[b]Pacific Theatre of Operations 1944[/b]

Assets Pack Update

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Since the release of the free [url="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3796360/DCS_Marianas_WWII/"]DCS: Marianas WWII[/url] map and the Magnitude 3[url="https://store.steampowered.com/app/411940/DCS_F4U1D_Corsair/"] DCS: F4U-1D Corsair[/url], we want to provide an update on the extensive effort being devoted to bringing this scenario to life with the PTO Assets Pack. Learning from some of the European Theatre of War scenarios, the PTO scenario is focused on providing an extensive order of battle for both US and Imperial Japanese forces in the summer of 1944 and to offer an accurate representation of the battle for the Mariana Islands and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

New player aircraft coming for this scenario will include both the F6F-3 Hellcat and the A6M5 Zero. 

Since our last update on this project, we can now share with you the specific air, land, and sea units being developed for the PTO Assets Pack, which owners of the existing World War II Assets Pack will be able to purchase with a 30% discount:

PTO AI Assets:

[b]United States Aircraft[/b]

• F6F “Hellcat”

• SB2C “Helldiver”

• TBF “Avenger”

• SBD-5 “Dauntless” 

• PBY “Catalina”

• P-38L “Lightning”

[b]United States Ships[/b]

• Enterprise aircraft carrier 

• Casablanca-class light aircraft carrier 

• Independence-class light aircraft carrier 

• New Orleans-class heavy cruiser

• Baltimore-class heavy cruiser 

• Cleveland-class light cruiser

• Fletcher-class destroyer 

• Liberty-class transport 

• Cimmaron-class oiler

[b]United States Ground Forces[/b]

• M4A2 Sherman

• M3A1 “Stuart” light tank 

• LVT-4 tracked landing vehicle 

• LVT(A)-4 tracked landing vehicle 

• DUKW-353 amphibious truck 

• US Marine Corp infantryman

• US Navy Carrier personnel 

• US Navy seaman

[b]Imperial Japanese Aircraft[/b]

• A6M5 “Zero”

• D4Y “Judy” 

• D3A “Val” 

• B6N “Jill” 

[b]Imperial Japan Ships[/b]

• Shokaku aircraft carrier 

• Chitose light aircraft carrier 

• Kongo battleship 

• Mogami heavy cruiser 

• Agano-class light cruiser 

• Yugumo-class destroyer 

• Kagero-class destroyer 

• Kashino-class transport 

[b]Imperial Japanese Ground Forces[/b]

• Type 94 Tankette 

• Type 95 Ha-Go tank 

• Kurogane Type 95 car 

• Type 97 Te-Ke tank 

• Type 97 Chi-Ha tank 

• Type 97 ShinHoTo tank 

• Type 2 Ka-M amphibious tank 

• Type 1 47mm anti-tank gun 

• Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft gun 

• Type 91 10cm towed artillery 

• Type 92 70mm towed artillery 

• Type 10 120mm anti-aircraft gun 

• Imperial Japanese Army Infantryman 

• Japan Navy seaman 

[b]Mission State Save [/b]

Development Progress

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Following the initial release of the Mission Save state feature, we have gathered your feedback for further improvements. Based on this, we delivered an [url="https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/1257/#3344308"][u]API feature request[/u][/url] to our talented scripting community which was well received. 

Moving forward, a common request has been saving destroyed unit states on the battlefield. We have now tackled this issue, and destroyed static objects will be created in place of each destroyed ground vehicle, aircraft, infantry unit, or static building (not terrain/map buildings) in the Mission Save state. In this sense, the battlefield wreckage remains where the destruction took place. With the Mission Editor, these objects will be automatically given a "hidden" parameter to not clutter the map view. However, if you want to remove them from the mission because of your plot choice, you can find them in the Mission Editor units list and delete them. We will be releasing this improvement in an upcoming update once testing is fully complete. 

Based on your feedback, our next task for Mission Save state improvements will be to save a group’s waypoint parameters. This work is ongoing and includes the ability to save specific ground vehicles parameters such as ROE and more.

[b]New Free Trial Modules[/b]

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To help you explore new content, we are expanding our Free Trials Program. You can now try the additional following modules free of charge for 14 days every six months.

New modules on Trial:

• South Atlantic Map

• Kola Map

• Sinai Map

• CH‑47F

• F‑5E Remaster

• NS 430

• F‑5E Flaming Cliffs

• MiG‑15bis Flaming Cliffs

• F‑86F Flaming Cliffs

• Flaming Cliffs 2024

Simply navigate to the Try ‘n’ Buy page in the Launcher and look out for a TRY button! You can also activate free 14 day licenses from the [url="https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/personal/licensing/trial/"][u]Free Trials[/u][/url] on the DCS website. Once you've made your selection, proceed to install the chosen module through our module manager. For more details read the [url="https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/Discount%20/#3317031"]How to install Modules[/url] guide. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to explore new modules and terrains completely free.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours sincerely, 

[b]Eagle Dynamics[/b]