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Old February 10th, 2014, 08:21 PM
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Don,
You'll get no argument out of me. I feel done. But a lot of ground was covered elsewhere this year also especially in the APC world. It was a productive year equipment wise. If any issues come up with this last input let me know. Otherwise like everyone else, I'll look forward to the Patch to see what you and Andy have come up with. In the meantime I can always count on India too keep me busy...
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
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Pat, I was burnt out 4 weeks ago. I don't even want to THINK about OOB's for about a half year. This year has been the worst grind in 16 years of doing this. I just want to get through your list then spend the next few weeks looking things over so today was the last day for new things for both games no exceptions.

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Understand. I should send you a "care package" of some good Belgium Brew that seems to help "set me right" now and again!?!

Only six more to go!?!

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I'll take partial responsibility for making this year a "worst grind".
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Well it isn't a funeral; Don and Andy enjoy the break. It's well desevered after all these years of dedicated work. But I can't wonder if someone isn't sending me a message as well. Got back from vacation over the weekend, get on the computer, it's coming up and crashs hard. I lost the OS and everything associated with it. Including years of past and future game data. So even with a very good UPS and surge protector it's still no defense against Mother Nature. The upside is the machine will be leaner and meaner and by dumping the partition so I could rebuild the OS etc. I might've even gotten rid of a virus or other malware or two also-who knows!?! Fortunatly I can see most of it in my minds eye and the pressures off now. My focus will be the 2014/2016 Campaign and less on the news-afterall the minds eye is still perishable data. And that starts shortly. I will search the threads for items like the Hornet/Sea Hornet as those are the things I like to take on and as I have a "World OOB" view of the game I'll just post it here if alright when the time is right.

Lesson here is to turn the computer off and unplug it if your not home to answer the UPS warning to shut down your system. So ends that debate of do you leave it on or turn it off. That's the consumer tip of the day.

So again Don and Andy enjoy your time to sort out your lives and take the time to smell the roses.

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Don,
Obviously we have all the time in the world for the two items I have a question about below-let's just say you get real bored one day before you feel the need to respond. Besides I'm slowly thinking about starting my lists soon to catch up on the items I've let go by for the last three years or so on some equipment. I'm still recovering data lost to my computer issue of this past winter. Anyway...Do you see a need for the following to pieces of equipment? I will provide a brief reason why to consider each however I'm not going to expend too much energy on them at this time as noted above.
First up the Russian BTR-82AM designed for use by the Russian Marines. It's set up would be similar to the BTR-82A w/30mm cannon we put into the game for the 2011/2012 patch. It is fully amphibious and Russia claims and the ref below says it can operate/be deployed from dozens of miles from sea.
Availability: Now. It's another "nail in the coffin" for the BTR-80 series.
Who benefits: Not knowing what game loaded maps (I understand options exist i.e. Map Gen.) are currently available for Russian amphibious assaults; impact for the normal player and AI is nominal. This would on the surface of it would benefit the designer folks most in amphibious assaults for campaigns or scenarios I feel.
Issues: Easy to copy the BTR-82A to make this unit and would give the Russian Marine units a dedicated IFV. The slot issue is the real concern here. Would I give up a slot for this vs. the ARMADA, no though I have a certain jet in mind that really needs to go away I've been beating you up about for the last four years or so. But Russia is getting a upgraded version of the PANTSYR also within the next two years or less as well. Unless you see another way, though I like this UNIT, at the same time I can see this more as being added in the final 2020/2021 Patch to close out the game if slots allow. If a solution to the slot issue presents itself earlier, then we should take a look at it sooner.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2...les_06051.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/russi..._pictures.html


Finally the Oerlikon Skyshield ground-based short-range air defense system.
Availability: Now.
Who benefits: Everyone. To include the three countries using it. This is a very sophisticated system and at least for South Africa and Indonesia probably one of their most advanced, at least, short ranged AA/SAM systems.
Issues: None concerning the slot issue for the current user countries. Workload in creating the units and at my end the normal research especially in determining the means of transport each country uses for the firing units.
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I'm ready to start work here to clear my bookmarks out and give my brain a rest from years old data I kept after my former PC crapped out on me a couple of times. I've put off equipment to take care of the priority needs of the "major" OOB's, now it's time to catch up the less or smaller ones a little such as Iran, Iraq, S. Korea and Brazil to name just a few. I'll try a pace of one or two items every couple of days.

1. Don I will change the format of the my submissions still within the "home" thread titles but separate the page into sections of ADD, Modify (Weapons, TI/GSR etc.), CHANGE (Now being more administrative in nature I.E. dates, crew size etc.) and DELETIONS in the order you wish otherwise I'll leave as shown here. Also no longer will I use those terms for each single item as I've done in the past, it should save both of us some time. Synopsis will still be done as normal, I'll try better to keep too main points and maybe be briefer. OK, I hear everyone already laughing, but, I'll give it a try anyway. Any other modifications you want let me know here please.

2. Finally we've had a real good history of getting equipment in that some forum members had asked me to look into and submit to Don. We're thus far at a 100% inclusion rate thus far. So again thank you for the requests and of course to Don for getting them in there. So I'm open to them again however, you need to provide me with a start point that I can build on. This offer ends on 25 September. You'll know where to put them shortly.

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Alright before I start, we have a lot of new or more active folks in the forum since I last put anything in here. So please, before anyone else decides to post a response here, I would urge you to Read the following first...
Post #1 Pg. 1, if still unsure, Post #121 Pg. 13 and finally Post #182 Pg. 19. THANK YOU!! This is where Don and I "hash it out" or he just plain "challenges me". But also where Andy can chime in as he sees fit, should he desire. All you have to do is just read anything Don has responded in here too understand the relationship going on here. I kind've touch on it in Post #180 Pg. 18. For my small contribution to the game over the years I wouldn't have it any other way. I've noticed when "life" was kicking us around and Don and Andy got a little better hold of their situations and came back sooner than I but, Don still entered some equipment I had only posted on, I'll just leave it at that.

Now for the business at hand which I hope will be addressed for the 2017/2018 Campaign or following one. For everyone else when I'm done here this portion will be copied over to the MBT Thread for anyone else to comment on as they see fit.

Don,
I need no specific answer to this issue anytime soon, I have to give this some more serious thought myself as well. Really just focus as I know Andy and you are on giving us the best Patch you can. Platitudes are now done...

Essentially probably the two best Heavy MBT's out there are the M1A2 SEP 3 and the LEOPARD 2A7+ (With the updated ATTICA FCS) which I had proved the Germans do have when I found and posted the results of that search in the MBT Thread.

My concerns of equipment really reached it's height at the time concerning the submission of the M1A2 SEP 2 in Post #123 (Item A1 under the MBT section) & #128 on Pg. 13 the concerns dealt with the significant advances in ammo that had outstripped the capabilities of the TI/GSR optics fitted to the FCS's at the time. You'll find an interesting quote that makes the point very well for me in Post #123 as noted above. And of course the "The 700lb. Gorilla" in the room is addressed as well concerning map sizes, play-ability etc. that just can't be ignored. We would settle on TI/GSR 50. I also started bringing up the fact we're going to have "winners and losers" out here sorry but, that's the price of technology and who's willing and MORE IMPORTANTLY can afford it in the form of R&D.

So now we move on...
I posted the following and if Don acted on it from some my posts or otherwise I'm happy to see it in that would be USA UNIT 538 M1A2 SEP 3 TI/GSR 60 (And I strongly feel LEOPARD 2A7+ should be on par or @ TI/GSR 55 min.), I think that's exactly where that particular tank should be. For planes equipped with SNIPER or any similar pod that's nothing (I've posted video in you can guess where, that shows a jet ~40NM out looking like from the camera it's almost hovering on top of the targets.) as they would say "the skies the limit" but that'll never work for land equipment. LOS will always put limits on land equipment and we have to maintain some sense of proportion within the game as well to keep things on an "even keel".

We move on to the other "700lb. Gorilla in the room" the USA isn't sitting on it's laurels, that's right, and can you guess what's coming!?! Yup, the M1A2 SEP 4, what I'll be thinking about independently is...

1) Do we push the envelop on TI/GSR to say 65?

2) Is there enough room in the other associated FCS's sub systems that can be improved upon?

3) Can the ammo be improved upon as the AIM round is now available and the new Kinetic round is being tested now for this tank to possibly increase hit % and PEN % etc.

4) Still might be an armor issue but, still looking into this.

5) Or a sensible combination of some or all these elements?

6) And finally and most importantly what makes sense for the game.

So right now that's what I'm thinking about. Also take note how quickly they moved from the V2 to the V3. I believe we will definitely see this tank available before games end and sooner than expected based on DOD increased budgets and what Russia and China do over the next couple of years as they test our new "CIC".

At your leisure if I missed a point of concern you wish me to further consider as well, please do so and post it here if you will. Otherwise until LATER this year, I'll consider this matter closed for now.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/unite..._11610155.html
http://www.armyrecognition.com/febru..._11302171.html


Something else I'm TRACKING...
http://www.janes.com/article/64383/a...me-takes-shape


And again, Andy and Don thank you for all the hard work, and I'm looking forward to the Patch when released.

Regards,
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