March 21, 200620 yr A few more requests for the HCDB, if you get time... INTL Downed pilot <-- for rescue missions! (I’m not sure if this should be a ship or a land unit; too bad it can’t “join” with a helicopter...that would allow for some interesting drama) Probably a land unit would be better. I will look into it. INTL Lifeboat <-- for rescue missions! A "ship" looks best for this; I will look into it. INTL Pacific Forum class small patrol boats(used by Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and other countries, weapons vary by country, so you might need to add each country’s versions) Tunisia Utique class (Type 62-1) small patrol boats Morocco Lt. De Vaisseau Rabhi (Vigilance) class large patrol boats Morocco Commandant Al Khattabi class large patrol boats Croatia Kralj Petar Kresimir IV class missile boats Croatia Sibenic (Koncar class) missile boat Papua NG Vosper type small patrol boats Papua NG Balikpapan class utility landing craft I will look into all of these, though offhand I think some of them may already be there. Also, should the SA342L Gazelle be ship-capable? It currently is not. I can't offhand think of any SA342L users that employ them aboard ship. These are ordinarily employed in the observation and attack roles by army aviation units. Their pilots wouldn't usually be trained to land on ships even if the helo is small enough to do so.
March 21, 200620 yr Dear Brad, I just noticed this... Could you add the F-5 A/B and F-5 E/F for Morocco and the F-5 E/F for Malaysia? The INTL version of these aircraft no longer seems to be in the HCDB. Also, I don't see versions for Jordan, Yemen, Tunisia, and (although I don't think we will need it very often) Switzerland. On the other hand, you never know about the Swiss. (Actually, were they still being used by the U.S. in the Cold War? Maybe we need U.S. versions, too.) I expect all of the users you have mentioned employ F-5s in the same roles and with very similar loadouts to those which have been added, but I will look at them in more detail. I believe the bulk of the Swiss F-5s, btw, have been transferred to the US for use in aggressor training. IIRC, the US has never used the type for anything else.
March 22, 200620 yr Author Dear Brad, I just noticed this... Could you add the F-5 A/B and F-5 E/F for Morocco and the F-5 E/F for Malaysia? The INTL version of these aircraft no longer seems to be in the HCDB. Also, I don't see versions for Jordan, Yemen, Tunisia, and (although I don't think we will need it very often) Switzerland. On the other hand, you never know about the Swiss. (Actually, were they still being used by the U.S. in the Cold War? Maybe we need U.S. versions, too.) I expect all of the users you have mentioned employ F-5s in the same roles and with very similar loadouts to those which have been added, but I will look at them in more detail. I believe the bulk of the Swiss F-5s, btw, have been transferred to the US for use in aggressor training. IIRC, the US has never used the type for anything else. Okay, maybe just restore the INTL version then? Thanks. Mark
March 22, 200620 yr Author Okay, maybe just restore the INTL version then? Thanks. Mark I am particularly interested in aircraft used by Morocco, Yemen, and Tunisia because it seems plausible that these nations might be involved in conflicts, either between the West and the Islamic world or between Islamic nations. And Morocco, the only African nation on the North Atlantic map, is particularly useful for some scenarios. Right now, I'm playing around with one scenario where Morocco has violated E.U. fisheries near the Azores. Portugal has sent out some warships (along with a U.K. OPV) to intercept the fishing boats but Morocco is sending out warships and sending up some F-5s and Mirages to scare off the Europeans. Nobody wants to get into a shooting war over fisheries, but things are going to get out of hand... By the way, an odd observation...the PB Legend that just got added allows for helicopters (and I understand it is supposed to) but it does not have a helo pad listed under its "weapons." Was it supposed to be that way? In any event, thanks again for taking the trouble to keep updating the database. It is appreciated! Mark
March 22, 200620 yr By the way, an odd observation...the PB Legend that just got added allows for helicopters (and I understand it is supposed to) but it does not have a helo pad listed under its "weapons." Was it supposed to be that way? An error. Thanks for finding it.
March 26, 200620 yr Author Dear Brad, I found a couple of other platforms that could be added to the HCDB when you get a chance (I realized these were missing when I started to develop a scenario with South Korean forces...in the Persian Gulf)... * South Korea: Lynx 99 helicopter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lynx http://www.armada.ch/01-6/002full.htm <-- shows the Lynx 99 carrying Sea Skua http://www.vectorsite.net/avlynx.html * South Korea: Type 214 submarine http://www.nti.org/db/submarines/skorea/index.html * France: Barracuda SSN According to... http://www.nti.org/db/submarines/france/index.html ...the Barracuda is supposed to enter service in 2010 (other sources say 2012). Here is some information... http://www.answers.com/topic/barracuda-class-submarines <-- 12 scalp missiles...that could put a damper on someone's afternoon... Oh, and some news on the Su-34... http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_005314.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_005313.php I'm not sure if the existing version in the HCDB will need to be updated or if a separate export version should be added, but I thought you should know about the news. Thanks. Mark
April 8, 200620 yr Author Brad, Just curious...will a new version of the HCDB be released soon (i.e., sometime in the next few weeks)? Thanks. Mark
April 8, 200620 yr Probably before the end of the month, Mark. Been a bit busy with RL lately. Items on the HCDB agenda are a few more F-5A/B and F-5E/F versions, the T/A-50 Golden Eagle, Su-30MKV2 Flanker, JH-7A Feibao, and others.
April 8, 200620 yr If you've been watching the news lately then you've certainly seen Iran's boasting of their new weapons. I'm just wondering if their is enough info out there yet to add some of those weapons into the DB?
April 8, 200620 yr Author Probably before the end of the month, Mark. Been a bit busy with RL lately. Items on the HCDB agenda are a few more F-5A/B and F-5E/F versions, the T/A-50 Golden Eagle, Su-30MKV2 Flanker, JH-7A Feibao, and others. Terrific. Thanks. Mark P.S. Please don't forget the South Korean Lynx 99.
April 10, 200620 yr If you've been watching the news lately then you've certainly seen Iran's boasting of their new weapons. I'm just wondering if their is enough info out there yet to add some of those weapons into the DB? I'm fairly wary of Iranian claims about new platforms and weapons. Even their long running and well known development programs (like their adaptations of the Northrop F-5 fighter) still suffer problems and fall short of production. For more, see this Jane's article.
April 15, 200620 yr Author Probably before the end of the month, Mark. Been a bit busy with RL lately. Items on the HCDB agenda are a few more F-5A/B and F-5E/F versions, the T/A-50 Golden Eagle, Su-30MKV2 Flanker, JH-7A Feibao, and others. Dear Brad, Another quick request, if there is time to add it to the next version of the database...it looks like both Kuwait and Malaysia have purchased F-18s. Could these aircraft be added (or one INTL version if they both have the same loadouts)? Thanks. Mark
May 7, 200619 yr Author Brad, I just noticed a database problem in the HCDB I thought you should know about. On two of the Iranian ships, the Houdong and the Kaman (late), if you try to view the weapons with the second level of the Display control, it crashes the scenario editor. (You can view sensors, but trying to open the weapons will crash it.) I'm not sure if there is a similar problem with other ships--these are the only two I've found it on. I thought I should let you know. Also, can we add the following, if there is time... U.A.E. Mirage 2000 E/D <-- I assume the loadouts and avionics are different than the Mirage 2000-9 U.A.E. Mirage 2000RAD <-- these appear to be a recon version, but the recon versions use pods and can be used in air combat and strike roles; the U.A.E. has somewhere between 8 and 24 of them, depending on which source you look at The information on these can be found at... http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avmir2k.html Thanks. Mark
May 22, 200619 yr Author Just curious... Any idea when the next version of the HCDB database will be released? Thanks. Mark
May 22, 200619 yr Just curious... Any idea when the next version of the HCDB database will be released? Thanks.Mark How about today ?
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