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2 July 1966 France conducts its first fission test in the Pacific, codenamed Albebaran, at the lagoon in Mururoa.

Fully intended. Otherwise it would be painfully easy to shoot down PGMs with weapons that were never designed to have that capability. And yes, shooting down PGMs is tough.

1 July 1916 During the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the Newfoundland Regiment conducts its first major engagement with an assault against German lines at Beaumont Hamel. Within 30 minutes, the regiment is all but wiped out, with only 68 of more than 800 men answering the roll call the following day. The site is now preserved as a memorial, the largest on the Western Front, and 1 July is commemorated in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (now within Canada) as Memorial Day.

30 June 1934 The 'Night of the Long Knives', a purge of political rivals within the Nazi party, begins.

27 June 1905 The disastrous Battle of Tsushima in May 1905 having brought morale among Russian sailors to an all time low, a mutiny erupts aboard the battleship Potemkin stage a mutiny when the enlisted men are served borscht made from rotten meat.

Not taking anything away from its offensive capabilities, but even a beast like the Hind can get eaten alive in a cluttered, 'busy' environment. Especially if MANPADS are lurking below. Witness recent events in the Ukraine and Iraq.

26 June 1936 The first functional helicopter, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 (Fa 61), takes to the air in its first flight.

25 June 1950 At dawn on a Sunday, after weeks of preparation that had gone largely unnoticed or unheeded by both the UN and the CIA, the Korean People's Army (KPA) crosses the 38th parallel behind artillery fire, invading South Korea and launching the Korean War.

That's very helpful, thanks.

Yep, some adjustment required. In other words, par for the course. Consider it on a long list of things to do in the HCDB and other databases. I'm not doing it for giggles, though, folks. If you're not writing scenarios to share with the community, why bother? (Enrique, that would NOT be directed at you, obviously).

24 June 1948 The Berlin Blockade begins in earnest, with the Soviets severing all land and water connections in Germany between the non-Soviet zones and Berlin.

23 June 1961 The Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and and bans military activity on that continent, comes into effect.

China goes all out with major island building project in Spratlys (Jane's)

Russian Navy Accepts First in New Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine (USNI News)

20 June 1963 In the wake of the Cuban missile crisis, a 'hotline' is established to allow direct communication between the leaders of the United States and the USSR. It is known colloquially as the "red phone".

19 June 1953 Having been convicted in March 1951 of passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing prison.

18 June 1940 Following the fall of Paris just days earlier, new British prime minister Winston Churchill delivers his 'Finest Hour' speech, of which an excerpt follows:

Fleet Battle School: Innovative Ideas through Wargaming (CIMSEC)

17 June 1967 Just 32 months after exploding its first fission bomb, the People's Republic of China detonates its first successful hydrogen bomb (aka Test No. 6) with a yield of 3.31 megatons. It is the shortest fission to fusion development in history, compared to 86 months for the USA, 75 months for the USSR, 66 months for the UK, and 105 months for France.

I have a different thought process. I have no better source than the H4.1 Smarter Radar model so that would be my point of reference to build HCRCS numbers. If H4.1 says I detect that Dergach at 52nm then I twist the dial on the HCRCS value until the HC radar model gets the detect at 52nm. Build enough data points and your broader "corrections" become more obvious. To me it looks somewhat like you are drifting in the breeze with no anchor from which to build your case. Your anchor might not be H4.1 radar. Find an anchor and build from it. The graphs and statistics are amazing and engaging but they aren't showing me much beyond dedication and effort (both key, but not getting you very far from what I can see). Brad goes farther, should your talent be aimed at building a better model? I can't answer that, the existing model is manageable and maybe it is better to get a foundation there or maybe the more detailed model we all want is just as worthy. Fire for effect.

Thanks, Enrique. Still recovering from a PC crash and may not be up to DB editing for a while yet, but you keep those requests coming.

Heh, yes, okay. I get that, but what of the issue of the simplicity of the model? What is the point of an intensive overhaul of the RCS values (and don't forget that it isn't just ships, but also submarines, aircraft, weapons, etc, in play) if we cannot even differentiate between radar types, target aspect, materials and shaping, clutter, etc.? Forgive me for being blunt, but having worked on the Harpoon Classic database since its very inception (since the DB was first cracked open and made accessible for editing), there is SO MUCH more to this issue than a few data entry fields. Return on investment (of time and energy) becomes a HUGE point of order for me.

Fun reading ... but what's the objective?

16 June 1981 Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor becomes the first foreign citizen to receive the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, in recognition for his work in helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-81.

China Displays Worlds Largest Conventional Submarine (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)