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It has been mainly a Harpoon 3 kind of year, both of my choices for 2006 Pooner awards exert much of their effort (but not all) on the H3 side of the fence.
For 2006 Pooner I chose Jan-Paul Köster. His support work, bug verification and ranking, and his work on the AGSI wiki bring him my vote.
For Lifetime Pooner I chose Darrel Dearing. He has programmed the Harpoon games off and on for a very long time, efficiently, with skill, and with an ability to sideskirt the nasty public confrontations some of the rest of us just cannot always let pass. In my opinion he has supported the game in the spirit of a lifetime Pooner.
My votes went the same way.
JP works hard and is a good guy. He does so modestly and deserves the thanks of a greatful community. Nuff said
Darrel's been involved since the beginning and its about time he's been recognized. His time and talent could go a million different ways but he chooses to devote some of both to Harpoon. That really says alot and he should be thanked for it.
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Here's the key to the archives:
http://www.teuton.org/mailman/private/hull/
Let me know if it works, I can see it. Goes back to 1991
Byron
Check this out...found an AAR I did on that scenario.
After Action Report of Byron Audler and Bruce Fenster's Kola 2 on H97Mike Mykytyn HULL@teuton.org
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT)
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This a short AAR of Byron Audler and Bruce Fenster's
Kola 2 scenario for the EC2000 GUIK Battleset in
H97.You can get this scenario at Ed's site (Dr. Who)
at http://www.foto.infi.net/~edladner/harpoon1.htm
I'm going to keep this as vague as I can to prevent
spoiling for anybody. Don't worry the writers will
get more detail
First, let me say this IS the finest example of the
importance of maintaining operational tempo I have
ever seen in the harpoon game followed by Ragnar's
WW3/1985 H2 scenarios. More than once I lost track of
time trying to deal with maintaining good strike
operations as well as a good solid defence. Fact I
did not complete the scenario until well after 4am..
Lets get to the battle.
I started expecting the usual into the gap kinda
fight. A regiment or 2 of Backfires, the default
Kuznetsov/Kirov CVHG and line of subs.. Wrong! As
soon as I started I had vampires incoming (from all
directions!) It was a mad scramble to launch
available assets to put some missles up against the
coming waves.. Long story short is thank god for point
defences and a little luck. I began thinking about
starting some strikes on the surface group I had
localized during all this (Wrong Again).. Soviet long
range air started picking off Vikings and even managed
to put a Hawkeye down.. This wasn't good. So I
started launching some 14's thinking offensive AAW
missions were in order.. As I was doing so I detected
another group of SSM's aproaching fast.. Too late for
one of my Spruances. On top of that I started
detecting SSN's well within striking distance.. In a
mad panic I launched some Vikings, used my SSN, and
stand off ASW weapons.. I managed to pick of several
of their subs and run south full speed to avoid the
torps.. One of my Perry's wasn't quick enough, another
loss. Well, started pushing the offensive AAW and it
actually worked in my advantage minus several losses
to Flankers and Foxhounds. Several Fencer's had
attempted to strike but caught them on the inbound.
While this was going on I began to concentrate on the
surface group pushing me south. I knew that it had
already expended its long range ranged SSM's and a
good majority of its fighters.. I started sending in
groups of 18's and a-6's with a mix of Harm/Harp
loadouts.. This normally would have sent most of the
original battleset groups to the bottom but no.. To
not ruin anything Byron and Bruce's airdefence set-up
was top notch.. It took me well over and hour to crack
the group and not before getting into SSM range
(Sunburn to Harpoon) and losing another Perry. After
I finally put the rest of the group to the bottom I
began to commence land strikes.. Pushed toward the
Norwegian coast and lost Jacksonville to a sub.. Felt
a little better getting the sub in return until I
found out what it was.. I finally pushed on and
destroyed the targets but lost a lot of air in
return.. 4am, bleary eyed, but a great time.
Final loss tally:
Red: 1 CVN,10 ships,6 subs,255 aircraft,36 helos,4
Bases
Blue: 3 ships, 1 sub, 89 aircraft, 4 helos
My vote is in for this scenario if their is a
tourney..
Mike Mykytyn
Funny I don't feel 5 years older
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Byron you still have access to the archives. Was going to dig out some AAR's on these from these?
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There are still quite a few scenarios here, if you want to check it out, Bro.
http://www.harpgamer.com/HARP_HC_Scenarios.php
I believe you can find any needed DBs for them there as well.
Buddha
Played through most of these already. Always a big fan of Mark G's work! My favorites of all time are Byron's Kola and Reconnaisance (sp) off the original disk. Be nice to see some new one's soon though.
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I dusted off a new scenario for you to play, a re-do of Second War Between the States.
See EC2003 NACV HC scenario section at HarpGamer
Good job Tony although I find it hard to believe somebody from Minnesota can make fun of the way anybody talks.I'd take a drawl over that anyday...although where I am now I've got to lose the R's.
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When I was a kid, we used to play a game where someone would whisper a statement to the first kid in a line, who'd then repeat it to the second, the second to the third, etc. It was astounding how little the end product after 20 or so repeats resembled the original. We may have something similar happening here.
Buddha
Yeah can kind of see that but just don't like the associations made. There is still alot of sour grapes surrounding this and can't really say it was really handled well by anybody...
Neither H3 or anybody associated was responsible for the end of HC development. Its just reaching the end of its lifecycle and frankly you guys are getting a pretty good game once HCCE for matrix is released . So have fun with it, build those scenarios and do your thing. H3 just happens to be up to bat right now guys.. its not replacing HCCE. Besides TNH is replacing both.
BTW..I've worked on both over the last few years so.......
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I think a good example of whats broke is what happened in this string. It started with somebody asking about HC scenarios, moved on to H3 development and then ended with community stuff. What on earth does H3 stuff or Community stuff have to do with guys getting some HC scenarios out? Absolutely nothing...
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What the USAF needs and never got was a replacement for the F-111F.
F-15E Pretty close. You can also make a weak argument that the # of precision guided weapons fielded on E accomidates for its smaller loads.
The F-15E is good, but it's getting long in the tooth and isn't stealthly.Debatable but a pretty good standoff shooter. JASSM, JSOW etc. etc. Lets the weapons take the risk.
Maybe an F-23 on steroids? Or am I the only one that believes the F-35A will replace the Strike Eagle as well as the Fighting Falcon and Warthog?F22 will have a strike role as well.
From what I've read, the SDB will serve the same role in CS as a large artillary shell. Taticically it'll be used for soft targets like vehicles and field artillary pieces.The large bombs will still be needed for hardened targets like Saddam's palaces.
Yeah need the 30+ class of weapons for the bunkers.
SDB is a precision weapon. In theory the CEP will be good enough to accomidate for lack of explosive power. There are also some advantages in minimizing collateral damage.
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But if you believe the hype from the Office of USAF the new small diameter bomb (SDB) a bomb the shape and wieght of the old Mk81 250lb bomb will have the same explosive power as a Mk83 1000lb.
Heck Charlie figured you'd like the SDB. More bang for your buck not to mention abit easier on the ordinance guys.
First operational drop was about a month ago.
Small Diameter Bomb Makes Combat Debut((Source: US Air Force; issued Oct. 5, 2006)
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- The Guided Bomb Unit-39/B small diameter bomb was flown into combat for the first time Oct. 5 by members of the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.
The unit, deployed to the Southwest Asia area of operations, launched a two-ship formation of F-15E Strike Eagles at 1:30 a.m. EDT carrying the new air-to-ground bomb on a mission to provide close-air support for ground troops operating in Iraq.
"Today, we added an extraordinary capability to our warfighter's arsenal," said Lt. Gen. Gary L. North, the Combined Forces Air Component commander. "The GBU-39/B (small diameter bomb) provides the Air Force with the ability to reduce collateral damage, while providing joint terminal attack controllers another option to prosecute targets. It is a significant milestone for our coalition forces fighting the global war on terror.
"This new air-to-ground munition gives our warfighters the explosive power of a conventional bomb without the fragmentation and blast area of other weapons in our inventory," he said.
The new bomb, the first of its kind in the Air Force inventory, gives aircrews the ability to destroy targets that would normally be "passed over" due to the proximity of friendly troops, civilians, structures or personal property. As the smallest guided bomb in the Air Force, munitions crews are able to load more of the 250-pound bombs onto an aircraft, compared to larger, heavier guided weapons.
"Obviously, because of its size, our aircraft are able to carry more individual weapons into battle, benefiting the Soldiers on the ground with more opportunities to defend their positions, while precisely destroying targets that would threaten American, coalition and Iraqi lives," General North said.
"The SDB is uniquely qualified for urban targets that call for precision accuracy and reduced collateral damage and in close-air-support missions that our aircrews find themselves in during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom," General North said. "We now have the ability to put ordnance in places where collateral damage might be a concern."
The F-15E Strike Eagle squadron, and its corresponding aircraft maintenance unit, from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is the first unit deployed in the war on terrorism with the capability to employ the SDB. For some of these Airmen, Operation Iraqi Freedom marks the first time they will drop live bombs on enemy targets.
Aircrews began training on the academics of the bomb and in simulators in May, said Capt. Matt Hund, 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron chief of weapons and tactics.
The SDB is an all-weather Global Positioning System-guided munition capable of standoff ranges in excess of 40 miles. Aircrews have the ability to hit single or multiple targets on one bombing pass by programming GPS coordinates into the bomb.
"We can drop our entire payload of small diameter bombs at one time and each weapon will independently track to its own target," Captain Hund said. "Or, we drop one small diameter bomb at a time, depending on what the forces on the ground need and the type of target we're going to destroy."
Additionally, the pilot or weapons system officer can reprogram the SDB with different fuses for different targets while the aircraft is en route to its target. The bomb, once dropped, rolls and its 5-foot diamond-back wings pop out as it glides to its target.
To ensure all goes well with the first SDB deployment, members of the Air Armament Center's 681st Armament Systems Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., are on hand to provide expert advice as the bomb and aircraft are integrated for combat operations. Capt. Jim Parslow, the SDB Systems Flight commander, oversaw the loading of the small bomb as weapons loaders secured the weapons to the aircraft for their first combat sortie.
"We brought a small cadre of specialists to the desert at the request of the flying unit to make sure there's a seamless transition from test activities -- the operational developmental test activities -- to combat operations," Captain Parslow said.
Capt. Meghan Stanley, one of the 494th EFS aircrew members, looks forward to seeing how months of training will pay off.
"Being that it is the Air Force's newest weapon, I'm proud to be a part of the team that is the first to bring it down range," said the weapons system officer.
The small diameter bomb was developed and tested at several locations around the United States including, Eglin AFB; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Nellis AFB, Nev.; and the White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
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The F-117A Nighthawk is being retired to free up funds for the F-22A Raptor.
Evidently, the F-22A will be at least as good a bomber as the F-117 plus be able to fight its way to and from the target.
S'okay most of them are pretty old
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No agenda, just memories, sad to see you both attack that, sheesh!
Yeah whatever. Don't confuse passive aggressive with clever and don't play the "I'm picked on" card to make other guys look bad. Your Halo isn't any brighter then anybody elses. You got anything to say on this start acting your sacks age and email or pm me or any of the other guys you have a problem with. Mano eh mano right to the point, isn't about playing the crowd and more importantly, messing up somebody elses house.
This is all I got to say publically on this junk. Pm me if you've got a rub with it.
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Great to have ya back!
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Sounds like a less than tasty grape or two...
Boats, who is a bit saddened that a moment of levity can be spoiled by an agenda.
Course when its over and nobody's back is turned...nowhere to be seen
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Scary you three, as was being intimidated off of that very IRC channel when I was but a wee little one not competent enough in mIRC for Byron's tastes. Guess I battled back and have said a useful thing or two (among mounds of garbage) since on Harpoon IRC channels.
Lighten up Alice, guys are just having some fun with each other. Opportunity it is not
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Link to article http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-0...at_x.htm?csp=34
The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat from active service today. This probably raises memories for some here. It's definitely the end of an era.
So now it's the era of the Hornet and the Super Hornet. Hope they can handle it.
Doing pretty good so far
Desert Storm, Balkans, Afghanistan, OIF.Probably seen alot more business then many modern aircraft.
BTW..Glad to see ya Pat
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Mike is the winner he correctly guessed all the correct information.
David you were close, but you made the mistake on the TU-126 Moss. Which was a further derivate of the Tu-20 airframe modified into an AEW aircraft. Considered to be comparable to the EC-121 Warning Star aircraft use by the US Military for the better part of 20yrs. The other mistake was with the Be-12 Mail, which the Soviets first built in the early 50's and were using up till the early 90's. Primarly for ASW work, however as time went on they progressed over to more SAR work
Nice job to all of you that guessed and played. When I get time again I will post some new quizzes to challenge you all.
Some Be-12's are still in service would you believe. Ukrainian version took part in a few exercises the last couple years. Really a pretty good aircraft all together and did a good job throughout its tenure. TU-142's and IL-38's got alot of the glory but the Mails really did carry much of the burden.
Here's a pretty good link on the Mail.
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/russia/b...be-12/be-12.htm
Nice article on Ukrainian airpower in Combat Aircraft a couple months ago as well.
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Tu-22M Backfire: Martime Strike
TU-95D: MPA
TU-126 Moss: AEW
Be-12 Mail: ASW, MPA
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Boats, who will believe the LCS is viable, when ALL mission modules are loaded...and even then, what happens when they are in the back of beyond, and need a different module? Duh?
That's easy they'll fly you out to fit it
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LCS to get NLOS-LS System
http://www.defense-update.com/products/p/pam.htm
NetFires will develop Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System for the Navy Littoral Combat Ships under a US$54.8 million contract awarded by the U.S. Navy. The common vertical launcher will be initially designed to store and fire the Precision Attack Missile (PAM) and later, accept future missile variants. The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System has been selected to be the premier engagement capability against surface threats such as small moving boats deployed with the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The U.S. Navy expects to build in excess of 50 such with the first ship, USS Freedom, being commissioned in fiscal year 2007. The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System is slated for integration into the USS Independence in 2008.http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Netfires_A...ystems_999.html
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Great read tnx
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I'll admit to kinda getting hooked on this blog and CMD's because of this kinda stuff. Guys have a great sense of humour and are generally on point.
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You mean to imply that the PLAN copied a Soviet design? How could you!?
Boats
Not implying jack. This isn't something the PLAAF is working on copying. Have several other projects like the J-10 and J-11 to complete
Desert Storm, Balkans, Afghanistan, OIF.
Rebuilding Pearl Harbor
in Wardroom
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That was some good stuff. Thanks Buddha