Allow Placement of Non-Carrier Capable A/C Aboard Aircraft Carriers

[AG-51_Razor]

Not sure exactly where this should go, so I just took a stab at this. My "Wish" is for ED to allow the mission builder to place an AI or even client flown aircraft to be placed aboard an aircraft carrier. One example for this request would be the RL transport of P-47's to the invasion of the Marianas where they were flown off to recover on the newly captured airfield on Saipan. Spitfires were taken to Malta and flown off the carrier. Let's not forget the famous Doolittle raid using B-25's off the Hornet (A-20's might make a suitable stand in). These are just a few examples of what happened in real life and there are few limits to a mission builder's imagination in DCS if we could do this. 

[waterman]

Hi check out the attached files and this forum link .

Have Fun  

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/375444-add-ability-to-launch-from-aircraft-carrier/#comment-5710546

 

entry.lua make ai aircraft carrier capable.rtf

[AG-51_Razor]

Thanks for the response. I am unable to read that .rtf file. What is that? Also, I went into my Saved Games>Mods>Aircraft folder but there is no carrier capable aircraft folder there. Do I make one and place the lua file in there?

[MAXsenna]

Thanks for the response. I am unable to read that .rtf file. What is that? Also, I went into my Saved Games>Mods>Aircraft folder but there is no carrier capable aircraft folder there. Do I make one and place the lua file in there?

Real Text File. Opens in Windows Write. Maybe Write has been purged from later Windows versions now.

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[Dragon1-1]

Rich text file, actually, and it can be opened in Word, as well. It might not be associated with anything by default (used to be Write), but if you tell Word to open it, it will.

[MAXsenna]

Rich text file, actually, and it can be opened in Word, as well. It might not be associated with anything by default (used to be Write), but if you tell Word to open it, it will.

Thank you for the correction!
I did mentioned Word, but it seems I deleted some text.
Could also be opened in that terrible mini-office that came with Windows before, and Wordpad obviously.

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[waterman]

Its not rocket science like creating DCS Trains     

Its very easy  - I have now converted and attached that rtf file as a plain txt file.

Its not needed it just shows you how to add more Aircraft to the    entry.lua file  

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If you do not have the folder

\Saved Games\DCS\Mods\aircraft\Carrier Based Aircraft\

then create it and just copy the entry.lua file to it.

Then in the Mission Editor Select your WW2 Aircraft you wish to land or take off on a Carrier       

Use "takeoff from runway"

So have you got it working ok now ?   

   

 

 

make ai aircraft carrier capable.txt entry.lua

Edited Tuesday at 10:29 PM by waterman

[AG-51_Razor]

After carefully following your instructions, it worked like a charm!! Thank you very much. 

[upyr1]

 

On 11/10/2025 at 2:51 PM, AG-51_Razor said:

Not sure exactly where this should go, so I just took a stab at this. My "Wish" is for ED to allow the mission builder to place an AI or even client flown aircraft to be placed aboard an aircraft carrier. One example for this request would be the RL transport of P-47's to the invasion of the Marianas where they were flown off to recover on the newly captured airfield on Saipan. Spitfires were taken to Malta and flown off the carrier. Let's not forget the famous Doolittle raid using B-25's off the Hornet (A-20's might make a suitable stand in). These are just a few examples of what happened in real life and there are few limits to a mission builder's imagination in DCS if we could do this. 

I've asked for this as well. The best system would be one that uses landing and take off runs