Now to serious business...
Do we care about
at this time about a German
M-48 based mine clearing etc. piece of equipment?
It's for the Ukraine and is already confirmed as in country as operational. I haven't verified it's in the German OOB however I seem to think I came across it as a player and for "
work" purposes.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe..._vehicles.html
I believe it can wait but that's your call.
To the
AMX-10RC EVERYTIME someone posts an article on this for the Ukraine
they are posting a picture of the AMX-10RCR WHY?
I'm really seeing too much evidence to support the
latter vice the former.
Around
460 AMX-10RC vehicles were built and put into service between
1979-1980. In
2000 the contracts were signed to upgrade the AMX-10RC to the
AMX-10 RCR to meet the real threats from Russia but
mostly to address the
RPG/ATGW threats from their own combat experiences. Around
260 units were built based on attrition and foreign sales in the
20 years the
AMX-10RC already served up to
2000.
Also, that newer round for the
AMX-RCR has an effective range
1200m against "
heavy" tanks and
2200m against
NATO standard Triple Heavy Targets.
Reference 1. They are at a
minimum of 2 months out before delivery. But also note like with the other articles posted that's a
AMX-10RCR in the picture AGAIN.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe..._2_months.html
Reference 2. This is
indictive from others concerning the transition from "
RC" to "
RCR". It also has a picture of a
PROPER AMX-10RC. And as taken from the below,
"The first AMX-10 RCs entered service in
1979, and the vehicle has cemented the French Army’s love for wheeled tank destroyers.
In 2000, the RCs were upgraded to the Renové (Mine-that's the "R" in the RCR.) standard and are expected to
remain in service until 2020-2025, at which point they
should be replaced by the EBRC Jaguar (Mine-France just got the first 16 by Dec 2022. Not operational yet.) ."
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldw...-10-rc-rcr.php
The
RCR is not in the
French OOB.
I see a fix for it plus I also see
1- or 2-unit deletions.
Why I'm not surprised but given the dates, this issue is
another of many that got in the game I've already uncovered of the years (
AMBRAMS comes to mind right now.)
BEFORE Andy and Don continued the game.
Finally I don't mean this in a "
vindictive" manner, however, who cares that the Ukraine captured
ONE T-90S?
ORNX (Good to see they're keeping out.) is reporting
2 destroyed and 1 captured. The value here is "
They're robbing Peter (Foreign Customer.) to pay Paul (The Battlefield.)" result loss of money for Russia a good thing.
Now to the player 1. I hope you've been paying attention to the posts concerning the weapons slot and other issues affecting the game "
architecture" at this time.
2. Based on that and having to
ONLY choose between the Russian
T-90A or the
lesser capable T-90S WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
On my Russian capture list based on the data we have and the minimum standard I spelled out in the
Patch Thread (2+1) I can safely say the Ukraine can and has fielded the T-90A.
That's the one I'd pick (OK have picked.) between the two.
A song from around '83-'84 comes to mind right now from
Franky goes to Hollywood "RELAX" we all need to do that right now afterall "War is Hell." at least currently in our world.
And please before someone thinks it or says it, I make no light of the
real thing anywhere in the World. My Dad served in three wars up until he
retired in Dec 1969 after 28 years, and his one wish for my brother and I were "
I hope you boys will never have to see the horrors I did in war when you grow up. "
So, on that "
Cheery" note "
RELAX" that song though
is making me have this urge to take a shower for some reason!?! 
alright it feed that urge also.
Regards,
Pat
