Hey Gunny,

 

Keep up the great work on HUD 4 DB.

 

I have made a scenerio where surface units must locate a lifeboat/liferaft as part of VC. I have been using the CIV Drifter [8m/12kts] entry it but may not be the most realistic representation.

 

http://daesungeng.en.ec21.com/Totally_Enclosed_Lifeboat_Life_Boat--411866_411867.html

 

This link has a list for enclosed lifeboats with various sizes. My concern is the speed and RCS. The drifter with a top speed of 12kts seems a bit fast for a larger enclosed lifeboat and I would think that a small, slowly drifting inflatable 6-man life raft, seemingly impossible to locate in the real world, would be even more difficult in the dark and in heavy seas. In the Harpoon ANW world, Auto Detect is a great tool for keeping targets out of sight yet once a target is located, I believe its the RCS that rules whether a weapon will engage a target. Also the drifter is armed which may hinder boarding.

 

Thank you,

 

Steve

The powered lifeboat could easily be added to the database by using the Boston Whaler and just setting the top speed for the new entry to 6 knots (as per the material in the link above).

 

CIV Powered Lifeboat

Text: A generic lifeboat carried by modern vessels designed to carry 20-30 people.

 

The inflatable life raft will require an entirely new entry, but is definitely worth adding.