someone who says they will do something, but never does. I'm sure every Mod leader knows what I'm talking about. Keep the bad apples out, no matter how much they know. It's better to have someone who is decent, but hard working and willing to listen then to have someone who knows it all and doesn't listen to constructive advice. If it wasn't for NZXShadows the USMC Mod team would have dissapeared during my first deployment. He is the backbone of the USMC Mod team and as far as I'm concern he is as much the project leader as I am. NZXShadows is very reliable and capable to run the team while I'm gone and when I'm at home. We do this as a TEAM. You need to make sure you can count on your team members like that. Always work together and your Mod team will grow and addons will start flowing. This isn't an overnight thing, it takes a while to create a good quality addon. A mod team is like any business or military unit. Team wrok and good communication is the key element to success. I wish you the best of luck and hope everything works out for you.

I am more of an advisor these days due to my military career deploying me so much. If it wasn't for NZX this Mod would have died long ago. He is the only one who has been there from the start. Also I found a bunch of interior pictures of the CH53 if you still need them NZX...just let me know and I'll zip them up and put them online for you. Some good pics of the dashboard and the back cabin.

Making more marines? Or maybe navy pilots for those nice looking birds . Looks great. I say screw the navy pilots and stick the Marine pilots   I'm just bias though because I'm a Marine. NZXShadows....glad to see you're going strong bro. I got an email from scrub the other day and told him to get in contact with you....seems like he could be a good asset for the USMC Mod Team. If you need anything from me let me know....I'll be deployed until after Christmas and I've been getting some nice pictures for you to use for textures on the CH53 and other USMC aircraft and ground vehicles. I'll try to zip them up and put them somewhere for you to download as soon as I get a chance. Here's some real USMC aircraft...the reason I've been away for so long. 2 CH53D's shadowed by a C-130 over the south pacific. Semper Fi

It's from the new Medal of honor game (Pacific Attack) and looks nothing like farcry

There already is one... go to www.OFP.info to download it.

It's a bug with the CH53 it self.

No problem bro...I'm not getting on you about, just giving the info out for your uses...and in fact before the 50 cal was mounted on the CH53E ramp we used a grunt with a saw or gulf on the ramp for support on troop insertions. As far as miniguns, the MH53J is the only 53 that uses them. The CH53E, MH53E, and CH53D all use 50 Cal. machine guns in both windows and for the CH53E one on the ramp.

Well in my opinion you should make the CH53E, since it is the USMC Mod. The MH53E Sea Dragon is a navy helicopter and the MH53J is an Airforce Helicopter. I say make the CH53E first then make the rest off of that. I should have most of the interior and exterior pics that I sent to Col Klink and scorpio of the 53 if you still need them WaffenDennis. I can help you out on the development of this helicopter if you want it to be acurate. I was helping Col Klink until he stopped work on his. As far as missions, myself and Bobcat from the ICM clan have started on a mission for the Mod release. Hopefully it will be a hit. I will utilize every USMC Mod addon that will be made. I am also planning out smaller missions for each addon individually. Mostly they will be coop, but I might make a few C&H MP missions as well. Yes the CH53E does have a tail gun. It was implamented about 1 1/2 years ago. the Marine Corps has mounted a 50 Cal. Machine Gun on the tail ramp.

Ok let me clear up some issues on the "Big Iron" CH53E. I am the mod expert, on this wonderful helicopter. Like I've said before I have about 6 years working on it. I help scorpio with the dimensions of his model. Yes it is a big beast....in fact scorpio's model is almost right. it's not off by much. Our major problem was the high poly count that was incountered trying to build it. The CH53E is bigger then the CH53D and MH53J (Pavelow) The reason for this is the addition of the third engine on the CH53E. When they added this engine it gave the helicopter more tourqe the actual airframe had to be made bigger and stronger to handle the tourqe. This is another reason why it can lift it's own wieght in external load. The only problem with scorpio's model is the landing gear are to big, which lets the helicopter sit to high when on the deck. Overall Scorpio did a desent job with trying to keep to realistic dimensions. As far as the cockpit exterior. The CH53E, CH53D, & MH53J all have the same front. the only difference is the MH53J has a huge electronics bay attaached to the nose of the aircraft. The CH53E just has a probe and the CH53D doesn't have a probe.

With the amount of time that you have put into it and the great quality it has as a beta you have done an outstanding job NZX

According to fas.org, the overall length should be 249.9m, which is precisely what I scaled it to: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/lha-1.htm length isn't what I'm talking about...it's to high....it needs to be shorter so to speak.

Which part of "Original by Spad, resized" confused you? The part where it wasn't in the post Wow amazing isn't it... I just clicked on the topic...didn't read the little blurb under it. Anyway...it's still a little to big...not by much though. To answer someones question on what type of carrier this is: This is mainly a helicopter carrier with a lower bay for use of a LCAC. The aircraft that use this carrier are AV8's, CH53E's, CH46E's, UH-1N's, AH-1N's, and one seahawk for SAR. These ships also houses grunts for transport to shore.

It's just the Tarawa class ship that was made about a year ago.....hmph thought it was a new one.

I think I'm in love

There are two russian ships out right now I think...not sure.

Use COC Swimmers and launch your self...it's funny as hell... myself and other member in the ICM Clan have launched everything from a tank, bike, and the new Cow w/ MG addon off the cat's...this thing rocks...lol

I want the USS Tarawa as well...we need a good LHD The USMC Addons coming out need a great Ship to take them on MEU