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Old November 22nd, 2016, 06:58 AM

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Default Re: Finland OOB 10.1

Just when I thought I had done my homework before writing about the changes in weaponry FDF drops this shell:
http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2016...29469_uu.shtml

Finnish reports to OSCE had been under the true numbers for FGs. For example in 2014 Finland had reported zero 152mm FGs but in 2016 numbers they list 24 of them. This is because the treaty does not include the navy strength and some of the equipment was under navy control as coastal defense batteries. Quoting the article: "The military leadership was mostly fooling the civilians; that is, researchers, politicians and the general public, who are forced to rely on the OSCE public notices as the only source of information."

152 K 89 (2A36) will probably need an extension to what has previously been written in the light of this new information.
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