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The product of many months of hard work (well, hard fun, at least) is finally here. Harpoon: Commander's Edition was released today by Matrix Games. More about the release here. Now, as they say, the real 'work' (or fun) begins.

I'm happy to announce five new scenarios for HCCE ... Allegro - for Westpac (and sequel to Prelude), by Christopher Stoner The Ninth Immortal - for Westpac Dynasty - for Westpac Predator or Prey - for Westpac Get Your Goat - for EC2003 MEDC And a couple of reworked versions of two earlier scenarios ... Thirst for Victory v2 - for Westpac Waking the God of the Dead v2 - for EC2003 IOPG Grab all of them at the HC Scen/AAR page. Have fun !

HCDB-060207 New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: AH-60 DAP - USA C-1A - Japan Dhruv ALH (Navy) - India Dhruv ALH (Army) - India F-16C/D Block 50/52+ - Greece F-4E Peace Icarus - Greece F-4G Wild Weasel - USA HS.23 Seahawk - Spain S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk - Greece S-70B-7 Seahawk - Thailand S-70B-28 Seahawk - Turkey SH-60JKai Seahawk - Japan Tu-16K Badger C - Russia Tu-16K Badger C Mod - Russia Tu-16K Badger G - Russia Tu-16K Badger G Mod - Russia Tu-16KS Badger B - Russia Tu-16N Badger A - Russia Tu-16P Badger J - Russia Tu-16RM-2 Badger D - Russia Tu-16Ye Badger H - Russia Tu-22M2 Backfire B - Russia Tu-95KD Bea…

Four new HCCE scenarios for your enjoyment: Shroud over Turin - for EC2003 MEDC Pinger Charlie - for EC2003 GIUK Bad Moon Rising - for Westpac Waking the God of the Dead - for EC2003 IOPG Grab them at the HC Scen/AAR page. Have fun.

Seven new scenarios have been released for Harpoon Classic Commander's Edition: Constant Glance - EC2003 MEDC Last Stan - EC2003 IOPG Thirst for Victory - Westpac Stage Fright - Part Two - EC2003 IOPG Storsjoodjuret - EC2003 GIUK My Pet Dragon - Westpac Blame it on the Kellys - Westpac Grab them at the HC Scen/AAR page. Enjoy.

[sorry, folks, looks like there are some issues with HCDB-060109 or the compression tools. Please use 060103 until we get em worked out]. HCDB-060109 New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: AH-60 DAP - USA C-1A - Japan Dhruv ALH (Navy) - India Dhruv ALH (Army) - India F-16C/D Block 50/52+ - Greece F-4E Peace Icarus - Greece F-4G Wild Weasel - USA HS.23 Seahawk - Spain S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk - Greece S-70B-7 Seahawk - Thailand S-70B-28 Seahawk - Turkey SH-60JKai Seahawk - Japan Tu-16K Badger C - Russia Tu-16K Badger C Mod - Russia Tu-16K Badger G - Russia Tu-16K Badger G Mod - Russia Tu-16KS Badger B - Russia Tu-16N…

HCDB-060103 New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: CN-235 - INTL Mirage 2000B/C - France Mirage 2000EG-S3 - Greece Mirage 2000EM - Egypt Mirage 2000H5 Vajra - India Mirage 2000-5EDA - Qatar Mirage 2000-5 Mk 2 - Greece Mirage F1CE - Spain Mirage F1CG - Greece Mirage F1CH-200 - Morocco Mirage F1CJ - Jordan Mirage F1CK-2 - Kuwait Mirage F1ED - Libya Mirage F1EDA - Qatar Mirage F1EE - Spain Mirage F1EH - Morocco Mirage F1EQ - Iraq Mirage F1EQ-5-200 - Iraq Ships/Mobile Land Units: Bofors 40 AAA Bty - INTL Bristol (Type 82) DDG - UK Castle (late) OPV - UK Emory S. Land AS - USA GDF 35 AAA Bty - INTL Island P…

HCDB-051221 New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: Super Etendard - France Submarines: Ethan Allen SSN - USA Foxtrot (Libya) SS - Libya Foxtrot (641E) SS - India Glenard P. Lipscomb SSN - USA Jimmy Carter SSN - USA Parche SSN - USA Skipjack SSN - USA Tullibee SSN - USA Ships/Mobile Land Units: Algol SL-7 (T-AKR 287) - USA American Cormorant MPS - USA American Merlin MPS - USA Bob Hope (T-AKR 300) MPS - USA Bobo (T-AK 3008) MPS - USA Buffalo Soldier MPS - USA Champion (T-AOT 1121) AOT - USA Falcon (T-AOT 1208) AOT - USA Fisher (T-AK 4396) MPS - USA Gordon (T-AKR 296) MPS - uSA Green Ridge (T-AK 9655)…

A new version of the Harpoon Commander's Edition Database HCDB-051219) is available. Get it at HarpGamer via the DB Share button. New additions include: Submarines: Beluga (1710) SSA - USSR Golf I (629) SSB - USSR Golf II (629A) SSB - USSR Golf SSQ (629R) - USSR November (627A) SSN - USSR Hotel II (658M) SSBN - USSR Hotel III (701) SSBN - USSR Losos (865) SSA - USSR Uniform (1910) SSAN - USSR Yankee I (667AU) SSBN - USSR Yankee II (667AM) SSBN - USSR Yankee Pod (667AK) SSAN - Russia Yankee Sidecar (667M) SSGN - USSR Yankee Stretch (09774) SSAN - Russia Ships/Mobile Land Units: Annapolis (DELEX) FF - Canada BM-14 MRL Bty - INTL BM-21 Grad…

A new version of the Harpoon Commander's Edition Database (HCDB-051210) is available. Get it at HarpGamer via the DB Share button. New additions include: JLENS - USA Hkp-15 (A109LUH) - Sweden MH-68A Stingray - USA Drazki FF - Bulgaria Hatf VII (Babur) TEL - Pakistan Mobile radar long range - INTL Mobile radar medium range - INTL Mobile radar short range - INTL Also, you should find your airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft (e.g. the E-3 Sentry AWACS, E-2 Hawkeye, etc) to be somewhat back to their former "eye in the sky" selves. Have fun.

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A new version of the Harpoon Commander's Edition Database (HCDB-051011) is available. Get it at HarpGamer via the DB Share button. New additions include: L-159A ALCA - Czech Republic SSG Whiskey Long Bin (665) - Russia Enjoy.

Fellas: Some of you know that I got a new computer recently. Since I got the computer, I did not install H3 on it. Frankly, working on the H3DB, I ran into a few obstacles and “show stoppers” in both the db itself and GE. I seriously considered abandoning the project altogether. However, I am not one to leave things unfinished, so I have decided to take a fresh approach to this challenge. This however means that the H3DB as we know it is dead and will not be updated. I will be working using the following principles: • The previous H3DB is based on the HUD II. The new H3DB is my own work entirely. I am starting fresh from scratch so it is not based on any db. I…

Brad Leyte has just posted an update to HCDB at the DBShare Section of Harpgamer.com. From Brad's change log: HCDB-050510.zip new additions include: Lynx Mk 80 - Denmark Lynx SH-14D - Netherlands FF Descubierta (Morocco) - Morocco LCU Lt Malghagh (EDIC) - Morocco LSM Daoud Ben Aicha - Morocco LST S.M. Ben Abdallah - Morocco PG El Lahiq (Osprey 55) - Morocco PG El Yadekh (Kebir) I - Algeria PG El Yadekh (Kebir) II - Algeria PG Okba (PR-72) - Morocco SAM SL-AMRAAM Bty - INTL

Brad Leyte has just posted an update to HCDB at the DBShare Section of Harpgamer.com. From Brad's change log: HCDB-050507.zip new additions include: MCM Sandown - UK SSBN Borey (Project 955) - Russia SSN Type 093 - PRC Arrow II ATBM Battery - Israel Shahab-3 Site - Iran

If you would like to contribute to the ongoing H3DB Editing Project, please let us know by posting here, or by sending an e-mail to webmaster@harpgamer.com. Fred Galano is the Lead Editor and Project Manager for H3DB, so you should expect a reply directly from him. From Fred's Change Log for this release: H3DB---April 13, 2005 Updated numerous weapons and sensors see version codes below. These version codes correspond to the version field in the db editor. They should give some idea as to the work done on these units. If none of the codes appear, this means that no work has been done on the unit yet. Added: Takanami per user request---546 H3DB--April 1…

We have just concluded a site update to add H3 Scenario and AAR pages to the HarpGamer website. At the same time, we've posted Fred's H3DB-050323 release along with 2 HC scenarios he rebuilt for H3, his own Cold North scenario, and Mark Gellis's JAPFISH scenario. Also new to the H3 Scenario Page are two previously authored, original HUD2 scenarios by Kelly Crawford, Kurils and Okinawa II. On the HC front, Brad has released HCDB-050327 and this is also incorporated into the website update. Work continues on the PE User's Guide Appendix for Ships, and I expect to upload Jan Masterson's update of Joe Lanza's PE DB Worksheets, along with a Guide to HC Hotkeys within the n…

HarpGamer.com has just been updated to include the following: 1) Aircraft Appendix for the Platform Editor: A companion to the PE User's guide, this document provides a detailed discussion of the Aircraft Flags and Radar Cross Section data entry fields for anyone interested in the HC database. First in a series. 2) Newly posted HC Databases: * HCDB_050314 * Rene' Haar's HC_EURODB_050316 3) Newly posted Harpoon II / Harpoon III Databases * Link to the DB200 at Harpoon Headquarters * Darren Buckley's HUDII 4) Four New Scenarios for Harpoon Classic * In Self Defence ? (Westpac) by Brad Leyte * World War III (WestPac) by Fre…

HarpGamer.com has just been updated to include the following: 1) Detailed info and download link for new Public Beta of HC2005 2) Newly posted HC Databases: HCDB_050305 Rene' Haar's HC_EURO-DB_050227 3) Newly posted Harpoon II / Harpoon III Databases Link to the DB200 at Harpoon Headquarters Darren Buckley's HUDII 4) Three New Scenarios for Harpoon Classic World War III (WestPac) by Fred Galano Resolve (WestPac) by Brad Leyte Operation Thistle (EC2003 GIUK) by Mark Gellis 5) A newly revised Live Chat system, accessible via our Java based web applet or from any stand alone IRC Client. Come visit us to discuss the latest Harpoon release…