Cuddles the Warmonger Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Will there be white phosphorus, or any type of lethal/incapacitating agents used in shells or hand grenades or what not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na Vaske Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You mean like artillery delivered smoke screens? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttorneyAtWar Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) I am pretty sure he means white phosphorus deployed offensively with the intent to kill not conceal...I would hope not honestly, I am pretty sure there is some kind of international law now barring its use in that way. This is what that looks like and it is not pretty...not for the squeamish...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kET05jtaFjA *Video is from Spec Ops: The Line not an actual white phosphorus attack, however it is no less disturbing. Edited January 10, 2015 by Raptorx7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincere Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The Russian do and would use Thermobaric weapons; which are far more napalm than napalm. Last time I checked it's one of the areas where they lead, or have an edge. Deployed for arty, air and miniaturised for squad use too. USMC have some in their inventory. Not really up to date on the rest of the West. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na Vaske Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The Russian do and would use Thermobaric weapons; which are far more napalm than napalm. Last time I checked it's one of the areas where they lead, or have an edge. Deployed for arty, air and miniaturised for squad use too. USMC have some in their inventory. Not really up to date on the rest of the West. "The West" use and have used thermobaric weapons in Afghanistan and Iraq. The RPO-M is in the game (refer to the manual page 62) however the question was about the use of WP and chemical agent grenades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuddles the Warmonger Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) My concerns precisely, white phosphorus tends to make me partially squeamish to face and use. I know both sides have it, and I know that on occasion both sides use it, I was primarily concerned with whether or not I would have to make my men run away from smoke screens .... Edited January 10, 2015 by jamo552 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagler Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The smoke rounds in artillery are listed as WP - Its in the manual under the support equipment rosters. Whether or not they do damage like WP does in reality is another thing I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) WP is already in the WW2 titles and is standard smoke round for many systems in Black Sea. They do have a chance of causing casualties. Edited January 10, 2015 by akd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuddles the Warmonger Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Well thats moderately unfortunate, not terribly terrifying, but hey war is war. Edited January 10, 2015 by jamo552 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) I know in CMSF infantry would be wounded or killed by smoke shells exploding near them, however this may be to simulate shrapnel or concussion from the shell breaking apart. Edited January 10, 2015 by -Eddie- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antaress73 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a disturbing depiction of the effects of WP in the Movie Fury. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradave Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 WP makes a very effective hasty smoke screen, compared to smoke rounds that take a bit to build up. Not supposed to be used as an anti-personnel weapons (which of course, hasn't actually prevented that, even lately). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAlpha Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) There are no civilians in the game, so you can use WP anywhere you want without having to worry. Technically, you are not allowed to use it in civilian areas (with a few exceptions), but technically you are also not allowed to blindly bomb civilian areas using any kind of artillery or airstrike, and technically there are a few other things you aren't really allowed to do. But you can still do all of that in CM, the game doesn't punish you for performing war crimes of any kind. So, I don't see why WP wouldn't be allowed in game, at the very least it can be used to create smoke screens or weaken enemy concentrations as is its use in real life. Edited January 13, 2015 by BlackAlpha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Is napalm still a part of the US (and other nations') arsenal? ISTR there was some furor a few years back to ban its production and use. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The US military still employs some napalm-like weapons, mostly the MK 77 bomb and such. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 But you can still do all of that in CM, the game doesn't punish you for performing war crimes of any kind. You must've missed out on CMSF. The mosque you were under no circumstances to destroy would inevitably be festooned with machine gun and RPG positions. Should you surrender to frustration and level it, you'd lose big-time points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdwing Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You must've missed out on CMSF. The mosque you were under no circumstances to destroy would inevitably be festooned with machine gun and RPG positions. Should you surrender to frustration and level it, you'd lose big-time points. And the Hospital on the last level of the US Army campaign... all Syrian SF and RPG-29's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 And the Hospital on the last level of the US Army campaign... all Syrian SF and RPG-29's I forgot how I solved that particular tactical problem. I do remember at one point dropping airburst HE and WP rounds in front of a protected building to suppress the defenders long enough that my Strykers' machine guns (no MK19s) could take over and allow a squad of infantry to get in the side door and finish the job up close. But I'm not sure that was the last mission, it has been years since I played it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na Vaske Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You must've missed out on CMSF. The mosque you were under no circumstances to destroy would inevitably be festooned with machine gun and RPG positions. Should you surrender to frustration and level it, you'd lose big-time points. I wasn't aware engaging enemy forces in a house of worship, hospital, cemetery, etc.whom are engaging you was a war crime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Preserve objectives in those cases were not intended to reflect punishment for war crimes, but rather that engaging enemy forces in these locations with a large amount of force (i.e. lots of HE) would award the enemy a propaganda victory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partywitharty Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 WP would be used to mark a target for aircraft in a SEAD. Alternatively, artillery could fire a "Shake and Bake" with 50% HE and 50% WP on an ASP or Fuel Dump. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antaress73 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I like my infantry like my bacon, extra-extra crispy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnzrldr Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I wasn't aware engaging enemy forces in a house of worship, hospital, cemetery, etc.whom are engaging you was a war crime. It is not. However, it might violate US / Coalition ROE under certain circumstances or at certain time periods. ROE are frequently more restrictive than international law of war. Technically, it is a capital crime under the law of land warfare to resist (through armed resistance or providing intelligence, etc...) uniformed service members of an occupying force, if you yourself are not a uniformed service member. Punishable by death, which can be enforced by an occupying force using acceptable expedient tribunal procedures, as long as the rule of law is still applied universally. Would theoretically justify non-summary, but expedient with fair hearing, execution of every insurgent captured since 1967 or so. Not strategically desirable if you buy into COIN doctrine, but perfectly legal. Point is just that law of land warfare is not unilaterally applied, enforced or interpreted, and current public/social opinion about what is acceptable level of violence is the actual 'law' in use - CNN factor wins every time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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