M1A1TC

Have any developers used any of the user-created mods? Which ones are your favorite? How about making your own mods and publishing them?

Steve: "But let's just say that we will add a single new vehicle to the next patch release. Which one should it be? M1A1TC in this thread suggested the M113, but from his posts in other threads I am sure that he would rather an Abrams with TUSK or a Bradley with ERA." Very true, as I said, Id rather see those then M113 (just another "battlefield taxi")

Here what is added: Iraqi Police Pickup Truck Iraqi Police Combatant (Regular Police) Iraqi National Police (in brand new 2008 uniform) Iraqi police UAZ Iraqi police station Iraqi police high stone walls

Clavicula_Nox What kind of custom skins are you using? Want to share?

I think it uses both of them randomly, but I am not 100% sure. Have you seen some infantry mods? Thats what they do

At this point we havent had any additions to CMSF vehicles or buildings in any patches. How about starting with M113?

Name all my uparmored humvee mod BMPs: m1114-additional 1, m1114-hatches 1, m1114-hulla 1, m1114-windows 1, m1114-interior 1, m1114-wheel 1, m1114-hullb 1. Name all Guntruck Humvee mod BMPs: m1114-additional 2, m1114-hatches 2, m1114-hulla 2, m1114-windows 2, m1114-interior 2, m1114-wheel 2, m1114-hullb 2.

I am asking BFC add the polygons of NVGs to the soldier's models in-game during night missions.

Well, I know tank commanders get NVGs, also Humvee drivers use them when driving blackout drive. I would imagine lot of grunts wear them as well for night ops - they have the mounts for them

I doubt those would be installed in a export model T-90.

I think some are underestimating other world's militaries, notably Russian and Chinese. Either one could give Americans a fight for their money

Thanks. Ill try to have this up and running by the end of this weekend

I think if you can use both if you number them correctly, just like other skin mods. Put number 2 after each BMP of this mod, see what happens

Almost done

Last one is Vietnam era Yeah, I am in OHNG, Cincinnati. We just had Matt Maupin's funeral last weekend, was very sad. I am in Honor Guard, I volunteer for veteran's funerals besides my normal drills

What is changed: Humvee front bumper Scrap metal gun shield Scrap metal doors and side armor Warning panel on the rear gate TIP (termal Identification panel) New tire threads New detailed interior American flag in the windshield You can download it at CMMODS. I recommend trying it with my US Army infantry mod 2.0

M113s used in Iraq

January 4, 2005 By Joseph L. Galloway, ©Knight Ridder Stars and Stripes European edition WASHINGTON — The Army, beset with complaints that its troops are going into combat in inadequately armored Humvees, will send an older and less used class of armored personnel carriers to Iraq after spending $84 million to add armor to them. These vehicles, both veteran warhorses, are the M113/A3 armored personnel carrier and the M577 command post carrier. Both will be tougher and safer than newly armored Humvees. Army officials who pushed hard over the last two years for getting the M113 into duty in Iraq said it was more useful, cheaper and easier to transport than the Army's new wheeled Stryker armored vehicle, which also is in use in Iraq. The Army and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld found themselves at the center of a firestorm last month over the pace of adding armor to the Humvee, a small transport vehicle that's been pressed into service in Iraq as a combat vehicle. Critics have charged that even with armor the Humvee is too easily destroyed by rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices. An Army representative, who didn't want to be identified, said Monday that $84 million was being spent to add armor to 734 M113/A3s and M577s. For the M113s, that includes hardened steel side armor, a "slat armor" cage that bolts to the side armor and protects against RPGs, anti-mine armor on the bottom and a new transparent, bulletproof gun shield on the top that vastly improves gunners' vision. The M577, nicknamed the "high-top shoe" for its tall, ungainly silhouette, will get only slat armor and anti-mine armor. Its high sides can't take the steel armor without making the vehicle unstable and even more liable to roll over. The slat-type armor essentially is a metal cage designed to detonate RPGs before they breach the steel armor and the light aluminum wall. Similar slat armor has been added to the Stryker vehicle. The armor kits will be produced in the United States, the Army representative said, and installed in Kuwait. The representative said the M113 upgrade was requested by Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, the ground commander in Iraq, and approved by Gen. George Casey, the commander of multinational forces in Iraq. The M113 typically carries a driver, a commander and 11 infantry soldiers. It can be fitted with a .50-caliber machine gun or a MK19 40 mm grenade launcher. The M113/A3 version, introduced in 1987, has a bigger turbo-charged diesel engine, an improved transmission, steering and braking package, and inside liners to suppress spall, the superheated molten metal produced by RPG and tank-round hits. It has a range of 300 miles and a road speed of more than 40 mph. It also can swim. More than 80,000 M113s in 28 configurations have been manufactured since they were introduced in 1960, and they still do yeoman duty in many of the world's armies. At around 13 tons, the M113 is much easier to transport than the behemoth M1A2 Abrams tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle or even the wheeled Stryker. The Army has spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying armored Humvees at $150,000 each and buying and making special tempered-steel and bulletproof-glass kits to add armor protection to the thin-skinned variety. The demand for armor on the Humvees grew as insurgents began pouring RPGs onto American patrols and convoys, and detonating deadly homemade bombs in the late summer of 2003. The current demand in Iraq is for more than 22,000 armor-protected Humvees, a goal the Army says it will meet sometime between now and March. Its prime focus has turned now to armoring the five models of trucks that travel Iraq's dangerous roads to supply American forces. Rumsfeld recently told a Tennessee National Guard soldier, who asked why his outfit had to scavenge dumps in Kuwait for scraps of armor for their Humvees, that "you go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might like to have." One serving officer, who asked not to be identified, said Rumsfeld "didn't even let us go to war with the Army we had; he made us leave half our armored vehicles at home in pursuit of lighter, faster and cheaper."

Tankfest 2006 - I got it from your site

Id love to see this

Very unlikely. A SABOT can go though a berm, penetrate a tank, then kill a tank behind the first one. I doubt a small piece of metal can deflect it

25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" based in Hawaii [ May 09, 2008, 12:50 PM: Message edited by: M1A1TC ]

Check out the photo I posted - That is not a HQ unit. Yes, HQ units use M577s and M113 for COC and medical transport, but they are also used by infantry as APCs "URBAN COMBAT--IRAQ The elegant simplicity of the M113's box-like structure has enabled this versatile vehicle to be employed in many functions. Although superseded by the M2 Bradley in the role of infantry transporter, the "one-one-three" is still widely used by the U.S. Army as a medical evacuation vehicle and combat engineer vehicle. In the latter role, the M113 has seen action during Operation Iraqi Freedom much like that for which it was originally used four decades earlier. Related Results Engineer Bradley... When more than 100 Iraqi soldiers staged a surprise attack on Bravo Company, 11th Engineer Battalion near the Baghdad airport in early April 2003, Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith climbed into the open hatch of an M113 and opened fire with the .50 caliber machine gun. Alter expending nearly 400 rounds of ammunition in an hour and a half of fighting, SFC Smith was mortally wounded. This is precisely the type of situation that caused gunshields to be created 40 years ago, but--like the overwhelming majority of M113s in Iraq--SFC Smith's APC was not equipped with a shield. The widespread use of gunshields oil U.S. Army M113 variants in Vietnam saved the lives of many crewmen in that conflict, and might also have prevented the loss of this courageous warrior. For those who wish to use them, the cupola armor kits are still in the system (frontal shield only has NSN 2541-01-394-7280; frontal shield with left and right enclosures has NSN 2541-01-497-9999), and can be ordered through normal channels. It is uncertain if the cargo hatch shields and elbow mounts for 7.62mm machine guns are still in the inventory since they have not been seen on U.S. Army M113s for many years. Also missing from M113s is bolt-on armor that would protect against the effects of shoulder-fired anti-armor weapons like the RPG-7, which has been encountered in massive numbers in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Even though the M113A3--production of which began in 1987--was manufactured with provision for attachment of additional armor, no type of passive or reactive armor has ever been acquired. However, a partial solution to the RPG problem was found in the form of a field expedient modification to increase stowage space by attaching cargo racks to the sides of the vehicle. A side effect of these steel-framed racks, together with the supplies and gear stowed in them, is that they acted as improvised spaced armor and detonated RPGs with some standoff distance from the hull. One combat engineer reported that, "When RPGs hit [a cargo rack], they would hit a rucksack or a hard equipment case and go off, and fail to do more than gouge a hole in the vehicle's side." However, Task Force 1-64 Armor's after action review (accessible at www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20030912.asp) noted that external stores helped, but did not always prevent penetrations by RPG and recoilless rifle rounds. A more effective spaced armor was designed at Anniston Army Depot in May 2004, creating a "kit" that enables the side skirts and ramp armor taken from older, out-of-service M2A0 Bradleys to be bolted onto M113A3s. The Bradley spaced laminate armor, together with additional ballistic plates on the vehicle front, would give 360-degree protection against 14.5mm projectiles at short range, as well as increasing the capability to survive RPG hits and roadside bombs. Use of the modified Bradley A0 armor would be an elegant way to significantly upgrade the protection level of the M113A3, at extremely low cost. An M113A3 with additional, well-designed armor bolted onto the sides and front would be able to absorb multiple RPG hits without the concomitant risk of fire. Spaced armor is an inexpensive upgrade, sufficiently lightweight so as to put little strain on engine, transmission, and suspension components, but clearly not the most effective option. Reactive armor would be far superior to spaced armor, as would passive armor like that developed for the M8 armored gun system. The MS's passive armor modules are already type-classified, and could be readily adapted for installation on the M113. Related Results Engineer Bradley... As was learned four decades ago, providing a gunshield for the M2 .50 caliber machine gun would substantially improve TC survivability. The complete kit offers good protection from small arms projectiles, but requires that the gunner expose much of his zipper body when reloading the "filly." Because of this factor, using the frontal shield by itself might be a better alternative, one that offers protection over the frontal arc, while retaining the flexibility and ease of operation of an unshielded weapon. Installing and manning a 7.62mm machine gun at each side of the cargo hatch would greatly improve situational awareness by having continuous observation of three quadrants, and allow instant return fire against multiple RPG teams. Tiffs is impossible on vehicles armed with only a single weapon, and has resulted in the loss of a number of vehicles in Iraq, including M113s, HMMWVs, Bradleys, and at least one Stryker. Two extra machine guns, and the personnel to man them, would provide an "active defense" against the RPG threat, substantially improving survivability and combat effectiveness. The M113 has served the U.S. Army well in combat and peacekeeping operations for close to half a century, and is destined to remain in service for many years to come. While it has been eclipsed by the M2 Bradley for high intensity conflicts such as were once considered possible with the Soviet Union, the M113 still has much potential for use as an infantry vehicle for counterinsurgency operations, particularly in urban terrain. The hope is that this article will provide some insight on how that potential has been utilized in the past, so that it might be further built upon in the present and future. Stanley C. Crist served in the 3rd Battalion, 185th Armor, and has worked as a small arms ammunition consultant. He is the author of numerous articles on small arms testing and evaluation, and his work has appeared in Infantry, Armor, and Special Weapons for Military and Police magazines. COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. Army Infantry School COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group" [ May 09, 2008, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: M1A1TC ]

Id rather see M3A3 Bradley. Atleast it would be more useful. Here is M113 used in Iraq - NOT BY HQ UNIT [ May 09, 2008, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: M1A1TC ]

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