obat66 Sweden

[Backis]

wulfir said:
True, but I think it would be cool to add/expend some other pre 1990 formations as well - brigade/battalion recon, engineer company, local defence/territorial/ värnkompni etc.

I agree, the disappearance of Recon formations from the obat are hard to understand. F e the mech units have organic recon that right now drive around in bv206 and tgb11/13, and in the future will use a mix of those and bv208/209 and ptgb6 (Alvis RG-32) that aren't represented. All mot/mech infantry and recon should also be available dismounted. Other units also retain recon formations, usually a company for the individual batallions I believe.

värnkompni

I think that Driftvärnet has been thoroughly disbanded if thats what you're referring to.

[wulfir]

Backis said:
värnkompni

I think that Driftvärnet has been thoroughly disbanded if thats what you're referring to.

Hmm... from what I understand vkomp was meant to man various fortifications/defence installations, in a pretty static role.

Mostly older cadres etc local misfits, not held in particulary high regard by the "field army".

Doubt they are in existance now with the dismantling of the invasion defence.

[Backis]

wulfir said:
Hmm... from what I understand vkomp was meant to man various fortifications/defence installations, in a pretty static role.

Mostly older cadres etc local misfits, not held in particulary high regard by the "field army".

Doubt they are in existance now with the dismantling of the invasion defence.

Then you weren't refering to driftvärn at all.

These formations could already be considered as being present through the various fortifications themselves and the "aux infantry" type formation, right?

[wulfir]

Backis said:
These formations could already be considered as being present through the various fortifications themselves and the "aux infantry" type formation, right?

I guess... what is the aux infantry? Home Guard...?

[Backis]

Technicians, mechanics, pencil pushers, depot guards. Armed non-combat enlisted. You know, "malajer"!

[IanWilliams]

Keep working Backis, the Swedes are already my favorite high tech foe for the long campaign.

Does anyone know what the story is with unit #414 Bkv 151. As far as I can tell it is the only 155mm SPA with a ROF >4.

[Backis]

The worlds biggest machinegun.

Burst rate of fire was a whopping 14rds in 45sek

Its "real" designation is bandkanonvagn 1, or bkan 1 for short (models ranging from A to C)

Only drawbacks, they cost an arm and a leg and weighed a ton (well, 53 metric tons actually...).

Pretty impressive for a sixties design IMO.

http://www.pansarmuseet.se/bkan1.htm