North Korea error report

[Marcello]

Formation 53: O/M Rocket Bn
Formation 110: SP-Rocket Bn
Initial availability date changed to 1/1954

According to all sources I have seen so far BM-13s were not made available before or in the early phase of the war; the ones employed later were probably under chinese, rather than korean, control. I would suggest pushing at least the Bn sized formations to 1/1954. The rest can be left as they are for the time being.

Unit 78: 12cm Mortar Sec
Currently it is not available in the game during the korean war. I suggest changing the initial availability date of formation n. 114 Hvy Mortar Pl to 2/1948 in order to address this.

Unit 310: Rifle Section
M38/44 Carbine in slot 3 replaced by weapon n. 6 PPSh-41 (to represent squads with mixed SMG/rifle armament)

Unit 583 Ch'onma-Ho IV
ERA deleted from the hull, front hull HEAT armor increased from 33 to 35

On further examination there are no ERA (if it is ERA) bricks on the hull. The armor increase to 35 would offer some protection against basic LAW. It seems reasonable that it would be designed to resist against low end enemy antitank weapon if feasible.

Unit 25
1) Icon changed to n. 3430 (a reasonable close proxy)
2) Weapon n. 155 Susang Po replaced with weapon n.128 9M313 Igla-1 (AP rounds replaced with HE)
3) Weapon n. 106 125mm D81T 00 in slot 1 replaced by weapon n. 102 125mm D81T 88 (safe bet that they are not using latest and greatest russian ammo)
4) Armor values reduced. Something along the lines of 40/50 (KE/HEAT) for front hull and turret and 20/25 turret side.
Based upon the tanks shown during the last parade.



Unit 26
It should be deleted.

Units 624-625: Chuch'e-Po
Icon changed to their proper n. 3607

Units 279-633-634 170mm Koksan
The rate of fire should be standardized, preferebly lowered to 2 as already is in unit 634.
ROF is reported as 1-2 rounds every five minutes by most sources. Slower than the sustained rate of fire of a M107, but then again the range is greater and so probably the charge.

Unit 361: Reserve Section
1) M38/44 Carbine in slot 2 replaced by 7.62mm DPM LMG
2) Final availability date restricted to 12/1980

Units 106-107 VTT-323
Speed could be lowered to 23 in line with the other VTT-323 units.

Unit 487-491: BRDM-2
FC could be increased to 2

Formation n. 17 SPG Platoon
The number of units should be reduced to two.
Source: North Korean Artillery, Interrogation Report, Nov 1951

Unit 486 BTR-40 and formation 36 Recon Platoon
I suggest initial availability dates to be pushed forward to 1/1954.
North Korea did not get its first APCs until the war was over.
Source J. Bermudez.

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Done

Don

[Marcello]

This should deal with most of the remaining issues as far ground units go. Next and last post will deal with the air units, plus whatever item I overlooked.

Weapon n. 7: AKM it could be renamed AK-74
The north koreans have mass produced a copy of the AK-74. The units currently using weapon n. 7 would be the ones likely to be issued it in real life too.

Weapon n.124 from the Russian OOB 40mm GP-25 GL grenade launcher could be added.



Unit 443: Para Lt Inf Sqd
AKSU-74 SMG in slot 4 replaced by GP-25 GL

Unit 442
1) AKSU-74 SMG in slot 4 replaced by weapon n.18 RPG-7
2) PKM LMG in slot 2 replaced by weapon n. 14 5.45mm RPK SAW

Units 450-451: Para Scouts
I would suggest the LMGs in slot 2 to be replaced with weapon n.1Sniper rifle as it would be a more suitable weapon for a recon team.

Formation 126 and 130 Red Guard
Initial availability date changed to 1/1959. The organization was founded that year.
Source: “Communism in Korea” Robert A. Scalapino, Chong-Sik Lee

Unit 394: Red Guards
1) Weapon 11 7.62mm RPD LMG added in slot 4
2) Initial availability date changed to 1/1990

Unit 393: Red Guards
1) AK-47 in slot 1 replaced by weapon n. 4 SKS Carbine
2) Weapon 10 7.62mm DPM LMG added in slot 4
3) Initial availability date changed to 1/1980

Unit 375 Amphibian Infantry
1)Weapon n. 13 7.62mm PKM LMG in slot 2 replaced by weapon n.14 5.45mm RPK SAW
2)Weapon n. 13 7.62mm PKM LMG in slot 3 replaced by GP-25 GL

Unit 239 GAZ Jeep from OOB 11 might be added, for flavor

The MRL variant of the VTT-323 could be added. It could be created in the following manner.
1)Create a clone of unit n. 105 Type 85 Susang
2) Class changed to n. 137 SP Rocket Launcher
3)Weapon n.203 107mm Rocket added in slots 2 and 3, 18 HE rounds per slot (one load + one reload)
4)Name changed to VTT 107mm MRL or something similar.

Unit n.105 Type 85 Susang icon could be then changed to n. 3428, as slighty more suitable for the ATGM carrier. It would also help to distinguish from the MRL variant.

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Another Sunday in North Korea.

Done

Don

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Originally Posted by Marcello

The MRL variant of the VTT-323 could be added. It could be created in the following manner.
1)Create a clone of unit n. 105 Type 85 Susang
2) Class changed to n. 137 SP Rocket Launcher
3)Weapon n.203 107mm Rocket added in slots 2 and 3, 18 HE rounds per slot (one load + one reload)
4)Name changed to VTT 107mm MRL or something similar.

That unit has already been added as part of the re-organization of MRL units in the game ( there's a new Icon for it as well as all the rest of the NK VTT's )

ALL on map MLR's will have one full launch based on the existing half load in two slots we have now. All off map MLR have two salvoes but it's not going to be divided in four slot's any longer which made ROF weird as virtually all platoons are made of three vehicles not four so we won't be dividing the number of rockets carried by three vehicles into four slots for off map units like we did in the past which made for some very, very confusing ROF's

That NK unit I do not believe is intended to be used as artillery to fire out of LOS but used as direct fire support and that's the way I have it set up as a Hvy APC with the first three slots carrying 3 rockets per slot which will mean it can support infantry in direct LOS with three rockets per shot ( or a human player could shut two down to allow one rocket per shot )

Don