JanMasterson

London August 18, 2006 IT'S not every day that a foreign diplomat publicly tells the US to "shut up and keep quiet", but China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva did just that during a BBC interview on the subject of Beijing's growing military spending. Interviewed for a BBC radio program yesterday, Sha Zukang also said China would sacrifice its own people's lives if any nation supported a declaration of independence by Taiwan. Responding to jitters in the Bush Administration about Beijing's rising military budget, Mr Sha said the US itself accounted for half of the world's military spending. "The China population is six times or five times that of the United States," he said. "Why blame China? … It's better for the US to shut up and keep quiet. It's much, much better." His voice rising, Mr Sha continued: "It's the US's sovereign right to do whatever they deem good for them — but don't tell us what is good for China. Thank you very much!" Mr Sha was equally explicit on Taiwan declaring independence. "The moment Taiwan declares independence, supported by whoever, China will have no choice," the ambassador said. "We will do the business through whatever means available to my government. Nobody should have any illusions on that. We will do the business at any cost." He added: "It's not a matter of how big Taiwan is, but for China, one inch of the territory is more valuable than the life of our people. We will never concede on that." AFP http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/chines...5407956728.html Diplomatic bluff or reality? Jan

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Maybe one from the Bridgemaster series.

Source: http://www.eurofighter.com/medialibrary/me...322&CategoryID=

Source: Belgian Navy Main page Here is a nic pic that show a dutch "Karel Doorman" class frigate, the Van Nes F833, on the right, along a belgian "Wielingen" class frigate, the BNS Wandelaar F912, on the left Photo © Patrice Hornez Large Size --> http://pic.aceboard.net/img/102030/36/1117095176.jpg

In Tunisia, i seen a small surface radar on the top of the coast guard of the Monastir's port, it was a Decca (was wrote on it). Hope it helps

Wow, is this declaration a free political show or a letter of intentions? Anyway, most muslims i know disagree with that :"(...)playing with Islam is like messing with the lion's tail(...)", it's a total disrespectual usage of the religion to justify acts and manipulate people. On a personal note, imho the best way to prevent war in middle east is to open schools and provide food for everyone.

Did someone said "Casus Belli"? PS: doesn't the GWB quote sound like a circonstancial "i told you"?

It seems that some scens are getting an even more realistic background. May the fisherman RIP.

South Korean version, Peter Grining: "Lynx Mk99: The initial order was for 11 ASW aircraft (as Sea Of Dragon entry with MAD, but no Sea Skua capability), then 6 with Sea Skua (no ASW sensors). A further order for 12 with Sea Skua capability (But possibly no ASW gear?) has been placed. 627 Squadron with first 11 629 Squadron with 2nd batch" Norwegian, PG: "Lynx Mk 86: Due to lack of spares, 2 of 6 in service in 2001. Operated by Coast Guard." (hum, should i say that norwegian stuffs are certainly well documented on HHQ?) Dutch version, PG: "SH-14D Lynx (B-9): Original numbers were 6 UH-14A training/transport, 10 SH-14B (ASW w dipping sonar) and 8 SH-14C. 22 remain all SH-14D, ESM, FLIR and 3rd Gen Decoys being fitted." German Version: http://membres.lycos.fr/harpoon4/frm/ge/2002/wg13mk88a.pdf Peter Grining: "Lynx Mk88: Sensors should include Sea Spray radar and MAD (or not reports differ) . Upgrade to Mk88A 2001-2003 to 360 degree Sea Spray radar, Sea Skua ASM, FLIR. 17 Mk88 and 7 Mk88A (1999 on). " PG: "Andrea Doria CVH: Nuova Unita Maggorie (NUM) to replace 'Vittorio Veneto' from 2007. 20800 st/29000 fl, COGAG/CPP for 29 knots, 7000 nm at 16 knots. Has 6 helo spots, ski jump will be fitted, crew 430 + 203 airgroup + 140 flag. Carrier air group 8 AV-8B, 12 EH101. 134 metre long, 21 metre wide Hanager for 12 EH-101 or 8 AV-8B plus 8 to 10 on flight deck. Weapons are F&A(16)2 Aster 15, F/PA/SA (1)3 76mm Super Rapid. Radars: SPY-760 EMPAR. Fitted with SLAT torpedo decoy. Original plan was to have been a dual carrier/troopship (using hanager deck as vehicle deck) load is 603 troops, 26 tanks, 80 trucks and 2 60 ton landing craft or 4 30 ton landing craft and LCAC capable. The stern dock has been removed from the design and possible troop complement reduced to 350 with helo transport only. Two 30 tonne elevators. Dual stabilisers. " Italian source: http://freewebhosting.hostdepartment.com/i...y21/Cavour1.htm http://h4eur.free.fr/gb/2002/m101.pdf PG: "Sandown MH: 2600nm @ 11 knots. M103 Cromer struck 10/01. M106 and on have 2 man diver recompression chambers, M104 has portable compression chamber, doubles time at depth. M101 Sandown (6/89-), M102 Inverness (3/91-), M104 Walney (3/91-), M105 Bridport (11/93-), M106 Penzance (5/98-), M107 Pembroke (7/00-), M108 Grimsby (9/99-), M109 Bangor (7/00-), M110 Ramsey (6/01-), M111 Blyth (8/01-), M112 Shoreham (7/02-)" PG: "France Scorpene S-80 SS: May be ordered in 2001 (possibly increasing the in service dates bt a few years), 2000 subm, AIP, 21 knots, 6 TT w/18 weapons. S-81 2002, S-82 2003, S-83 2004, S-84 2005." Hazegray:http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/africa/algeria.htm#3 http://membres.lycos.fr/harpoon4/frm/sa/2002/s98.pdf We can virtually meet tehme everywhere but, IMHO, mostly in the south Pac, Indian Ocean. It can be interisting to have them as "backup" in a typical ColdWar convoy scen. And here's the Cheetah H4 form: http://web.archive.org/web/20030217084956/...80/cheetah.html Rooivalk: http://web.archive.org/web/20030202120030/...0/rooivalk.html Hope it helps, Jan

AFAIK, it's the modèle 72, here's my source: http://www.wielingen1991.org/fr/f910/lance_roquette.htm

CC Brad, i haven't H4.1 (yet), i only renfrenced to real life values. About ASW mortar, the one with 6 tubes fitted on the WIelingen is made by Creusot-Loire. About .50, i prefer to have 5 mounts, even with limited arcs, rather than just two with all round cap. just because 5 guys will always react better to a all round/overnumbered attack But, indeep, all these abive are only details. PS: thhx for the infos about Raytheon type Jan

HCDB-050327, Max speed should still be corrected. Mounts: Bofors 375mm Mortar Fwd, id.59935, isn't the one used on belgian frigates, i told that the mortar that belgian are using can't be called "Bofors" because real Bofors made mortars have 4 tubes and then the belgian one have 6 tubes. So the right ASW mortar is id.59936. There's 5 .50, not just two, plz refer to the post below. Thx, Jan

Thanks Tony. I've talked about ReaConveretr because i found it very easy and reliable, i tried some others tools but their wasn't as good.

Hope it helps, Jan

Vosper Mk 5, id. 2420 Sensors a Graseby 170 (Hull Mounted) active sonar is missing (not yet in the DB), but, in the DB, there's a Sonar 177, id.47266 with act./pass. capabilities and with the good ranges. Mounts Should be added: 12.7mm MG, id.59623, 59624; GAM-B01 20mm/85, id.59583, 59584; =>'Alborz' and 'Sabalan' have PB&SB(2)2 C-802 vice Sea Killer fitted 1996/97 Maybe 60288, 60289 (4 CSS-N-8 Saccade (C802) tubes)? 23mm/81, id. 60224 should be erased since 23mm was replaced by 35mm in 1991. Sources: http://web.archive.org/web/20030202120030/...80/iranupd.html http://www.nasog.net/datasheets/warships/f...lvand_Class.htm

Here is a site from a guy that collected from every WWIII novels the he red. Seems very usefull to add the little "real life" touch that can be found on those to your scen. Jan