Thread for DB3000 database problems, updates or issues

[SteveLohr]

<type>Correct</type>
<summary> Correction to AS-7 Kerry (Weapon_218)</summary>
<detail>Database lists AS-7 as having a range of 1-3 nm. Multiple sources gives the range as 10 km, or 5.4 nm. Also, the launch envelope is given as a maximum of 5000 meters (16,404 feet), vice 65,000 feet in the database. see https://ruslet.webnode.cz/technika/rusk ... -7-kerry-/ </detail>
<evidence> Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst Press, 1997, pg. 234-5; https://www.valka.cz/newdesign/v900/clanek_11093.html; https://www.armedconflicts.com/Kh-23-t10770; https://ruslet.webnode.cz/technika/rusk ... -7-kerry-/

[CV60]

<type>Correction</type>
<summary> Correction to sensor_704 IRST [TP-23M]</summary>
<detail>Database lists TP-23M as having a range of 30 nm. Mladenov gives max range as 16 nm against a bomber at high altitude. </detail>
<evidence> Mladenov, Alexander. Soviet Cold War Fighters. Fonthill Media, 2017, location 3497 (Kindel ed.) location 3584; (Image below)

[CV60]

<type>Correction</type>
<summary> Correction to sensor_2745 IRST [TP-26SHi]</summary>
<detail>Database lists TP-26SHi as having a range of 40 nm. Mladenov gives max range as 24 nm against a bomber at high altitude. </detail>
<evidence> Mladenov, Alexander. Soviet Cold War Fighters. Fonthill Media, 2017, location 3302-3316, 3584;(Kindle ed.); (Image below)

[kakeru_1215]

Sorry because my account was just registered, so I cannot send any links or pictures.
I hope hhq-9b can be added to the game, because it has been equipped with the PLAN since 2014,
but only the early version&#65288;hhq-9&#65289; is added in the game.
My English is not very good, I use Google Translate.

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>add HHQ-9B Long-range surface-to-air missile </summary>
<detail>
The HHQ-9B is a naval variant of HQ-9B.
The HHQ-9B missile since 2014 has been installed on the modern Type 052D & Type055 destroyers.
It features a 180kg High Explosive (HE) fragmentation warhead which can reach a reported altitude of 50km
and a semi-active radar guided range of 250km.
</detail>
<evidence>
</evidence>

[kakeru_1215]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>add Xi'an KJ-600 AEW</summary>
<detail>
The Xian KJ-600 is a Chinese twin-propeller, quad-tail, high-wing military aircraft designed for cargo and airborne early warning and control,intended to be deployed on Type 003 aircraft carriers of the People's Liberation Army Navy from around 2022.
The aircraft features advanced electronics and radars system such as the latest AESA radar.This makes the KJ-600 the closest technological contemporary to the American E-2D, advanced Hawkeye.
The aircraft made its first flight in August 29, 2020 Flight testing continued in 2021.A prototype in flight was spotted by aircraft observers above the testing facility in October 2021.
</detail>

[kakeru_1215]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>add Shenyang J-15T multirole fighter aircraft</summary>
<detail>
J-15T is a CATOBAR variant of J-15.intended to be deployed on Type 003 aircraft carriers of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
J-15T has an improved avionics system and equipped with a AESA radar.
Unlike the model which uses a skid jump to take off, the J-15t which uses a catapult to take off can carry heavier weapons, including pl-15 and yj-12.
</detail>

[kakeru_1215]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Change J-31(carrier variant) to J-35</summary>
<detail>Change J-31(carrier variant) to J-35 </detail>

[tylerblakebrandon]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Adcom Yabhon Flash 20 ''El-Djazair-55'' UCAV to Algeria</summary>
<detail>Armed with up to eight Nimrod AGMs or sixteen 120mm mortar rounds</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/12/a ... o5bCXlpR6M
</evidence>

[tylerblakebrandon]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Adcom Yabhon United 40 ''El-Djazair-54'' UCAV to Algeria</summary>
<detail>Armed with up to ten Nimrod AGMs or twenty 120mm mortar rounds.

Additionally, the United 40 can be equipped with a six-unit rotating dispenser mounted in the fuselage or mount a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/12/a ... o5bCXlpR6M
</evidence>

[tylerblakebrandon]

<type>MODIFY</type>
<summary>Add Litening multi-sensor pod to US C-130's loadout options</summary>
<detail>USAF is trialing the use of Litening pods on C-130 transports. The sensor pods will aid both combat and non-combat missions allowing the Hercules to drop loads from higher altitudes more accurately and away from many SHORAD systems. The pods will also increase the Hercules' sensing ability in humanitarian and SAR operations.</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... eAdMFxugvc
</evidence>

[tylerblakebrandon]

<type>MODIFY</type>
<summary>Add SAMSON (Special Avionics Mission Strap-on-Now) observation pod to Canadian C-130's loadout options</summary>
<detail>Canada uses the CC-130 Hercules aircraft, equipped with a specialized "SAMSON" sensor “pod” to conduct flights over other Treaty nations. The “pod” is a converted CC-130 fuel tank, modified to carry permitted sensors, along with associated on-board mission systems. A consortium of nations consisting of Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and Spain own and operate this system. The costs of maintaining the SAMSON Pod are shared, based on each nation's flight quota and actual use.</detail>
<evidence>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on ... s#Aircraft
https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2 ... skies.html
https://www.osce.org/oscc/104038
</evidence>

[NorthernFox]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>add hanhwa eotgp system to KF-21 Block 2 #5184 </summary>
<detail>KF-21 Block 2 can not use laser guided bomb by itself because of lacking of targeting pod, in reality KF-21 is supposed to use Hanwha Systems's EOTGP. </detail>
<evidence>
https://www.hanwhasystems.com/en/business/defense/isr/electronic01-tgp.do
https://i.imgur.com/MKJFfv9.png
https://i.imgur.com/FW1GuWZ.jpg
</evidence>


Hanwha Systems' EOTGP unveiled at the KF-21 reveal ceremony

[Blast33]

ORIGINAL: tylerblakebrandon

<type>MODIFY</type>
<summary>Add SAMSON (Special Avionics Mission Strap-on-Now) observation pod to Canadian C-130's loadout options</summary>
<detail>Canada uses the CC-130 Hercules aircraft, equipped with a specialized "SAMSON" sensor “pod” to conduct flights over other Treaty nations. The “pod” is a converted CC-130 fuel tank, modified to carry permitted sensors, along with associated on-board mission systems. A consortium of nations consisting of Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and Spain own and operate this system. The costs of maintaining the SAMSON Pod are shared, based on each nation's flight quota and actual use.</detail>
<evidence>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on ... s#Aircraft
https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2 ... skies.html
https://www.osce.org/oscc/104038
</evidence>

Russia withdrew this week from the Open Skies treaty, therefore it has a limit to 2021
Evidence:
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2021/12/today-russia-leaves-open-skies-treaty-cross-border-arms-control-inspections-continue
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-18/Russia-officially-leaves-Open-Skies-Treaty-165iJqocjHG/index.html

[Blast33]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Please add Elbit Skystriker loitering munition / UAV</summary>
<detail>
The fully autonomous, loitering munitions system can carry a warhead of up to 10 kilograms and has a maximum loitering time of two hours. With a maximum travel speed of 100 knots (185 kph) the SkyStriker can reach a distance of 20 km. within 6.5 minutes. Its top speed is 100 kts (185 km/h), but it will typically only use this once a target has been acquired. The total range for the system is around 100 km, sources said. According to Elbit, it can loiter and pursue a target for up to two hours with a 5 kg warhead or up to one hour with a 10 kg warhead. At maximum speed (100 knots), SkyStriker can reach a distance of 20 km within 6.5 minutes, reducing the loitering time by 15 minutes.

The drone is also easy to deploy in the field. The aircraft is transported in a box and the wings have to be assembled before launch, which is carried out using a unique launcher that can be towed by a 4x4 vehicle.and with a quiet electric engine it allows operators to observe and identify enemy targets. Operators can program the drone to hover above an area before it dives towards a target at a speed of up to 300 knots, destroying the target on impact.The maximum wind velocity for the strike leg is 40 kts with only slight degradation in accuracy performance.

The system uses autonomous navigation for its cruising and loitering modes. When preparing to strike, it electro-optically locks on the target. The munition can be deployed as a standalone system or as part of a drone swarm. The SkyStriker's operator can also abort the strike up to two seconds before impact, re-engage or, if engagement is not authorized, redirect the munition so it can be recovered safely by parachute, according to the company. (So needs a datalink)

Users: Israel(amount unknown), Azerbaijan (250x before the war..) and India from 2023 onward (120 on order).
</detail>
<evidence>
https://elbitsystems.com/landing/wp-con ... triker.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFL0hjeSCsE
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/51795
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israe ... one-577053
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/lo ... f-warfare/
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/cont ... g-munition
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense ... tions.html
https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/p ... gister.php
</evidence>

[KLAB]

REF DB492 NEW ENTRY #5407 - MH-6M Little Bird [MD-530F] (Lebanon - 2021)

Could you possibly copy the above entry but for the Afghan air force and Kenya please?
Delete all the sensors apart from NVG's and the eyeballs for the Afghan version and its pretty much good to go as per request below including the loads.
Kenyan version also pretty austere - HMP and 2.75" rockets.

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... 0-aircraft

Thanks.
K

ORIGINAL: KLAB

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>MD-530F Cayuse Warrior Afghanistan - April 2015 -(out of service 2021?)</summary>

<detail>MD-530F Cayuse Warrior (Little Bird Lite) helicopters were supplied to the Afghan air force in some numbers (60+) from April 2015.
Armament was limited to FN 2 x HMP-400 12.7mm gun pods or twin 7 rocket Hydra pods.
Electronics and EW systems appear very limited although it may have had NVG compatibility it does not appear to have been used.
Basic air frame is a straight lift of DB3k entry #1593 - AH-6M Little Bird MELB [MD-530F] (United States - 0) but lacking optronic systems, guided weapons and EO turret.</detail>
Numbers still in service are conjecture post Taliban but are likely to be small and decreasing, plus some may be amalgamated into the air arms of the countries to which the air force relocated, significant numbers went to Uzbekistan.
<evidence>
https://www.airforce-technology.com/pro ... elicopter/
https://youtu.be/KSrRF65o-MU
https://fnamerica.com/products/fn-airbo ... mp400-pod/
https://youtu.be/py6H_5EyYOo
https://youtu.be/uUvtMSj3908 Shows Hydra 2 x 7 pods. And 1 x HMP400 1 X Hydra
https://www.mdhelicopters.com/afghan-ai ... pters.html Seems only supporting HMP-400 AND Hydra.
https://www.maceaviation.com/case-studies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell ... 0_Defender

According to Colonel Qalandari, Afghan Air Force pilot, “It’s unsafe to fly, the engine is too weak, the tail rotor is defective and it’s not armored. If we go down after the enemy we’re going to have enemy return fire, which we can’t survive. If we go up higher, we can’t visually target the enemy".[21]
https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/afghani ... otal-mess/
Indeed, the helicopters lack proper gun sights for their two .50 caliber machine guns, as I was able to personally witness during a battle that I describe in detail in this month’s The Diplomat Magazine. The helicopters periodically appeared in the sky over contested mountains, but had difficulties locating and attacking ISIS positions with their weapons.
https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/afghani ... licopters/
https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345

Extracts from above references of interest:

In service 8th April 2015.
Afghan Air Force unveils its newest Close Air Attack Helicopter. HD Video by Airman 1st Class Eric Mann | U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs | Date: 04.08.2015. Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter pilots and their advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air, prep and practice for the MD-530F Rollout ceremony to be conducted the following day at Kabul Afghanistan International Airport, Apr. 08, 2015.

From product info from manufacturers:

Max Gross Weight: Int. 3,300 lb / 1,496 kg
Useful Load 2,159 lb / 979 kg
Service Ceiling 16,000 ft / 4,876 m
Max Cruise Speed 110 kt / 203 kph
HOGE 14,400 ft / 4,389 m
HIGE 16,000 ft / 4,877 m
Range 235 nm / 435 km

MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter can be armed with FN HMP400 LCC (link and case collector) coaxial air weapon system developed by FN Herstal. The machine gun pod is equipped with a M3P .50cal FN machine gun. The weapon system supports all types of NATO ammunition 12.7 mm x 99 mm. The FN HMP400 has a full weight of 138 kg and a storage capacity of 400 rounds of ammunition. The weapon system can shoot at speeds of around 1,100 revolutions per minute.
</evidence>

Thanks for considering, also supplied to KENYA.

[fvector]

<type>UPDATE</type>
<summary>Wrong fuel numbers for AT-6E & AT-6TH</summary>
<detail>
The database shows the drop tanks as having 425 USG capacity each, but according to the airforce-technology website, two drop tanks only add 388 kg of fuel. Fuel burns for loiter and cruise also look like they were accidentally multiplied by 10.
</detail>

[dadizonline]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Please add Astra AAM, SAAW anti-runway bomb dual bomb on single point(glide bomb like SDB), SAP-518, SAP-14, cobham buddy refuelleing pod & El/M-2060P airborne synthetic aperture radar reconnaissance pod on Su-30MKI loadouts (some require datalink) (2021)</summary>
<detail>
Astra AAM is commissioned into IAF & IN inventory in 2021 primarily for Su-30MKI but integration on MiG-29UPG, K, KUB, Tejas in going on trails will start by mid-2021 (capability wise AIM-120C7 or slightly better)
Mass production of SAAW started in 2021 and IAF is getting delivery of it for Su-30MKI, Jaguar Darin 3 IS
SAP-518, 14 is in service for a decade it was part of the Su-30MKI deal since the beginning but the database is not updated accordingly
SAP-518, 14 were used by Su-30MKIs during patrolling in the Ladakh sector during 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
Cobham pod since decades there are some pictures of MKI refueling mirage-2000 or another MKI
El/M-2060P airborne synthetic aperture radar reconnaissance pod since a decade
<evidence>
https://theprint.in/defence/india-worki ... vy/566699/
https://www.airforce-technology.com/pro ... r-missile/
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/d ... 2021-12-15
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... 77194.html
https://twitter.com/manishindiatv/statu ... 50240?s=20 (Jaguar firing SAAW)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRDO_Smar ... eld_Weapon
https://twitter.com/hvtiaf/status/1380766637196865537
https://idrw.org/russia-offers-its-late ... mki-fleet/
https://www.facebook.com/IndianDefenceN ... 899692797/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=htt ... AdAAAAABAD
https://www.iai.co.il/p/elm-2060p
https://twitter.com/Amitraaz/status/130 ... 19456?s=20
</evidence>

[dadizonline]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Please add I-Derby-ER AAM, AASM guided bombs, IFR probe, Dash IV HMS, 1200, 800 and 725 liter drop tanks and updated RCS(some require datalink)(2021)</summary>
<detail>
I-derby ER is integrated on Tejas MK1 FOC, AASM with rafaut AUF2 dual bomb rack for Tejas is ordered, Dash IV helmet, Drop tanks since 2010 or earlier
<evidence>
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... -tejas-lca
https://www.wionews.com/photos/how-isra ... les-284753
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/ge ... 116093745/
http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/202 ... mk1-l.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/193025175 ... 213143346/ (DASH IV Helmet)
https://twitter.com/FrontlinerUV/status ... 05153?s=20 (Drop tanks)
</evidence>

[dadizonline]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Please add EL/M-2052 AESA radar, CBU-105, SAAW (dual bomb in one point) on Jaguar Darin 3(2021)</summary>
<detail>
CBU-105 orderd for IAF strike fleet and integrated on Jaguar Darin 3 in 2008
<evidence>
https://www.business-standard.com/artic ... 756_1.html
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28885 ... t_in_March
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... ed-weapons
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6LP8PcVUAA ... ame=medium
</evidence>

[Blast33]

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Please add Shahed-136 to Iran. And as for the Houti forces in Yemen as Wa'eed</summary>
<detail>
The Shahed-136 is Iranian UAV to attack ground targets. Five packed in a truck, which elevates and launches the UAS. No EO sensor visible. So probably pre-programmed routing. First presented during the last weeks exercise, but in use much longer. See last evidence link for the timeline and type of targets (land and sea).

Dimensions are not known but probably close to the Israeli Harpy. Impacts on the video probably overdone by explosives in the targets themselves. A range of 2000 km was mentioned...(sounds very optimistic).. and a 50 kg warhead. The engine mentioned is the Chinese engine MDR-208 or the Iranian copy of this which has a power of 38 bhp ( 28 kw ) at 7800 rpm, Specific Fuel Consumption .......................... 0.57 Ib/bhp/hr at max power, 0.52 Ib/bhp/hr at cruise.
<evidence>
https://twitter.com/OmniPresentEyes/sta ... 6692715521
https://twitter.com/FeWoessner/status/1 ... 1457675267
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/artic ... um=twitter
https://www.newsweek.com/suicide-drones ... st-1628204
https://twitter.com/mhmiranusa/status/1 ... 3712781315
https://twitter.com/mhmiranusa/status/1 ... 7215213570
https://twitter.com/heartless_8080/stat ... 64/photo/3
</evidence>