FSX / P3D Repaint for Payware Model

FSX USMC F/A-18E VMFA-323 Death Rattlers 2013 CAG

USMC VMFA-323 “Death Rattlers” 2013 CAG livery brings a faithful fleet-style look to the F/A-18E Super Hornet, inspired by the markings worn on F/A-18C BuNo 164709. Designed for FSX, it requires the VRS F/A-18E Super Hornet v1.4 and includes crisp exterior textures for carrier operations.

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Rate 49 downloads since 2016 5.82 MB Scanned clean · Jul 2026 Added 8 Jan 2016

Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Repaint — payware base required

Images & Screenshots

3 total

A gray twin-engine military jet with folded wings and tail markings stands parked on a concrete ramp with visible panel lines.

A gray twin-engine military jet with folded wingtips flies above a deep blue ocean, displaying squadron markings on the tail.

A gray twin-engine fighter jet with folded wings sits parked on a concrete ramp marked with square pavement lines.

This is a set of VMFA-323 "Death Rattlers" textures for the FSX VRS F/A-18E Super Hornet (V1.4 only). They are based on the scheme worn by F/A-18C 164709 in 2013. This repaint is freeware, however, please do not upload this repaint anywhere without my permission. Thanks to fbk289 for the use of his repaint kit. By Nathan Havercroft.

Screenshot of USMC F/A-18E in flight.

Installation:

This zip file is ACM friendly simply extract it to a known location and then import using the VRS ACM.

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File information

Filename

nh401_14.zip

File size

5.82 MB

Added

8 January 2016

Virus scan

Clean ClamAV · Jul 2026

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 0.5 Mbps (this file takes approximately 2 mins at the cap). PRO members download at full line speed.

This is a freeware file — use is subject to our freeware copyright terms. Problem with this file? Report it and we’ll take a look.

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint for Payware Model

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Add livery to base aircraft folder

Place the texture folder (typically texture.{airline}) inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{base-aircraft}\.
Update aircraft.cfg

Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive nh401_14.zip has 23 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
VRS FA-18E VMFA-323 NH401 CAG Readme.txt	01.21.14	702 B
EXT_A.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_A_S.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_B.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_B_S.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_C.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_D.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_E.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_E_S.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_F.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_F_S.dds	01.20.14	1.00 MB
EXT_L.dds	09.10.12	64.12 kB
EXT_M.dds	01.20.14	256.12 kB
FPU-11_D.dds	01.20.14	512.12 kB
FPU-11_S.dds	01.20.14	512.12 kB
texture.cfg	05.21.09	137 B
thumbnail.jpg	01.20.14	42.28 kB
VMFA-323_NH.txt	01.20.14	834 B
NH401.gif	01.20.14	12.24 kB
NH401.jpg	01.20.14	159.45 kB
NH401b.jpg	01.20.14	284.04 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B