Requests/Issues

Project 1153 OREL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_1153_OREL "Project 1153 Oryol (Russian: Орёл, Eagle) was a planned 1970s-era Soviet program to give the Soviet Navy a true blue water aviation capability. The ship would have been about 75-80,000 tons displacement, with a nuclear power plant and carried about 70 aircraft launched via steam catapults. It was designed with a large offensive capability with the ship mounts including 24 vertical launch tubes for anti-ship cruise missiles." --Wikipedia Another "what if" platform...this one has some really interesting possibilities...imagine if the Soviets had built, say, two of them by 1985, and then a crisis er…

Project 97P: Ivan Susanin-class icebreaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Susanin-class_icebreaker "The Ivan Susanin class is a group of icebreaker Patrol ships operated by the Russian maritime border guard. The Soviet designation is Project 97P. The ships are also known as the Aysberg class patrol ice breakers." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11 An icebreaker with a pair of 3-inch guns and a helicopter pad....

Sikorsky S-97 Raider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-97_Raider "The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a proposed high-speed scout and attack helicopter, under development by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky plans to offer it for the United States Army's Armed Aerial Scout program, along with other possible uses." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

UAC/HAL Il-214 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAC/HAL_Il-214 "The UAC/HAL Il-214 Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) is a medium-lift military transport aircraft which is being constructed as a joint venture of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) of India. Both companies will invest US$300 million each in the joint venture. The MTA is expected to replace the Indian Air Force's aging fleet of Antonov An-32 transport aircraft. The aircraft is designed to perform regular transport duties and also to deploy paratroopers. It is expected to conduct its first flight by 2014, and to enter service by 2016." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-…

Embraer KC-390 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_KC-390 "The Embraer KC-390 is a medium-size, twin-engine jet-powered military transport aircraft under development by Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. It is able to perform aerial refueling, transport cargo and troops, and to receive fuel in-flight. It will be the heaviest aircraft that the company has made, and will be able to transport up to 21 tonnes (23 tons) of cargo, including wheeled armored vehicles." --Wikipedia (It looks like this will be widely used in Latin America and may be exported to a number of other countries as well.) ANW HUD 4 v1.11

Airbus A320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320_family Database text: One of the most common airliners in the world, with more than 5,000 built since 1988. ANW HUD 4 v1.11 (Suggested mostly because it is such a common aircraft and could easily end up as part of a scenario. The dang things are used by over 300 different airlines in pretty much every country in the world!)

Concorde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde Database text: Distinctive delta-winged supersonic airliner in service between 1976 and 2003. ANW HUD 4 v1.11 (Hey, you never know when you're going to need a supersonic airliner for a scenario...)

Tu-444 Supersonic Business Jet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-444 A proposed platform...might have some interesting applications for scenarios...one may assume the first ones get built around 2018... Database text: Supersonic business jet employed by corporations, billionaires, and government agencies. ANW HUD 4 v1.11 -------- A recommendation for these proposed platforms (and some recent existing ones, too), by the way...obviously, in some cases, some of the information will not be necessary. Would it make sense to create a platform anyway, making a "best guess" for the details that are not known for certain, so it can at least be used i…

Northrop B-49 Flying Wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YB-49 Another "what if" platform... Database text: "Historically, the Convair B-36 Peacemaker was selected over the futuristic YB-49 Flying Wing. If the B-49 had gone into production, however, it is possible that it would have ended up as a long-lived sister ship to the B-52, its enormous range making it an enormously practical platform. This version also assumes by the 1970s the B-49 would have been upgraded with improved avionics and the ability to launch laser-guided bombs and cruise missiles." ANW HUD 4 v1.11

A platform that never was...but what if...??? IAI Lavi http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/lavi/lavi.html https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/lavi.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Lavi ANW HUD 4 v1.11 (When would it have entered service? 1990 or thereabouts?)

Some variants of the Mirage F1 are missing from the database. I am not sure if these are different enough from existing platforms that they need to be added... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_F1 The only ones in the database are the F1-AZ (South Africa), the F1.A (JE...the version built for Ecuador?), and the F1.C200 (which appears to be the version used by France). But what about the versions built for Greece, Libya, Kuwait, and other nations? ANW HUD-4 v1.11

The database text for the Type 71 (Chinese amphibious ship) uses the text for the British LPH Ocean. Even if the two classes are very similar, this is a bit disconcerting. Recommended revised database text.... "Chinese amphibious warfare ship; normally carries one marine battalion, four landing craft, and four helicopters."

Tactical Laser [#] A new weapon that should be added to the HUD-4 for inclusion with various platforms... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Energy_Liquid_Laser_Area_Defense_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Tactical_Laser This would allow the addition of a new facility... ARTY Tactical Laser [#] I'm not entirely sure how big the ground facility would be, but probably something like a small artillery battery, so perhaps 50 DP in terms of how much damage it could take. The beam would not do THAT much damage, but would certainly be able to kill aircraft, missiles, ships, small vehicles, etc. Maybe a 5 DP blast? I'm not sure how many round…

The COIL laser weapon only lists missiles as possible targets. I know that it was primarily designed to kill missiles in the boost phase, but should aircraft be added as possible targets, too?

Okean Class Intelligence Ship http://russian-ships.info/eng/intelligence/okean.htm ANW HUD-4 v1.11

'Alpinist' class electronic surveillance ships (Project 503M) http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/aux_othr.htm http://russian-ships.info/eng/intelligence/project_503.htm "ELINT ships converted from large sternhaul trawlers" --Hazegray, http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/aux_othr.htm ANW HUD-4 v1.11

This would simply be the Russian trawler with more elaborate sensors, something like this version... http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Platform.aspx?DB=1&Type=Ship&ID=451 (It's actually a larger ship; I don't know if that is important...I don't know how big the ESM equipment is...suffice that this trawler would have some advanced surveillance equipment and would be able to rely information to task forces, etc.) ...and also with a bit more in the way of weaponry...probably at least one SA-7 SAM missile for dealing with pesky helicopters, etc. I don't think it would have mounted machine guns, but maybe an RPG or two or something else it could use to defen…

Peacock-class corvette http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Platform.aspx?DB=1&Type=Ship&ID=1612 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock-class_corvette "The Peacock Class is a class of patrol corvette built for the Royal Navy. Only five were constructed, and by 1997 all had been sold to the Irish Naval Service or the Philippine Navy." --Wikipedia (The Irish version appears to be slightly different than the PS 35, the Philippine version, which is already in the HUD-4.) ANW HUD 4 v1.11

Charleston class amphibious cargo ship http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Platform.aspx?DB=1&Type=Ship&ID=1548 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_class_amphibious_cargo_ship "The Charleston-class amphibious cargo ships were a class of amphibious cargo ships in service with the United States Navy. These ships served in Amphibious Readiness Groups between 1968 and 1994. The ships were the last amphibious cargo ships built for the U.S. Navy, their role having been taken over by amphibious transport docks." --Wikipedia ANW HUD 4 v1.11

Albacora-class submarine http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Platform.aspx?DB=1&Type=Sub&ID=345 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albacora-class_submarine "The Albacora class is diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphné class submarine." --Wikipedia Active until 2010...definitely worth adding...especially as a submarine is often a small nation's ace in the hole against a bigger nation. ANW HUD 4 v1.11