CV32

I believe it means that it is being held back while other loose ends (i.e. other smaller projects) are being completed.

HCDB-120405 Aircraft: A-4M Skyhawk - USA A-7B Corsair II - USA A330-200 MRTT - UAE AC-208B Combat Caravan - Iraq AH-64A Apache - UAE AH-64D Longbow - UAE AS.332F (1996) - UAE AS.332F (2001) - UAE AV-8A Harrier - USA AV-8C Harrier - USA B-57B Canberra - Pakistan Buccaneer S.50 - South Africa CA-27 Sabre Mk31 - Indonesia Canberra PR.9 - UK CF-104 Starfighter - Canada CF-104 Starfighter - Turkey Chinook HC.1 - UK CP-107 Argus Mk 2 - Canada CP-121 Tracker - Canada EA-6A Electric Intruder - USA EKA-3B Skywarrior - USA F-8H Crusader - Philippines F-8P Crusader - France F-15SA - Saudi Arabia F-86F Sabre - Japan F-86F Sabre - Pakistan F-100A Super Sabre - Taiwan F-100D Super Sabre - Denmark F-100D Super Sabre - Turkey F-104ASA-M Starfighter - Italy F-104G Starfighter - Belgium F-104G Starfighter - Denmark F-104G Starfighter - Greece F-104G Starfighter - Taiwan F-104G Starfighter - Turkey F-104J Starfighter - Japan F-104J Starfighter - Taiwan F-104S Starfighter - Turkey F-104S/CB Starfighter - Italy F-104S/CI Starfighter - Italy F-105B Thunderchief - USA F-105D Thunderchief - USA F-105F Thunderchief - USA F-105G Wild Weasel III - USA Gazelle AH.1 (1992) - UK G.91R1 - Italy G.91Y - Italy Hawk Mk 52 - Kenya Hawk Mk 60/60A - Zimbabwe Hercules C.1 - UK Hercules C.1K - UK Hercules C.1K MAROC - UK Hercules C.1P - UK Hercules C.1(SF/1) - UK Hercules C.1(SF/2) - UK Hercules C.3A - UK Hunter F.56 - India Hunter F.58 - Switzerland Hunter FGA.59 - Iraq Hunter FGA.73A - Oman Hunter FGA.78 - Qatar J35D Draken - Sweden J35F-2 Draken - Sweden J35J Draken - Sweden KA-3B Skywarrior - USA Lightning F.53 - Saudi Arabia P-2H Neptune - France RB-57F Canberra - Pakistan RF-8G Crusader - USA RF-84F Thunderflash - Greece RF-104G Starfighter - FRG RF-104G Stargazer - Taiwan RF-104G Starfighter - Turkey S35E Draken - Sweden SA.342L Gazelle - Qatar Saab 35BS - Finland Saab 35FS - Finland Saab 35XS - Finland Sea Hawk FGA.6 - India Su-9 Fishpot B - USSR Tu-95MS-6 Bear H - Russia Tu-95MSM - Russia Wessex HAS.3 - UK Wessex HAS.31B - Australia Wessex HC.2 - UK Wessex HU.5 - UK Ships/MLUs: Alerta AGI - Spain Anawrahta FF - Myanmar Aung Zeya FFG - Myanmar Babr (Sumner/87) DDG - Iran Bayandor (PF103/84) PG - Iran Bayandor (PF103/90) PG - Iran Houxin Type 037-1G PTG - Myanmar Jianghu II Type 053 FF - Myanmar Myanmar PG - Myanmar Osprey PG - Myanmar PCER 842 FFL - Myanmar PGM 43 PG - Myanmar Saam (Vosper Mk5/80) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/90) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/91) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/97) FF - Iran Shirane 22DDH CVH - Japan Submarines: Chakra II (971U) SSN - India

A new version of the official Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) Database (HCDB-120405) is now available. Get the new DB in the Downloads section. New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: A-4M Skyhawk - USA A-7B Corsair II - USA A330-200 MRTT - UAE AC-208B Combat Caravan - Iraq AH-64A Apache - UAE AH-64D Longbow - UAE AS.332F (1996) - UAE AS.332F (2001) - UAE AV-8A Harrier - USA AV-8C Harrier - USA B-57B Canberra - Pakistan Buccaneer S.50 - South Africa CA-27 Sabre Mk31 - Indonesia Canberra PR.9 - UK CF-104 Starfighter - Canada CF-104 Starfighter - Turkey Chinook HC.1 - UK CP-107 Argus Mk 2 - Canada CP-121 Tracker - Canada EA-6A Electric Intruder - USA EKA-3B Skywarrior - USA F-8H Crusader - Philippines F-8P Crusader - France F-15SA - Saudi Arabia F-86F Sabre - Japan F-86F Sabre - Pakistan F-100A Super Sabre - Taiwan F-100D Super Sabre - Denmark F-100D Super Sabre - Turkey F-104ASA-M Starfighter - Italy F-104G Starfighter - Belgium F-104G Starfighter - Denmark F-104G Starfighter - Greece F-104G Starfighter - Taiwan F-104G Starfighter - Turkey F-104J Starfighter - Japan F-104J Starfighter - Taiwan F-104S Starfighter - Turkey F-104S/CB Starfighter - Italy F-104S/CI Starfighter - Italy F-105B Thunderchief - USA F-105D Thunderchief - USA F-105F Thunderchief - USA F-105G Wild Weasel III - USA Gazelle AH.1 (1992) - UK G.91R1 - Italy G.91Y - Italy Hawk Mk 52 - Kenya Hawk Mk 60/60A - Zimbabwe Hercules C.1 - UK Hercules C.1K - UK Hercules C.1K MAROC - UK Hercules C.1P - UK Hercules C.1(SF/1) - UK Hercules C.1(SF/2) - UK Hercules C.3A - UK Hunter F.56 - India Hunter F.58 - Switzerland Hunter FGA.59 - Iraq Hunter FGA.73A - Oman Hunter FGA.78 - Qatar J35D Draken - Sweden J35F-2 Draken - Sweden J35J Draken - Sweden KA-3B Skywarrior - USA Lightning F.53 - Saudi Arabia P-2H Neptune - France RB-57F Canberra - Pakistan RF-8G Crusader - USA RF-84F Thunderflash - Greece RF-104G Starfighter - FRG RF-104G Stargazer - Taiwan RF-104G Starfighter - Turkey S35E Draken - Sweden SA.342L Gazelle - Qatar Saab 35BS - Finland Saab 35FS - Finland Saab 35XS - Finland Sea Hawk FGA.6 - India Su-9 Fishpot B - USSR Tu-95MS-6 Bear H - Russia Tu-95MSM - Russia Wessex HAS.3 - UK Wessex HAS.31B - Australia Wessex HC.2 - UK Wessex HU.5 - UK Ships/MLUs: Alerta AGI - Spain Anawrahta FF - Myanmar Aung Zeya FFG - Myanmar Babr (Sumner/87) DDG - Iran Bayandor (PF103/84) PG - Iran Bayandor (PF103/90) PG - Iran Houxin Type 037-1G PTG - Myanmar Jianghu II Type 053 FF - Myanmar Myanmar PG - Myanmar Osprey PG - Myanmar PCER 842 FFL - Myanmar PGM 43 PG - Myanmar Saam (Vosper Mk5/80) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/90) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/91) FF - Iran Saam (Vosper Mk5/97) FF - Iran Shirane 22DDH CVH - Japan Submarines: Chakra II (971U) SSN - India Enjoy.

Harpoon V is on "simmer".

Now available at Clash of Arms here.

That is an interesting development. Thanks!

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32 : Chakra II will now finally appear in the HCDB. Any thoughts on what mix of weapons is sitting in the 650mm torpedo tubes these days?

Ah, I was at the wrong end of the ship. It is pretty small (both the pic and the antenna). My wild guess is something associated with aircraft control (though it seems pretty low on the superstructure) or a comms antenna or datalink of some kind.

I love these little mysteries. I can't seem to locate the object you're describing in any photos I'm looking at. You say its on the starboard side? behind the SS-N-12 missile handling crane? If you can find a photo that shows it, but you don't want to post it, just point us to the link and we'll go from there. Can you find it anywhere in this album of photos of Minsk : Minsk World [ Moved the thread here from Shore Leave ]

From CBC News [excerpt]

From BBC [excerpt]

Added! Also the F-100 for Taiwan, as they remained in service with some squadrons until September 1984.

Added! Already present.

Vulcan B.2 XL361 sits as a gate guard at the airport in Goose Bay. A fitting memorial to RAF presence here.

From Ares Check it out. Brazen?

Adding better eyes but not better claws. Interesting allocation of a budget.

Well, to be clear, these aren't APA simulations. They're videos of computer Harpoon products put up by AGSI (aka ComputerHarpoon). Our demo for USNI and HCE also appears here.

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't advocate taking the result or anything stated by APA at face value. I posted the article because its interesting to see a sim like Harpoon (especially Harpoon) play a role in such a hotbed political issue.

Moved the discussion about modeling amphibious operations to its own thread.

Yeah, 'shooting' the marines via missiles or guns is one of the less satisfactory options, imho. If you're familiar with the PE, I'd suggest testing it and seeing how you like it (or dislike it).

As you might imagine, the issue has popped up now and again over the years and continues to push its way to the front of my mind now and again. The principal problem, as I see it, is this: (1) firstly, there is a disconnect between the amphibious ships and the landing craft (of various types) that they would disgorge offshore during an amphibious assault, i.e. no way to have a ship "unload" other ships. (2) secondly, there is a further disconnect between the landing craft (the LCVP, LCU, LCM, LCAC, etc, etc) and the forces (the soldiers, crew served weapons, vehicles, etc) that they would disgorge at the beach, i.e. no way to have those landing craft "unload" their cargo upon reaching the shore. (3) thirdly, there is yet another disconnect between the landing forces and their ultimate objective, i.e. no way to have those soldiers (mounted or dismounted), tanks, APCs, and the like move off the beach toward the enemy. Of course, you can model each component separately. You can model the individual LPD, the individual LCU, the individual tank or APC. This is basically what has been done. But there is no way to stack them one on top of the other (or inside each other) and thereby achieve a more closely modeled simulation of an amphibious assault. Now, you could potentially model the spearhead units (the soldiers, tanks, etc) as weapons (say, guns or missiles) and have the phibs or landing craft "fire" them as they approach within a certain distance of the shore. But I think it would be less than satisfactory. You still face a substantial risk of having the landing craft "run aground" (a huge embarrassment for a landing craft ), effective range of the "weapon" is an issue, and its a "one shot" deal.

Great pics of the new French FREMM frigate Aquitaine, inside and out, here and here.

Wow, that's a great list of suggestions, Enrique. Thanks! Should keep me busy for awhile.

From AOL Defense [excerpt]

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