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Hi, been playing this game since 1999, just signed up on these forums.

A few things on the T-54/55

unit 006 T-54-1, uses icon 193 which is some light tank, much too small. Also weapon slot 4 is a fixed fender mounted mg, it really should have max range 5 hexes, acc 0 or similar.

unit 012, T-55A, These tanks got the TKD-1 'newa' laser rangefinder so rangefinder 22 is okay, but why is the FC 10 as opposed to FC 7 on unit 11 and 12 and 5 on unit 9. Is this meant to be the Volna FCS. I don't think so as I am pretty sure Volna is the FC 20 on unit 14 the T-55 AM. If so, what are the upgrades that are modeled ?

Does anyone know when Volna equipped tanks were put into service ? It is very confusing as 1970 and 74 modernization of T-55A are referred to as T-55 AM, being a modernization of T-55 A (SP units 11-13), but that designation is also used for the much later Ob'yekt 155AM which is unit 14 in SP v5.0. Sources attribute both vehicles to being the first to have Volna, being introduced in either 74 or 84, or some time in between. V 5.0 has it in 84, I think, but that may be just be becuase 84 is also the entry date for the Bastion ATGM and there is no non bastion equipped Volna tanks in this OOB (unless it is unit 13 with FC 10, but I don;t think so). Any help would be most appreciated.

Also, I am wondering about the night vision on these tanks, my understanding is that active IR equipment was only really introduced in 59, (TPN-1-22-11 IR day-night sight, with Luna illuminator' so in that case units 06 and 07 should have Vision<20. T-55A had TVN-1 drivers IR periscope ~400 meter range but I don't think it had a night sight. T-54-1 had no NV at all, at least that is what I think, so unit 06 should have vision 0 ?