Would it be possible to create a "new" sensor that would have exactly the same name and stats as the current Mk.1 Eyeball but be able to be added to any entry like those other sensors? Or along the same vein of thought, create a clone of the "mobile vehicle" category (maybe call it "Manned Structure" or something) that you could apply onto the affected structures so that they'd be able to automatically be given the current Mk.1 Eyeball?
And to add onto that my entry for today will be the #617 Guard Post (of which is also missing the Mk.1 Eyeball and Generic Binoculars sensors despite being a literal guard post.)
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All combat variants of the American and South Korean F-16 and all variants of the South Korean KF-16 are missing the capability to equip unguided rocket loadouts in the form of the #1929 HYDRA Rocket. All these variants of the F-16 are capable of equipping either: a maximum of eight LAU-68 rocket pods, with a capability of seven rockets per pod for a total of 56 rockets; or, a maximum of four of the LAU-61 rocket pods, with a capacity of 19 rockets per pod for a total of 57 rockets. They can also equip between two-six of the LAU-68/LAU-131/A pods for a maximum capability of only 42 rockets, but this configuration frees up two additional hardpoints on the wings that can be used for other ordinance.
Additionally, loadouts consisting of the x6 LAU-131/A pods (for a total of 42 APWKS) and x2 LAU-131/A pods (for a total of 14 APWKS) are also missing.
So in short the following loadouts need to be added to the aircraft indicated in the end parenthesis (note the aircraft in these parenthesis only denote the variants I mentioned above):
x2 AAM's specific to the database entry + x42 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + Assorted remaining ordinance/sensor pods/fuel tanks specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16/KF-16's)
x2 AAM's specific to the database entry + x38 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + Assorted remaining ordinance/sensor pods/fuel tanks specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16/KF-16's)
x4 LRAAM's (or x2 SRAAM's + x2 LRAAM's) specific to the database entry + x42 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + assorted remaining sensors specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16's/KF-16's)
x4 LRAAM's (or x2 SRAAM's + x2 LRAAM's) specific to the database entry + x38 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + assorted remaining sensors specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16's/KF-16's)
x2 AAM's specific to the database entry + x56 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + assorted remaining sensors specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16's/KF-16's)
x2 AAM's specific to the database entry + x57 #1929 70mm HYDRA Rocket + assorted remaining sensors specific to each database entry (All mentioned F-16's/KF-16's)
A clone of loadout #26309, but with only x42 #3540 APKWS (#4690 and #1047 F-16's)
A clone of loadout #26309, but with only x14 #3540 APKWS (#4690 and #1047 F-16's)
F-16 with only four of the LAU-131/A rocket pods loaded, with room for two more (one under each one of that wing's pylon.)
F-16 with only two x7 LAU-131/A pods (right side pod obscured by fuel tank.)
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Would it be possible to create a "new" sensor that would have exactly the same name and stats as the current Mk.1 Eyeball
Ok, came up with a possible solution. Creating new building type facilities with an "eyeball" sensor feature would involve making new entries for every non-mobile unit in the database. Not going to do that.
However,based on your request there is a new "sensor" in the database called "Generic Eyeball with Binoculars". This sensor is air, surface and land capable has a 360 degree field of observation and a range of 25 miles. Considering surface coverage I think 25 is more reasonable than the 50 miles for the Mk.1 eyeball.
The sensor allows for IFF (identification friend or foe), class classification and continuous visual tracking. To add it to a facility like a building select the "sensor" option on the "Unit Status" panel. Add the bottom of the popup screen is the option to "Add Sensor" where you can add the new "Generic Eyeball with Binoculars".
Unfortunately this new feature will not appear in the next DB3K release but will appear in the following update.
Hope you can use this.
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Ok, came up with a possible solution. Creating new building type facilities with an "eyeball" sensor feature would involve making new entries for every non-mobile unit in the database. Not going to do that.
However,based on your request there is a new "sensor" in the database called "Generic Eyeball with Binoculars". This sensor is air, surface and land capable has a 360 degree field of observation and a range of 25 miles. Considering surface coverage I think 25 is more reasonable than the 50 miles for the Mk.1 eyeball.
The sensor allows for IFF (identification friend or foe), class classification and continuous visual tracking. To add it to a facility like a building select the "sensor" option on the "Unit Status" panel. Add the bottom of the popup screen is the option to "Add Sensor" where you can add the new "Generic Eyeball with Binoculars".
Unfortunately this new feature will not appear in the next DB3K release but will appear in the following update.
Hope you can use this.
Stilesw: That is probably a better choice. IMHO, just because every facility has people with eyeballs, doesn't mean that they have the training, motivation and communications facilities to timely and accurately report what they are seeing to the appropriate command element. By making this an optional sensor, you can create such facilities as a WWII era Observation Corps site, while not having every church, power plant, and tunnel giving timely reports of a B-52 heading to the NW at 50,000 feet
Thanks for the work on making a tenable solution, but just to be clear is this going to only be an optional sensor that one must always add manually to a unit or will it also be added to the default sensor listing for database entries where they're erroneously missing some form of human based vision (but don't get the Mk.1 Eyeball by default due to them not being a mobile unit, such as manned observation structures, human operated sensors, or entire population centers?)
I only ask because it'd save a lot of work for scenario designers to not have to: first identify structures erroneously missing a pair of eyes, and then go through and add said sensor to every affected unit in every scenario rather than it just being corrected automatically by using the latest database. Especially since the edge cases of a unit in a scenario making sense to NOT have a pair of eyes is very slim and easily implementable by simply removing the sensor, compared to the very large number of scenarios that benefit from the added realism of manned structures also being able to use their personnel's visual organs.
The Japanese #345 F-15J and #3384 F-15DJ are missing the "Helmet-Mounted-Sight" property. As apart of receiving the AAM-5 missile, a HMD was included in their upgrades package to facilitate off-boresight shots with the missile.
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but just to be clear is this going to only be an optional sensor that one must always add manually to a unit
Yes, completely optional not a default. The scenario designer will have to add it to a facility just as any facility could be modified to have any new sensor. Assigning this sensor as the default to units in the database would involve creating many alternate units [i.e. "Building(Small) - Generic" would have to have a "Building(Small with Observer) - Generic" clone]. This would result in a lot of unnecessary entries when it makes more sense to leave the default as "no eyeball" and up to the designer to add the sensor if he or she wishes.
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OK, that's understandable under that context however when I said "by default" I meant only adding the sensor onto the entries for the affected units I mentioned, not to literally make it the new Mk.1 Eyeball. Those units I mentioned have other sensors/weapons that require a trained human to operate (such as a spotlight or weapon) or require a human manning the structure to fulfill it's purpose (eg. a watch tower or guard post.)
For example, here's an entry that both: relies on a human to fulfill its purpose and has a human operated sensor and weapon (yet no eyes to operate said equipment.)
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Thank you for adding the #3186 Gabriel V for the Finnish Hamina-class FAC. There seems however to be some wrong info on both the loadout (which seems to be a direct copy of the Israeli Sa'ar 72).
The loadout should, according to open sources, be:
Sensors/EW 1 x Kongsberg ST2400 VDS 1 x CEROS 200 Tracker (9LV CMS Mk.4), like on the RCN Halifax-class #1898 1 x TRS-3D Baseline D
-4 x Gabriel V (which also should have 200+ NM range, not 28 NM, even if there is not very much open source info about that) -BAe Bofors 40 mm Mk 4 with 3P-ammo -2 x Tp451 (#1595), to be upgraded to the SAAB Lightweight Torpedo (Tp 47) by 2023 -8 x Umkhonto Mk.2 (#2770) -SAAB Trackfire RWS with 40 mm HK GMG -2 x 12,7/50 MG -2 x MASS
Not allowed to post links, but add world wide web at the start: navalnews. com/naval-news/2019/12/finnish-navy-lifts-veil-on-its-future-anti-ship-missile-the-gabriel-v/ baesystems. com/en/product/40mk4-naval-gun kongsberg. com/maritime/about-us/news-and-media/news-archive/2018/finnish-defence-forces-choose-kongsberg-naval-sonars-for-sq2000-mid-life/
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Thank you for adding the #3186 Gabriel V for the Finnish Hamina-class FAC. There seems however to be some wrong info on both the loadout (which seems to be a direct copy of the Israeli Sa'ar 72).
The loadout should, according to open sources, be:
Sensors/EW 1 x Kongsberg ST2400 VDS 1 x CEROS 200 Tracker (9LV CMS Mk.4), like on the RCN Halifax-class #1898 1 x TRS-3D Baseline D
-4 x Gabriel V (which also should have 200+ NM (More likely 200km?)range, not 28 NM, even if there is not very much open source info about that) https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/finnish-navy-lifts-veil-on-its-future-anti-ship-missile-the-gabriel-v -BAe Bofors 40 mm Mk 4 with 3P-ammo -2 x Tp451 (#1595), to be upgraded to the SAAB Lightweight Torpedo (Tp 47) by 2023 -8 x Umkhonto Mk.2 (#2770) -SAAB Trackfire RWS with 40 mm HK GMG -2 x 12,7/50 MG -2 x MASS
Not allowed to post links, but add world wide web at the start: navalnews. com/naval-news/2019/12/finnish-navy-lifts-veil-on-its-future-anti-ship-missile-the-gabriel-v/ baesystems. com/en/product/40mk4-naval-gun kongsberg. com/maritime/about-us/news-and-media/news-archive/2018/finnish-defence-forces-choose-kongsberg-naval-sonars-for-sq2000-mid-life/ [/quote]
The Japanese #345 F-15J, #3384 F-15DJ, #3378 F-2B, and #346 F-2A are missing the "Helmet-Mounted-Sight" property. As apart of receiving the AAM-5 missile, an HMD was included in their upgrades package to facilitate off-boresight shots with the missile.
If that is the case then that simply exposes another error in the database as the #3378 F-2B and #346 F-2A have AAM-5 loadouts, thank you for pointing that out.
It may have been added in yesterday's update, but if not, please can you add the now in-service Sky Sabre system? (Land Ceptor)
#BlatantWikiCopyIncoming
Land On the land domain, CAMM is known as Land Ceptor by the British Army and the whole land-based air defence system is known as Sky Sabre.[25] This application has over three-times the range of its predecessor Rapier, it is able to intercept the most challenging targets in all-weather conditions[26]
Current Operators United Kingdom Royal Navy - Sea Ceptor was officially declared "In Service" with the Royal Navy in May 2018, and is currently equipped on some of Britain's Type 23 fleet, including HMS Argyll.
Future operators Brazil Brazilian Navy - CAMM selected to equip new Tamandaré class frigates.[18] Brazilian Marine Corps: AV-MMA, a CAMM variant, will equip an anti-aircraft version of the Astros II MLRS.[31] Chile Chilean Navy - Selected to replace Sea Wolf on the current Type 23 frigates [32] Italy Italian Army - CAMM-ER selected to replace Skyguard (Aspide missiles) batteries with PCMI/X-TAR 3D Italian Air Force - CAMM-ER selected to replace SPADA (Aspide missiles) batteries with MAADS/Kronos LND Italian Navy - CAMM-ER to replace Aster 15 missiles. New Zealand Royal New Zealand Navy - Selected for ANZAC frigate upgrade.[16]
United Kingdom British Army - Sky Sabre selected to replace Rapier.[33] Royal Navy - Sea Ceptor selected to replace Sea Wolf on the current Type 23 frigates and fitted to the Type 26 frigates entering service from 2026.[34][35]
Note the ER variant below. Not sure of the service state of this / perhaps it's a hypothetical version. As I'm sure it will end up being standard if it offers greater range
Some more updates to the Finnish OOB (I still do not have link posting rights, but if needed, ask and I will direct you to the info):
1. The Finnish NH90 Helicopters (aircraft 2354) use the 7.62 mm M134D Minigun (weapon 1807) as a door gun. The shooter also has got night vision goggles.
2. Since a few years back the three Finnish Learjet 35A/S (aircraft 2168) are equipped for maritime surveillance, with: -1 x Galileo Seaspray 5000E AESA 360 degree maritime surveillance radar. Also purchased for Australian CL-604 Challenger -2 x Vinten 95 oblique photography cameras -1 x Vertical survey camera -Radar Warning and ECM/ELINT equipment -Vertical IR scanner
In addition the picture in the current database is of a Royal Danish Air force F-16.
3. Would it be possible to add the air craft of the Finnish Border Guards to the database? In war time they are subordinated to the military and also in peace time exercise with the Army and Navy.
The equpment consist of:
2 x Dornier 228 (used ingame by Thailand as aircraft 2131, but with slightly different equipment) -Galileo Seaspray 5000E AESA 360 degree maritime surveillance radar. Also purchased for Australian CL-604 Challenger -Star Safire III (sensor 4958) EO/IR with laser illuminator -SLAR -IR/UV Scanner -Sat -Video camera
4 x Augusta Bell 412 (more or less the same setup as the Indonesian #4094) -Generic weather radar -FLIR -Night vision goggles
5 x Super Puma H215 (the same air frame as Swedish Navy #4523) -Generic surface search radar updated 2016 -FLIR -Night vision goggles
4 x Agusta Westland AW119 Ke Koala (which does not seem to be included in the database at all) -Night vision goggles