Missing original graphics in Eagles Strike update?

[Wolfgang]

I have to say I am still a fan of the side view for Vehicles (and Troops) and thus I was spurred on to look deeper into the issue and I've come to this conclusion:

In order to get back Side Views one of several routes exist:

1.) Use the original Vehicle side-view graphics file, then point all the newly added DAT file entries for Vehicles to one of the pre-existing, older graphics... However there may not be a good visual representation in the old files for some of the new vehicle entries and people may not agree on what the best substitute should be. Not a satisfactory solution. (And if the game does a checksum on DAT files to insure a level playing field in PBM play, it would not match the new official dat file and thus perhaps your opponent's top-down dat file) 

2.) Create a new Vehicles graphics file with all-side views - thus the Picture#'s wouldn't have to change in the .DAT file, we'd just drop in a new graphic file to replace the top-down view. <--- probably the best option.

3.) A combination of Side View for the older vehicle entries, combined with Top-down for the new vehicles, and some .DAT file modifications would probably still be needed. Again, not a satisfactory solution.

Unfortunately, I think #2 is the only viable option of the solutions I can identify. Unfortunate in that it's a big undertaking (unless someone can point me to a repository of side-view graphics I can use to create a mod).

If a side-view image gallery exists that is like the original, and there are no copyright issues, I'll mod the game and create that file.