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DB work can be painstaking. Don't ask me how I know.

'Mini Red Octobers:'Russia to Push on With Stealth Submarine Program (The Diplomat)

Yes, sometimes you will be repeatedly prompted to turn on the radar, even when you have declined. Yes, its annoying but when you've played the game for 20+ years ...

Heard this bit of news over the weekend. I think it is fairly obviously a marketing mission but it will be interesting to see what armament they deploy with. Russian supermaneuverable Su-35 Flankers have started flying over Syria

Oh, I see. This is unlikely to find its way into the DB as it falls into the hypothetical category.

See What is the HCDB? in the FAQ section. The Halifax 'flight II' appears as Halifax FELEX in the HCDB.

I would define an "instance" as follows: 1. Any AI group's radar paints (or could detect, which I think is the in-game lingo) a specific player controlled group. Example: A player controlled U-2 flies into the heart of a Soviet air defense network, and is painted by (or could be detected by) multiple Soviet radars, on the ground, on the sea, and in the air, either simultaneously or in rapid succession. or 2. A specific AI group paints (could detect) a specific player controlled group. Example: The same player controlled U-2 above is painted by (or could be detected by) each of a Bar Lock early warning radar, a Krivak class frigate, and a MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor at three different times, in succession. Obviously it could get very complicated. From a technical gameplay point of view, I might prefer the latter method. Calling upon the example above, I might not care one bit about my U-2 being painted (or detected) by a Bar Lock or a Krivak, but I might care very much about it being painted by a MiG-25. So I might want to ignore the first two, and pay attention to the third. Complexity ensues. From an ease of gameplay/coding point of view, a global option (game options menu) or a single instance (turn off all notifications for this U-2) might be a more useful (more easily achieved?) route.

It has always been this way. Tony is quite correct. It is an undesirable game behaviour, but its not a bug. It also find it annoying, but we've made so many strides of much greater significane that this one has probably been overlooked. I would be happy with either (1) a game option to turn off the notifications altogether, or (2) an option to permanently ignore the request in each instance.

Getting the Most out of Your Wargame: Practical Advice for Decision-Makers (War on the Rocks)

How FP Stumbled Into a War With China — and Lost (Foreign Policy) Discussion of a simulated conflict in the East China Sea.

North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage: analysis (Reuters)

Russia operates 'Mainstay' AEW&Cs over Syria (Jane's) This is a new and interesting development.

North Korea Shows Latest Submarine Missile Test Launch (Free Beacon)

This is also just my own viewpoint, of course, but any multiplayer game that can combine the best of both worlds from human decision making and automated game play (whether by paper rules or a computerized sim) will always be better than a single player vs AI sim. No matter how excellent the sim (and CMANO would certainly rank up there in terms of warfare sims), it simply cannot match the dynamics of a multiplayer game like that described above. So, IMHO, a game that uses a solid set of rules (e.g. Harpoon 4) and relies upon human decision making/ingenuity is far superior. (The biggest issue is being able to coordinate game play among individuals and anchor their commitment to finishing the effort).

I was afraid of that. Sigh.

North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Full Steam Ahead (38North)

Did this one suffer the (unfortunately) usual fate?

Russian Sierra II SSN returns to the fleet (Jane's)

Russia receives its first ordered MiG-29SMTs (Jane's)

Confirmed: China Is Building a Second Aircraft Carrier (The Diplomat)

A lot of this is explained in the FAQ. The HCDB (the official database of HCE/HUCE) is for the EC2003 and later battlesets. Rest assured the platforms you mention ARE in fact present in the HCDB. If you want to build a scenario for an EC2003 or later battleset, there is no barrier to doing so.

U.S. Cold War Nuclear Target Lists Declassified for First Time (Nuclear Security Archive) Reminds me of missed wargame opportunities.

The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century (pdf, ONI)