broncepulido

I see a submarine is limited in the DB to 16 mounts (limiting a little the range of experimentation).

I see pasive is employed in old anti-surface torpedoes or dual-use torpedoes, as SAET-60M, SAET-60, YU-4A, Yu-3, Yu-1A, Type 72, E14, E18, MG-44 decoy, MG-74 decoy, SAET-40, MG-14 decoy and SAET-50M.

Active/Passive would works as usual, as mines have Active/Passive seeker and usually work.

I remember the flag "Unknown" was employed meaning "Active" (to prevent surprise and alarm to other players reading these post!). I will see the issue later. "Unknown/Active" is only employed in Mk44 and other old ASW torpedoes in the DB (L3, Mk43 and Type 73) . I see changed the "Unknown" flag in my personal DB some years ago, perhaps because an intuition of the same anomaly.

Possibly supersonic and ram-jet powered: http://defense-update.com/20160327_israeli_anti_ship_missile.html

Very light modifications 25 March 2016, SPOILER ALERT: - Added YJ-62 (C-602 is the export variant with range limited to 300 Km) anti-ship missiles to Woody Island and perhaps other artificial reefs with airstrip, as refered here: http://www.janes.com/article/59003/imagery-suggests-china-has-deployed-yj-62-anti-ship-missiles-to-woody-island

Too many problems to paste this from the mobile:

The next week one of the first public performances of F-35A, at Luke AFB: impossible to paste link because mobike interface issues

Indian Navy Sea Harriers retired and going to museums from March 2016: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/naval-aviation/2016/03/21/indian-navy-retires-sea-harriers/82070296/

I can proudly annonce .... using the catch phrase "Stennis Compromise" in my latest scenario, searching for "Stennis Compromise" in Google Search, the scenario appears in fourth position! https://www.google.es/search?q=stennis+compromise&oq=stennis+compromise&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61j69i60j69i59j69i60.4504j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8 The historical "Stennis Compromise" (a lucky find): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stennis_Compromise

I can proudly annonce .... using the catch phrase "Stennis Compromise" in my latest scenario, searching for "Stennis Compromise" in Google Search, the scenario appears in fourth position! https://www.google.es/search?q=stennis+compromise&oq=stennis+compromise&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61j69i60j69i59j69i60.4504j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8 The historical "Stennis Compromise" (a lucky find): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stennis_Compromise

Modifications 18 March 2016: light modifications in text and Chinese OOB (Y-8Q GX6 and KJ-500 GX10 minor placement issues).

Some clarifications on "High New" series of Chinese electronic warfare airplanes, based in the four turboprop Shaanxi Y-8/Y-9 (An-12 derivatives): Y-8CB GX1/High New 1 (In service 2004?+): Current entry #10732 (now named Y-8(DZ)). ELINT/SIGINT/ESM/Ferret type, equipment in two tandem ventral canoe fairings. Probably BM/KZ800 ELINT system. Three built and in service in the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF). Based in Jianxing and Shenyang/Yu Hung Tun. Y-8JB GX2/High New 2 (In service 2004?+): Navy equivalent type to Y-8CB, we can use also entry #10732 for his representation. ELINT/SIGINT/ESM/Ferret type, equipment in chin and tail fairings. Probably BM/KZ800 ELINT system. Four built and in service in the Chinese Navy (PLAN). Based in Dalian/Tuchengzi. Y-8T GX3/High New 3 (In service 2004?+): Not represented in HCDB. Others times called GX4/High New 4, not clear what is the correct designation. Airborne command post. Four built and in service in the PLAAF. Based in Wuxi/Shuofang. Y-8G GX4/High New 4 (In service 2005?+): Current entry #10972 (now named Y-8EW). Others times called GX3/High New 3, not clear what is the correct designation. Electronic Warfare/Jammer type, equipment in two large cheek fairings, a tail fairing and an underfuselage cylinder. Perhaps downgraded BM/KZ800 ELINT system. At least eight built and in service in the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF). Based in Jianxing (3?), Guiyang/Leizhuang (5?) and Shenyang/Yu Hung Tun (?). KJ-200/Y-8W GX5/High New 5 (In service 2004?+): Current entry #10929 (now named KJ-200 (Y-8AEW)). AEW type, Balance Beam AESA radar inside a large rectangular fairing above the fuselage. At least five built and in service in PLAAF, based at Wuxi/Shuofang, and at least six built and in service in PLAN, based at Laiyang. Y-8Q GX6/High New 6 (In service 2015+): Current entry #11674 (now named Y-8Q). ASW/Maritime Patrol type. At least four built and in service in the Chinese Navy (PLAN) in early 2016. Based in Layang. Y-8XZ GX7/High New 7 (In service 2007+): Not represented in HCDB. PSYOPS airplane, broadcasting TV and radio and jamming communications. Equivalent to US EC-130E Commando Solo. At least two built and in service in the PLAAF. Based in Guiyang/Leizhuang. Y-9JB GX8/High New 8 (In service 2013+): Navy equivalent type to Y-8CB, but newer and based in the Y-9, also adding FLIR, we can use also entry #10732 for his representation. ELINT/SIGINT/ESM/Ferret type, equipment in multiple fairings. Four built and in service in the Chinese Navy (PLAN). Based in Dalian/Tuchengzi. Y-9XZ GX9/High New 9 (In service 2014+): Not represented in HCDB. PSYOPS airplane, broadcasting TV and radio and jamming communications. Perhaps adds capability to jamm Internet and social networks. Equivalent to US EC-130E Commando Solo. Similar to Y-8XZ, but based in the newer Y-9 platform. At least one built and in service in the PLAAF. Based in Guiyang/Leizhuang. KJ-500 GX10/High New 10 (In service 2014+): Current entry #11680 (now named KJ-500). AEW type, High New 10 AESA radar inside a large fixed rotodome with three integrated antennas, above the fuselage. Lightened radar system based on KJ-2000 and with almost the same capabilities. At least two KJ-200 built and in service in PLAAF, based at Wuxi/Shuofang from 2015, and at least two KJ-200H built and in service in PLAN from 2014, based at Lingshui. Y-9G GX11/High New 11 (In development in 2016): Not represented in HCDB, but very similar to entry #10972 Y-8G GX4 airborne jammer. Electronic Warfare/Jammer type, equipment in multiple fairings and antennas. Probably to replace Y-8G GX4, but based in the newer Y-9 platform. Sources: http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/surveillance-aircraft-i.html http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/surveillance-aircraft-ii.html http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/airforce http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/navy

Considerations on Type 056/A Jiangdao corvette: Cheap, useful and numerous. Some 31 to be in service. Maximum speed very probably 28 knots (speed stated in the Chinese Wikipedia Type 056A entry, and in the Russian Wikipedia Type 056 entry). Two subvariants, Type 056 (2013+) and Type 056A (2015+). Almost identical, main difference Type 056A adds towed array/VDS sonar, perhaps TLAS-1. Type 056 (2013+) shipnames, entry #3964: Xinyang 501 Suzhou 503 Huaian 509 Ningde 510 Baoding 511 Heze 512 Datong 580 Yingkou 581 Bengbu 582 Sangrao 583 Meizhou 584 Baise 585 Gian 586 Jieyang 587 Quanzhou 588 Qingyuan 589 Weihai 590 Fushun 591 Luzhou 592 Chaozou 595 Huizhou 596 Qinzhou 597 Type 056A (2015+) shipnames, new proposed entry: Ezhou ??? Huangshi 502 Suquian 504 Qinhuangdao 505 Jingmen 506 Tongren 507 ??? 508 Sanmenxia 593 Zhuzhou 594 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_056_corvette Type 56 shiplist and fleet/squadron deployment (the ship names are translatable with any on line translator from Traditional Chinese): https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/056%E5%9E%8B%E5%AF%BC%E5%BC%B9%E6%8A%A4%E5%8D%AB%E8%88%B0 Type 56A shiplist: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/056A%E5%9E%8B%E5%AF%BC%E5%BC%B9%E6%8A%A4%E5%8D%AB%E8%88%B0

Considerations on Xian H-6 Badger (Tupolev Tu-16 derivative) variants, mostly a request to add the current H-6K very improved variant. H-6K (2011+): very improved with new streamlined "solid" nose including search radar (probably the same Type 245 #43384 of previous variants), better Russian engines (D-30KP-2/Chinese version WS-18) and longer range. Employed only by the Chinese Air Force (PLAAF). Probably 24 airplanes in each Regiment. Some 75 in service in three Regiments and test units in March 2016, is now the more numerous H-6 variant in PLAAF. In service from 2011. - At least 3780 nm range. Perhaps 2170 nm range with 6xMissiles. - Higher cruise speed (450 knots?). - Six wing pylons for up to six KD-20/DF-10K/Dong Hai 10 cruise missiles (#18844), or up to only four KD-63 (#18933). - Bomb bay restaured (we can use the #56477 loadout). It was not present on previous H-6G/H/M. - No defensive guns, more defensive electronics on tail. - Adds FLIR and laser target designator (RWR, probably all H-6 variants have RWR and not ESM, inflight refuelling). H-6G (2004+). Chinese Navy variant, very similat to H-6M (2007+, #10978). Probably Type 245 radar. Replaces H-6D from 2004? (H-6D is not in service). Only in service in PLAN. Some 40 new built from 1999, and a few converted from H-8F. 18 airplanes in each of two Regiments (36 in service in March 2016). - Four wing pylons for up to four YJ-83K (#18860), or up to four YJ-12 (2015?+, also employed in JH-7B) supersonic anti-ship missiles . - No bomb bay. - Some (very few? four?) converted from H-6F retain 23mm defensive guns. - RWR, inflight refuelling. Sources: http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/attack-aircraft.html http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/airforce http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YJ-12 Chinese Air Force inventory: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E7%A9%BA%E5%86%9B Chinese Naval Air Force inventory: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E6%B5%B7%E5%86%9B%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%85%B5

Spoiler alert: 17 March 2016, added USS Russell (DDG-59) as picket, historically present in the theatre (The USS Barry (DDG-52) presence is only a hypotesis in the scenario design): http://www.update.ph/2016/03/american-destroyer-arrives-in-manila/3320

Only with 2xAK-630M (ppq and ssq), not with Kashtan (photo evidence at last).

Some sources: On the Stennis group and his crossing of Luzon Strait: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/03/05/1559594/us-navy-deploys-strike-group-south-china-sea http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/03/03/stennis-strike-group-deployed-to-south-china-sea/81270736/ http://gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html http://gonavy.jp/CVW-NGf.html http://gonavy.jp/CV-CVN74f.html Chinese OOB and systems: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E7%A9%BA%E5%86%9B https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E8%88%B0%E9%98%9F http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/airforce http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/china/navy http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/surveillance-aircraft-i.html On USS Barry as first ship with Aegis Baseline 9.C on 7th Fleet, capable of firing SM-3 and SM-6 in BMD tasks: http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg82/Pages/USS-Lassen-Departs-Yokosuka-After-10-Years-Forward-Deployed-.aspx#.VuWbZJzhDIU Miscellaneous: http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/161457/us-navy-update-on-ddg51-modernization.html http://www.update.ph/2016/03/us-deploys-three-stealth-bombers-in-asia-pacific/3233 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_wall_of_sand

File Name: Solving the Spratlys problem: Stennis Compromise, March 2016. Alternate History Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 15 Mar 2016 File Category: WestPac Solving the Spratlys problem: Stennis Compromise, March 2016. Alternate History Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the Western Pacific Battleset and the HCDB-150928 1980-2015 era Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. Image: An VFA-14 "Tophatters" F/A-18E Super Hornet (Squadron with the only Super Hornets with the old APG-73 radars in the CVW-9, the others have the APG-79 AESA) participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on April 24, 2013. Photo took from Wikipedia, realized by Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez U.S. Navy, a serviceman on duty and in consequence in public domain. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/US side or from the Red/Chinese side. To avoid spoilers you should play a few times first the Blue side, and only later play the Red side. The scenario is based in current historical events, mainly the navigation of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG or Carrier Strike Group Three) from the Luzon Strait on the contested area from 1 to 8 March 2016. But is very improbable the political motivation in either side capable to generate an open war. Also, one of this complex scenario aims is to show how numerous and modernized are the Chinese forces at the current times, forgetting the usual conception about they're obsolete and simple forces (but including his lack of enough naval helicopters, tankers and EW aircrafts). Is depicted the more accurate possible Chinese order of battle (March 2016) of his South Sea Fleet, his People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aviation elements, his People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Southern and Eastern Theatre Commands, and a few strategic elements, as AWACS or ELINT planes. After the full of naval, military and security incidents year of 2014 the World was beginning the so-called Second Cold War. Mostly as result of President of Russia Vladimir Putin (ex-KGB lieutenant colonel) actions, 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, March 2016 detection by the French of a Russian submarine near Bay of Biscay, and with constant and multiple overflies with military warplanes entangled in potential incidents with commercial flights in Europe. That without counting in other unrelated naval incidents, just as the Iranian seizure of the Maersk Tigris in 28 April 2015 (and neither counting in landlocked actions, as the ISIS operati ons in Middle East). But meanwhile, more towards Far East was China a less perceived and growing problem. In some places of the South China or East Philippine Sea multiple countries claimed Spratly Islands archipelago (Chinese: Nansha islands, Filipino: Kapuluan ng Kalayaan, Malay: Kepulauan Spratly and Vietnamese: Quan dao Truong Sa), China was for years mongering his plans and established a permanent base at least from 1987, and 1988 included a naval battle against Vietnam, the Johnson South Reef Skirmish. Also at least from 1995, as denounced by Philippines, China was building structures with military capabilities, including from 2012 more relevant structures, as the 3000+ meters long (Very Large Airport in Harpoon parameters) runway in Fiery Cross Reef (now finished, at March 2016), and more important, building artificial reefs and islands above previous simple shoals for claiming territory. At last in an undetermined date late April 2015 China claims as territorial waters the 12 nautical miles circling his "new" islands. As the US official doctrine is Freedom of Navigation (FON) worldwide on international waters, and as in this case with fears about a decision not to send naval vessels into the zone would inadvertently help the Chinese build their own case for sovereignty in the area, some air and surface elements of US Navy begin to orbit near the Chinese claims, but not crossing the 12 nm line. Between the first incidents were a VP-45 Pelicans' P-8A Poseidon in surveillance mission carrying a CNN TV team inside, warned by the Chinese to no flight 12 nm near of Fiery Cross Reef on 20 May 2015, and the trailing for some hours of the USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) by the Chinese frigate Yuncheng (571) on 11 May 2015. Late, from 26 October 2015, USS Lassen (DDG-82) implement the Freedom of Navigation (FON) near the Chinese occupied Subi and Mischief Reefs in the Spratlys, and a clash of destroyers was possible, but avoided with the humble and shy behaviour of the US side, transiting without radars illuminating or the helicopter flying. At last, and after some months without US aircraft carriers in the region, when on 1 March 2016 the JCSCSG (Group AEC) transited the Luzon Strait, everything was possible... Enrique Mas, 15 March 2016. Click here to download this file

Interesting and not far of the Harpoon simulation outcomes: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3691

Some 30 will be carried by a single F-16, with propeller and electric batteries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/03/08/inside-the-secretive-pentagon-office-planning-skyborg-fighters-and-drone-swarms/ http://warisboring.com/articles/imagine-f-16s-deploying-swarms-of-tiny-drones/

New, a radar problem to be solved in March 2016?: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/08/radar-glitch-requires-f-35-fighter-jet-pilots-to-turn-it-off-and-on-again

More data on Su-34 Fullback in the Air International March 2016 issue: - Sea level speed, clean: 1300 Km/h=702 knots (previous statements 1400 Km/h=756 knots). - High altitude speed, clean: 1.6 Mach=918 knots (previous statemenents 1.8+ Mach). - Ferry range 2160 nm. - Max ceiling 15.700 meters. - Range with 6x500 Kg bombs, 4xAAM and auxiliary tanks at sea level=945 nm. - Range with 6x500 Kg bombs, 4xAAM and auxiliary tanks at high level=1620 nm. - Radar designation V004, X-Band, LDSD, SS, PESA. Capable of track-while-scan on 10 air targets, and to engage 4 air targets and 4 surface targets simultaneously. - Radar range against fighter size target 64 nm. (coherent with the previous 97,2 nm stated as maximum AA range, also, 73 nm SS range against a "large" ship, probably also 97,2 nm maximum range in SS). - Radar V004 is included in the Leninets Sh141 suite, comprising also KNIRTI L265V Khibiny-MV ECM/ESM (L175V Khibiny-10V in early production aircrafts) usually installed in wingtips, 623D IFF device, all controled by K-030B (Baget-10V) computer. - L150 Pastel RWR. - Ventral I255 B1/02 Platan TV-laser targeting system (looking through a retractable "slot", probably not a search device, delete IRST, TDS and FLIR flags). - RPKB K-102 targeting and navigation system. - 7x14 chaff/flare dispensers below the tail "sting". - Weapons: Kh-59M, Kh-31P, Kh-31A, Kh-29T/L, R-27 and R-73 (probably also R-77/AA-12 Adder, Kh-35U, Kh-38M and Kh-31PM. UPAB-1500 in evaluation). - Can carry up to four underwing L175VU-1, L175VU-2 and L175VSh-1 ECM pods (delivered to operational units from 2015).

Just thinking on that for the SARH missiles the last weeks!