Database Design & Discussion

I understand the various versions of the RIM-162 ESSM are primarily differentiated for the types of launchers with which they are associated, i.e. RIM-162A - Aegis/Mk 41 VLS RIM-162B - non-Aegis/Mk 41 VLS (no S band uplink) RIM-162C - Mk 48 VLS RIM-162D - Mk 29 box launcher but are there any differences in performance or capability between these versions ?

I'm a Chinese player, and I got a copy of the database editor from TonyE(thank you!). But when I try to import the database into the editor, it crashed. And there was a pop-up messagebox on the screen which says "error 6: overflow!" After conducted several tests, I found the problem occurred only when you are using a non-english system. Here's the reasonable explanation:(I will take the Chinese edition of win7 into example) There's a bug about the unicode between different language: If you're using the Chinese system and there exist some special terms of english words, such as 's, 'v, 'd and so on, the system will translate the terms into a less Chinese letter suc…

Just curious... When is the next update? Any other news regarding the HUD-4? Thanks.

Gunny had mentioned the possibility of putting out an update to the HUD-4 every month or so. Would it make sense to simply use a regular schedule? Maybe every other month? Basically, whatever gets done during that period, whether it is a lot or a little, major fixes or just a couple of new platforms, is what goes into the update. So we might see releases in, say, February, April, June, August, October, and December of each year. Some would be big ones and some would be not so big, but they would come on a regular basis, and everyone would know when the next one was coming. Ultimately, this is Gunny's decision, but I would encourage him to do something like t…

hello pooners, yesterday, in a chat about AI (un)management of iin flight refueling operations with Tony on IRC, the idea of using a special underwing tank to be inserted in the plane's loadouts to simulate that the planes refueled during the missions came on the table. the beauty of that workaround (if one can see any beauty in a workaround), is to allow the scen designer to manage the usage of that workaround by simply including, or not, the needed underwing tank. on the other side, any scen that would have used tankers would require his specific tank because the distance to cover would also be specific. another con is that it doesn't physically simul…

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not, but I cannot get the ASROC on my Knox frigates to fire. I tried changing the loadouts, etc. The game sometimes selects the ASROC as the default weapon of choice for an attack, but then never launches the weapon itself...and I know because when I check the magazine later on, it shows the weapons as still being there, even though (if I selected other weapons, too) other weapons have fired without any problem. Any ideas? Mark

The details are finally emerging of what is going to happen to the Royal Navy as a result of forthcoming defence cuts in this and numerous other articles. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13...rrier-axed.html I am confident that in light of all this, the Harpoon team will give an accurate representation of the Brit Senior Service in future patches, with regard to the construction of new warships. In particular, Her Majesty's Government seem to have resurrected an exciting concept originally invented by the Japanese back in '44/5: THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITHOUT AIRCRAFT The possibilities seem to be as follows: 1) The Queen Elizabeth class sans an…

I'm not sure if this is a problem with the database or something I am doing wrong, but I've been testing the AIM-7 missiles (as carried by various versions of the F-4) and I am having a lot of trouble. I cannot get either the AIM-7C or the AIM-7E to fire at ANYTHING. I've tried them against T-34 Mentors AND against 737s, so it's not the type of aircraft that's creating the problem. I recommend a complete review of the AIM-7 variants for the HUD-4 database as soon as it is practical to do so, all of them, in case I've missed something, although I think the AIM-7M is okay. (Getting the AIM-9D to fire is a PAIN, as it will not acquire targets unless you are reall…

File Name: HUDII File Submitter: HUD3 File Submitted: 9 Mar 2007 File Updated: 10 Mar 2007 File Category: Databases HUD2 database by Darren Buckley Click here to download this file

hello Pooners, i was wondering since some times what was the exact effects of the armor ratings that one can assign to the ships and facilities in DB editors and Dale Hillier (aka VCDH) kindly answered to that question. now in the H4 rules, there's a table titled "Armor effects" (page 7-5, section 7.3.3) where it's shown for example that a GP, an AP shell of 76 to 120mm caliber, an HE shell if 76 to 130 or fragments from an exploding missile can penetrate a light armor. if you know more facts about the Armor Ratings, please share them cheers, Jan

Guys, from reading several threads over at Matrix foras one can get the impression that there exists only one working db and that this one is even a "patch" for ANW. Just to make it clear: There are two well-working official databases around - HUD 3 (Darren Buckley) and ANW DB (Dale Hillier). While Darren is out for the time being, Dale is working on the ANW DB and will release an updated version with ANW 3.10. Regards, Ralf

Quick question... The F-16I Soufa is supposed to be a block 52 F-16 variant, but I don't see loadouts for things like the Derby and AIM-120 missiles. Were the loadouts for one of the F-16A variants used by accident?

File Name: HUD 3 (latest as of 2009_06_12) File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 31 Jan 2010 File Category: Databases Authors: Darren Buckley Game Version: Harpoon 3 ANW HUD 3 Database for Harpoon 3 ANW Editor: Darren Buckley Click here to download this file

I just downloaded HUD4 today and was playing around with it. I tried to create a scenario circa 1986/87 time frame and found that most of the units for the US are post Cold War outfittings. Is there any way we could get some of the units built into the HUD to represent the high time of the cold war the late 70's and 80's?

Been through the Reimer Editor (including the tooltips in the bottom message bar and the VBA code behind) and the in-game editor and the paper rules, and for the life of me I can't seem to confirm what (or whether) there are specific units of measure for various sensor parameters (like SearchOutput, SearchInput, PassiveInput, FCOutput, FCInput, etc.). Can anyone help with this? Same goes for platform signatures. TIA

When I launch AH-64s (and Longbows) in a test scenario, the game treats them as...well, I don't know what, but it is not treating them as my aircraft. It detects them, as if they were a bogie, and then I cannot navigate them, even though they are my aircraft and launched from my base. This does not happen with other helicopters that I have tested, so I wonder if there is a database flag somewhere that is telling the game to treat them as...missiles rather than aircraft? I figured I better report this. Thanks. Mark

File Name: ANW DB V 2.4.7 as of 2011-05-13 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 14 May 2011 File Category: Databases Authors: Dale Hillier Game Version: H3 UE / ANW 3.10 ANW DB V 2.4.7 2011-05-13 Editor: Dale Hillier Click here to download this file

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MH-60R and MH-60S seem unable to use the AGM-114 Hellfire. When they are close enough to fire, and I try to use the Hellfires, they say "Cannot illuminate target." This seems to happen no matter what I do, so I don't think it's simply that I'm coming in from the wrong direction or anything like that (I'm not sure that would matter with a helicopter anyway). The MH-60R does not seem to have trouble firing the AGM-119 Penguin and the MQ-8 Fire Scout IS able to fire its Hellfires at exactly the same target. I figured I better report this so Gunny can figure it out. I'd recommend checking other platforms that use the Hellfire, too, as some of them may have the sa…

I was just curious what people thought about the ANW DB? What are its main strengths and weaknesses? Having used the HUD-4 for a while, I think I'm going to try my hand at putting together a few ANW scenarios now, just to try something different. Any advice or recommendations? Also, just curious, are any updates planned for the future, especially since I understand ANW 3.11 is supposed to be released fairly soon? Thanks. Mark