June 15, 201114 yr The MiG 29K has existed in the database for quite some time (INTL). I believe that in Indian service it can carry a wider range of weapons than shown in HCE, however. While I'm whining about the DB, one request as well-The INS Kolkata class, with the Barak 2 area defence SAM?
June 15, 201114 yr More specifications: I remember long time ago, in many UFO books, the maximum speed habitually quoted for UFOs is 27000 Km/h. The reason is only because that is the escape speed from the Earth, and logically an alien space ship must be capable of at least reach that speed (supposing it don't come from other dimension or the Hollow Earth) ... But I think the maximum factible speed in HCE is 9999 Yeah, I am not going to worry too much about that. I'm only concerned with the alien ships' movement inside Earth's atmosphere, so I'm figuring about 1,500 knots for the drone (in pure ion fusion afterburner, heh) and a crawl for the 'hovering' mothership. Great idea about the 'walker' too. Classic. I've added that. These entries' specs will probably be provisional as we figure out what works best. I played around with these a little, and have a few thoughts about drones- NO radar- The HCE game engine is irresponsible about activating a radar. Once detected by ESM, the drones are relatively easy to kill. Add ESM- and make them VERY stealthy. This will force the human player to be careful about activating radars and lead to more visual, short range detections. Much faster. I'm thinking at high alt 850/1250/2500 or so. Longer range. A typical (F-15) fighter fleeing on burner will cause a drone to RTB with a 1000 NM range. Some area defence for the mothership.
June 16, 201114 yr More specifications: I remember long time ago, in many UFO books, the maximum speed habitually quoted for UFOs is 27000 Km/h. The reason is only because that is the escape speed from the Earth, and logically an alien space ship must be capable of at least reach that speed (supposing it don't come from other dimension or the Hollow Earth) ... But I think the maximum factible speed in HCE is 9999 Yeah, I am not going to worry too much about that. I'm only concerned with the alien ships' movement inside Earth's atmosphere, so I'm figuring about 1,500 knots for the drone (in pure ion fusion afterburner, heh) and a crawl for the 'hovering' mothership. Great idea about the 'walker' too. Classic. I've added that. These entries' specs will probably be provisional as we figure out what works best. I played around with these a little, and have a few thoughts about drones- NO radar- The HCE game engine is irresponsible about activating a radar. Once detected by ESM, the drones are relatively easy to kill. Add ESM- and make them VERY stealthy. This will force the human player to be careful about activating radars and lead to more visual, short range detections. Much faster. I'm thinking at high alt 850/1250/2500 or so. Longer range. A typical (F-15) fighter fleeing on burner will cause a drone to RTB with a 1000 NM range. Some area defence for the mothership. agree with the radar and esm. Flying vhigh was a challenge, cuts down on effective throwing sticks. Maybe the current range is OK, there has to be some weakness (doesn't there, there always is in the movies!) Should there also be a vlow flying critter to add to the close in defense? Maybe slow cruise but very quick high speeds and same short range heat ray thingee?? I must admit to giving up throwing nukes at the mother ship, I just packed my bags and went home (sorry London).
June 23, 201114 yr Yes, as entry 10659, apparently a lot of time ago (entry 420 of 804), but I understand you missed it, it's not a very appealing unit ...
July 8, 201114 yr Some considerations about the P-8 Poseidon, after the article in the July 2011 issue of Air International: - The planned strength on the US Navy VP- Squadrons will be 6xP-8 in each squadron, not one-to-one replacement to the nowadays dotation of 9xP-3C Orion. - The US Navy P-8A has not MAD, the Indian P-8I is MAD equipped (as reflected in the DB) - The P-8A has only a forward facing APY-10 surface search radar, the P-8I has the APY-10 radar and a rearwards facing APS-143C(V)3 radar, also with air-to-air air search capability (not reflected in the DB).
July 8, 201114 yr The P-8A has only a forward facing APY-10 surface search radar, the P-8I has the APY-10 radar and a rearwards facing APS-143C(V)3 radar, also with air-to-air air search capability (not reflected in the DB). As you know, a rear facing radar is not currently possible as far as HCE is concerned.
July 8, 201114 yr The P-8A has only a forward facing APY-10 surface search radar, the P-8I has the APY-10 radar and a rearwards facing APS-143C(V)3 radar, also with air-to-air air search capability (not reflected in the DB). As you know, a rear facing radar is not currently possible as far as HCE is concerned. Yes, I known.... , was only a consideration for hypothetical future iterations of the game
July 10, 201114 yr Testing the alien drone in a macro-invasion scenario: The heat ray gun installed in the drone is uncapable of attack land targets
July 10, 201114 yr Maybe use a 360 degree radar as a workaround? Yes, if one is then accepting of the forward facing capability that it should not technically have.
July 12, 201114 yr Testing the alien drone in a macro-invasion scenario: The heat ray gun installed in the drone is uncapable of attack land targets Giving the alien drone only an 'Intercept' loadout was entirely intentional.
July 13, 201114 yr I couldn't see a MiG-29SMT in here. Is there one? No, and I suppose I should add it in the Yemeni flavour.
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