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

Hi Folks, Thanks for the welcome and information... Ahh - battlefield surveillance - I lost my Kiowa early on - I'll try this again from the beginning... Thanks again... Regards, Scott

Hi Tony, Thanks for the reply and information... Just so I'm certain - I have H3 but I have to purchase H3ANW to get up to speed ? Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, Ex US Submariner looking to get back into Harpoon - H3 has been gathering dust for years and I've only used "vanilla" H3 in the past... What do I need to get it up to speed ??? Is "ANW" an addon for H3 ? Then I need "HUD4" ? I've seen reference it various other databases such as DB2000 and PlayersDB... Is there a Wiki or FAQ floating around somewhere... Any help appreciated... Regards, Scott

Hi Folks, First post - I'm an ex US Submariner and I've messed with Harpoon on and off since it first came out on the computer... I've recently found the Matrix HCE Demo to get my feet wet again and it seems a lot different from the last time I played Harpoon Classic... Anyway - I'm working my way through the scenario where China invaded the Philippines - and - I have a small beachhead established with my fleet offshore... My ground forces consist of a substantial contingent of M1A1 Abrams that need to move North and take the airport... I've used my aircraft to knock out many of the enemy ground forces in between my tanks and their goal... The problem is every time I start to move my ground forces forward - I just start losing tanks left and right... I have air superiority and a CAP flight loitering above the action - so I'm pretty sure there are no enemy aircraft in the area... Now these are M1A1's and given their performance history - these guys should roll over just about anything that stands in their way... They never report seeing the enemy - they never shoot at or kill any of the enemy... Is this the way it goes with Harpoon ground forces or am I doing something wrong ? Any help most appreciated... Regards, Scott