Title: A-10 Wartog
Author: EA Games/Battlefield 2
Converted/edited by: Picolini
Date: September 9th, 2006
Site: www.ascendence.net
Homepage: http://gta.deemarauctions.com
Contact: PM me (Picolini) at Ascendence.net



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·//• Description:
Here's the A-10 Warthog from the Battlefield 2 Armored Fury expansion pack. I had this replace the Rustler because the main feature on the A-10 is the amazing 30mm  GAU-8 Avenger gatling gun, so I figured this had to have a gun on it. The Rustler being the only one with it, I figured it'd suit nicely, although the real life A-10 gun is much stronger. This does mean the A-10 has the Rustler's piston engine sound, and not a jet engine noise, but I think we can all live with that. 

In order to get this to replace the Rustler I did have to mod it quite a bit, but the end result is the plane funtioning almost exactly as it should. I had to remodel the cockpit canopy, rework the landing gear, change their rotation... quite a bit of work that will most likely go unnoticed to those who don't know what I'm talking about. 

Also, the handling does work with the SCM hook, and quite well. The average cruise speed is 320mph in this plane, and with the SCM Hook, you can get it to cruise around 300mph +/- 25mph. Also, just like in the real plane, it is not meant to fly over 520 mph! Although it is possible, it is highly suggested to NOT exeed 500mph! You've gotten you're warning.
Also, check the video I made for it at Youtube.com. Here's the link: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsOXx4jQBG8

Here's some real life info on this awesome plane! (Thanks to Wikipedia)

There are several rumors that the name was derived from the report of the main gun, which has a surprisingly low pitch and sounds much like the snorting or grunting of a hog. This coupled with the A-10's lack of aesthetics and "thick skin" are reminiscent of a warthog.

The GAU-8/A product specs state an average recoil force of 10,000 lbf (45 kN), which does exceed one engine's thrust.

General characteristics

    * Crew: 1
    * Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
    * Wingspan: 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
    * Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
    * Wing area: 506 ft² (47.0 m²)
    * Airfoil: NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip
    * Empty weight: 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)
    * Loaded weight:
          o Standard: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg)
          o On CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg)
          o On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg))
    * Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)
    * Powerplant: 2× General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each

Performance

    * Never exceed speed: 450 knots (520 mph, 830 km/h)
    * Maximum speed: 380 knots (438 mph, 704 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 6 Mk 82 bombs
    * Cruise speed: 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h)
    * Combat radius:
          o On CAS mission: 250 nm (290 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour single-engine loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat
          o On anti-armor mission: 252 nm (166 mi, 267 km), 40 nm (45 mi, 75 km) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat
    * Ferry range: 2,240 nm (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve
    * Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
    * Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s)
    * Wing loading: 99 lb/ft² (482 kg/m²)
    * Thrust/weight: 0.36
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·//• Features:
- Made twin rudders work (function fades out with higher speeds)
- Functional GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun
- Added an Extra consisting of 8 missiles and 3 bombs
== 4x Sidewinder Missiles
== 4x Maverick Missiles
== 3x Mk 82 Bombs
- Plus many other things not worth mentioning
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·//• Installation:

GGMM Install:
Go to Rustler. Click Install GGMM Package. If you find any errors, install it all manually before contacting me.
*Note, do not worry how it looks in GGMM. Some things may seem out of place, but that is how it's supposed to be.


*Handling.cfg line:
1st:
RUSTLER	10000.0	36000.3	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	75	0.65	0.9	0.5	1	999.0	50.0	5.0	4	P	9.0	0.45	0	45.0	1.6	0.12	0.0	0.43	-0.15	0.5	0.0	0.30	0.75	45000	4008108	400020	0	1	14

2nd:
$	RUSTLER	0.95	0.99	-0.00007	0.0012	0.10	0.00225	-0.002	0.0002	0.0022	0.005	0.15	0.1	0.9	0.2	1.0	0.998	0.998	0.990	10.0	20.0	0.0

*Vehicles.ide line:
476, 	rustler, 	rustler, 	plane, 		RUSTLER, 	RUSTLER,	rustler,ignore,		10,	0,	0,		-1, 1.16, 1.15,		0

*MUST install all data lines to function properly. ONLY replace the Rustler with this plane.
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·//• Last Notes:
In case of any trouble, please don't hesitate to contact me at ascendence.net or gtaforums.com (PM Picolini) and I will try to help you to the best of my ability.
Thanks to the following people
Spy3d - For getting me the files, with out his help I wouldn't have been able to make this.
Brendan - General help with a lot of things
Alexe - Beta testing
Pinky - General help, great ideas, and everything else.
EA Games - The mesh and textures are made by EA for Battlefield 2, I have only converted and edited them to work in SA.

If you would like to use change this mod in anyway, and release anything, please contact me and let me know! 
Also, feel free to host this on your site, but you MUST give me the credits as the author along with the original/contributing authors (EA Games/Battlefield 2), and keep this readme with the files. Also, in the notes/description link back to Ascendence.net. 
Thanks for cooperating!
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