[shilka77]

Yes for all developers if anyone read this I would like to point out Cuba that I would love to see more attention directed to.

Also a wish list over countries not available but would be great to have if replacing any other nation or if some R&D spots could make room for new nations.

Cuba 2009

Yes Cuba has been on the news and during their parades I have seen T-62M tanks modified as T-62MV reactive armour and 115mm U-5TS 83 main guns and NSV AAMGs along with better IR equipment for day/night all weather combat.

They also got BMP-1R fighting vehicles modified by Russian technicians to BMP-1P or D version with the older AT-4 removed and replaced with the AT-5 Spandrel. The BMP-1R has gotten a facelift. There is also increased protection and better day/night vision equipment installed. Cuba got 400 of these and it is their main Mechanized Infantry Vehicle.

Cuba got BTR-152K and BTR-40s along with BTR-50PK and BTR-60s the BTR-50PK are assigned to Cuba Navy marines that are today 550 men strong.

The BTR-152K and BTR-40s are more or less taken out of service; Cuba got a new chassis for their BTR-60s that is more streamline and much more like the BTR-80.

They have fielded versions with special turrets and is designated BTR-60PB armed with 100 mm gun in heavily modified T-54 turret.

The hull seems to be modified as well since the two handrails on the side of the hull are gone and the other two are moved to the centre of the hull between the upper and lower parts of the side of the hull. The lights in the front seem to have armoured protection.

BTR-60 armed with twin 23 mm anti-aircraft guns I think is available in the game but there is a second variant with armed with twin 37 mm anti-aircraft guns.

BRDM-2 has been successfully converted to become SP-Mortar vehicle by the Cuba and a M-38/43 120 mm mortar has been mounted in the modified crew compartment. Three large boxes with ammunition and equipment are located behind the roof opening.

Other BRDM-2s is used by Cuba as scouting vehicles and of course as ATGM platform again the outdated Malutka missile has been switched to AT-5 Spandrel and IR searchlight implemented.

Cuba is still using the BRDM-1 for scouting as well.

1,100 T-55 in service in Cuba today, great part in conservation. T-54 is upgraded to T-55AM standard and T-55 is modernized according to Russian programs, with complementary armour, laser equipment, new fire control systems, to the T-55AMV version.

Cuba infantry use AK-74 rifles and some units such as the frontier corps still use AKM. AKS-74U Carbine is used by their paratroopers. RPG-7 is RPG-7V today in Cuban armed forces where the older RPG-7 is found in the hands of their reserv and militia groups.

Anti-Tank guns T-12 is in Cuban inventory they got the Soviet MT-12. 2A29/MT-12 Rapira which features a new smoothbore gun, the 100 mm 2A29 gun, as well as a redesigned carriage and gun-shield to protect the crew from machine gun fire and shell splinters.

Their Mi-24D attack helicopters is also fully operational and is not the same version as in WINSPMBT that is the older version Mil-Mi 24.

Countries that would be great to have added is of course

* South Ossetia
* Georgia
* Venezuela

Many thanks in advance you guys are the best of the best. A decade with the same game and it is only getting better.

Keep up the good work.


shilka77