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Forum: TO&Es December 10th, 2022, 12:27 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 417,314
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: APC Development and related topics.

The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced today that Patria AMVXP 8x8 has been selected for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as their next Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier 8x8 vehicle under the...
Forum: TO&Es December 8th, 2022, 10:33 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 71,854
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Poland OOB

I have heard (can't remember where) that DU is no longer part of the secret sauce on the latest and greatest M1A2 [whatever we call it now] package for US forces.
Forum: TO&Es December 5th, 2022, 09:29 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 155,345
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Helo News game related.

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2022/12/05/us-army-makes-largest-helicopter-award-in-40-years/
...
Forum: TO&Es November 28th, 2022, 09:11 PM
Replies: 2,013
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 863,754
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: MBT's

Ukraine now has captured T-62Ms now repainted in Ukrainian digital camouflage and in service with the Ukrainian Army along the border with Belarus...
...
Forum: TO&Es October 23rd, 2022, 10:07 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FftFsz6X0AIGIw7?format=png&name=900x900
Forum: WinSPMBT October 23rd, 2022, 09:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,115
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Query for Don and Andy.

But we got sidetracked.

Back to the Original Post (OP):

In light of the, what I would call odd performance of the Russian military, in Ukraine is there a consideration of readjusting the...
Forum: WinSPMBT October 22nd, 2022, 02:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,115
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Query for Don and Andy.

There's also some propaganda regarding the "Wagner Line"

https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1583842594454646785

It appears that the concrete "Dragon's Teeth" that Wagner forces are placing to...
Forum: WinSPMBT October 22nd, 2022, 10:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,115
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Query for Dan and Andy.

You can get an amazing amount of information if you have a good "bs" detector going on.

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1583771154749087746

"DefMon" looked at a map to see where RU logistics...
Forum: WinSPMBT October 16th, 2022, 10:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,115
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Query for Dan and Andy.

That's the thing. It's 2022, not 1991.

We've got enough commercial satellites flying overhead that for example:

1.) We can get 1980s Cold War equivalent Spy Sat Imagery of a Russian Airfield a...
Forum: WinSPMBT October 15th, 2022, 06:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,115
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Query for Dan and Andy.

I'd like to point out something:

US took
50,000~ deaths over 3 years in Korea
58,000~ deaths over the eight years or so of Vietnam

Soviets took about 15,000 over 9 years in Afghanistan
...
Forum: WinSPMBT September 7th, 2022, 07:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,404
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Thought or two of HE penetrators and game mechanics

Well, yes.

First, the game engine could be improved if there was something in between 0 and 1 for armor for vehicles; as the jump from 0mm (canvas sides) to 10mm (minimum armor level in game) is...
Forum: TO&Es August 26th, 2022, 06:35 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

Slovenian-donated BVP-80As have been photographed service with the Ukrainian 24th Mech. Brigade
Forum: TO&Es August 25th, 2022, 07:41 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

https://twitter.com/am_misfit/status/1562901386018590720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw



https://i.imgur.com/BypNC0i.jpg

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As others have pointed out...if Taiwan has 800 (!!) of these...
Forum: TO&Es August 24th, 2022, 04:52 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

Footage of a Russian quadcopter drone dropping explosives onto an Ukrainian Trench and mortar position.

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1562534535153487872
Forum: WinSPMBT August 22nd, 2022, 06:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Just rebooted this game and wow!

Also, back then development cycles were severely compressed -- we've gotten used to games taking three or four years to be released today; something possible only because video game consoles took...
Forum: WinSPMBT August 21st, 2022, 08:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Just rebooted this game and wow!

Are there any other "war stories" you can tell us?

I can't help but wonder if the AI cheating in the old SSI code was due to:

A.) Not enough CPU cycles in 1995 to do an AI that did a lot of...
Forum: TO&Es August 21st, 2022, 03:20 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 222,480
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP and SPAA Developments

Germany may be supplying Ukraine with 255 rounds of the the new Leonardo/Diehl Vulcano 155mm guided shells (most likely the GLS/SAL version) which is a 5 inch (127mm) subcaliber round that can reach...
Forum: TO&Es August 18th, 2022, 04:58 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

I downloaded the original 141 page memoir through the link to VK.com given by ChrisO on Twitter; and OCRed the PDF; it's now up as a 1.9 MB HTML file that you can hit "Translate" on your phone or...
Forum: TO&Es August 18th, 2022, 05:35 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

Posting this here for this so that we don't have 50,000 threads on the War in Ukraine.

Apparently a former RU paratrooper has written a 141 page memoir of his service in Ukraine and posted it on...
Forum: TO&Es August 11th, 2022, 07:04 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 222,480
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP and SPAA Developments

THE FUTURE IS NOW, OLD MAN.

LINK (https://breakingdefense.com/2022/08/bullet-made-out-of-light-army-to-send-first-stryker-mounted-combat-laser-to-soldiers-in-next-45-days/)



I'm still not...
Forum: TO&Es July 29th, 2022, 05:44 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 100,685
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: Ukraine OOB New and Old Toys

There's also a rumor that there may be a reusable disposable drone -- capable of loitering and firing multiple (2 or more) smart munitions at enemy vehicles; before returning to be reloaded -- in...
Forum: TO&Es July 26th, 2022, 05:15 AM
Replies: 2,013
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 863,754
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: MBT's

This includes other things (not pure MBTs, but here we go)
Forum: TO&Es May 20th, 2022, 04:57 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 222,480
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP and SPAA Developments

I don't think you quite understand.

On Quora, there's a question:

"How quickly can a 10W 450nm laser blind a person or animal?"
Forum: TO&Es May 19th, 2022, 07:17 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 222,480
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: SP and SPAA Developments

US Army's Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense system (or DE M-SHORAD for short)

LINK...
Forum: Campaigns, Scenarios & Maps May 15th, 2022, 08:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,151
Posted By MarkSheppard
Re: A potential scenario

From what I hear, it was a massive TOT barrage of an unobserved crossing - i.e. an engineer surveyed it; noticed it was a great spot to cross; and told nearby scouts to call if they heard noises.
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