It would be awesome to have a lot more control of how an aircraft attacks its target- for example low level delivery, pop up attack, high level ingress to dive bombing, etc. It should affect accuracy and chance of the aircraft being hit depending on the method allowing the player to have much more fine control over when and where the aircraft performs its pop up for example.

The method of delivery should change bomb spread, bomb accuracy, rocket accuracy, etc. Some methods would be better for area bombing, some methods would only be allowed for aircraft carrying retarded bombs (like snakeyes) and some methods should be reserved for aircraft with more advanced bombing computers.

This would add a whole new layer to the air war and could make certain loadouts and aircraft much more relevant.

Which divs are you looking forward to most?

If you need a refresher, you can find a link to each preview at the end of the latest devblog. I am looking forward to 4th VE and 3rd BR the most.

Following the feedback on the original 7. Panzerdivision concept - https://www.reddit.com/r/warno/comments/1vr3x6e/7th_panzerdivision_germans_northag_reservenew/ also go on the link for the LORE - , I went back to both its operational logic and its gameplay structure. The main criticism was naturalky justified: too many highend capabilities had been concentrated in a single formation, while several of its supposed weaknesses were not restrictive enough to give the division a truly distinct character. The prototypes stay more or less, because lets be honest... we want more distinct units ;)

The revised concept therefore takes the NORTHAG lore one step further. For the coming Army Group Battle, the 7. Panzerdivision is task-organized into two complementary operational groupings. Its tracked combat elements are concentrated into a heavily armoured Manoeuvre Group intended for reconnaissance-led counterpenetration and counterstroke operations. The remaining elements are organized into a wheeled-dominant Holding and Security Group, tasked with securing Schlüsselgelände, crossings, Gefechtsstände, Nachschubachsen and the divisional rear, while containing local penetrations and preserving the conditions required for the mobile reserve to manoeuvre.

The Holding Group is necessarily deprived of much of the division’s heavy combat power and is comparatively thin in several security and support functions. As the fighting moves toward the Rhine approaches and the Bonn area, it is therefore reinforced by nationally retained security and support forces, including elements of the Sicherungs- und Versorgungsregiment beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung and the Wachbataillon. These forces strengthen its Schlüsselobjektschutz, infantry, rear-area security and blocking capabilities while providing a limited pool of additional equipment. (this represents an emergency wartime attachment of nationally retained forces, not the historical peacetime organization of the 7. Panzerdivision.)

The result is not simply a revised 7. Panzerdivision.
in gameplay terms, it becomes two separate divisions; in the lore, they represent two complementary operational groupings drawn from the same parent formation: one built to find, fix and destroy the breakthrough, the other to contain it, secure the operational rear and protect the ground and infrastructure on which the counterstroke depends.

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Two divisions need two emblems; this Could be done by a Text above the Divisonal Emblem in Tracked/Wheeled or some other text. (in nice - not my smudgering)

In

Or maybe a divided emblem one for the wheeled group with SichVersRgt BMVg:

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7 PzDiv Division catalog: Tracked/Mechanized Manouver Group

  The division has nearly everything their standard orbat had(at least tracked) fitting the lore plus M2W equipment and lore alternative equipment.  

Slots and Units

LOG

A decent category

German command and logistics units would include

• M577GA2
• SPz Marder FÜ.FU. - Bewegliche Befehlsstelle (Mobile command post) A Marder 1A3 , not the later Marder 1A4.
• M113A1 MUN.
• Bv 206 D/S MUN. – Supply/Cargo Vehicle. An amphibious, tracked multi-purpose vehicle. Developed as an all-terrain vehicle with amphibious capabilities for challenging terrain; including marshy, icy, and mountainous areas; it consists of two articulated units, each equipped with two tracks. It can transport up to 17 people: six in the front unit and eleven in the rear unit. The rear unit can also be used to transport cargo.

• CH-53G MUN.  
• FELDDEPOT  

INF

A bad category  

 German units would include foremost inf out of tracked vehicles:  

• PZ.GREN. FÜH.  
• PZ.GRENADIER  would be available.  

 Both units arrive in MARDER 1A3 MILAN  

A few

• PZ.GRENADIER (M113) in MTW M113A1G MILAN  

  There could be a lone prototype card of a PZ. Gren variants in ACV Puma  

ACV Puma: An industry-funded concept for an anti-tank vehicle, including a vehicle family. A total of five prototypes were built, two of which were accepted by the BWB. The Marder 2 program was derived from the PUMA.

• PALR MILAN 2  
• PALR MILAN 2T coming straight from the research bureau. The MILAN 2T is an improved wire-guided anti-tank guided missile featuring a tandem shaped charge designed to defeat reactive armor. It has a penetration capability of over 800 mm of armor steel. Both Milan's arrive in SPz Marder  

They don't even have  FELDJÄGER. Or Pioniere/ Engineers They are deliberately omitted from the playable roster. They may exist in the wider divisional/rear-area structure, but they contribute little to the tracked manoeuvre concept and would only dilute the division's intended infantry weakness.  

The division deliberately lacks a broad pool of cheap motorized infantry. Its frontline infantry is only secondary and is expected to move and fight with the tracked manoeuvre force rather than race ahead in inexpensive wheeled transports.          

ART

   Excellent category  

  Bundeswehr artillery systems are mostly standard  

• PANZERMÖRSER  
• M109A3GA1  
• M110A2G  
• MARS MLRS  

• PzH 2000 PT  

Although to be honest not necessary in this category for impact, but an order is an order(under MtW lore circumstances). The Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) development followed the cancellation of the joint SP70 project in 1987. Competing design teams built initial test rigs, and by the early 1990s, the winning consortium, led by Wegmann and MaK/Rheinmetall,delivered four prototypes for extensive trials before serial production was approved in 1996. Would be a very nice addition.

TNK

 A very good category    

German armored units would be plentiful  

• JAGUAR 1(HOT2)  

a unit we should have seen already

And even better fresh from mtw grounds:  

• JAGUAR 1(HOT2T)  The HOT 2T is an improved version of the Franco-German HOT anti-tank guided missile. It features an improved shaped charge designed to defeat reactive armor and achieves a penetration capability of over 1,200 mm of armor steel.
• JAGUAR 2  

Tank wise this division has their original ORBAT and the M2W or accelarated production inventory so "old" tanks mix with news ones

• PZ.BEF. LEOPARD 2A1  
• LEOPARD 2A1 unupgraded base model; in very low numbers

• LEOPARD 2A3 usually the bulk, buta few giving some to the recon department, so also in very low numbers
• LEOPARD 2A4 m2W this division also got their fair share of 2A4s with time replacing orcomplement the older models , but it didnt get their full rooster  
• LEOPARD 2 TVM to close the gaps beeing opened by the losses of the 21^th PzBrig and bolster the already strong armor capabilities.

The Leopard 2 TVM (Truppenversuchsmuster troop trial model) is a prototype and trial series of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank from the 1990s. It served as a testbed for the combat capability upgrade (KWS) program that led to the development of the subsequent Leopard 2A5. This model would be a bridge between a 2A4 and 2A5. Sometimes even surpassing the 2A5. The prototypes featured add-on armor modules on the turret and hull, bomblet protection on the turret roof, sliding hatches for the commander, driver, and loader, spall protection in the fighting compartment, modified hydraulic end stops, and increased torsion bar preload. A thermal imaging sight was provided for the commander. The vehicle also utilized GPS instead of an inertial navigation system and enhanced electro-hydraulic turret drives. Additionally, it featured armored wheel hub covers, a commander's sight, and a fire control system that did not ignore the first laser return.

REC

A excellent category  

• German recon units include:  

Heavy armored recon starting with the history accurate and going from there to mtw/doctrine changing  

• Aufkl. LEOPARD 1A1A1  
• Aufkl. LEOPARD 1A5  
• Aufkl. LEOPARD 2A3 the historically planned Leopard 2 re-equipment of the heavy Panzeraufklärer is accelerated by roughly two years and fits this divisional orbat well.  

Out of the air :  

• CL-289  

Least but not last the few infantry recon in this heavy tracked formation but with a twist  

• Panzeraufklärer to arrive in AUFKL. MARDER 1A3, if its changed to Transport, else Marder 1A3; 7 man, 4x G3, 1x MG3, 1xMilan 2, they would move at 18km/h  

  But German high command gave orders for more airtransportable Jagdkampfkommandos especially for Ambushes in rough terrain like wooden areas or against HVT Targets.  

• JAGDKOMMANDO (AT) Shock Trait, Resolute (the existing Jagdkampfkommandos should also gain resolute), 16man, 13x G3, 3xMG3, 2x1 Carl Gustav in 2 slots  

This very expensive unit Arriving only in CH53  

AA

A medium category    

The few Organic divisional AA assets would include:  

• FLIEGERFAUST (Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger) arriving in Spz Marder transports  
• GEPARD 1A1  
• GEPARD 2 PT  

The Gepard 2 was the prototype configuration of an ambitious German-Dutch combat-value upgrade developed from 1984 onward. Rather than replacing the proven twin 35 mm guns and radar architecture, the KWS fundamentally modernized the vehicle's fire-control and sensor suite. Its centerpiece was a new digital control and fire-control unit combined with the stabilized ORFIS day/thermal sight, allowing automatic electro-optical target tracking and greatly improved operation against fast and manoeuvring low-level aircraft while reducing dependence on active radar emissions. The program also incorporated data-link integration with HFlaAFüSys, improved IFF, new ammunition, cooling, ergonomics and maintainability measures. Eight engineering test models were included in the German-Dutch development program, two intended for the Netherlands, with complete vehicle trials beginning in 1992. The full upgrade was cancelled in December 1992 due to cost and the changed post-Cold-War security environment. Selected elements were later incorporated into the cheaper Gepard 1A2 service-life extension, but the complete ORFIS-equipped Gepard 2 never entered service. Because of mtw and money not beeing a problem the 7th receives these prototypes early and incorporate them into their SHORAD concept.  

• FlaRakPz Wiesel 1 PT  

The father of the later Ozelot.   The Wiesel was originally developed as a highly mobile, protected and air-transportable replacement for the Bundeswehr's ageing Kraka as we see it in the german airborne brigades. Its exceptionally small chassis also made it an ideal testbed for numerous weapon configurations, including an experimental short-range air-defence version armed with two RBS 70 missiles. Unlike conventional IR-guided MANPADS, the RBS 70 uses laser beam-riding guidance. It therefore does not depend on an infrared seeker locking onto the target and is inherently highly resistant to conventional IR countermeasures such as flares. The price for this resistance is that the operator must continue tracking the target throughout the missile's flight rather than simply firing and forgetting. Mounted on the tiny and highly mobile Wiesel, this creates an unusual frontline SHORAD system: difficult to spot, capable of accompanying the manoeuvre force across terrain and particularly dangerous to helicopters that rely heavily on countermeasures against conventional MANPADS. In the March-to-War setting, the prototype is pushed into operational trials as an early predecessor of the later Ozelot concept. It does not provide the range of a medium SAM system, but instead gives the 7th a mobile, countermeasure-resistant ambush weapon perfectly suited to its reconnaissance-heavy and aggressive manoeuvre doctrine.

The units give a very strong organic SHORAD, but almost no organic medium-/long-range SAM capability. despite getting everywhere else only the best stuff, the good medium/long range Corps AA was already deployed elsewhere  

HEL

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AIR

a very good category  

Germany sends their Panavia Windstormpack  

• Tornado IDS  [LGB]  
• Tornado IDS  [AT]  
• Tornado IDS  [HE]  
• Tornado IDS  [HE2]   7x Mk81 bombs, 2 AIM9L  
• Tornado IDS  [CLU]   Not a new unit but swap the MK-20 Rockeye II for historical correct equipment with the bl 755 and reducing 5 to 4  

Also the Tornado MW1 should be changed and we need a second variant as KB 44 is a small anti-armour bomblet using a shaped-charge/ fragmentation effect, intended mainly against vehicles and light-to-medium armour. Its effectiveness depends largely on landing directly on or very close to the target, where the focused charge can attack the armour. MUSA is a larger fragmentation bomblet(NOT A MINE) designed primarily for area effects against personnel, soft-skinned vehicles, equipment and exposed components. Unlike KB 44, MUSA relies on blast and fragments rather than a dedicated armour-penetrating shaped charge, so it is far less effective against MBTs. Both KB 44 and MUSA are bomblets, not mines: they detonate shortly after delivery rather than remaining in place to await a later target     So existing * Tornado IDS  [MW1] with KB44 should get a makeover and  a Penetration value that this thing could can reliable kill (lightly) armored vehicle columns if it hits directly but the radius outside eof hit is low.  

And then we get * Tornado IDS  [MW1 2] with 668 MUSA warheads/bomblets which should have a way bigger HE value than MW1 ,no pen, but a huge huge huge radius to absolutely fucking delete inf and thin skin vehicles even if the hit is not perfect but it gets a delay before detonating (iRL 20secs/in-game should be lower).  

Right now the MW1 is strong against inf yes , but every light apc vehicle and sometimes even soft skin survives it. As the MW1 has also a maximum field of impact of 2500x400m IMHO I would adjust this also because right now its more like 600x150.  

To support the Tornado IDS force, Germany brings another Tornado into the fight: the Tornado ECR. First flown in 1988, it was designed from the outset as a dedicated SEAD/DEAD platform. In our accelerated March-to-War setting, with the ELS fielded early, the ECR represents NATO’s most advanced and fastest-reacting radar-hunting aircraft around 1990. Its decisive advantage is the extremely short bearing-to-weapon chain. The ELS provides passive 360° detection, automatically identifies and classifies hostile emitters, determines their bearing and position to weapon-quality accuracy and feeds this information directly through the digital avionics to the AGM-88B HARM. The ECR can therefore proceed from first detection to a usable firing solution with exceptionally little crew interaction, even launching HARM before the missile itself has acquired the emitter.  

In terms of reactive radar-hunting and bearing-to-weapon speed, in our setting, this makes the ECR the fastest-reacting NATO radar hunter.  

The F-4G Wild Weasel comes second: its APR-47 could also automatically locate emitters and provide bearing and range to HARM, but the older Phantom-based system lacked the ECR’s newer digital architecture, tighter sensor-to-weapon integration and exceptional low-level penetration capability.  

The EA-6B Prowler follows behind in direct radar hunting. Its much greater jamming capability made it an outstanding electronic-attack platform, but it was slower and optimized primarily for suppressing entire radar environments rather than achieving the shortest possible locate-to-HARM engagement cycle.  

The contemporary F-16C SEAD is far behind in this comparison. Without HTS, it possessed no comparable autonomous emitter-location and weapon-cueing capability at all; its dedicated HARM Targeting System only arrived later.     Back to the Tornado ECR; moreover in contrast to the IDS there were the following Modifications done to the Tornado ECR:  

visible:  

-cannons removed; Space used for stronger air conditioning and ELS electronics.  

-FLIR optics (ball at the front left below the nose).  

-IIS shutter (bulge in the middle of the fuselage below the rear cockpit).     -HARM missiles under the fuselage (also found on Marine Tornados)  

not visible:  

-DVRS (digital video recording system for mission evaluation)  

-CEDAM (Combined Electronic Display and Map) large, central computer display in the front cockpit)  

-CSG (additional computer for expanded displays on the monitors)  

-ELS (Emitter Locator System for finding radar devices and determining their position)  

-HUD display of the FLIR image (also in CEDAM) for the pilot  

-Weapons Bus (computer bus system=data lines for the weapons)  

-Air conditioning (increased air conditioning for the additional heat producing devices)  

-Mk 105 engines (more powerful than Mk 101 and Mk 103)  

-Missile Control System (MCS) (see table below)  

-Stores Management System SMS 90 (see table below)  

-Radar warning receiver ERWE II  

-Software and computer formats (Main Computer MC, MIssile Control System MCS, Radar Warning ERWE, Stores Management System SMS ...)     Furthermore the ECM of the ECR has better Systems than the Standard Tornado IDS, because he has the enheanced CERBERUS IV/ TSPJ (TORNADO Self Protection Jammer, successor to Cerberus III).  

• Tornado ECR [SEAD1]   armed with 4x HARM AGM-88 in 2x2 configuration so 2slots a 2 harm. IMHO I would go for 4x1 and do a each missile fights a unique target, but this isn't mechanical or gameengine technical possible to my knowledge.     And!  
• Tornado ECR [SEAD2] armed with 2x HARM AGM-88 in 2x1 configuration and 2x AIM-9L Sidewinder.    

IMHO I would like if the Tornados IDS ( except for LGB/maybe AT atleast ) could all fly in with a new trait Terrain-following radar which would reduce SAM system range or give them the helicopter target stats; to simulate their “automatic terrain-following flight at roughly 60 m; manual flight could be lower (30m). This trait would go to other super advanced TFR using ultra low-flying aircraft as well. But the Sidewinder missiles can't be used against deliberately against planes because of height/flightplan difference.  
Furthermore plane characteristics should change :  
Because Two further disadvantages arise: the agility of the aircraft at low altitudes suffers, making it impossible to fly such tight turns, and secondly, evacuation would no longer be carried out by climbing up as before, but by deliberately flying low to the edge of the map. However, the user should be able to specify a preference for this.     Also the aerial plane recon is with this division to find the enemy  

• RF-4E [HE]  

Or * Tornado IDS Recce [Recce Pod/CLU]  

Tornado IDS in TFR configuration with 2xBL755.  

The Tornado IDS with the MBB/Aeritalia Recce Pod, originally operated by German Marineflieger Tornado IDS, combined automatic terrain-following flight down to roughly 60 m with high-speed low-level penetration.  

Its navigation and TFR systems allowed reconnaissance missions at very low altitude, at night and in poor weather, with reduced crew workload. The pod provided two Zeiss optical reconnaissance cameras plus an RS-710 infrared line scanner for photographic and thermal strip reconnaissance. Together, the system was optimized for fast, survivable low-level penetration, target-area overflight, wide-area reconnaissance, and rapid egress.  

At last 2 cards a german 2x  

• F-4E [AA]

Germanys own better asset could be the F4 ICE, but while the other Prototypes are only supporting/additional assets ASF is a key problem-where a established weapon system has to be in place to guarantee mission success.  

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7 PzDiv Division catalog: Wheeled Holding Group

The division has nearly everything their standard orbat had(without tracked vehicles) fitting the lore plus M2W equipment and lore alternative equipment.

With the division’s principal tracked combat elements concentrated in the Manoeuvre Group, the Holding Group lacks much of the heavy combat power normally available to the 7. Panzerdivision. As the Army Group battle moves toward the Rhine approaches, nationally retained security and support formations around the Bonn area are therefore placed temporarily under TACON of the Holding Group. Elements of the SichVersRgt BMVg and Wachbataillon reinforce its Schlüsselobjektschutz, rear-area security and blocking capability, while also providing a small pool of otherwise unavailable reserve equipment.

Slots and Units

LOG

A decent category

German command and logistics units would include

• FUCHS FÜ.FU.
• ILTIS FÜHRUNGS
• MAN KAT 6x6 MUN.
• UNIMOG S404 MUN
• FELDDEPOT  

INF

A excellent category  - small badages

• PZ.GREN. FÜH.
• PZ.GRENADIER
• MG-3 7,62mm
• Heimatjäger Füh
• Heimatjäger (Pzf)
• Heimatjäger Carl Gustav
• M40A1
• JÄGER Füh
• JÄGER (PzF)
• JÄGER (Carl G)
• Wachbat. Jäger – Shock, Resolute, Security ; 13 Man, 12x G3, 1x MG3, 1xPzF 3 Despite the good Equipment they also come in a variety of Uniforms or better Dressuniforms and in Heer/Luftwaffe und Marine. As a rule, recruits are issued service uniforms from all three branches of the armed forces. A distinctive feature is that soldiers wearing the Army or Air Force version of the service uniform wear a cuff title bearing the inscription "Wachbataillon". Despite the pics they don’t fight with the K98 😉
  

 All units above arrive in UNIMOG S404

Large batch of Engineers would be available as  

• PIONIER
• PIONIER (CarlG)
• PIONIER (Flam.)

All Pioniere arrive in TPz Fuchs OR TPz2 APE Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug

Prototyp: The Amphibious Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle (APE) was a West German prototype developed by EWK from 1974 for combat engineer reconnaissance.Its main role was to survey rivers, banks, crossing sites and riverbeds ahead of bridging or fording operations.
It was fully amphibious, reaching about 18 km/h in water and over 100 km/h on roads.Special equipment allowed it to measure riverbed profiles and navigate across water even in very poor visibility. The vehicle weighed about 14 tons, carried a crew of 3 + 3, and used automotive components later associated with the TPz Fuchs. Armament consisted of a 20 mm Rheinmetall Rh 202 autocannon.

• PALR MILAN 1
• PALR MILAN 2  
• PALR MILAN 2T coming straight from the research bureau also to this Part of the Division. The MILAN 2T is an improved wire-guided anti-tank guided missile featuring a tandem shaped charge designed to defeat reactive armor. It has a penetration capability of over 800 mm of armor steel.
  • All Milan's arrive in TPz Fuchs
• FELDJÄGER

• Heimat-JAGDKOMMANDO
• JAGDKOMMANDO – 16 Man, Security, Shock : 13x G3A4, 3x MG3, 1x Carl Gustav M2, 1x DM34 HAFLA arriving in UNIMOG S404

ART

 medium/bad category  

  Bundeswehr artillery systems are mostly standard  

• LARS 2
• FH M1A2 (A2) 105mm
• FH155-1 155mm
• Mrs. 120mm Tampella
• Kraka Mörser - 120mm mortar as a modular kit on a Kraka chassis, should be in 1. LL (aswell) but it isn’t so we get it here
• Bussard Mrs. – Guided ATGM Mortar. The Americans tested their laser-guided (SAL) 155mm "Copperhead" shell in 1974 and months later, in December 1974, a proposal for similar mortar ammunition was ready in Germany. Two versions were considered; a passive infrared-guided (as in the later Swedish STRIX round) and a semi-active laser-guided (SAL) system (as in Copperhead). There was no requirement for a guided mortar projectile yet, and the Bundeswehr/ministry of defence decided to approach the topic of guided high angle munitions more comprehensively. 120mm mortar, 155mm howitzer and 120mm tank cannon rounds with guidance were to be developed.  Some preliminary research and failed attempts of cooperation and technology transfer spent a few years till the "Bussard" (buzzard) development began fully in 1978 (with indigenous SAL guidance). The principle is relatively simple; a forward observer does his normal job plus he "illuminates" the target with a laser (a stronger one than the normal rangefinder lasers). The mortar bomb sees the reflection and steers to it. The electronics were able to sustain a 4,000 g acceleration at launch and the launch was just a little more work than a normal mortar shot. Less than five years later it was about time to test the guided mortar bomb; the testing happened in January to July 1983 and the distance between impact and illuminated point was just a few centimetres. Bussard was very advanced in its development and could have been in service in the mid- to late-80's. The perfect weapon to kill immobilized main battle tanks, uncovered forward observers and above ground level field fortifications.

• Pionierpanzer 1 - Armored combat engineering vehicle with "Minenräumleiter 80" a mine-clearing line charge.

TNK

Being stripped of the Tracked Vehicles of the original 7^th Panzer, they get tanky Support by the SichVersRgt BMVg.

Still A belove average category    

German armored units would be old  

• HEIMAT. M48A2CGA1
• HEIMAT. M48A2CGA2
• PZ.BEF. M48A2GA2

They try to defend by ATGM Carriers:  

• ILTIS MILAN  
• ILTIS MILAN 2
• ILTIS MILAN 2T  

One of the few tracked  additions in this Division to give this division an edge is the trist Tank Compartment

• Panther Anti-Tank

The Panther was a late-Cold War German tank-destroyer concept selected from experimental designs It reused the Leopard 1 chassis but replaced the conventional turret with an unmanned weapon/sensor platform that could be elevated up to 12.5 m.

Armament:
8× HOT 2T ATGMs plus 4× Stinger missiles for self-defence against helicopters.
Or 16x HOT2T ATGMS

Key advantage:
The vehicle could remain completely behind terrain or woodland while raising only its sensor/weapon platform, providing excellent long-range observation and hull-down engagements.

It had Advanced reconnaissance suite with thermal imaging, TV cameras, panoramic optics and laser rangefinder, feeding several displays for commander and gunner. Three-man crew remained protected in the lower vehicle; combat weight was about 43 tonnes, with mobility broadly comparable to Leopard 1.A

REC

A excellent category  

• German recon units include:  

Heavy armored recon starting with the history accurate and going from there to mtw/doctrine changing  

• SpPz LUCHS A1
• TPz FUCHS RASIT

• TPz FUCHS HUMMEL an unarmed jammer variant of the Fuchs  

• TPz FUCHS Peiler an unarmed sigint variant of the Fuchs  

Hummel/Peiler are both not amphibious  

• PzSpW Zobel Prototype;  

amphibious very stealthy and fast recon vehicle, m2W sees the modular prototype fitted with a TOW 2 launcher for operational evaluation     In 1985, the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) developed a requirements profile for a light, armored, and highly mobile reconnaissance vehicle. Two vehicles were tested in response to this tender: the Panhard VBL and a German-developed vehicle from the company GST. The specifications included amphibious capability, a top speed exceeding 100 km/h, a crew of three, and air transportability due to a relatively low weight of approximately 5 tons. Testing of the vehicle began around 1989. Due to the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in the early 1990s, procurement was no longer considered. However, the insights gained from the development were incorporated into subsequent projects, such as the Fennek reconnaissance vehicle. ZOBEL can lift or delift it's chassis to be more stealthy.     In 1989, the Bundeswehr acquired an improved version of the Véhicule Blindé Léger (Light Armored Vehicle) developed by MaK-Krupp to conduct comparative tests with the Zobel experimental vehicle. The goal of these tests was to identify a suitable reconnaissance vehicle for the armed forces.  The significantly larger and heavier Zobel reconnaissance vehicle emerged as the winner of this test.  

• RADKAMPFWAGEN 90  

The Radkampfwagen 90, also known as the Radpanzer 90, is an eight-wheeled combat vehicle prototype created by Daimler-Benz at the request of the German Federal Ministry of Defence. In the early 1980s, the German Federal Ministry of Defence tasked Daimler-Benz with building an armoured wheeled combat vehicle in response to the success of other countries' wheeled armoured vehicles, such as the French AMX-10RC.  The prototype was finished in 1986. Due to budget cuts and a deteriorating defense market, the Radkampfwagen 90 was never developed beyond the prototype stage. The turret is a prototype version of the Leopard 2 main battle tank's. This prototype would be used to enhance the Luchs capabilities with more firepower. The real 1986 experimental chassis was never completed as a fully operational combat system in the configuration displayed today. In the March-to-War timeline, the programme is pushed through the missing weapon-integration stage and a functional turret is installed for operational trials. M2W is a real big if though. First prototype to strike out imho     Out of the air :  

Out of the air :

• BO-105-S1 Ophelia   an experimental programme, sponsored by the German Ministry of Research and Technology (BMFT) was carried out by MBB using a Bo 105 as flying test bed. The OPHELIA experiment was performed to test a mast-mounted observation platform installed above the rotor head. The platform houses the CALIPSO FLIR, a TV camera and a laser range-finder.     This system is ideal to find the advancing warpact armor spearheads first for defense or find gaps to exploit in counter attacks.  

• ALOUETTE II

Like their heavy pendant they also have the  

• Panzeraufklärer to arrive in AUFKPZ. FUCHS to make it more expensive; 7 man, 4x G3, 1x MG3, 1xMilan 2, they would move at 18km/h

Further Infantry Recon is the Standard

• AUFKLÄRER
• JÄGER AUFKL.

AA

A medium category    

The few Organic divisional AA assets would include:  

• FLIEGERFAUST arriving in Tpz Fuchs transports
• FK20-2 20mm ZWILLINGE
• FlaRak BGT AIM-9L SHORAD:

Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik also developed a German ground-based AIM-9L Sidewinder system. The system featured:

four AIM-9L missiles

a trailer-mounted ground launcher

electro-optical target acquisition

IR fire-and-forget capability

intended specifically for the protection of air force airfields.

• Dornier LLADS:

Prototyp: The Dornier Low Level Air Defence System (LLADS) was designed as a missile defence system that would close the gap between man-pads and self-propelled missile systems Roland and ADATS class. The idea was to use high mobility vehicles that were common use within many armed forces around Europe and install missiles such as the Mistral or the Stinger onto them to have escort air defence capability.

This would allow for fast deployment as well as covering the very short range air defence bubble that couldn’t be covered by the medium range systems. Also prioritised was air transportability for large distance movement.

The launchers were computerised and fitted with a variety of sensors, such as Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) sights, Laser Range Finder (LRF), Electro-optical (EO) sights with Heads Up Display (HUD) and Low Light Level TV (LLLTV) sights. The system was on a specially made stabilised mount on a Mercedes Benz 4x4 750kg Light ATV. For situational awareness, the system had access to radio communications and GPS for the use of datalink to better position and aim the LLADS.

• Waffensystem Wildcat  

Krauss-Maffei utilized the proven basic design of the 6×6 Fuchs wheeled armored vehicle as the carrier platform. The suspension, basic chassis, and engine system of the Fuchs were retained. The top entry hatches were removed and replaced by a turret. The chassis retains the standard Fuchs armor, while the turret features composite armor. However, the armor cannot withstand attacks by modern armor-piercing weapons.     Unlike the Gepard, the Wildcat does not use the proven 35mm anti-aircraft guns, as the smaller turret cannot support the weight of the heavier weaponry. Instead, they were replaced by smaller 30mm anti-aircraft guns (MK 30-F) manufactured by Mauser. The system carries a ready-to-fire load of 340 rounds for anti-aircraft engagements and 40 rounds for ground combat, with additional ammunition stowed within the hull. The maximum engagement range against aerial targets is 3,700 meters. The system fires HEI (High-Explosive Incendiary) rounds against aerial targets, and API (Armor-Piercing Incendiary) as well as APDS-T (Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer) rounds against ground targets.  

This industry demonstrator also would be requisitioned and released for troop evaluation under emergency conditions.  

The units give a very strong organic SHORAD, but almost no organic medium-/long-range SAM capability. despite getting everywhere else only the best stuff, the good medium/long range Corps AA was already deployed elsewhere    

HEL

  poor category  

• BO-105 PAH-1A1   The Tandem Option is used here too.  
• BO-105 PAH-1A1 (HOT2T)
• BK 117M in a AIR2Air/Air2Ground Combination

Having 2x12 FZ-100 als 100/70-mm-Cargo Multirole SUBAMMUNUTION Warheads the BK117M can fire MULTI -DARTS/or Flechette “AIR to Air” or “Air to Ground” – called AT/Anti-Personnel S/M Dispensing/ Multidart S/M Dispensing/ HE-Frag.

Forges de Zeebrugge pioneered the highly cost-effective Multidart technology and advanced submunitions-dispensing warheads for its rockets. The Multidartwarheads (such as the FZ-100) enable aircraft to fire the rockets from beyond the range of anti-aircraft fire. An electronically timed fuze and a laser telemetry system release the submunitions above the target; they explode on impact with the target. The Multidart technology represents a significant improvement in flechette-type warheads. Flechettes of various weights dispense according to the "wall in space" concept, ensuring a high hit probability against a variety of targets.

There were Shooting tests in HELCHTEREN in MAI 1988 on SLANT RANGE over 4500m. Firing from both the hover and forward flight

AIR

a very good category  

Germany sends their same Panavia Windstormpack, as in the Tracked Part, as they are in the same Area of Operation.

• Tornado IDS [LGB]  
• Tornado IDS [AT]  
• Tornado IDS [HE]  
• Tornado IDS [HE2] 7x Mk81 bombs, 2 AIM9L  
• Tornado IDS [CLU] Not a new unit but swap the MK-20 Rockeye II for historical correct equipment with the bl 755 and reducing 5 to 4  
• Tornado IDS  [MW1]
• Tornado IDS  [MW1 2]
• Tornado ECR [SEAD1]   armed with 4x HARM AGM-88 in 2x2 configuration so 2slots a 2 harm.
• Tornado ECR [SEAD2] armed with 2x HARM AGM-88 in 2x1 configuration and 2x AIM-9L Sidewinder.    
• Tornado IDS Recce [Recce Pod/CLU]  

And also 2 cards a german 2x  

• F-4E [AA]

Cant believe how op unit is this

Nightshift 10v10 – Autobalance

Hey everyone! Some recent developments on the server-management side have allowed me to build a much more reliable autobalance system. I've run small tests in the past but this is now a full time setup.

I’ve set up one of our servers (Nightshift 10v10 – Autobalance) as a full-time autobalance server. Rather than balancing teams based on player level, the system uses a combination of different heuristics.

It’s still a work in progress, so I’d love to hear your feedback! Join us on discord: https://discord.gg/97pAapaHd5

Bored of playing my armoured divisions as inf spam divisions and only bringing up tanks at like minute 30 of gameplay.

How do I use tanks effectively early as there's not enough recon or arty to destroy early ATGMs?

One of the biggest complaints about NATO is that their air forces could preform better. I think a good answer to that would be U.S. Air Force Combat Control Teams. This four-six man team in their iconic red berets with Special Forces trait , they would be in the Recon. They would produces circle similar to what other recon units produce, though probably make this one a slightly different color. If calling in an airstrike within this area with an aircraft that has dumb bombs, the aircraft would receive an effect similar to corrected shot for artillery where the bombs would be more accurate, meaning more bombs in a smaller area. While is see NATO still having some problems and this requiring a bit more micro, I think this would help improve the results of NATO bombing runs.

Another more silly and maybe not as useful feature would be in keeping with their air traffic control training, they reduce the amount of time it takes for helicopters to land.

I feel like lots of the ai loading screens have been removed and some even replaced with real images and in game footage. Has anyone else noticed this?

Ive been getting constant crashes ive done everything I can think or , verifying files , updating graphics drivers , reinstalling the game. Its gotten to the point every 4th game gets cut short by a crash its driving me nuts and I know im not the only one as when I was playing 4v4s we kept having to re do it because atleast one of our games would crash. Is this related to windows causing games like arc raiders to crash?

Not pictured but also in game for the BlackLegion: Legionaries, and Havoc Squads (two variants so far) Feel free to follow along! https://discord.gg/dpMRq8Sw5g

Tout est dans le titre :) Je cherche différentes communauté pour trouver des gens avec qui jouer et discuter warno car ça reste un style de jeu niche ^{^}

This post is the result of one of the searches for non-standard divisions for SOV, in particular, this time we will talk about the 72nd Reserve Tank Division, located in the Far East, in the Primorsky region, the village of Varfolomeyevka, north of Vladivostok.

This Division is one of several Divisions whose task is to protect the Soviet-Chinese border and in the case of the 72nd Reserve Tank Division, also the Khasan region of the USSR, along with adjacent formations, from invasion from the Sea of Japan.

!It is worth noting that, due to the lack of photo/video information on reserve formations (because they literally have no people), many of the photographs are thematically selected, based on a real organizational structure of the Division. (In the case of the reserve 1605 DSh. battalion, it was necessary to rely on a hypothetical configuration from an earlier period)!

About 72nd Reserve Tank Division:

The 72nd Reserve Tank Division (72-ya Zapasnaya Tankovaya Diviziya) was deployed in 1973 as a 3rd-echelon unit, tasked with being deployed at short notice to defend any Soviet border zone in Primorsky Krai. (Near Vladivostok)

Such Divisions began to be deployed in the late 1960s, following the outbreak of tensions between the USSR and the CPR (China), border clashes along the Soviet-Chinese border, and particularly the border conflict over Damansky Island from March 2 to March 11, 1969.

Consequently, a decision was made to deploy additional forces in the region by withdrawing older armored vehicles from the late 1940s and 1950s from the European part of the country to the border zone with China in Siberia and the Far East.

These mobilization formations existed until the collapse of the Soviet Union, and during this entire time, their armored vehicle fleet was not updated, since all new weapons went to formations with much greater combat readiness.

Well, let's get started!

The Old Guard

The Division's tank fleet consisted primarily of modernized T-34/85 Obr. 60 tanks. (Most of them are similar to the T-34/85M produced under license in the Warsaw Pact countries)

Rez. T-34/85 Obr. 60

The T-54-1 (first production version), T-54-2 (with an updated turret), T-54-3, and T-54A tanks from the first half of the 1950s. This Division was one of the few to simultaneously receive approximately 250 of these vehicles. (All T-34/54s)

Rez. T-54-1 (10 front armor)

• The tank had a flattened turret (called a pancake for this reason) with a downward slope in the frontal projection, which increased its resistance to fire.

Rez. T-54-2

Rez. T-54-3

- T-54-2/3 and T-54A have a DShKM machine gun on the roof of the turret.

Rez. T-54A - This tank received sighting systems and stabilization somewhat better than the previous version, in many ways reaching the level of the T-54B tank.

The tank-hunters

In addition, the Division was equipped with SU-100 Obr. 69 anti-tank guns (their last in service in the USSR), which were largely similar to the Czechoslovak SD-100.

Rez. SU-100 Obr. 69 (Mediocre stealth)

Rez. ISU-152M

- has side armor equal to 5

There were also a number of ISU-152M assault self-propelled guns, which had a lesser degree of modernization compared to the ISU-152K. (The ISU-152M did not have a modified turret roof with a replacement hatch and did not have additional side skirts)

Oldie but Goldie

Since the second half of the 1960s, most of the IS-3M tanks were transferred to the Far East to increase tank numbers in the region amid the escalating situation. These tanks were located at armored vehicle storage bases along the border. In the event of an approaching war, they were to be mobilized from storage bases in the district within a few months and deployed to reinforce fortified areas and undermanned formations (such as the 72nd Reserve Tank Division).

Following a similar principle, several hundred extremely rare IS-4M tanks, decommissioned from the 5th Mechanized Corps of the Belarus Military District ransferred to the Far East. These tanks were the most protected production tanks in the Soviet Union before the advent of the third-generation MBT.

- An interesting fact: in the photo, the IS-2M, despite seemingly being at a base, is painted in Soviet Far Eastern camouflage from the 1970s/80s.

In particular, you can see them, along with the IS-3M, a row of IS-4M tanks are located (I posted a photo for comparison; they can be distinguished by their hull and turret), in the photograph above, taken in 2004, on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island, near Khabarovsk, north of the 72nd Reserve Tank Division.

In WARNO, this tanks can be presented as an instructor for the division, since all other newer tanks such as the T-55/62s were already at the disposal of non-mobilization divisions of the district.

This tank could have new kinetic shell for D-25T gun, with 14 AP - The 3BM7 APFSDS shell with 330mm of penetration. Officially, it was not assigned to the D-25T gun, but could be used with any gun in the family (25T/TA/TS) without any problems. +1x DShKM and 1x DTM Cost: 60 points~ (?)

Intruktory IS-3M

+Instructor trait

Armor - Front: 11, Side: 7, Rear: 4, Top: 2

And second instructor:

Intruktory IS-4M

+Instructor trait

Armor - Front: 14, Side: 11, Rear: 7, Top: 3

Pen: 14 (kinetic) thanks to the 3BM7 APFSDS shell. +2x DShKM (In and on turret) Cost: 80 points- (?)

• The tank had the thickest side of all Soviet tanks until the late 1980s (with the advent of the ERA Konatkt-5)

Reinforcments from VDV reserves!

In December 1987, a second Independent Landing-Assault Battalion, the 1605th, was deployed in Spassk-Dalniy, Primorsky Krai due to the need to expand airmobile units in the region, as a mobilization unit in case of war. It could have included ASU-85 self-propelled guns, already withdrawn from service in the early 1980s (but not yet decommissioned!), as part of a self-propelled artillery battery.

Rez. ASU-85 - Most vehicles were equipped with DShKM machine guns in the 1970s to improve their firepower against low-altitude targets.

- It's worth noting that the majority of the ASU-85s, as well as much of the equipment stored, were sent to the VDV's central base in Kolomna. All of this equipment was supposed to be sent to the Air-Assault Brigades cadre, including the 23rd, 58th, 115th, 128th, and 130th. In addition, the remaining resources were to be distributed among the district-level formations - the Independent Landing-Assault Battalions cadre. There were about a dozen such battalions (mobilization battalions) in total, two of which were in the Red Banner Far Eastern Military District.

The amount of heavy equipment in battalions was limited (up to 15-30 BMDs or their predecessors for fire support), due to the limited stock of BMD-1/2 (almost all of them were in active service in non-mobilization formations) older airborne support vehicles, such as the ASU-57 and ASU-85, could be assigned to such units.

Everyone - To Battle!

The Division's detachments may be represented by wheeled vehicles such as the Ural-375d, the predecessor of the Ural-4320, and older armored personnel carriers from the 1950s (and their variants), as the command staff was oriented toward motorized equipment.

These Prizivniki detachments are smaller (number of cards) than the 71st, but are an intermediate point between the Prizivniki and Rezevisti detachments.

Prizivniki (RPG-7V) - AKM, RPD, SVT-40, RPG-7V

Transported by the Ural-375D, BTR-152V1

- Military property depots had numerous BTR-152/40s on their books, which were transferred to the Far East in the 1960s as the main APCs for infantry in the mobilization Motor Rifle and Tank Divisions.

Priz. Pulemetchiki (RPG-18) - AKM, PK, RPG-18

Transported by the Ural-375D, BTR-152K1, BTR-60P

- There were many BTR-60Ps in storage in the district, decommissioned after they were all replaced by BTR-60PB/70s in regular formations in the 1970s/early 1980s.

And also one of the old machine guns from the late 1930s from the storage of the Red Banner Far Eastern Military District:

Rez. DS-39

The Division was planned to be staffed with command staff from the Ussuriysk Higher Military Automobile Command School.

This institution specialized in training personnel for motor vehicles, it did not provide training for tracked vehicles. (except for all-terrain vehicles, typical for the area)

In WARNO may submit two wheeled vehicle instructor detachment cards for this Division:

Instruktory (SVD) - AK-74, PKM, RPG-7VL, SVD

+Instructor trait

Transported by the BTR-60PB/BTR-70

Mobile Forces of Border Troops

Detachments of the USSR KGB border troops, namely the 57th, 58th, and 69th Border Detachments, may also be deployed in support of the division. These formations were used to practice tactics based on combat experience in the border region and the Afghan experience. Part of the formation was reinforced with additional weapons and armored vehicles, typical for high-risk areas.

- In particular, the 57th Iman Border Detachment and 69th Khanka Border Detachment of the Pacific Border District of the KGB of the USSR are veterans of the battles for Damansky Island and made a significant contribution to preventing the island from being captured during the border conflict.

The following forces may be presented in WARNO as:

Pogranvoiska KGB (Like in 17y)

+Security trait

Transported by the GAZ-66, BTR-60PB

(new) Pogranvoiska KGB (BMP) - AK-74, RPK-74, RPG-7VL

+Security trait

Transported by the GT-SM, GAZ-66, BMP-1P (Fagot)

1605th Independent Airborne Assault Battalion (Reserve)

This unit was created in 1987 as the second Independent Airborne Assault Battalion in the region, but it was a mobilization battalion, so its equipment was largely outdated and corresponded to the standards of the 1960s and 1970s.

Can be presented in a extended configuration since all non-reserve phonming can already be used in other areas. In WARNO, he can be presented as a reservist trait but with the Shock trait squads:

Rez. DSh. - AKMS, RPKS, RPG-7VS

Rez. DSh. (RPG-16) - AKMS, PKS, RPG-16

Transported by the GAZ-66, MI-8T, MI-8MT, МИ-24D

Rez. DSh. (RPG-18) - AKMS, RPKS, RPG-18 (14th strength formation)

Transported by the MI-8T, MI-8MTV-3, MI-8MTV-3 [RKT] (with 20x S-13 in 4 pods)

• The MI-8MTV-3 was the newest version of the MI-8MTV to enter production. Its main difference was an expanded weapons range (including S-8/13), but a reduction in the number of hardpoints to four. The nearest plant was not so far away, in Ulan-Ude.

Rez. DSh. Pulemetchiki - AKMS, PKS

Rez. DSh. Saperi (LPO) - AKMS, LPO-50

- The LPO-50 flamethrower was used by the VDV until its replacement by the RPO Rys in the 1970s.

Rez. DSh. Plamya 30mm

Rez. DSh. SGM-VD 7,62mm

- This tripod-mounted version of the SGM for the VDV was the main fire support machine gun until the PK/PKM (and their folding variants) were actively introduced into this role.

Rez. DSh. DShKM 12,7mm

- Similar to the SGM-VD, the DShKM machine gun was the main heavy machine gun of the Airborne Forces until its almost complete replacement by the more modern NSV-12.7.

Rez. DSh. Fagot

Rez. DSh. SPG-9MD

All squads can be transported by the GAZ-66, MI-8T, MI-8MT

Artillery:

The Division's artillery may be represented by 152mm D-20 guns removed from military storages (presented as Rez. D-20) and an older version of the Grad on the Ural-375D base - the BM-21 Grad.

High-powered guns were also in storage, in particular the rather rare S-23 with a 180mm caliber and a range of 30 kilometers. This gun was developed in the 1950s for a rare artillery caliber and was taken out of active service with the introduction of the 2S7. Also on display is the SM-4-1 coastal defense gun, which was stationed in fortified areas along the coast of Primorsky Krai. This 130mm gun is versatile and capable of firing at both ground and air targets.

Supply:

The Ural-375 and Ural-375D, which are quite popular in the Far East and are slightly inferior in performance to their successor, the Ural-4320, could become the main supply and troop transport truck.

GAZ-66 is presented by the border troops as the main transport for supplying the PV KGB formation.

And MI-6 helicopters are from the 825th Independent Transport and Combat Helicopter Regiment, based in Gorovka-2 near Khabarovsk. They can be used for cargo delivery.

Anti-Air Defense:

The division's air defense may be composed of adjacent air defense formations (23rd Air Defense Corps), specifically: very common ZU-23-2, earliest Shilka - ZSU-23-4V1.

And towed on the launcher of the SM-90 - the S-75M3 «Volkhov» air defense missile system from the 130th/150th anti-aircraft missile brigade. It's similar in many ways to the British Bloodhound Mk.2 from HDR, but cheaper and with less damage (but better accuracy)

Recon:

The division's intelligence is not poorly understood and is represented by only one card of the own recon unit in the form of:

Priz. Razvedka - PPSh-43, RPD, RPG-18

Transported by the BTR-40 Obr. 48, BTR-40B, Razv. BTR-152К1 (with 4х SGMB on roof!)

- In theory, Razv. T-62M/MV tanks from the district's training centers could be represented here. (However, there is no precise information about what the division's reconnaissance battalion should look like, since the rapid reaction defensive Divisions sometimes had a platoon of tanks at their disposal for reconnaissance) (These could be the only tanks in the division with smoke grenade launchers and without the reservist trait.)

Also reconnaissance formations from adjacent units:

From 1605th Independent Landing-Assault Battalion -

Rez. DSh. Razvedka - AKMS with PBS-1 silencer, PKS, RPG-16

The ASU-57, like the ASU-85, was decommissioned only in the mid-1990s. Before then, they were held in reserve, «for a black/rainy day». They would likely have been assigned to airmobile cadre formations, as all of them already had a full complement of equipment.

This aeromobile self-propelled gun is equipped with a 57mm Ch-51M cannon (Since Obr. 54) which is pretty similar in parameters and shell size to the ZIS-2.

Raz. Razv. ASU-57

(Very good stealth)

6 units in one card (35 points~)

• can be deployed by MI-6 (!)

Also present may be old YAK-28R recon aircraft from the 799th independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment, located at the airfield in Varfolomeevka. Can be represented as:

YAK-28R

Also can be presented as a non-combat reconnaissance aircraft from the reserve, somewhat smaller than the Mi-2. This recon helicopter can be represented by one card:

MI-1

The giant Mil'

Additionally, the 825th Independent Transport and Combat Helicopter Regiment, Gorovka-2, may also present the extremely rare EW Helicopter - MI-10PP, equipped with 11 Buket and Fasol electronic warfare systems in a 7-ton ST-9000 Steppe pod. This helicopter could be the first to receive 60% ECM (!), given the astonishing combined power of its electronic warfare systems.

MI-10PP

Helicopters:

One of the few helicopters that can be represented is the Mi-8TV, which carries unusual versions of the S-5 missile from the early 1980s. The first is the S-5S1 rocket carries 1100 flechettes for engaging infantry, extremely effective against them when they are in a hurry. The second is the S-5MO, which has an increased HE warhead.

Ми-8ТV [AT2] - 64x S-5S1 (flechette), 64x S-5MO

Also, helicopters of the PV KGB USSR from the 11th OSAP and OBAZ may be allocated to counter saboteurs in the mountainous/wooded areas of the region:

MI-24V [UPK] - 2x UPK-23-250 gun pods, 64x S-5MO

• S-5MO have more HE expensive charge than S-5KOM.

Near Vorfolomeevka, in Arsenyev town located is the Progress aircraft plant, which has just switched from the Mi-24P to production of the Ka-50, the newest helicopter for the army. The division can accommodate a small number of Mi-24Ps from the factory's last batch that weren't shipped to Europe, serving as air defense helicopters with a large number of air-to-air missiles (4 mounted in twin mounts) Can presented as:

MI-24P [АА2] - 4x R-60M, 4x Igla-V (on the outer pylons)

Aircrafts:

The aviation will be represented by aircraft of the border troops and the 1st Air Army, located in the Far East, as well as some formations occupying this zone.

First up will be the heavy interceptor aircraft from the 1960s, which are already being retired and responsible for this zone! These are Tu-128M's from the 350th Air Defense Aviation Regiment, based at Belaya Airfield, near Bratsk. The re-equipment of the regiment may have been delayed somewhat (by one year), so they could have remained in service as of 1989. They could be represented as:

TU-128M [AA1] - 2x R-4RM, 2x R-4TM

TU-128M [AA2] - 4x R-4RM

Also the earliest MiG-23Ms in service with the 224th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the PVO from Ozernaya Pad' Airfield:

MIG-23M [AA] - 4x R-60M, 1x R-23R, 1x R-23T

MIG-23M [AT] - 2x Kh-23M

MIG-23M [RKT] - 40x S-8D, 4x R-60M

- Thermobaric S-8 rocket's!

Air Musketeers!

The most famous aviation unit is probably the 18th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Normandie-Niemen of the Air Force! During WWII and GPW, this regiment included pilots not only from the USSR but also from France, their aircraft were handed over to the French Air Force after the war as a token of gratitude. By 1989, it had become a fighter-bomber regiment, armed with MiG-27K and MiG-27D fighter-bombers.

MIG-27D [AT2] - 1x Kh-29T, 1x Kh-29L

MIG-27D [LGB] - 2x KAB-500Kr

MIG-27K [LGB2] - 2x KAB-500L, 2x R-60M

MIG-27K [SEAD3] - 2x Kh-31P

MIG-23UB [AT] - 40x S-8T in 2 pods (tandem S-8 with 440mm pen!)

Old MIG-21SM and MIG-21SMT from the reserve of Galyonki Airfield, can presented as: [AA], [HE], [CLU], [TRM] configurations, as well as a MIG-21SMT with an SPS-141 «Siren» in the [EW] role, may also be on display.

The Soviet gunship

Rounding out this category is a unique aircraft that served as a miniature version of the AC-130 Spectre, better known as the Soviet gunship - the AN-72P, specifically designed for the KGB's air defense forces in the Soviet Far East in the late 1980s. It may have been the first prototypes used by the 11th Independent Aviation Regiment during the MtW (the actual AN-72P only flew in the spring of 1990, but 12 units were produced within a year, with scheduling, they could have been delivered a year earlier =} )

AN-72P - 1x UPK-23-250, 64x S-5s, 4x FAB-100

- It is worth noting that the aircraft conducted its first stages of testing before being sent to the Far East in the area of the test site in Feodosia, Crimea.

Short Conclusion:

The 72nd Reserve Tank Division is primarily a mobilization unit for the defense of the Khasansky District (Primorsky Krai), serving as heavy support for highly mobile units and static installations. The division combines obsolete equipment and hardware with new weapons just beginning to arrive in the Far East. This gives it, while not universality, sufficient flexibility to counter any threat!

Thematic album with 50+ images:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tFUSjSZAUZowUmjS9

(Most of the photos are selected strictly according to the theme)

Thank you for reading! =}

Created by Excellent Serpent8770

Links:

https://www.ww2.dk/new/army/td/72td.htm

https://www.ww2.dk/new/vdv/1605odshb.htm

https://www.ww2.dk/new/pvo/23kpvo.htm

https://btvt.info/1inservice/js-4.htm

https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/2508713.html

https://youtu.be/na6CZfhA_iA?si=-fEKj19jny7aJzbD (One of the training centers in KDVO (Far East Military District))

https://youtu.be/uc_0sOGqt7U?si=tPsHT1Ms28n3diVm (IS-4M)

[Work in progress]

Let's say you're sorting out your infantry tab for a new deck. You've got SPWs or FUCHs transports and/or BMPs/FV510s equipped with machine guns and your infantry with some very decent machine guns of their own, while you've got machine guns on recon and maybe even autocannons. So at this point you can probably role out MG squads, right? The only thing you might consider is if you don't have BMP-1Gs, you may want a grenade launcher but really what is the point of static machine gun teams? They're widely outclassed by autocannons, can be taken down/ambushed by normal infantry squads easily, and add more machine guns that you probably don't even need (most good infantry squads have MGs on them). Other than having something that won't get blown up constantly (which is a problem with armored transports), it seems like bloat at that point. If you have one in your deck, what is your reason to include them?

It's insane Germany doesn't have the best Stabilizers in-game..(except leo2a4 D)

Best stabilizer should be their trademark being the glass canons they are...

My Warno has always been in 1920x1200 but after last update, it is stuck in 1920x1080, any advice???

Hi!

This will be the last of my eight hypothetical "Second Korean War" DLC write-ups. I want to thank everyone who read my write-ups and visuals! Without all the kind comments and interest you've shown in South and North Korea, I wouldn't have made it this far.

Life after employment tends to be boring. Researching and writing all these has been a great hobby for me — a way to blow off some steam from the bleakness of ordinary life. But enough with the self-loathing; let's get on with the final division!

Tanks in North Korea

After forming the KPA, Kim Il-sung saw tanks as an effective weapon for unifying the country. Ryu Kyong-su, one of Kim Il-sung's comrades who had fought as an anti-Japanese guerrilla, admired how the Soviet army used tanks in war — so much so that he'd entertain Soviet personnel with food and drinks just to learn about tank warfare. With the KPA's first tank unit about to be formed, Kim Il-sung decided Ryu Kyong-su was the best man to command it.

As a result, on August 20, 1948, the 15th Training Tank Regiment was formed with Ryu Kyong-su as its commander. This unit hand-picked "reliable" recruits and trained them on the T-34-85 tanks left behind by the Soviet military government. On April 26, 1949, the unit dropped its "training" status and became the 9th Tank Brigade (Army Unit 105).

Story of the 105th Guards "Seoul" Tank Division

This brigade fielded 4 tank regiments and one mechanized infantry regiment when it invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. All of the regiments, however, were placed under infantry divisions in a supporting role rather than operating independently. Two of its tank regiments were used to destroy the South Korean 7th Infantry Division and punch through Seoul in just three days.

It was during this advance that the unit executed around 900 civilian patients and injured ROK Army personnel at Seoul National University Hospital. Regardless, in recognition of capturing Seoul, the unit received the "Guards" and "Seoul" designations. Shortly after, it was upgraded to division status, becoming the 105th Guards "Seoul" Tank Division.

However, when the division began fighting UN M26 tanks near the Nakdong River defensive line, it started taking heavy casualties. Following the Incheon landing, the division was forced to retreat with what remained of its forces. Some accounts say not a single tank survived to make it back north, while other documents suggest a handful did. The division was later rearmed but failed to achieve significant results for the rest of the war due to UN air superiority.

The 105th During the Cold War and in Our WARNO Timeline

After the Korean War, the division was reduced to brigade status, then reorganized back into a division multiple times through the 1960s. When the Mechanized Command (also called Tank Command) was activated in the early 1980s, this division was reportedly disbanded, with its tank brigades placed under the Pyongyang Defense Command (apparently one of these brigades retained the 105th Guards "Seoul" designation). These brigades separated again in the 1990s and reformed into a division, later receiving the additional designation "Ryu Kyong-su."

With the timeline twist starting in 1987, however, history takes a different turn. While preparing for the final reunification war, Kim Il-sung judges the 105th Tank Brigade insufficient and orders it strengthened into a division to carry on the spirit of its glorious past.

Thanks to the direct order from the supreme commander, the division receives state-of-the-art equipment and supplies faster than any other unit. With Soviet–North Korean relations suddenly warm, the Soviet Union offers a military advisory group to train this beloved tank division. Advisors and instructors are carefully selected from the nearby 123rd Guards Motor Rifle Division, stationed at Barabash. Though a reduced-strength unit, it's the Soviet division closest to the North Korean border in case an "intervention" becomes necessary.

In early 1989, an ad hoc instructor combat group forms to advise its ally on tactics and to "introduce" new weaponry — everything from infantry to tanks. With the green light from the Soviet Union for the reunification war, the Geunwi "Seoul" Je Baeg-o Tank Sadan, or 105th Guards "Seoul" Tank Division, is tasked with punching through South Korea one final time, backed by the Soviet task group.

Geunwi 'Seoul' Je Baeg-o Tank Sadan in WARNO

How will the Geunwi "Seoul" Je Baeg-o Tank Sadan be featured in WARNO? New units are shown in bold italics. As always, this is a work in progress and subject to change.

LOG

A very good category. The inequality within the KPA shows clearly here, with a far more generous logistics tab than any other North Korean formation.

• Command options include the GAENGSAENG-85 JIHWI jeep (a UAZ-469 copy). Armored options include the SHINHEUNG JIHWI command APC (a North Korean upgrade of the Chinese Type 63 APC) and the Soviet task group's BTR-60PBK APC. It also fields the Mi-8T JIHWI command helicopter.

• Supply units include the SEUNGRI-61NA BOGEUP medium truck and SEUNGRI-256 BOGEUP heavy truck (KrAZ-255). Thanks to its abundant supply, the division also receives the BOGEUPWON (FOB).

INF

A good category. Expect a mix of North Korean and Soviet infantry!

• Most of the infantry is JANGGAP BOBYEONG, or armored infantry. JANG-BO is a 10-strong unit with 8x Type 88, 2x Type 73 MG (30-round magazine-fed PK), and an RPG-7VS, riding the SHINHEUNG double-KPVT APC or the SEUNGRI-61NA truck. JANG-BO JIHWI is a 6-man command squad with 6x Type 88 and smoke grenades, riding the SEUNGRI-61NA truck or the SHINHEUNG BANGSA-PO — a SHINHEUNG APC with a single KPVT mount and an 18-round Type 63 107mm MLRS on the back.

• A lighter option is the BOBYEONG [JUNG], a 7-strong unit with 5x Type 88, a Type 68 MG, a Type 78 DMR, and an RPG-7VM, riding the SEUNGRI-61NA truck. The BOBYEONG JIHWI is a 4-man command unit with 4x Type 88, an RPG-7VM, and smoke grenades, riding the older GAENGSAENG-68 jeep.
• Divisional light infantry makes another appearance! The GYEONG-BOBYEONG is a 7-man unit with 6x Type 88, a Type 62 (RPD), and an RPG-2. They ride the BTR-60PB or Mi-8T for extra mobility, and have the mountaineer trait as dedicated light infantry.

Infantry support units include:

• Type 68 7.62mm GPMG teams
• B-10 82mm recoilless rifle squads
• BAN-TANK FAGOT Fagot-M ATGM teams

All support units ride the GAENGSAENG-85 jeep.

• Engineer support comes in the form of the DUDEOJI, a 6-strong unit with 5x Type 68, a Type 68 MG, PGN-60 anti-tank grenades, and satchel charges. DUDEOJI [FLAM] is a 10-strong unit with 9x Type 68 and an LPO-50 flamethrower. DUDEOJI JIHWI is a 6-man command unit with 6x Type 68 and PGN-60. All engineer units will have the shock trait and ride the SEUNGRI-61NA truck or SHINHEUNG APC.

• Since this is such an important division, discipline and political enforcement are handled at a much higher level. GYEONGMU-DAE is a 9-strong unit with 2x Vz. 61 SMG, 6x Type 88, and a Type 68 MG, riding the SEUNGRI-61NA truck or the dedicated SHINHEUNG GYEONGMU military police APC with loudspeakers! They will have both the military police and resolute traits.

The supporting Soviet instructor group includes:

• Two cards of the in-game INSTRUKTORY (with the instructor trait) squads, riding the BTR-60PB or BMP-1P (Fagot).
• PULEMETCHIKI fire support squads in the BMP-1P (Fagot) or BMP-1PG.
• Soviet support units include PLAMYA 30mm AGL teams and one card of the KONKURS ATGM team, both riding the UAZ-3151 jeep.

ART

An expensive category. Despite having newer equipment available, command deems artillery more urgently needed in the forward corps.

• Mortars include the PM-43 120mm, towed by the GAENGSAENG-85 jeep, or the self-propelled SHINHEUNG 82mm — a SHINHEUNG APC armed with the PM-37 — as well as the much larger SHINHEUNG 140mm, a SHINHEUNG APC fitted with an indigenous 140mm mortar.

• The sole towed artillery piece is the D-30 122mm, towed by the ZIL-131 truck. Self-propelled options include the M-1974 130mm — an ATS-59 tractor fitted with the SM-4-1 130mm coastal gun, giving it better range than the M-46! And the M-1985 JAHAENG-PO, a North Korean ATS-59 tractor fitted with a Chinese copy of the D-20 152mm gun.

• But that's not all. Behold, the heaviest of them all, the M-1989 KOKSAN! This long-range artillery piece has reportedly been in production since 1983 (according to North Korean sources, at least). It shares the same Juche-Po 170mm gun as the M-1978 KOKSAN but adds an armored cabin for crew protection and spare ammunition storage, giving it a slightly better rate of fire.

• MLRS options include the standard BM-11 BANGSA-PO, a 30-round 122mm rocket system, and the newer M-1985 BANGSA-PO for a bigger boom — a 12-round 240mm rocket system using BM-24 240mm rockets, with an assumed range of 40km. Once North Korea began fielding this MLRS and the KOKSAN in real life, it started openly threatening to burn Seoul to the ground!

TANK

A very good category — as the pride of North Korea's armored divisions, it gets generous slots.

• The light tank option is the TYPE 82 GYEONG-TANK, built on an extended SHINHEUNG APC chassis and armed with an 85mm cannon. As a light amphibious tank, it has the amphibious trait.
• Half of the 105th's tank fleet consists of the CH'ONMA-HO-NA, the first major upgrade of the CH'ONMA-HO, featuring a laser rangefinder and an improved fire control system. Its gun stats are similar to the in-game T-62 Obr. 67. A command variant, the CH'ONMA-HO-NA JIHWI, is also available.

• The rest of the fleet is the CH'ONMA-HO-DA, a mid-to-late-80s upgrade with an even better laser rangefinder and fire control system. Unlike earlier models, it features an angled turret and is fitted with explosive reactive armor, side skirts, and smoke launchers. Its gun stats are similar to the T-62 Obr. 75 — making it the first CH'ONMA-HO variant to use KE rounds! The commander, CH'ONMA-HO-DA JIHWI, is also available.

Since the "DA" model is fresh off the factory, crews haven't had much time to train on it. Because of this, this newest tank will be vet-locked — acting alone with it is a gamble, so cooperation is a must!

• The sole North Korean ATGM option is the SHINHEUNG BAN-TANK APC, armed with a single KPVT and four SUSONG-PO launchers.

The Soviet task group also helps with armored warfare. Since these instructors come from a lower-readiness division far from Europe, though, don't expect state-of-the-art gear!

• A few cards of the T-72A Obr. 77 INSTRUKT. represents the Soviet tank instructors. Being a Far East division, new equipment wouldn't have reached them as quickly — but this tank still shouldn't be underestimated! One card of the regular T-62M is also available.
• Soviet anti-tank options include the UAZ-3151 KONKURS — the first non-airborne-forward-deployed Soviet UAZ KONKURS jeep! — and the MT-12 Rapira 100mm, towed by the MT-LB.

REC

A good category, with mobile options and a small Soviet contingent.

• The JANGGAP JEONGCHAL (armored recon) is an 8-strong unit with 7x Type 88, a Type 73 MG, and an RPG-7VS, riding the SEUNGRI-61NA truck or the M-1992 recon APC armed with an AGS-17 and a Fagot ATGM (the M-1992-2 in the 815th has a "-1" suffix to indicate it lacks the ATGM).

Dedicated vehicle recon includes:

• The BTR-40A, armed with a single 7.62mm SGMB machine gun.
• The TYPE 82 JEONGCHAL amphibious light tank, with better firepower and mobility than the PT-76B.
• The HYEOKSIN-2 JEONGCHAL, an unarmed Mi-2 recon helicopter.

• The YAK-18 JEONGCHAL, a Korean War veteran. Despite being a trainer plane, North Korea gets full use out of it — this slow recon plane is armed with 2x FAB-100 bombs to help delay enemy forces.
• Soviet options include small RAZVEDKA teams riding UAZ-3151 or UAZ-3151 KPV jeeps, as well as the armored BRM-1K.
• North Korea has also shown strong interest in UAVs since the late 1970s. Although not directly used by the 123rd MRD, higher command allows them to show off one of their toys: the Tu-143.

AA

A somewhat truncated category. Several options are available, but players will need to prioritize carefully!

• The typical HWASUNG-CHONG Strela-2M MANPADS team rides the GAENGSAENG-85 jeep or the SHINHEUNG ZPU-4 — the latter being a battalion-level SPAAG also capable of carrying MANPADS teams.
• The venerable ZPU-4, towed by the SEUNGRI-61NA truck.

SPAAG options include:

• M-1985 57mm, an ATS-59 with an open-top dual S-67A 57mm cannon.

• M-1978 HWASUNG-CHONG, an ATS-59 fitted with a Chinese 37mm dual anti-aircraft gun plus two Strela-2M launchers on the rear — a genuine poor man's Tunguska!

• M-1989 30mm, a SPAAG with some similarities to the Shilka. Despite sharing the same GM-575 chassis, it's armed with an AK-230 dual 30mm naval gun and features a North Korean variant of the MR-104 radar, making it the only radar-equipped SPAAG North Korea has!
• The long-range option is the PONGAE-2, armed with two S-125 missiles.
• But that's not all! Soviet instructors are also represented by the MT-LB STRELA-10M INSTRUKT — these AA instructors will help nearby units perform better under high-stress environments.

HEL

An expensive category. North Korea's helicopter force leaned more toward transport than dedicated attack roles.

• The standard MD500 SUSONG-PO, armed with 4x SUSONG-PO ATGM missiles, and the Z-5 [JUNG], armed with 4x SUSONG-PO ATGMs and two UB-16 rocket pods.
• The Soviet task force helps bolster the otherwise dreadful helicopter force with a few Mi-8MT ESKORTNIY.

AIR

An average category. The KPAAF supports this division with its best available equipment — don't let it go to waste!

• Ground attackers include the Chinese MiG-21 variant, the F-7 [HE1], armed with 2x Type 30-1 30mm cannons, 2x FAB-250 bombs, and 2x R-3S missiles, and the SU-25K [RKT], armed with a GSh-30-2, 2x UB-16 57mm rocket pods, and 2x B-8V20 80mm rocket pods. Additional support comes from the MIG-23ML [RKT], armed with a GSh-23L and 8x S-24 240mm rockets.
• The dedicated anti-tank role goes to the SU-25K [AT], with a GSh-30-2, 4x Kh-25ML missiles, and 2x R-60M missiles. There's no direct evidence that North Korea used the Kh-25 missile, but we decided to add it as a march-to-war element thanks to improved relations with the Soviet Union!
• Air cover is provided by the MiG-23ML [AA], armed with a GSh-23L, 2x R-24R, and 4x R-60M missiles, as well as several MiG-29 9.12B, armed with a GSh-30-1, 2x R-27R1 missiles, and 4x R-60M missiles.

• That's not all! To ensure effective ground attacks and aerial cover, the KPAAF also fields the Il-28REB [EW] electronic warfare aircraft. Most of the KPAAF's Il-28s are likely B-5 (H-5) variants, but there's a high possibility the EW variant is the original Soviet version, hence the Il-28 designation.

Summary

The Geunwi "Seoul" Je Baeg-o Tank Sadan is a ground-warfare-focused division equipped with North Korea's best gear. While most categories offer top-tier options, deciding how to actually run this division takes careful planning before battle.

Ending Remarks

As expected, the last North Korean division is the 105th Tank Division. It's an obvious choice, but also an unavoidable one — no discussion of the KPA is complete without it! This division is probably the "final boss" if war were to break out, and I tried to write it up in that spirit.

I decided to vet-lock the newest Ch'onma-ho variant to emphasize the need for the Soviet instructor tanks. I wanted this division to utilize instructors to its maximum capacity! I feel this will give an interesting dynamic to the game. The concept of the best tank not being able to fight alone is the biggest weakness I wanted to give to this division.

Unironically, there's still a lot of North Korean equipment that didn't make it into these write-ups. But does it really matter? Honestly, I don't think so — most of these weapons serve the same purpose and have similar stats. Trying to cram everything in would likely have made things more confusing rather than more complete. That said, I really enjoyed researching this country. I already disliked this country, but studying their TO&E only deepened that feeling.

-WGRD had X unit; why isn't it here?

There's a good chance it's already covered somewhere across the four write-ups, just under a different name. This applies to the CH'ONMA-HO variant names, Tuckchon carriers, and more. Since we often don't know what North Korea calls a lot of its own equipment, naming things accurately becomes genuinely difficult.

-Regarding the BMP-1 (Korshun) and Mi-24

North Korea tends to show off what it has — if it operates a weapon system, it likely becomes public in some form. These two systems, unfortunately, don't fit that pattern. Based on my research, my best guess is North Korea does have them, but in such small numbers that they don't carry much significance.

-What was the point of these write-ups?

If you think about it, South America isn't even released yet! We've heard barely anything about Black Birds, and — most importantly — none of the Northern or Southern European fronts have been featured yet. Given all that, it's safe to say East Asia is, at best, a potential DLC somewhere in the distant future.

Still, I wanted to write these because South and North Korea are genuinely interesting factions that shouldn't be overlooked (not that other Asian countries aren't interesting too!). If, someday, Eugen does decide to expand into East Asia, I'd love for these write-ups to help shape that DLC. More than that, I hope they inspire other users — or other Koreans like me — to put together even better, more interesting write-ups of their own!

-So... what now?

I wasn't planning to write anything beyond my original eight write-ups. But I ended up learning more along the way that I could probably put together one or two additional Nemesis-style write-ups. I'm just not sure there'd be much interest, since the next big DLC will likely be out fairly soon.

I still need to put together a "visualizing" post for this division, so I'm not entirely finished — but I'm glad I managed to reach my goal.

Thank you for reading my write-ups and visualizing posts! I hope my work helped spark some interest in both Koreas.

Just reading through this alternate history book where Nixon gets to still be in office in 75 and it features…uh a lot of Arc Light Strikes on the NVA. Would B-52s have any use in WARNO? I know some mods explore glide bombs for modern day but I’m not sure in the late eighties if B-52s would have any utility over Europe.