small patch:
- modernize 2003 sprucan loadouts
- fix Mk45 gun base on burkes
- add loadout timers for hornets

NTU
big update:
- IMPORTANT NOTICE: "usn_e-2b_68" has been renamed to "usn_e-2b_72" to reflect its re-dating to a more accurate period
- add "usn_e-2a_68" in its stead, which is extremely similar
- replace this unit in your missions to prevent errors!
- rework of ready, cooldown times, airwing stores, ammo points and accountable ammo categories
- Flight I and II, DDG-52 to DDG-72 ported from Mitchell's Burke mod, completely revamped and obsoleting the kitbash burke
- note: flight 2A burke not ready yet, will be implemented in the future
- complete visual overhaul from that mod, much closer to vanilla style
- new visuals for all VLS installations using custom models
- F/A-18 addition ported and heavily modified from Cellinia_Texas's Hornet mod
- F/A-18A and F/A-18C added to those carriers that had them in 1989-1991
- AMRAAM overhaul (new models)
- RIM-156 and RIM-174 new models
- RIM-66G/H/J and RIM-66K/L/M/P new model
- RIM-66M-5 unique model
- add AGM-154A JSOW glide bomb with custom model
- RIM-162 unique model, RIM-162E added
- RIM-66P SM-2MR Block IIIC (ARH SM-2) added
- RIM-174B SM-6 Block IA added
- RGM-109E Tactical Tomahawk new model added
- rebalance interceptor missile stats to new template (found in damage.ini)
- give Mk45 ASTOR and add RUR-5 (W44) with underwater nuclear blast effects, 1500m lethal radius
- rework F/A-7J, more diverse loadouts and can land properly
- new LA Flt3 hatch models, will make a proper flight 2/3 LA later
- add Mk44 torpedo with custom model, all SH-3H/D "ASWKiller" loadouts use this for rear pylons
- Mk44 torpedo added to 1960s ships
- SPS-39 model added to 1968 coontz
- add 1968 brooke (RIM-24C)
- 1968 SSBNs
- 1977 spruance (RIM-7H, no towed array, no harpoon, no CIWS, no Mk23 TAS)
- 1968 long beach
- 1968 galveston
- 1968 kilauea
- 1968 P-3A (AGM-12, Mk44)
- 1975 P-3C (no harpoon, earlier sonobuoys)
- tweak harpoon, tomahawk, 0.05 improvement to missile defense bonus to conform with modern balancing
- AGM-12 replacing ahistorical walleye on A-6E (1975)
- tweak Mk48 to have slower cruise speed, 2500ft max depth
- fix MG restangles on OHPs
- add new SPY-1 model and new details to ticonderoga class CGs
- add SPS-39 model to coontz
- tweak loadouts of earlier adams class ships
- placeholder addition of AV8B+ to 1989 tarawa class
- rework of sonobuoy performance, generally lower performance overall (significant nerf to accuracy for passive buoys, especially VLAD)
- add 2003 spruance with RIM-116 RAM launcher
- tweak late spruance texture
- tweak late kidd texture
- remove RA-5, A-7, and F-4 from carrier decks and hangars
- tweak ASW loadouts, new light passive buoy only loadout
- add DIFAR A (1969) to 1975 aircraft loadouts
- 8 bit color palettes for most aircraft liveries, filesize reduced for most textures and should help load times (even with the addition of the hornet)
- change Mk54 to be AerialDepthBomb type weapon

small update:
- fully add nathan hale AEM (auxillary missile ship) with over 400 TLAM and a small amount of secondary armament for self defense (thank you cent for making the weapons and animations for this)

small patch
- add Mk68 GFCS and SPG-60 as 3rd illuminator to belknap and kidd classes (backup fire control on SM-2 armed ships
- add towed array mount on ticonderoga class cruisers (should be ABOVE the nameplate but that should be lower on VLS ships, so its a little too low right now)
- reduce launch turn rate of tomahawks
- change SH-3J tag from 'Fictional' to 'Placeholder'
- add SPQ-9 low-alt surface/air search and fire control to california, virginia, kidd, spruance
- make Mk45 guns on SPQ-9/SPG-60 vessels prioritize the SPQ-9 instead of the SPG-60 so that missile fire control is not impeded while firing guns
- tweak vertical launch angle on spruance class ships

small patch
- nerf RIM-7E because it was apparently better than tartar. what
- reduce size weapon debuff (effective 5% increase to all SAM pK against missiles)
- fix Mk50 stator being offset from the torpedo

small update:
- tweak Mk41 VLS effect, no longer AK130 muzzle and now is a unique VLS fire effect
- add thin line array visual to yushio, 688i
- tweak missile motor effects for phoenix, AMRAAM, AIM-7F through P, and all low smoke motor AIM-9s
- low smoke motor missiles are much harder to visually see, especially upon launch, and at low altitude

weapon update:
- reworked and tweaked textures for all RIM-2, RIM-24, RIM-66, RIM-67, RIM-156, RIM-174 missiles alongside AGM-78
- rework Mk50 ALWT torpedo to have unique model, now has pumpjet
- tweak SLAM AGM-84E textures
- add AGM-84H SLAM-ER, currently not used by anything but has folding fins (kitbash, not 100% accurate)
- fix material errors with some missiles
- tweak SLAM guidance and TV zoom to be less amazing

teeny tiny little patch:
- tweak standard missile textures (will rework eventually)
- add new textures for RIM-24B/C

small update:
- more pseudorange implementations on sonars
- tweak radar performance of some fighter radars
- add dorsal pod to ES-3A (thank you @sebi_8719 for this!)
- add systemgroups info for ALQ-126/B (thank you @darthmac_92 for this!)
- replace AIM-9D with AIM-9G on F-4J
- tweak some ESM performances slightly

small patch
- add virginia class config, adds CGN-38's 1986 SM-2 fit (CG/SM-2, RIM-66D, SYS-1) and gives RIM-66E/RGM-84C to other virginias
- move current 1986 virginia to 1989 and give it slightly newer weapons
- fix NTU 91 kidd's aft Mk26 firing arcs
- add mixed SM-2 loadouts to all 1991 NTU ships, mostly block II with fewer numbers of block III
- 0.15 nerf to below-min-alt pK on SM-2 block II
- 0.10 nerf to below-min-alt pK on SM-2 block I
- 0.10 nerf to below-min-alt pK on SM-1 and tartar/terrier/talos