[Pursuivant]

Here's my complete USAAF Order of Battle for IL2, as RegInfo.properties, and RegShort.properties files.

Assuming it's possible to add more squadrons to IL2 without blowing it up, its my little bit to make the game better.

This file includes every flight squadron from every US Army Air Force which served in a combat zone, and corrects a few problems with existing USAAF units.

Nomenclature and organization follows period USAAF practice, although information about wing, division, etc. is omitted. I've tried to use consistent spelling and abbreviations in order to make it easier to find units.

Some of the unit names are quite long, since they include information about squadron, group and Air Force, as well as supplemental info like bomber group type. They could be abbreviated a bit without losing data.

What's New:

US Bombardment groups included bomber class in their name - Dive, Light, Medium, Heavy, or Very Heavy - and I've added all that information to the RegInfo file. Given the hundreds of possible bomber units, this makes it easier for mission builders to choose appropriate squadrons when making bombing missions.

I've added headquarters squadrons to all Groups where it is appropriate. These squadrons mostly weren't flight squadrons, but were responsible for the squadron commander's and flying staff officers' personal aircraft, as well as aircraft which had yet to be assigned to a squadron, and the inevitable "hack" aircraft which were used for liaison and training.

I've added all the combat support aircraft squadrons which were directly attached to a particular Air Force, including liaison, rescue, transport, and weather squadrons. These will be handy now that we're getting a flyable C-47/DC-3. I've also added Pan American Airways and CATC (China-America Air Transport Corporation) which were civilian outfits which contracted with the 10th USAAF to transport personnel over "The Hump" to and from China.

I've added several early war precursor units to the "numbered" air forces, like the Middle East Air Force and the China Air Task Force. These will be handy for mission builders building 1942/early 1943 scenarios.

I've duplicated squadrons which were moved between different air forces as needed, in order to give a full order of battle for each air force's entire existence. For example, one unit started with the US Far East Air Force in 1941, was moved to the Middle East Air Force in 1942, then went to the 12th USAAF in 1943, and finally the 15th USAAF in 1944!

Finally, I've included a short list of units which I believe should be removed from the game. These are units which either never existed or never served in the formation to which they were assigned in the game.