Fixes for the north korean OOB

[Marcello]

This should fix nearly all remaining issues, at least as far ground units.

Formation 29 AT RCL Pl
Initial availability date changed to 1/1954-1955
As far can be read from US reports the north Koreans employed only captured American RCLs during the war. 1954-1955 would fit better with the availability dates of comblock RCLs.

VTT-323
Units 53-106-107
Icon should be replaced by n. 3695
These units are armed with twin ZPU, while the current icon has only a single weapon, which is ok for some versions but does not fit the others.
Also weapon n. 50 14.5 ZPU-2 TMG could be reclassed as class 19 autocannon, to give the the ability to target helos (as probably intended by north koreans).

Unit 86 30mm GG AA-Gun
FC increased to 100
Radar is listed as FC: being a “premium” gun and reportedly needing an electric supply to operate it is indeed likely to be employed with radar support from prepared positions, like the AAA belt around Pyonyang, as per north korean practice.

Unit 293 S-300PT (and related wweapon n.217 5V55K S-300K) from Russian OOB should be imported with the following modification.
1)Availability date changed to 1/2010-12/2020
2)Name changed to KN-06
It seems the north Koreans might have cobbled together some S-300 lookalike.It was paraded around last year; there were some doubts about it being an actual system as opposite to a decoy but its existence has been confirmed by the south korean defense minister this year.

Unit 341 Lt Inf Team
Armament changed to
Weapon n. 7 AK-74 Rifle in slot 1
Weapon n. 14 5.45mm RPK SAW in slot 2
availability dates changed to 1/1988-12/2020

A clone of it could be added with RPG-7 in slot 3

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Marcello

This should fix nearly all remaining issues, at least as far ground units.

That's good because there is only an outside chance I'm going to get through every "error" report on the list this time around as it is because the enthusiasm for "error reporting" has, for some reason, reached a fever pitch this year although admittedly yours are generally straightforward fixes that don't lead me into something akin to Alice's Wonderland where a one line report can generate a couple hours ( or more..) work, that becomes the "days work"


Don

[Marcello]

Unit 236 Art Observer
Initial availability date could be extended back to 2/1948

Unit 300 Rifle Section
Weapon n. 6 PPSh-41 could be added in slot 4

Unit 360 reserve section
Weapon n. 237 M38/44 Carbine in slot 2 could be replaced with weapon n. 6 PPSh-41


To better reflect the widespread use of the PPSh-41 in the north Korean forces at the time of the korean war.

Source: History of the North Korean Army
Headquarters, Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff

[Marcello]

One last thing (for this patch at any rate)

Formation 36 Recon Platoon
Initial availability date changed to 1/1958.

The first BTR-40s were apparently given to North Korea around 1958, in any case none were available to the north korean forces in the early stages of the war.
Source: “The KPA Mechanized Infantry Battalion," by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr
http://www.kpajournal.com/vol-1-no-7-july-2010/