BTR

Oh don't you dare be reasonable and on topic!  

Something like this for RA:
 
(Ikalugin + myself)
 
From the VDV:
*Not counted -
-Training
-Education
-Post stations.
-RHBZ
-Organic formations within Brigade/Division/Regiment ORBAT without independent registration. Example: Force recon company within 810th Naval Infantry BDe.
 
- 7th grds. Air Assault Div.
>162nd ind. Recon Comp.
>108th Air Assault Reg.
>247th Air Assault Reg.
>1141st Artillery Reg.
>3rd SAM Reg.
>743rd ind. Comm. Bat.
>629th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1681th ind. Logistics Bat.
>32nd ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
>6th ind. Maintenance Bat.
- 76th grds. Air Assault Div.
>175th ind. Recon Comp.
>104th Air Assault Reg.
>234th Air Assault Reg.
>1140th Artillery Reg.
>4th SAM Reg.
>728th ind. Comm. Bat.
>656th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1682nd ind. Logistics Bat.
>3996th Airlifted Field hospital
>7th ind. Maintenance Bat.
 
- 98th Airborne Div.
>215th ind. Recon Comp.
>217th Air Deployed Reg.
>331st Air Deployed Reg.
>1065th Artillery Reg.
>5th SAM Reg.
>647 ind. Comm. Bat.
>661 ind. Engineer Bat.
>1683rd ind. Logistics Bat.
>5th ind. Maintenance Bat.
>36th ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
- 106th Airborne Div.
>173rd ind. Recon Comp.
>51st Air Deployed Reg.
>331st Air Deployed Reg.
>1182th Artillery Reg.
>1st SAM Reg.
>731st ind. Comm. Bat.
>388th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1060th ind. Logistics Bat.
>43rd ind. Maintenance Bat.
>39th ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
- 31st Air Assault ind. BDe.
>XXX ind. Recom Comp. (to be included in 2015)
>54th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>91st ind. Air Assault Bat.
>116th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>99th ind. Artillery Bat.
>38th ind. Comm Bat.
- 83rd Air Assault ind. BDe. (Special case, Far east deployment)
>XXX ind Recom Comp. (to be included in 2015)
>111th ind. Tank Bat.
>593rd ind. Air Assault Bat.
>635th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>654th ind. Air Assault Bat.
- 45th Special Purpose BDe. (Currently 45th independent Special purpose Regiment)
>904th ind. Special purpose Bat. (tentative)
>218th ind. Special purpose Bat. (tentative)
 
From the Ground Forces, note that VDV forces are often subordinate to the MDs, but I did not double count those:
---Western MD force, based on the 20th Army (note the forces in the North-West direction were not affected):
- 18th ind. sp. Mortar div (2S4).
- 19th ind. sp. Artillery div (2S7).
- 4th grds. Tnk Div.
- 2nd grds. Mrr. Div.
- 6th ind. Tnk BDe.
- 9th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 288th Artillery BDe.
- 112nd Missile BDe.
- 448th Missile BDe.
- 53rd SAM BDe.
- 49th SAM BDe.
---Southern MD force, based on the MD troops minus the forces deployed abroad:
- 100th Recon BDe.
- 439th Roc. Artillery BDe.
- 33rd ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 34th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 205th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 8th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 17th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 18th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 19th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 20th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 136th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 1st Missile BDe.
- 291st Artillery BDe.
- 943rd Roc. Artillery Reg.
- 573rd Recon Artillery div.
- 67th SAM BDe.
- 10th Special Forces BDe.
- 22nd Special Forces BDe.
- 346 Special Forces BDe.
--- Central MD force, based around 2nd Army:
- 21st ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 15th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 23rd ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 92nd Missile BDe.
- 385th Artillery BDe.
- 581st Recon Artillery div.
- 950th Roc. Artillery Reg.
- 297th SAM BDe.
- 3rd Special Forces BDe.
Black Sea Fleet, I don’t count the various units that would be used up for the immediate security of the peninsular (such as coastal defense units or the various independent battalions), note that the Black Sea Fleet is within the Southern MD, but I did not double count anything:
 
- 810th Naval Infantry BDe.
>Force Recon Company
>557th ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
>501st ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
>542nd ind. Naval Assault Bat.
>546th ind. Artillery Bat.
>547th ind. SAM Bat.
>160th ind. Engineer Bat.
>538th ind. Logistics Bat.
 
-382nd ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
 
Air Forces, note I don’t count here the Naval Aviation assets, but those would be noted later, I also do not include off theatre SAM units:
--- From 1st Air Defense and Air Force command, note I did not touch a lot of assets that would provide defensive capability in the north-west:
- 455th Mixed Reg.
- 14th Fighter Reg.
- 790th Fighter Reg.
- 379th Army Aviation Base.
- 549th Army Aviation Base.
- 15th Army Aviation BDe.
--- From the 4th Air Defense and Air Force command:
- 7th Air Defense BDe.
- 31st Fighter Reg.
- 3rd Mixed Reg.
- 960th Attack Reg.
- 368th Attack Reg.
- 559th Bomber Reg.
- 2nd ind. Recon sq.
- 393rd Army Aviation Base.
- 546th Army Aviation Base.
- 387th Army Aviation Base.
--- From the 2nd Air Defense and Air Force command:
- 6980th Air Force Base.
--- Strategic Aviation:
- 6950th base.
- 6952nd base.

Something like this for RA:
 
(Ikalugin + myself)
 
From the VDV:
*Not counted -
-Training
-Education
-Post stations.
-RHBZ
-Organic formations within Brigade/Division/Regiment ORBAT without independent registration. Example: Force recon company within 810th Naval Infantry BDe.
 
- 7th grds. Air Assault Div.
>162nd ind. Recon Comp.
>108th Air Assault Reg.
>247th Air Assault Reg.
>1141st Artillery Reg.
>3rd SAM Reg.
>743rd ind. Comm. Bat.
>629th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1681th ind. Logistics Bat.
>32nd ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
>6th ind. Maintenance Bat.
- 76th grds. Air Assault Div.
>175th ind. Recon Comp.
>104th Air Assault Reg.
>234th Air Assault Reg.
>1140th Artillery Reg.
>4th SAM Reg.
>728th ind. Comm. Bat.
>656th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1682nd ind. Logistics Bat.
>3996th Airlifted Field hospital
>7th ind. Maintenance Bat.
 
- 98th Airborne Div.
>215th ind. Recon Comp.
>217th Air Deployed Reg.
>331st Air Deployed Reg.
>1065th Artillery Reg.
>5th SAM Reg.
>647 ind. Comm. Bat.
>661 ind. Engineer Bat.
>1683rd ind. Logistics Bat.
>5th ind. Maintenance Bat.
>36th ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
- 106th Airborne Div.
>173rd ind. Recon Comp.
>51st Air Deployed Reg.
>331st Air Deployed Reg.
>1182th Artillery Reg.
>1st SAM Reg.
>731st ind. Comm. Bat.
>388th ind. Engineer Bat.
>1060th ind. Logistics Bat.
>43rd ind. Maintenance Bat.
>39th ind. Airlifted Medical Unit
- 31st Air Assault ind. BDe.
>XXX ind. Recom Comp. (to be included in 2015)
>54th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>91st ind. Air Assault Bat.
>116th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>99th ind. Artillery Bat.
>38th ind. Comm Bat.
- 83rd Air Assault ind. BDe. (Special case, Far east deployment)
>XXX ind Recom Comp. (to be included in 2015)
>111th ind. Tank Bat.
>593rd ind. Air Assault Bat.
>635th ind. Air Assault Bat.
>654th ind. Air Assault Bat.
- 45th Special Purpose BDe. (Currently 45th independent Special purpose Regiment)
>904th ind. Special purpose Bat. (tentative)
>218th ind. Special purpose Bat. (tentative)
 
From the Ground Forces, note that VDV forces are often subordinate to the MDs, but I did not double count those:
---Western MD force, based on the 20th Army (note the forces in the North-West direction were not affected):
- 18th ind. sp. Mortar div (2S4).
- 19th ind. sp. Artillery div (2S7).
- 4th grds. Tnk Div.
- 2nd grds. Mrr. Div.
- 6th ind. Tnk BDe.
- 9th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 288th Artillery BDe.
- 112nd Missile BDe.
- 448th Missile BDe.
- 53rd SAM BDe.
- 49th SAM BDe.
---Southern MD force, based on the MD troops minus the forces deployed abroad:
- 100th Recon BDe.
- 439th Roc. Artillery BDe.
- 33rd ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 34th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 205th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 8th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 17th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 18th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 19th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 20th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 136th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 1st Missile BDe.
- 291st Artillery BDe.
- 943rd Roc. Artillery Reg.
- 573rd Recon Artillery div.
- 67th SAM BDe.
- 10th Special Forces BDe.
- 22nd Special Forces BDe.
- 346 Special Forces BDe.
--- Central MD force, based around 2nd Army:
- 21st ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 15th ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 23rd ind. Mrr. BDe.
- 92nd Missile BDe.
- 385th Artillery BDe.
- 581st Recon Artillery div.
- 950th Roc. Artillery Reg.
- 297th SAM BDe.
- 3rd Special Forces BDe.
Black Sea Fleet, I don’t count the various units that would be used up for the immediate security of the peninsular (such as coastal defense units or the various independent battalions), note that the Black Sea Fleet is within the Southern MD, but I did not double count anything:
 
- 810th Naval Infantry BDe.
>Force Recon Company
>557th ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
>501st ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
>542nd ind. Naval Assault Bat.
>546th ind. Artillery Bat.
>547th ind. SAM Bat.
>160th ind. Engineer Bat.
>538th ind. Logistics Bat.
 
-382nd ind. Naval Infantry Bat.
 
Air Forces, note I don’t count here the Naval Aviation assets, but those would be noted later, I also do not include off theatre SAM units:
--- From 1st Air Defense and Air Force command, note I did not touch a lot of assets that would provide defensive capability in the north-west:
- 455th Mixed Reg.
- 14th Fighter Reg.
- 790th Fighter Reg.
- 379th Army Aviation Base.
- 549th Army Aviation Base.
- 15th Army Aviation BDe.
--- From the 4th Air Defense and Air Force command:
- 7th Air Defense BDe.
- 31st Fighter Reg.
- 3rd Mixed Reg.
- 960th Attack Reg.
- 368th Attack Reg.
- 559th Bomber Reg.
- 2nd ind. Recon sq.
- 393rd Army Aviation Base.
- 546th Army Aviation Base.
- 387th Army Aviation Base.
--- From the 2nd Air Defense and Air Force command:
- 6980th Air Force Base.
--- Strategic Aviation:
- 6950th base.
- 6952nd base.

According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Study, where that statistic supposedly comes from, in Russia 111 persons control 19% of the overall wealth in 2014 (p. 53). No comparable figure for the USA.
 
https://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/?fileID=60931FDE-A2D2-F568-B041B58C5EA591A4
 
However, both Russia and the USA are ranked as having "very high inequality" (p.30). In Russia the top 10% own 84.8% of the wealth. In the USA, the top 10% own 74.6% of the wealth. The "very high inequality" ranking put the USA and Russia in the same category as Egypt, India, South Africa, Thailand, etc.(p.33)
 
OTOH, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Finland are all rated as having only "medium inequality" since the top 10% own between 50-60% of the overall wealth.
 
Not sure it is anything for Americans to be bragging about .

Finally, harsh winds or blowing leaves are no longer a threat to comrade tankist.

According to World Bank Russian economy was size of 836 billion in 1999 and 2014 it was 3484 billion (and the military budget has grown by a similar factor). I am sure in the "reality" you live in that is about the same... Even in the internet it is rare to see someone having as strong bias as you show in everything related to Russia. It is astounding really.
 
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.MKTP.PP.CD

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.

The dog barking at a caravan analogy is getting stronger. In any case, they've pretty much have shown us everything except the various weapon modules.
 
One thing that I want to see is what MG will be mounted on Armata as com. gun. I bet it will be 12.7. 

The dog barking at a caravan analogy is getting stronger. In any case, they've pretty much have shown us everything except the various weapon modules.
 
One thing that I want to see is what MG will be mounted on Armata as com. gun. I bet it will be 12.7. 

Open letter and personal statement
 
I would like to express a few words on a recent situation that came out in the gaming community: pay for mods. I have no intention to, I never had intention to and I will never ask for money for my mods. I strongly belive that my modding is something done for myself and my tastes (first of all) and for the benefit of the community (or at least those who might be interested in trying/using such mods). I belive that a lot of credit should be given to BFC (in this particular case) for making not only a great game but also a good mod support (instruments for unpacking/packing, file priority upload for the game mods, dedicated modding folder, easy to work with file formats).
I am for FREE modding, I respect those modders who ask, or are open to, donations and such, but I do not support any kind of paywall for mods, which are, in my opinion, a form of player-generated, free content for a game. 
 
I kindly ask not to start a Whole discussion about this matter here, but in case use another forum section. At the same time I had the desire to express these few lines here because I felt as part of the matter in question.

PS, officer's uniforms are sexy now.

Moar.
 

 

Moar.
 

 

I actually have a map just made for urban ops. It has no AI plans or set up zones, I only made it to see what I could do with the editor. I think it turned out pretty well.

LukeFF,
 
I really do wish you'd stop slamming me, both directly and indirectly. It's rude, abusive and cruel. Worse because you keep choosing to attack someone who's not only disabled but also recuperating from a serious injury. Your ongoing pattern of doing this also involves, based on my read, at least, multiple violations of the Forum Rules you agreed to as a condition of being a participant here, the same deal everyone else here made. I think you're grown up enough that you can express an opinion on your own--without having to drag me into it. Please do so. 
 
Do Right,
 
PAL is Permissive Action Link, and it's not a program you load into a computer. The link explains what a PAL is and how it works. As for patches, at 1:07 in the vid I see what used to be the patch for KGB Spetsnaz Alpha, now FSB Spetsnaz Alpha. The patch on the man's left shoulder which, even with my nil Russian, reads ANTITERROR, appears to me to be identical to the one in the upper right at the Lost Ivan link. Here's what I don't know. Is he the real deal, or is he wearing it because he's a member of some sort of separatist Spec Ops unit and/or as some sort of martial fashion statement? Having watched footage of Alpha in action, I'd say he's not the real deal. Those guys carry themselves considerably differently and well, send out a different vibe, for want to a better word. Girkin/Strelkov is a known (cough) retired FSB GRU Colonel. Later, in a since redacted interview posted online, he admitted he was an FSB colonel. 

Alpha in action!


 
Codename Duchess,
 
Is the periodical/site you sort of named some sort of sacred cow that you didn't name it completely? Regarding Captain Heather Cole, the quote I see here refers to "loss of confidence" in her ability to command. Is that the same as a bad command climate, or is that something else? The comments make interesting reading, for some are by people who served under her at other commands. They thought she was a good CO.
 
But directly pertinent to the issue Do Right raised about the purported refusal to launch nuclear weapons is the source of the story is evidently The European Union Times. A bit on that from the Southern Poverty Law Center which, from what I've seen, is extremist in its own way. I strongly suspect the unnamed principal is, in fact, Sorcha Faal aka David Booth. Once in three or four blue moons said "worthy" puts out a story that's actually true. But for all the flak I get here from some, I practically convulse with laughter after encountering one breathless story after another directly sourced to inside the GRU, by implication within the Aquarium. Say what you like about Suvorov/Rezun, but he was in it, and I totally believe what he said about its mania for secrecy. Were there such a source, I'd expect a very short productive period before there was no source, other than smoke from the on-site crematorium! Other commenters talk about the apparent explosion of command removals under Obama. 300 according to one. Nor does the section Relieved of Command make cheery reading. The depth and breadth of commands affected, to me, speaks to organizations under acute stress, with the Navy the hardest hit because it's the Navy as a service which is carrying, and has been carrying, the biggest load for the longest time, and it just keeps getting worse. I have no handle on what Obama's doing and why, other than that he has no respect for the military, can't be bothered to understand it, yet has no compunctions about  demanding ever more from it, regardless of the costs. Moving on.

General question
 
Can anyone say, one way of the other, whether the CO in the Luhansk training ground video is a Russian officer? Whoever he is, he sure has a ramrod straight spine, feet apart bestriding his domain, total confidence and positively radiates authority. He comes across as being used to command and relishes it. Also, I thought I heard the term "komandir brigada," which I took to mean Brigade Commander. If so, I would think, given the way I understand the separatists are organized, he'd be a very big deal indeed.
 
Regards,
 
John Kettler 

You've been spending too much time around Kettler.

Nidan1,
 
In the T-90 doc, you'll see the right color camouflage in use. The green in this Luhansk training ground vid would be great in the spring. Clearly, the CO needs to fire the martial equivalent of his window dresser! Either that, or there's a budget crunch. Could you tell whether that was a Russian officer? He sure had command presence and impressive military bearing.
 
Regards,
 
John Kettler

Gentlemen,
 
As you have probably seen I floated the idea of a grand PvP campaign a few weeks ago.  I received a fairly large response from both veteran and new CM players wanting in on the action. I have finished the back story and the individual team briefs as well as the rule set that both teams will use during this inaugural campaign.  This thread will be where I post the status of each battle and the progression of the campaign as a whole.  Both teams are experienced fighters and both will be ready to kick off the campaign within the coming days.  If you would like to view the rules that we have come up with the link is down below along with a link to a 4K Hi-Res copy of the campaign map.
 
Here are the two teams that will be going head to head in "The Battle of Kherson"
 
NATO Team
Tyrspawn - General
INinja
Ridethe415 
Emccabe
Fivefivesix 
Schmoly War
 
Russian Team
Apocal - General
Tigerwulf 
Piejoe21 
Kraft 
Magnum 
Marco2Marzo
 
Link to 4K resolution campaign map:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/wykyp2bvs0dr0qa/Battle_of_Kherson_Camp_Map.png
 
Campaign Rules v1.2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgeyW5dO3VBFTIT2XqpPyWBD37Hx_s---81kJZQ9VgM/edit

T-14 is already in Alabino btw, but all spotters attempting to take a picture of it have been shot. 

Which one do you prefer?
 
1-

 
2-

Long story short: T-80's are out of luck.

Long story short: T-80's are out of luck.

Smoke screens. BMP mounted smokes were designed for offensive use giving you 50-80m of breathing space with 3D6M/3D17 smoke grenades protecting form thermal and visual detection.