Talk:H2X

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By the numbers

The 1132 number was removed on the basis of 150 sorties/day. Was that for the entire bomber force, or the entire Pathfinder force? If the bomber force, the 1132 for radar Pathfinders isn't unreasonable; if the Pathfinders, maybe not, either. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 23:45, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 16 August 2024

It has been proposed in this section that H2X be renamed and moved to AN/APS-15.

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H2X → AN/APS-15 – The article's lede immediately identifies that the only system discussed is the AN/APS-15. It is common practice when naming articles for devices which use the American military JETDS naming convention for the article to be like either "AN/APS-15" or including the system name and type like "AN/APS-15 H2X radar". For many examples, see Category:Military electronics of the United States. This move would make the page far easier to locate since most users will search for either AN/APS-15 or AN/APS-15 H2X radar. But I am open to ideas. Please share your thoughts — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 21:20, 16 August 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Waqar💬 18:33, 25 August 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans 08:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose. No rationale given in terms of article naming policy. The current title is concise and well attested in sources. Andrewa (talk) 10:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Both names are valid, but I see no reason to support a rename to the later and much less well-known AN series number, per COMMONNAME. Even the lede wording "H2X, officially known as the AN/APS-15" is inappropriate. It was 'officially' known under both, at different times and contexts. But H2X still has the edge for COMMONNAME. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:07, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Any additional comments: — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 21:20, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Military history and WikiProject Aviation have been notified of this discussion. Reading Beans 08:56, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Aviation and WikiProject Military history have been notified of this discussion. Reading Beans 08:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisting comment: Relisting to allow further input from notified WikiProjects Reading Beans 08:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been the subject of multiple bold moves, so an RM is a great idea and should hopefully lead to stability. Andrewa (talk) 10:08, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BTO source

In this edit, a 3-day editor in 2020 added a source that contains "bombing through overcast" and "bombing through the overcast", but not "BTO". Is there a better source for that TLA? Dicklyon (talk) 04:18, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I find this book that says "The H2X air-to-ground radar system had been designed for high-altitude bombing through cloud cover—a form of weapons release known as bombing through the overcast, or BTO", which doesn't quite support the idea of the H2X being called a BTO set, but maybe suggests it. Maybe this book is better, though it's ambiguous about which set(s) were called BTO? Or maybe BTO is too generic, and not really an alternative name for this the H2X? Dicklyon (talk) 04:26, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]