Requests/Issues

Uribe class patrol vessel Uribe class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels use by the Mexican Navy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uribe_class

Hawker Siddeley HS 748 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748 "The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed by the British firm Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL operations, and found a dedicated market. 380 aircraft were built by Hawker Siddeley. A larger development, the BAe ATP, attempted to compete with the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 but saw a limited production run." --Wikipedia Another medium transport used by many different air forces and airlines. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Bell 412 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_412 "Development began in the late 1970s with two Bell 212 being converted into 412 prototypes. An advanced four blade main rotor with a smaller diameter replaced the 212's two blade rotor." --Wikipedia Is it different enough than the Bell 205 to need its own database entry? A related question...does the Bell CH-146 Griffon (the Canadian version of the Bell 412) need its own database entry? ANW HUD 4 v1.11

500 lb. Moored Mine "The moored mine is the backbone of modern mine systems. They are deployed where water is too deep for bottom mines. They can use several kinds of instruments to detect an enemy, usually a combination of acoustic, magnetic and pressure sensors, or more sophisticated optical shadows or electro potential sensors. These cost many times more than contact mines. Moored mines are effective against most kinds of ships. As they are cheaper than other anti-ship weapons they can be deployed in large numbers, making them useful area denial or "channelizing" weapons. Moored mines usually have lifetimes of more than 10 years, and some almost unlimited. These mi…

FMA SAIA 90 [#] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_SAIA_90 "The FMA SAIA 90 was an air superiority aircraft designed by the FMA (Fabrica Militar de Aviones) with the collaboration of Dornier in the mid-1980s. The SAIA 90 which was the last stage of the ACA (Avión Caza Argentino) project, which was started by the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional to develop an Argentine fighter aircraft." --Wikipedia Another plane that never was...a stealthy supersonic fighter produced by Brazil, probably for domestic use, and export to...??? And perhaps a carrier-capable version would have been built... ANW HUD-4 v1.11

No rush on this, but would it possible to add the platforms (and/or loadouts) for the ships and submarines involved in Operation Trident (1971 Indian-Pakistani War)? It might be interesting to recreate those battles someday. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tri...akistani_War%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Python This would include the Vidyut class missile boats (already requested), and the Arnala class (Indian designation for Petya III class vessels--is this different enough from the Project 159 platforms already in the database to need a separate database listing?). On the Pakistani side, ships included the PNS Shah Jahan (a C-class des…

Holzinger class patrol vessel Holzinger class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels in use by the Mexican Navy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzinger_class_patrol_vessel

Oaxaca class patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxaca_class_patrol_vessel Mexican OPV...looks fairly impressive... ANW HUD-4 v1b5

Karel Doorman class support ship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuiderkruis_class_JSS "The Karel Doorman is a planned multi-function support ship for amphibious operations currently being built for the Royal Netherlands Navy, in service date of 2015. With 204.7 meters it will be the largest ship in service in the Netherlands navy. With this ship, the amphibious plan for the navy is complete with two Rotterdam-class LPDs, and one Joint Logistic Support Ship (JLSS). The ship will replace both HNLMS Zuiderkruis and HNLMS Amsterdam Replenishment oiler's." --Wikipedia ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

I tried to place the SA 321G Super Frelon (and the variants, the SA 321 Ga and the Chinese Zhi-8) on carriers, but they are not listed as carrier-capable aircraft (i.e., they don't show up in the list of aircraft that can be added to a carrier). I suspect this is a database issue, so I figured I better report it. Thanks! ANW HUD 4 v1.11

Buckley-class destroyer escort http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_class_destroyer_escort Another class of World War II ships that served in a few places through the 1980s. Chile and Mexico both had ships from this class (sometimes called the "Charles Lawrence" class) in their navies in the 1980s. Not a critical addition, but might be nice to have for some scenarios someday. ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

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

PC Project 1400M Grif ("Zhuk") class http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Encyclopedia/Entry1216.aspx Why? Look at how many little countries got a few of these...just the thing for "border incidents"...

MSI Project 1258 ("Yevgenya") class http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Encyclopedia/Entry1591.aspx Why include more minesweepers? Because they were also used as patrol boats by lots of little countries. (So they have some utility to scenario design.)

Viper (KAL-40) Patrol Boat http://www.worldwarships.com/class/viper-kal-40 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRI_Viper Text for database: The KAL-40-class (or PC-40-class or Viper-class) is a group of patrol boats employed by the Indonesian navy, equipped with Russian 25 mm. and 12.7 mm. machine guns.

Many classes in the HUD-4 do not have any description listed. The following is an attempt to provide some basic text that can simply be cut and paste into the database by Gunny whenever it is convenient for him to do so. Facts (dates, etc.) were gathered from Wikipedia, but I have tried to make sure I have not used the actual wording or phrasing that occurs in the Wikipedia articles. Obviously, if any of these are wrong, etc., please feel free to post corrections so that Gunny can use that information. Here are the first set of ship descriptions. They are very basic, but for now I figure they are better than nothing. If anyone has any ideas for fleshing any of them ou…

Swiftships Model 35PB1208 E-1455 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftships_Model_35PB1208_E-1455 "The Model 35PB1208 E-1455 patrol boat was ordered by the Iraqi Navy from Swiftships Shipbuilders in September 2009.[1] The first was accepted into service in October 2010. Five others have since been delivered, the sixth in September 2011. The total order is for 15, with an option for a three more vessels." --Wikipedia The Iraqi navy sails again! ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Nomad 1000 A third and very small civilian submarine (72 tons), but it still has room for passengers, or passenger-sized sacks of cocaine or heroin, and a range of 1,000 miles. Enough to cross the Mediterranean or the Caribbean. http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/nomad_technical.php3 ANW HUD 4 v 1.1 b9

FV-12 Shadow (Hypothetical) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_XFV-12 In 1981, the Rockwell XFV-12 project was canceled. If it had been funded, perhaps along with the Sea Control Ship (perhaps the hypothetical CVL Cabot included in the HUD-4 database?), perhaps it would have emerged around 1985 as the FV-12 Shadow. Ideally, it would have had the range, speed, and performance of a Phantom, but it would have been a V/STOL aircraft able to land anywhere a Harrier could, although it would have been limited to 2,000 lbs. of ordinance, most likely in the form of four air-to-air missiles (Sidewinders or Sparrows) or a mix of two Sidewinders and two 500-lb. bombs (or la…

Mil Mi-26 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26 ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b9