CV32

As mentioned on IRC, I'm not terribly surprised that the patrol went unnoticed. I rather doubt that anyone was looking, and even so, I expect the Gulf of Mexico is probably not the quietest place acoustically speaking.

In some ways, been slipping since they pulled the ASW mission from the S-3B Viking, imho. The helicopters have probably maintained the capability, at least on paper. Whether the P-8A proves to be the platform that the P-3C was, remains to be seen, but those are big boots to fill.

From Free Beacon [excerpt]

Yes, I expect so. Published in 1982. I think I might have read this book before ...

Scored a bunch of used books today for a coupla bucks apiece ... now to find time to read them. Admiral Arleigh (31 knot) Burke, by Ken Jones and Hubert Kelley Jr. Sink 'Em All, by Charles A. Lockwood, Vice Adm, USN, Rtd Carrier, by John Wingate Ace! A Marine Night Fighter Pilot in WWII, by Col R. Bruce Porter Submarines at War, 1939-45, by Alastair Mars The Big E, by Cdr Edward P. Stafford, USN Inside the Soviet Army, by Viktor Suvorov

There is room for both. Sometimes I want to play a small, focused scenario that has only a few units (on both sides) and is aimed at a single, well defined objective. Other times I am itching for an all out battle that spans thousands of miles and involves hundreds of units of all types, one that pushes my ability to "command" to its limits. If you're writing a scenario that is part of a saga, or series, then maybe the first would be more suitable. Or maybe not. [You could create an actual poll, with votes, if you were so inclined].

File Name: Bedonian Express File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 10 Aug 2012 File Updated: 15 Aug 2012 File Category: GIUK DB Used: HCDB-120621 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-GIUK: .scm - EC2003 - EC2003 Bedonian Express A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 GIUK battleset. This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only. The nickname Bedonian Express was applied to certain strategic reconnaissance missions conducted by US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during the Cold War, and in particular, those missions repeatedly carried out through a corridor that followed the coast of Poland and the USSR in the Baltic Sea. These flights typically entered the Baltic over a reporting point codenamed Codan, and located about 80 km south of Copenhagen. Brad Leyte, August 2012 Click here to download this file

I don't see any reason to be skeptical. There are (currently, IIRC) three active Delta IV in the Northern Fleet, and four Delta III in the Pacific. With the shifting emphasis to the Pacific, by the superpowers generally, and the older boats currently deployed to Pac, I'm not surprised that the new Boreys would go there.

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: Meanwhile, there was a keel laying ceremony for the first Improved Borey (Project 955A) sub in late July.

Scenario building for the Spratlys (and wider area) started in earnest as soon as HCE finally achieved Westpac.

From Air Force Magazine, August 2012 [excerpt]

I thought that was what I had said.

Its always been notably fickle, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a bug. So no patch. I'd suggest working from a clean copy. I have found that clearing formatting (if you're writing it up in a word processor) helps.

The orders are still suffering from the 'bad characters' issue.

For sure. Four iron ore merchants were sunk here in '42, all within sight of my office window today.

Oh, I'm seriously doubting whether it is actually a U-boat, but the story was interesting just the same. Keep in mind, as well, that the Churchill River of today is not the same river it was in the 1940s (then the Hamilton River), prior to the massive hydroelectric project of the late 60s. I should add that we have a LOT of wrecks around this part of the world, including U-boat victims that lie in water just a few miles from where I sit as I type this post.

Well worth a look, including after action reports and game plots ... Full article here: Dance of the Vampires

Back from a couple weeks of holiday, and this local news story caught my eye ... U-boat search in Labrador river

In Canada, we can get those broken clocks to be right twice a day.

The Canadian submarine HMCS Victoria sank the decommissioned American Mars class combat stores ship USNS Concord with a Mk 48 torpedo during a SINKEX at RIMPAC 2012, at the Barking Sands range, off Hawaii, on July 17. Filmed from a CP-140 Aurora. Finally, some tangible progress with this troubled class, it seems. How's that, gemerson. A kill. And of an American ship, no less.

Yah, saw that.

From Foreign Policy [excerpt]

I'd post them as you go. That way, people are hankering for more! (Also, any adjustments or changes are easier to make in scenarios still in progress).

From Foreign Policy [excerpt]