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I will be adding Bulgarian entries for the MiG-29 and Su-25. The MiG-21, including the LanceR, is also on the horizon. Your suggested Romanian IAR-330 Puma will also appear.

China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base (The Diplomat) With imagery.

Would you believe we are already nearing capacity of the expanded Loadouts annex?

Thanks. Probably a typo digit in the DB entry.

Russia's Most Powerful Nuclear Attack Submarine Ever Is Almost Ready for Sea (National Interest)

The SPY series radar will get addressed in the next iteration, which will probably be released this coming weekend.

How US nuclear force modernization is undermining strategic stability: The burst-height compensating super-fuze (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Maybe I am morbid, but this stuff is fascinating.

Improved Conventional Munitions Policy (CSBA) This is a big deal. In the world of Harpoon, some of you might have already noticed that cluster munitions (especially older style cluster munitions) tend to fade from sight in many US/NATO aircraft loadouts in the HCDB2 after around 2003.

A new version of the HCDB2 or Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 2 (HCDB2-170308) is now available. New additions include: Aircraft: F-16A Falcon 81 - Belgium F-16A Falcon 81 - Denmark F-16A Falcon 86 - Denmark F-16A Falcon 82 - Egypt F-16A Falcon 90 - Indonesia F-16A Netz 80 - Israel F-16A Netz 82 - Israel F-16A Netz 97 - Israel F-16A Falcon 97 - Jordan F-16A Falcon 80 - Netherlands F-16A Falcon 86 - Netherlands F-16A Falcon 82 - Norway F-16A Falcon 89 - Norway F-16A Falcon 83 - Pakistan F-16A Falcon 91 - Pakistan F-16A Falcon 88 - Singapore F-16A Falcon 91 - Singapore F-16A Falcon 88 - Thailand F-16A Falcon 02 - Thailand F-16A Falcon 04 - Thailand F-16A Falcon 97 - Taiwan F-16A Falcon 01 - Taiwan F-16A Falcon 81 - USA F-16A ADF 89 - USA F-16A ADF 95 - USA F-16AM ADF 03 - Italy FA-18E USN01 - USA FA-18E USN05 - USA FA-18E USN07 - USA FA-18E USN14 - USA FA-18E USN16 - USA FA-18E USN18 - USA FA-18E USN20 - USA FA-18F Super Hornet 10 - Australia FA-18F Super Hornet 17 - Australia Enjoy.

Russia to Arm Nuclear Subs With New Supersonic Cruise Missile (The Diplomat)

Intentional but temporary. I should have probably included the rest of the changes but I am tackling Super Hornet now and the issue will be fixed up in the next version.

This is because of the permanently attached external fuel tanks. This INTL entry now belongs to China, but will still be Ka-28 Helix.

A new version of the HCDB2 or Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 2 (HCDB2-170306) is now available. New additions include: Aircraft: 3MS-1 Bison B 80 - USSR 3MS-2 Bison B 92 - Russia 3MS-2 Bison B 80 - USSR A-5C Fantan 84 - Bangladesh A-5C Fantan 08 - Bangladesh A-5IIA Fantan 85 - North Korea A-5C Fantan 83 - Pakistan A-5C Fantan 04 - Sudan A-37B Dragonfly 80 - Chile A-37B Dragonfly 80 - Colombia A-37B Dragonfly 80 - Peru A-37B Dragonfly 80 - South Korea A-37B Dragonfly 80 - Thailand A-37B Dragonfly 80 - Uruguay A-37B Dragonfly 80 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 94 - Italy AV-8B Harrier II+ 98 - Italy AV-8B Harrier II+ 01 - Italy AV-8B Harrier II+ 08 - Italy AV-8S Harrier 88 - Spain AV-8S Harrier 97 - Thailand AV-8A Harrier 80 - USA AV-8B Harrier II 85 - USA AV-8B(NA) Harrier II 91 - USA AV-8B(NA) Harrier II 02 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 93 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 02 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 06 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 11 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 15 - USA AV-8B Harrier II+ 16 - USA AV-8C Harrier 81 - USA C-295M Persuader 15 - Oman CN-235-220M 13 - Indonesia CN-235-100MP 94 - Ireland CN-235-300MPA 10 - Mexico CN-235MPA D.4 10 - Spain CN-235MPA T.19B 09 - Spain CN-235MPA 03 - Turkey E-8A JSTARS 91 - USA E-8C JSTARS 97 - USA EAV-8B Harrier II 88 - Spain EAV-8B Harrier II+ 96 - Spain EAV-8B Harrier II+ 02 - Spain ES-3A Shadow 93 - USA S-3A Viking 81 - USA S-3A Viking 84 - USA S-3B Viking 88 - USA S-3B Viking 91 - USA S-3B Viking 97 - USA S-3B Viking 99 - USA S-3B Viking 02 - USA Harrier GR.3 80 - UK Harrier GR.3 82 - UK Harrier GR.5 87 - UK Harrier GR.5A 89 - UK Harrier GR.7 90 - UK Harrier GR.7 95 - UK Harrier GR.7 04 - UK Harrier GR.9 06 - UK Harrier GR.9A 08 - UK HC-144A 09 - USA KA-6D Intruder USN80 - USA Ka-28 Helix 96 - China Ka-28 Helix 93 - India Ka-50 Hokum A 95 - Russia Ka-52 Hokum B 11 - Russia Ka-52K Hokum B 16 - Russia Mi-14BT Haze B 83 - Bulgaria Mi-14PL Haze A 80 - Bulgaria Mi-14PL Haze A 83 - Cuba Mi-14PL Haze A 80 - GDR Mi-14BT Haze B 83 - GDR Mi-14PL Haze A 83 - Libya Mi-14PL Haze A 89 - North Korea Mi-14PS Haze C 81 - Poland Mi-14PW Haze A 81 - Poland Mi-14PW Haze A 02 - Poland Mi-14PW Haze A 07 - Poland Mi-14BT Haze B 92 - Russia Mi-14PLM Haze A 92 - Russia Mi-14PS Haze C 92 - Russia Mi-14PL Haze A 92 - Serbia Mi-14PL Haze A 84 - Syria Mi-14BT Haze B 92 - Ukraine Mi-14PL Haze A 92 - Ukraine Mi-14PS Haze C 92 - Ukraine Mi-14BT Haze B 80 - USSR Mi-14PL Haze A 80 - USSR Mi-14PL Haze A 82 - USSR Mi-14PLM Haze A 87 - USSR Mi-14PS Haze C 80 - USSR Mi-14PL Haze A 88 - Vietnam Mi-24A Hind A 80 - Algeria Mi-24D Hind D 88 - Algeria Mi-24V Hind E 98 - Algeria Mi-24P Hind F 92 - Belarus Mi-24V Hind E 92 - Belarus Mi-24D Hind D 80 - Bulgaria Mi-24V Hind E 85 - Bulgaria Mi-24D Hind D 80 - Cuba Mi-24D Hind D 80 - Czechoslovakia Mi-24V Hind E 86 - Czechoslovakia Mi-24D Hind D 93 - Czech Republic Mi-24V Hind E 93 - Czech Republic Mi-24D Hind D 80 - Hungary Mi-24V Hind E 85 - Hungary Mi-24A Hind A 80 - Libya Mi-24D Hind D 80 - Poland Mi-24W Hind E 86 - Poland Mi-24K Hind G2 92 - Russia Mi-24P Hind F 92 - Russia Mi-24PN Hind F 05 - Russia Mi-24V Hind E 92 - Russia Mi-24VM Hind E 09 - Russia Mi-24VP Hind E 92 - Russia Mi-24D Hind D 93 - Slovakia Mi-24V Hind E 93 - Slovakia Mi-24P Hind F 01 - Sudan Mi-24K Hind G2 92 - Ukraine Mi-24P Hind F 92 - Ukraine Mi-24V Hind E 92 - Ukraine Mi-24VP Hind E 92 - Ukraine Mi-24A Hind A 80 - USSR Mi-24D Hind D 80 - USSR Mi-24K Hind G2 85 - USSR Mi-24P Hind F 84 - USSR Mi-24V Hind E 80 - USSR Mi-25 Super Hind Mk3 01 - Algeria Mi-25 Hind D 83 - Angola Mi-25 Hind D 80 - Iraq Mi-25 Hind D 80 - Libya Mi-25 Hind D 83 - Peru Mi-25 Hind D 81 - Syria Mi-25 Hind D 80 - Vietnam Mi-28N Havoc B 10 - Russia Mi-28NE Havoc 16 - Algeria Mi-35 Hind E 91 - Angola Mi-35 Hind E 05 - Czech Republic Mi-35 Hind E 84 - Iraq Mi-35 Hind E 84 - Libya Mi-35P Hind E 11 - Peru Mi-35M2 Caribe 06 - Venezuela MiG-25RBS Foxbat D 82 - Syria Neuron UCAV 19 - France OV-1D Mohawk 96 - Argentina OV-1D Mohawk 80 - USA OV-1D Mohawk 90 - USA OV-10F Bronco 80 - Indonesia OV-10A Bronco 81 - Morocco OV-10A Bronco 91 - Philippines OV-10C Bronco 04 - Philippines OV-10C Bronco 80 - Thailand OV-10A Bronco 80 - USA OV-10D Bronco 80 - USA OV-10D Bronco 85 - USA OV-10D+ Bronco 90 - USA OV-10A Bronco 92 - Venezuela OV-10E Bronco 80 - Venezuela P-8A Poseidon 19 - Australia P-8I Neptune 13 - India Q-5D Fantan 08 - China Q-5I Fantan 83 - China Q-5II Fantan 88 - China Q-5III Fantan 92 - China RQ-2A Pioneer 86 - USA RV-1C Mohawk 80 - USA RV-1D Mohawk 90 - USA Rooivalk Mk1 11 - South Africa Sea Harrier FA.2 94 - UK Sea Harrier FA.2 00 - UK Sea Harrier FRS.1 81 - UK Sea Harrier FRS.1 82 - UK Sea Harrier FRS.1 83 - UK Sea Harrier FRS.1 87 - UK Sea Harrier Mk51 83 - India Sea Harrier Mk51 05 - India Su-7BMK Fitter A 80 - Egypt Su-7BMK Fitter A 80 - North Korea Su-7BKL Fitter A 80 - Poland Su-7BMK Fitter A 80 - Poland Su-7BMK Fitter A 80 - Syria Su-15MF Flagon D 80 - USSR Su-15TM Flagon F 92 - Russia Su-15TM Flagon F 92 - Ukraine Su-15TM Flagon F 80 - USSR Su-17M3 Fitter H 92 - Russia Su-17M4 Fitter K 92 - Russia Su-17M3R Fitter H 92 - Russia Su-17M4R Fitter K 92 - Russia Su-17M3R Fitter H 92 - Ukraine Su-17M4R Fitter K 92 - Ukraine Su-17M Fitter C 80 - USSR Su-17M Fitter C 81 - USSR Su-17M Fitter C 85 - USSR Su-17M2 Fitter D 80 - USSR Su-17M2 Fitter D 81 - USSR Su-17M2 Fitter D 85 - USSR Su-17M3 Fitter H 80 - USSR Su-17M3 Fitter H 81 - USSR Su-17M3 Fitter H 85 - USSR Su-17M3R Fitter H 80 - USSR Su-17M4 Fitter K 85 - USSR Su-17M4R Fitter K 85 - USSR Su-20 Fitter C 80 - Algeria Su-20 Fitter C 80 - Egypt Su-20 Fitter C 80 - Iraq Su-20 Fitter C 80 - Poland Su-20 Fitter C 80 - Syria Su-20M Fitter F 84 - Angola Su-20R Fitter C 80 - Iraq Su-20R Fitter C 80 - Poland Su-22M4K Fitter K 90 - Angola Su-22M4K Fitter K 85 - GDR Su-22M3K Fitter J 84 - Hungary Su-22M4K Fitter K 15 - Iran Su-22M3K Fitter J 82 - Iraq Su-22M4K Fitter K 86 - Iraq Su-22M Fitter F 80 - Libya Su-22M Fitter J 80 - Libya Su-22M3K Fitter J 81 - Libya Su-22M Fitter F 80 - Peru Su-22M3K Fitter J 80 - Peru Su-22M3K Fitter J 98 - Peru Su-22M4K Fitter K 86 - Poland Su-22M Fitter F 80 - Syria Su-22M3K Fitter J 86 - Syria Su-22M4K Fitter K 96 - Syria Su-22M Fitter F 80 - Vietnam Su-22M3K Fitter J 80 - Vietnam Su-22M4K Fitter K 92 - Vietnam Su-22M3K Fitter J 87 - Yemen Tiger ARH 11 - Australia Tiger HA.28 HAD 15 - Spain Tiger HA.28 HAP 11 - Spain Tiger HAP 07 - France Tiger Mk2 HAD 09 - France Tiger UHT 12 - Germany Enjoy.

Thank you. Very helpful.

A new version of the HCDB2 or Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 2 (HCDB2-170228) is now available. New additions include: Aircraft: Buccaneer S.50 80 - South Africa Buccaneer S.50 83 - South Africa Buccaneer S.2A 80 - UK Buccaneer S.2B 80 - UK Buccaneer S.2B 83 - UK Buccaneer S.2B 86 - UK CF-188A 82 - Canada CF-188A 88 - Canada CF-188A 98 - Canada CF-188AM 06 - Canada CF-188AM 10 - Canada EF-18A C.15 87 - Spain EF-18A C.15A 96 - Spain EF-18A+ C.15A 01 - Spain EF-18M C.15A 10 - Spain F-4F Phantom II 83 - FRG F-4F LA Phantom II 91 - Germany F-4F Phantom ICE 92 - Germany F-4F Phantom ICE 96 - Germany F-4G Wild Weasel 81 - USA F-4G Wild Weasel 87 - USA F-4G Wild Weasel 90 - USA F-4J Phantom USMC80 - USA F-4J Phantom USN80 - USA F-4N Phantom II USMC80 - USA F-4N Phantom II USN80 - USA F-4S Phantom II USMC80 - USA F-4S Phantom II USN80 - USA F-14A-GR Tomcat 80 - Iran F-14A-GR Tomcat 84 - Iran F-14A-GR Tomcat 90 - Iran F-14A-GR Tomcat 11 - Iran F-18C Hornet 96 - Finland F-18C Hornet 07 - Finland F-18C Hornet 10 - Finland F-18C Hornet 13 - Finland F-18C Hornet 15 - Finland F-18C Hornet 97 - Switzerland F-18C Hornet 08 - Switzerland FA-18A Hornet 85 - Australia FA-18A Hornet 91 - Australia FA-18A Hornet 03 - Australia FA-18A Hornet 10 - Australia FA-18A Hornet 12 - Australia FA-18A Hornet 17 - Australia FA-18A USN84 - USA FA-18A USMC84 - USA FA-18A USN86 - USA FA-18A USMC86 - USA FA-18A USN88 - USA FA-18A USMC88 - USA FA-18A USN91 - USA FA-18A USMC91 - USA FA-18A USN93 - USA FA-18A USMC93 - USA FA-18A USN99 - USA FA-18A USMC99 - USA FA-18A+ USN02 - USA FA-18A+ USMC02 - USA FA-18A+ USN03 - USA FA-18A+ USMC03 - USA FA-18A+ USN05 - USA FA-18A+ USMC05 - USA FA-18A+ USN08 - USA FA-18A+ USMC08 - USA FA-18A+ USN14 - USA FA-18A+ USMC14 - USA FA-18A+ USN16 - USA FA-18A+ USMC16 - USA FA-18C Hornet 92 - Kuwait FA-18C USN89 - USA FA-18C USMC92 - USA FA-18C USMC94 - USA FA-18C USN94 - USA FA-18C USMC99 - USA FA-18C USN99 - USA FA-18C USMC02 - USA FA-18C USN02 - USA FA-18C USMC03 - USA FA-18C USN03 - USA FA-18C USN05 - USA FA-18C USMC08 - USA FA-18C USN08 - USA FA-18C USMC14 - USA FA-18C USN14 - USA FA-18C USMC16 - USA FA-18C USN16 - USA FA-18C USMC17 - USA FA-18C USN17 - USA FA-18D Hornet 97 - Malaysia H-6D Badger 88 - Iraq MH-60R Seahawk 16 - Denmark MH-60R Seahawk 05 - USA MH-60R Seahawk 15 - USA MH-60S Seahawk 02 - USA MH-60S Seahawk 12 - USA MH-60S Seahawk 14 - USA Phantom F-4J(UK) 84 - UK Phantom FG.1 80 - UK Phantom FG.1 88 - UK Phantom FGR.2 80 - UK Phantom FGR.2 84 - UK S-70A9 Black Hawk 88 - Australia S-70B2 Seahawk 89 - Australia S-70B2 Seahawk 91 - Australia S-70B2 Seahawk 94 - Australia S-70B2 Seahawk 04 - Australia S-70B6 Aegean Hawk 96 - Greece S-70B6-1 Aegean 05 - Greece S-70B6-2 Aegean 05 - Greece S-70B Seahawk 11 - Singapore S-70B1 HS.23 88 - Spain S-70B1 HS.23 03 - Spain S-70B7 Seahawk - Thailand S-70B28 Seahawk 02 - Turkey S-70B28 Seahawk 12 - Turkey S-70C-2 Black Hawk 85 - China S-70C(M) Thunderhawk 94 - Taiwan SR-71A Blackbird 80 - USA SR-71A Blackbird 84 - USA Su-34 Fullback 14 - Russia Su-34 Fullback 16 - Russia Tu-16KSR2 Badger G 80 - Egypt Tu-16K Badger C Mod 92 - Russia Tu-16K Badger G Mod 92 - Russia Tu-16P Badger J 92 - Russia Tu-16P Badger L 92 - Russia Tu-16R Badger E 92 - Russia Tu-16R Badger F 92 - Russia Tu-16RM-1 Badger D 92 - Russia Tu-16Ye Badger H 92 - Russia Tu-16K Badger C 81 - USSR Tu-16K Badger C Mod 80 - USSR Tu-16K Badger G 80 - USSR Tu-16K Badger G Mod 80 - USSR Tu-16P Badger J 80 - USSR Tu-16P Badger L 80 - USSR Tu-16R Badger E 80 - USSR Tu-16R Badger F 80 - USSR Tu-16RM-1 Badger D 80 - USSR Tu-16Ye Badger H 80 - USSR Tu-95MS6 Bear H 92 - Russia Tu-95MS16 Bear H 92 - Russia Tu-95MSM Bear H 05 - Russia Tu-95MSM Bear H 11 - Russia Tu-95MS6 Bear H 83 - USSR Tu-95MS16 Bear H 87 - USSR Tu-142MKE Bear F 88 - India Tu-142MKE Bear F 11 - India Tu-142MK Bear F 92 - Russia Tu-142MZ Bear F 93 - Russia Tu-142MR Bear J 92 - Russia Tu-142M Bear F 80 - USSR Tu-142M Bear F 82 - USSR Tu-142MK Bear F 82 - USSR Tu-142MR Bear J 86 - USSR Yak-28PP Brewer E 92 - Russia Yak-28PP Brewer E 92 - Ukraine Yak-28L Brewer B 80 - USSR Yak-28I Brewer C 80 - USSR Yak-28R Brewer D 80 - USSR Yak-28PP Brewer E 80 - USSR Yak-28P Firebar 80 - USSR Yak-38 Forger A 80 - USSR Yak-38M Forger A 85 - USSR Enjoy.

I think Red Flag reports ought to be viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism, because (1) the material released to the press always reads like an advertisement for the USAF and its capabilities; and (2) the news is invariably good news, and you will never hear, for example, 'we had Red Flag and our guys got trounced ... the aircraft really suck and the pilots need more training'.

All F-16 platforms across the board are in the queue to be updated. Classic F/A-18 Hornet platforms will appear in the next iteration. Super Hornet entries will follow.

Fixed.

The Age of the Strike Carrier is Over (CIMSEC) Some problems with this article, not the least of which is a misunderstanding of the actual history which reflects negatively on the overall argument being put forward. This comment, for example, talking about Desert Storm: The PGM capability of the A-6E TRAM Intruder was in place long before Desert Storm. And Navy A-6E jets dropped a significant proportion of the munitions delivered. (The proportion of PGMs was small overall, something like 5% of total munitions, but that was true across all services/platform and the bad weather/smoke/haze of the battlefield made it difficult for all EO/IR guided munitions). The author also seems to ignore the contribution made by Navy fired TLAMs and the role of Navy electronic warfare. (The latter is particularly important, since a large portion of the USAF role in EW virtually disappeared soon after Desert Storm).

Sensors like sonobuoys and dipping sonar will only automatically deploy as part of an autonomous search if you have set them up in a formation patrol (that is, within the formation of a ship group of shore base). Otherwise, you have to do it manually.

Yes, that's an error with the Atoll C. I will get to the MiG-21 in due course - that will be a big job!

I am always trying to work around game limitations, you know that. You're steadily making the list shorter, though! When I say salvo here, I am talking about modeling the entire pod of rockets in a single shot. (As was the case in the HCDB.) Let's say it is a 19 tube Hydra 70 pod of 19x 70mm rockets. As a salvo, it might have 38 DP and pH 60%. This mandates firing the entire load (salvo) of rockets against each individual target, whether that target is a lone truck (in which case the entire pod of rockets is very likely to be overkill) or an airfield (in which case it is not). Not really a satisfactory solution. Also, with that salvo model, pH is applied across the board to the entire pod of rockets. Either they all hit, or they all miss. Both probabilities are not terribly realistic. It is far more likely (in reality) that some would hit, while some would not. Modeling individual rockets is preferable, but it also has drawbacks. Using the same example, our rocket pod might have 19x rockets, each with 2 DP and pH 60%. A player controlled helicopter might find this set up extremely useful, because he can 'plink' a target with as many rockets as necessary to inflict the desired damage. Especially if there are multiple targets with low DP, e.g. a convoy of trucks. It also works well realism wise, because that helo can hover at distance and fire away at leisure. An AI controlled fixed wing aircraft, however, might dump a significant portion of its rockets at the first truck in the convoy or dump its entire load of rockets on a high DP installation (e.g. airfield), causing little damage, while ignoring the nearby truck convoy that would have made a much more useful target. A fixed wing aircraft is also more likely (in real life) to launch many more rockets at a time (I hesitate to use the term salvo, to avoid confusion with the earlier discussion, but that is what it is) in a single pass by virtue of its speed, orientation, exposure to counter-fire, etc. One option is to employ a mixed model - both salvo and individual - but that means more complexity and work for me. Right now I am leaning towards the individual rocket (some folks will already have noticed this in the HCDB2) and see what happens.

I'd suggest reading the Shakedown series on ASW firstly, and then the game mechanics.

In the fixed wing context, especially, I expect the aircraft will dump its entire load of rockets on a single, large DP target (e.g. an airfield) in a single pass. So typically something like 80x 2 DP rockets in one go. I would have to dumb down the pH to make the total DP inflicted more palatable.

#11011 Helix A will be going away. Don't use it. #8395 H-6G Badger 15 has been fixed. Thanks. Yes, and I will move it up in the queue.