Thread for DB3000 database problems, updates or issues

[14yellow14]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Update Virginia Flight III-V (SSN-784 onwards) sonars </summary>
<detail>In the newest U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines, the bow sonar is called LAB (Large Aperture Bow) and is horse-shoe-shaped. The LAB sonar replaces earlier sonar spheres, which were located on the front bow dome and surrounded by air. To improve the Acoustic Intercept sonar’s listening ability, the bow dome is now filled with water and is made with special composite materials to improve the transfer of acoustic signals.

The LAB sonar, which is both more precise and longer range than its predecessor, also advances the curve in that it introduces both a passive and “active” sonar system.

The LAB Array has 2 primary components: the passive array, which will provide improved performance, and a medium-frequency active array. It utilizes transducers from the SSN-21 Seawolf Class that are that are designed to last the life of the hull.





</detail>
<evidence>
https://news.usni.org/2013/11/04/navy-c ... ttack-boat
https://www.globecomposite.com/blog/sil ... -intercept
https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/nssn/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ ... ter-160031
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/vi ... bow-04159/
https://defensesystems.com/articles/201 ... arine.aspx
</evidence>

[BDukes]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Minor Pakistani Mirage V ROSE #4476 fix AA loadout #9166 fix</summary>
<detail>Mirage #4476, Loadout out #9166 is named R.550 Magic but its an Aim-9L loadout. Rename to Aim-9L in DB 487.</detail>
<evidence>
Look at entry #4476, loadout #9166 in db viewer.
</evidence>

[CV60]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Revision to Nomenclature of DF-21 series MRBMs x</summary>
<detail>Nomenclature on DB3000 Facility_2141, Facility_89 and Weapon_569 name the DF-21C MRBM as "CSS-5 Mod-3" According to the US DoD, the DF-21C is known as the "CSS-5 Mod-4". Similarly, the DF-21D ASBM is designated in Facility_1669 and Weapon_2105 as "DF-21 D CSS-5 Mod-4" US DoD has this system designated as the CSS-5 Mod-5" (emphasis added) </detail>
<evidence>
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE BALLISTIC MISSILE ANALYSIS COMMITTEE, "BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE THREAT, NASIC-1031-0985-17" (July 2020) pg. 3. Available at https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jan/11/2 ... EDFILE.PDF. See also https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-21/
</evidence>

[KLAB]

<type>Amendment</type>
<summary>#5072 - Ka-52M Hokum B (Russia [1992-] - 2022) Appears to have double entry for V006 Rezets Radar</summary>
<detail>#5072 - Ka-52M Hokum B (Russia [1992-] - 2022) Has two entries for V006 Rezets Radar one in L band and one in I/J band, so is this a limitation of the simulation due to multiple bands or an error, as in reality it only has one radar?

Plus the range is too short at only 20nm circa 37km, Rezets real capability was given as 45km (24nm) for a "group of tanks" and 150km (80nm) for a destroyer size warship.

From Janes "The new V006 Rezets (Cutter) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is being developed by the St Petersburg-based Zaslon company for the modernised helicopter. The test version of the radar installed in a Ka-52K helicopter was shown at the MAKS aerospace show held in Zhukovskiy close to Moscow on 27 August–1 September.

The Rezets radar for the Ka-52 has a fixed 900×300 mm AESA antenna with 640 transceiver modules. It can detect a group of tanks from 45 km, a railway bridge from 100 km, and a destroyer-class warship from 150 km, according to the manufacturer. In the air-to-air mode, it can detect a fighter aircraft with a radar cross section of 3 sq m from up to 50 km head-on and a hovering helicopter from 20 km. The Rezets radar weighs 130 kg, 10 kg less than the current Ka-52’s FH01 produced by Phazotron-NIIR of Moscow, and is air-cooled, with an air scoop for cooling seen on the helicopter’s nose fairing.</detail>

<evidence>
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... aesa-radar </evidence>
For consideration thanks K.

[14yellow14]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>The B-2 bomber has not any FLIR sensors.</summary>

<detail>

In all entries of the B-2 bomber in the database it has a GENERIC FLIR sensor which does not exist in the aircraft.



That is why the B-2 uses GPS-guided bombs and not laser-guided bombs with the exception of the dual GPS/Laser-guided GBU-28.

One of the lead airplanes would use its synthetic aperture radar to acquire an image of the target area; the image then is correlated with reconnaissance imagery prepared beforehand. Aim points are selected and matched with previously determined GPS coordinates. With this “three-dimensional” and nonoptical targeting information, the B-2 can score hits comparable to those achieved with laser-guided weapons, and it is not hampered by bad weather over the target, as would be the case if they were using laser-guided weapons.

</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0198bombers/
</evidence>

Thanks

[KnightHawk75]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Aircraft TU-144 SST length contains typo of 585 meters, request update to 59.5</summary>
<detail>Aircraft dbid 4984 "TU-144 SST", has a length of 585 meters long. I believe this is a simple typo that was meant to be 58.5, for the prototype model. While it may not be a huge issue, I imagine somewhere, where this is used in calculations (maybe fore hanger space area calculation, or perhaps optical sensor detection) this could cause issues and should be updated to reflect the proper number be it 59.5 or 65.7 for the non prototype model. Requester takes no position on which variant to use, but the other dimensions match the prototype model.

Update DataAircraft set Length = 59.5 where ID = 4984

</detail>
<evidence> Beyond the obvious.. that it can't be 585.0 the follow suggests it's in the 59-65.70 range, the later being production model.

http://www.tu144sst.com/techspecs/dimensions.html
</evidence>

[Vulcan607]

Sea typhoon, F35C and cats and traps QE for Royal Navy

[Blast33]

ORIGINAL: Vulcan607

Sea typhoon, F35C and cats and traps QE for Royal Navy

Have you ever seen a Sea Typhoon, UK F-35 or a Queen Elizabeth big enough for catapults and traps? [&:][:D]

[Blast33]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Please add Sweden to the usergroup of the Patriot PAC-3 MSE</summary>
<detail>Lockheed Martin last month delivered some portion of Sweden's order for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Enhancement Segment interceptors, the company said today, claiming the Nordic nation is now the 10th foreign customer armed with the most advanced variant of the U.S.-made air- and missile-defense guided missile.

The company declined to provide any further details -- including how many interceptors it delivered and even who the other nations are, despite a press release touting 11 nations now equipped with PAC-3 MSEs.

The PAC-3 MSE delivery is part of a larger Patriot modernization initiative by Stockholm. In February 2018 the Pentagon revealed the deal was made up of a $3.2 billion effort that included new antenna radar sets, launching stations as well as a total of 300 interceptors: 200 PAC-3 MSEs and 100 Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM (GEM-T) interceptor variants, built by Raytheon. </detail>
<evidence>
https://insidedefense.com/insider/lockh ... n-delivery
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense ... weden.html
https://www.army-technology.com/news/lo ... es-sweden/
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defe ... es-sweden/
</evidence>

[Blast33]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Please Update the JASSM loadout on the F-15E and probably F-15EX</summary>
<detail>The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed a munitions proof-of-concept called Project Strike Rodeo, May 11, 2021, that validated loading five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) on an F-15E Strike Eagle. This lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.

According to Lt. Col. Mike Benitez, 53rd Wing director of staff, the grass-roots initiative started in January 2021 during a WEPTAC working group. A team of expert tacticians were working through a specific scenario that relied on the ability to escort a bomber loaded with stand-off munitions to a release point in a highly-contested environment.

Some warfighters hypothesized that using a formation of fighters instead of a single bomber to employ the JASSM salvo could not only reduce the size and complexity of the strike package required to execute the mission, it would also distribute mission risk across the force. Unfortunately, the maximum number of JASSMs any fighter can currently carry is two, meaning though the idea is feasible it wasn’t viable based on the number of fighters required, unless… a fighter could carry more JASSMs.

With this idea in mind, the F-15E Strike Eagle was the platform considered for taking on the task of carrying more JASSMs, and Project Strike Rodeo was born. Unfortunately, the munitions would not fit on the conformal fuel tank weapons stations of the F-15E, as JASSM was designed to be loaded directly from the base of their shipping containers, which is too large to fit under the F-15E without hitting the main landing gear.
</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.53rdwing.af.mil/News/Articl ... ve-jassms/
</evidence>

[Vulcan607]

ORIGINAL: Blast33

ORIGINAL: Vulcan607

Sea typhoon, F35C and cats and traps QE for Royal Navy

Have you ever seen a Sea Typhoon, UK F-35 or a Queen Elizabeth big enough for catapults and traps? [&:][:D]

I am going to assume you follow U.K. defence journal and their crusade against those who claim the carriers don’t have planes!

Also definitely should have put hypothetical and cancelled in the case of the F35C due to the tories flip flopping from B to C a few times.

[Vulcan607]

Javelin S12 manpad

WEIGHT OF MISSILE: 15kg/3.2 kg warhead (34 Pounds/7 pound warhead)

SPEED OF MISSILE: 2,600 kph (1,600 mph)

GUIDANCE: command radio link/auto-pilot

RANGE: 4.5 km

https://en.rcamuseum.com/javelin-surfac ... issile-uk/

Javelin S15 starburst

Range 400m to 6000m
Warhead HE Frag
6x optical sight
Thermal imaging cameras


https://en.missilery.info/missile/starburst

[alphali]

The Israeli F-35 currently has a loadout option of 6 AIM 120 and 4 Rampage missiles all internal. The Rampage missiles are 4.7m and shouldn't be able to fit inside the bay of f-35. I think this is a db mistake and they should be external.

[BDukes]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Aircraft entry #4894 Isreali F-15E is incorrect</summary>
<detail> Looks like somebody started this but didn't finish. Should be F-15I with Israeli systems and weapons beyond the Rampage. US never sold them an E variant but C's, D's and I's. (I is export variant). Maybe delete the entry and just add a Rampage loadout to #4776</detail>
<evidence>
Look at #4894
</evidence>

[BDukes]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>US SM-3 IIA should be more capable against the DF-26.</summary>
<detail> SM-3 IIA has been successfully tested against an ICBM class target so should be fast enough to deal with most ballistic missiles midcourse. DF-26 is intermediate so should fall within parameters</detail>
<evidence>
https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-successful ... d=74248760
https://mostlymissiledefense.com/2016/0 ... e-30-2016/
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... cept-test/
</evidence>

[BDukes]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Add new J-15 heavy AAW loadout. 4 PL-12, 4 PL-8B, Wingtip Jammers</summary>
<detail> Carrier deck photo circulating with new AAW loadout. 4 PL-12, 4 PL-8B, Wingtip Jammers</detail>
<evidence>
https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/stat ... 1937683460
</evidence>

[kuwan.luis]

Hi,

Could you please add a function of "automatic unloading cargo"? Thank you.

[ai_beyondcontrol]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Poland F-16C/D will be JASSM-ER capable</summary>
<detail>
Poland has purchased 70 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missile from USA in 2016. The deal has been approved by USA.(Ref.[1]) First 40 missile to be delivered to Poland will be included in Batch 17 production started at 2020,and the delivery is estimated to be finished by October 2024.(Ref.[2]-[3]) Till now the only potential JASSM-ER carrier platform for Polish air force will be their F-16C/D, and an upgrade kit for them was included in the approved contract.(Ref.[1]) Polish F-16C/D may carry JASSM-ER using a loadout similar to JASSM, as displayed at Radom Air Show 2018(Ref.[4]) as follows:
-2 AIM-120C5 AMRAAM
-2 AIM-9X Sidewinder
-2 AGM-158B JASSM-ER
Interestingly the displayed loadout does not include a AN/AAQ-33 Sniper targeting pod, neither did the displayed aircraft carry extra 300/370 USG drop tanks. These can be however added to in-game loadout as most F-16C/D loadout in the game includes them.
</detail>
<evidence>
[1] https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... er-support
[2] https://www.milmag.pl/produkcja-jassm-er-dla-polski/
[3] https://radar.rp.pl/modernizacja-sil-zb ... dla-polski
[4] https://www.defence24.com/radom-air-sho ... sm-missile
</evidence>

[14yellow14]

ORIGINAL: BDukes

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Aircraft entry #4894 Isreali F-1E is incorrect</summary>
<detail> Looks like somebody started this but didn't finish. Should be F-15I with Israeli systems and weapons beyond the Rampage. US never sold them an E variant but C's, D's and I's. (I is export variant). Maybe delete the entry and just add a Rampage loadout to #4776</detail>
<evidence>
Look at #4894
</evidence>

I think that unit should be renamed F-15IA (Israel Advanced) as a hypothetical unit for 2025.

It would be the advanced F-15 proposed by Boeing similar to the F-15EX. Israel wanted new F-15s but has not acquired them so far.

http://www.boeing.co.il/resources/he_IL ... Poster.pdf



<evidence>
http://www.boeing.co.il/resources/he_IL ... Poster.pdf
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org ... a-purchase
</evidence>

[tylerblakebrandon]

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Colombia AH-60L Arpia IV DB # 4250 is Spike-ER/LR capable</summary>
<detail>
Colombian AH-60L's use Spike-ER/LR and NLOS. Up to DB 483 Spike-ER was available but since 483 is not. Spike-ER loadouts now have NLOS. NLOS loadouts already exist.

Recommend re-adding Spike-ER to the Colombian chopper Spike-ER loadous and possibly adding loadouts for Spike-LR.
</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.flightglobal.com/rafael-sha ... 33.article
https://www.webinfomil.com/2014/06/fuer ... ta-su.html
</evidence>