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Don,
I guess I was more out of it then I thought. In the MBT section the second A1. should read A2.. This is to avoid confusion with the below para. Also A4. should also read A3.
Had made some changes to better consolidate the inputs and forgot to re-letter the section. Feel free to fix if you have that ability. Hittin the rack.

Regards,
Pat

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All,
A quick note, it seems that the defencenews.com site after changing to it's new look did not link their older articles to their archive system. The affect of this is of course that basically anything used as a ref before ~ August appears to be useless including most off this last Patch Post. Any saved articles off the current site seem to be "recalled" without any problems thus far. Sorry for any inconvenience just noticed this issue a short time ago while researching some items for my next submission. Not seeing any problems with the army-techonlogy.com site in this area as they've just upgraded their site a couple of days ago. So it's not your computers.

Regards,
Pat

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Don,
In regards to MBT Post #151 OPLOT to Thailand, I intend to move forward with it. As reported the contracts were formally signed about a month ago, this next ref provides me with the contract dates I needed will use JAN 2012 or JUN 2012 which ever you like best, closeout for the contract is 2013. Total units 49. Will be on my next patch post (#2).
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product4221.html

Click on note for COMBAT missile shell, Thailand is getting them as well.

Got to get ready for the daughters wedding rehearsal, have a great weekend!!!

Regards,
Pat

[DRG]

The code is set up to circle and area and fire into it. That's it

Don

[Suhiir]

They certainly circle the target hex and fire into it, and given the number of weapons on the aircraft and the number of times they fire one would expect them to obliterate everything in the target hex. Sadly this has not been the case in my experience. I used them several times in Vietnam era scenarios and counted myself lucky if they caused one or two casualties to a squad and only recall a single instance where one destroyed a vehicle. But as with anything I'm sure others have seem them decimate regiments single-handedly.

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Don,
To be clear...
1. Target hex orbit circle cannot be expanded out 200 meters around the hex.

2. Can only attack one target per turn while on the game screen.

3. Will have to rethink options for submission to include at the extreme recommending deletion based on normal operational orbit while attacking targets which is at ~5NM. There are other enhancements I can move forward with though as well. But I like them.

Suhiir,
It is my understanding that the 7.62mm twin Gatling guns carried on AC-47 "Puff the Magic Dragon" could drop a round every square foot along it's "run line" a few feet deep/wide. Things got better with the more capable AC-119 SHAWDOW and STINGER gunships leading to SPECTRE. Basically "Pops" and his friends @ the VFW were grateful to be able to have fond memories of some of what "Puff" did in the field over there, and are my reference for how effective they were at removing small trees, bushes and mowing down the grass and anything that moved in it. I guess based on that it's almost the perfect yard maintenance tool (Though expensive!) and will keep that annoying neighbor in check as well!?! Anyway might need to rethink these a little on target effectiveness. Can see Jets and Planes already slipping into the abyss of next year.
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...shdwphl003.htm
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...shdwphl008.htm
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...shdwphl055.htm
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...shdwphl056.htm
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...stgrphl003.htm
http://www.ac-119gunships.com/scrapb...stgrphl006.htm


Enjoy!

Regards,
Pat

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Don,
This is at your leisure to answer, just something I "stumbled upon", is there a difference between the
Rifled 100mm D10T Ro95 game carried on Romania's TR-85M1 NATO upgraded tank vs Rifled 100mm A308? This pertains to UNITS 17 & 18. Also I can thus far find no reference to a MK II type as Unit 18 represents pending further investigation on my part. For everyone else here's one of my refs to show the tank in question which is a highly modified T-55 brought up to NATO standards with exception of the main gun.
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/tr85m1.htm
Pic:


Regards,
Pat

[DRG]

Yes, 100mm D10T Ro95 = 100 mm A308 gun

Yes, 100 mm A308 gun is an adaption of the M1977 gun

Yes I will be looking into the stats for both as one or both may need adjusting





Don

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About ERA, a quick question do you differentiate between the various types out there, to include also NERA and SLERA types?
My thinking is simply this, if I know the type would it be useful to you for me to add it as a ref (Or two.) and in the write up to any MBT/APC or even MRAP submitted? Of course I would do this for NO ADDITIONAL COST! For instance NERA is what will be on the ARJUN MK II.

For others some background info below;
http://defense-update.com/features/d...tive-armor.htm

Where NERA at the time of this article would rate about a 3 or 4 in ERA qualities only in 2004 today with technical advances made since it would today rate be closer to 6 or 7 GENERALLY speaking.

Regards,
Pat

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Pat..... there is early ERA ( <10 ) and advanced ERA >9 and that is it. We generally increase the number of charges for "more advanced" types so the Arjun Mk II in the current working set of OOB's has an 18 ERA rating

Don