Ju 88G-6 Nightfighter by sputnikshock
Version 1.4
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CHANGELOG

Version 1.4
-Schrge Musik reticle misalignment fixed
-External LOD0 missing cockpit seats added
-Horizontal stabilizer remodelled

Version 1.3
-Vertical stabilizer geometry corrected
-Engine flame and exhaust hooks moved to the rear end of the the flamekillers. 
-LODs have been fixed
-Revised engine intakes
-Ventral engine casings removed
-Cockpit nightlighting fixed
-Compass corrected
-Beacon needle corrected
-Gunsight misalignment corrected
-Optional Morgenstern antenna
-Antenna mast removed, wire antenna adjusted

Version 1.2
- Engine changed to Jumo 213 A-1 + MW-50

Version 1.1

-New cockpit canopy (external model)
-Streamlined vertical stabilizer profile
-D/F loop antenna added
-Tailwarning antenna protrusion angle fixed
-Revised shadow model
-Gun barrel protrusion in weapons pod corrected
-New loadout option incl. tracer ammo

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FEATURES

- External model (showing a G-6 fitted with FuG 220d SN-2 and FuG 350 Naxos Z)
- Nightfighter variant cockpit
- G-6 (Jumo 213A-1) flightmodel
- Schrge Musik upward firing armament


In detail:

External model
Based on stock Ju 88A-17. Remodelled nose (FuG 220d), reshaped vertical stabilizer and additional aerials.
New engine exhausts added, as well as Jumo 213 style air intakes. Flaps taken from stock A-4. Ventral gun pod
and Schrge Musik added to fuselage. Canopy taken from C-6 with Naxos teardrop antenna added.
Compatible with A-17 skins, which can be adapted with minor changes.

Cockpit
Based on C-6 cockpit. Remodelled to represent nightfighter.
Rearranged instrument panel, new seat for the R/O, radar equipment installed, defensive armament reduced to 1 machine gun.
Textures from bolox repaint with small changes. All navigation instruments made working.
Pilot viewpoints optimized for instrument flight/nightfighting and approach/landing/ground handling.

Classes
Based on A-17. AI behaviour: Fighter, fighterbomber and scout.

Flightmodel
New FM based on stock A-17. Fitted with Jumo 213A-1. Aerodynamics tweaked to reflect G-6 performance figures.


CREDITS

External model, classfiles and FM developed from stock Ju 88A4 and A17
Cockpit meshes based on Ju88C-6 cockpit by maraz
Cockpit textures adapted from bolox repaint

Classfiles, 3d changes and additions, cockpit remodelling, texture corrections and FM by sputnikshock

Special thanks to Birdman for fixing LOD problems, and to OberstDanjeje for correcting exhaust hooks locations.

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INSTALLATION

Unzip and place in your mods, #SAS or #DBW folder, depending on your install.

Add these lines to your air.ini:
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Ju-88G-6          air.JU_88G6 2                                 g01   SUMMER


It is recommended to also add these lines to your weapons_ru.properties:
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# Ju-88G-6
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Ju-88G-6.default                     4xMG151 + 2xMG151 SM
Ju-88G-6.Tracers                     as above, w/Tracer ammo
Ju-88G-6.none                        Empty


And finally these lines go to your plane_ru.properties:
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Ju-88G-6             Ju 88 G-6, 1944


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How to swap radar aerials:in ..\Ju-88G-6\3do\Plane\Ju-88G-6\ delete hier.him, make a copy of hier_Morgenstern.him and rename it to hier.him. In order to revert standard FuG 220d aerials, repeat above process with hier_FuG220.him.
Note that SN-2 Morgenstern antennas were very rare. 

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Happy nightflying
sputnikshock 


USE THIS MOD AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!