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Not a complete site, but many curious data, mostly posted because is the official Dassault web site and difficult to find! https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/passion/avions/dassault-militaires/mirage-iii/

A very interesting list/inventory of Indian Air Force MIG-21s (to be retired September 2025) on the very chaotic bharat-rakshak site, found casually and otherwise very difficult to find!: https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/aircraft/listing.php?qacid=50#google_vignette As other examples: https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/aircraft/C-1539 https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/indianairforce/database/aircraft/

With some considerations of AI use in wargaming: https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025/07/29/wargaming-is-having-its-moneyball-moment/

About the 2023 integration of Compact FLASH dipping sonar on Algerian Super Lynx Mk140: https://www.military.africa/2023/03/thales-integrates-compact-flash-dipping-sonar-system-to-algerias-super-lynx-helicopter/

Thanks you very much Don. I keep working on Harpoon, DB limitation aside. I started an Operation Sindoor scenario and other B-2A attack on Iran, but too complex to fast finish them. Also waiting about the next Harpoon reléase on Steam.

Some (very few) sources: Inspirated by a post by Mackie Folsom on the Navy General Board FaceBook group, of July 12, 2025: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cs57Uu9b1/ https://www.military.africa/2022/07/little-known-naval-skirmish-between-algerian-navy-and-israeli-submarine/ https://www.elsnorkel.com/2021/10/Incidente-entre-un-submarino-Israeli-y-submarinos-y-buques-de-superficie-argelinos.html The original Twitter or similar posts: https://x.com/DarikMk/status/1443522455847456768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1443522455847456768%7Ctwgr%5E0d8a4abfa545f047ce90ed1125210ba59a691c7e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elsnorkel.com%2F2021%2F10%2FIncidente-entre-un-submarino-Israeli-y-submarinos-y-buques-de-superficie-argelinos.html https://t.me/infantmilitario/60383 Probable near place: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C3%A2a_des_Beni_Abb%C3%A8s Inspiration for scenario name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Sea_Sharks

Notes on some platforms: - Algerian mixed-up LPD Kalaat Beni Abbes (2014, San Giorgio advanced derivative with ASTER 15 SAMs) is represented by CVH Garibaldi 02 #2319. - Algerian Erradii-class frigates (2016, MEKO A-200AN) are represented by South African Valour-class #3088 (MEKO A-200SAN). - Algerian Adhafer-class corvettes (2015, Chinese made with some Western systems) are represented by Pakistani Zulfiqar F-22P-class #3046.

View File The Med Sea Sharks, September 27, 2021. Historical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the Mediterranean Battleset and the HCDB2-170909 (or later) 1980-2025 era Platform Database. This scenario is designed with Advanced Scenario Editor Build 2017.013 and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/Israeli side or from the Red/Algerian side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: Algerian Navy LPD Kalaat Beni Abbes (L-474) on April 2, 2016, a San Giorgio-class derivative with very reinforced weapons, included sixteen ASTER 15 missiles. She is also employed as ASW ship capable to carry up to five Super Lynx Mk140 ASW helicopters, intended also for use in the MEKO A-200AN frigates, and equipped from 2023 with Compact FLASH dipping sonar. Photo by Messaoud Mesbouk, and took from Wikipedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. This scenario was inspired yesterday by a comment by Mackie Folsom on the Navy General Board Facebook group, and fast researched a little time. It’s not clear its historicity, but at least a very interesting story and scenario. Basically at September 27, 2021, an unnamed Israeli submarine was collecting data on Algerian Navy drills, probably to know sound signature of Project 06361/Kilo II submarines opening tubes and launching 3M14E/SS-N-30B Sagaris land-attack cruise missiles. On the Algerian side was claimed their forces ride out the Israeli submarine presence, forcing her to surface and quit the area. For many and the lack of sources (Read the sources links on the Harpgamer website) is simply a foul propaganda action by the Algerian side, but none is clear or definitive. Anyway is basis for an interesting scenario, but in this play both sides are more aggressive and some boats could be past of The Med Sea Sharks. Enrique Mas, July 12, 2025. Submitter broncepulido Submitted 07/13/2025 Category MEDC  

English variant: https://mig-21.de/english/default.htm

From here, EMALS and other Ford-class problems, "Naval Air: 2USS Truman Gets Dent": https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htnavai/articles/2025041502847.aspx#gsc.tab=0 Quote: "...EMALS less reliable than the older steam catapult. EMALS was also more labor intensive to operate and put more stress on launched aircraft than expected. Worse, due to a basic design flaw, if one EMALS catapult becomes inoperable, the other three catapults could not be used in the meantime as was the case with steam catapults. This meant that the older practice of taking one or more steam catapults offline for maintenance or repairs while at sea was not practical. The navy admitted that in combat if one or more catapults were rendered unusable, they remained that way until it was possible to shut down all four catapults for repairs. During the initial at-sea tests the EMALS failed once every 75 aircraft launches. The standard for steam catapults is one failure every 4,166 launches. The landing and recovery system also had reliability problems, failing once every 76 landings, which is far below the standard of one failure per 16,500 landings. In effect, these problems with launching and recovering aircraft make the Fords much less effective than the older Truman and other Nimitz class CVNs"

The best guidance keeps being Admiralty Trilogy/Harpoon updated paper rules and databases (I sometimes discord in some data and approaches, but mostly minor issues): https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/7981/Admiralty-Trilogy-Group?src=browse7981

With many details on nuclear deterrence and submarine intelligence operations: https://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJJYiZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSb-yAgxz_zdbn8mXkrtQuDJLLcGYd1hOOv-_vp_jS5Vtjt5ab6UwujhQQ_aem_vOGvQWFxIMI41GIN8kAfyA

I'll see, thanks!

All great ideas, thanks for sharing!