DRAFT Mirage IIIR description for community comment

OVERVIEW: The Mirage IIIR is a single seat, single engine, short-range, all-weather, Mach 2.0, 2nd generation reconnaissance aircraft.

DETAILS: The Mirage IIIR is a delta wing design based on the Mirage IIIE airframe. Because of the delta wing design, the Mirage III suffered from several operational limitations. Because the Mirage wing could not incorporate flaps, it required a long runways for take-off and landing. The delta wing design meant that the Mirage bled energy in a turn, limiting its ACM performance. It also suffered from buffeting at low altitude, due to the large wing area and resulting low wing loading. However, the Mirage’s wing allowed it to achieve high speed in a straight line. To maximize engine efficiency, the Mirage used two variable-section air inlets with a moveable half-cone shock cones, (called “mice”) to slow down airflow to the engines at high speed.

Developed as a dedicated reconnaissance aircraft, the Mirage IIIR lacked a radar, replacing it with up to five internally-mounted OMERA cameras encased in a purpose-developed camera nose. The aircraft retained the twin DEFA cannons and all compatibility with its external stores.

The aircraft was powered by a SNECMA Atar 9c turbojet engine turbojet engine. It produced 13,670 lb. (6200 kg) of thrust (afterburner), giving it a 0.743 Thrust-to-weight ratio under combat conditions. Also had provision for one 3308 -lb (1500 kgp) thrust SEPR 844 rocket mounted under the fuselage.

Armament included two 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun. The Mirage IIIR also retained the capability of 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks.


Specifications:

Max Speed: 1290 knts ; 2350 km/hr; (Mach 2.2)
Max Range: 1295 nm
Max Payload: 4,000 kg on 5 hardpoints
G-limit 6.7g's max load (subsonic)
Crew: 1


NOTES: IOC: 1963. Although the Mirage IIIC retained provision for the SEPR rocket engine, it was rarely, if ever fitted in practice. The low cost of the Mirage III family helped to make it widely exported.


Original Author: François Guérin

SOURCE:
"[1.0] Mirage III, 5, & 50." AirVectors. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://www.airvectors.net/avmir3_1.html. ;
"Dassault Mirage III/5." Aviation Classics. 2012. ; Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fighters. 1981. ; "Mirage III: Origins, Characteristics and Performance Data." Dassault Aviation, a Major Player to Aeronautics. Last modified March 17, 2023. https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/pa ... irage-iii/.

In the Wikipedia article there are subvariants and the countries to where they were exported are specified. The only current operator is Pakistan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III

PL-15: "The missile's length (5.8 meters) means it can't be carried internally by the Chengdu J-20 "stealth" fighter." I think this statement may be incorrect. It contradicts its inclusion in the "Internal Long-Range" and "Standard Intercept" loadout information for the J-20. Below are links to available photos claiming to show PL-15 in the internal weapons bay.

Sources:
key.aero article December 6 2018 - "J-20 Shows its teeth" (includes photo of PL-15s in weapons bay): https://www.key.aero/article/j-20-shows-its-teeth - requires subscription, screenshot showing photo and relevant part of article available free from: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArWNi1su36_0gbZ7Fml ... A?e=EvQK0O
Air Forces of the World: Pacific Asia photo p.8-9 - screenshot available free from: https://1drv.ms/i/s!ArWNi1su36_0gbZ842n ... Q?e=DsQoCk

Apologies if this should be presented in a different format or I have omitted anything. If so, please let me know so I can post here correctly in future.

Horns wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:52 pm PL-15: "The missile's length (5.8 meters) means it can't be carried internally by the Chengdu J-20 "stealth" fighter." I think this statement may be incorrect. It contradicts its inclusion in the "Internal Long-Range" and "Standard Intercept" loadout information for the J-20. Below are links to available photos claiming to show PL-15 in the internal weapons bay.

Sources:
key.aero article December 6 2018 - "J-20 Shows its teeth" (includes photo of PL-15s in weapons bay): https://www.key.aero/article/j-20-shows-its-teeth - requires subscription, screenshot showing photo and relevant part of article available free from: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArWNi1su36_0gbZ7Fml ... A?e=EvQK0O
Air Forces of the World: Pacific Asia photo p.8-9 - screenshot available free from: https://1drv.ms/i/s!ArWNi1su36_0gbZ842n ... Q?e=DsQoCk

Apologies if this should be presented in a different format or I have omitted anything. If so, please let me know so I can post here correctly in future.

Thanks-I'll take a look at the latest information, and update the description file. That file was written several years ago, so it may be outdated.

DRAFT Cyrano II bis description for community comment/correction

OVERVIEW: The Cyrano II bis aka DRAC-37B radar is an airborne multimode (air-to-air and ground mapping) medium-range, fire-control radar operating in the NATO "I" (IEEE X ) band.

DETAILS:

The Cyrano II radar is a mutimode monopulse radar that uses a Cassegrain antenna. In its air-to-air mode it can detect, track and operate as a fire control radar for both the 30 mm cannon and the Matra R511 and R530 missiles. It also features a home-on-jam capability, as well as an anti-jaming capability that allows the radar to work in a limited ECM environment.

Its ground mapping capability allows it provide ground visualization out to a range of approximately 50 nm and to safely overfly ground obstacles at approximately 200 meters altitude. It can also guide the AS30 AGM.

The Cyrano II radar lacked a "Look-down" capability.


Specifications:

Frequency: 8-10 GHz (I-band (NATO))
PRF: 2 Khz (air-to-air); 645 Hz (air to ground)
Pulse width: 0.5 u sec (air-to-air); 1.75 u sec (air to ground)
Power: 200 kW (peak)
Scan Limits: ±60 ° azimuth, ±60 ° (air-to air); ±12 ° (air-to ground) elevation
Range: 27 nm (air-to-air);
50 nm (air to ground mapping)

NOTES: IOC: 1964

SOURCES: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thread ... ily.37016/; RAAF "Flight Manual Mirage IIIO and IIID (AAP 7213.003-1 dtd 01Jun78, pgs. 1-90A, 1-93, 1-98 ; https://mega.nz/folder/CJEh1SxL#EY5iBc-FCk9h8PhJ4hbsnw
HISTOIRE du RADAR dans le MONDE puis en FRANCE par Jacques DARRICAU et Yves BLANCHARD. n.d. https://www.radars-darricau.fr/livre/2-PDF/histoire.pdf. ; Dildy, Douglas C., and Pablo Calcaterra. Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 1982. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017., pp 37-38.

DRAFT Mirage 5 description for comment

OVERVIEW: The Mirage 5AD is a single seat, single engine, medium-range, Mach 2.0, 2nd generation ground attack (VFR-conditions) aircraft.

DETAILS: The Mirage 5 is based on the Mirage IIIE, with some avionics simplified or removed. In exchange, it increased the number of hardpoint to seven and fuel capacity by 32% (500 liters), but at a cost of an all weather, multi-role capability. The Mirage 5 is a delta wing design based on the Mirage III airframe but built an extended nose. Because of the delta wing design, the Mirage III suffered from several operational limitations. Because the Mirage wing could not incorporate flaps, it required a long runway for take-off and landing. The delta wing design meant that the Mirage bled energy in a turn, limiting its ACM performance. It also suffered from buffeting at low altitude, due to the large wing area and resulting low wing loading. However, the Mirage’s wing allowed it to achieve high speed in a straight line. To maximize engine efficiency, the Mirage used two variable-section air inlets, each with a moveable half-cone shock cone, (called “mice”) to slow down airflow to the engines at high speed.

The Mirage 5 was powered by a SNECMA Atar 9c turbojet engine. It produced 13,670 lb. (6200 kg) of thrust (afterburner), giving it a 0.743 Thrust-to-weight ratio under combat conditions. This effectively limited its maneuverability to only 3-4 g's in sustained maneuvering.

The Mirage 5 AD has no air-to-air radar. Armament included two 30 mm (1.181 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun. Air-to-Air missile armament included IR missiles, such as the R.550 Magic 1. Air-to-ground ordinance included up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on seven external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, rockets or drop tanks.


Specifications:

Max Speed: 1270 knts ; 2350 km/hr; (Mach 2.2)
Max Range: 2,200 nm (ferry); 670 nm (combat radius)
Max Payload: 4,000 kg on 7 hardpoints
G-limit 6.7g's max load (subsonic)
Crew: 1


NOTES: IOC: 1967. While the Mirage 5 had been originally intended for the VFR attack role, with some avionic fits it was refocused to the air-combat mission. With electronics becoming increasingly powerful and compact, some versions of the Mirage 5 were given an enhanced strike or air-to-air capability, even though the rear avionics bay was deleted. The low cost of the Mirage 5 family helped to make it widely exported, with variants of the Mirage 5 being flown by Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Gabon, Israel, Libya, Peru, Pakistan, South Africa, Venezuela and Zaire.


SOURCE:
"[1.0] Mirage III, 5, & 50." AirVectors. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://www.airvectors.net/avmir3_1.html. ;
"Dassault Mirage III/5." Aviation Classics. 2012. ; Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fighters. 1981. ; "Mirage 5: Origins, Characteristics and Performance Data." Dassault Aviation, a Major Player to Aeronautics. Last modified March 1, 2022. https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/pa ... /mirage-5/. ; Roux, Élodie. Turbofan and Turbojet Engines: Database Handbook. Elodie Roux, 2007. ;Taylor, John W. Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1980-81, pg. 57-58


Original Author: François Guérin

DRAFT AS.20 missile Description for comment

OVERVIEW: The AS.20 aka S103 is a two-stage, solid fuel, short-range, MCLOS-guided, air-to-ground or ASM missile equipped with a 33 kg warhead.

DETAILS: After launch, the AS.30 is guided to the target using Manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) guidance. This requires the pilot to visually track a flare on the rear of the missile and using a joystick to fly the missile into the target, while simultaneously flying their aircraft. Because of the training and practice required, these guidance systems have marginal accuracy on tank-sized targets.

A major limitation of the AS.20 was that it could not be used in night or in bad weather due to the requirement for the pilot to visually track the target.


Specifications:
Weight: 143 kg
Length: 2.60 m
Diameter: 0.25 m
Wingspan: 0.8 m
Speed: 1133 knts (2098 km/hr)
Range: 1.6-5.0 nm (3-9 km)
CEP: ?? meters


NOTES: IOC: 1961. Used by France, West Germany, Italy and South Africa. Can be carried by the Mystere IV, Super Mystere B2, Fiat G.91 R/4 and Mirage IIIC.


SOURCES: "[8.0] Guided Air-To-Surface Missiles." Wayback Machine. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20111211034 ... 08.html#m2 ; "AS.20." Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://www.astronautix.com/a/as20.html. ; Flight, 4 November 1960, pg. 723 ; Aviation Week, 16 March 1964 ; Bill Gunston, "An Illustrated Guide to Modern Airborne Missiles (Salamander, 1983), pg. 82-83; "AS-20." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified June 3, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS-20.

DRAFT AS.30 Missile for Comment:

OVERVIEW: The AS.30 is a solid fuel, short-range, MCLOS or SACLOS-guided, air-to-ground or ASM missile equipped with a 240 kg warhead.

DETAILS: The AS.30 is a precision attack weapon designed to be used against large high-value targets such as bridges and bunkers. Using a delay fuse enables the AS.30 to penetrate 2 meters of concrete before exploding.

After launch, the AS.30 is guided to the target using Manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) guidance. This requires the pilot to visually track a flare on the rear of the missile and using a joystick to fly the missile into the target, while simultaneously flying their aircraft. Because of the training and practice required, these guidance systems have marginal accuracy on tank-sized targets. In French service the missile used Semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) guidance. In this case, the operator must continually point a sighting device at the target while the missile is in flight. Electronics in the sighting device track the missile and guide it to the target.


Specifications:
Weight: 520 kg
Length: 3.65 m
Diameter: 0.342 m
Wingspan: 1.0 m
Speed: 875 knts (1620 km/hr)
Range: 1.6-5.4 nm (3-10 km)
CEP: 1.0 meters (AS.30L. AS.30 is likely less accurate)


NOTES: IOC: 1964. Used by France, Germany, India, Iraq, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom and possibly Israel. Can be carried on the Mirage III, Jaguar, Mirage F-1, upgraded Super Etendard, Mirage 2000D, Mirage 2000-5 and Rafale, F-104, Buccaneer, F-16 and Canberra.


SOURCES: Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. US Naval Institute Press, 1997, pg. 225 ; "AS.30." Weaponsystems.net. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://weaponsystems.net/system/1162-AS.30. ; "AS-30L Aircraft Tactical Missile." Missilery.info | Missile Database. Descriptions and Specifications. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://en.missilery.info/missile/as30l. ; "Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified March 12, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-auto ... e_of_sight.

OVERVIEW: The AS.30L is a solid fuel, short-range, laser-guided, air-to-surface missile equipped with a 240 kg warhead.

DETAILS: The AS.30L is a precision attack weapon designed to be used against large high-value targets such as bridges and bunkers. Using a delay fuse enables the AS.30L to penetrate 2 meters of concrete before exploding.

After launch, the AS.30 is guided to the target initially using inertial guidance and switching to semi-active laser homing during the terminal phase. The laser designation can be done by any 1.06 µm laser. However, it is usually performed by the ATLIS 2 (Automatic Tracking Laser Illumination System) pod for daytime use or later by the CLDP (Convertible Lase Designation Pod) for day/night use. Unlike earlier versions of the AS.30, this guidance scheme allows for automatic acquisition, identification and automatic tracking operations, freeing the aircraft pilot to take evasive action after weapon release.

Although designed primarily for low-level attacks, during the Gulf War, French Air Force Jaguar pilots said they usually started viewing targets through the modified (for high-altitude use) ATLIS 2 pods, as far as 16 to 20 km, using the pods magnification feature. They launched the missiles from standoff distances of about 10 km and at altitudes typically ranged from 10,000 to 20,000 ft. For lower level attacks, AS-30L launches were made from a dive initiated at approximately 7,000 ft altitude, with release at 4,300 ft altitude.



Specifications:
Weight: 520 kg
Length: 3.65 m
Diameter: 0.342 m
Wingspan: 1.0 m
Speed: 875 knts (1620 km/hr)
Range: 1.6-6.5 nm (3-12 km)
CEP: 1.0 meters


NOTES: IOC: 1988. Used by Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan and Venezuela. Can be carried by the Mirage III, Jaguar, Mirage F-1, upgraded Super Etendard, Mirage 2000D, Mirage 2000-5 and Rafale, F-104, Buccaneer, F-16 and Canberra.



SOURCES: Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. US Naval Institute Press, 1997, pg. 225 ; "AS.30." Weaponsystems.net. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://weaponsystems.net/system/1162-AS.30. ; "AS-30L Aircraft Tactical Missile." Missilery.info | Missile Database. Descriptions and Specifications. Accessed April 27, 2023. https://en.missilery.info/missile/as30l. ; "Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified March 12, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-auto ... e_of_sight. "Air-force." UrbanPK. Accessed April 28, 2023. https://urbanpk.com/pakdef/pakmilitary/ ... /as30.html. ; GlobalSecurity.org. Accessed April 28, 2023. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... e/as30.htm

DRAFT H-4 SOW for community comment

OVERVIEW: The H-4 SOW (Stand Off Weapon) is a medium-range, IIR or GNSS-guided, rocket boosted, all-weather, air-to-surface glide bomb equipped with a 600 kg warhead.

DETAILS: The H-4 is belied to be a license-built copy of the South African Raptor II. The H-4 SOW is a precision attack weapon designed for stand-off use against high-value defended targets, including mobile targets.

The Raptor II has modular guidance options, such as GNSS/INS and IIR or radar seeking warheads. There are two methods of operation, depending on the seeker used. In MITL, the weapon flies autonomously to the target, with the operator guiding it to a precise impact point using the datalink and the auto-tracker feature. In the Fire-and-Forget mode, GNSS/INS aided navigation guides the weapon to the target. The datalink has a 107nm (200km) range and can be used by either the launching aircraft or on a buddy aircraft.




Specifications:
Weight: 1200 kg
Length: 3.65 m
Diameter: ?? m
Wingspan: 3.7 m
Speed: ?? knts
Range: 60 nm (130 km)
CEP: 3.0 meters


NOTES: IOC: 2005 (approximate). Used by Pakistan and can be launched by the Mirage 5 and JF-17 aircraft.



SOURCES:
"H-4 SOW." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified February 4, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-4_SOW. ;"PAKISTAN’S FORCE MULTIPLIERS (PART 2): PRECISION-GUIDED BOMBS." Last modified July 8, 2016. https://quwa.org/2016/07/08/pakistans-f ... ded-bombs/. ;Quwa Team. "Profile: Denel Dynamics Raptor Stand-off Weapon." Quwa. Last modified July 14, 2017. https://quwa.org/2017/03/16/profile-den ... ff-weapon/. ;Wingrin, Dean. "The South African Air Force." The South African Air Force. Accessed April 29, 2023. https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airfor ... uided-bomb. ; Denel Dynamics product list http://admin.denel.co.za/uploads/Denel_ ... oducts.pdf, pg. 19
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DRAFT FURKE-E aka 5P27 radar for community comment

OVERVIEW: The FURKE-E aka 5P27 radar is an shipborne, medium-range, 3-D air-and surface search pulse-doppler radar operating in the NATO "E" (IEEE S ) band.


DETAILS:
The 5P27 “Furke-E” is a naval pulse-Doppler search radar for detection, tracking and targeting of air and surface targets, including low-RCS targets at very low altitude. The antenna uses a passive phased array during transmitted pulse. During receive time, it uses an active antenna with digital beam forming of three independent antenna patterns stacked in elevation. It can track up to 200 targets simultaneously.


Specifications:

Frequency: 2-3 GHz (E-band (NATO))
PRF: ?? Khz (air-to-air)
Pulse width: ?? µ sec (air-to-air)
Power: 25 kW (peak)
Accuracy: 50m (range) 4 degrees (azimuth)
Range: 81 nm (max);
1m2 RCS: 65 nm (detect); 40nm (track)
0.02m2 RCS: 6.5nm

NOTES: IOC: 2006. The 5P27 is a shipborne variant of the “Pantsir-S1” battlefield air surveillance radar 1РС1-1Е.

SOURCES: "5P27 - Radartutorial." Grundlagen Der Radartechnik. Accessed June 3, 2023. https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/ ... 57.en.html. ; Almaz Antey Air Defense. "Форумы Balancer'а / Image View - РЛС ''Фуркэ-Э''_2.jpg -." W.R.K. Accessed June 3, 2023. https://www.wrk.ru/forums/attachment.php?item=36497. ; "Ancile." Ancile. Accessed June 3, 2023. https://www.deagel.com/Sensor%20Systems/5P-27/a003588.

DRAFT YASEN-M class (Project 885M) SSGN aka SEVERODVINSK for Community comment

OVERVIEW: The YASEN-M class (Project 885M) SSGN aka Graney-class aka SEVERODVINSK (NATO reporting name) is a single shaft, nuclear-powered guided missile submarine.

DETAILS: The YASEN-M class is a divergence from the typical Soviet and Russian practice of building a dedicated hunter-killer submarine. With a significant long-range land and maritime strike capability, the YASEN can threaten targets in Europe without transiting the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) gap.

The YASEN-M hull uses low magnetic steel, and is a "one and a half hull" design, with a light hull covering only part of the submarine's pressure hull. It is shorter than the earlier YASEN-class, likely due to a significant increase in automation, allowing for a corresponding decrease in crew size, and because of the reduced size of the KTP-6 reactor.

The propulsion plant consists of a KTP-6 monoblock reactor that uses natural water circulation for cooling. This dispenses with a requirement to run circulation pumps, making the submarine significantly quieter than previous Russian designs, and likely only slightly noisier than the most modern USN submarines. The Quiet Speed is reportedly 20 knots.

Other quieting features include likely mounting the engineering compartment on a raft, and the likely use of a skewed-7 screw.

Severodvinsk’s sensor suite consists of an Irtysh-Amfora sonar system, with a bow-mounted spherical sonar array, flank sonar arrays and a towed array for rearward detection. It has a MRK-50 Albatross (Snoop Pair) navigation/surface search radar and features a Rim Hat electronic support/countermeasures measures suite.

Armament for the submarines consists of four 53cm and four 65cm torpedo tubes capable of firing torpedoes or 3M54 Klub antiship/land attack/ASW missiles. The YASEN also has 24-VLS tubes aft, each capable of carrying either four P-800 Oniks ramjet-powered supersonic antiship missiles or five 3M54-1 Kalibr missiles, giving the YASEN a significant long range strike or ASCM capability. Additionally, it is reported to be capable of carrying the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile. The submarines also carry six 324mm torpedo launchers as part of their countermeasures system. The inclusion of the Banknot-M satellite communications system indicates that the class is intended for long range maritime and land strike.

Sensors include an Irtysh-Amfora spherical sonar array located on the bow, flank sonar arrays, and a towed array for backward detection and a MRK-50 Albatross (SNOOP PAIR) surface search radar.



Specifications:

Displacement: 8,600 tons surfaced; 13,800 tons submerged.
Speed: 20 knots surfaced; 35 knots submerged
Machinery: One OK-650KPM pressurized water reactor; 200 MWt turbines; 43,000 SHP
Noise Level (est):
Endurance: 100 days
Operational Depth: 1,475 ft (450m)(safe); 1,804 ft (580m)(NED)
Maximum Depth: 2,160 ft (658m)(crush depth)
Complement: 64

NOTES: IOC: 2021. 2+6 hulls. Units in class: KAZAN (K-561); MOVOSIBIRSK (K-573); KRASNOYARSK (K571); ARKHANGELSK (K-564); PERM (K-??); ULYANOVSK (K-??); VORONEZH (K-??); VLADIVOSTOK (K-??)




SOURCES: "H I Sutton." H I Sutton - Covert Shores. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://www.hisutton.com/Pr885_Severodvinsk_Class.html. ;NavyLookout. "Has the Russian Submarine Threat Been Diminished by the Ukraine War?" Navy Lookout | Independent Royal Navy News and Analysis. Last modified April 11, 2023. https://www.navylookout.com/has-the-rus ... raine-war/. ; Pike, John. "KTP-6 Atomic Reactor, Submarine." GlobalSecurity.org. Last modified October 8, 2019. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... -ktp-6.htm. ;"Project 885/Yasen Class/Graney/Severodvinsk SSN Проект 885 Ясень 885M Kazan Казань Nuclear Attack Submarine Russian Navy Datasheet Pictures Photos Video Specifications." Navy News Naval Defense Maritime Industry Equipment - Navy Recognition. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/e ... tions.html. ;
"Russia Vs. America: Who Has The World's Best Submarines?" The National Interest. Last modified January 24, 2020. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ ... ines-82166. ; Suciu, Peter. "Yasen-M: Expert Declares It “The Best Submarine Russia Has Ever Built”." 19FortyFive. Last modified June 30, 2022. https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/06/yas ... ver-built/. ;"The Yasen-M and the Future of Russian Submarine Forces." Royal United Services Institute. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/p ... ine-forces.(NATO reporting name) is a single shaft, nuclear-powered guided missile submarine.

DRAFT FRONT DOOR-A aka ARGUMENT radar Description write up for community correction /comment [Note: there isn't much info on this so any additional sources/data/information/corrections would be appreciated.

OVERVIEW: The FRONT DOOR-A aka "Argument” is a tracker/command radar for the SS-N-3/SS-N-12 missile system for use on submarines. It operates in the NATO "F" band. The companion FRONT PIECE operates in the NATO E/F band.

DETAILS:
The FRONT DOOR/FRONT PIECE tracker/command radar is comprised of two separate systems: the FRONT DOOR is a nodding height finder/tracking radar, and the smaller S-band FRONT PIECE is an azimuth tracking and data-link guidance antenna and is mounted on the top of the larger FRONT DOOR antenna. After launch the SS-N-3 or SS-N-12 would climb to cruise altitude following datalink steering commands, with the missile’s position tracked by the Front Door/Front Piece radars using a beacon transponder.


Specifications:

Frequency: FRONT DOOR: 3-4 GHz (F-band (NATO)); FRONT PIECE: 2-4 GHz (E/F band (NATO))
PRF: ?? Khz (air-to-air)
Pulse width: ?? µ sec (air-to-air)
Power: ?? kW (peak)
Scan Limits: ??
Range: ?? nm (instrumented)


NOTES: IOC 1958 (approx.). The surface-ship version was initially designated TRAP DOOR. These were subsequently redesignated as FRONT DOOR-C. The major difference between the submarine and surface ship versions is that the submarine version folds for stowage when the submarine is submerged.



SOURCES: Friedman, The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems 1997-98, pg. 336 ; Polmar, Norman and Moore, Kenneth, Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, Potomac Books, Inc, 2014, Footnote 34; Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems 2002-03, "Front series missile guidance radars (02 July 2001); NATO, CURRENT SOVIET BLOC ELECTRONIC EWUIPMENT, Vol A: SHIPBORNE, dtd 12 Feb 1968, pg. I-B-41. Available at https://archives.nato.int/uploads/r/nat ... NG_PDP.pdf ; Kopp, Dr C. "Soviet/Russian Cruise Missiles." Air Power Australia. Accessed June 8, 2023. https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-Cru ... siles.html. ; Kopp, Dr C., AFAIAA, SMIEEE, and PEng. "MARITIME STRIKE - The Soviet Perspective." Air Power Australia. Accessed June 8, 2023. https://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Sov-ASuW.html.

DRAFT TOP PLATE MR-710 Fregat-M2EM radar for community comment and correction

OVERVIEW: The TOP PLATE aka MR-710 Fregat-M2EM is a long range, 3-D, phased array air and surface surveillance radar, operating in the NATO E- band (IEEE: S-band).

DETAILS: The Fregat family of ship-based radar systems designed to provide surveillance and detection of surface and airborne targets and to provide target designation data to weapon systems. It uses two back-to-back canted planar arrays optimized for two different frequency bands. The radar is a serially fed frequency scanning phased-array type.

The Fregat radar system can operate effectively in intense jamming and countermeasures environments.


Specifications:

Frequency: 2.0-3.0 GHz (E-band (NATO))
PRF: ??
Power: 90 kW (peak)(est)
Range: 162 nm (max)(instrumented)
124 nm (fighter sized)
27 nm (missile)
Accuracy: 120 m (range); 24 min (azimuth); 30 min (elevation)


NOTES: IOC 2000 (approx.). The Fregat M2EM radar system is intended for medium and large displacement ships.


SOURCES: Friedman, The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems 1997-98, pg. 336 ; Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems 2002-03, "Fregat series surveillance radars (02 July 2001); "Fregat Family of Naval Radars." Key Aero. Accessed June 12, 2023. https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-milit ... val-radars.; "MR-750 “Top Plate” - Radartutorial." Grundlagen Der Radartechnik. Accessed June 12, 2023. https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/ ... 91.en.html.

DRAFT TROUT CHEEK aka Feniks-M aka MG-10 for community comment/correction

OVERVIEW: The TROUT CHEEK aka Feniks-M aka MG-10 is an active/passive submarine sonar
operating medium sonar frequency.

DETAILS: Derived from the WWII-era German "Balcon" array. The Feniks is a modernization of the earlier Phoenix sonar used in WHISKEY-class submarines, updated with an automatic target tracking mode (Kola) and increased sensitivity. It uses a Hercules MG-15 as the active sonar component of the system.

Specifications (estimated, based on AN/BQR-2) :
Frequency: 0.5-15 kHz
Range, passive: 15-20 nm (v. snorkeling submarine)


NOTES: IOC 1959 (MG-10); early 1960's (MG-10M). Called SHARK TEETH when deployed on early Soviet nuclear submarines. Reportedly similar in capability to the American AN/BQR-2.


SOURCES: Friedman, The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems 1997-98, pg. 604, 622 ; "At the forefront of the underwater confrontation: submarine hydroacoustics. From the beginning of the cold war to the 70s." Top War. Last modified August 7, 2020. https://en.topwar.ru/173865-na-ostrie-p ... -70-h.html.

DRAFT AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for community comment

OVERVIEW: The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) is a high speed, solid fuel, long-range, anti-radiation missile using a GPS/MMW active radar and radar homing seeker designed to attack enemy radars.

DETAILS: The AGM-88G is intended for use in the SEAD role, attacking hostile radar positions outside the effective range of most long-range surface-to-air missiles, thereby improving the safety of the carrier platform.

It significantly upgrades the earlier AGM-88E,by using a dual-pulse solid rocket motor, increases its range. It also uses a re-designed missile body, with two longitudinal strip wing surfaces fused to the body providing additional lift and drag reduction, further increasing range, while reducing RCS. The control surfaces have been moved aft, increasing maneuverability. It is also designed to be modular, to allow for rapid integration of new capabilities. It retains the AGM-88 B/C's warhead.

The AARGM-ER retains the AGM-88E’s networked multi-mode guidance system. This features a GPS-assisted inertial navigation system (INS) to get the missile to the general target area. It then switches over to an M-band MMW (millimeter-wave) radar seeker, allowing the weapon to home in on target emitters even if they shut down and an anti-radiation homing (ARH) seeker. These features allow the weapon to be used against a non-emitting target, while the GPS allows the AARGM to set impact and avoidance zones, minimizing the risk of collateral damage. The AARGM also used an Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) system and Weapon Impact Assessment (WIA) subsystem providing battle damage impact assessment immediately prior to impact.

The AGM-88G's networked allows it to be launched using information from offboard sensors or fired 'blind' toward a general area, receiving updated data on the target location in-flight, thereby adding flexibility, as well as unpredictability for enemy forces.



SPECIFICATION:
Weight: 468 kilograms (1030 lb)
Range: 119 nm (est, minimum)
Speed: 1231 Knts (2,280 km/h) (est., minimum)
Guidance system: Passive radar homing with home-on-jam, GPS/INS and MMW active radar homing in E variant. 500-20,000 MHz for AGM-88C
Warhead:

NOTES: IOC: 2023. Compatible with the FA-18E/F, EA-18G, and F-35. As of 2023, Surface to surface versions are planned.


SOURCES:
"Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Second Successful Missile Live Fire." Northrop Grumman Newsroom. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/r ... -live-fire. ; Pike, John. "AGM-88E Advanced Anti- Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)." GlobalSecurity.org. Last modified January 7, 2021. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... rgm-er.htm. ; Trevithick, Joseph, and Tyler Rogoway. "Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35." The Drive. Last modified January 24, 2018. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/1 ... nside-f-35.

Faceplate wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:23 pm

• Weapon #541 is described as C-802AK, when it should be C-802A.
• Facility #3224 is the DF-100 battalion, but has the description of the AN/FPS-20.
• If this helps, Facility #904 (Iranian C-802 battalion) could copy the existing description of Facility #329 (Chinese C-802 battalion). #329 just describes the weapon itself, so nothing needs to change other than moving the IOC date to 1996, as the DB title gives. Interestingly, this is backwards two years from the current Chinese IOC, so the Chinese #329 might need its IOC adjusting to 1996, if the policy is to keep one IOC across desciption of different countries' versions of the same weapon.
• The IOC date for Facility #2141 (Saudi Arabian DF-21 battalion) should become 2008, according to the DB title, or 2007, according to public news reports, but only if the decision above is to keep individual national IOC dates for individual DB entries.
• Facility #297 is an SSM that has the SA-11 GADFLY (9K37 Buk-M1) description.
• Facility #2620 can be copied for Facilities #2618, and #3499.

Thank you. I'll get these updated.

All DB3K

• Aircraft #1139 can be copied to Aircraft #2442.
• Aircraft #2863 can be copied to Aircraft #805, #3375, #1440, #1500, #1503, #1501, #1490, #1499, and #1489.
• Submarine #224 can be copied to Submarine #671.
• Submarine #420 can be copied to Submarines #669, and #670.
• Submarine #98 can be copied to Submarine #188.
• Submarine #422 can be copied to Submarine #666
• Submarine #467 can be copied to Submarines #461, #468, #640, #466, #487, #629, #469, #470, and #485.
• Submarine #391 can be copied to Submarine #3.
• Submarine #392 can be copied to Submarine #363, although please check whether they are sufficiently similar.
• Submarine #286 can be copied to Submarine #270, and #579, although please check #579. Also, the descrption of 'largest submarine ever built' remains true regarding displacement, but not in length. If this needs adjusting, there we go.
• Submarine #509 can be copied to Submarines #736, #737, and #673. The description (including for #603) is missing a space after 'OVERVIEW:', and 'DETAILS:'.
• Submarine #245 can be copied to Submarine #679.
• Submarine #507 can be copied to Submarine #728.

Faceplate-Thank you for these corrections. I'll get them in the next update