broncepulido

Yes, many points on it. In general I agreed. Sometimes (I think remember, but not sure) I did build some scenario with only Min or Max Victory Conditions, trying to reflex some points, as fog of war, uncertainity, and to mask some too low or too high goals, sometimes unachievable goals, but the player unknows it.

The Flight Global World Air Forces Directory 2022 is here (free, only needs registration): https://www.flightglobal.com/searchresults?qkeyword=world+air+forces

Only from Flight IIA (USS Oscar Austin DG-79) have twin hangars, Flight II (DDG-72/78) have not, is an usual confusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer#Development

SPOILER ALERT The idea was (Hopefully!) to not fix a very agressive posture by the Chinese to avoid an escalade. Because that central idea they have not scripted attacks (But yes patrols flying with antiradar and antiship missiles), and the Chinese should attack every opportunity target (ships or SAMs) detected, with strike fighters, ASBM and bombers. About the land-attack ballistic missiles, are no present because are no scripted attacks against bases, and are present only Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles. Perhaps the Allied ECM prevent detection in range of the Allied ships. Perhaps someone gets another Chinese behaviour? Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

In fact it is in HCDB2, entry 11686, as J-31 Gyrfalcon (With estimated data and without carrier use capability).

Simply to point you:

Algeria historically relevant port ID5189 Mers-el-Kebir has the erroneous coordinates North 35º 45" East: 3º 15", should be North 35º 43' 43" West: 0º 42' 25", if not appears in middle of the Sahara desert! (verified and changed in the DB, appears now correctly in the map). As historical sidenote for flavour sake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir

DF-26 is not present. Is an interesting missile, because has also an ASBM variant, DF-26B, longer ranged than DF-21D but probably with the same warhead and guidance, perhaps operative from 2019.

I think the range is fixed (as is built the DB) and independent of the launch height, and no pop-up maneouver at launch. About the warhead, should be 25 or 32 DP as per Harpoon V, respectively GBU-39 and GBU-53.

Some sources related to this scenario: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-25/marine-corps-iwakuni-japan-harpoon-missiles-3376502.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB 10.27.2021&utm_term=Editorial - Early Bird Brief https://news.usni.org/2021/05/13/u-s-begins-joint-exercise-in-japan-with-french-and-australian-navies https://news.usni.org/2021/05/14/navy-sending-two-guam-based-mq-4c-tritons-to-japan-for-temporary-operations http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/october/10874-us-navy-s-mq-4c-tritons-uas-complete-first-deployment-to-japan.html https://news.usni.org/2021/05/17/officials-jeanne-darc-exercise-tests-how-allies-can-work-together-in-indo-pacific https://news.usni.org/2021/05/11/interview-french-indo-pacific-commander-rear-adm-jean-mathieu-rey https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/depart-de-la-12eme-mission-jeanne-darc About the Type 022 discontinued in service: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/22型导弹快艇 About the Chinese expansionism: https://www.tni.org/my/node/4883

View File The Chinese are Coming!!! (Against ARC21). Mid-2021. The Chinese are Coming!!! (Against ARC21). Mid-2021. Hypothetical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for Western Pacific WesPac 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/Allied side or from the Red/Chinese side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18), joined by the Royal Australian Navy's Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH-154), the French Navy's amphibious assault helicopter carrier FS Tonnerre (L9014), and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's Osumi class tank landing ship JS Osumi, transit together during exercise Jeanne D'Arc 21 (ARC-21), off the coast of Kagoshima, Japan on May 14, 2021. US Marine Corps photo by a serviceperson on duty, and in consequence on public domain). Putting President Putin aside and his current hybrid-war generated tensions in Easter Europe, expansionist China imposes a greater military, economic and politic challenge to the Western powers and other Far East allies. After historical periods targeted against other neighbours from 2012 China expansionism reveals itself clearer, marking an oceanic path. Beyond old vindications on nearer islands from Japan, Philippines and other countries, it's a subjacent strategy to exercise control on the Chinese sea approaches just to the second "string of pearls" (islands) and beyond, with complete domination of the sometimes named East and South china Seas. This scenario is centred on mid-2021, when annual French training mission ARC21 arrived near Japan, and international situation degenerates hot. The scenario reflects the complete Japanese and US order of battle in the region in 2021, and a very approximative Chinese order of battle of its Eastern Theatre Command forces, both PLAAF and PLAN (only main and selected warships), with some (air defence) PLAGF elements. This scenario is apparently cumbersome, but easier to command than others with fewer forces. Also it was surprisingly easier to program than other a lot smaller. Both sides forces are asymmetrical but probably balanced ... or not. Enrique Mas, November 14, 2021. Submitter broncepulido Submitted 11/14/2021 Category WestPac  

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Probably of interest for most of us (Joint UK/Australia development of missile weapons and space systems, as Black Knight, in Woomera and similar 1946-1980), free 596 pages download!: https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/documents/Fire Across the Desert HR.pdf

Type 075 LHD currently not in the DBs.

At this moment not present in the DB, in service from September 2020 (the unmodified ship is entry number 2953): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Te_Kaha

In fact is in the HCDB2, ship entry with provisional (2017) parameters.

In fact is in the DB, ship entry 2512 (perhaps with other name, perhaps changed in my personal modified DB I use usually).

Also, in the current world the number of platforms and system is probably reduced the last 10 years, and easier to start the DB (I only hate to change the values from one to other when we reach the entries number limits!). Also, I hope to be retired in 14 months (crossing fingers!) and to have more spare time.

I've not idea on programs, but as I usually keep updated for my personal use the previous DBs, if you provide me with a adequate tool with infinite and indefinite possible new entries I don't see great problem in create and keep update a DB with my personal values (in fact my month long interval between scenarios is because I'm researching and updating every platform present in the scenario. As example my Word files with weapons and other generic data is 296 pages long, and that of radars 99 pages long, to mention only two).

Some sources: http://aviateurs.e-monsite.com/pages/1946-et-annees-suivantes/mirage-vs-u2.html https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-time-a-french-mirage-iii-unintentionally-buzzed-and-scared-a-u-2-flying-at-65000ft-during-a-mission-aimed-to-monitor-frances-nuclear-facilities/ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Pessidous https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/facilities/french-facilities.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEA_Valduc https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moteur-fusée_SEPR https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2e_escadre_de_chasse http://www.kristinhillartist.com/FishHawk_article.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000190094.pdf Great Conservatoire Air et Space d'Aquitaine (CAEA) site on French aircrafts: https://www.caea.info/en/la-collection/le-materiel/37-collection/avio-de-combat/189-dassault-mirage-iii-e

View File Cold War on Cold War: Mirage IIIE vs U-2 Dragon Lady. June 1967. Historical Scenario. Cold War on Cold War: Mirage IIIE vs U-2 Dragon Lady. June 1967. 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 Red/France side or from the Blue/US-UK side. You should play a few times first the Red side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Blue side. Image: Article 389, serial no. 56-6722; Last of the original batch of U-2A Dragon Lady aircraft, on display at the USAF Museum. From late 1965 all (both USAF and CIA operational airframes) were painted Black Velvet colour, for visual spectre and slightly antiradar effects, and very probably this was the aspect of the very similar and probable U-2F intercepted by Pessidous, save adding two leading edge auxiliary fuel tanks and in-flight refuelling, boom type (U.S. Air Force Museum took by a serviceperson on duty and in consequence in public domain, and from Wikipedia Commons). This is a very very tiny scenario simply developed from historical facts. CIA and USAF clandestine U-2 flights in the Cold War were not only developed over potential enemies, also over doubtful allies. Charles de Gaulle, as WWII reputed saviour of France, on his 1959-1969 presidential terms constructed an independent nuclear deterrent force for his country, improved the conventional forces and military industry, and quits the integrated NATO chain of command in 1966. In 1966, all French armed forces were removed from NATO's integrated military command, and all non-French NATO troops were asked to leave France (including now almost forgotten USAF bases). Eventually some forty years later France announced its return to full participation from 2009. As consequence some others allied countries decide to learn more about the real French capabilities. Are relatively well known the U-2 carrier operations in French territories in the Pacific Ocean (Operation Fish Hawk, May 1964, two U-2G based on USS Ranger (CV-61) to overfly Mururoa Atoll waiting for the first French H-Bomb test), and are mentioned in the 2013 declassified (and disappointing) CIA's U-2 book, from page 247, but are not these operations over France. Apparently after previous flights the high point of these was June 1967, when a Mirage IIIE piloted by Roger Pessidous equipped with the option of a auxiliary SEPR 844 rocket engine photographed a probably a U-2F very probably near Dijon and the CEA Valduc nuclear warheads facility, ending the U-2 overflies of France. As relevant side note outcome of this scenario, the Mirage IIIE was introduced in April 1965 (Escadron de Chasse 2/13 "Alpes"), but only from 1968 in the Dijon-Longvic based 2e Escadre de Chasse (Escadron de Chasse 1/30 "Alsace", and the very famous Escadron de Chasse 1/2 "Cicognes"), employing Mirage IIIC yet in 1967, and the SEPR 844 rocket engine was introduced only in 1967. In consequence the Pessidious' Mirage IIIE in this operation was very probably a test aircraft, not integrated in the regular units and probably unarmed. But if the things had gone wrong ... Enrique Mas, August 22, 2021. Submitter broncepulido Submitted 08/26/2021 Category MEDC  

On the presence of both UK and Chinese carriers in the zone: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41752/british-and-chinese-aircraft-carriers-both-underway-in-the-tense-south-china-sea To follow the steaming of USS Tulsa LCS-16, apparently armed with only 1xNSM and perhaps "something" in the combat module after the gun: https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/2713202/uss-tulsa-lcs-16-sails-in-the-philippine-sea/ https://www.facebook.com/TulsaBlue/ Just here: https://scontent.fvlc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/201997926_1132684547227946_3551401952423554092_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=KNsC5f80kWIAX_thJHI&_nc_ht=scontent.fvlc1-1.fna&oh=9129b57756438e6e4aad876af4ee5192&oe=612A8316

Some sources: https://theaviationist.com/2021/06/28/f-35b-close-to-russian-ship-med/ https://www.military-airshows.co.uk/press21/queen-elizabeth-carrier-pacific-deployment2021.htm https://news.usni.org/2021/07/02/warships-hms-defender-hnlm-evertsen-leave-black-sea https://www.navylookout.com/mediterranean-interlude-carrier-strike-group-on-defence-diplomacy-mission/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Carrier_Strike_Group_21 https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/PLUTO_II_OTH_Radar https://i56578-swl.blogspot.com/search/label/PLUTO https://tass.com/defense/1310499 https://tass.com/defense/1307815 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