scottb613

Hi Folks, Back again - how can I switch my carrier battle group EMCON state to passive ??? I select the group icon and hit the sensor button - change the radar state to passive - but nothing happens - it stays active... Typically my carrier battle group is not part of a mission - just a "plotted" course and speed - I did try adding the group to a mission with an EMCON state of passive - that didn't work either... I did have a missile attack a few hours previously - but - I eliminated the threat and it's been quite ever since... Thought it might be prudent to switch back to passive to make us a bit harder to find... Any thoughts ? Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Well - I only recently started messing around with Harpoon seriously - so I might as well be considered a newb... At the same time - I've also been watching many of the video's of Command with great interest... How's the AI in Command relative to Harpoon - is it substantially better ? Most of my experience playing Harpoon is USA vs USSR... It seems the USSR OPFOR - the bombers seldom seem to make any intelligent decisions... They just fly their programmed strike - even when detected - pounced on by fighters - or - even have their ranks decimated by Phoenix missles... They just don't seem to react to anything... Would the Command AI act any differently ??? The interface for Command seems a bit clunkier and busier than Harpoon - guess that just takes some getting used to... I do like the black background - green foreground - screens better in Harpoon 3... Regards, Scott

Hi JSF, Appreciate that... I'm playing Harpoon ANW - Sea of Okhotsk - USA vs USSR - with the HUD4 database - full realism... As a Cold War submariner - an area that seems like home... I'm a ways into it and doing quite well - must have knocked out 40 enemy planes - and - one Akula... Lost 3 Tomcats due to stupidity but that's my only loss... I really haven't played in ages - I forgot just how far out I needed my CAP - started at 120 miles - way too close - the enemy missiles where launched well beyond that range and all I could do is react... Moved my CAP out to around 220 miles - much easier now - I get them before launch.... How can you go wrong with a battle group with two aircraft carriers ? LOL - I still haven't entered the Sea of O but only time will tell... Regards, Scott

Hi JSF, Oh - I figured it out - just use the air-ops button - never mind... Regards, Scott

THANKS ! Appreciate your effort ! Regards, Scott

Hi JSF, Ahh - OK - makes sense... I've really searched both the manual and the forums - no joy - so - umm - err - how do you actually initiate the air to air refueling ? Regards, Scott

Hi JSF, Thanks - seems things are pretty quiet around here these days... I've messed with the Harpoon serries on and off for years - since it's inception... I never really messed with any of the mods apuntil recently... I've seen the new sim - but - I haven't tried it yet - everything I've read seems like current day... I do like some of the more period battles with earlier equipment... I may try it - but - the $80.00 dollar price tag makes it pretty steep for the casual aficionado... Is the Colonial database still available anywhere ? Thanks for the info... Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Question - noticed there was a Colonial Wars Database - looks like it was last made for 3.6... I can't seem to find a valid database download - they have it on the old Matrix site but it's a bad link and just loops... Is it worth finding - or - is 3.6 lacking in many of the newer features ? Is it available anywhere ? Wouldn't mind trying some older scenerios... Any suggestions ? Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Question - how do I use tankers for air-ops ? Do I include the tankers with a strike package ? Do I stage them at the half way point ? Any help appreciated... Regards, Scott

Hi Buddha, OK - thanks - will do - appraise the help... Regards, Scott

Hi Buddha, Nice - thanks - the interface is a little clunky but I have it working now - classic seems to have a better interface... Regards, Scott

No problem - the package had both sims - so I'm trying a little of each... Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Is there a way to change the range circles on the formation editor? Sometimes when I open it 's set for a few miles - others - for a couple hundred... I haven't been able to identify any rhyme or reason to it... Obviously - a couple mikes doesn't work when setting up a CAP flight... Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Thanks for the tips - I purchased the Harpoon collection last night so now I'm just getting up to speed... Yeah - my interest is mostly Naval combat - of course I've used the Sub Command franchise as well - and from a bubbleheads perspective - thats probably the most realistic we'll ever see... To show how much of a ground pounder I am not - the thought that the enemy might have had artillery in this circumstance never even entered my mind... I still don't know if thats the reason i lost like 8 M1A1's in less than a couple of minutes but maybe ? Thanks one and all... Regards, Scott

Hi Tony, Please disregard my last - I've got it now - the purchase includes all the upgrades - classic and V3... Regards, Scott