Change Notes (v2.6)

- ADDED - new faction, Tanzania for Kagera War
- ADDED - new faction, Uganda for Kagera War
- ADDED - (Uniforms) DPM boonie and cap textures (credit poly, APL-SA)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) - coveralls, Black, Tan, Olive, Nutria Brown, KLMK, Rhodesian brushstroke (texture credit (S) Zumek)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) - Olive drab headband (texture credit me)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) - Beret - Belgian 1st Para Bn (texture credit me)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) - Beret - Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment (texture credit me)
- ADDED - (Nigeria) D-30 howitzer
- REMOVED - (Nigeria) M101 howitzer (not historically correct)
- ADDED - (Flags) - flag and map marker for the ANC (African National Congress)
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from sabre's Military Aviation mod if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from jzra's Swift Boat mod if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from Mirage F1 mod if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets (AML-90) from CLV_AML or CLV_ARMORED if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from CLV_UNIMOG if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from Pook Skymaster mod if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets (OT-64a for Uganda) from GM CDLC if loaded
- ADDED - (optional submod) - Africa Ablaze will use assets from pook H-13 mod if loaded
- ADDED - (Portugal) - m/941 105mm howitzer added if SPE CDLC is loaded
- ADDED - (Biafra) - 6 Pounder AT Gun added if SPE CDLC is loaded
- CHANGED - ARMSCOR made a dependency
- CHANGED - Current Africa Ablaze Expansion deprecated. All content moved to either optional submods (all except ARMSCOR) or added as dependency (ARMSCOR)
- CHANGED - (FNLA75) - All units with FWA M2 Carbine swapped to use SOG-PF M2 Carbine
- CHANGED - Z-157 bottle green texture replaced in all factions, now olive (texture credit DMOrchard, APL-SA)
- CHANGED - (Belgium) all berets replaced with new 1st Para Bn beret
- FIXED - PT-76s for PAIGC and Mozambique now display proper faction flags (not PAVN)
- FIXED - (Rhodesia) ammo in SAS Patrol Teamleader inventory
- FIXED - (Rhodesia) ammo in SAS Patrol Trooper inventory

Kagera War notes. This update adds Ugandan and Tanzanian factions for the 1978-1979 war that toppled Idi Amin. Tanzania is OPFOR to make its alliance with Mozambique work (The FPLM sent troops to assist the Tanzanians), which makes Uganda BLUFOR. The Ugandan faction also includes the PLO fighters sent to support that regime. These were simply dressed in plain fatigues and mostly only distinguishable by their ubiqitous keffiyehs.

This update also eliminates the need for the current separate Africa Ablaze Expansion. That is now deprecated. The same content and more is now available through optional submods using SkipWhenMissingDependencies so you will see optional content only if you have the relevant mods available.

Africa Ablaze will now use the following CDLC/Mods if they are loaded for various assets in various factions:

- Spearhead 44 CDLC
- GM CDLC
- Sabre's Military Aviation mod
- Pook Skymaster
- Pook H-13/Bell 47
- jzra's Swift Boat
- Mirage F1
- CLV_AML or CLV_ARMORED for AML-90s
- CLV_UNIMOG
- Flying Legends + Secret Weapons Reloaded (for Portuguese B26) + Douglas A26 Invader SOG (for Biafran B26)

ARMSCOR is now made a full dependency and all the fixes to Alouettes made in the expansion mod are now included here.

Change Notes (v2.5)

MAIN MOD

- ADDED - new faction, FNLA 1975 (Angola),
- ADDED - new faction, Eastern Bloc advisors,
- ADDED - new faction, FPLM, armed forces of Mozambique after independence,
- ADDED - (Uniforms) Soviet Panamka hat (credit OokamiJamie, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Uniforms) tan, sand and khaki fatigues (texture credit Poly, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Uniforms) Nutria headband,
- ADDED - (MPLA) - ZU-23-2 AA static,
- ADDED - (MPLA75) - ZU-23-2 AA static,
- ADDED - (South Africa) - C-130 Cargo version (VIV),
- ADDED - (Portugal) C-47 texture (credit Ban4na),
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) .50cal M2 HMG and M40A1 recoilless rifle static weapons,
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) T-55 textures (credit S(Zumek)),
- ADDED - (Vehicles) - Volkswagen Beetle (model credit Edaly, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Infantry Gear) Cigarettes in facewear slot (credit model AEGIS, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Infantry Gear) Cigar in facewear slot (credit model Projet Edaly, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Props) - Soviet military maps of Angola,
- ADDED - (Props) - Map Belgian Congo,
- ADDED - (Props) various prop items (credit Projet Edaly, APL-SA),
- ADDED - (Props) spoor for trackers (texture credit Jakes),
- ADDED - (Props) Rhodesian Fire Force base sign (texture credit Billy),
- ADDED - M20 75mm recoilless rifle added to Katanga, ANC and Portugal factions,
- FIXED - (PAIGC) - Truck (DShKM) turret config. Now shows correct gunner (not NVA),

- ADDED - (Portugal) B-26 (texture credit Ban4na),
(Optional Submod, you need Flying Legends and Secret Weapons Reloaded mods to be loaded to see it)

EXPANSION

- ADDED - (FNLA 75) Swift Boat,
- ADDED - (FNLA 75) AML-90 textures (credit S(Zumek),
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) AML-90 texture (credit S(Zumek),
- ADDED - (South Africa) AML-90 texture (credit S(Zumek)

v2.4 Main Mod

- ADDED - new faction Biafra (jbm_b_biafra)
- ADDED - new faction Nigeria (jbm_o_nigeria)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) MkII Police helmets Rhodesia/Nigeria (texture credit avry)
- ADDED - set of T-34 textures for Angola and Somalia (Ogaden) (credit S(Zumek))
- ADDED - (Flags) Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia, Botswana, Morocco (for Zaire 78), PLO (for Kagera), Libya (for Kagera), Israel (for Entebbe 78)
- ADDED - Claymore mines to Engineers (Rhodesia and South Africa)
- CHANGED - (Rhodesia) improved texture for MG and RCL land rovers (texture credit avry)

v2.4 Expansion

- ADDED - (Rhodesia) Genet texture (credit avry)
- ADDED - (Nigeria) AML-90

FIXED: some uniforms went missing in last publish (wrong file included in upload!)

v2.3 main mod

ADDED - new faction - Simbas 1965 for the Congo
ADDED - (Uniforms) - Rhodesian SAS beret (credit AEGIS, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Uniforms) - Shirt and tie (credit texture AEGIS, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Uniforms) - beanies without headsets (icon texture credit AEGIS, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Uniforms) - military caps without headsets (credit model AEGIS, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Uniforms) - created all sides wearable versions of S&S OG-107 1952
ADDED - (Uniforms) - created all sides wearable version of Marshal uniform
ADDED - (Uniforms) - Libyan Rhubarb camo (texture credit Jakes)
ADDED - (Uniforms) - Olive Bigeard cap with neck flap (model & texture credit Lukin)
ADDED - (Rhodesia) - Rhodesian SAS units
ADDED - (Rhodesia) - paramilitary units - armed farmers, farm guards, bounty hunters
ADDED - (Flags) - map markers for all factions
ADDED - (Flags) - flags for Ethiopia, Somalia and Sierra Leone
ADDED - (Infantry gear) - brown SKS chestrig (texture credit Laffin)
ADDED - (Infantry gear) - helmet scrim (texture credit R0adki11)
ADDED - (Infantry gear) MG vest (SOG-PF model with capacity fixed)
ADDED - (Infantry Gear) - Various infantry items added (texture credit Jakes)
ADDED - (Infantry gear) cigarettes in night vision slot (credit model AEGIS, APL-SA),
ADDED - (Infantry gear) Cuban cigar in night vision slot (credit model Projet Edaly, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Props) - folded flags
ADDED - (Props) - wall banners
ADDED - (Props) - Portrait props
ADDED - (Props) safe (credit model Projet Edaly, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Vehicles) - Vespa scooter (model & texture credit Projet Edaly, APL-SA)
ADDED - (Civilians) - Vespa scooters added to urban factions
ADDED - (Insignia) - First group of insignia, 8 Congo & 1 Rhodesia patch (texture credit Patches)
CHANGED - (Props) - flags moved in editor to appear under "JBM - Items"

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A lot of new content this update. Our first roll out of insignia with a focus on the Congo and the first of many coming props.

A new faction in the Simbas. The Simba (aka Orientale) revolt in the Congo started late 63. Fairly rapidly it overran more than half of the country and a People's Republic was declared. The government forces - the Armée National Congolaise (ANC) - collapsed quickly and often towns fell without a fight. Large numbers of ANC soldiers deserted and joined the Simbas. In the first stage this and overrun army bases were the source of most Simba weapons. Even so most Simbas were very poorly armed. Many of them were armed only with traditional tribal weapons, spears, bows and machetes. They went into battle clad in animal skins, feathered hats and with tribal facepaint. They were extremely brutal and terrifying, with often the worst atrocities committed by teenage boys (jeunesse). This aspect of the simbas we cant yet do. The assets just dont exist. I call that future faction "Simba 1964" and maybe one day we'll get to build it.

After the government counteroffensives got underway, spearheaded by mercenary units like 5 Commando, the Simbas were on the backfoot and losing territory. They receiving communist bloc support. Che Guevara was there for a while with 100+ Cuban volunteers, often Afro-Cubans because they fit in better. The communists tried to organise the Simba forces, properly named the Armée Populaire de Libération (APL) along conventional lines. I call this era "Simba 1965" and that's the faction here. Most of the rebellion was mopped up by the end of 1965.

Simba 'regulars' are included, as well as poorly armed militia, ANC deserters and the Cuban volunteers.

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Rhodesian SAS and various paramilitary units added. For the SAS they are provided in 2 'looks', the more typical bush look and a 'heavy' look for external base assaults like the famous pics from Op Uric. In the latter mode they're helmeted and carry a lot of RPDs for very heavy firepower.

v2.2 main mod

- ADDED - new faction - European civilians (jbm_civ_settlers)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) BSAP Officer's cap (credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) BSAP Winter Dress (credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) M1 helmet Rhodesian brushstroke camo (credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) uniform variants, Rhodesian Arid Brushstroke, untucked brushstroke (credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Uniforms) alternate Portuguese lizard variant (credit Ban4na)
- ADDED - (Portugal) jeeps, 4 types
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) BSAP units (Winter and Summer Dress)
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) BSAP Land Rover (texture credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) PATU Units
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) 2 new Cheetah textures (credit Dutch & Chad), no Australian roo now on aircraft
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) new class "Pilot (fixed-wing)", added to Dakota, Lynx and Genet
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) camo textures to Land Rovers (texture credit Chad)
- ADDED - (Cuba) created ammo crate and Alive staticData updated
- ADDED - (FAPLA) created ammo crate and Alive staticData updated
- ADDED - (Congo - United Nations) created ammo crate and Alive staticData updated
- ADDED - (Mercenaries 60s) created ammo crate and Alive staticData updated
- ADDED - (Infantry gear) LNX gear interaction mod incorporated. 7.62mm bandoleer versions added for G3, FAL, AR10, FN MAG, MG42 and RPD ammunition in night vision slot. (credit LNX for his wonderful mod and making it open source)
- CHANGED - (Portugal) unit uniforms changed (to Ban4na's textures)
- CHANGED - (Portugal) headgear randomisation tweaked, kiko cap now by far the most common headgear
- CHANGED - (All factions - animations) default bushes removed from 75mm recoilless rifles
- CHANGED - (Rhodesia) different uniform on heli crews (fixes clipping with vest)
- CHANGED - (Rhodesia) webbing replaced (to chestrig) on RLI & RAR Trooper 1 and Mortar assistant
- FIXED - (Portugal, Rhodesia, South Africa) raising flag on Landrovers now shows correct flag (not Australian flag)

v1.2 expansion

- ADDED - (Rhodesia) camo texture to Lynx (credit Chad), pending revision of this aircraft

v2.1 main mod

- ADDED - new faction - FRELIMO (jbm_o_frelimo)
- ADDED - new faction - rural African civilians (jbm_civ_rural)
- ADDED - new faction - urban African civilians (jbm_civ_urban)
- ADDED - ammo crates (Portugal, South Africa, Rhodesia)
- ADDED - (Portugal) olive Puma texture (credit Ban4na)
- ADDED - multiple Portuguese M964 uniforms (credit Ban4na)
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) ammo, fuel and repair trucks

v1.1 expansion

- ADDED - improved Alouette textures (credit Billy)
- ADDED - (Portugal) additional Fiat G.91 textures (credit Ban4na)

SHOWCASE Mission (available in my workshop)

Guinea-Bissau v1 (Portugal v PAIGC)

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A lot more stuff for the Ultramar in this update with FRELIMO and many new Portuguese uniform variants and aircraft textures.

Also a number of quality of life additions for mission makers. Ammo crates for Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa available for use in Zeus or Alive logistics. Also two new civilian factions with era appropriate African civilians, no more zany sunglasses or modern clothing!

Finally, a mission set in Guinea-Bissau involving Portuguese paraquedistas fighting PAIGC. Note this also includes a staticData.sqf for use in Alive to prevent vanilla vehicles and aircraft etc being used in logistics. Feel free to rip this mission apart and use as you will. Currently the staticData.sqf is for Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa, but I'll be progressively updating it and creating crates for all the mod factions.

v2.01 minor bug fixes

- FIXED - minor bugs
- ADDED - (Portugal) new texture for Puma helicopter (credit Ban4na), first of many

v2.00

- ADDED - Portuguese faction (jbm_b_portugal)
- ADDED - PAIGC faction (jbm_o_paigc) for Guinea-Bissau
- ADDED - French mercenaries to merc faction
- ADDED - 9ACG French beret textures
- ADDED - (Rhodesia) new class - Fire Force Commander
- CHANGED - Mercenary faction now equipped with FWA FALs and rifle grenades
- CHANGED - (Rhodesia) different texture for Cheetah helicopter

- ADDED - added additional integrated assets, classes and groups in the new companion mod very imaginatively named JBM Africa Ablaze Expansion

v1.92

- ADDED - MPLA faction (jbm_o_mpla)
- ADDED - MPLA "1975" faction (jbm_o_mpla75)
- ADDED - MG42 statics to FAPLA, left overs from Portuguese
- ADDED - Landrover with RCL to Rhodesia
- ADDED - (Flags) PAIGC, Current South Africa, ONUC members (India, Ireland, Sweden), East Germany, communist
- ADDED - Headgear randomisation to Cuba and FAPLA
- CHANGED - default headgear now added to Rhodesian security forces and guerrillas, and SWAPO. Cosmetic change as factions randomise on scenario start but will no longer appear without headgear when first placed in editor.
- CHANGED - (Rhodesian) "Trooper 2" in both RAR and RLI given FWA FAL and rifle grenades, renamed to "Trooper 2 (Grenadier)"

Two new factions, the first for the Portuguese Colonial Wars (Ultramar)

MPLA - one of the guerrilla movements that fought the Portuguese for independence. They were lightly equipped in the 60s and early 70s, with many WW2 era German and Soviet weapons and captured Portuguese weapons. This is the MPLA that fought Portugal.

MPLA "1975" - in 1975 after independence the MPLA started to receive major Soviet support. This faction reflects their changed circumstances with an influx of Soviet weapons. They now have armour and artillery, many fighters now wear Portuguese camo and AKs are much more common. This is the faction that fought the FNLA for Angolan supremacy, and South Africa as well. Not yet a regular army on Soviet lines that they would evolve into as FAPLA but on their way.