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Is my subforum still not accessible to others? I had a chance to browse some of the other forums, and I have to say the only thing that surprised me was that the Russkies thought they had a tough mission. C'mon! In fact, from our own perspective, we expected that the NATO mission was pretty near impossible to achieve without losing at least one submarine. (Which essentially negated the chance of a 'win' game wise). Soviet air cover was thick enough that there was a very good chance at least one of us would get picked up by a sonobuoy barrier very early on, and then pounced on by the other Soviet assets. We didn't count on the end coming so quickly, though, and we did not anticipate anyone deciding to put up a scope!

A new "one off" version of the HCDB database (HCDB-090726) has been uploaded here to permit testing of guns with the code introduced in 2009.037.

Welcome back to Harpoon! and to HarpGamer. Firstly, a note about databases. HCE comes with two databases: (1) the HCDB database that works with all EC2003 and Westpac battlesets, which database is updated regularly; and (2) the original, built in database for all other earlier battlesets and which cannot be edited or updated. Any scenarios that come with HCE will be set up to use either of the above databases automatically. The "Lisbon We Have a Problem" scenario uses the stock HCDB database. If you are using the 'stock' game, without any mods, you should be fine. What version of the game engine (GE) are you using? Patches? Betas? If the scenario comes with the game, yes. Downloaded user created scenarios, however, are a different story. The scenario author should have indicated at the download page which database his scenario needs. Any user created scenarios, especially those created for new battlesets like those you mention, may use different databases than the HCDB. For example, the HCDA is specifically built for the 'Americas' theaters. If you have more questions or this isn't clear, by all means just holler.

A new version of the Harpoon Commander's Edition World Wars Database (HCWW-090724) is available. Get it in the Downloads section of the HarpGamer website. New units include: Ships: Agano (1943) CL - Japan Agano (Jul 44) CL - Japan Akizuki (1942) DD - Japan Akizuki (1943) DD - Japan Akizuki (1944) DD - Japan Akizuki (1945) DD - Japan Ashigara (Sep 44) CA - Japan Chokai (Jul 44) CA - Japan Freighter (Allied) MRCH - Intl Furutaka CA - Japan Haguro (Sep 44) - Japan Hosho (1941) CVL - Japan Katori (1942) CL - Japan Kiso (Aug 44) CL - Japan Kitikami (1941) CL - Japan Kitikami (Sep 42) CL - Japan Kitikami (Jan 45) CL - Japan Kuma (Apr 42) CL - Japan Kuma (1943) CL - Japan Kumano (Jul 44) CA - Japan Matsu DD - Japan Maya (1942) CA - Japan Maya (Apr 44) CA - Japan Minekaze (1941) DD - Japan Minekaze (1942) DD - Japan Mogami (1941) CA - Japan Mogami (Apr 43) CA - Japan Mogami (Jul 44) CA - Japan Myoko (1941) CA - Japan Myoko (Sep 44) CA - Japan Nachi (Sep 44) CA - Japan Oyodo (Apr 44) CL - Japan Platypus MISC - Australia Shimakaze (1943) DD - Japan Shimakaze (1944) DD - Japan Suzuya (Jul 44) CA - Japan Tachibana DD - Japan Takao (1941) CA - Japan Takao (Aug 43) CA - Japan Tama (Aug 44) CL - Japan Tatsuta (1944) CL - Japan Tenryu (Nov 40) CL - Japan Tenryu (1942) CL - Japan Yubari CL - Japan Yuugumo (1941) DD - Japan Yuugumo (1942-43) DD - Japan Yuugumo (1944) DD - Japan Submarines: Ha-101 SSC - Japan Ha-201 SSC - Japan I-1 SS - Japan I-1 (1942-43) SS - Japan I-5 (1941) SS - Japan I-6 (1942) SS - Japan I-7 SS - Japan I-8 (1944) SS - Japan I-9 SS - Japan I-15 SS - Japan I-15 (1944) SS - Japan I-16 SS - Japan I-17 SS - Japan I-36 (1944) SS - Japan I-61 SS - Japan I-121 SS - Japan I-152 SS - Japan I-153 SS - Japan I-156 SS - Japan I-165 SS - Japan I-168 SS - Japan I-171 SS - Japan I-174 SS - Japan I-176 SS - Japan Kairyu SS - Japan Koryu SS - Japan RO-26 SS - Japan RO-57 SS - Japan RO-60 SS - Japan RO-100 (Kaisho) SS - Japan RO-100 (Kaisho/44) SS - Japan Type A SS - Japan Type C SS - Japan Enjoy.

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Unlikely. I chatted with Allen years ago when he was writing these scenarios, but for the life of me I cannot remember his surname and I have no contact information. The scenarios themselves would have been lost (when the website hosting them tossed all of their HC scenarios en masse) if I hadn't saved them at the time. If no one can remember Allen's full name and we cannot reach him, then I guess Eurofed3 will have to be dropped from the list, unfortunately.

Using the HCWW, I did find that the 0.50 cal MG aboard the P-40E Warhawk, with range <1 nm, was able to function. As I said, plenty more testing needed.

I've been slogging through it the last 2 shifts on patrol Brad, I'm finding it hard going. I have to say that they really really did their research on it, perhaps a bit too much even. I don't want to spoil it for you but I can't really agree with their premise 100%. The facts aren't adding up to the history involved. Later D You can't spoil it for me. I finished it a few days ago. Too much research? Bah. I don't know if there is much in life I'd agree with 100 percent, but in any event, Tully and Parshall make a convincing argument and, as you say, they did plenty of research to back up that argument.

My favorites of that flavour are: From EC2000 GIUK Eurofed3 From EC2003 GIUK Fight to the What 2 Kola 3 The Big 'E'asy Hot Rocks SIOP 1 From EC2003 Battle of the Atlantic Lead Off The Run for Home

Testing command line " C:\Games\HCE\Winharp32.exe -p 2 " Test PC is 'dual core' Shortcut with above command line opens the 2009.037 GE and runs a Westpac scenario without difficulty Task Manager confirms CPU processor affinity is " CPU 1 " only Excerpt from GE log follows:

These are the same RAN ships that were here in St. John's a few weeks back.

The Baka kamikaze code I've been playing with for awhile, so I can vouch for that one. It works very well. Guns I have been able to verify with the HCWW (World Wars) database, so we no longer have 'cowardly' fighter pilots there, thankfully. I have also been able to confirm that there does not appear to be any conflict between BVR (beyond visual range) AAMs and guns. AI controlled aircraft still shoot their BVR missiles when a target is within 'no escape' range. More testing is needed, of course, before I start editing the HCDB database in earnest to add air-to-air guns to all appropriate platforms.

I have to recommend any scenario built by Ed Ladner.

A new version of the Harpoon Commander's Edition World Wars Database (HCWW-090718) is available. Get it in the Downloads section of the HarpGamer website. New units include: Aircraft: Ambrosini SAI.207 - Italy Amiot 143M - France Amiot 354 - France Ba.65bis- Italy Ba.88 Lince - Italy Bloch 131 RB4 - France Bloch 174 - France Bloch 175 - France Bloch MB.151 - France Bloch MB.152 - France Bloch MB.155 - Vichy France Bloch MB.200 - France Bloch MB.210 - France BR.20 Cicogna - Italy BR.20M Cicogna - Italy Breguet 521 Bizerte - France Breguet 693 - France Ca.310 Libeccio - Italy Ca.314A - Italy C.R.32 - Italy Dewoitine D.501C1 - France Dewoitine D.510 - France Dewoitine D.520 - France F2A-1 Buffalo - USA F2A-2 Buffalo - USA F2A-3 Buffalo - USA Farman F.222 - France Hawk 75A-1C1 - France Hawk 75A-2C1 - France Hawk 75A-3C1 - France Hawk 75A-4C1 - France Ki.46 Dinah - Japan Ki-46-II Dinah - Japan Ki.46-III Dinah - Japan Ki.48-I Lily - Japan Ki.48-IIa Lily - Japan Ki.48-IIb Lily - Japan Ki.48-IIc Lily - Japan Latecoere 298 - France LeO 451 - France Loire 130M - France Martin 167F - France M.S. 406 - France Potez 63.11 - France Potez 452 - France Potez 631 - France Vought 156F - France Wellington GR.XI - Great Britain Wellington GR.XII - Great Britain Wellington GR.XIII - Great Britain Wellington GR.XIV - Great Britain Wellington X - Great Britain Whitley II - Great Britain Whitley V - Great Britain Whitley VII - Great Britain Ships: Chikuma (Feb 44) CA - Japan Chikuma (Jul 44) CA - Japan Kagerou (1939) DD - Japan Kagerou (1942-43) DD - Japan Kongo (1939) BB - Japan Nagara (1939) CL - Japan Nagara (1942) CL - Japan Ryujo (1941) CVL - Japan Ryujo (1942) CVL - Japan Tone (1941) CA - Japan Tone (Mar 43) CA - Japan Tone (Dec 43) CA - Japan Tone (Jul 44) CA - Japan Tone (Feb 45) CA - Japan Zuiho (1939) CVL - Japan Zuiho (1943) CVL - Japan Zuiho (1944) CVL - Japan Submarines: I-12 (1942) SS - Japan I-12 (1944) SS - Japan I-13 SS - Japan I-40 SS - Japan I-44 SS - Japan I-46 (1942) SS - Japan I-46 (1944) SS - Japan I-47 (1944) SS - Japan I-47 (1945) SS - Japan I-52 (1942) SS - Japan I-52 (1944) SS - Japan I-53 (1944) SS - Japan I-54 (1942) SS - Japan I-54 (1944) SS - Japan I-56 (1944) SS - Japan I-56 (1945) SS - Japan I-201 SS - Japan I-361 (1943) SS - Japan I-361 (1944) SS - Japan I-372 SS - Japan I-400 SS - Japan RO-33 (Kaichu V) SS - Japan RO-35 (Kaichu VI) SS - Japan Installations: Addu Atoll (1942) - Great Britain Ambon - Dutch East Indies Darwin - Australia Kendari - Dutch East Indies Staring Bay - Dutch East Indies Trincomalee - Ceylon Enjoy.

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From DefenseNews Saab: Gripen Still in Race for Indian Contract By GERARD O'DWYER Published: 8 Jul 2009 18:21 HELSINKI - Saab has rejected a July 5 report by the Jerusalem Post that the Sweden-based company has been eliminated from India's multibillion-dollar combat jet competition. The newspaper reported that the United States refused to allow Israel to supply an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for Saab's Gripen fighter jet, prompting the elimination. "Our AESA focus is on our partnership with Selex Galileo, which we reached in March," a Saab spokesman said. "Together, we will jointly develop a new radar based on Selex's AESA Vixen and PS-05/A technologies. Saab is not involved in other AESA programs." Selex Galileo, part of Italy's Finmeccanica group, is a defense electronics firm with operations in the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. The newspaper report claimed that, under pressure from the Pentagon, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was forced to back out of a partnership with Saab due to U.S. concerns that American technologies, used by Israel, could be integrated into the Gripen-NG fighter offered to India. "There is no AESA relationship between Saab and IAI, and there has not been one regarding any tender involving India," the spokesman added. The Saab joint venture with Selex Galileo aims to offer a Gripen NG equipped with an AESA radar to India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) procurement program, as well as to a similar contest in Brazil. The partnership brings together Saab Microwave Systems, Saab Aerosystems and Selex Galileo. The Gripen NG is a considerably improved version of the in-service Gripen C/D multirole fighter. It has been updated to operate in diverse combat situations, including net-centric warfare environments. Selex Galileo's Vixen 500E is a compact AESA radar for use on small, lightweight combat aircraft. The radar, which consists of some 500 transmit-receive modules, currently does not have any customers. A variant with 750 modules is under development. The range of the Vixen 500E is given as 35 nautical miles.

I think perhaps, with all due respect to Lord Bingham, that he probably misunderstands the manner in which UAVs work. I'm guessing he thinks "unmanned" means completely robotic, but that's a WAG on my part. If I'm wrong, then I must disagree with his Lordship just as you do, Tony.

From Ares UAVs Cruel as Landmines Says Senior British Judge Posted by Christina Mackenzie at 7/8/2009 12:25 PM CDT A senior British judge, Lord Bingham, says that the use of UAVs as weapons is "cruel as to be beyond the pale of human tolerance", Robert Verkaik, legal editor of Britain's daily The Independent reported earlier this week. Lord Bingham, who was until last year the senior law lord, said in an interview with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, that drones could be compared with cluster bombs and landmines. "Are there, for example, and this goes to conflict, not post-conflict situations, weapons that ought to be outlawed? From time to time in the history of international law various weapons have been thought to be so cruel as to be beyond the pale of human tolerance. I think cluster bombs and landmines are the most recent examples. "It may be - I'm not expressing a view - that unmanned drones that fall on a house full of civilians is a weapon the international community should decide should not be used." In May the United States admitted that 26 civilians had been killed in a series of UAV attacks. Afghan officials put the death toll at 140. Last week Israel was accused of using missile-firing UAVs to kill at least 29 Palestinian civilians. But Israel refuses to confirm or deny that its UAVs carry weapons, the Independent said. Despite having advanced surveillance equipment, drone operators failed to exercise proper caution "as required by the laws of war" in verifying their targets were combatants, said Human Rights Watch, the New York-based monitoring group, in a 39-page report. It described six alleged strikes by remote-controlled aircraft. The Predator UAV, and its successor, the Raptor, was first used in 1995. It can be deployed for reconnaissance and missile attack. The air-strike version is armed with two Hellfire missiles and has been deployed over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq and Yemen, Verkaik writes. He adds that an estimated 300 people have been killed in at least 30 drone strikes since August 2008.

From Defense Aerospace Manufacture of Royal Navy's New Carriers Begins (Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued July 7, 2009) Construction began on the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, their largest ever warships, today with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal performing the initial steel-cutting for the first of the ships. The steel-cutting ceremony took place at BVT Surface Fleet's shipyard in Govan, today, Tuesday 7 July 2009. The Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class carriers, together with the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and the brand new Type 45 destroyers, will form the cornerstone of Britain's future ability to jointly project airpower worldwide from land or sea at a time and place of the UK's choosing. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Quentin Davies said: "The MOD is committed to ensuring the UK's Armed Forces are modern, versatile and well equipped for present and future operations. The versatility of the design together with the long service life of these ships will ensure that we will be able to deal with the uncertainties of the future for years to come, and they will deliver the support to deployed UK forces around the globe. "It is an honour to mark this historic moment with Her Royal Highness here in Govan. We also must not forget the ongoing work of legions of people in industry in regions across the country who are all delivering vital elements of this truly national project." First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jonathon Band said: "The QE Class, together with the supporting aircraft forming the Carrier Strike, represent a step change in Defence's capability, enabling Britain to deliver airpower from the sea wherever and whenever it is required. This strategic effect, influence and, where necessary, direct action will give us an unprecedented range of options to deal with the challenges of an uncertain world at a time and place of our choosing. "These ships are not just spare airfields, they are an instrument of national power: the 'big stick' which can be waved by the Government in areas of strategic interest to influence, coerce and deter." Guided by Scott Ballingal, a 21-year-old BVT apprentice from Erskine who will be working on the carriers, Rear Admiral The Princess Royal pushed the button to start the computer-guided laser that cut the first piece of steel for the hull of these immense new ships. Scott is one of 70 new apprentices who have been taken on by BVT to support work on the carriers. The programme has reinvigorated apprenticeship schemes at the prime shipyards and provides a solid workload for the coming years. Three other major sections (called lower blocks) of the ship will be assembled at yards at Portsmouth and Rosyth. Other fabrication work will be done at the Appledore shipyards in Devon. Each block will be transported to Rosyth dockyard where they will be joined together to form the hull of the ship. Manufacturing activity is continuing across the country, with the assembly of the bow for the Queen Elizabeth well underway at Appledore and work on the aircraft lifts progressing in Rosyth. While the hull construction is just beginning, the project has moved on apace since the manufacture contract was signed in July last year, with £700m worth of sub-contracts placed for the equipment and furnishings that will kit out the ships from the weapons systems to the galleys and cabins. UK industry has also benefited from the development phase of the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and is well placed to win further work as this programme progresses well into the 21st century.

From Jane's Iran threat steers Israeli navigation of Red Sea By Alon Ben-David 08 July 2009 An Israel Navy (IN) Dolphin-class (Type 800) attack submarine has crossed the Suez Canal for the first time and conducted manoeuvres in the Red Sea that are widely perceived to be another signal to Iran about Israeli intentions. The IN has until now been reluctant to send the nuclear-capable submarines into the Red Sea, since in passing through the shallow Suez Canal they are exposed to the possibility of attacks from shore. A defence source told Jane's on 6 July that the manoeuvres, which began in mid-June, involved a drill in the Red Sea by the Leviathan , which returned to its Haifa base on 5 July. The vessel had been seen docking at the IN base in Eilat in late June. The manoeuvres are also significant as the latest sign of deepening ties with Egypt, because of the need to co-ordinate with Cairo before the exercises could proceed. The two countries have intensified their co-operation since November 2008, when Israeli intelligence unveiled a plot by the Lebanese guerrilla movement Hizbullah to target attacks against Egyptian and Israeli government sites. The three Dolphin-class submarines are considered a major Israeli strategic asset, believed capable of launching nuclear-tipped, long-range cruise missiles.

From DefenseNews Israel Subs Use Suez Canal for 1st Time: Report AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Published: 5 Jul 2009 13:32 JERUSALEM - An Israeli submarine used the Suez Canal for the first time recently to get to military exercises in the Red Sea, a newspaper reported July 5, adding the move was aimed as a message to arch-foe Iran. The Dolphine submarine entered the canal that connects the Mediterranean and the Red seas during the day and was escorted by Egyptian navy vessels sometime in June, the Yediot Aharonot daily said. Previously Israeli submarines rounded the whole of Africa to get to exercises in the Red Sea, Yediot Aharonot reported. The daily said that with the move "Egypt and Israel wanted to show their coordination in the face of Iran pursuing its nuclear program." No comment on the report was immediately available from either Israeli or Egyptian officials. Israel, widely considered to be the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear power, suspects Iran of trying to build atomic weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear program, a charge Tehran has vehemently denied. The Jewish state sees the Islamic republic as its top enemy following repeated assertions by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel is doomed to be "wiped off the map."

From BBC News Page last updated at 09:54 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 10:54 UK Kim Jong-il appears at memorial North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has made a rare public appearance for commemorations of the 15th anniversary of his father's death. Observers said he looked gaunt and limped slightly while entering the crammed auditorium where the ceremony was held in the capital Pyongyang. It was the second major state event the 67-year-old has attended since suffering a suspected stroke in August. His poor health has led to concerns of a power struggle if he dies suddenly. Wednesday's memorial came after Pyongyang carried out UN-banned ballistic missile tests on Saturday, raising tensions further in the region after it announced a second nuclear test in May. Wearing a khaki suit, Mr Kim bowed his head during a moment of silence, beneath a portrait of a giant red flag with an image of his father, Kim Il-sung. The North's deputy leader, Kim Yong Nam, issued the regime's by now familiar denunciation of the United States and South Korea. "We will sternly smash the US imperialist forces and South Korea's puppet regime anti-unification plot," he said in footage on state TV, reported by AP news agency. [CV32: You rarely ever see 'imperialist' and 'puppet regime' together in the same sentence anymore. You can't make that stuff up, and its refreshing, really. Emphasis mine] Kim Jong-il was joined by military commanders as he paid respects to his father at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where his embalmed body lies, according to state media. It has been widely reported that Kim Jong-il's third and youngest son, Kim Jong-un, is being groomed as his heir, although the regime has made no official announcement. Kim Il-sung - the communist state's founding leader and object of an intense personality cult - died of heart failure on 8 July 1994 at the age of 82.

I long ago realized the utility of the LAW rocket in busting bunkers, pillboxes, and the like from playing 'Airborne Ranger' for the C64.

While Biden gives a green light? ... From Navy Times Mullen cautions against strike on Iran Vice President Biden says U.S. wouldn’t stop Israeli attack The Associated Press Posted : Sunday Jul 5, 2009 14:10:22 EDT WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat, saying the U.S. “cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do.” Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who just won a disputed re-election. He repeatedly has called for Israel to be wiped off the map and contends the Holocaust is a “myth.” Israel and the U.S. accuse Iran of seeking to develop weapons under the cover of a nuclear power program. Iran denies that. “Israel can determine for itself — it’s a sovereign nation — what’s in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else,” Biden told ABC’s “This Week” in an interview broadcast Sunday. “Whether we agree or not. They’re entitled to do that. Any sovereign nation is entitled to do that. But there is no pressure from any nation that’s going to alter our behavior as to how to proceed,” Biden said. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it prefers to see Iran’s nuclear program stopped through diplomacy but has not ruled out a military strike. “If the Netanyahu government decides to take a course of action different than the one being pursued now, that is their sovereign right to do that. That is not our choice,” Biden said. The Israeli government had no immediate comment on Biden’s remarks, but said a statement might come later. Asked about Biden’s comments, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday that the U.S. position on Iran and a military strike involves a “political decision.” “I have been, for some time, concerned about any strike on Iran. I worry about it being very destabilizing, not just in and of itself but unintended consequences of a strike like that,” Mullen said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “At the same time, I’m one that thinks Iran should not have nuclear weapons. I think that is very destabilizing,” he said. While most experts are in agreement that there’s a good chance Iran could have a usable nuclear bomb sometime during his presidency, President Barack Obama told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday, “I’m not reconciled with that.” A nuclear-armed Iran, Obama said, probably would lead to an arms race in the volatile Middle East and that would be “a recipe for potential disaster.” He said opposing a nuclear weapons capacity for Iran was more than just “a U.S. position” and that “the biggest concern is not simply that Iran can threaten us or our allies, like Israel or its neighbors.” Israel is also concerned about Iran’s close support for two of its most committed enemies, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Obama said in May, after his first meeting with Netanyahu at the White House, that the Iranians had one year to get serious about international talks on curbing their nuclear ambitions. “We’re not going to have talks forever,” he said. But Obama sees movement on Israeli-Palestinian peace as key to building a moderate Arab coalition against Iran, while Netanyahu says dealing with the Iranian threat must take precedence over peacemaking with the Palestinians. Most experts believe that wiping out the Iranian nuclear program is beyond the ability of Israel’s military. In 1982 the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor in a lightning strike. But Iran’s facilities are scattered around the country, some of them underground. Biden was asked in the interview that if the Israelis decide they need to try to take out Iran’s nuclear program, would the U.S. stand in the way militarily? “We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do,” the vice president replied. “Israel has a right to determine what’s in its interests, and we have a right and we will determine what’s in our interests.” [CV32: In Biden's defense, Vice Presidents aren't generally expected to think before speaking].

I would think of it as an issue or problem if the code were really depicting 'fuel' rather than 'range'. It is normal for an aircraft to get better range from the same load of fuel under economical conditions. Consider, for example, that all of the recipient aircraft have already taken off (with their payload) and climbed to altitude - a process that typically gulps fuel - and are now cruising at altitude in their most economical state. The fuel they now receive from the tanker will be much more 'valuable' - in terms of range afforded to the aircraft - than fuel sitting in their tanks while they were on the ground.