Requests/Issues

All right, I did a bit more research and I think my earlier request was in error. I also think some versions of the LCS may be armed more heavily than they are supposed to be. The LCS basically comes with the following as its “baseline” combat system… 1x BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun, 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each.[8] 4x .50-cal machine guns 21x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Surface-to-Air Missiles And then it has these two open modules. I’m assuming that the “standard” versions of the Freedom-class and the Independence-class has the two 30 mm. guns (the “surface combat” modules) and the SURTASS version sacr…

A few minor issues with database text... (Sensor) TRS-3D/16 3D <-- this is, I think, a radar system, but is listed as a chaff decoy system in the descriptive text; I suspect this is incorrect (Ship) LCU 1646 (G) <-- Not sure the text is correct; I think this is simply an American LCU, although it may have been exported to Saudi Arabia; perhaps just use the text for the LCU 1610: “American class of landing craft utility vessels” (Ship) LCU 1646 <-- Not sure the text is correct; I think this is simply an American LCU, although it may have been exported to Saudi Arabia; perhaps just use the text for the LCU 1610: “American class of landing craft utility…

Minor correction for ALL of the LCS platforms... It looks like all of them should have, in addition to their currently listed weapons... 4 x 12.7 GPMG 2 x Mk46 30 mm. Bushmaster II The Independence-class has the four machine guns already, but not the two Bushmasters; the Freedom-class variants do not appear to have either yet. (Obviously, one would want not only the weapons added but magazines allowing re-loads, too.) ANW HUD-4 v1.2

NASAMS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASAMS "NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) is a distributed and networked medium to long range air-defence system. NASAMS was the first surface-based application for the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) and the first surface-to-air missile system in the western world with active radar guidance. The missile itself is named SL-AMRAAM (Surfaced Launched AMRAAM)" --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Airbus A310 MRTT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A310_MRTT "The Airbus A310 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A310. Previously, the A310 has been operated as a pure transport aircraft." --Wikipedia Germany's tanker aircraft ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Gremyashchy-class corvette (Project 2038.5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremyashchy_class_corvette "The Gremyashchy class (Russian: гремящий – "thunderous") is an advanced development of the Steregushchy class corvette of the Russian Navy.[3] This follow-on project was designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design bureau in Saint Petersburg. The first ship was laid down on 26 March 2011[4] and the official ceremony took place on 2 February 2012" --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Cohoes-class net laying ship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tonawanda_%28AN-89%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Etlah_%28AN-79%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nahant_%28AN-83%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Passaconaway_%28AN-86%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Passaic_%28AN-87%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tunxis_%28AN-90%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Waxsaw_%28AN-91%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_laying_ship "A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid around an individual ship at anchor, or around harbors or other anchorages. Net laying was potentially …

Søløven-class fast patrol boat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_class_fast_patrol_boat "Denmark purchased six Søløven-class fast patrol boats, with the larger hull form and the 3-Proteus powerplant of the Brave class and the wooden construction of Ferocity. Armament consisted of two 40 mm Bofors guns and four torpedoes.[7][8] The first two boats, Søløven and Søridderen were built by Vospers (with Søløven being paid for by the United States and hence given the nominal US designation PT-821), with the remaining four boats being built under license by the Royal Dockyard, Copenhagen.[9] They were placed into reserve in 1988, and disposed of when the Flyvefisken class p…

Diana-class patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMS_Diana_%28P520%29 "HDMS Diana is the first ship in Diana-class patrol vessel built to patrol in the Danish territorial waters. The ship is named after the Roman goddess of the hunt. Diana, like all its sister ships, built in Faaborg yard.[1] The ship was built to replace the aging Barsø class, which had become obsolete.[2] The ship is equipped with a single Stan Flex container position, but can not use all types of containers as there are installed the associated equipment to the most advanced of its kind. The position is primarily used for environmental projects and will here have placed an environmental co…

Chiron (Korean SAM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron_%28missile%29 "The KP-SAM Shin-Gung or Shin-Kung (Korean: hangul: 신궁, hanja: 新弓) is a South Korean shoulder launched surface-to-air missile manufactured by LIG Nex1. It is marketed internationally as the Chiron" --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Kowsar (surface-to-surface missile) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowsar "Kowsar (or Kosar) is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran. It can defeat electronic jamming systems and "cannot be thrown off course", according to Iranian officials....Some news reports indicate that this was the missile used on July 14, 2006 in the 2006 Lebanon War when Hezbollah fired two at Israeli warships.[2][3] One of the missiles hit the corvette INS Hanit, causing heavy damage and the deaths of four Israeli servicemen.[4] The other missile hit an Egyptian merchant ship causing heavy damage; it is reported that all the crew survived." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Sky Bow 1 (Tien Kung 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Bow_III "The Sky Bow series of surface-to-air missiles were developed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and are currently in used for air defense purposes." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.2

BM-30 Smerch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BM-30_Smerch "The BM-30 Smerch (Tornado) or 9A52 is a Soviet heavy multiple rocket launcher. The system is designed to defeat personnel, armored, and soft-skinned targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots. It was created in the early 1980s and entered service in the Soviet Army in 1989.[1] When first observed by the West in 1983, it received the code MRL 280mm M1983. It is expected to be superseded by the 9A52-4 Tornado." --Wikipedia Hundreds of these were built; they are used by about a dozen countries. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Myasishchev M-4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasishchev_M-4 "The Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Russian: Молот (Hammer), USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 37",[1][2]NATO reporting name 'Bison'.[3]) is a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a bomber capable of attacking targets in North America. The Myasishchev design bureau was formed to build such a bomber." --Wikipedia This is one we never hear about it, overshadowed I guess by the Tu- bombers. But nearly one hundred were made and they served into the 1990s. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

E-4 and VC-25 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-200 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_VC-25 "The Boeing VC-25 is the designation of a United States Air Force passenger transportation aircraft, a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner. The A-model (VC-25A) is the only variant of the VC-25. The VC-25 is most famous for its role as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. The two aircraft currently in U.S. service are highly modified versions of Boeing's 747-200B, with tail numbers 28000 and 29000. Although the Air Force One designation technically app…

Tang-class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_class_submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Trigger_%28SS-564%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harder_%28SS-568%29 "The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY), which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design. They comprised the state of the art in post-World War II conventionally powered submarine design; a design that was incorporated into and replaced by the nuclear-powered submarines of the 1950s and beyond." --Wikipedia Two of these submarines serviced with the Italian navy until the mid-1980s. …

Sauro-class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauro_class_submarine "The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Italian Navy. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone." --Wikipedia While the latter two batches are in the HUD-4, the first group, two batches of two submarines each, are not. They served between about 1980 and 2005. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Toti-class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toti_class_submarine "The Toti class were submarines built for the Italian Navy in the 1960s. They were the first submarines designed and built in Italy since World War II. These boats were small and designed as "hunter killer" anti-submarine submarines. They are comparable to the German Type 205 submarines and the French Aréthuse class submarines." --Wikipedia Small hunter-killer submarines in service until the early 1990s. ANW HUD-4 v1.2

Airbus A400M Atlas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A400M Here's another one that could be added to the database. As with many other requests, I'm simply posting them here now as I think of them so that when Gunny has time to work on the database again, he'll have a list as a starting point. ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b11

Almirante Clemente-class destroyer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almirante_Clemente-class_destroyer "The Almirante Clemente class of destroyer escorts is a class of warships built for several countries. The class was designed by Luigi Ansaldo Ficantieri for the Venezuelan Naval Forces, currently Venezuelan Navy, in the 50's to complement its Nueva Esparta class destroyer." --Wikipedia Used until the 1970s, so technically a little outside the HUD-4's scope, but an interesting ship, and one that played an important role in a 1962 coup attempt in Venezuela. It might also show up in a number of Cold War scenarios in the Caribbean, so it might be worth adding. ANW…