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DougPhresh

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  1. On the topic of Russian artillery, many weapons systems are not yet implemented. MRLS systems seem to be the biggest oversight, seeing as rocket artillery makes up a significant portion of the Russian artillery park.  Having said that, as a fellow Artilleryman (I believe the Russians say Artillerist) I do have some questions -

    1) How is the 2B9 82-mm Vasilyek Automatic Mortar used generally? "The 2B9 can be fired as a mortar, using bombs loaded manually from the muzzle, at a high barrel elevation angle, or for automatic direct fire in the manner of a light or anti-tank gun (direct sights are provided) using the breech magazine loading feature." In support of a battalion does that mean it is well forward or held back? 

    2) Are the 2S9/2S23/2S31 120mm self-propelled gun/mortars used in direct fire roles? Which units have which vehicles? i.e would a BTR Motor Rifle unit have 2S23, BMP 2S31 and only VDV have 2S9?

  2. Thank you so much! I'll try that out tonight.

    I think the systems are really cool, but I have a hard time understanding how that is represented in game.

    For example, in SF the LAV Coyote did not actually deploy it's Mast Mounted Surveillance System, so it could not be parked in woods or behind terrain as in reality.

    I imagine the same thing applies here? Scout vehicles have to expose themselves to get a good look?

  3. So position them in front, on the main axis of my advance and use the hunt command?

    In the radar thread I learned that BRMs should hang back and use their optics and radar, so it would just be BTRs and BRDMs?

    I only just got the hang of scouts in Red Thunder, but the leap from T-70s and tank-riding scouts to 70 years later was pretty significant. It's also a lot harder to survive the first second of contact with ATGMs than with Paks.

  4. Does anyone have advice on how to use scout formations?

    The Ukraine Brigade Recce Company has BRDMs, BTRs and BRMs. Supporting a Battalion probe for example, are they supposed to each be conducting their own missions?

    I've been using the BRMs to back up the dismounted scouts from the BTRs, and keeping the BRDMs on rear/flank security. What is the best use of this formation?

  5. As a former artilleryman, I can't help but glow with pride at 85% of casualties being caused by indirect fires.

    Two mechanized battalions being pulped by IDF in 3 minutes reads like something from a worst case prediction of a Fulda Gap confrontation.

    I'd be interested to know how the smaller Russian artillery systems like 2B9 Vasilek, 2S9 Nona (and derivative BTR-based 2S23 Nona-SVK and very advanced 2S31 Vena) have done. They're weapons systems I'd like to see in the future as on-map options for battalion-level fires.

    Is there a way to model the Russian use of thermobaric and cluster munitions?

    e: I'd also be curious to see if one-shot thermobaric launchers like RShG-1 are being used in combat as well as the RPO and if so, would they be modeled as being acquirable from transports like RPG-22/26 are?

    What's not to like about the Vena? :wub:

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  6. I understand, for the most part.

    It's just frustrating that small and tiny scenarios work, and that the problem is specifically and consistently at 36%. Is there a way to see what is supposed to be loading at that percent and change it?

    Just so I don't come off as a complainer, I picked up a windows version of the Marines bundle, and even with Parallels, VM Ware, and Wine it runs into the same issue, which I find really interesting. I haven't tried Boot Camp yet, though.

    I caved and picked up my copy of Black Sea today. I guess I missed BTRs that much.

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