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TU-22M3M - SU-34 - SU 57 Are in the DB from some five years ago.

Again and again, more ridiculous again. Now Independence-class limited to only 15 knots by structural cracks (But only the even numbered hulls, hahaha): https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2022/05/10/the-littoral-combat-ships-latest-problem-class-wide-structural-defects-leading-to-hull-cracks/

Full description in SITREP 62.

Another bad point for ASW tasks! "LCS is as noisy as an aircraft carrier" https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/05/admiral-gilday-explains-lcs-asw-and-mcm-module-decisions/

Corrected, thanks!

The LCS complete failure here in short: https://seapowermagazine.org/navys-lcs-decommissioning-proposals-would-bring-major-change-for-retained-ships/

The LCS complete failure here in short: https://seapowermagazine.org/navys-lcs-decommissioning-proposals-would-bring-major-change-for-retained-ships/

Just the Larry Bond evaluation the same 14 April 2022:

For me this is a correct logic: GetUnitsATA only uses the Loadout's DATA if the loadout has unexpended Annex_D (missile) or Annex_G1 (bomb) weapons. That is a strange restriction. But I don't understand the meaning of this first sentence! Note to self, combat3.c, GetUnitsATA and effect4.c, CheckAirMissileHits which is using. I thought there was a reason for that but am blanking on it currently.

For me this is a correct logic: GetUnitsATA only uses the Loadout's DATA if the loadout has unexpended Annex_D (missile) or Annex_G1 (bomb) weapons. That is a strange restriction. But I don't understand the meaning of this first sentence! Note to self, combat3.c, GetUnitsATA and effect4.c, CheckAirMissileHits which is using. I thought there was a reason for that but am blanking on it currently.

Almost sure not, 10+10=10, or 20+10=20, at least for years.

With all the in service Freedom-class LCS to be decomissionned next year, this is clearly now a hypothetical scenario!!! https://news.usni.org/2022/03/29/all-freedom-littoral-combat-ships-in-commission-tapped-for-early-disposal

Good and belated question

I think the same range fixed for all Active Radar Terminal Guidance missiles, remember perhaps 10 nm.

Interesting and long article on the inmediate future Carrier Air Wing and the Fighter Gap (to be closed in 2025). Some highlights: EA-18G number currently increased to 7x, current Air Wing only 12xFA-18E+10xFA-18E+12xFA-18E+10xFA-18E(Or F-35C), pretended for the inmediate future this year 12xFA-18E+10xFA-18E+12xFA-18E+14xF-35C, and from 2025 added 5xMQ-25A. https://news.usni.org/2022/03/24/a-generational-change-in-naval-aviation-has-begun-amidst-tight-budgets-fighter-gaps

Great report, thanks for sharing it!

Explained on this thread (simply update the game):

Great report, thanks for sharing!

Some sources: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/nato-kicks-off-dynamic-manta-2022-asw-exercise/ https://seapowermagazine.org/nato-asw-exercise-under-way-off-sicily/ https://www.defenceiq.com/air-forces-military-aircraft/articles/hellenic-navys-new-maritime-patrol-asw-aircraft https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/05/hellenic-navy-delivery-of-the-first-interim-solution-upgraded-p-3b-mpa/ https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviazione_Navale#MARISTAELI_-_Catania https://www.flickr.com/photos/56594044@N06/51898358775/

View File Exercise Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22), February 21-March 4, 2022. Historical Training Scenario. Exercise Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22), February 21-March 4, 2022. Historical Training Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the Mediterranean Battleset and the HCDB2-170308 new standard 1980-2025 Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/NATO side or from the Red/NATO side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 ships, other allied ships and submarines sail in formation in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Sicily, Feb. 21, 2022, during Exercise Dynamic Manta 22 (DYMA 22) (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the French navy by OR-8 Stephane Dzioba, and in consequence on public domain) 220221-O-NO101-1122 From the eventful year of 2014 the World was beginning the so-called Second Cold War, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin (ex-KGB lieutenant colonel) was showing clearly his plan to recover the Russian Empire and later Soviet territories for reinstitute the greatness of his Russia, and to guarantee his passage on the History as saviour of the Rodina. At last the Russian campaign for the invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, 2022. But was only the apex and last outcome of a succession of military actions. From May 2014 Putin was provoking in succession the Crimea, Ukraine, Donetsk, Baltic States, October 2014 Swedish submarine incursion, G-20 Brisbane meeting naval crisis, November 2014 Faslane submarine incident, frigate Yaroslav Mudryy February "Channel Dash", April 2015 Finnish submarine incursion (for many observers causing the pre-mobilization of Finland reserve forces), Russian intervention in Syria from 30 September 2015, shoot-down by Turkish F-16 fighters equipped with AIM-120 AMRAAM on 24 November 2015 of a Russian Su-24M as consequence of the repeated unlawful overflights of Turkey by Russian warplanes based in Latakia, and after two months of repeated warning, March 2016 detection by the French of a Russian submarine near Bay of Biscay and the SSBN base, the propaganda stunt of the deployment of the only one Russian aircraft carrier Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov steaming (a lot, literally) from Kola Bay towards Eastern Mediterranean from October 15, 2016, and with constant and multiple Russian overflies with military warplanes entangled in potential incidents with commercial flights in Europe, so far as at the Portuguese shores. That without counting in other unrelated naval incidents aside the upcoming Second Cold War, just as the Iranian seizure of the merchant Maersk Tigris in 28 April 2015, the shore-based anti-ship missile attacks against the catamaran transport ex Swift (HSV-2) and US destroyers on the Red Sea in October 2016 and the ulterior retaliation, the first military operation of the Trump Administration on January 28, 2017, the MV-22B tiltrotor raid of SEAL Team 6 operating from USS Makin Island (LHD-8) against Houthi Yemen, and later on January 30, an Al-Madinah-class Saudi frigate was attacked and damaged probably by a Houthi suicide or drone boat off Al Hudaydah, Houthi Yemen. (And neither counting in great landlocked actions, as the counter-Daesh operations in Middle East). And meanwhile, more towards Far East a less perceived and growing problem was China, as reflected in the transfer of the 60% of the USN and USAF combat forces to the Pacific Theatre of Operations from 2012, move to be completed by 2020. The first iteration of this scenario was designed five years ago, based in the big anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Manta 2017 begun in 13 March 2017, and was not interpreted by many journalists as an answer to the latest Russian actions and menacing postures as in the case of Dynamic Mongoose 2015, as it was actually a yearly exercise. But in the current world situation was legit to think otherwise. Four years later the reality was probably those and other continuous exercises, the NATO Baltic Air Policing, and the deployment of token NATO ground forces in the Baltic States and rest of Eastern Europe, are showing to Putin's Russia the resolution to defend Europe and allies as a whole, and preventing the development of a hot war. But from 2017 to 2022 the international situation was going worse. Increased tensions and open conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the recent, fast, innovative and decisive war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the increased foreign operations of Iran, Qatar and the UAE, including proxy attacks against Saudi Arabia and the crescendo of the Turkish military power cutting ties with the Western alliances. Not an easy near future for the new President Biden and the traditional European partners. As novelty in Dynamic Manta 2022 the scarce presence of US warships, probably escorting the Truman carrier strike group in Eastern Mediterranean, and the presence of no less than three Spanish frigates (Including one in Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, composed this time by the flagship Italian Navy FREMM ASW-variant frigate Carlo Margottini F-592, Turkish Perry-modified frigate Goksu F-497, and Spanish Aegis ship Blas de Lezo F-103). Of course this is a training exercise and actual shots, torpedoes and missiles aren't fired and nobody is hurt ... Enrique Mas, February 25, 2022. Submitter broncepulido Submitted 02/25/2022 Category MEDC  

Some notes on this recent video, irrelevant for changes (yet) in the scenario, but interesting points: - VAW-126 Seahawks are now equipped with updated E-2D inflight refuelling capables. Irrelevant for the scenario, but important if are deployed over the Black Sea from the Med. - Cavour is clearly equipped yet with AV-8B+ Harrier II and showed in flight and on deck (and as originally in the scenario), against other sources (perhaps propaganda), F-35B in Cavour cames only from 2024. - USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) is present in the first images, but not listed in any source. In the scenario could be simpley another big target. 21 March 2022, one month later, IFR capability of VAW-126 Seahawks confirmed, as first fleet operational squadron with IFR capable E-2D: https://news.usni.org/2022/03/19/video-navy-pilots-flying-dozens-of-daily-russian-deterrence-missions-from-uss-harry-s-truman

Some sources: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2888674/harry-s-truman-carrier-strike-group-completes-holiday-port-visits/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2888674/harry-s-truman-carrier-strike-group-completes-holiday-port-visits/ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/12/28/uss-harry-truman-carrier-strike-group-stays-in-mediterranean-amid-ukraine-russia-fears/ https://news.usni.org/2021/12/28/secdef-orders-u-s-carrier-uss-harry-s-truman-to-stay-in-mediterranean-to-reassure-allies https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/february/11347-us-navy-send-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-uss-cole-to-assist-uae.html https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/u-s-navy-sending-uss-cole-destroyer-to-the-uae/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/american-french-italian-carrier-strike-groups-sail-together/ https://news.usni.org/2022/01/26/140-russian-navy-warships-drilling-across-europe-middle-east-as-ukraine-tensions-simmer https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/french-carrier-strike-group-begins-clemenceau-22-deployment/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/01/nato-us-navy-aircraft-carrier-to-start-exercise-in-mediterranean/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/01/us-french-and-italian-navies-to-conduct-tri-carrier-operations/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/nato-allies-exercise-interoperability-in-the-mediterranean-sea/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/russia-sends-slava-class-cruiser-ustinov-in-the-mediterranean/ https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/february/11358-six-russian-warships-make-port-call-in-syrian-port-of-tartous.html https://news.usni.org/2022/02/08/six-ship-russian-navy-amphibious-group-attack-sub-approach-black-sea-as-warships-mass-in-the-mediterranean http://www.hisutton.com/Russia-Med-BACKFIRE-Kh-32.html http://www.hisutton.com/Russia-Med-BS-2022-02-17.html https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/january/11296-ukrainian-bayraktar-tb2-ucav-patrolling-black-sea.html https://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/32024-the-situation-in-ukraine/ And a friend's book: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/moscows-game-of-poker-russian-military-intervention-in-syria-2015-2017.php

View File Three Carriers and Three Cruisers: Battle for the Eastern Med. February 2022. Three Carriers and Three Cruisers: Battle for the Eastern Med. February 2022. Historical Alternate 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/NATO side or from the Red/Russian and allies side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, the ITS Cavour Strike Group and the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group transit the Mediterranean Sea in formation, Feb. 6, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers, a serviceperson on duty and in consequence on public domain). Enough is enough. From the eventful year of 2014 (Mainly from the Russian invasion of Crimea) the world was beginning clearly the so-called Second Cold War, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin (ex-KGB lieutenant colonel) was showing clearly his plan to recover the Russian Empire including previous Soviet territories for reinstitute the greatness of "his" Russia, and to guarantee his passage on the History as saviour of the Rodina. After the massive Russian build-up of forces from late 2021 in Russia and Belarus near the Ukrainian border, NATO forces were forced to an increased and constant deployment near Ukraine and the Eastern Mediterranean, to deterrent Putin's ambition. The probably plan was to avoid an intervention by NATO ground forces but preventing the Russian main forces to enter Ukrainian territory, and to get this target to establish an air and sea exclusion zone around and over Ukraine. Aside air elements deployed to near NATO countries (and four B-52H based in RAF Fairford (ASa), capable of both land and ship strike), and a constant monitoring of the Russian movements, three aircraft carriers (Truman, De Gaulle and Cavour, this last one mostly symbolic as was yet equipped with AV-8B+) were deployed on the Eastern Mediterranean, to keep at bay the Russian forces in Syria and the Mediterranean, and later to reinforce the exclusion zone and to execute offensive actions against the Russian forces in the Black Sea and Ukraine. Included in these forces was the USS Georgia, SSGN-729 and STANDING NATO MARITIME GROUP TWO (SNMG2), flagship Italian FREMM frigate Carlo Margottini F592. For the Russian side a great number of elements of the Northern, Pacific, Baltic and Black Sea fleets were deployed in the Mediterranean, including amphibious ships sailing to the Black Sea, dangerously depleting the reserves of all the Russian fleets. Also, Tu-22M3 Backfire-C with Kh-32 anti-ship missiles and MIG-31K Foxhound with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal/AS-24 Killjoy were deployed in the infamous Russian base of Khmeimim in Syria. And of course the surviving forces of the Assad regime after the 2011 civil war are in the Russian side, defending its country. On the paper the Russian forces are weaker, but employing old Cold War era tactics could settle a surprise and propaganda blow to the Western forces. Also, probably the doubtful Turkey and other countries could not joint the NATO ranks because Russian nuclear blackmail and other types of asymmetrical pressure. And the things are going worse every day... Enrique Mas, February 20, 2022. Submitter broncepulido Submitted 02/20/2022 Category MEDC