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The Fulda Gap 1989: The Battle for the Center
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Update: 13 Jun @ 2:58pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

Modified all ATGM missiles launchers that use exposed crews to receive accuracy penalty when fired upon or targeted by enemy units.

FIXED: MILAN BASE ACCURCY increased to 50% from 45%

Update: 13 Jun @ 12:33pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

CHASSEURS [300m]: 4 man maneuver element [FAMAS, LRAC, SMOKE] arrives in PT4
CHASSEURS [600m]: 4 man fire team element [FAMAS, FAAM1, SMOKE] arrives in AMX-10P

SAPEURS [FLAM.]: 4 man fire team element [SMG, SATCHEL, FLAME THROWER] arrives in PT4
SAPEURS: 4 man fire team element [FM MAS 49/56, FAAM1, LRAC] arrives in AMX-13

Update: 12 Jun @ 10:59pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

FIXED: SPG-7
SPG-7 HEAT range 800m
SPG-7 HE range 1300m

Changed METIS Team to 2 Man unit with [AKS-74, SKORPION, METIS] arrives in UAZ-1312
Changed PULEMCHEKIS Team to 2 Man unit with [AKS-74, PKM, RPG-22] arrives in UAZ-1312

Update: 12 Jun @ 9:51pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

KOM.[CO.HQ.] 4 man maneuver element [AKS-74, RPG-7, SMOKE] arrives in BTR-60, BMP-1, or BMP-2
KOM.[PLTN.HQ.] 2 man fire team element [AKS-74, SKORPION, RPG-22, SMOKE] arrives in BTR-60, BMP-1, or BMP-2
MTSTRLK.[RPG-7VR] 4 man fire team element [AKS-74, RPK-74, RPG-7VR, SMOKE] arrives in BTR-60
MTSTRLK.[MNVR.ELEM.] 3 man maneuver element [AKS-74, RPG-22, SMOKE] arrives in UAZ-469
ARTRSKY.NABLDTL.[ART.OBSRVR.] 4 man fire team element [AKS-74, RPG-7, SMOKE] arrives in BTR-60, BMP-1, or BMP-2
MTSTRLK.[RPG-7VL] 4 man fire team element [AKS-74, RPK-74,RPG-7VL, SMOKE] arrives in BMP-1, or BMP-2

Update: 12 Jun @ 9:08pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

Update: 12 Jun @ 8:33pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

LOG OF GAME M1A1 MODELING CHANGES

BONUSES:

Turret. Fire Control and Armament:
The gun. its sighting and control equipment modified.
Hydraulic gun control equipment which is easy to start. quick and very responsive, as well as being fast.
Stabilized sight.
Visibility through the gunner’s graticule is clear, good with simple muzzle reference, and simple and easy-to-use sight. with easy-to-operate fire control
Good Firepower - 120-mm smooth-bore; 2x7.62mm, 1x.50 cal.
Fixed ammunition; rapid loading drills.
Ammunition stowage in the turret with built-in “blow-out” panels to vent any explosion out of the tank rather than into the crew compartment.


Power Plant and Suspension
Remarkably quiet engine, with rapid acceleration, and is easy to operate.
Hydraulic hand brake is quick and easy.
Very responsive steering.
Multi-fuel capability.
Easy maintenance. Rapid engine repair and change. Batteries stored, all together,
under armor, adjacent to the engine, therefore easy to change and service.
Clear plastic oil reservoirs for easy level checks, etc., even on the road wheel hubs.
Hydraulic track adjusters.

Communications and Crew Arrangements:
Secure communications to Well-laid-out crew stations, especially the drivers. Platoon/troop level.
The internal lights are blue, thus there is no loss of night vision.
Excellent crew seats.
Excellent crewmen’s helmets,
The very effective heater is very comfortable.

General
Smooth. wide, warm back decks Small. low profile. and good to sleep on!

PENALTIES:

Turret, Fire Control, and Armament:
The commander (apparently) cannot lay gunner sight onto the target.
No wiper on the gunner’s sight.
Thermal imaging equipment is poor in comparison to TOGS.
(TOGS is the British thermal sighting system.)
It takes three hours to remove the Thermal Imaging Unit.
High profile, exposed gunner’s sight with large, vulnerable glass area.
The commander has only limited control and checks over the gun and turret. Prone to electrical unreliability, especially in the turret.
Very limited gun control backup system, should the main system
fail, but very good emergency firing gear.
The stub cases left once a round has been fired tend to jam in the breech.
The gun safety shield is not permanently fitted but must be assembled before firing. Short barrel life.

Power Plant and Suspension:
The hand throttle is in the driver’s compartment. inferior to foot-operated controls.
Over-sensitive computer to control the engine. Brakes are, if anything, TOO responsive!
Poor suspension when compared to the excellent system on Challenger.
Very, very thirsty. The ready reckoner used was 2-1/2 gallons to one mile.
No generator engine, short track life.
The rear skirting plate allows mud to build up around the sprocket, thus encouraging a thrown track.

Communications and Crew Arrangements:
Antiquated radio equipment, with old audio gear and only one radio per tank, as a standard kit.
Limited storage space, all exposed to the elements.
No provision to enable the crew to live on the vehicle.
No internal water tank for the crew or boiling vessel.
The heater is located next to the driver - it burns his left arm!

General
Bad thermal signature.
Chobham is strong Armor.

Update: 12 Jun @ 8:28pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

The 2A46 (also called D-81TM) is a 125 mm/L48 smoothbore cannon of Soviet origin used in several main battle tanks. It was designed by OKB-9 (Artillery Plant No. 9) in Yekaterinburg.

It was developed by the Spetstekhnika Design Bureau in Ekaterinburg in the 1960s originally for the T-64 tank. They were subsequently manufactured at Artillery Plant No. 9 in Ekaterinburg and Motovilikha in Perm. Other variations include 2A46M, 2A46M-1, 2A46M-2, 2A46M-4, 2A46M-5, and Ukrainian KBA-3 and Chinese ZPT-98.

The 2A46 can fire armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), and high-explosive fragmentation (HEF) projectiles. The ammunition for the 2A46 gun is in two pieces: the projectile is loaded first, followed by a separate propellant charge.

The early versions of the 2A46 suffered from a short barrel life, but this was rectified on the 2A46M-1 version. Depending on the version it offers 510.0 MPa (73,970 psi) or from the 2A46M-1 650.0 MPa (94,270 psi) Pmax chamber pressure.[1]

The Ukrainian KBA-3 guns are based on the 2A46 gun. In addition, the Chinese ZPT-98 is based on 2A46M imported from Russia's T-72 or T-80.[2]

Soviet Union and Russia
2A46-1 / DT-81TM (1970): Used on T-64A and T-72A.
2A46-2 / DT-81K (1976): Used on T-64B and T-80B.
2A46M (1981): Used on T-72AV, and T-72B.
2A46M-1 (1981): Used on T-64BV, T-72B, T-80BV and T-80U.
2A46M-2 (1992): Used on T-72S, T-90, T-90A, and T-90S tanks.
2A46M-4: Used on Object 640 (aka, Black Eagle) [citation needed]
2A46M-5: Used on T-90M, T-80BVM, and T72B3 Obr2017.
2A82-1M: Used on T-14 Armata.[17]

Update: 12 Jun @ 8:17pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

The Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment at Fort Halstead designed a new 120 mm rifled tank gun in 1957. The new gun was deemed to be necessary because the British Army specified engagement ranges greater than those of other armies, for example, 2,000 m (2,200 yd), as specified by the US Army, despite studies at the time that suggested engagement ranges were below those of the US Army requirements in the great majority of cases.[2] The L11 was specifically designed to fit into the turret mountings of the Chieftain tank (FV4201). After firing trials in 1961, the L11 was accepted for service on the Chieftain in 1965 and entered service with the British Army in 1966.

The adoption of a rifled tank gun on the Challenger led to some controversy, and some experts later urged the British Army to retrofit the turret to fit the smoothbore Rheinmetall Rh-120 adopted by the German Leopard 2 and American M1A1 Abrams. This would allow the British to fire 120 mm APFSDS rounds, which were then in use by the Germans and Americans. The British Army argued that modifying the turret would be impractical and that a smoothbore gun could not fire HESH rounds. Polish British tank historian Richard Ogorkiewicz argued that the latter concern was unwarranted. In the mid-1980s, the British Army adopted an "operational emergency" APFSDS round.[3]

During Operation Granby an L11 on a British Army Challenger 1 scored the longest tank-to-tank "kill" in military history when it destroyed an Iraqi T-55 at a range of 4.7 km (2.9 miles) with an L23 "Fin" round.[4][5]

Since its introduction, the L11 has evolved into eight production versions. In June 1976, the development of new ammunition for the L11A5 was begun.

Update: 12 Jun @ 5:28pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

Currently testing the Implementation of a new tactical game play concept which affects deployment of units and how units can be used.
Units are being split into a maneuver element, and a fire team element. So one squad now will consist of two elements:

EXAMPLE OF NEW SQUAD ELEMENTS FOR MOTOSTRELKI RIFLE SQUAD:

3 man maneuver element [AKS-74, RPG-22, SMOKE] arrives in UAZ-469
4 man fire team element [AKS-74, RPK-74, RPG-7, SMOKE] arrives in BTR-60, BMP-1, or BMP-2

The UAZ-469 can be sold and both elements can be carried in the IFV or APC vehicle

Update: 12 Jun @ 4:47pm

Game Version = 141935
Mod Version = 0

FIXED: MTLB 9M114 Shturm increased frontal armor to 2
9M114M HEAT warhead. changed AP value to 19

9M114 Shturm / AT-6A Spiral SACLOS

Length: 1,625 mm (5.3 ft)
Wingspan: 360 mm (14 in)
Diameter: 130 mm (5.1 in)
Launch weight: 31.4 kg (69 lb)
Speed: 345 m/s (1,240 km/h; 770 mph; Mach 1.0)
Range: 400–5,000 m (0.25–3.11 mi)
Guidance: Radio command link Semi-automatic command to line of sight
Warhead: 5.3 kg (12 lb) HEAT, penetration 560–600 mm vs RHA

FIXED: EF-111 RAVEN vision changes
visual identification of helicopters at 3092m
visual detection of units at 31802m
visual identification of ground units at 2915m
visual identification of aircraft at 6184m
visual identification of radar systems at, 5830m
Increased aircraft loitering time to 304sec.

FIXED: SU-24MP FENCER vision changes
visual identification of helicopters at 3092m
visual detection of units at 31802m
visual identification of ground units at 2915m
visual identification of aircraft at 6184m
visual identification of radar systems at 5830m
Increased aircraft loitering time to 289sec.