French OOB

[Imp]

Does anyone know if the French exported all unit 203 AMX-30 DCA to Saudi Arabia OOB 64?

If not might be worth adding to French OOB as it gives them radar AA capability

I think only 60 or so were produced in total so may just have been export exept production seemed to start around 1969.
So possibly France had from 1970 to guessing late 80s

[DRG]

I assume your are referring to French Unit 452 ?????

Different Icon, same unit

[Imp]

Yep I just found that out myself, would suggest reviewing start date & putting back 2 years.
Also ammo load out is wrong for one of them Saudi Unit has nearly double.
Saudi unit also has considerably heavier armour ratings

[DRG]

Yeah I have no idea where the 19 came from.... probably a cut and paste interruption

Ah ! no... ones an AMX-13 and the other AMX-30. Two different beasts. I've put it on the list to sort out. Right now I'm dealing with things 60 years before that. I'll fix the photo too

[Imp]

Don't know how you guys find the time, the real nightmare is its rarely cut & dried normally you look at one thing & it raises other questions.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Imp

Don't know how you guys find the time, the real nightmare is its rarely cut & dried normally you look at one thing & it raises other questions.

TELL ME ABOUT IT ....


I started out yesterday looking for "a few new photos" for naval units in WW2 and ended up going over nearly every unit and formation and finding ( a couple, not a lot ) errors that had been in there for over a decade ...... that used up half a day and brought me back 45 years to a time when WW2 naval ships were what I lived and breathed for about a year. I had forgotten what a beautiful beast the Yamato was

[jivemi]

Originally Posted by DRG

TELL ME ABOUT IT ....

I started out yesterday looking for "a few new photos" for naval units in WW2 and ended up going over nearly every unit and formation and finding ( a couple, not a lot ) errors that had been in there for over a decade ...... that used up half a day and brought me back 45 years to a time when WW2 naval ships were what I lived and breathed for about a year. I had forgotten what a beautiful beast the Yamato was

Yes! Yamato, the largest battlewagon ever (over 72,000 tons loaded, 9 18-inch guns, etc). Her sister Musashi was pummeled mercilessly by carrier-based dive- and torpedo-bombers, taking 17 bombs and 19 torpedoes before sinking off northern Samar in the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Yamato bought it later on a suicide run towards the allied armada off Okinawa, taking up to 11 torpedoes and 6 bombs (Wiki). But you already knew that. (You've probably read Tuleja's Twilight of the Sea Gods too, about Bismarck, Tirpitz, et. al.)

What I love about MBT is that it reflects the assertion of air power on the post-modern battlefield. Skillful use of flyboys can make a huge difference. The more I learn about this game the more fascinating it becomes. Terrific.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Imp

Does anyone know if the French exported all unit 203 AMX-30 DCA to Saudi Arabia OOB 64?

If not might be worth adding to French OOB as it gives them radar AA capability

I think only 60 or so were produced in total so may just have been export exept production seemed to start around 1969.
So possibly France had from 1970 to guessing late 80s

According to "Tanknutdave"....... all were exported

AMX-30DCA twin 30-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun – Developed in the late 60’s, the vehicle was only ever ordered by the Saudi Arabian Army in 1975.

[Imp]

Okay that sort of ties with my dates.

[Imp]

Formations 23 & 602 VAB infantry Company only have 3 platoons I think they should have 4

Earlier VAB formations have 4 platoons as do all the other infantry formations I checked from about 4 years previously to present