Suggestions for OOB 39 Romania

[DRG]

Originally Posted by CarpathianDragon

Hello everybody. I have a few suggestions for the Romanian OOB, some fixes and additions.



- Add Paratroopers (Section,Platoon,Company) / Remove Airborne Mountain

Romania fielded three paratrooper brigades during the Cold War, downsized to one after 1989 and finally disbanded in 2005 with two battalions still active.

Also, AFAIK, Romanian mountain troops are not trained for airmobile operations,while the paratroopers themselves despite their name are primarily meant to use helicopters (IAR 330 Puma) rather than fixed wing aircraft.

OK, fair enough it would be nice to know WHEN Romania STARTED fielding the paras during the cold war 1960 ? 1950 ?? 1970 ???

A start date would be helpful.

Also.. "finally disbanded in 2005 with two battalions still active." means what ?? The para brigades have been disbanded? Brigades mean nothing in this game. All I need to know is there are companies still active and when they first became active.

Don

[CarpathianDragon]

The first Romanian para battalion was founded in November 1950 and the first regiment (the 60th) two years later.

Today the 60th still exists but it is a battalion, NATO accession downsizing.

Also, the An-2 para transport is only available from 1954, so you could add the Li-2 available from 1950 to cover the gap.

Also, since we're on the subject,two more possible additions :

1) Romania does have a marine infantry battalion, the 307th, founded in November 1971 meant primarily for the Danube Delta defence purposes. Would that warrant an addition?

2) There is also a 1st Special Operations Battalion active since 2007, a possible candidate for Commando-class infantry.

Ah,one final thing. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and abolished conscription in 2007. Shouldn't these two factors bump Romania's base experience and/or morale up to 70 alongside the other NATO members?

Note that this is really a question,I don't want to come off as a kind of raving nationalist or anything.