Stagler
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Could you name some (if not all) of those sovereign countries please? I am a bit lost.
I think hes on about Afghan and Iraq, these are the main ones that old Uncle P likes to bring up when he needs to rustle up some justification.
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Sometimes your router's built in fire wall classifies CM games as invasive software, you might have to alter the router settings.However sometimes it just simply cannot be done.
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I think that all military analysts of the Cold War era did a great dis-service to America by consistently over-hyping the capability of the Soviet Military in order to line their own pockets with lucrative Defense Department (taxpayer funded) contracts.
I.e, the missile gap, the bomber gap, Soviet tank and aircraft superiority. It all turned out to be bunk. One case in point the Mig-25 hype job.
I do believe that's still happening
As far as tech int is concerned, its not all "bunk". You would be a fool to think so.
Weapon technical superiority still lies in the hands of the west, but belief that it its all "bunk" means people get their arses smacked and then cry when their have overstepped or overextended. Don't forget, this isn't some tin pot Iraq or Iran we are talking about here, where combined arms and mutual support was often literally just a pipedream.
There is a reason why we didn't go and **** about over Damascus a couple of years ago.
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Re: Topic
Try playing "Horst Wessel Lied" while watching the footage, the resemblance is uncanny. I think I'd be less annoyed if this was just every T-34 shaken loose from storage for an actual "commemorate and pretend we learned something from 1939-1945" parade, but it's just another example of small men playing with their toys now. The feeble grasps at legitimacy also ring pretty hollow.
I think it's quite on topic to question the parade in general, and also interesting that specially picked units to show off Russian might supreme caught fire. It's just additionally poetic considering the employment of that particular brand of weapons system too.
Re: Type 99
By most estimates it's another semi-paper panzer. There's plenty of "estimates" based on Chinese claims, but we know even less about it than the Armata in terms of what's really on/in it. There' some really big claims about it, but many of them are:
1. Patently absurd. Like 1000 RHA equivalent over the entire frontal arc absurd.
2. Really hard to quantify. Like earlier models (Type 98/99 baseline) boasted "2.5 generation thermal optics!" when looking at the performance of same was pretty close to the finest in 1995 equipment. The listing of features included often is not a good guide to how capable those systems are.
China does have the advantage of having more money to blow on a new tank design than the Russians, but on the other hand it is more concerned with Naval/Aviation problems these days, with the PLA remaining largely used for internal security and limited expeditionary missions to protect Chinese investments overseas. They're worse off than the Russians when it comes to tank fleet obsolescence, but this has been the case since the T-55 derived platforms stopped being competitive. There's no sign that tank procurement has gotten any more serious. The quite limited given fleet scale adoption of later model Chinese armor, something like 700 total "new" tanks vs 7000+ of the abjectly obsolete ones is somewhat telling.
The most dangerous part of the Type-99 is the cupola mounted laser dazzle weapon. God forbid that ever gets fired at dismounts in anger, they can look forward to a life of blindness. Pun intended.
And also, don't turn this into a faeces slinging contest.
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Damn, out trolled big time
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Don't forget you can make quick battles of any size.
Most multiplayer matches are these anyway.
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Think its only singular warhead though isn't it.
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Download Link v1.1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhc9yh976ijl51v/SG_QB_Maps_v1.1.rar?dl=0
- Fixed AI plan missing. Seems the "copy AI plan" tool doesn't work between maps, only on the same map.
- Fixed conditions that were set on "freezing" to "cool".
- Fixed AI plan missing. Seems the "copy AI plan" tool doesn't work between maps, only on the same map.
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Here's my shout.
- VDV/Marines.
- Prospective Euroforce/Rebels when things have hopefully died down.
- Crazy vehicle pack with final finishing patches for that game - EFV, T14, etc
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There are different types of M136, we used the AST variant in Afghan a few times. Only A1 is in game though.
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Anyone want to rumble on that new QB map I made? I'm easy on what settings, but I would rather play Russia or Ukraine.
Cheers.
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Several IS BMP-1 have been lost in Syria because they just throw the ERA on there without a thought that the detonation would blow the vehicle up.
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If the turret is really so thin, wouldn´t it contradict the super-duper capsule to protect the crew?
Sure, it will always make sense to the crew, but if your vehicle can´t prevent a weapon kill from a HMG, it´s not a tank, won´t be used as a tank and so, it doesn't need so much crew protection
It must be a place holder if what the pics show is really that thin
Crew seating is in the hull. Design was so that mission kill of turret will not result in the fiery death of comrade tankist, like has been the case for the last twenty years.
The actual turret superstructure can probably have another outer array thrown onto it. As of now the plates don't have mounting spigots for any ERA, it doesn't look like there is any composite material or ERA under the plates either. Modularity of ERA has always been a key design feature for Russian armourers, K1,K5, Relikt can all be thrown on the same platform.
My guess is that it will have mountings under the housings we see on it today for some kind of ERA arrays that can go over the top in place of the plating. Kind of like was planned for Obj640. See how the actual turret superstructure is only a small portion of the actual turret profile with the mantlet being relatively close to the top of the ERA arrays and outside of the superstructure, and that the ERA arrays was bolted onto the top of this unmanned superstructure itself. http://fofanov.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/MBT/640_armor.html
As this was Kaktus, and development has been discontinued, I think we will see the same in due course but another type of heavy ERA. Possibly the same type as some of the probable ERA plates protecting the ammunition storage area on the side of the vehicle hull.
Also, longest thread on BF Forums?
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I noticed that an infantry team can now remove the 2A28 73mm gun from the BRM-1K.
And that BMP-2M has BMP-2 model LOD at a close distance.
Don't know if these have already been reported though.
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Unless the APS is using a damn laser beam, wouldnt the shrapnel/charge thats propelled outwards still hit the actual dangerous part of the projectile?
The delay between the precursor projectile and the round is meant to mitigate this.
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Uh, yes, I did say there would be a similarity to the rosinform concept a long time ago, and about the "shell" surrounding the super structure. The plate shell is there to house the optics to mount on armour plates or mount composite on, like the turn table on the Black Eagle which was only a small portion of the actual turret mass.
The rounds will either detonate against it or zip through or whatever, it doesn't matter, but what does matter is that the entire thing wont detonate from a hit to the turret and kill the crew and there is a far smaller chance to cause catastrophic vehicle loss - that's the point I made previously, its a survivability increase measure.
Ha, you must really be pulling the dictionary out with the insults matey, just call a spade and spade and crack on yeah? Skeptics are gonner skeptic but you my friend are truly priceless.
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When I'm not being a nuisance on here or stacking mad loot from modding competitions, I'm making stuff.
I have been working on reworking some of the Red Thunder Master Maps into very large QB maps for CMBS.
v1.0 of this pack has three maps, an attack, assault, and meet on Radzymin Master Map 2. Each has an AI plan for both sides and functioning objectives, but would probably be better for versus play. I will do more plans for each map, and eventually convert all Radzymin Master Maps to CMBS.
Credits to the Master Map goes to BF Company.
I cant post screens because Im on my laptop and they look gash, but Ill try to at the weekend when I am back with my high spec machine.
Download Link v1.0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mey2x2m8h7itzd/SG_QB_Maps.7z?dl=0
Enjoy.
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It is unclear.
Interesting that this concept art / fan art (don't remember origin) actually seems to have been pretty close on the crew and turret configuration
Likely something similar in shape is obscured by the "shell" and bustle.
Told you
The turret superstructure likely looks like this inside the plate housings and inert space.
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The lack of visible coax might mean the trunnion on the turret side will allow fitting for 30mm cannon. It seems they have taken the same CITV and co-located AAMG from the T-90MS. Looks good.
Also, ERA on roof and also movable block-type APS dispensers. Looks like allowance for top attack has been made for a change.
In our private conversation, Damian pointed out there might be possible ERA on lower glacis plate underside also, another step-change.
http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/andrei_bt/18425682/382375/382375_original.jpg
You notice from the sides, where the plates have been attached to the upper turret above the Drozd-type APS dispensers, the actual turret superstructure is a lot smaller than the plates indicate - again, as I said a few weeks ago to Panzer, a lot of inert space.
http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/venatta/media/9AvIO_zpsxo8yl9ev.jpg.html
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Finally, harsh winds or blowing leaves are no longer a threat to comrade tankist.
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Don't debates have to have a point though?
And there's more than just you in this debate Steve.
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I dunno, man. I'm having fun so far.
Haha, maybe matey. But there ain't no telling some people sometimes!
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This is boiling down to, "your not going to do this! You cant do this because of x y z" - "oh yes we are" - "oh no your not". Its like a panto. Nobody wants to listen to the other sides point anyway and nobody is going to change their mind.
My point is that we are all battling over speculation at the end of the day. Cmbs first expansion wont have this stuff in anyway, and I cant see that being until at least Christmas release at least. Lets pick this topic up at Christmas time when time has passed.
Simples.
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The height of the horses in this thread is too damn high, time some necks were wound in to be honest.
Armata soon to be in service.
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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Unlikely, the Russians had been tinkering with unmanned turrets a while before.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/east_europe/russia/main_battle_tank/object_195/Object_195_main_battle_tank_Russia_Russian_defence_industry_military_technology_640_001.jpg