Requests for the HCDB (Official DB of HCE) and HCDB2

[CV32]

I think the light helicopter in the entry 10920, ARH-70A Arapaho, was cancelled in 2008. We can liberate the mentioned entry and associated loadout (with the new DAGR missile ):

 

It was, but I do not delete entries because this would screw up older scenarios that use the platform.

[Gopher]

Is it possible to add in the HCDB and HCDA the K-100 and the IDAS?

 

Further, the AIM-120A/B shall have a shorter range while the AIM-120D shall have a bigger range, so that it will combatant to the R-27ER and R-77.

 

Since F2 Standard, the Rafale carry usually two Scalp EG, and it could be extended up to five.

[CV32]

Is it possible to add in the HCDB and HCDA the K-100 and the IDAS?

 

The K-100 is certainly possible but I would want to see firmer proof of service entry before adding it, because it will necessarily require creating or adjusting a loadout entry.

 

Since it is not currently possible in the existing code to shoot SAMs from submerged submarines, IDAS is not likely to appear.

 

Further, the AIM-120A/B shall have a shorter range while the AIM-120D shall have a bigger range, so that it will combatant to the R-27ER and R-77.

 

I use the latest Harpoon4 annex data for weapon ranges. That won't be changing.

 

Since F2 Standard, the Rafale carry usually two Scalp EG, and it could be extended up to five.

 

Thanks.

[Mgellis]

Brad,

 

This link may be of interest to you, as it provides the names for a couple of dozen U.S. ships and submarines under construction or planned (at the bottom). In addition, it distinguishes between the Freedom class and the Independence class, so perhaps the latter needs to be added.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_curre...ted_States_Navy

 

These pages may also be of interest as they discuss classes that are planned or already under construction...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Navy (especially the bit about them buying Akula submarines)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arihant_class_submarine

 

Mark

[CV32]

This link may be of interest to you, as it provides the names for a couple of dozen U.S. ships and submarines under construction or planned (at the bottom). In addition, it distinguishes between the Freedom class and the Independence class, so perhaps the latter needs to be added.

 

Yes, the USS Independence is a very different ship. When the Littoral Combat Ship was first added to the HCDB, it still only existed on paper, so I only created the hypothetical version (and three of its modular fits) as it was then known.

 

Indian Navy (especially the bit about them buying Akula submarines)

 

This is the Akula II class SSN Nerpa. Since the October 2008 tragedy in the Sea of Japan, I've held off adding the Nerpa to see if the lease by the Indian Navy was actually going to happen. I will take another look at it.

 

Arihant class submarine

 

There may be enough info kicking around to add the INS Arihant. I will check it out.

[JMS]

We can use a surface search OTH-B radar to target those ASBMs...

[CV32]

We can use a surface search OTH-B radar to target those ASBMs...

 

I've thought about that, but the problems with trying to model an OTH-B radar in the HCDB include:

 

1. We cannot currently model the 'blind spot' that occurs closer to the radar.

 

2. The Chinese OTH radars are bistatic, something that also makes them difficult to model.

 

The ASBM appears to be working quite well in any event, and the AI is able to launch upon detection of a target by other radar equipped platforms, an ESM sniff, etc.

[JMS]

We can use a surface search OTH-B radar to target those ASBMs...

 

I've thought about that, but the problems with trying to model an OTH-B radar in the HCDB include:

 

1. We cannot currently model the 'blind spot' that occurs closer to the radar.

 

2. The Chinese OTH radars are bistatic, something that also makes them difficult to model.

 

The ASBM appears to be working quite well in any event, and the AI is able to launch upon detection of a target by other radar equipped platforms, an ESM sniff, etc.

 

Fine, thanks.

 

The AI for some reason doesn't want to fire Harpys, anyone has managed to fire them off? I think I am doing something wrong, but don't know what it is.

[CV32]

The AI for some reason doesn't want to fire Harpys, anyone has managed to fire them off? I think I am doing something wrong, but don't know what it is.

 

Yeah, I have noticed that too. Under player control I have no problems, but the AI does not want to shoot them. I suggest opening an issue under the Issue Tracker. Curious, because the airborne AI loves to use anti-radar weaps.

[JMS]

Just to be my usual humbug. The latest update has pushed the DB back to 1980 or so, but...

 

The Invincible class has only the late 90s version.

The Asturias class frigates (Spain) is the 90s version, the earliest version lacked the Meroka CIWS and had the earlier SM-1s

Spain FRAMs are also missing, they were decomm in the late 80s.

 

Et alors! we are missing a couple of French classes that were active in the 80s in the Gulf:

 

T-47 class - by the 80s it had broken down in subgroups:

1) Tartar ships: Dupetit-Thouars, Kersaint, Bouvet & Du Chayla

2) ASW ships: D'Estrees, Guepratte, Maillè-Brézé, Vauquelin, Casabianca

 

Duperre of the T-53 class survived until 1992 as an ASW escort

 

Their near cousin La Galissoniere (T-56) is also missing.

 

The Netherlands is missing the Van Spejik class.

 

Portugal also had French Commandant Riviere class ships, the Comandante Joao Belo class.

 

The Soviets don't get any vanilla Sverdlovs.

 

Did I tell you I am deeply grateful for your efforts? Thanks a lot.

[CV32]

Lots of good suggestions there, JMS. I will keep them in mind for the next release. Thanks!

[JMS]

And another one. The Su-33 does not have any iron bomb loadout, although it's primarily an interceptor, I am sure one of the other Su-27s iron bomb loadouts could be assigned to it.

[broncepulido]

Thanks, Brad, by the new CV/CVN variants, no more messing in my personal DB with a concrete variant assigned to a determinated radar/defensive weapons/ecm chronological variant, and other variants to another chronological variants.

[CV32]

And another one. The Su-33 does not have any iron bomb loadout, although it's primarily an interceptor, I am sure one of the other Su-27s iron bomb loadouts could be assigned to it.

 

Thanks, I'll look into it.

[CV32]

Portugal also had French Commandant Riviere class ships, the Comandante Joao Belo class.

 

These already appear in the HCDB, but I will revamp the existing entry and add an entry that recognises the refit/overhaul performed on three of the ships in the late 1990s.