Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats at Guadalcanal 1942 

V.4

Updated Aug. 1, 2004 New 3DZ with interior cockpit frames and shaded skin.
The 3DZ model is a completely redone version of a wireframe of the Wildcat from Microprose's "1942: Pacific Air War". This update version corrects the much of the shape and improves the skins.  

For use with Charles Gunst's ECA (Enemy Coast Ahead) Panel. It uses the P-47C slot and the markings are designed to use in the Pacific Tide Campaign and Guadalcanal Campaign.


To install, just unzip the common *.TPC and *.3DZ files into your EAW directory which provide the basic shapes and cockpit. Then choose which of the markings you want to load, open that folder and install the *.TPC files inside into the EAW directory too. Only one version can be loaded at a time.

The .PCX files for these aircraft are included if you'd like to try your hand at adding your own markings. 

Have fun,

Captain Kurt

1)

VMF-121 based on Guadalcanal Island during 1942 and 43, was the top scoring squadron in the Solomons campaign and the highest scoring Wildcat squadron period with 161.5 victories. They flew Widcats until the spring of 1943, transistioning to the Corsair after that. The unit produced 14 aces including Congressional Medal of Honor winner Capt. Joe Foss.

2)

VMF-212 was led by Lt. Col. Harold Bauer. Bauer had flown volunteer missions with VMF-223 and 224 at Guadalcanal scoring 5, before leading his own squadron into that base on Oct 12th, 1942. Bauer scored another 5 victories before being lost on a strafing mission Nov. 14th, 1942. He was posthumously awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor. VMF 212 scored a total of 57 victories at Guadalcanal.

3)

Land based at Guadalcanal, VF-11 was in combat from April to July of 1943, producing 3 aces and 55 victories total. This plane was flown by Bill Leonard, who was one of the 3 aces. He scored 2 kills with VF-42 at Coral Sea, 2 kills with VF-3 at Midway, and 2 kills with VF-11 at Guadalcanal.