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Ham-class minesweeper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham-class_minesweeper "The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers (IMS), known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. All of the ships in the class are named for British place names that end with -"ham"." --Wiikipedia Nearly one hundred of these were built and many were then sold to countries around the world. Some continued to be used as patrol boats into the 1980s. They might be useful in some Cold War scenarios. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Jija Bai-class patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jija_Bai_class_patrol_vessel "Jija Bai-class mid-shore patrol vessels are a series of seven mid-shore patrol boats designed by Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. LTD, Tokyo and were jointly built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata and Sumidagawa Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard between 1983 and 1985. The 44-metre-long vessels with a displacement of 181 tonnes have a top speed of 25 knots. The vessels are powered by two MTU 12V538 diesel engines driving two independent four-bladed propellers. Jija bai class have a range of 2,375 nautical miles at cruise speed of 14 knots. The crew of the patrol vess…

Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Bai_Class_Patrol_Vessel "Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels are series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol. The vessels in this class are 45 meters long with a beam of 7 meters and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lurssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by Two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels engines and have two propllers with four b…

San Juan-class patrol boathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_class_patrol_boat "The San Juan class is a batch of 4 SAR vessels built by the Australian shipbuilding company of Tenix for the Philippine Coast Guard commissioned from 2000-2003. The San Juan class are brand-new units. Designed to be a purpose built Maritime Emergency vessel with the capabilities to support recovery and evacuation of survivors at sea, including jackstay transfer, provide emergency medical operating facilities, helicopter operations including deck refueling, maritime pollution control and containment, alongside firefighting facilities for adjacent ships and decompression and diving facil…

Vanguard class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_class_submarine British boomers...they must be protected...perhaps they might even be used... ANW HUD 4 v 1.1 b8

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK-117 "The MBB/Kawasaki BK117 is a twin-engined medium utility–transport helicopter. It was a joint development between Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Germany and Kawasaki of Japan. MBB was later purchased by Daimler-Benz and eventually became a part of Eurocopter. The BK117 is popular for passenger and VIP-transport, seating from seven up to 10 people. It is also used for aerial crane and sling work, law enforcement, and military transport, and is exceptional as an air ambulance and search and rescue platform. Its successor was developed from the BK117 C-1 version. It is produced as the EC 145." --Wikipedia …

Pilatus PC-7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-7 "The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is a low-wing tandem-seat training aircraft, manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The aircraft is capable of all basic training functions including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and night flying. It has been selected by more than 20 air forces as their ab initio trainer. Since the aircraft's introduction in 1978, close to 500 have been sold, with the majority still in service. Over one million hours have been flown by PC-7s worldwide." Although primarily a trainer, this aircraft is used for light attack/COIN missions by some air forces. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Resolution class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_class_submarine Another British boomer worth including. ANW HUD 4 v 1.1 b8

Aero L-159 Alca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-159 "Aero L 159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) is a Czech-built multi-role combat aircraft." --Wikipedia Only in use with a few countries, but looks like it will make up a fair chunk of Iraq's new air force, so it might be worth adding. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Vishwast-class advanced offshore patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishwast-class_advanced_offshore_patrol_vessel "Vishwast (meaning: reliable) class of Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels are series of three ships built by Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for the Indian Coast Guard. The ships in this class are 93.6 metres in length and are equipped with a 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun gun for policing the Exclusive Economic Zone. The vessels are designed to be propelled by two MTU engines delivering 18000 kW of power and have a range of 4500 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 12-14 knots. Bow thrusters have been provided for precision manoeuvring to enabl…

Tracker MkII (aka Attacker class) patrol boat (I looked for this because I was not sure if it was already in the HUD-4 or not, but I could not find it) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacker_class_patrol_boat http://www.worldwarships.com/class/tracker-mkii "The Attacker class (also referred to as the Tracker class) is a class of patrol boats. Formerly operated by the Royal Navy and the HM Customs, seven of the class are currently operated by the Lebanese Navy[1] and two by Lebanese Customs" --Wikipedia (Actually, it appears to be used by a number of other nations, including Gambia and Sierra Leone) ANW HUD-4

A-class minehunter (Turkey) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_class_minehunter_%28Turkey%29 "The A Class is a class of minehunter vessels in the Turkish Navy. In 1999, the German shipyards Lürssen and Abeking & Rasmussen were contracted to build six Frankenthal class ships for the Turkish Navy, a business worth US$630 million. While the first vessel was built in Germany, later ships were constructed by the Istanbul Naval Shipyard.[1] The Turkish Navy has become the second naval force in the world, after the German Navy, to utilize a non-magnetic steel hull in its minehunter vessels." --Wikipedia As before, I would make the case for including more minesweeper cl…

'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

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

Rajshree-class inshore patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshree_class_inshore_patrol_vessel "The Rajshree class have displacement of 300 tons and are 48 metres (157 ft) in length. They are fitted with an integrated bridge system (IBS), integrated machine control system (IMCS). The vessels are powered by three MTU 4000 series engines capable of generating 2,720 BHP to propel the vessel at a speed of 34 knots using water jet propulsion. At economical speed of 16 knots, they have a range of 1,600 nautical miles. The vessels also generates 320 kW of electric power to feed a wide array of on-board sensors and equipment. The vessels are also fitted with various …

Griffon-GRSE 8000 TD-Class Hovercraft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffon/Grse_8000_TD_Class_Hovercraft "Griffon/Grse 8000 TD class is a series of hovercraft designed by M/s Griffon Hovercraft Ltd, Southampton, England and jointly built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata and Griffon for the Indian Coast Guard. The Hovercraft's hull are made of light weight marine grade aluminium alloy. They are powered by two 588 KW radiator cooled MTU Diesel Engines, with 2.6 m variable pitch propellers and have 1.25 m skirt to enable the craft of the series to sprint speed of 53.5 knots with high speed patrolling capacity in coastal shallow waters, marshy areas…

Aero Commander 500/680/690 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Commander_500 "The Aero Commander 500 family is a series of light-twin piston-engined and turboprop aircraft originally built by the Aero Design and Engineering Company in the late 1940s, renamed the Aero Commander company in 1950, and a division of Rockwell International from 1965. The initial production version was the Aero Commander 520. Piston-engined versions manufactured after 1967 are known as the Shrike Commander.[1] Many different models based on the same airframe were developed to satisfy market demand, such as the turboprop range with the Grand Renaissance Commander 1000, ostensibly, at the top…

Shardul-class tank landing ship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shardul-class_tank_landing_ship "Shardul-class landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the Magar class amphibious landing ships. The class has an indigenous content of over 90% with state-of-the-art equipment." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Yurka-class minesweeper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurka_class_minesweeper "The Yurka class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1963 and 1970. The Soviet designation was Project 266 Rubin." --Wikipedia A few of these were transferred to Egypt and Vietnam, so they might show up in a variety of scenarios. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

I noticed that the CASA C-212 Aviocar is primarily a transport, capable of carrying two squads (more or less) of paratroopers (i.e., two generic squads). Should this loadout be added to the existing platform (the maritime patrol variant) or should the transport version get its own separate listing in the HUD-4? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-212 ANW HUD-4 v1.11