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Harpoon is a series of realistic air and naval computer wargames based upon Larry Bond's miniatures game of the same name. Players can choose between either the Blue or Red side in simulated naval combat situations, which includes local conflicts as well as simulated Cold War confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Friendly surface/submarine-launched AShM (for example, Harpoon, Exocet, Otomat). Bullseye An established point from which the position of an object can be referenced; made by cardinal/range or digital format. Bump/Bump-up Start temporary increase of flight altitude to set the aircraft to a favorable glide path to the target on the attack run ...
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and later AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response) are cruise missile variants.
In July 2014, negotiations commenced between Boeing and the US Department of Defense to integrate the AGM-84 Harpoon Block 1G anti-ship missile onto the P-8A on Australia's behalf. [115] In August 2014, the USN concluded an advanced acquisition contract on the first four of up to 12 P-8As to be bought by Australia, with delivery expected from ...
Harpoon II is a computer wargame published by Three-Sixty Pacific in 1994 for DOS. This was the second game in the Harpoon series. It was ported to the Macintosh in 1996 by IntraCorp. [1] Harpoon II received several expansion packs including BattleSet 2 - WestPac and BattleSet 3 - Cold War. [2]
The PV-2 Harpoon was a major redesign of the Ventura with the wing area increased from 551 ft 2 (51.2 m 2) to 686 ft 2 (63.7 m 2) giving an increased load-carrying capability, and which first flew on 3 December 1943. The motivation for redesign was weaknesses in the PV-1, which had shown itself to have problems in taking off when carrying a ...
A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales. It impales the target and secures it with barb or toggling claws, allowing the fishermen or hunters to use an attached rope or chain to pull and retrieve ...
Harpoon, a band that featured on the 1974 soundtrack of Little Malcolm; Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, rock band; Kid Harpoon (born 1982), English singer; Harpoon, a 2005 album by Larkin Grimm; Harpoon (Jebediah song), 1998 "Harpoon" (Knife Party and Pegboard Nerds song), 2018 "Harpoon", a song by Brecker Brothers from the 1994 album Out of the Loop