Morris-Commercial CS8 Light Truck  for EAW V1.0 (22.02.2004)
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This is a correctly scaled british Morris light truck for the flight sim European Air War by Microprose. It replaces the open truck. It can be used for nearly any theatre since these trucks served all over the world during WWII and were even used by the german Wehrmacht because many of them were captured in Dunkirk and North Afrika. Read the additional text below for more information.

To install it, simply copy all .3dz files and all .tpc files to your EAW directory.
If the default (transparent) shadow looks strange in game replace the files with the all black shadow from the 'black shadow' subdirectory.

The transparent shadow has been mapped to the texture of the spinning prop on the flyable 109E and should work for all ETO skins (HR or LR).  

Limitations:
You'll only have transparent shadows when the 109E skin is loaded in EAW, and EAW only loads the textures needed for the particular mission. If you are about to fly a mission where the 109E are not likely to occur you have to load that skin manually.
Select to fly a 109E single mission and when the mission has loaded just quit that mission and fly the mission/missions you want to fly. This will work until you exit EAW.



Note for campaign makers:
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If you plan to add this little truck to your campaign and want to release a special exe with the campaign I can send you a better detailed, twice as large 3dz. The scale factor for this groundobject slot in the exe would have to be halfed then.


For notes and comments please email me or post at the EAW forums at simhq.com or frugalsworld.com.

Have fun,
Andy

(andy@wiesel-network.de)



Morris CS series Trucks
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The 15 cwt CS8 Morris-Commercial was first developed in 1934 . The British WD had a need for a general purpose vehicle of around 15 cwt capacity and MCC in co-operation with the WD designed a new truck using many parts from their new 1933 civilian C series range. The new MCC WD truck was designated CS8 , ( S meaning 6 cyl and 8 meaning approx. 8 ft wheel base ) it  had a short stubby appearance and high ground clearance. The CS8 evolved into the ubiquitous 15 cwt general purpose truck that was eventually built by other British manufacturers such as Guy, Bedford , Commer and Fordson. The 15 cwt range of vehicles became the backbone of the British army. The CS8 was built in three Mark's until approx. 1942 when a 4 cyl variant , the C4 model replaced it. Early CS8's had small Aero Screen and canvas doors which were eventually replaced by a full windscreen and metal skinned half doors on the last production vehicles around 1941. The C4 was essentially the same truck as the CS8 and was built in two Mark's ( different wheel bases ), it was fitted with a full windscreen and metal doors like the late CS8's. The CS8/C4's  were eventually replaced by the 4 cylinder 4X4 C8 quad models that began production during 1944, these were based on the earlier Quad artillery tractors. The CS8 was powered by a 6 cylinder 25 HP side valve engine.

The CS8/C4 was seen in many different roles including Office, house wireless, water tanker, petrol bowser, 2-pdr portee, compressor. The lengthened CS8 chassis was used as the basis of the CS9 Armoured Car. 

http://www.geocities.com/vk3cz/CS8page

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