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Of my readings at http://www.netmarine.net/aero/aeronefs/etend4m/caracter.htm , and http://frenchnavy.free.fr/aircraft/etendard/etendard.htm and http://frenchnavy.free.fr/aircraft/etendar...acteristics.htm i.e., RWR in some Etendard IVM and all the Etendard IVP. , good for the 2nd Gen Decoys, but may be only for the Etendard IVP, I remember as late as in 1982, in the South Atlantic War, Harriers and Sea Harriers depend on decoys released opening the airbrake over the argentine defences.Alternate weapons fit are AS.20 and AS.30 ASMs (no AS.30 Laser), and I almost remember the bombs were Mk 82 and Mk 83, for issues of standarization with the USN ordnance (as the Sidewinders), but I can't confirm that now. More details about the Etendard IVP and Etendard IVPM, introduced in 1978: http://www.vectorsite.net/aveten.html Enjoy,

And: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/uscombataircraft.html

Yes, is a tricky site for navigation issues, I see: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/baugher_us/

Yes, I think in the last years of service the F-8E(FN)/P was more a morale boost than a credible fighter. Just imagine 2 or 4 F-8 in opposition to 9 or 27 Backfires !!! But otherwise a very fine, interesting and handsome plane, too.

Another (short) narrative of the Djibouti incident, and lots of data about the F-8E(FN)/F-8P: http://frenchnavy.free.fr/aircraft/crusader/crusader.htm Another fine french site (in french): http://www.netmarine.net/aero/aeronefs/crusader/index.htm And more data about missile disponibilities and alternate missile loads: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f8_16.html For me, in 1977 the F-8E(FN) has not RWR nor "2 gen Decoys", only the F-8P after 1992, and a normal loadout in 1977 will be 2xR.550 Magic 1.

The clue for the "no well deck" sembles the "air-centric" operation (I remember the Sea Control Ship SCS concept, origin of the Principe de Asturias and other spanish carrier designs), I doubt the delection of the well deck is a good idea: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display....id=400&ct=4 http://www.deagel.com/Carrier-and-Landing-...a000092001.aspx http://www.ussamerica.org/

The beached whale is a long time known natural phenomenon, mostly of unknown origin, but the media ignore it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beached_whale

I think I've a little idea about that question, I remember old similar low values in the F-35 and F-22 radars, and I think it was associated to an hypotetical LPI (Low Probability of Interception of the radar emissions, paper rules), but I don't known if that is reflected in the mechanics of the computer game (I supposse it's not).

Closing the iranian stand is good thing for the iranian government, less proofs and less smoking gun of his illegal nuclear activities.

Today in IRC the topic came up. I would like to see a minimum of two orbital altitude bands, one for low and mid earth orbit, and one far out band for SBIRS and such. In the old Harpoon Classic 2002 I've tried to make "satellites" (only with patrol loadout, and inflight refuellables) and "satellite boosters" (a "satellite" type aircraft, with the same performances, with only a tanker loadout, "launched" in the same mission with the "satellite"), including more o less "generic" KH-11 (with TDS, IRST, FLIR and SPIR of 100 n.m. range) , RORSAT/RLS (with High Spy radar, 150 n.m. range), EORSAT/RTR (with IRST, TDS, ESM, RWR, FLIR and SPIR of 100 n.m. range), White Cloud (with IRST, TDS, ESM, RWR, FLIR and SPIR of 450 n.m. range), and Cosmos Series (with IRST, TDS, ESM, FLIR and SPIR of 450 n.m. range), all with speed of 9800 knots and range of 29.999 n.m. (the maximum possible I've tested the DB, I think), size very small, internal ECM 99, RCS 73 and DATA 95. But I constated, lamentably: - The "satellite", at his natural Too High (suborbital) altitude, detects NOTHING, no IR detection, no RADAR detection, no ESM detection, only when it comes to Very High altitude (i.e. easily killable) can detect enemies (and after, of course, it can't return to Too High altitude). A pity, and not very funny. - The maximum range of SPIR sensor (in the DB is a SPIR radar, e.g. in theory passive infrared sensor) is, in this and another test, EVER 20 n.m., as in the paper rules (very bad for the new generation of IRST sensors, i.e. Rafael, Typhoon, et alt.). I've not tried (yet) in the new HCE, I'm a little lazy now ...

Mmmm, not, but we can simulate it with short range of the chaff/flare/ecm, I suppose. i.e., 1,5-3 n.m., or so.

Ed Kettler original South Atlantic War (GDW Games 1991) states: HMS Hermes: Inicially: 12 x Sea Harrier FRS.1 and 9 x Sea King HAS.5 (4w/MAD), By 21 May 1982: 15 x Sea Harrier FRS.1, 6 x Harrier GR.3, 6 x Sea King HAS.5, 2 x Lynx HAS.2 (equipped with decoy gear/blip enhancer), 1 x Wessex HU.5. HMS Invincible: By 21 May 1982: 10x Sea Harrier FRS.1, 9 x Sea King HAS.5 (4w/MAD), 1 x Lynx HAS.2 (equipped with decoy gear/blip enhancer). Atlantic Conveyor: 8x Sea Harrier FRS.1, 6 x Harrier GR.3, 8 x Wessex HU.5, 5 x Chinook.

The radar for the truck mounted exocet is RASIT, a battlefield surveillance radar : http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/jfq1605.pdf http://www.taringa.net/posts/offtopic/9548...-Glamorgan.html (in spanish) About the Thompson-CSF RASIT: http://www.defence.co.kr/bbs/data/sdiarms4/GSR_summary.htm (Korean page with good range data, states 20-30 Km. range for helicopter detection) http://www.pakdef.info/forum/archive/index.php/t-610.html http://www.slavery.org.uk/InnerVoiceTargTrackBehavInflu.doc

A very good source for guns is www.navweapons.com, recopilatory of other sources. I use it in my own WWII, WWI and pre-WWI DB (with all the mencionated realism limitations). I increase the hit points of the ships in relation with her armour (vg.: BB South Dakota 1458 hit points, BB Kongo 1082 hp, AC Gromoboi 371 hp, CA Hipper 445 hp, BB Bismarck 1611 hp, BC Seydlitz 997 hp, CL Wiesbaden 204 hp, and so on. Also, I divide by 15 or 18 the weight (in Kg.) of the projectile (AP), halfing the h.p of HE projectiles, and X 0,66 the no hard caped projetiles (based on hits for ship sunk in historic engagements). Also, I've a table with considerations about the quality of the armour (vg. Compound Steel-Iron armour x 0,52, light steel armour/STS/mild steel x 0,50, Krupp NC x 0,77, aluminium x 0,25, Harveyzed x 0,66, iron x 0,4 .... )

A big ship, the new spanish LHD, L-61 Juan Carlos I (No data on electronics or weapons, but I suposse very basic systems), providing too an alternative aerial platform to the carrier Principe de Asturias, launched the past 10/03/08: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buque_de_Proy...strat%C3%A9gica http://www.navantia.es/irj/portal/anonymou...FirstLevel=true And replace the Hobart (Gibbs & Cox) by the Hobart (Navantia), F-100 Alvaro de Bazan-like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_class_destroyer And Navantia is the selected contender for the future australian LHD, Juan Carlos I is very similar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra_clas...amphibious_ship Thanks,

More about the "lance roquettes": http://www.netmarine.net/armes/lr375/index.htm recharging time 90 secs. Regards, Enrique

Do you mean the Alenia Marconi S-1850 L/M? 3D?, 400 Km. range (but I think may be 250 nm. range): http://www.britisharmedforces.org/blirreg/...navy_future.htm http://www.amsjv.com/gateway/S1850M.htm http://www.amsjv.com/html_eng/prods/product-keyword.asp D-band?: http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,1463...hShips,,00.html http://www.ixarm.com/Equipements-et-munitions%2C11327 http://digilander.libero.it/mirkopellegrin/html/benni1.html (beware, UFO chasers!) L-band?:http://www.danchan.com/weblog/rainman/87401 1 GHz to 2 GHz: http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvf/ More links: http://www.wordiq.com/web/ams%20s1850m Regards, Enrique Mas