Cluster Munitions after CCM? - Page 2

Suhiir · #11 February 19th, 2017, 07:30 PM

Yep, mines are mines in game.

IronDuke99 · #12 February 19th, 2017, 10:32 PM

As I pointed out earlier, with sources, UK has not destroyed all its mine stocks of any type and has retained some for use "in exceptional" circumstances", ie, a major war.

If mines are pulled from current UK forces in the game and I'm playing against a major power, I will simply use 'allied' mines to allow for the fact that UK has not in fact given them up at all.

IronDuke99 · #13 February 20th, 2017, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by IronDuke99

As I pointed out earlier, with sources, UK has not destroyed all its mine stocks of any type and has retained some for use "in exceptional" circumstances", ie, a major war.

If mines are pulled from current UK forces in the game and I'm playing against a major power, I will simply use 'allied' mines to allow for the fact that UK has not in fact given them up at all.

Not sure if the same applies to cluster munitions. Cluster Bombs were taken out of RAF service in 2008 but as of 2012 UK still had stocks that had not been destroyed.

In general terms arms control treaties never favour anyone except those who don't sign them and those who cheat.

Wdll · #14 February 20th, 2017, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

So in the game this type of minefield would be useless as in the real world. Your enemy would just go around them or use equipment to detonate them and clear a path as we did so well in Iraq. And the real game issue hear is it would have to show up on the map so both players could see it.

Well mines are not just used to destroy enemy forces. They are also used to direct them.

scorpio_rocks · #15 February 20th, 2017, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by IronDuke99

Not sure if the same applies to cluster munitions. Cluster Bombs were taken out of RAF service in 2008 but as of 2012 UK still had stocks that had not been destroyed.

In general terms arms control treaties never favour anyone except those who don't sign them and those who cheat.

The UK asserted that it had destroyed ALL its stockpiles of the weapons by 2013.(in reality it seems a lot were sold to Saudi Arabia...)

IronDuke99 · #16 February 20th, 2017, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by scorpio_rocks

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Originally Posted by IronDuke99

Not sure if the same applies to cluster munitions. Cluster Bombs were taken out of RAF service in 2008 but as of 2012 UK still had stocks that had not been destroyed.

In general terms arms control treaties never favour anyone except those who don't sign them and those who cheat.

The UK asserted that it had destroyed ALL its stockpiles of the weapons by 2013.(in reality it seems a lot were sold to Saudi Arabia...)

Yes well I would probably have sooner dropped them on Saudi, but that's just me...