E-3 Sentry

The_Coyote · Mar 8, 2008

E-3 Sentry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-3_Sentry

model has 972 vertices, 1304 Triangles and 2*256 textures
scale for picture was 0.5

use stealth bomber animation :lol:

added to DB: http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9151

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The_Coyote

Wolfshanze · Mar 8, 2008

I have no use, but I know a lot of folks were asking for this model... should prove a popular one.

RPG · Mar 8, 2008

Very nice! Lots of folks have been waiting for this one!

danrh · Mar 9, 2008

It is a very nice job. It will be interesting to see how folks intend to implement this aircraft. Has anyone been able to incorporate tankers into a mod? The ability to conduct global airstrikes would certainly be interesting and this E-3 would ceratainly pass as a C-135/B-707 tanker with the radome removed.

Dan

Thomas SG · Mar 9, 2008

Thanks guy. I've been waiting for it so long.... :beer:

Wolfshanze · Mar 9, 2008

danrh said:
Has anyone been able to incorporate tankers into a mod? The ability to conduct global airstrikes would certainly be interesting and this E-3 would ceratainly pass as a C-135/B-707 tanker with the radome removed.

The Tanker version would be the KC-135... I used to work on them back in the day.

jkp1187 · Mar 9, 2008

Yay! Thank you!!

But wouldn't the bomber shadow/animation work better?

mamba · Mar 9, 2008

You can always use the bomber shadow

The_Coyote · Mar 9, 2008

thanks for the replies

esnaz · Mar 9, 2008

Another beautiful unit, good job! :goodjob:

Xenomorph · Mar 10, 2008

I added some teamcolor to the unit, as I am sure there are many that would like to use it. I also reduced the size of the glossmap without any noticeable loss of quality.

GeoModder · Mar 10, 2008

Cheers for that, Xenomorph.
Any chance you'll be doing the teamcolor trick for the F8U too? :mischief:

Premier Valle · Mar 22, 2008

very much! Coyote!!! :trophy:

I was one of those who were asking for this aircraft.

Thanks to Xenomorph aswell.
:goodjob:

arithegreat · Mar 24, 2008

Wolfshanze said:
The Tanker version would be the KC-135... I used to work on them back in the day.

The KC-135 is so OLD, Airbus A310 MRTT is better then it can be used to carry troops to

and I think that it has longer range to like 2x. But if its just a re-skin of the 707 then the KC-135 might do

Xenomorph · Mar 24, 2008

arithegreat said:
The KC-135 is so OLD, Airbus A310 MRTT is better then it can be used to carry troops to and I think that it has longer range to like 2x. But if its just a re-skin of the 707 then the KC-135 might do

Why do you think the current AF director considers procuring a new tanker to be one of the air force's top priorities? A huge chunk of the KC-135 fleet isn't airworthy (along with large chunks of the entire fleet), and because of politics they can't even scrap them.

danrh · Mar 24, 2008

arithegreat said:
The KC-135 is so OLD, Airbus A310 MRTT is better then it can be used to carry troops to and I think that it has longer range to like 2x. But if its just a re-skin of the 707 then the KC-135 might do

Well that was the point. While of course the C-135, which in the KC-135 formed the bulk of the USAF tanker force for much of the Cold War, is actually based of the Boeing Model 720 the difference between the 720 and the 707 (upon which the Sentry is based) is negligible for Civ purpose. Rub out the radome and supports and add a boom and presto, Stratotanker. If one wanted to be picky you could call it a KE-3 as operated by the Saudis.

Dan

jkp1187 · Mar 31, 2008

danrh said:
Well that was the point. While of course the C-135, which in the KC-135 formed the bulk of the USAF tanker force for much of the Cold War, is actually based of the Boeing Model 720 the difference between the 720 and the 707 (upon which the Sentry is based) is negligible for Civ purpose. Rub out the radome and supports and add a boom and presto, Stratotanker. If one wanted to be picky you could call it a KE-3 as operated by the Saudis.

Dan

Quite right... When I get round to using the E-3 in a mod it's going to be given a generic title like "AWACS" or "AEW"....

danrh · Mar 31, 2008

jkp1187 said:
Quite right... When I get round to using the E-3 in a mod it's going to be given a generic title like "AWACS" or "AEW"....

Personally I think a tanker would be a more useful addition than AEW&C aircraft. At least as far as a stand alone unit goes. The visual range of aircraft in civ is already beyond that of an AEW&C platform in the real world if you considers the scale in Civ. To make it viable as a standalone unit the visual ranges of all other aircraft would need to be pretty much reduced to 1 and the presence of the AEW&C unit would give the defending fighters opfire chances on approaching enemy air units. A similar setup could be used for a JSTARS type ground surveilance unit in conjunction with an opfire option for fighter on ground targets to allow for Close Air Support to units under attack by enemy ground forces.

Otherwise AEW&C should be a combined type unit (combine the E-3 graphic with a fighter graphic) which acts as a fighter but the E-3 confers additional intercept and combat strength bonuses.

Dan

The_Coyote · Mar 31, 2008

something like this?

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The_Coyote

adamamri · Apr 1, 2008

nice job, continue. thank you mister

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