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Originally Posted by _1SMV_Gitano
It might have been done with earht/rubble in some cases. About revetments made of petrol tanks I cite directly "Hurricanes over Malta" book by Brian Cull et all.
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Given how "thirsty" most aircraft are, I can believe that 4 gallon petrol cans piled up quick. Since they'd otherwise be waste, I could see why they got converted into improvised sandbags.
The only problem is that a texture that uses 4-gallon petrol cans is necessarily limited to RAF and Commonwealth airfields. To simulate USAAF, Free French AF, Regia Aeronautica, and Luftwaffe bases, a "stone", "sandbag", or even "galvanized corrugated sheet," wall texture would be more generic.
In areas other than Malta, my guess is that it would be much more common to use sandbags, and/or stone, which was cheap, abundant, and could easily be moved around with a bulldozer.
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Originally Posted by _1SMV_Gitano
From the few pics availalbe, these were usually square in shape, sometimes with a curved prolongement to cover the open side.
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My guess is that there is a pre-war RAF engineering manual which provides specifications for "square" ("[-shaped") revetments. Likewise, there's probably are forgotten Italian and German manuals which lays out specifications for Regia Aeronautica and Luftwaffe airfields. The 1941 USAAF Airfield Engineering manual is online. I can provide a link if there's interest.
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Originally Posted by _1SMV_Gitano
To summarize, my whishlist of MTO revetments is:
- Small V type (stone) - READY by Spudkopf
- Small square type (2 versions: stone or petrol cans or mixed)
- Medium Y type (stone)
- Large C type (internal wall of stone with external earth cover) - WIP by Spudkopf
- Large square (material to be decided)
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Many of these objects could be created by retexturing existing objects. In particular, the Large Square revetment already exists. Just give it sandstone, tuffo, "Mediterranean Winter/Spring/Autumn", and "Deep Winter" textures and it's ready to go.
In terms of actual 3D, what's needed is Small V, Small Square, Medium Y, Large C, and Large Square, plus "do it yourself" revetment parts.