README.TXT 

FSX/Acceleration pilotable Large Cruiser USS Guam. This huge cruiser was almost a battleship, just 5 m or 15 feet shorter than the Bismarck. Six battle cruisers of the Alaska class were planned but only the Alaska and the Guam went into service during WWII until 1947. The FS-model is a rework from a CFS2-ai-ship and is now modiefied with more details and many animations. Even the catapult launch of a Curtiss Seahawk belongs to the animations. Twentynine camera views allows you to explore the big boat, the swiveling guns and the seaplane launch. The FS2002 Curtiss Seahawk is made by Paul Clawson with the repaint of Mick Morrissey. The original CFS2 ai-model with the camo textures is made by "Stuart" from SOH. FSX rework with animations and cameras by Erwin Welker.

The ship should run also in Acceleration and in FS2004 but it was not tested yet.
 
Please visit Flightsim.com to read the interview they have made with me:

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?14988-Interview-With-Erwin-Welker

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INSTALLATION:
Copy and paste the the pilotable ship (Sh_USS Guam)  into the Simobjects Boats folder.
Copy, paste and overwrite the Gauges and the Effects into the main folder of your FSX.
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Views:

Please turn on the option Views - Window titles at the menu if you can't see the red info text in the upper right corner. The text provides you all information about the key-commands of the animations.
Toggle with the S-key to the Aircraft views. Then toggle with the A-key to see all the decks views and some more external views.
F10 showes the 2D-Panel. Please zoom out to minimum!
F9 turns on the VC. Then toggle with the A-key to get 2 more virtual views. Here are more sounds available than in the aircraft views. 

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Animations: 
They are discribed in the screenshot or in the window titles.
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Credits:
Many thanks to "Stuart" from SOH who has built that pretty CFS2 ai-ship and who has given me his permission to upload my reworked pilotable ship.
Many thanks to Paul Clawson who has built the FS2002 Curtiss Seagull.
Many thanks to Mick Morrissey who made the repaint for for the Curtiss Seagull.
Many thanks to the unknown person who made the great picture of the warship navigation bridge. My work was only the paintshop to make the portswholes transparent. Excuse my usage please!
Many thanks to all of the creative persons, who do such a great work like creating gauges, effects, sounds and other stuff.
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This file is FREEWARE. 
It should not harm your computer, but you install it on your own risk.
Don't make any money with it. It is strictly not permitted to use it for commercial-purpose. 
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More Files with my work at Flightsim.com or Simviation.com (Searchkey: WELKER)
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Any comments to: er_welker@web.de


Have fun


Erwin Welker

26th September 2016


