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Is there a way to visually distinguish AIM-120D and AIM-120C-7 (with larger motor and smaller electronics package) from earlier AIM-120Cs?

What is the designation for the AIM-120D/C-7 motor?

Thanks!

Would it be possible to add a small raft/RHIB and a squad or Team sized cargo loadout to the Canadian Victoria class ?
When they were the UK Upholders I believe they could carry 18 combat troops.
Canada used a lot of that space for other things but the Canadian DND lists the Victoria as having 48 crew
and 5 Trainee's which could be substituted for troops I'm sure.

http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/ ... -home.page

Regards
Mark

ORIGINAL: emsoy

Question:

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What is the designation for the AIM-120D/C-7 motor?

Thanks!

"WPU-16/B AMRAAM rocket motor, designed for integration with the C5 and later versions."


http://enu.kz/repository/2011/AIAA-2011-6941.pdf

Alliant Techsystems is delivering rocket motors to the Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers. Nammo is delivering rocket motors for U.S. AIM-120D and AIM-120C-7. (since 2012)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... amraam.pdf
http://www.orbitalatk.com/defense-syste ... 202015.pdf
https://www.nammo.com/what-we-do/rocket ... am/amraam/

Now that you added cargo and we can simulate ARG/ MEU amphibious assaults, can you add the AAV--P7/A1 for the marine's. From what I can tell it is the main transport for landing troops ashore. Is it possible to do EW types of land vehicles, like LAV-25 MEWSS and maybe some of the other variants of the LAV-25

Thanks Steve

DB Weapon #3329 - RBU-12000 Anti-Torpedo Depth Charge Salvo [UDAV-1, 10 rnds] does not work againt torpedoes at all.
So why do I post here? I think it is DB issue:
That weapon has type "Depth charge" instead of "Rocket". Depth charge is a warhead of that weapon.
Currently it works like this: sailors kick these rockets out of the ship because they think they are pushing depth charges. Then these rockets very very slowly float towards incoming torpedos. But they do not interact with torpedos.

Besides this DB entry has weird rocket size and weight (19kg weapon has a 80kg warhead...).
I suggest to copy these parameters from #1132 - RBU-12000 Salvo [R89, 10 rnds, Guided] DB entry.
Max range is set to 1nm while wiki states that it is 1.6nm (3km).
Magazines should hold 3-5 salvos instead of 2 (40-60 rockets total [10 of them are loaded], 10 per salvo).
Mean value is 4 salvos at a ship's magazines per mount.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udav-1_ant ... ine_system

Lets sum it up:
WeaponType: Rocket
Length: 2.2 m
Span: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.3 m
Weight: 201 kg
SubsurfaceRangeMax: 1.6 nm
Mount magazines: +4 salvo

Can we get the F-24 NATF variant to have loadouts similar to the F-22 (for ground attack)

[*]#2711 - D 650 Aquitaine [FREMM ASW] -- France (Navy), 2016-0, SCALP EG[/color]

The first MdCN naval cruise missiles quietly entered service in February as part of the combat systems carried by the force’s first FREMM multimission frigates.
https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/ ... rs-service

I thus suggest to change its date to 2017.

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[*]#2838 - 1001 Tahya Misr [FREMM ASW] -- Egypt (Navy), 2015-0, Ex-French[/color]

While being transfered to Egyptian Navy, the frigate was adapted by removing the following sensors, mounts and Comms/Datalinks devices :

- (Nettuno 4100 ECM, already removed in current DB version.)
- Sylver A-70 VLS (16 Cells)
- Link 11
- Link 16 MIDS
- Syracuse III SATCOM

https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/ ... end-la-mer

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[*]#1766 - D 650 Aquitaine [FREMM ASW] -- France (Navy), 2013[/color]
[*]#2169 - F 590 Carlo Bergamini [FREMM GP] -- Italy (Navy), 2013, 4x[/color]
[*]#2368 - F 701 Mohammed VI [FREMM] -- Morocco (Navy), 2013[/color]
[*]#2657 - F 591 Virginio Fasan [FREMM ASW] -- Italy (Navy), 2014, 4x[/color]
[*]#2711 - D 650 Aquitaine [FREMM ASW] -- France (Navy), 2016, SCALP EG[/color]
[*]#2794 - D 650 Aquitaine [FREMM ASW] -- France (Navy), 2022[/color]
[*]#2838 - 1001 Tahya Misr [FREMM ASW] -- Egypt (Navy), 2015, Ex-French[/color]

FREMM type ships can accommodate up to 164 persons on a long duration cruise, up to 200 for a day. (Crew is, as the DB correctly depicts it, made 108 persons, that is 94 sailor and 14 air detachment specialists to operate and support the NH90 helicopter).

I thus suggest to set its Troop Capacity to 56.

Regarding its propulsion, its diesel-electric generators are used for a speed up to 16 knots, then its turbines have to be used.
I thus suggest to have its cruise speed reduced to 16 knots.

Its architecture features some passive noise reduction, such as raft mounting.

(Thank you Kynth)


The "76mm/62 OTO Melara Super Rapido" (only one) does have 80 shells in its turret's magazine and 500 shells in reserve.

https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/ ... e-la-loupe


All FREMM seems to be equipped with a COMINT type ESM : Thales' Altesse



It seems to be modulable and can include a comm jammer (TRC 274).

https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/defau ... t_2012.pdf
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwid ... t-solution
http://navalanalyses.blogspot.be/2014/0 ... es-of.html

That system also seems to be part of the following classes' equipment :

[*]#472 - D 620 Forbin [Horizon] -- France (Navy), 2008[/color]
[*]#604 - D 32 Daring [Type 45 Batch 1] -- United Kingdom (Royal Navy), 2011[/color]
[*]#869 - D 553 Andrea Doria [Horizon] -- Italy (Navy), 2010[/color]
[*]#1442 - D 35 Dragon [Type 45 Batch 2] -- United Kingdom (Royal Navy), 2012[/color]
[*]#2170 - D 620 Forbin [Horizon] -- France (Navy), 2010[/color]
[*]#2318 - D 32 Daring [Type 45 Batch 1] -- United Kingdom (Royal Navy), 2015, Harpoon[/color]
[*]#2642 - D 35 Dragon [Type 45 Batch 2] -- United Kingdom (Royal Navy), 2015[/color]
[*]#2654 - D 620 Forbin [Horizon] -- France (Navy), 2015[/color]
[*]#2738 - CM 51 Almirante Padilla [Type FS 1500] -- Colombia (Navy), 2015[/color]
[*]#2793 - D 620 Forbin [Horizon] -- France (Navy), 2022[/color]
[*]#2798 - CM 51 Almirante Padilla [Type FS 1500] -- Colombia (Navy), 2013[/color]
[*]#2885 - P 725 L Adroit [Gowind Class] -- France (Navy), 2012, 2x RHIBs[/color]

http://navalanalyses.blogspot.be/2014/0 ... h-and.html
http://navalanalyses.blogspot.be/2014/0 ... es-of.html
http://navalanalyses.blogspot.be/2014/0 ... gates.html
http://navalanalyses.blogspot.be/2015/0 ... -navy.html
https://www.abcbourse.com/marches/thale ... 5_HOp.aspx

ORIGINAL: Jan Masterson

Not sure how to translate it in the database exactly, all its noisy equipment in mounted on rubber studs.

In English this is referred to as a "Raft" mounting.

https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Docum ... 141328-770

At page 33 of the DoD report, it states that the Chinese YJ-18 ASCM has 290nm range, which is quite a bit more than the 120nm SS-N-27 imported from Russia. It seems that the Chinese indigenous variant expectedly has more range than the export variant of the Klub, which is subject to MTCR range restrictions...

The LUYANG III DDG and RENHAI CG will be fitted with a variant of China’s newest ASCM, the YJ-18 (290 nm, 537 km).
Eight of China’s 12 KILO SS are equipped with the SS-N-27 ASCM (120 nm, 222 km), a system China acquired from Russia. China’s newest indigenous submarine-launched ASCM, the YJ-18 and its variants, represents an improvement over the SS-N-27, and will be fielded on SONG SS, YUAN SSP, and SHANG SSN units.

Also, the Type 055 is now officially designated a Cruiser by the DoD and the NATO-reporting name is RENHAI-class.

The japanese F-4EJ Phantom II KAI has regained the original air-to-ground capabilities of the F-4E over it's predecessor. Please add this.

Thank you

ORIGINAL: jimmyblond

The japanese F-4EJ Phantom II KAI has regained the original air-to-ground capabilities of the F-4E over it's predecessor. Please add this.

Thank you

Any idea what the loadouts are. Pictures are great!

Thanks

Mike

Database wish list updated to this point. Thank you!

Mike

Thanks for the reference:https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Docum ... 141328-770

I've included it in the unofficial DropBox CMANO reference library. Anyone who would like access to this library please PM me with your email address. Thanks.

-Wayne Stiles

New list of designation fixes and lots of suggestions according to the general DB naming scheme. Strong emphasize on Chinese stuff due to the recent release of Chains of War and to make the search for Chinese ship names less time consuming.


Fixed-wing:

#2579 - MQ-1C Grey Eagle UAV --> MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV
#605 - AMX [A-11 Ghibli] --> AMX Ghibli [A-11A]
#946 - AMX [A-11 Ghibli] --> AMX Ghibli [A-11A]
#1762 - AMX [A-11 Ghibli] --> AMX Ghibli [A-11A]
#947 - AMX [A-11 Ghibli] --> AMX Ghibli [A-11A]
#944 - Boeing 707 T/T --> Boeing 707 T/T [KC-707A]
#1957 - BR.1150 Atlantic 1 --> BR.1150 Atlantic 1 [P-1150A]
#274 - BR.1150 Atlantic 1 --> BR.1150 Atlantic 1 [P-1150A]
#2134 - BR.1150 Atlantic 1 --> BR.1150 Atlantic 1 [P-1150A]
#279 - BR.1150 Atlantic 1 --> BR.1150 Atlantic 1 [P-1150A]
#4415 - SF.260AM --> SF.260AM [T-260A]
#4416 - SF.260EA --> SF.260EA [T-260B]
#1960 - A-50 Mainring [KJ-2000] --> KJ-2000 Mainring [A-50]
#2476 - J-7EH Fishbed [MiG-21 Copy] (Still in service)
#708 - J-11 Flanker B [Su-27SK Copy] --> J-11 Flanker B [Su-27SK] or Su-27SK Flanker B (Looks like license built Su-27s with IOC of Russian delivered aircraft? IOC for license built Su-27SKs is 2002)
#4642 - J-11BS Flanker B [Su-27SK Copy] --> J-11BS Flanker C [Su-27UBK Copy]
#4447 - J-11BS Flanker B [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-11BS Flanker C [Su-27UBK Copy]
#4448 - J-11BS Flanker B [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-11BS Flanker C [Su-27UBK Copy]
#4449 - J-11BSH Flanker B [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-11BSH Flanker C [Su-27UBK Copy]
#2853 - J-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]
#4225 - J-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]
#4632 - JD-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> JD-16 Flying Shark or JD-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]
#2484 - Y-8CA Cub [High New 1] --> Y-8CB Cub [GX1] (Y-8CA was the J-10 radar testbed.)
#2486 - Y-8G Cub [High New 3] --> Y-8G Cub [GX4] (Nine aircraft in service)
#2485 - Y-8JB Cub [High New 2] --> Y-8JB Cub [GX2] (Five aircraft in service)
#3301 - Y-8Q Cub [High New 6] --> Y-8Q Cub [GX6]
#3690 - Y-8T Cub [High New 4] --> Y-8T Cub [GX3]
#2487 - Y-8W Cub [High New 5, KJ-200 Balance Beam] --> KJ-200 Cub [GX5] (Eleven aircraft in service. Add Y-8W Balance Beam AEW as side note? Balance Beam refers to the radar rather than the aircraft itself.)
#3691 - Y-8XZ Cub [High New 7] --> Y-8XZ Cub [GX7] (Two aircraft in service)
#3683 - Y-9 Cub [High New 9, KJ-500 Rotodome] --> KJ-500 Cub [GX9] (Six aircraft in service (Four PLAAF, Two PLANAF). Add Y-9 Rotodome AEW as side note?)
#4204 - Y-9G Cub [High New 11] --> Y-9G Cub [GX11]
#3692 - Y-9JB Cub [High New 8] --> Y-9JB Cub [GX8] (Four aircraft in service although more probably to come)
#4203 - Y-9XZ Cub [High New 10] --> Y-9XZ Cub [GX10]
#2914 - Y8F-400 Cub [ZKD-03 Karakoram Eagle] --> Y-8F-400 Cub [ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle]


Rotary-wing:

#4414 - Rooivalk Mk1 --> AH-2 Rooivalk Mk1
#580 - Bo-105M/VBH (Retired at the end of 2016)
#1963 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [Z.18]
#884 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [HA.18] (Identification letter changed from Z to HA/HS in 1978.)
#1963 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [HA.18]
#556 - AH-64D Apache [Longbow, Saraph] --> AH-64D Apache Longbow [Saraph]
#503 - AH-64D Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64D Apache Longbow
#1223 - AH-64D Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64D Apache Longbow
#441 - AH-64D Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64D Apache Longbow
#246 - AH-64D Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64D Apache Longbow
#2842 - AH-64DHA Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64DHA Apache Longbow
#2012 - AH-64DJP Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64DJP Apache Longbow
#2419 - AH-64E Apache [Longbow, Blk III] --> AH-64E Apache Guardian (Add Ex-AH-64D Blk III as side note? AH-64D Blk III was the designation used prior 2013: https://www.army.mil/article/94163/Team ... Echo_Model )
#3662 - AH-64E Apache [Longbow, Guardian] --> AH-64E Apache Guardian
#4088 - AH-64E Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64E Apache Guardian
#4434 - AH-64E Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64E Apache Guardian
#4593 - AH-64E Apache [Longbow] --> AH-64E Apache Guardian
#1485 - A-109EOA Agusta --> A-109EOA Agusta [MRH-109A]
#1063 - A-129 Mangusta --> A-129 Mangusta (From 2012 onwards, the aircraft is designated AH-129A in Italian service.)
#10604 - A-129CBT Mangusta --> A-129CBT Mangusta [A-129EES] (From 2012 onwards, designated: AH-129C)
#107 - AB.206A-1 Jet Ranger --> AB.206A1 Jet Ranger [RH-206A]
#1956 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [SH-212A]
#2021 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [SH-212A]
#702 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [SH-212A]
#709 - AB.212 ASW --> AB.212 ASW [SH-212A]
#2013 - AB.212 Colibri EW --> AB.212 Colibri EW [SH-212A]
#981 - AB.212AM Utility --> AB.212AM [UH-212]


Ship:

#2983 - RKR Marshal Ustinov [Pr.1164 Atlant] (Sea trails began last year. Will rejoin the fleet in 2017.)
#358 - BPK Kara Mod [Pr.1134B Berkut B] --> BPK Kara Mod [Pr.1134BF Berkut B]
#3018 - 508 Provider --> AOR 508 Provider
#396 - 509 Protecteur --> AOR 509 Protecteur
#1398 - 509 Protecteur --> AOR 509 Protecteur
#722 - 509 Protecteur --> AOR 509 Protecteur
#2677 - 509 Protecteur --> AOR 509 Protecteur
#1534 - 700 Kingston --> MM 700 Kingston
#2678 - 700 Kingston --> MM 700 Kingston
#2797 - HMCS Harry DeWolf --> AOPV 43 Harry DeWolf
#2566 - Type xxx Bohai Emerald Bead [Commercial/Military RO/RO] --> Bohai Emerald Bead [2300P/2500LM RoPax]
#705 - Type 051 Mod 1 Luda I [105 Jinan] --> Type 051 Luda I [105 Jinan] (Add Mod 1 as side note? Last unconverted Type 051 ships retired in September 2012.)
#62 - Type 051 Mod 1A Luda II [105 Jinan] --> Type 051 Luda II [105 Jinan] (Add Mod 1A as side note? Sole modified ship, Jinan, retired in November 2007.)
#534 - Type 051 Mod 2 Luda I [108 Xining] --> Type 051D Luda I [108 Xining] (Add Mod 2 as side note?)
#1831 - Type 051 Mod 2A Luda I [131 Hefei] --> Type 051Z Luda I [132 Hefei] (Add Mod 2A as side note? Operational within the PLAN till November 2012.)
#61 - Type 051 Mod 2B Luda I [109 Kaifeng] --> Type 051D Luda I Mod [109 Kaifeng] (Add Mod 2B as side note?)
#1830 - Type 051 Mod 4 Luda I [109 Kaifeng] --> Type 051DT Luda IV [109 Kaifeng] (Add Mod 4 as side note? MLU performed in 1999 already. 110 Dalian remains in active service.)
#1753 - Type 051G Mod 3 Luda III [165 Zhanjiang] --> Type 051G Luda III [165 Zhanjiang] (Add Mod 3 as side note?)
#708 - Type 051G Mod 3 Luda III [165 Zhanjiang] --> Type 051G Luda III [165 Zhanjiang] (Add Mod 3 as side note? Date of the entry should be later as both ships completed their MLU in 2003.)
#167 - Type 053H Jianghu I [509 Changde] --> Type 053H Jianghu I [516 Changsha] (First ship in class was 516 Changsha. Later renamed into Jiujiang.)
#1683 - Type 053H Jianghu I Mod [516 Jiujiang Fire-Support] --> Type 053H Jianghu I Mod [516 Jiujiang] (Sole ship decommissioned around May 2017.)
#64 - Type 053H1 Jianghu II [545 Linfen] --> Type 053H1 Jianghu II [533 Taizhou] (First ship in class was 533 Taizhou.)
#714 - Type 053H1 Jianghu II [545 Linfen] --> Type 053H1 Jianghu II [533 Taizhou]
#2171 - EPF 1 Spearhead [Ex-JHSV 1] --> T-EPF 1 Spearhead (Add Ex-JHSV as a side note?)
#2684 - ESB 1 Lewis B. Puller [Montford Point Mod, Ex-T-AFSB 1] --> ESB 3 Lewis B. Puller [Montford Point Mod] (Add Ex-T-AFSB 1 as a side note? Hull Classification Symbol was T-ESB until recently when the ship was recommissioned as a US Navy vessel.)
#2350 - ESD 1 Montford Point [Ex-T-MLP-1] --> T-ESD 1 Montford Point (Add Ex-T-MLP 1 as side note?)
#2369 - CVN 79 John F. Kennedy --> CVN 79 John F. Kennedy [Gerald R. Ford Class]
#2370 - CVN 80 Enterprise --> CVN 80 Enterprise [Gerald R. Ford Class]
#869 - D 553 Andrea Doria [Horizon] --> D 553 Andrea Doria [Orizzonte] (Add Horizon as side note?)
#1482 - 68 Formidable --> 68 Formidable [La Fayette]


Submarine:

#229 - S 347 Atilay [Type 209-1200] --> S 347 Atilay [Type 209-1200, Ay Class]
#234 - S 353 Preveze [Type 209-1400] --> S 353 Preveze [Type 209-1400, Preveze/Gür Class]
#230 - S 353 Preveze [Type 209-1400] --> S 353 Preveze [Type 209-1400, Preveze/Gür Class]
#569 - S 361 Cerbe [Type 214TN] --> S 361 Piri Reis [Type 214TN, Reis Class] (Correct hullnumber unknown as of now.)
#46 - S 351 Romeo Mod --> Type 033G Wuhan [PL-633 Romeo Mod] (Possibly a small note that this was a single unit SSG conversion?)
#268 - PLARB-667BDR Delta III [Kalmar] (Couple of subs still in active service.)


Facility:

#67 - AAA Sec (35mm Twin Gepard x 2) (First unit handed over on Dezember 16th, 1976)
#1401 - Radar (J/FPS-3 BMD Mod) --> Radar (J/FPS-3A) (Add J/FPS-3 BMD Mod as side note?)
#2027 - SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2]) --> SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2 Favorit])
#386 - SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2]) --> SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2 Favorit])
#3013 - SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2]) --> SAM Bn (SA-20b Gargoyle [S-300PMU-2 Favorit])
#234 - SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey-300]) --> SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey])
#501 - SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey-300]) --> SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey])
#404 - SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey-300]) --> SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator [S-300V1 Antey])
#38 - SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant [S-300V1 Antey-300]) --> SAM Bn (SA-12 Gladiator/Giant [S-300V1 Antey-300])
#2425 - SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator [S-300VM / Antey-2500]) --> SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator [S-300VM Antey-2500])
#2277 - SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator [S-300VM / Antey-2500]) --> SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator [S-300VM Antey-2500])
#1860 - SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator/Giant [S-300V4]) --> SAM Bn (SA-23 Gladiator/Giant [S-300V4 Antey-4000])
#543 - SAM Bn (SA-21a Growler [S-400 Triumph]) --> SAM Bn (SA-21a Growler [S-400 Triumf])
#1668 - SAM Bn (SA-21a Growler [S-400 Triumph]) --> SAM Bn (SA-21a Growler [S-400 Triumf])
#2442 - SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400 Triumph]) --> SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400E Triumf]) ( http://stat.mil.ru/files/Anti-ballistic ... ko_eng.pdf )
#2029 - SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400 Triumph]) --> SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400 Triumf])
#1937 - SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400 Triumph]) --> SAM Bn (SA-21a/b Growler [S-400 Triumf])


Weapons:

#1899 - AA-10 Alamo C [R-27RE, LR SARH] --> AA-10 Alamo C [R-27ER, LR SARH] ( http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/503/ )
#2048 - AA-10 Alamo C [R-27RE1, LR SARH] --> AA-10 Alamo C [R-27ER1, LR SARH] ( http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/503/ )
#1101 - AA-10 Alamo D [R-27TE, LR IR] --> AA-10 Alamo D [R-27ET, LR IR] ( http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/503/ )
#2049 - AA-10 Alamo D [R-27TE1, LR IR] --> AA-10 Alamo D [R-27ET1, LR IR] ( http://eng.ktrv.ru/production_eng/323/503/ )
#1310 - RIM-174A ERAM SM-6MR Blk I --> RIM-174A ERAM SM-6 Blk I
#1310 - RIM-174A-2 ERAM SM-6MR Blk IA [Dual I] --> RIM-174A ERAM SM-6 Dual I (SM-6 Block IA and the SM-6 Dual I are two different missiles. I intend to write a proper update for the SM-6 touching on this in more detail.)
#681 - Aster Blk 1 ABM --> Aster 30 Blk 1 (Add ABM as side note?)


This post concludes this sort of request for the forseeable future as the more severe typos have been covered in the previous posts. Thanks for spending the time and going after this kind of stuff!

"Atlantic 1" could be shortened to "Atlantic" since "Atlantique 2" name only apply to the French platform, and was chosen by the French President of the Republic, François Mitterrand, to emphasize that it is a national program rather than a NATO program as was the Atlantic.

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/mari ... quante-ans

The USN is upgrading their Super Hornets to Block III. First are in service by 2019.

From: http://www.popularmechanics.com/militar ... ngs-f-1-8/

The U.S. Navy has decided to fund Boeing's fighter division to upgrade the service's F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets to the "Block III" configuration. The most recent budget request from the U.S. Navy allocates $264.9 million over the next five years to upgrade the Super Hornet fleet with more advanced avionics and sensor capabilities, according to Aviation Week. The first Block III Super Hornets are slated to enter service in 2019.

It would get the ASG-34 IRST and CFTs with 3500 lbs of fuel, in addition to the already present APG-79 and ALQ-214

From: http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... ague-event

The networking system upgrade, matched with the already approved Lockheed Martin AN/ASG-34 long-range infrared search and track (IRST) sensor pod and evolutions of the Raytheon APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and Harris AN/ALQ-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) self-protection system, prepare the Super Hornet for the future threat environment, Boeing contends. As with the Advanced Super Hornet, the Block III Super Hornet would come with shoulder-mounted conformal fuel tanks containing 3,500 gallons of fuel, increasing the fighter’s range by about 120 nm and/or time on station by about 20 to 30 minutes depending on its mission payload, Gillian said.

Also receiving network upgrades and a slight RCS reduction because of the CFTs
From: http://www.popularmechanics.com/militar ... ngs-f-1-8/

The new configuration will improve the heads-up display and computing capabilities of the Super Hornet, while also modestly upgrading the stealth and radar cross section. The multirole fighter will receive "advanced network architecture" in the form of a new computer called the Distributed Targeting Processor Network (DTPN). A large new display in the cockpit will help pilots monitor the additional information they receive. New Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) will also improve the Super Hornet's information pipeline so more data can be transmitted to and from the jet.

@Supreme 2.0

#2853 - J-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]
#4225 - J-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> J-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]
#4632 - JD-16 Flying Shark [Su-27UBK Copy] --> JD-16 Flying Shark or JD-16 Flying Shark [Su-30MKK Copy]

Actually, the original is more correct. The J-16s are based on the UBK tandem trainer airframe and not the Su-30MKK. You can see that from the canted end of their vertical rudders that distinguishes them from the Su-30 line. The J-16s are basically tandem trainer Flankers with added IFR and multi-role radars capable of launching air-to-ground guided munitions.

If anything, the text in the bracket should be something about [Multirole-ized Su-27UBK copy with added IFR capability]

Ah yes, and they also added the additional wing-mounted hardpoint of the Su-30.

New loadout for the F/A-18F. 10x GBU-32, 2 AIM-9, ATFLIR, Drop Tank, and presumably an AMRAAM on the cheek.

Let's see the Kuznetsov do this...

I guess the above post needs to add 10xMk83 and 10xMk82 capability as well.

Although it is a F-18a-d, not a super hornet, this photo implies that F-18 can also do away with the center drop tank and have another dual-rack of bombs (looks like Mk82s to me, but 2x 1000 pounders would technically work). http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/a ... 053_lo.jpg

Reminds me of that 10xAMRAAM and 2xAIM-9 loadout photo - if it "can" be done, why not have it as a loadout?

DB request list updated to this point.

Thanks!

Mike