RAF SQUADRON CODES BACK TO FRONT ON PORT SIDE - WILL THIS 'EVER' GET FIXED?

[skybaby68]

Title says it all really. All generic RAF squadron codes have 'always' been wrong in DCS WW2 aircraft. Port-side only. It would've taken about 25 seconds research to see that historical RAF codes always had the 2-letter squadron code 'before' the roundel. followed by the individual aircraft letter 'after' the roundel. This is a huge oversight and I'm sure, one that would've easily been fixed but never has.

Is there hope that this can indeed be fixed?  

[Slippa]

Paul Daniels comes to mind. “Not a lot”.

Who knows how complicated this would be to put right? Not me, but I’d like to see the bort numbers fixed as well.

We live in hope. Hope springs eternal, where there’s life there’s hope etc. etc. 

[Art-J]

Truth to be told, that "25-seconds research" of historic and restored Mossie photos on google reveals that 'reversed' order on port side of the Mosquito was a thing (probably because of limited space between wing and roundel for a two letter code?) and even appears to be much more common than 'standard' one. 

There's nothing to 'fix' then, unless we want to implement dynamic roundel and letter types & sizes & positions, but that already puts us in anything-but-easy-fix territory.

Other DCS warbirds? You might have a point, but I'd argue if it was such an easy thing to implement, it would've been done already.

[DD_Fenrir]

 

For every rule there is an exception.

On most RAF aircraft @skybaby68, typically you are correct, when reading left to right the squadron code should be to the left of the roundel, however there are numerous exceptions across a number of airframes. 

In the case of the mosquito, it seems like it depends on the squadron - there are a number that obey this standard however as shown above there are many that don't. From my research, most if not all of the 2nd TAF Mosquito FB.VI units contravene the standard and place the squadron code aft of the roundel on the port side.

[DD_Fenrir]

464 Sqn (RAAF), 140 Wing, 2nd TAF:

 

21 Sqn, 140 Wing, 2nd TAF: 

 

487 Sqn (RNZAF), 140 Wing, 2nd TAF: 

[skybaby68]

Ah how very interesting. Thank you for posting these Fenrir.