July 1, 201015 yr More notes about warplanes in the 50to65 DB: From the next iteration in the 50to65 DB I will adapt the US Standard Aircraft Characteristics and Cards to the planes performances, and dont base it in the Harpoon 4 data (data almost inexistent for most of the 1950s planes). After that, in due time, I will use the SAC data to remodelling the previous planes in the 50to65 DB (The SAC data are public domain information). (as example, the F-4 Phantom variants, and other bisonic planes are very unrealistic, almost all the Mach 2 capable planes should be supercruise capables after the standard Harpoon data tables. And as consequence, the others supersonic planes, as soviet fighters, must be readapted too). Also, in some of the previous planes, as Panther, Cougar, Banshee and Tiger, I have used some SAC data some weeks ago, published in facsimile form in some of the series of books Air Force Legends and Naval Fighters by Steve Ginter, and in some books published by Crowood.
October 24, 201015 yr Author Over 50 new ships an planes added... any wishes and comments from users of our db are very welcome...
November 19, 201015 yr Author while I was working on the 65to80db.... Enrique did an outstandig job on the 50to65... Planes Added/Modified/Verified: 19-November 2010 Buccaneer S.1 (1962-1964), added. Buccaneer S.2 (1964-1973), cleared, finished, only Royal Navy, added CV capability. Buccaneer S.50 (1965-1991), added. Scimitar F.1 (1958-1966), end year changed, SIOP loadout equipped with Red Beard, Text added. Sea Vixen FAW.1 (1959-1966), text added, cruise speed increased. Sea Vixen FAW.2 (1964-1972), text added, cruise speed increased. P2V-2 Neptune (1947-1950), Added. P2V-3 Neptune (1948-1953), Added. P2V-3C Neptune (1948-1951), Added. P2V-3W Neptune (1949-1955), Added. P2V-4/P-2D Neptune (1950-1962), Added. P2V-5 Neptune MR.1 (1952-1957), cleared, finished, text added. P2V-5/P-2E Neptune (1951-1955), Added. P2V-5 Neptune MR.3 (1951-1958), Australia, Added. P2V-5/P-2E Neptune (1953-1962), Netherlands, Added. P2V-5/P-2E Neptune (1958-1971), Argentina, Added. P2V-5/P-2E Neptune (1959-1976), Brazil, Added. P2V-5/P-2E Neptune (1962-1977), Portugal, Added. P2V-5F/P-2E Neptune MR.4 (1959-1968), Australia, Added. P2V-5FS/SP-2E Neptune (1956-1963), Added. P2V-6/P-2F Neptune (1953-1963), USN, Added. P2V-6/P-2F Neptune (1953-1969), France, Added. P2V-6M Neptune (1956-1959), Added. P2V-7/P-2H Neptune (1955-1961), cleared, finished, text added. P2V-7/P-2H Neptune (1955-1959), Japan, Added. CP-122 Neptune (1955-1959), Canada, Added. CP-122 Neptune (1959-1968), Canada, Added. P2V-7/P-2H Neptune (1958-1980), Added. P2V-7S/SP-2H Neptune (1956-1961), Added. P2V-7/P-2H Neptune (1958-1980), France, Added. P2V-7S/SP-2H Neptune (1959-1981), Japan, Added. P2V-7S/SP-2H Neptune (1959-1984), France, Added. P2V-7S/SP-2H Neptune (1960-1978), cleared, finished, text added. P2V-7B/SP-2H Neptune (1961-1982), Added. P2V-7S/SP-2H Neptune (1962-1979), Australia, Added. P2V-7U/RB-69A Neptune (1957-1967), Added. PB4Y-2S Privateer (1944-1954), Added. PB4Y-2S Privateer (1950-1960),France, Added. Tu-22K Blinder-B (IOC 1964), cleared, cleared name, speed and loadout revision. Tu-22KD Blinder-B (1965+), cleared, cleared name, speed and loadout revision. Tu-22PD Blinder-E (1965+), Text Added, speed revision. Tu-22R Blinder-C (IOC 1963-1965), Text Added, speed revision. Text added in: Tu-126 Moss (1965-1984) A-12 Oxcart (1964-1968) Added/Modified Sensors/Weapons: AN/CRT-1 (1942+) (sonobuoy), added. Mk1 15-16 Kt (fission bomb)(1945-1951), added. APS-33A-F/APS-70, added. APS-31 range changed to 35. APS-20A/C range reduced to more realistic 108 nm. AUM-N-2 Petrel (1956-1959)(ASM missile), Added Mk 101 Lulu Nuke DB (1958-1971), Added. Betty Depth Bomb Nuke DB (1954-1960), Added. SSQ-2 DICASS name changed to SSQ-2B DICASS Julie (1956), range active to 0,6 Errors cleared: Nuke in loadout 55746/SIOP for Scimitar changed from Green Parrot (I think Green Parrot is a erroneous/Hypotetical designation) to Red Beard. S-2D Tracker (1960)yy, added SB capability.
December 5, 201015 yr Another note more about warplanes in the 50to65 DB: - The RO radars (ranging radars, mainly for shot guns, but also for bombing) are not depicted in the DB, because his actual utility in the game is none, and it can be unrealistic and easy detected by ESM. Nevertheless the value of the RO presence in an aircraft is reflected in his combat values (air-to-air and air-to-ground). And remember, a search radar also has ranging radar modes and functions, an aircraft with a (modern) search radar also has the ranging radar effects reflected in his combat values.
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