A key remapping option would help, but you know... Hpasp is probably busy enough.

Hi!
Some thing are always annoying me when I use SAM Simulator, and I wouldn't talk about it,
(to not kill Hpasp in programing!), but I think know it's the time to talk about it!
look:
when we travel between different screen - to go to the different panel: EWR Scope, Plotting table(IADS), ...-
we use simple keys -W,X,C, Q,S, A,Z,Y- to navigate between, since beginning I ask my self, Why -W,X,C,Q,S,A,Z,Y- ??
not logic at all ! and not efficient for tactical mode, (in my humble view!), that's why I have this "wish" in my mind,
ONE PIC is more clear than thousand words: (Neva example with Up Down Left Right keys only)

Hi,

When the writing of this simulation started 6 years ago, we made several decisions...
- The Russian writing above the switches should be readable, for the old FCO's.
- As the whole Volhov Panel would not fit into the screen, we need to be able to quickly look around...
... so the idea of switching with the mouse, looking with the buttons, borne.

Q - looking up
A - looking middle
Z/Y - looking down
W - plotting board - implemented later (in reality looking up left)
X - P18 - implemented later (in reality looking down left)
S - GShV panel (blocked in current releases)

Actually I like that plotting board is so messed in the Vietnam scenario. It forces me to use P-18 radar intensively and it is bigger challenge.

really good observation !

I have few questions, but they aren't directly related to the SIM...
1rst. What's exactly the GShV, and how it works?
2nd. How was done the engajement via-Karat optical channel? What were the procedures, what the operators saw, how was the scoope?

Kairo,
I'm translating first manual to portuguese, when I finnish it i'll begin to seek for the information already posted on the forum for you

I have few questions, but they aren't directly related to the SIM...
1rst. What's exactly the GShV, and how it works?

When the KRUG was fielded in large numbers in the WARPACT, the US started the use of the Angular Jamming Technique.
This is mostly developed against the monopulse radars (SA-4/SA-5/SA-6/SA-8/SA-10, ...) but it can also confuse older TWS radars (SA-2/SA-3) also.

Thus the GSh instrument was developed, to counter these kind of jamming utilizing a special TWS technique.
For the Volhov, it was called GShV.
For the Neva, it was called GShN.

So far, this kind of jamming is not simulated in the SIM...
... and its technique is not discussed.

I have few questions, but they aren't directly related to the SIM...
2nd. How was done the engajement via-Karat optical channel? What were the procedures, what the operators saw, how was the scoope?


The Elevation, and Azimuth tracking was manual.
Guidance method is T/T.

Radio Proximity fuse was activated with RAB.ot.VM. method, or using radio-electronic measurement, but then the whole point was lost.

This is what Karat was seen during a Hercules engagement...

SAM Simulator release plan

v922c is planned to be released within few weeks.
It will contain the Pause/2x/4x time compression, and some minor fixes.

v923 is planned to be released about the end of this year.
It is planned to contain the Dvina.

v924 is planned to be released during next year.
It is planned to contain the Silka.

Thanks Hpasp!
When reading the manual again I saw things that scaped me the first time... Like: The Volhov series had added the optical channel later than the Dvina? Because looks like the first time Volhov had a TV camera was with S-75M3-OP, in 1983, but the Dvina had it since 1969, with the SA-75M Dvina “doghouse”. Or Am I wrong?

And I'm waiting for the answer regarding the S-300, if someone knows, please, I'd like to know

Nice pictures as always.

While playing around at Asuluk I noticed the AAR doesn't show if targets were jamming. This also led me to another thought; I remember you posted a .djvu file of SA-2 shooting reports. I'm assuming that every time a battery engages a target they fill out a form. What if you used that form as a template for the AAR? This might be a really bad idea, and/or not worth the time it would take to do it, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyways.