Rookster

The net never cease to amaze... You pasted the very link I was looking at, a picture which still tickles my own political funnybone, even now almost 20 years after the fact. Information is now amazingly accessible. But alas, not all information is easy to find. While I learned there have been very few battle casualties in the Abrams, furthering my belief that your use of "demise" signifies something other than physical death, I am unable to nail this trivia question down. Saddam's demise could be said to have been at the hands of the M1, inasmuch as it spearheaded the actual invasion that spelled the end of his regime. But the Afghan boiling water remark again eludes me, so I have to cry uncle and bow my head in shame, having failed in my assigned task

The only "leader" whose demise (I note that you did not say "death") was brought about by the Abrams, that I can think of at least, would be Michael Dukakis. The widely circulated phot op picture of Dukakis sitting in the M1 rang false with the public, and in the minds of many pundits, dealt a mortal blow to his election prospects. But if it is Dukakis, I've yet to find the boiling water-Afghanistan connection. The Sovs were deep into Afghanistan at the time, and very much looking for a way out. So a campaign speech might well have been the context for the remark, but I've yet to find it. Then again, I could be all wet and you might be referring to someone else entirely ;-)

A few years after the first unwomaned flight? http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008993 (You're right, Brad, Google makes this stuff go easy sometimes -- but not always, so please do keep on it, we learn something new with every question.)

Hello Toorabid, and welcome to the HarpGamer forums. A point of information for you and others who enjoy the Classic branch of the Harpoon tree... EC2003 is a direct port of EC2000, meaning that "Blockers" exists in both, the difference being that the EC2003 version has the user-editable database (Brad's most recent HCDB rev is the way to go ). So if you load the EC2003 version of "Blockers" in the Scenario Editor, you should have no problem adding the Backfires or any other platform (s) you desire. Also, if you want to do the same with any of EC2000's many excellent User Authored scenarios, there is a Scenario Converter utility that will turn any EC2000 scen into an EC2003 scen. One caveat: Upon conversion, the scenarios often play "differently" than the original EC2000 version, primarily because platform loadouts and capabilities are now more accurately represented in the HCDB. Consequently, I'd recommend playing "Blinders - EC2003" first, to see what, if any differences you find, then experiment with any enhancements you want to make via the Scenario Editor. Good luck, and I hope this helps you.

Thanks for reviving the Trivia Questions, Brad. I believe it's this one you're referring to, and if so, it's one heck of a story. If not, it's still one heck of a story http://www.homeofheroes.com/wings/jackson.html

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 11,2005 Version codes: 100--Unit has been completely updated and tested 99--Unit has been completely updated but not tested 88--Unit is not functional 77--Unit has been partially updated and is nominally functional Added Mk 54 ALWT---909

Count me in, Brad. I'm also fairly certain about Dewayne, and perhaps even Kelly, if we can coordinate their schedules. Will chat with them soon and request they confirm. Same with Fred, I would think. Is there a particular number of players we need to make this work? At least so many, not more than another amount? Thanks for getting this under way.

Thanks

LOL....already included, and the USNI BattleSet as well.

Good call, Brad. To make this information more readily available, I added it to the Tools/FAQ page at HarpGamer.com under the link Understanding Harpoon Classic File Names. Thanks for laying it out for us.

It sounds like you could use some help, and I'd be glad to give it a go, but it's probably best we do so via private email, and if need be, telephone. To get the ball rolling, I've messaged you through the email we have here at the forum to give you my direct email address. Just look at the upper right of this screen beneath the Help and Search icons. A link there should say at least 1 New Message. Click on that, and you'll find a message containing my direct email address.

It was nice making your acquaintance yesterday during our chat at #harpgamer, and I know you now have your answer on how to contact AGSI to arrange for an off line purchase. I hope it works out for you and Welcome Aboard!

Done. Find them in the Tools/FAQ section of Harpgamer.com. Thanks to Jan Masterson for his update to Joe's PE DB Worksheets, bringing them up to the most recent PE configuration, and for his recent inquiry about the Hot Keys list, prompting us to dig thru "the archives" (aka Tony and Bruce's hard drives ) and get it onto the site.