Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare is the result of decades of development and fan support, resulting in the most comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation of modern combined air and naval operations available to the gaming public. New features include, multiplayer support, third party databases, scenario editors, and OVER 300 pre-built scenarios!
I've already included a few platforms in the HUD3 to allow for refuelling and replenishment in "port".
YON-301 Fuel-Oil Barge
YON Fuel-Oil Barge
YFNA-800 Ammo Lighter (4.8k) - 4,800 weapon capacity
YFNA Ammo Lighter (65k) - 65,000 weapon capacity
My intention was to allow scenario designers to place these platforms close to the shore and allow ships to return to "base" and replenish and refuel.
I have also included a selection of facilities for use as Wharves or Piers although they cannot undertake replenishment of surface vessels. We also have an issue with Submarines not having the Refuel and Replenishment flags available to allow for these operations.
Damage repair is a little beyond the scope of Harpoon as it's really a tactical game and is more concerned with actual battles rather than long term voyages or Strategic movements. Convoys in WW2 weren't constantly fighting their way through U-boat attacks. Hence Harpoon, like reality examines and concentrates on the actual combat phases of a prolonged passage of a convoy for example.
If you had a 30 ship convoy making it's way through the Mediterranean and it is attacked say 3 times, the best method of simulating this would be to create three individual scenarios dealing with the combat phases of the convoy's passage. I can't imagine many people want to sit through maybe, two days of nothing happening before they start the next combat phase.
So subs can't rearm then? I thought that was resolved ages ago. I hadn't bothered to check.
I like the idea of those lighters/barges.
As for the other, I think it should be included just in case someone sometime wants to setup a scenario with that capability. It's better to have it and not use it than to want it and not have it.
