Anyways, im rereading harpoon 4 right now, because i have this whacky idea to try to use the game to represent shit like echsrobotsetc in a more simulation battletech or zoids kind of way. The agm84d harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, anti ship missile system produced by boeing formerly mcdonnell douglas. January 08, 2016 us navy wants new missile for littoral combat ship by end of 2016. The harpoons active radar guidance, warhead design, and low. Designed as a generalpurpose air, surface, and submarine naval simulation, it combines playability with a wealth of information on modern naval weapons systems. International convention for the safety of life at sea, 1974. Since it entered production with mcdonnell douglas now part of boeing in 1975, over 7 000 have been produced, equipping hundreds of ships around the world at. In 2004, boeing delivered the 7,000th harpoon unit since the weapons introduction in 1977. The harpoon antiship missile is probably the most common weapon of its type in the west. The weapon system uses midcourse guidance with a radar seeker to attack surface ships. The agmrgmugm84 harpoon is an all weather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system. Gdws harpoon sitrep was published quarterly between january 1989 to january 1994. Unfortunately for rn proponents, these surface ships are soon to lose a critical capability.
Aol forum there is a harpoon forum in the strategy games area, under the topic of miniatures. Operations manual, designer series i, designer series. The harpoon is a subsonic missile with a range of over 70 miles and a 488pound blastfragmentation warhead. Frequently asked questions for harpoon 3, anw, and hue. Dec 12, 2019 the aurgm84 harpoon is an anti ship missile system capable of being launched by aircraft, surface ships, submarines and shore batteries. Ship forms harpoon naval war game supplement bond, larry, miller, marc, venters, steve on. Dec 01, 2017 ok you have been harpooned, you take a crit, other ships within 1 take a damage, if the crit kills the target is the condition card discarded, before the destroyed portion of the condition is met. Data annex harpoon gdw by larry bond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The regular harpoon uses active radar homing and flies just above the water to evade defenses. Fitted to all type 23 frigates the harpoon is a sophisticated anti ship missile capable of striking targets more than 80 miles away.
The manual is in pdf format and you must download the adobe acrobat viewer to read or print the manual. This navy training plan ntp addresses only those systems of the hms which support the aircraft application. Numerous variants have been produced since its inception, including air, ship, and sublaunched versions. To try out shipwreck we used some of the basic harpoon v1scenarios and the harpoon ship data as the basis for the ship capabilities. That is would the ships in range 1 take another hit, or is the condition card discarded before that. Fitted to all type 23 frigates the harpoon is a sophisticated antiship missile capable of striking targets more than 80 miles away. Appendix a of this report describes some of the missiles that we. The high seas fleet data annexes booklet provides the ship and aircraft. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Agm84 harpoon slam standoff land attack missile the harpoon missile provides the navy and the air force with a common missile for air, ship, and submarine launches. The schedule printed on the following pages contains the amendments made by the commission at its 65th meeting in september 2014. It is the worlds superior antiship missile capable of performing landstrike and antiship missions. It has been in use with upgrades since 1977 and is a standard antiship weapon with 28 countries. Navy training plan federation of american scientists. Harpoon is the long range lance of the type 23 frigate, capable of destroying enemy ships far beyond the horizon. Norfolk maintenance on harpoon missile systems in the atlantic fleet has been suspended pending an investigation into the accidental firing of a missile in the caribbean, the navy said friday.
Noting that annex ii of the international convention for the prevention of pollution from. The harpoon block iii is the next generation of harpoon antiship missile introducing a new datalink system that will allow flextargeting and improved accuracy against openocean and littoral targets. The former includes the whale catcher a steam or dieseldriven vessel with a harpoon gun mounted at its bow. Each issue provided a mix of scenarios, articles on naval warfare and technology, and statistics on weapons systems. The harpoon block ii is the latest version of the harpoon missile and is able to strike landbased targets and ships in littoral environments. Each weapons line in annex a shows the weapons firing arc, number of barrels railstubes per mount, the number of mounts on the ship, the weapon name, the ammunition available per mount, and any weapon director present. Total mounts damage points surface speed submerged speed radars range nm annex j large medium small vsmall stealthy function sinks armor sonars range nm annex k name mode type 75%. How does the kongsberg naval strike missile compare with. All weapons are rated for up to 4 generations of increasing technological sophistication i. The hms is designed for launch from surface ships, submarines, and aircraft. Selected antiship missiles capable of being launched from groundbased. The game of modern naval warfare naval command is a set of wargame rules for recreating naval battles with fleets of miniature warships and aircraft in the age of the guided missile and jet aeroplane. Royal navy to retire harpoon missile without replacement.
The harpoon block iii is the next generation of harpoon anti ship missile introducing a new datalink system that will allow flextargeting and improved accuracy against openocean and littoral targets. It is the worlds superior antiship missile capable of. A modern naval campaign set in the waters between indonesia and australia, written by mal wright. All ships, from carriers down to patrolfast attack craft, as well as ships taken up from trade stuft during the falklands war are included in the ship data annex, as are all aircraft that were or could have been used in a naval environment.
This navy training plan ntp addresses only those systems of the hms which support the. This convention applies to factory ships, land stations, and whale catchers under the. Dec, 2018 the ship launched harpoon missile you are looking at a 1,523 pound missile roughly 15 feet long 12. As widely reported, the royal navy plans to retire its rgm84 harpoon antiship cruise missiles ascms by the end of 2018. The ship launched harpoon missile you are looking at a 1,523 pound missile roughly 15 feet long 12. After pulling out of a competition to outfit the navys small surface combatants with antiship missiles, boeing is seeing a warmer embrace of its 40yearold harpoon missile from the u. The aurgm84 harpoon is an antiship missile system capable of being launched by aircraft, surface ships, submarines and shore batteries. Fac vs usn, inbound soviet air vs raf cap, usn vs nrbf sub on sub and finally the harpoon what if belgrano surface action vs an rn resupply convoy. Flextargeting translates into inflight target updates, positive terminal control and connectivity with future network architectures. Harpoon 4 is the fourth edition of the harpoon gameseries originally published by adventure games. Wwi navies data annex supplement for the noncombatant nations mighty midgets ii command at sea troubled waters ii harpoon v the navy series of data supplements for harpoon v u always looking for new designers who want to work with us to get their scenario ideas out on the street. The scenarios require the use of harpoon 4 rules to play. Tell us about the time you launched 40 strela3s against 4 harpoon iics and missed every one. Maintenance on harpoon missile systems in the atlantic fleet.
It carries a 488 pound warhead out to almost 70 miles. Harriett baldwin, under secretary of state for defence procurement, said in response to a question in parliament. The harpoon anti ship missile is probably the most common weapon of its type in the west. Strategy, select the strategy messaging box, select the board games and miniatures forum, then scroll down to the harpoon 4 topic. Wargame vault is the largest wargame download store. It has been in use with upgrades since 1977 and is a standard anti ship weapon with 28 countries.
Wargame vault admiralty trilogy group pdf the largest. Question on harpoons xwing rules questions ffg community. Operations manual, designer series i, designer series ii. If you know of other resources for this game, please let us know by sending email to the editor.
All this was designed to support the very active harpoon miniatures gaming community, and was supported by them. Best of gdws harpoon sitrep admiralty trilogy group. The block ii incorporated the gpsins guidance system of the jdam bombs and the mission computer, software, and. The harpoon airlaunch mis sile system hms has been under development since 1970. Here is the complete harpoon ii manual as originally released.
Harpoon form 1a 8 october 1996 ship reference sheet 1. All this was designed to support the very active harpoon miniatures. American fleetsincludes over 250 ship classes and over 190 aircraft, many of which have not appeared in casformat before. The agmrgmugm84 harpoon is an all weather, overthehorizon, anti ship missile system. Employing landbased antiship missiles in the western pacific. The contractor shall ship the defective parts to a location to be agreed with the. For the first time statistics for us ships and aircraft, and all their weapons and sensors are available in command at seacas 4th edition standard. Ok you have been harpooned, you take a crit, other ships within 1 take a damage, if the crit kills the target is the condition card discarded, before the destroyed portion of the condition is met. The standoff land attack missile slam is a landattack variant.
International convention for the regulation of whaling, 1946. A government minister has indicated that options for replacing the harpoon antiship missile are being considered. The agm84d harpoon is an allweather, overthehorizon, antiship missile system produced by boeing formerly mcdonnell douglas. Larry bond is the designer of the admiralty trilogy games. The harpoon system currently carried by the royal navy will reach its out of service date in 2018. Caution these are very large files and can take 30 minutes or more to download at 28. The weapons generation is compared to the targets jamming and deception ratings, along with target signature, giving the chance to hit. Harpoon block ii antiship missile naval technology. The harpoon s active radar guidance, warhead design, and low. The era of modern naval combat began on october 21, 1967 when egyptian missile boats launched four soviet made styx surfacetosurface missiles and sank the israeli destroyer elath at a range of.
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