Na Vaske
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I'm completely lost in this thread. I have games on Steam, I have games not on Steam, it doesn't effect me personally either way, or maybe it does and I realize it not. I had no idea it was such a passionate subject. Am I the only one whom feels this way?
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dude you carried the whole thing? Or did you break it apart and carry it with your buds? I went with 10 pounds in the mountains and my shoulders ached.
My buds were the gun team I was assigned to.
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When you construct a fortified area that you plan to occupy for a an extended period, fixed HMGs are very useful. I'm not sure what you are speaking on though, weapons squads in infantry platoons aren't assigned and don't carry 12.7mm MGs. I carried AGS-17 around the mountains for a time. I am not interested in doing that again.
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I would.
Slapping a 30mm on an ICV and stating it is now capable of fighting doesn't make it an IFV. BMP-2s can usually be made mission or mobility killed if hit with anti-material calibers. It was gratifying to see BMP-2s have turret, optic and even track malfunctions when hit with defensive fire by .50; as its the technologically correct portrayal of their limitations. IFVs are always 'Gun' in the Gun vs Armor debate, and should only be used as a weapons platform in the correct instances. The BMP-2 is an updated BMP-1 - 60s tech, folks, slapping a new cannon and marginally newer bull**** (excuse my french) on it doesn't suddenly make it capable of rolling forwards with the MBTs its theoretically meant to support.
This goes for most IFVs; I'm not going to sit here and Shill for Western Equipment. I've played enough Shock Force against human opponents. It was sobering, but fair, to watch LAV-IIIs and YPRs get damaged by DhSK fire, for example. I spent enough time in the CF to tell you that the difference beteween an IFV and an ICV is more than semantics; and the LAV-III is a perfect example of why doctrine for Mechanized forces are often married to the equipment.
A Bradley mounted unit can keep up with the Abrams they are meant to protect; yes, protect. Strykers don't need to keep up with tanks, and their only job is to get Infantry to a detrucking position and cover if possible. A Stryker doesn't need to help act as a pair of additional eyes or ears for an Abrams outfit, and there's a reason that a SBCT doesn't have Combined Arms units.
I'd just say in my army service, tanks supported me, I didn't support tanks. Perhaps that is just doctrinal.
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Strykers, BMPs, BTRs, etc., are basically like WW2 halftracks, they provide battlefield mobility and some cover to small arms fire, but they are not made to survive on the battlefield.
I wouldn't lump BMP into simply 'providing cover from small arms fire and battlefield mobility.'
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If you use your Stryker as a fighting vehicle, I'd imagine no, if you use it in it's intended role to transport and provide local support for the infantry... I served for 6 years as an infantryman on BTRs and BMPs. The BTRs just took us to dismount points and we did our mission on foot, our BTR was not trying to fight other vehicles. I son't know te USA doctrine, but I don't think they are going to put a company of Strykers on line and assault through an objective with them.
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Also - most importantly - alot of us dont realise that BFC already have games onsale on steam - the theatre of war series is available there.
But that is the 1C Published version, no? BFC didn't develop that game to my knowledge.
EDIT, added Screenshot of Steam.
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Silly question that really doesn't matter: Will Orthodox churches have Orthodox grave markers in their respective cemeteries or Catholic/Western Christianity crosses and slabs of granite with a hammer and sickle on it like in RT?
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Just add 2 man assault function, boom. Also, what's the point of bounding over watch if no one shoots their guns? Just to be ready when they do take the first shot? What's the point of doing it without shooting, the point of the leapfrog is that so you don't get shot at
I have assaulted an objective many times using bounding overwatch with our BTRs also providing overwatch for us without a single shot being fired.
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I would think that you would be hard pressed to find 3.75km of terrain in Ukraine that has clear line of sight for the path of the whole missile... there are so many trees and undulations that a moving tank so far out would be a fleeting target at best. This is not the desert. Besides, just because the missile can reach 4k doesn't mean it has 100% accuracy at that distance. In such a high intensity conflict, I imagine man portable ATGMs would be at such a premium that you couldn't afford to waste your precious few missiles at a target so far away.
Having spent a lot of time in the area depicted in this game, I can assure you there are plenty of places where you can see further than you can engage with direct fire weapons. Having spent 6 years in the army of the Russian Federation I can assure you that every option other than crossing such an open area with out obscuring the force would be considered before risking that type exposure, I'm certain the same can be said for the Americans and any other serious military force.
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Opfor Smartbook 3 - Red Team Army.
Well, I can't judge the book without reading it, but it cites sources that discussed doctrine that was out of date even when I was in the Russian Army from 1996-2002 and has become even more so post 08-08-08 war. It is discussing Soviet Army doctrine, which many countries do still use to certain extents, not 2017 Russian Army doctrine. It is like reading Air-Land Battle doctrine or even Active Defence doctrine and saying that is a primer on how NATO fights in 2017.
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I'm 1000% Happy the title isn't Coмвдт Мissioи: Вlдск Sэa. Localized enough for me.
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You Goggle earth street view around downtown Kiev and Donetsk and you can't help notice the spray paint graffiti and the laser printer 8 1/2x11 adverts plastered on every surface.
Nearly the same here, but our city centre is at least kept somewhat clean of it. The worst right now are the glue stick plastered adverts on every billboard and wall that say stuff like "Светичка <3 <3 24/7 +7 960-921-76-44" But they do typically use correct grammar.
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The 15 year old vandal must have run out of room for the A.
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Well, in Russia/Ukraine Christmas is January 7th, so perhaps you might still make your goal!
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Well the Ruble just jumped to 80 to the dollar so I think it is not as overstated as you think.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/business/russia-ruble-interest-rates.html?_r=0
The economic slide is picking up speed and is approaching terminal velocity. Stuff like this doesn't help. An offensive by Kiev in the spring is the least of Putin's problems now.
Rosneft, for example, had been clamoring for months for a government bailout to refinance debt the company ran up while making acquisitions when oil prices were high. Because of sanctions, those loans cannot be rolled over with Western banks. Debt payments are coming due later this month.
Relying only on the company’s own cash reserves would disrupt oil development projects on which Russia is relying for future revenue. With the oil giant in a bind, the central bank ruled that it would accept Rosneft bonds held by commercial banks as collateral for loans.
Rosneft issued 625 billion rubles about $10.9 billion at the exchange rate at the time, in new bonds on Friday. The identities of the buyers were not publicly disclosed, but analysts say that large state banks bought the issue.
When these banks deposit the bonds with the central bank in exchange for loans, Rosneft will have been financed, in effect, with an emission of rubles from the central bank. The deal roiled the ruble on Monday, according to analysts.
The reason for Monday’s currency crash is “well known,” Boris Y. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister who is now in the political opposition, wrote on his Facebook page. “The central bank started the printing press to help the Sechin-Putin business, and gave Rosneft 625 billion newly printed rubles. The money immediately appeared on the currency market, and the rate collapsed.” Rosneft, in a statement, denied it had exchanged funds raised from the bonds for hard currency.
The country is not running out of money. The banker opportunists are taking advantage of a crisis to make a few billion Euro/USD. While this is a bit larger than '08, the same thing happened then. And happened before that... I didn't panic then and I'm not panicking now. This is nothing new in this country.
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The next big question is what Putin does with Europe's gas supply this winter. If he is already running out of money he might double down on one of his last levers. This could come down to the severity of winter in the parts of Europe most dependent on Russian gas.
Russia "running out of money" is greatly overstated. Russia not spending its money correctly, well as a citizen of this country I have to say, is a different story.
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Try community.battlefront.com
Works! Still need to use VPN to access the site, to buy stuff and access patches however.
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I still need to use VPN software to access this forum simply because I live in Russia.
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Corrections:
Na Vaske = Russian
Hister = Slovenian
Did I miss somethig. :confused:
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I suspect some USA forumers are getting emotional now that their state is being under the magnifing glass. A fresh change from previous Russian emotional responses here. What this shows we are all bloody beneath our skin.
In your opinion have I offered any emotional responses? I tend to view myself as quite detached from emotion regarding politics and international relations.
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So, does this mean I will be able to access the BF site and this forum without having to connect with VPN software and that my friends who would have spent their money years ago but are too lazy to do this for a computer game will be to spend their money on these products as well now?
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Well, Powell's lies in front of the UN (WMD trucks) did enough for the time being to convince the necessary people to fight (army personnel), support it(governments) or just do nothing about it (the general population watching the Biggest Loser). Same tricks, different execution
Poor Powell.
I'm not sure Powell lied I'm convinced he thought he was telling 100% truths.
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I'd just like to point out, the common man has no problem being able to show his or her displeasure with Vova. There are constantly hippie guys playing anti Putin songs in front of my metro station in full earshot of the police with no issues. You can buy anti-Putin T-Shirts from souvenir kiosks on Nevsky Prospekt and at Gostiny Dvor. The notion that people are afraid to proclaim their displeasure is an invention of the West. The common man is no real threat to Putin's power. Yes a couple years ago there were some large demonstrations, but alas - this was a major minority in the country combined with people that got swept up into the 'party' so to speak who now are completely apathetic again. The thing is Putin is very popular but his party is not. Putin easily can win elections with 70% of the vote legitimately. His party on the other hand, is hated, especially at the local level. These are the people that need election tampering to win elections. This tampering is not even ordered by Putin, he just allows it to happen. Another misunderstanding is that Putin is issuing orders for corruption, the reality is his allows a lot of autonomy to the regional governments, he overlooks corruption and remains clean - though getting things done in a dirty way is implied. Regional governments that play the game get extra funding that is completely stolen from the region and put in United Russia party members' pockets in seemingly legal ways. Gangster ****.
Reporters that report on things that can seriously damage Putin are 'taken care of' But it is not at the orders of Putin, it is done by the Regional governments acting on their own initiative not wanting to lose their income flow.
The need to be an ally of the President with vast power causes local governments to act harshly often. Never at the order of the president. He is more of an indirect tyrant if that makes sense. But of course he understands this... Its some passive aggressive tyrany.
Prepared positions?
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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I'd assume they'd want to dig 2 tiered BPs: turret down - hull down.