Weapons loadout, reloads, Database

[MaB1708]

All,
excuse me if my questions are plain nonesense as the answers are well-known and obvious, but for me they are not. Any input appreciated:
1/ Weapon detail:
Example: CVH carries this weapon:

4*20mm/120 Meroka Quantity 12 Barrels
Ammunition readout below is:
20mm/120 Meroka Qty 28/28 (if in grouped view)

For me this is 4 mounts of this 20mm Meroka, but what about the quantity "12 Barrels", what is the Qty under ammunition? Maybe someone could talk me through this example to help me understand actually what setup I am facing?

2/ Weapon reload
Is there any limit to ammunition that is reloaded to platforms? IIRC Harpoon 3 had a "magazine" unit that contains x spares of ammo that could be used for reload untill emptied. What is the concept in HCE? How do I figure the amount of missiles, aircraft loadout etc remaining on any given basis, carrier etc?

3/ While the "Display" button gives valuable info about units, is there any way to quickly access information re a particular weapon? Am I overlooking that or can't I do that in HCE?

Thanks again, hope my queries are somewhat clear.

Regards,

Martin

[CV32]

ORIGINAL: MartinB
All, excuse me if my questions are plain nonesense as the answers are well-known and obvious, but for me they are not. Any input appreciated: Example: CVH carries this weapon:

4*20mm/120 Meroka Quantity 12 Barrels
Ammunition readout below is:
20mm/120 Meroka Qty 28/28 (if in grouped view)

For me this is 4 mounts of this 20mm Meroka, but what about the quantity "12 Barrels", what is the Qty under ammunition? Maybe someone could talk me through this example to help me understand actually what setup I am facing?

'20mm/120 Meroka' is the Spanish Meroka close in weapon system (CIWS), in this case a 20mm cannon with a barrel length of 120 calibers (120 x 20mm). Each Meroka mount has '12 barrels'. See a vid here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW8ilPgWc7s

Is there any limit to ammunition that is reloaded to platforms? IIRC Harpoon 3 had a "magazine" unit that contains x spares of ammo that could be used for reload untill emptied. What is the concept in HCE? How do I figure the amount of missiles, aircraft loadout etc remaining on any given basis, carrier etc?

Ships and mobile land units indeed have magazines in HCE and these can contain reloads. The 'Qty' value shows only the number of projectiles (or, in the case of small caliber, high rate of fire guns, it is 'bursts' of projectiles) in the mount. The display does not show the number of available reloads or the rate at which reloads are replenished in the mount. You can see them in the Platform Editor (PE).

While the "Display" button gives valuable info about units, is there any way to quickly access information re a particular weapon? Am I overlooking that or can't I do that in HCE?

What you can't see in the 'Display' would be shown for that platform in the Platform Editor (PE), such as, for example, the magazines, rate of fire, and reload information.

[MaB1708]

Thanks again Brad, that will help me alot.
So far I have not managed to view any data in PE, does not seem to open the db. How do I "search" in access, the magnifying glass never gives me any result. I have already browsed the PE section in the manual and some Wiki info, to no avail. I will continue to find my way. But at least now I know where to find the info, in theory, and how to interprete the display data ingame.
Thanks,
Martin

[CV32]

ORIGINAL: MartinB
Thanks again Brad, that will help me alot. So far I have not managed to view any data in PE, does not seem to open the db. How do I "search" in access, the magnifying glass never gives me any result. I have already browsed the PE section in the manual and some Wiki info, to no avail. I will continue to find my way. But at least now I know where to find the info, in theory, and how to interprete the display data ingame. Thanks,
Martin

Have you used the 'Import' function in the PE?

[MaB1708]

All settled thanks to divefreaks help!
Cheers,
M