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Post by randowe » 2022-08-15 10:37, Monday

Cat Leon wrote:
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I think i will modify LED96 and create a new icon with hats and darker skin tone for indigenous troops.
Then add this icon as JC179 instead of my JC179 icon "Stadswacht (Militia Infantry x3) + hat" (my icon replaced old-style JC179) to avoid duplicate the icons... ;)
It is not a duplicate. The indigenous troops will use the "militia legs" of LED96. Also it is better to have one more icon as an option, because you never know which icon is used for which unit in an efile :lol
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Post by Cat Leon » 2022-08-15 11:29, Monday

randowe wrote:
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It is not a duplicate. The indigenous troops will use the "militia legs" of LED96. Also it is better to have one more icon as an option, because you never know which icon is used for which unit in an efile :lol
This is another reason for using JC179 name as the legs in your icon better correspond to militia-type unit! In addition, you need to remember that OpenIcons.dat isn't "rubber"... ;)
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Post by randowe » 2022-08-15 12:30, Monday

Cat Leon wrote:
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randowe wrote:
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It is not a duplicate. The indigenous troops will use the "militia legs" of LED96. Also it is better to have one more icon as an option, because you never know which icon is used for which unit in an efile :lol
This is another reason for using JC179 name as the legs in your icon better correspond to militia-type unit! In addition, you need to remember that OpenIcons.dat isn't "rubber"... ;)
Since they wear a hat, i will use JC179 as the jungle icon for regular infantry. LED96 will be the jungle icon for Grenswacht and so i will use the new militia icon for the indigenous troops for all 4 icons of that unit.
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Post by Fitzmarcel » 2024-02-06 20:45, Tuesday

Hi guys, hope you're all well !
Here some new (or less new) French icons i made these past few months (years ? oO) ! Of course i usually use existing ones as "base" and then edit them.
Feel free to use these icons as you want !

Laffly W15 TCC (blindé)
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Laffly W15 TCC
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Lorraine 37L 47mm SA37
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Lorraine 39L VBCP
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Lorraine 37 Au 105 M
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Lorraine 38L VBCP
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Lorraine 39 Au 105 C
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Renault 40R VBCP
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ARL V 39
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Somua S35
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Somua S40
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Renault B1-Bis
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Renault B1-Ter
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AM 40P (Panhard 201)
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Renault G1R
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Renault G1
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Renault B40
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AMD 35P
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AMD 35P-B
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Laffly V15T
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Laffly V15T (+ machine gun)
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Latil TARH2
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Latil M2TZ
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Hotchkiss W15T
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Laffly S15T
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Laffly S15R
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Somua MCG
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Laffly S20 TL
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AMD Laffly S15TOE
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Citroen Unic P107
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Laffly S35T
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Laffly V10 M
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Canon de 75 mm CA mle 1932 L/53
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Canon de 75 mm mle 1897
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Canon de 75 mm mle 1897 modifié 1938 TTT
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Canon de 155 mm GPF
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Canon de 155 mm GPF-T
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Canon de 155 mm L mle 17
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Canon de 194 mm GPF
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Canon de 155 mm C mle 17
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Canon de 155 mm C mle 17 (with pneumatic)
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Canon de 105 mm C mle 1934 S
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Canon de 105 mm C mle 1935 B
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Canon de 105 mm C mle 1935 B (with pneumatic)
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Canon de 105 mm L mle 1936
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Post by randowe » 2024-02-06 21:04, Tuesday

Fitzmarcel wrote:
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Hi guys, hope you're all well !
Here some new (or less new) French icons i made these past few months (years ? oO) ! Of course i usually use existing ones as "base" and then edit them.
Feel free to use these icons as you want !
Wonderful :bow :bow Thanks a lot :clap
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Post by Fitzmarcel » 2024-02-06 22:09, Tuesday

Hi again, I forgot the RAF !
Here, i wasnt quite ok with the colors of existing icons, so i re-made almost all fighters and bombers, except the heavy bombers ("flemme", as we say in France !)

Spitfire IA
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Hurricane I/Hurricane IIA
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Spitfire IIA
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Spitfire IIB
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Spitfire F.IXC/Spitfire XII
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Defiant NF.I
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Blenheim IF
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Sea Hurricane IB
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Spitfire F.XIVC
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Blenheim IV
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Gladiator I
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Roc I
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Beaufighter IIF
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Beaufighter TF.X
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Spitfire (desert)
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Martlet/Martlet IV
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Buffalo I
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Fulmar II
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Kittyhawk IA
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Mustang I
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Seafire IB/Seafire F.III/Seafire XV
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Thunderbolt II
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Corsair I
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Hellcat I
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Typhoon IB
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Tempest V
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Sea Fury
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Hampden I
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Swordfish/Swordfish MR
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Wellesley
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Skua II
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Lysander
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Sunderland I/Sunderland MP
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Maryland I
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Boston III
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Tempest II
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Battle III
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Hudson I
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Albacore I
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Hurricane IIC
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Hurricane IID
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Hurricane IV
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Tempest F.II
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Vengeance IA
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Catalina II/Catalina II MP
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Nomad I
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Mosquito B.IV
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Mosquito FB.VI/Mosquito PR.IX
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Ventura GR.V
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Barracuda II
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Post by randowe » 2024-02-06 22:11, Tuesday

Fitzmarcel wrote:
2024-02-06 22:09, Tuesday
Hi again, I forgot the RAF !
Here, i wasnt quite ok with the colors of existing icons, so i re-made almost all fighters and bombers, except the heavy bombers ("flemme", as we say in France !)
Wow, you were quite productive! :clap

Do you have a excel sheet with the names and stuff?
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Post by Fitzmarcel » 2024-02-06 22:19, Tuesday

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Do you have a excel sheet with the names and stuff?
Absolutely not :lol

Edit : previous post with all the planes edited ! I added the name, that'd be clearer this way !

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Post by randowe » 2024-02-06 23:46, Tuesday

Fantastic! Thanks again! :bow

Maybe i asked before, but do you build some french campaigns with all the units (icons)?
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Post by Fitzmarcel » 2024-02-07 21:39, Wednesday

randowe wrote:
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Fantastic! Thanks again! :bow

Maybe i asked before, but do you build some french campaigns with all the units (icons)?
I work for 2 years (maybe more if i take a closer look...) on a specific campaign based on a "what if". What if French HQ in 1939/40 didn't go with the "Dyle/Breda" plan and stayed on the "Dyle" one ?
Historicaly, "Dyle/Breda" was, to summarize, go full speed into Belgium and reach Holland and establish from North to the South a frontline to prevent the German from penetrating deep into Belgium and reaching French frontiers (by doing so, preventing Belgium and Dutch army to collapse quickly and keeping their divisions for the fight and, of course, protecting the northern industry in France). This was also a political decision (especialy of english will) to prevent the town of Anvers from falling.

By not ordering the "Breda" option (the Holland Hypothesis, as recalled) the 7th Army of General Henri Giraud would have stay on general reserve near the french town of Reims (100 km from Sedan ;) ).
In real life, on 10 may 1940, when Germany finally attacked, the 7th army was ordered to go as far as the Dutch town of Breda for almost no result, cause the Dutch army was already quite K.O when they arrived.

Sooooo, i plan on making a full campaign with the 7th Army on reserve near Reims, then moving quickly to Ardennes (where french defences are outmatched as in real life) and preventing the panzers division of making their famous "sickle cut" ("coup de faucille" in french) of their brillant Case Yellow.

This would lead to a total different campain in the Low Countries and in France and, maybe, with more R.A.F planes and British troops, a less moving frontline, a huge change of mentality in French HQ ("Generalissime Gamelin, why dont you fucking see that the combination of tanks & planes almost rip us apart in 15 day, what if we do the same ????"), Frenchs would have a small chance of holding their ground and not be called 80 years later "cheese eating surrender monkeys" by internet troll.

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Post by randowe » 2024-02-08 12:34, Thursday

Very interesting! Let us know when the campaign is ready to play :yes
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Post by randowe » 2024-02-09 15:37, Friday

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Tempest II
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Tempest F.II
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Just two questions:
Is this a double post of the same icon MG259 or is there one missing?
Are all plane icons French? Or is it a mix of Fance and UK icons?
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Post by Fitzmarcel » 2024-02-09 19:36, Friday

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Tempest II
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Tempest F.II
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Just two questions:
Is this a double post of the same icon MG259 or is there one missing?
Are all plane icons French? Or is it a mix of Fance and UK icons?
That's a double post of the Tempest Mk. II ! And all the planes i posted are from UK and UK only ! Maybe some can be added to Australia or Canada as well :dunno
I haven't post yet the French planes i made or reworked

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Post by randowe » 2024-02-09 20:02, Friday

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That's a double post of the Tempest Mk. II ! And all the planes i posted are from UK and UK only ! Maybe some can be added to Australia or Canada as well :dunno
I haven't post yet the French planes i made or reworked
I understand :bonk Thanks!
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