Re: Polish OOB2 corrections/suggestions (v.6)
186 Daimler Dingo [scout veh] - received in "early 1942" (1/43).
Specifications should be corrected like in the British OOB: crew 2(now 4), size 2(3), weight 10(0).
Radio should be 90 or 92 - it was most common.
Was its Bren, normally shooting through a slot in armour, really an AAMG? The vehicle doesn't seem to have any AA mounting, so it would have to be fired "from hand" (same for the British OOB).
187 Ironside Mk.III [scout veh] - should be named Humber LRC III. The armament was Bren AAMG (now: .30 AAMG) and it had smoke mortar. Crew was 3 (4). It has weight 0.
It would be good to give it a new icon (also to the British ones - now it is like Humber Scout car).
They were used by the Polish in a small quantity - according to Magnuski, only "towards the end of the war" (no precise info when), and rather they weren't used in combat.
As scout vehicles, also Otters were used by one unit in Italy (#125 from Canadian OOB) - in 11/43 until the end (radio=91).
cavalry tanks
202 Cromwell VII [cavalry tank] - according to Magnuski, Cromwells with 75mm guns were received probably around 6/44 (now 3/44), and they were first of all Cromwell IV model.
The Cromwells were used from 1/44 for training - but they were probably 6pdr Cromwells I or III, that could be added (until 5/44)
There were also used CS Cromwells VI with 95mm howitzers, that should be added (class eg. 104 CS cruiser tank). For sure they were received as replacements by 9/44 - it isn't clear, if there were none before that date.
Formations 147, 148 Recce Tank Trp /Sqdn should be modified according to a first date of availability.
In Recce Tank Sqdn there were only 4 troops (renamed to platoons) - their number was reduced due to low personnel.
There should also be two CS tanks in a squadron - there could be made additional entry of Cromwell IV unit as CS tank, before advent of Cromwells VI (it shouldn't be much problem, if in 1-5/44 there will be ordinary 6pdr Cromwells and support 75mm ones)
From 11/44 there should be used Challengers in Recce Tank Sqdn - they were used as a fourth platoon (in 1945 at least), so we'll need a new Squadron.
Unit 546 Challenger [gun tank] should be reclassified as 123 Cruiser Gun tank, so that it is not mixed with Fireflies.
misc
189 Cdo Support - better picture is 553, showing 2in mortar
193 Commando Sniper - it uses anachronistic 1939-era picture. Maybe it should be changed to standard British sniper 12113 (which in turn could be changed to SMLE with a scope - now it's probably newer rifle taken from SP2). Or maybe it could be 30570 (used for 175 Para Sniper)
210 Para Support,
725, 726 3in Mortar - picture 56 of a generic (Soviet) mortar should be replaced with 3in, eg. 601 or 21150
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