As I just got home and we have an early start in the morning for wedding, I'll be brief.
1. It is now known that the DDR wasn't assigned a ground support role until the 1980's. When asked if 1980 was viable it generated no response next door and considering the back and forth, trust me, they would've indicated if there was a problem there. This then by definition means the LSK/LV only ground attack capable aircraft were the MiG-23BN and Su-22M-4. I have an LSK/LV OOB that has been verified as good dating to the early mid eighties. See below...
http://www.topedge.com/panels/aircra.../kraft/nva.htm
2. What's it wash on this info? Basically I see every jet type going back to the MiG-15 being deleted with the above two being the exception for the basically last ten years the DDR was around.
3. Based on the weapons available to both the MiG-23BN and Su-22M-4 we most certainly and increase the ground attack configurations of both types to at least five or six different UNIT types each.
4. The MiG-21M/UM RECON question (Again refer to the above ref.) I'll leave to Don, however based on the game turn cycle etc. I feel these wouldn't be added since they were photo recon birds and I believe that topic was addressed once before anyway.
5. Clearly now it should be apparent to everyone (Nationalistic feelings aside.) that if every country in the Warsaw Pact was submitted to the same treatment the DDR is now getting most would see the same things happen to their Air Forces of the Soviet era to include some NATO countries as well during that time period. Simply the Soviets ran the show to what equipment it got and how it would be used.
All of the above has been discussed next door, I've already posted the sight a couple of times so have at it if you want. I will tie all this up in a neat bundle hopefully early next week and yes of course there are all those
"pesky" refs. But this weekend is about old shipmates, families, CINCLANTHOME and certainly not work. For those celebrating it have a great and
SAFE Labor Day weekend and don't burn the steaks!! To everyone else HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!
Regards,
Pat
P.S. I guess I missed on the
brief part again!?!
