Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone

[Palle]

Any chance of these two "nations" and their conflicts being included in WinSPMBT?

Here is an interesting videoclip from Sierra Leone, http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=8986 enjoy...

And two articles.

http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2000/s229144.htm

http://www.hoosier84.com/02-00africaswelcomepariahs.pdf

[thatguy96]

There is no intention (or room if I remember correctly) for new nations in WinSPMBT. The alternative is to create custom OOBs yourself in the stead of existing nations. Its a lot of work to create a functional OOB, let alone one that's also largely historically accurate. I've made OOBs for the Philippines and Laos from scratch and its not easy.

[narwan]

See scenario 161.

[thatguy96]

Totally forgot about individual scenarios, whoops heh.

[Palle]

Well that is one scenario depicting a high-publicity (afterwards) hostage rescue mission.

What I am interested in is the grotty Bruch-war being fought in those two countries still (well Sierra Leone seems quiet now, but Neall Ellis is still active there, you can find him on LinkedIn). The Merc vs rebels campaign, the chaos of DRC...

[thatguy96]

If you're looking for OOBs to be able to play campaigns with, you're likely going to have to do it yourself.

[Palle]

I do not think I have time for that with two jobs and a treatise on Viking Warfare on my mind (I have a Master's Degree in history but can get no teaching job, and am a Viking Re-enactor, so a book on Viking Warfare is the obvious thing to do;-) )...

Perhaps in the future sometime.

[thatguy96]

Heh, I understand the feeling. Sometimes I'm surprised I've found as much time as I can to do the work I have.

[MarkSheppard]

DRC and Sierra Leone as of 04-05:

Democratic Republic of Congo:

MBTs
30 x Type 59 (PRC supplied)
40 x Type 62 (PRC Supplied )

RECCE
40 x AML-60/-90s

APCs:
M113
YW-531
Panhard M-3
Casspir
Wolf Turbo 2
Fahd

Artillery:
100+ 75mm M116 Pack Howitzers
85mm Type 56
122mm M1938/D-30
122mm Type 60
130mm Type 59

30 x 107mm Type 53 MRLs
122mm BM-21s

81mm Mortars
107mm M-30 mortars
120mm Brandt Mortars

57mm M-18 Recoilless Rifle
75mm M-20 Recoilless Rifle
106mm M-40A1 Recoilless Rifle


AA Guns
50 x 14.5mm ZPU-4s
37mm M1939
40mm L/60

SA-7 SAMs

4 x Su-25s
2 x MiG-23s (non operable)
6 x Mi-24 Hinds
1 x Mi-26 (non Op)
some Mi-8s (non operable)

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Sierra Leone:

27 x 81mM mortars
2 x 82mm Mortars
2 x 120mm Mortars
84mm Carl Gustav RCL
4 x 12.7mm AA guns
3 x 14.5mm AA Guns

1 x Mi-24
2 x Mi-8/17s