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Yes and this is true of any place, not just Syria. Intervening terrain or the horizon will affect any radar detection and engagement, something that HCE unfortunately tends to gloss over.

S-400 has been deployed since last year around this time, so it was already present for the cruise missile strike. It would have had difficulty tracking or engaging any of the missiles then or in a new strike.

In order to preserve previous versions of the database, as already installed, you need to rename your 'commondb.res' file to prevent it from being overwritten by a new download version. Database integrity is critical to scenario and savegame viability, on the presumption that the scenario was written with a different (and therefore possibly incompatible) version of the database.

The Bastion site has been there a while now. And while having S-400 present in-country has already shown support for Assad, adding a second battery does nothing to advance that objective. I suspect there is something else going on here.

A bug that I expect is related to the formation station keeping bug.

Second Russian S-400 in Syria confirmed (Jane's) The obvious question is 'why'?

China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet is in service (DefenseNews) Assessment of J-20 RCS by Taiwan's NCSIST:

More Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS (NATO Bear H) bombers

Russian air force Tu-22M3 (NATO Backfire C) bomber overshoots the runway on takeoff from Shaikavka airbase during the Zapad-2017 exercise.

Russian general killed in IS shelling in Syria (Deutsche Welle) Russia airlifts bridging equipment to Syria (Jane's)

Italy retires last Atlantique (DefenseNews)

The President and Nuclear Weapons Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trump Having the Bomb (War on the Rocks)

Australia commissions first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (Jane's)

Aircraft with low turn rate - I specifically noticed it with AEW&C aircraft and large fixed wing ASW - seem to get stuck on a 000 heading on launch. Setting a new course doesn't seem to sway them. Unless you direct RTB and then set the new course. Someone can put together a test scenario for Tony's review.

The scenario was actually designed for the HCDB2-170714 version of the DB or later.

Superb work, Tony.

Some discussion of the issue in the HC beta testing forum here. Your comments/thoughts would be welcome.

Defense Bill Language Could Let F-35 off the Hook (POGO)

The most recent version of the database is HCDB2-170909.

Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately there is no current method to assigning an ASW aircraft to perform a cold search in an automated fashion (as it would do in a formation patrol). You have to manually set the course and speed, and although tedious, it is really your only option. You have probably noticed that if you have a faint contact (with a resulting polygonal area of uncertainty), your search is much more automated. If you offer a sniff of your presence to the AI, it offers the AI an area of uncertainty in which to intensify its search (as described above).

US Army retires final Kiowa Warrior (Jane's)

The Calculated Logic Behind North Korea’s Missile Tests (The Diplomat)

Safety Experts: Some F-35 Ejections Pose ‘Serious’ Death Risk (Roll Call)

After Deadly Collisions Navy will Broadcast Warship Locations in High Traffic Areas (USNI News)