-Eddie- Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 You could probably find out easily on the ARRSE website (if you know it). I'm not sure if sections carry GPMGs now, but I'll ask someone I know who's got about three weeks left of his CIC, and rubs it in my face that I'll never touch an LMG:mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameshr4 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 1 Rifles has never been part of the SFSG its part of 3 Commando Brigade and is currently deployed with Brigade on Herrick 9 in Afghanistan as mainly OMLT's. http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/3469.aspx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Oh right, cheers for that. Should have looked harder:o Edit: Can we also get a little information on how the Apache's CRV-7 rockets are going to work? The British Apache as far as I understand fires flechette rockets, filled with five tungsten darts as opposed to the HE Hydra which is more commonly used with the American Apache and Cobra crews apparently. Will this mean an increased anti-personnel capability as the flechette darts obviously spread out creating a wider area? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Five darts? Try eighty. http://www.bristol.ca/Warheads.html Amongst other types of warhead, including HE and submunitions. GPMGs with a section seem to be local modifications or peculiar to the Paras 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Ooops, yep you are right. The five tungsten darts are used in the FAT armour piercing CRV-7 rockets. Although I realise Wikipedia isn't a reliable source of information. But, can we have any information on the differences this Apache's rockets may have compared to the American Apache, if any? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincere Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 GPMGs with a section seem to be local modifications or peculiar to the Paras Agree that more likely with the Para, but definately not only them. I think that it is local battalions or even individual platoon decisions but I'm under the impression that it's widespread. I'm trying to imagine what the in game differences will be from the US squads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggum Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Will there be a special pack including the both modules (marines, and brit) on a cd version to buy in stors ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 As far as I know the British and Marine modules are only available from the Battlefront website, however I believe you can order it as a CD/DVD from the website under 'mail' in the delivery options. As for a special pack including both U.S. Marines and British Forces, I don't know. On a different note, I still can't wait to see how the Harrier GR9 will work without its cannon, for instance if it will be included on largely infantry maps as it will have only rockets, dumb bombs and Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway to use. From what I've read the Officers on the ground didn't like the Harrier GR7 because it had no cannon and no accurate way of delivering the rockets on target, they had to rely on visually finding the target, coming around, relocating the target and then firing on it. However, the GR9 seems to have improved with its Sniper ATP, but I'm still unsure how useful the GR9 will be without a cannon for very close air support, as I've needed on CM:SF quite a few times and found very useful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSY Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 As far as I know the British and Marine modules are only available from the Battlefront website, however I believe you can order it as a CD/DVD from the website under 'mail' in the delivery options. Definitely correct. You can order a DVD version of the Marine Module from the website. It is a bit more expensive than the Download version once you include the Shipping and Handling charges. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSX Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 As far as I know the British and Marine modules are only available from the Battlefront website, however I believe you can order it as a CD/DVD from the website under 'mail' in the delivery options. As for a special pack including both U.S. Marines and British Forces, I don't know. On a different note, I still can't wait to see how the Harrier GR9 will work without its cannon, for instance if it will be included on largely infantry maps as it will have only rockets, dumb bombs and Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway to use. From what I've read the Officers on the ground didn't like the Harrier GR7 because it had no cannon and no accurate way of delivering the rockets on target, they had to rely on visually finding the target, coming around, relocating the target and then firing on it. However, the GR9 seems to have improved with its Sniper ATP, but I'm still unsure how useful the GR9 will be without a cannon for very close air support, as I've needed on CM:SF quite a few times and found very useful. Word on the street is that the Harrier is being phased out of combat for now. Maybe even being retired is a strong rumour. In fact some senior naval officer has actually resigned over these plans. On a simialar vein, the typhoon isnt yet dropping ordnance for real and still has a while to go to do so. This leaves the Tornado GR4 as the sole ground support weapon from about Apr 09. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Yep, I've been reading that the GR4 is to replace Joint Force Harrier in Afghanistan from the end of January or February this year. Not heard about the Harrier being taken out of service though, from what I've heard the MoD//Treasury() want to upgrade the Harrier GR9/A's to keep them in service until 2020. All part of Labour's plan not to have to buy the Joint Combat Aircraft (JSF) I imagine. Sorry, mustn't get political. The Typhoon has dropped ordnance and used its cannon in the United States during Operation Green Flag I believe. They dropped several Paveway IV's and did some strafing runs, as the MoD agreed to give the Typhoons a cannon in the end, which is nice. As for not dropping it that often, well that's probably because to practise live (or even training rounds) the jets and Apaches must go to the United States as it's the only place big enough for the aircraft to practice their manoeuvres and fire off live weapons at the time. Of course, shipping just the Typhoons and its pilot over there can be a bit of a drag, but having to find the transport aircraft from the already overstretched RAF to take the ground crew and weaponry over as well is a bit of a challenge so obviously not something that can happen too often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 There was a bit of silliness reported in the papers about the retirement of the GR9, but there is nothing official. GR9s are needed for the Carriers prior the the availability of the JSF. Being taken out of Afghanistan gives them a chance to train in other things - different environments, including the current carriers. Typhoon has been cleared for using bombs and cannon against ground targets since June-July last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 That's true enough, the Harrier force needs to keep up its skills in other areas, such as air defence and naval warfare, makes perfect sense to pull such an old airframe out of a high intensity operation. As far as the Typhoon becoming operational, some dates I've seen being thrown around are as early as this November or next January, which is quite a short time for the Tornado squadrons considering the crews and aircraft deploy for four months at a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 IIRC, the Typhoon was supposed to relieve the Harrier force in Afghanistan, but the GR4 was put up for it instead. Some cynical people have suggested that this was to prove that the GR4 was worth having. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I'm one of those cynical people too, I'm afraid. Look at the government, cancelling good defence projects (A-400M possibly) and spending money on useless ones which are already available off the shelf (FLynx when we could use UH-1Y's...). I can see why the commanders wanted the GR4 deployed, to prove its operational worth so its numbers won't be 'reduced' to make money for the F-35, leaving us with a hole in our already dwindling air force. Look what happened when the government disbanded the F3 squadrons because we had some Typhoons in service, we have gaps in our air defence coverage that radars can't cover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kxmipWU7I7A&eurl=http://army.mod.uk/10497.aspx Thought some of you could find this useful to see the new UOR vehicles (moving) for the first time. Edit: I was wondering if the Ridgback or Mastiff will be put into CM:SF Britsh Forces? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 They don't seem to be on the list, and MRAPs were purposely left out for the US. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ok, cheers. I was only asking as the list of equipment said it was a glimpse of confirmed equipment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 It might be in I suppose, if that's a provisional list, but the lack of US MRAPs and patrol vehicles speaks against it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 We felt that heavily armored "patrol vehicles", such as MRAP and Mastiff, were in the blurry area between what CM simulates (high intensity warfare phase) and what it really isn't designed to simulate (low intensity occupation/security phase). Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnyg Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 good effort aal , but we are losing the focus, british soldiers plz, screen shot plz!!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Cheers for the reply as well Steve/Battlefront. That's the kind of community relations I like, questions answered (properly) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piecekeeper Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Cheers for the reply as well Steve/Battlefront. That's the kind of community relations I like, questions answered (properly) Get use to it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Eddie- Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'll try to:) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSX Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Is the release still planned before the end of Jan? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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