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Everything about the F-35 is everytime more unbelievable

Terrible facts. I think Obama and the present Secret Service don't live in the real world.

Brad is the expert, but about The standard DB is theorically that of the timeframe 1980-2015, but some months ago we perceived the DB was frozen near 1991, and a lot of platforms between 1980-1991 deleted. The last months we're reconstructing the lost platforms. That include ship names in some classes, but other are just lacking by now. Brad also has researched painfully some classes (as example the DD Spruance), and clearly not all the ships have the same gears the same timeframe, and other never were equipped with the same gear (as example the various types of towed-array sonar employed by the Spruances). As consecuence, for a concrete variant of a concrete ship class, not all the ship names will be included in that entry. About 1. I've not idea. 2. Yes, but as it will end in 2015, we're now fulling the "holes". The main limitation is the 2047 or so maximum number of each item, full in the Instalations annex, and near full in the Loadouts annex. 3. I hope yes Casually, the last hours I don't can open the sinodefence.com site ....

Confirmed the use of AGM-12 Bullpup in anti-ship role by at least the Norwegian CF-104 from 1973: http://karo-aviation.nl/favorite/pages/f104/f104knl.htm http://www.vectorsite.net/avf104_3.html

Played and enjoyed, thanks Clemens. But I sunk the Shi Lang (and probably destroyed everything including the three chinese bases) and don't meet the victory conditions, probably lacking some time in station because my carrier group was slowed slighty by the subs.

Very interesting images of rare missiles and prototypes in a pair of museums, including Bat, Corvus Condor, Oriole, Tacit Rainbow, an Advanced Cruise Missile with counter-rotating prop-fan, Regulus I&II, Petrel, Loon, cluster bombs and others ,interesting aviation photos taked by a one-man museum! :China Lake: http://www.air-and-space.com/20020624%20Ch...gy%20Museum.htm Point Mugu: http://www.air-and-space.com/Pt_Mugu_Comma...ge_Facility.htm Point Mugu Missile Park: http://www.air-and-space.com/Pt%20Mugu%20Missile%20Park.htm

Thanks. Very interesting the concretion of AGM-12B Bullpup-A for use in Danish and Turkish F-100D (We can use the Taiwanese F-100A 57149 loadout), and in Norwegian, Danish and Turkish F-104 (We can use the Greek F-104G 57174 loadout). As on comments in many books about the AIM-7E Sparrow delivered from Italy to Turkey for use in the exported F-104S, all the sources say the 20mm Vulcan gun was retained by the Turkish F-104S, precluding the installation of electronics relatives to Sparrow guide, and his use.

Thanks. I think the interpretation of those data are the AIM-9L/M are for use in F-16 and F-4F because the time period, after 1980 (first use of AIM-9L in F-4F). Also, I think SIPRI confuses clearly the old and confuse "AIM-9B Sidewinder IA" designation (with the old use of the IA suffix, probably discontinued after the 1962 tri-service designation unification), employing it in reference to the updated AIM-9F/AIM-9B FGW Mod.2. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-9.html

Got a source? A large and not fully conclusive answer here : http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=17578

Not is clear what types of AIM-9 were employed in the mainly exported F-104 Starfighters. The follow considerations are basically informed guesses with puntual evidences. Also, we must remember a missile is designed to keep his integrity when loaded in a plane because the vibrations only a few flight hours (most between 40 or 400), and late it will be discarded or remanufactured. One of the most confusing elements is the double designation of the AIM-9F as AIM-9B FGW Mod.2, shortened to AIM-9B in the texts, the confussion provoked to think late Starfighters were equipped with the low performance, old and original AIM-9B. As consequence, most of the literature says AIM-9B when it should mean AIM-9F. Also, I think the original AIM-9B are habitually originally white, and reworked AIM-9F habitually deep green, and both externally very similar if not identical, I think the only easy difference is the AIM-9F has a longer nose. The AIM-9E has a longer and narrowed forward extreme, habitually white, and very different to the AIM-9B/F shape, and the confussion is almost impossible. As evidences: Not presence of AIM-9E in German or exported Starfighters: - Very low comparative number of AIM-9E produced (and most converted to AIM-9J). - No photografic evidence (has a nose clearly longer than AIM-9F). - Book ADPS 04, Bildband Pictorial German Starfighters (2006), by Wilfried Zetsche, AirDoc publishers, page 2, shows a 1978 photo (This photo can be the origin of confussion?) of a German F-104G with US markings in the training center of Luke AFB, Arizona, with a AIM-9J (but captioned AIM-9E), and mentions “At that time the Luftwaffe was only equipped with the AIM-9B” (AIM-9F)). - The AIM-9L was employed by German F-4F Phantom only from 1980. I doubt the German F-104 were adapted to employ AIM-9L some six years previously to retirement. Use of AIM-9F/AIM-9B FGW Mod.2 in German Starfighters: - Book F-40, Flugzeuge der Bundeswehr 024, Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (Teil 2), by Siefried Wache (1995) (ten years after the last use of Starfighter), page 21, states clearly the use of only AIM-9B and later of AIM-9F/AIM-9B FGW Mod. 2 in the German Starfighters. - Book ADPS 04, Bildband Pictorial German Starfighters (2006), by Wilfried Zetsche (2006), AirDoc publishers, page 57, a 1972 photo with clearly a (white) AIM-9F (longer nose than in AIM-9B, but rounded, not slender as in AIM-9E/J and derivatives). - Book Warpaint number 43, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, by Charles Stafrace (no year), German F-104 with AIM-9B/F on pages 18-19. Use of AIM-9F in Italian Starfighters (Replaced by AIM-9L in Italian service): - Clear mention in the Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeritalia_F-1...id-life_updates F-104S-ASA - Article Aeronautica Militare Italiana at 70 in Air International by Renzo Sacchetti, July 1993, page 48, mentioned the use of only AIM-9B (probably AIM-9F, and AIM-7E) in the Italian Starfighter previously to AIM-9L. Also mentions the deletion of the AIM-9B (AIM-9F) some earlier, 1992?. Use of (white) AIM-9B in Norwegian Starfighters on this site: http://starfighter.no/web/life331.html Use of AIM-9J in Belgian and Dutch Starfighters: - Book Lock-On number 1, F-104G/J, by the Verlinden team (1983), AIM-9J stated and pictured on Belgian and Dutch F-104G in page 48, also in page 59. Use of AIM-9J (or N) in Danish Starfighters : - Book Warpaint number 43, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Danish F-104 with AIM-9J (minus forward fins, long and slender nose) on page 52. Use of AIM-9B/E (I doubt the use of AIM-9E because the aforementioned reasons, it must refered to the AIM-9E derivative, the AAM-1) in F-104J stated in the Japanese Wiki: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-104_(%E6%88...97%98%E6%A9%9F) Also with 2.75 inch FFAR. I will looking for more data and photos … Starfighter sites and pictures: http://www.starfighters.nl/ Production numbers of very similar missiles employed on F-104 Starfighter: AIM-9B/Rb24 (IOC 1956): some 81.000 build to 1962. USN variant, employed by USAF and exported. Short and rounded nose, triangular forward planes. AIM-9E (IOC 1967): some 5000 converted from AIM-9B, for the USAF (but 7300! were converted in AIM-9J). Long and slender nose, triangular forward planes. The Japanese AAM-1 (IOC 1969) is described as based in the AIM-9E with greater diameter fuselage than AIM-9 and shorter range, and smaller, only 76 Kg weight. 330 build. AIM-9F/AIM-9B FGW Mod.2 (IOC 1969): some 15.000 remanufactured (or new build?) by BGT (now makers of IRIS-T) from AIM-9B, for Germany and other European countries. Short and rounded nose, but longer than in AIM-9B, triangular forward planes. AIM-9J/Rb24J (IOC 1972): 6700 converted from AIM-9B, and 7300 from AIM-9E, some 10.000? new-build, for USAF and very exported. Long and slender nose, cranked forward planes. The cranked-delta forward planes does the AIM-9J (and some successors) more maneouvrable, but the bigger forward planes and his use causes a fast loss of kinetic energy and shorter range than in previous variants. AIM-9N (IOC 1973): previously AIM-9J-1, some 7000 build, very similar to AIM-9J, for export. AIM-9P (IOC 1978): some 21.000 build, many rebuild of AIM-9B/E/J. Exported and employed by USAF. Very similar to AIM-9J. Sky Sword I (IOC 1993): Taiwan variant very similar to AIM-9J. Long and slender nose, cranked forward planes. Some AIM-9 Sidewinder sites: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-9.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder http://wiki.scramble.nl/index.php/Raytheon...dewinder#AIM-9F A more detailed and extensive site (in Brazilian Portuguese): http://sistemadearmas.sites.uol.com.br/aam/aim91intro.html http://sistemadearmas.sites.uol.com.br/aam...92iniciais.html http://sistemadearmas.sites.uol.com.br/aam/aim93finais.html A page relative to the Twilight 2000 game system, but very detailed: http://www.pmulcahy.com/aams/us_aams.htm

Some little comments about the last iteration planes: Entries 11085 and 11086 AS.332 (UAE) and 11087 Panther (UAE) lacks the DPS flag (also, one with ESM and the later variant with RWR). Entry 11097 Hercules C.1P lacks the loadouts. Entry 11108 the (fascinating) RB-57F lacks the flag codes (probably ESM, RWR, FLIR, TCS, IFR, all-weather capable). Entry 11120 P-2H Neptune lacks the sonobuoys in the loadout. Loadouts 57136 and 57137 for the Finnish Draken are the same in range and weapons. Entry 11138 Wessex HAS.3 lacks the DPS flag. Entries 11119 and 11147 F-100D (Turkey) are apparently duplicated. Perhaps the 11119 should be F-100C. A little confussion in the Italian F-104S/CB and F-104S/CI: the F-104S/CI (caccia intercettore, without internal gun) is the Sparrow equipped, not the F-104S/CB (caccia bombardiere). As consequence, the AIM-7E must be in the 57164 loadout, not in the 57160 loadout. Also, Italian, German and other European F-104 should be equipped with the AIM-9F (15000 build), not with the USAF model AIM-9E (only 5000 build)(both variants partly converted from previous AIM-9B). Belgian F-104 are proved with AIM-9J.

You should read the May 2012 issue of Air Force Monthly about this topic and read editorial and comments

Evocative images and interesting text in this site: http://starfighter.no/web/life331.html

I see clearly the Super Hornet as the better replacement to F-35A/C. F-35B is another problem ....

I fear she don't fit on my parking lot ...

I'm with your opinion, Greg. Also, Russia has too few nuclear subs to lease other boats. We should see more about the Indian SSBN Arihant, and also about the long time running (from 1979) and discrete Brazilian SNBR/SBR/Aramar (IOC 2021? 6000 tons?)nuclear submarine programme. Almost no data in the Net about the Brazilian programme, a very short mention in the habitually very fine Brazilian site Sistemas de Armas: http://sistemasdearmas.com.br/nav/modmbnegacao.html http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Brazil...SSKs-SSN-05217/ http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/...lear-submarines http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56577

A well know site, but ever worth of mention: http://russian-ships.info/eng/ Beware, they are more ships waiting translation in the Russian language version of the site than in the English version. Also, some boats (As SSGN Charlie II with 2x650mm TT) are descripted as on the original design, not as they were builded actually. A some chaotic site, but with very old ships and also not only Russian/Soviet types: http://www.battleships.ru/frame/by_namemalkov.html

Perhaps it's Bell Crown datalink, but that's only a guess by elimination of Bell Push and Bell Strike (I have not see photos of Bell Crown), and the text physical description matches. Description in : http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l-Dzknm...ink&f=false "Ship-ship datalink between second captains, probably mainly for radar data, tested 1973-1974. The antenna is in a small radome, which implies a directional link at microwave radar frequency. On board Kiev, Moskva, Kirov, Slava, Kara, Kresta II, Udaloy, Sovremennyy classes. This is a master-slave system, in which the slaves transmit their radar data to the flagship (the master), which replies with commands. The slaves do not share radar data among themshelves."

I supposed it. Also, I see the IPMS South Africa branch has only 15 years, founded only after the apartheid ....

Finded casually looking for AN/AAR-34, hehehe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKCTExp13TE

Digesting the new planes in the DB. I think these sites are worth of mention: About the Buccaneer, SAAF and other SA planes (on this site they're great ideas and data for the DB. The data values I think were obtained directly of the SAAF, and illustrated some obscure data no habitually represented): http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/a...uccaneer-s-mk50 IPMS of South Africa: http://img.ipmssa.za.org/index.php/knowled...neer-smk50-saaf Splendid site about the Buccaneer: http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/0_Contents.html

A curious article about air-to-air radar ranges. The author don't cites sources and it's a little outdated, but the numbers are very coherent: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dheb/230...les/PG/PGSA.htm http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dheb/2300/Admin/Index3.htm The article is game-related, but interesting.

Interesting, with some links: http://osmaniac.blogspot.com.es/2009/02/bo...rations-in.html

The situation in Central Africa only can go worsening, I think ...