New weapon in teased in the Mini-Update?

[WOPR]

Is HPD the Harpoon?

 

 

[Silver_Dragon]

Wags talk about harpoons on the Mini-updates.

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3967134&postcount=167

In parallel though, other tasks are steaming ahead like new features for the SA page including STEP, EXP, TXDSG, and other elements to complete this system. We are also making great progress on the Harpoon and it went into internal testing today.

 

And News Updates

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3957228&postcount=202

The Hornet team has their nose to the grindstone working on the Litening targeting pod, the AGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship missile Bearing-Only Launch (BOL) to start, INS and GPS navigation and alignment, and Track While Scan (TWS) radar mode.

 

surelly AGM-84D (Block 1C) Harpoon = HPD

Edited July 1, 2019 by Silver_Dragon

[WOPR]

Well, I guess that confirms it then.

[AG-51_Razor]

C'mon funny feeling!! :clap:

[WildBillKelsoe]

Homing Pulsating Doppler :D

[Mule]

Does anyone know how the Hornet deploys the Harpoon? In a PC Naval simulation game that is rather risky and takes place on waters (can't mention the name forum rules or something) you have options for direction of attack and other parameters. I don't think it will be the same but it would be interesting to know?

[_mu110_]

Does anyone know how the Hornet deploys the Harpoon? In a PC Naval simulation game that is rather risky and takes place on waters (can't mention the name forum rules or something) you have options for direction of attack and other parameters. I don't think it will be the same but it would be interesting to know?

 

If I recall correctly (from another unmentionable sim), you can choose between SKIM and POP up for the terminal part of it's flight, and you can cycle the overall flight path between HIGH, MED, and LOW. For both employment modes (Range/Bearing and Bearing Only) you need to know the bearing, I'm not sure but my guess would be that you can somehow set this up in the air. For R/BL you probably need A/G radar or some other way of getting the range of your sea target.

[Mule]

If I recall correctly (from another unmentionable sim), you can choose between SKIM and POP up for the terminal part of it's flight, and you can cycle the overall flight path between HIGH, MED, and LOW. For both employment modes (Range/Bearing and Bearing Only) you need to know the bearing, I'm not sure but my guess would be that you can somehow set this up in the air. For R/BL you probably need A/G radar or some other way of getting the range of your sea target.

 

I got ya! cheers!

 

Would be great to be able to that stuff. Such an interesting weapon.

 

:thumbup:

[Harlikwin]

Does anyone know how the Hornet deploys the Harpoon? In a PC Naval simulation game that is rather risky and takes place on waters (can't mention the name forum rules or something) you have options for direction of attack and other parameters. I don't think it will be the same but it would be interesting to know?

 

Mentioning that sounds rather dangerous :megalol:

 

Presumably yes you will be able to set those params for the harpoon. The RB15 more or less can do that sort of thing (off axis, or multiple axis attacks via different waypoints)

Edited July 2, 2019 by Harlikwin

[Mule]

Mentioning that sounds rather dangerous :megalol:

 

Presumably yes you will be able to set those params for the harpoon. The RB15 more or less can do that sort of thing (off axis, or multiple axis attacks via different waypoints)

 

Great stuff. If so I am really looking forward to that.

 

Dangerous :lol:

[QuiGon]

You can already see it on the screenshot above. For example, you can set the terminal behaviour by clicking on the TERM button on the left side. As you can see in the options on the lower half of the display the Harpoon has been set to perform a Pop-Up-Maneuver on its terminal flight phase.

 

At least that's how I understand what I see there. Haven't checked any documentation on that.