Vanir Ausf B

Yes. See if you can find that. There are lots of things in the game that were "speculative" that did not pan out in reality. Those units can't be removed, unfortunately. But my impression is that they are nevertheless not going to extend the time frame beyond 2017. So Ukraine will probably not get Javelins because they didn't until 2018.

Heck of a speed trap.

1.5M to 3.5M is a pretty big range. Try running your Stinger test against the Russian Zala drone. I tried looking up the cost of a Ural-4320 truck. I can't find what the Russian government pays for them, but in mint condition they go for $26,000. Per unit cost for a US FMTV A1R is $160,427. I think people may complain if US trucks cost 6 times Russian trucks https://fourtankmen.com/why-ural-4320-is-the-best-russian-military-truck/ http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product2211.html

The same was true of the T-90m in 2017. The first units were delivered to the Russian Army in 2020 or 2021.

Mmm, so assuming "ballpark" is good enough, why would this system be better than the current system?

As the manual states, the T-90AM is based on the T-90MS. Unless BFC changes their mind there will not be anything added from post-2017.

Others give different answers, e.g. https://www.army-technology.com/projects/t-90ms-main-battle-tank/ The main armament of the tank is a 125mm 2A46M-5 I just remembered there was a debate on this forum between two Russians who disagreed on what cannon the T-90m sported. Installing 2A82 for the T-90 would require a larger ammunition carousel. That's a significant redesign of the hull.

I think there is no chance BFC will use dollar value of units for QB cost. It's not even a straightforward calculation. Do you adjust for purchase price parity? Do we use export cost or domestic procurement numbers? Do we even know what the Russian government pays for a T-90?

Do you have a source for that?

It looks like the one at 1:08 missed. But it may have been close enough.

Anything with an M2 .50 cal, so some half tracks do also.

I don't know why, but sometimes the internal ammo cook-off blows the turret and sometimes it doesn't.

The dilemma with these convoys is that if you have serious flank security your convoy moves as fast as the infantry can walk (through trees and mud, no less).

This is awkward. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/08/poland-mig-29-jets-us-ukraine

From what I have seen and heard, Russian units are rarely fighting as a coherent BTG. Rather, they are breaking down into (mostly) platoon-sized elements that operate semi-independently. This has worked poorly to say the least.

I suspect it's more the other way around. The way they are fighting this war is much different than how they train to fight. Broadly speaking, Russian military doctrine assumes they will be fighting a superior opponent (NATO). In this instance, they went in planning to fight a vastly inferior opponent. That assumption was wrong so the plan failed.

14 inch battleship battery.

That's what I'm seeing too. But this looks pretty real:

Going for the jugular

Nah. TacOps is a pure weapons platform tactical simulator. Which is fine, but it doesn't even try to model the human factor.

In my testing I have seen the Shturm-S exhibit excellent spotting ability, better than the M60A1. You're tilting at windmills.

Experience rating has a substantial effect on a unit's spotting ability. I have it in my head that it is roughly a 10% difference per level although I don't remember where I got that from. Leadership and motivation ratings have no effect on spotting.