Site Update Thread!

[WallShadow]

wow.
Let me rephrase that: __WOW__!!!!
To echo any other praise and commendations you have already received, Thank you for your extensive and helpful work and the hours you have devoted to sharing it with us.

[swaghauler]

Nice adds to your website Paul. There is one change you should consider making to your S&W entry on the M&P though. I get the impression that you feel the SDVE is a "development" of the M&P (or vice versa). The M&P is a development of the Walther P99's action and is NOT related to the S&W Sigma series now known as the SDVE or "Value Series."

The Sigma was actually a copy of the Glock "Safe Action" (so much so that Glock sued and now gets $15 for every SDVE sold) with a "hinged trigger" instead of the Glocks "trigger safety lever" in the face of the trigger. The trigger was also a medium length of pull with an 8lb weight of pull. There is no magazine disconnector safety on the SVDE/Sigma series, nor is it equipped with interchangeable backstraps. It does possess a Picatinny rail, though. The weapon's takedown is similar to a Glock's. The SDVE only comes in one size (with a 7.2" length using a roughly 4" barrel). Its magazines are NOT interchangeable with the M&P series.

The M&P follows a trigger system developed by Walther and that trigger is visually similar to the Glock (unlike the Sigma's hinged trigger). This trigger has a short length of pull and a 5.5lb pull weight. There is a magazine disconnector safety and a thumb safety is optional. This pistol also has a PIC rail and interchangeable backstraps. Its takedown is different in that you must depress the plunger for the magazine safety in order to disassemble the pistol. Inserting a mag during reassembly pushes up the plunger for the mag safety. Its magazines are NOT interchangeable with the SDVE/Sigma Series.

So, as you can see, the two pistols are actually separate designs in both form and function.

Also, S&W has the .380 Bodyguard in general production (you can find them everywhere) as a replacement for the Sigma Concealment .380 ACP model (which had some reliability issues). This pistol has replaced the older SigmaC in .380 (currently in your M&P listing) while the Shield has replaced the SigmaC in 9mmP. Both the SigmaC .380 ACP AND single column 9mmP Sigma Concealment models are easily identified by their "magazine release tabs" on either side of the grip at the bottom and a lack of sights (they have a "sight trough" instead) on the slide.

[Draq]

Yay, redownloading everything!

[pmulcahy11b]

I think I forgot to post here the last two updates:

21 Sep 17

In Bulgarian Assault Rifles, a host of civilianized Arsenal assault rifles have been added.

In Israeli Assault Rifles, under the IMI Galil, the Galil ACE series has been added.

In Russian Assault Rifles, under the Kalashnikov AK-47/AKM, the Joe Firearms AJAK-47 and Definitive Arms DAKM-4150 has been added. (Note: for the next update, the foreign-made AK clones will likely be moved to their respective countries' pages).

In US Assault Rifles A-C, The Atlantic Arms AKX-9PT, Blackheart Civilianized AK Rifles, and the Century Arms WASR and C-39 Series have been added.

In US Assault Rifles D-F, Destructive Devices AK-47/AKM Clones/Imports have been added.

In US Assault Rifles G-L, the High Standard/Interarms AKM-47 Series and the IO AKM-247 Series have been added.

In US Assault Rifles M-Q, the M+M Vintage M10-762 and Palmetto State PSAK-47 have been added.

In US Assault Rifles R-Z, the Rifle Dynamics RD-501/701 and Two Rivers Tabuk have been added.

In Bulgarian Auto Rifles, the Arsenal SA RPL-3R has been added.

In Russian Auto Rifles, under the Izhmash RPK-74, the RPK-201 has been added.

In Bulgarian Pistols, the Arsenal SAM-7K series has been added.

In Czech Pistols, the Czechpoint VZ-58 Pistol 762 was added.

In Israeli Pistols, the IWI Galil ACE GAP39 II has been added.

In Russian Pistols, under the TSKIB SOO PM Makarov, the TKB-024 and TKB-025 have been added.

In US Pistols A, the American Tactical Imports GSG-5P has been added.

In US Pistols C, the Century Arms C-39 Pistol, Draco, and RAS-47 Pistol have been added.

In US Pistols I-J, the IO M-214 Nano has been added.

In US Pistols R, the Rifle Dynamics 710P has been added.

In Yugoslavian Pistols, the Zastava PAP M-85 NP has been added.

In International Semiauto Shotguns, the Fime Group/Molot VPR-12 has been added.

In US Semiauto Shotguns A-L, the Destructive Devices DDI-12 and Legion USA Vepr 12 have been added.

In Best Assault Rifles That Never Were, the Korobov Assault Rifle Prototypes, the TSNIITOCHMASH 80.002, the Nikonov AN-94 Protypes, the Simonov Assault Rifle Prototypes, the Bulkin AB-46, and the "Red Dawn" Steyr-Maadi AKM have been added.

In Best Handguns That Never Were, the Gerasmenko VAG-72/73 has been added.

In Scopes, the Beloruyssian BelOMO PK-A and the Russian scopes Kalika PK-01VS, PO Pilade, LOMO PKS-07, NPZ Optics PSO Scopes, PSUJKashtan-2, RusOpticalSystem CTS Series, and the EagleEye Series, have been added.

The International AAMs page has been added, with the AIM-132 ASRAAM.

The entire set of MORTAR CARRIERS pages have been redone. For the most part, this consists of the adding of information, correction of misspellings and grammar, and clarifications; however, stats has also been corrected on almost all vehicles involved. Substantial changes include the addition to Finnish Mortar Carriers, under the Patria XA-361, of the XA-361 with the NEMO turret; the version of the RN-94 with a 120mm mortar has been added to International Mortar Carriers; in Romanian Mortar Carriers, The TABC-79ARM version of the TABC-79AR has been added; upgraded versions of the Kharkov MT-MB Mortar Carrier were added to Russian Mortar Carriers; the 120mm mortar carrier version of the Ratel MC has been added to South African Mortar Carriers; the vehicles in Swedish Mortar Carriers have been greatly expanded with stats for versions that I previously left out (for no good reason, really); the new version of the ACV-15 SPM in Turkish Mortar Carriers; and upated and up-armored versions that were never properly delineated in US Mortar Carriers. Note that there is still much to be done in the Mortar Carriers section and work will continue.

11 May 17

In Belgian Battle Rifles, the 7.5mm chambering of the M-1949 has been added. In addition, little corrections and added info has been added to the FAL and M-1949.

In British Battle Rifles, the Enfield No4 has had added the No 7 Mk I. The Lee-Enfield SMLE has had the .410 Musket added.

In German Battle Rifles, the Gew-88 has been added. In addition, the Gew-98 has had added a plethora of foreign-made and/or used version of the Gew-98.

In Swiss Sniper Rifles, the AMSD OM-300 Vanquish has been added.

In British Sporting Rifles C-Z, Lee-Enfield .22 Caliber Rifles have been added.

In US Semiauto Shotguns R, the Remington Versa-Max has been added.

In Italian Pistols - Tanfoglio, the Witness Pavona has been added.

In US Pistols C, the Coonan MOT-45 has been added.

In Austrian Revolvers, the Gasser M-1870 has been expanded to include the M-1878 and Danish models.

In Belgian Revolvers, the Argentine and Norwegian variants of the Nagant have been added.

In Russian Revolvers, the 7.62mm version of the Nagant Target Revolver has been added.

In Scopes, the Burris Handgun Scopes, Leupold VX-6, the Meopta MeoPro, Trijicon SRS, and the Sightmark Core SX.

In Melee Weapons, the following weapons have been added: Grayman Dua, Emerson X-HD Karambit, Emerson Karambit-SF, Fox Knives Karambit, Habilis Bush Tools, Keen Edge Live Kerambit I, Max Venom Karambite.

In British Tracked APCs, the Warrior has been given a lot of tweaks and changes, including the addition of the abortive Warrior 2000 version and Warriors with bar/slat armor, used for a short time in Op Telic, and a number of other additions and corrections. On the same page, the other vehicles have also been given a number of tweaks, corrections, and additions.

In Canadian Wheeled APCs, the Kodiak has received a lot of attention, to include various applique armors and the possible future addition of a Trophy APS, as well as the addition of the Columbians' new version of the Kodiak. As usual, I took the opportunity to tweak, make small additions, and small corrections.

In Canadian Artillery Support Vehicles, the LAV III OPV has been updated to include the LAV III 6.0 modifications, and applique armor.

In Czech Artillery Support Vehicles, the Snezka has been updated to include it's secondary role as a scout vehicle, and clarifying the effects of hits on the boom and its sensors. Minor tweaks were also done on the Snezka and the BVP-2 LOS entries.

In French Artillery Support Vehicles, the AMX VCA and AMX-10 VOA have had a plethora of tweaks and information additions.

In Tools, the Small Arms Maintenance Kit was added.

In South Korean Artillery Support Vehicles, the K-10 FAASV has had some corrections, and the late model of the K-10 has been added.

In Personal Gear, the TerrLUX LightStar 80, the Voltaic Systems OffGrid Solar Backpack, the Solar Light Cap have been added.

In Other Equipment, the SoLight LightCap 300 and the Solar Radio have been added.

In Generators, the Flexible Solar Panel has been added.

A plethora of little corrections and info-adding have been done to Austrian Pistols, US Pistols - Springfield, Australian SMGs, Turkish Tracked APCs, British Artillery Support Vehicles, Chinese Artillery Support Vehicles, German Artillery Support Vehicles, Romanian Artillery Support Vehicles, Russian Artillery Support Vehicles, South African Artillery Support Vehicles, Swedish Artillery Support Vehicles, Turkish Artillery Support Vehicles, US Artillery Support Vehicles, and Argentine Mortar Carriers.

[Draq]

Oh boy, looks like I'm in for a full redownload. Exciting!

[pmulcahy11b]

I hope you haven't downloaded them yet...:o


30 Mar 18

In Heavy-Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the following ammunition has been added: .416 Barrett, 11mm Gras Smokeless, .499 Leitner-Wise, .450 Bushmaster, , .460 Alliance, .460 Steyr, .475 Tremor, .50 Beowulf, .50 DTC-EDM, .502 Thunder Sabre, .510 Phoenix.

In Medium-Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the following ammunition has been added: 7.5mm Mle 1924, .30 Remington AR, .300 Fireball, 7.92mm Patronen, 8mm M/88 Mauser, .338 Spectre, .375 CheyTac

In Small-Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the following rounds have been added: 6.5mm Creedmoor, 6.5mm Greek Service

In Pistol, Revolver & SMG Rounds, the following rounds have been added: 5mm Clement Auto, 5mm Bergmann, .22 TCM, 6.5mm Bergmann, 6.5mm Mannlicher Pistol, 7.5mm FK, .30 Wildey Magnum, .35 Smith & Wesson Auto, .38 AMU, .357 Peterbilt, 9mm Ultra, 10mm Wildey Magnum, .44 Wildey Magnum, and .45 Wildey Magnum.

I have also begun the process to replace the name "10mm Colt" with 10mm Auto;" this is not complete, and for the time being, listings with 10mm Colt and 10mm Auto are referring to the same round.

In Russian Assault Rifles, the Izhmash AK-12 has been added.

In Swiss Assault Rifles, the SIG Sauer SIGM400 has been added.

In US Assault Rifles A-C, the Adcor A-556, Anderson M4 Carbine, Atlantic Arms AA Pol47, Colt LE6920, and CORE15 Piston Rifle have been added.

In US Assault Rifles G-L, the IO "The Sporter", Lancer L15, and LMT SLK8 have been added.

In US Assault Rifles R-Z, the Stag Arms Rifles entry has been split into the Stag 1-8, Stag 9, Stag 10, Stag 15, and Stag 16 entries. Several new Stag Arms Rifles variants have been added to these entries (and the Stag 10, 15, and 16 entries are completely new). In addition, some corrections have been made to these rifles' stats.

In US Battle Rifles A-L, the CMMG Mk3 and the DPMS GII have been added. In addition, the Bushmaster MOE Enhanced ORC entry's stats have been heavily corrected, the text of the entry rewritten, and new variants have been added.

In Italian Pistols - Tanfoglio, in the Witness entry, the Witness Elite 1911P Polymer has been added.

In US Pistols A, the ATI FHX-45 was added.

In US Pistols C, the Colt Gold Cup Trophy has had its stats corrected and additional information added.

In US Pistols D-F, the Dan Wesson Bruin has been added.

In US Pistols K, in the Kimber Eclipse entry, several corrections have been made to the Eclipse Pro Target II.

In US Pistols R, the Rock Island Armory Tactical 1911 has been added.

In US Pistols - Springfield, the Loaded Model Target has been added.

In US Pistols St-Sz, under STI Single-Stack Pistols, the 4.25" and 3.25" barrels have been added to the Lawman. A 9mm Parabellum chamberings have been added to the Legacy and a .45 ACP chambering added to the Rogue.

In US Pistols T-Z, under the Wildey Survivor entry, the .41 Wildey Magnum and 11mm Wildey Magnum chamberings have been removed, as they are actually other names for other Wildey Magnum rounds.

In International Semiauto Sporting Rifles, the Colt/Walther M4 Ops has been added.

In US Semiauto Sporting Rifles A-E, the Alexander Arms AAR17 and the CMMG Mk 4 Series have been added. In the DPMS .22LR Series entry, the .22 Bull Barrel version has been added.

In German SMGs, the Umarex/Walther MP5A5 has been added to the Heckler & Koch MP5 entry.

Egyptian SP Artillery was heavily corrected and partially rewritten.

In French SP Artillery, the AMX GCT-155 has been split into several sections to reflect the different variants, and the AUF 1T/TA and AUF 2 have been added to the entry. The GIAT Caesar has also been split into several sections for variants, and the Mk 2 and Caesar 2 have been added to the entry. All entries on the page have been heavily rewritten and corrected.

In German SP Artillery, all entries have been heavily rewritten and corrected. Specific updates include, under the Rheinmetall M109A3G entry, the M109A3G w/KUKA AHK. The PzH2000 includes separate sections for Dutch PzH2000s and the German 2013 PzH2000 upgrade. A new addition are the AGM-based vehicles.

In Riflescopes and Other Weapon Scopes, the Trijicon RX34 Reflex Sight was added.

[pmulcahy11b]

I've missed posting a lot of them (I highly recommend looking at last year's updates).

Last Year's Updates: http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2018.htm

The New 2019 Updates page: http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2019.html

29 Jan 19

In US Battle Rifles A-L, the Armalite AR-10 has had added more information, some corrected stats, and the AR-10A (which sounds like the designation of an old AR-10, but is actually the designation of one of the newest versions of the AR-10) was added.

In German Pistols N-Z, the Walther PPQ has been added.

In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the M70 has had some stats modified, some new information added, and the M71 with a faux suppressor entry has been added.

In Swiss Pistols, the SIG-Sauer P320 has been greatly expanded, with new versions, information, and stats.

In US Pistols A, the Auto-Ordnance BKO and Archon Type B have been added.

In US Pistols D-F, the Dan Wesson Vigil has been added.

In US Pistols G-H, the Guncrafter HOSS has its designation fixed, and has some more information added. The Honor Defense Honor Guard has been added.

In US Pistols K, the Kimber Micro has been added.

In US Pistols - Ruger, the Security-9 has been added, and the missing weight figure for the SR1911 Lightweight Commander has been put in.

In US Pistols Sa-Sl, the SIG-Sauer USA M17 has been added. (I put it there instead of under the SIG-Sauer P320 on the Swiss Pistols page because it is made exclusively in the US, specifically for the US Military.)

In US Pistols - Smith & Wesson, the Model 41 has had more information added, the New Model 41 has been added, and the Model 41 PC has been added.

In US Pistols - Springfield, the 911 has been added.

In US Revolvers - Charter Arms & Charles Daly, the Charter Arms Bulldog entry has had the Bulldog XL added, and the Charter Arms Mag Pug has had the .41 Magnum version added.

In US Revolvers M-N, the Magnum Research BFR has had several new calibers and one new barrel length added.

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles L-M, the Marlin XT has been added.

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles - Savage, the BVT and Mark II have been added.

In Italian Lever-Action Rifles, the Uberti M1886 has been added.

In US Lever-Action Rifles A-H, the Big Horn Armory Type 89 entry has had the Models 89A, 89B, 90A, and 90B added.

In US Single & Double-Barrel Sporting Rifles S-Z, the Thompson/Center Encore entry has had added the Encore Hunter version. (This, by the way, makes the Thompson/Center Encore entry simply ginormous -- I'm probably going to have to split it up despite the fact that the Encore and the Encore Hunter are closely-related rifles.)

In US Pump-Action Shotguns S-Z, the Stevens 320 has been added.

In Chinese Autocannons, the 30mm Type 730, 35mm PG99, and 35mm PG99-1 have been added.

In Chinese SAMs, the DY-90/TY-90/LY-90 and FN-6 have been added.

In Textron Civilian Vehicles (which is a new page), the Stampede has been added.

In Indian Self-Propelled Artillery, The Mk 2 and Mk 3 versions have been added to the DRDO M46 Catapult entry, and the Bhim/Ayeja has been added to the DRDO/Denel Bhim entry. Also, in general, a lot of new information has been added, and stats adjusted.

In Romanian Self-Propelled Artillery, the ROMARM Model 89 has had more information added, and its stats adjusted.

In Russian Self-Propelled Artillery, all of the entries have had new information added and stats refigured. Under the Kharkov 2S1, the 2S1T version has been added. Under the Uraltransmash 2S3, the 2S3M, 2S3M1, 2S3M2, 2S3M2-155, and 2S3M3 have been added. Under the Uraltransmash 2S5, the 2S5M has been added. Under the Uraltransmash 2S7 entry, the 2S7M Mialka has been added. Under the Uraltransmash 2S19, the 2S19M1, 2S19M1-155, 2S19M2, 2S33 Msta-SM2, and 2S30 Iset have been added.

In Chinese Tracked SP Antiaircraft, the Type 95/04/07/09 have been added (they are one entry). The Type 63 and Type 69-37-2 have been refigured and a little more information added. The Type 80 has been refigured and more information has been added, and the Type 80-37-2 subtype has been added.

In Chinese Wheeled SP Antiaircraft, the HN-5 SAM Vehicle has has some new information added and its stats refigured; in addition, the designation has been changed. The BK-1060, EQ2050/FN-6A SAM Vehicle and LD-2000 have been added.

In Miscellaneous Equipment, the Streamlight Super Siege Lantern, the Pelican 3310 ELS Lantern, the Falhoelter Mini Bolt Light, Surefire P2X Fury, the TerraLUX 80 Penlight, and the Cyclops Nexus HID Flashlight have been added. The Krypton Flashlight, Military Flashlight, Military Krypton Flashlight, the Penlight, and the Mini-Maglite have been sharpened.

[pmulcahy11b]

14 May 18

In Chinese Assault Rifles, The QTS-11 has been added to the Norinco QBZ-03 entry.

In US Assault Rifles D-F, the F-1 Firearms BDR-15-G3 has been added.

In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the APX has been added.

In US Pistols A, under the AMT/Galena Automag Series, the .41 JMP chambering has been added.

In International SA Shotguns, the Armscor VR60 has been added.

In Italian Double & Single-Barrel Shotguns A-Be, the Benelli 828U has been added.

In US BA Sporting Rifles B-C, the Barrett Fieldcraft has been added.

In US BA Sporting Rifles E-I, the Henry Mini-Bolt has been added.

In Belgian SA Sporting Rifles, the Mark 2 Safari and Mark 3 Safari have been added to the Browning BAR entry. (This entry may be broken up in the future.)

In Italian Single-Shot & Double Sporting Rifles, the Cimarron 1874 Sharps Sporting Rifles have been moved here from their incorrect place in US Single-Shot and Double Sporting Rifles A-D. The Uberti M1885 High Wall has been added.

In US Single-Shot & Double Sporting Rifles R-Z, the Chipmunk entry has been redesignated the Rogue River Chipmunk and moved here from US Single-Shot & Double Rifles A-D. The Savage Cub Youth has been added.

In British Sniper Rifles, the AX PSR has added to the Accuracy International AW Rifles. (Don't be surprised if this mega-entry gets broken up for next time.)

Firearms firing .45-70 and .32-20 have had their stats corrected.

In Swiss Submachineguns, the Brugger & Thomet APC/APS has been added.

In Blackpowder Handguns, the Maynard US Model 1855 has been added.

In Russian Rocket Launchers, The MRO has been added to the RPO entry.

In Israeli SAMs, the Tamir has been added.

In British Tracked APCs, the Warrior 2000 has been removed from the FV-510 entry The Warrior 2000 has been moved to Best APCs That Never Were. Both entries have been expanded and ciorrected.

In Serbian SP Artillery, The Yugoimport Alekander, and M09 have been added. The M03 version of the B-52 NORA has been added; in the MTI 30/04 SORA 122, several corrections and new information has been added, along with the SORA-C version.

In South African SP Artillery, the Denel/GDLS LAV III/T7 has been added. The Denal T5 entry has been renamed to the T5-52 Condoir Entry, and has both the versions with the 52-caliber and 45-caliber guns. The LIW G6 Rhino has had sever subsections added, including G6/52, Al-Manjoon/All-Fao, and G6 1A3.

In South Korean SP Artillery, The K9 Thunder has been greatly expanded and has had new information added and stats corrected. In addition, the K9A1 and now-drawing-board XK9A2 versions have been added, as well as the Turkish T-155 Firtina version.

In Swedish SP Artillery, the Bofors Bandkanon 1 has been greatly expanded and stats corrected, and the Bofors FH77AD Archer has been expanded and has had stats corrected, and the FH77BD and FH77BW have been added.

In Best Light Combat Vehicles That Never Were, the M1072 Clark Fighting Vehicle was added.

A new Howitzer Rounds page has been made; this is largely the new format I will use, though I may add to it in the future, and it is still very much a page under construction.

[pmulcahy11b]

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2019.html

25 Aug 19

In US Pistols D-F, the Entreprise Elite has been added.

In US Pistols St-Sz, the STI Competititor has been added. The edge has been corrected and has has 10mm Auto added.

In US Revolvers G-L, the Horvath Modified Ruger Revolvers has been added.

In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 10-30, Under Model 27, Jerry Miculek's version has been added. Under the Model 29, Cooper's version in .440 Cor-Bon has been added.

In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 61-450, the Model 396 MountainLite has been added.

In Melee Weapons, the Benchmade Osborne 770, Camillus EDC, CRKT Wasp, Delta Z Osprey, Kershshaw Scallion, and the Spyderco Lum Chinese have been added.

In Syrian SP Artillery, The T-34/122 has been generally updated and corrected.

In Turkish SP Artillery, all vehicles have been updated and corrected; in particular, the new version of the M44T (seen in 2015 news footage) has been added. In addition, the MKE Yavuz has been added.

In US SP Artillery, all entries have been greatly updated, particularly the M7 and M109.

In US Tanks, the Cadillac M1 Abrams has been greatly updated, expanded, and corrected.

In Best SPA That Never Were, The ASELSAN Tafun was added.

The F-20 Tigershark was removed from US Fighters and moved to Best Aircraft That Never Were. In addition, it has been updated, expanded, and corrected.

The .25-06 entries in the various places (mostly in Sporting Rifles) have been changed to reflect the fact that they are actually magnum rounds.

Further updates will be delayed. The computer I use to my T2K work has a broken CPU fan and I won't be able to do any more until that is taken care of,

[swaghauler]

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2019.html

25 Aug 19

In US Pistols D-F, the Entreprise Elite has been added.

In US Pistols St-Sz, the STI Competititor has been added. The edge has been corrected and has has 10mm Auto added.

In US Revolvers G-L, the Horvath Modified Ruger Revolvers has been added.

In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 10-30, Under Model 27, Jerry Miculek's version has been added. Under the Model 29, Cooper's version in .440 Cor-Bon has been added.

In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 61-450, the Model 396 MountainLite has been added.

In Melee Weapons, the Benchmade Osborne 770, Camillus EDC, CRKT Wasp, Delta Z Osprey, Kershshaw Scallion, and the Spyderco Lum Chinese have been added.

In Syrian SP Artillery, The T-34/122 has been generally updated and corrected.

In Turkish SP Artillery, all vehicles have been updated and corrected; in particular, the new version of the M44T (seen in 2015 news footage) has been added. In addition, the MKE Yavuz has been added.

In US SP Artillery, all entries have been greatly updated, particularly the M7 and M109.

In US Tanks, the Cadillac M1 Abrams has been greatly updated, expanded, and corrected.

In Best SPA That Never Were, The ASELSAN Tafun was added.

The F-20 Tigershark was removed from US Fighters and moved to Best Aircraft That Never Were. In addition, it has been updated, expanded, and corrected.

The .25-06 entries in the various places (mostly in Sporting Rifles) have been changed to reflect the fact that they are actually magnum rounds.

Further updates will be delayed. The computer I use to my T2K work has a broken CPU fan and I won't be able to do any more until that is taken care of,

OH NO, SIR! You don't get off that easily. Where in the hell is the Hi-Point YEET CANNON! The most talked-about gun of 2019!

Yes... this IS a thing.

[pmulcahy11b]

I grant you, I'm bit late with the notification, but...

27 Dec 19

In Indian Attack Helicopters (a new page), the HAL Dhruv has been added.

In Czech Tracked EV, the VT-72M4 ARV has been added.

In Chinese Tracked APCs, the Type 05 has been added.

The TAMSE TAM has been removed from the German Tracked LCVs page and moved to a new page, Argentine Tracked LCVs, where the entry has been greqatly expanded and corrected.

In Croatian MRLs, the page has been almost totally rewritten, with the M-92 Vulkan added.

In Czech MRLs, The RM-70 has been greatly expanded, and the Excalibur Arms BM-21MT has been added.

In Egyptian MRLs, entries have been corrected and fleshed out.

In Russian SP Guns, the 1K17 Szhatie "Laser Tank" has been added.

In British Tanks, the Challenger Series has had added two possible Challenger 2 upgrades and a fictional variant -- the Megatron, the Black Night, and the ADUT.

In Austrian Medium Unarmored Vehicles, the Steyr Pinzgauer HMATV has been added.

In Best APCs that Never Were, the Avro Bobcat was added.

I have tried a new idea, ECM & Stealth in T2K Rules, as a house rule/add-on. I will begin incorporating these ruels as time goes by -- of course, health and activities mean that this will implement slowly. In addition, some of the aircraft and helicopters have had their AV ratings restored -- this list will again grow as time goes by.

[Legbreaker]

I grant you, I'm bit late with the notification, but...

You won't hear any complaints from us! We're all just happy you're doing them.
It will be a very sad day when you're no longer able. :(

[Gunner]

VERY Cool!

[pmulcahy11b]

25 Jan 20

In US Attack Aircraft, the AT-6 Wolverine has been added.

In Chinese Bombers, the Xi'an H-20 has been added. This is a new page.

In US Attack Helicopters, the AH-64 Apache has been greatly expanded and updated, including updating on the WAH-64, and references and entries to the YAH-64F, the Sea Apache, and the AH-64D Block 2 Compound. The AH-64E Apache Guardian has been added.

In British Tracked Engineer Vehicles the Trojan has been updated and corrected.

In German MRLs, the LARS 110mm entry has been greatly expanded and now includes the LARS SF2 as well as the SF1.

In Indian MRLs has been greatly expanded to include the Pinaka I and Pinaka II, and corrected.

A new page, Iranian MRLs, has been added, with the HM 20 Hadid.

In Italian MRLs, the FIROS-6 has been partially expanded and fully corrected; the FIROS 25/30 has been somewhat expanded and fully corrected.

A new page, Austrian Self-Propelled Guns, has been added, with the MOWAG Piranha 5 10x10.

A new page, Indian Heavy Unarmored Vehicles, has been added, with the Ashok Leyland Super Stallion.

In Best Tanks That Never Were, the MB-3 Tamoyo and the Shilden-Leclerc have been added.

In Best SPG That Never Were, the BSTT Chimera was added.

[pmulcahy11b]

25 Mar 20

In MRLs, the new pages of Azerbaijani MRLs, Belorussian MRLs, Georgian MRLs, North Korean MRLs, Pakistani MRLs, and Ukrainian MRLs have been added.

In Japanese MRLs, the Type 75 MRL has been expanded and updated, and the Type 75 Weather Vehicle and Type 75 Reload Vehicle have been added to the entry.

In Romanian MRLs, The APR-40 entry has been expanded and corrected, and also now includes the APR-21, APRA-40, and LAROM versions.

The entire Russian MRLs page has been updated and almost totally rewritten.

In Polish Engineer Vehicles, the WZT-3 entries have been corrected, the WZT-4 has been added.

In Brazilian Tracked Light Combat Vehicles, the X1A entries have been totally redone.

In British Tracked Light Combat Vehicles, the Ajax was added.

In Russian Wheeled Light Combat Vehicles, under the BTR-80 entry, the PU-12M6 and PU-12M7 AAA/SAM Command Post Vehicles have been added.

A new page, Canadian Tanks, has been added, with the heavily-modified Canadian versions of the Leopard 1 and Leopard 2.

A new page, Belarussian Heavy Unarmored Vehicles, has been added, with the MAZ-6317.

A new page, Belorussian Medium Unarmored Vehicles, has been added, with the MAZ-5316.

Chinese Attack Helicopters is a new page, with the Z-10.

In Best Aircraft That Never Were, the Mitsubishi/Lockheed Martin F-3 was added.

In Best SP Antiaircraft That Never Were, the 2S38 Derivaciya was added.

In Best SP Guns That Never Were, the BSTT Excalibur and the Nuffeld A39 Tortoise were added.

A new page, US Unmanned Ground Vehicles, has been added.

In French ASMs, the missing price figures for the AS.20's HEAT and KEP/HE warheads have been put in.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Hey Paul, I was just over at your site, wandering through the SMG section and I noticed that for the Swedish M/45 the select-fire model made for the Swedish police is labelled as the M/45E. It should be listed as M/45BE.
There was also a model of the BE adapted to fire blanks only to launch tear gas grenades, the M/45BET.

There's a brief mention of it at the Historical Firearms website, the info accompanies a very interesting photo of Swedish police body armour. The head protection shown could be an interesting sight coming at you through smoke or fog!
https://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/154694969754/in-action-carl-gustav-m45-this-unusual

[pmulcahy11b]

12 Aug 20

In US Battle Rifles A-L, under the Colt LE901-16S entry, the Recoil magazine special build of the rifle has been added.

In Swiss Pistols, the Sphinx (Kriss) SDP has been added.

In Melee Weapons, the Benchmade Volli, Coast Products Rapid Response 3.30, CRKT Fire Spark, Gerber Propel Downrange AO, Kershaw Blur Glassbreaker, SOG SlimJim, and ZT Tolerance G-10 AO have been added.

In Austrian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, minor tweaks and corrections have been made.

In Belgian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, corrections have been made and a little more information has been added.

In Brazilian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, some corrections have been made.

In British Tracked Engineer Vehicles, the version with applique armor has been added to the AEV FV4003 Centurion AVRE entry. The Chieftain-based tracked engineer vehicles have been gathered into one entry. The Kenyan version of the Vickers ARRV has been added. All have been corrected and tweaked.

In Israeli Tracked Engineer Vehicles, the Merkava Mk 3 Nemmeraa ARV has been added, the and tweaks and corrections have been done to the rest of the page.

In Russian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, the R-330ZH Borisoglebsk 2 has been added.

A new page, Serbian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, has been added, with the VIU-55 Munja.

A new page, Ukranian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, has been added, with the BREM-84 Atlet.

In Austrian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, the Piranha III Armored CBRN Recon Vehicle has been added.

In Russian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, the UNSh-12 Infauna has been added, and the rest of the page has been given corrections and tweaks.

In Best Engineer Vehicles That Never Were, the Future Armor Rearm System has been added.

Something I forgot to put on the Update Page is on the PDF Page.
there you will find download links for the spreadsheets I use as well as the huge amount of add-ons and fudges I use,



04 Jun 20

In US Assault Rifles A-C, the ATI Omni Hybrid was added.

In French Automatic Rifles, under the Chauchat, the CR 1918 has been added.

In US Automatic Rifles, the modified M1918 BAR made by Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde fame) has been added.

In British Battle Rifles, the Martini-Henry/Enfield was added.

In Belgian Pistols - Browning, the Black Label Medallion has been added.

In Italian Pistols - Beretta, under M93R, the Ciener .22 Conversion has been added.

A new page, Jordanian Pistols, has been added, with the KADDB Viper.

In US PA Shotguns G-L, the Inland versions of the Ithaca 37 Trench Gun have been added to the Ithaca 37: Military & Police Models entry.

In US Lever-Action Rifles - Marlin, under the Model 336 entry, the Model 336TDL has been added.

In Best Sniper Rifles that Never Were, the AR-1 Parasniper has had much more information added and many corrections made.

In Russian Grenade Launchers, the TekhMash 6327 Balkan has been added.

In British ASMs, the Brimstone was added.

In Swedish Mortar Carriers, the Mjolner has been added.

US MRLs have been updated, to include the HIMARS/SLAMRAAM, the M270 MARS2/LRU, and M270D1.

US Light Unarmored Vehicles have been updated to include the new JLTV. (Yes, there was a question in my mind as to whether to include the JLTV under Wheeled APCs, but as it is basically a HMMWV replacement, I elected to put it under Unarmored Vehicles.)

[CDAT]

US Light Unarmored Vehicles have been updated to include the new JLTV. (Yes, there was a question in my mind as to whether to include the JLTV under Wheeled APCs, but as it is basically a HMMWV replacement, I elected to put it under Unarmored Vehicles.)

Now I was out before they finalized what they were going with for it, and I never used then, but was around and saw them driving around base and some of the training areas. They were all armored to at least the same level as the up-armored HMMWV, so should they not be a light armored vehicle as they will stop up to machine gun fire?

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Now I was out before they finalized what they were going with for it, and I never used then, but was around and saw them driving around base and some of the training areas. They were all armored to at least the same level as the up-armored HMMWV, so should they not be a light armored vehicle as they will stop up to machine gun fire?

From the info I've seen, the vehicle works on the concept of being fitted to allow protection kits to be added but already comes with a small amount of armour. The base vehicle has minimal armour placed around areas difficult to access while in the field. For better protection kits are provided to allow fitting while in the field with basic tools.
So it's a bit of "six of one, half a dozen of the other" situation - not armoured enough to be considered a "protected" vehicle but it still has a level of armour fitted at the factory so that you don't have to fuss around with it in the field.

[CDAT]

From the info I've seen, the vehicle works on the concept of being fitted to allow protection kits to be added but already comes with a small amount of armour. The base vehicle has minimal armour placed around areas difficult to access while in the field. For better protection kits are provided to allow fitting while in the field with basic tools.
So it's a bit of "six of one, half a dozen of the other" situation - not armoured enough to be considered a "protected" vehicle but it still has a level of armour fitted at the factory so that you don't have to fuss around with it in the field.
I will defer to you as it sounds like you have done research into them. I just was round them, but all the ones that I saw were armored to at least the Frag 5 level (able to take a .50 BMG to the windshield with out penetration). Not sure if that is the base line, or a upgraded one bu they were just running around Ft. Lewis so not in a combat zone.

[Legbreaker]

Not sure if that is the base line, or a upgraded one but they were just running around Ft. Lewis so not in a combat zone.

I would assume baseline - you wouldn't think the additional packages would be issued and subject to wear and tear (not to mention the increased fuel usage for the vehicles themselves) without good reason.
On the other hand, if they were actually involved in an exercise it's possible, but general day to day usage? Not so much I'd suggest.

[Vespers War]

For the JLTV development program, the original requirement called for the A-Kit (permanently installed armor) to resist 7.62mm at 30 meters, along with 155mm HE at 100 meters and 6 to 8 kilogram IEDs and mines. The B-Kit requirements upped that to 7.62mm to 14.5mm (I believe varying by location), 155mm at 30 meters, 10 kilogram mines, and RPGs. How that requirement changed over the course of development, I don't know, but it gives a baseline ideal to work from. I believe the RPG cage is separate from the B-Kit, so one can have A-Kit with or without cage and B-Kit with or without cage.

There was some discussion of the JLTV back in April (https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.php?t=6056).

[Legbreaker]

Paul, how do you calculate the prices? There's quite a bit of variation from the books.
I understand the stats (fuel consumption, ranges, etc) are all based on real world information, but the prices?

[Raellus]

Hey Paul,

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36876/the-toz-81-mars-gun-was-the-soviet-unions-ultimate-space-revolver

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[pmulcahy11b]

Hey Paul,

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36876/the-toz-81-mars-gun-was-the-soviet-unions-ultimate-space-revolver

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I think I have that in Russian Special Weapons -- but I may be wrong.

[pmulcahy11b]

Paul, how do you calculate the prices? There's quite a bit of variation from the books.
I understand the stats (fuel consumption, ranges, etc) are all based on real world information, but the prices?

Just about everything is fudged to some extent or another. Including the prices. On the PDF page I have posted a copy of my "fudge sheets."

[pmulcahy11b]

09 Mar 21

British Bombers has been added. (Don't worry, the V-Bombers are coming soon!)

Chinese Bombers has been added.

Russian Bombers has been added.

US Bombers has been heavily expanded, almost totally rewritten.

Indian Tracked EV has been corrected, updated, and to a small extent, expanded.

International Tracked EV has been corrected, updated, and greatly expanded. In addition, the Kodiak has been removed from this page and moved to German Tracked EV.

Israeli Tracked EV has been updated and corrected.

In Russian Assault Rifles, under the Kalashnikov AK-47/AKM, the 44 Bore has been added.

In US Assault Rifles G-L, the Geissele Super Duty has been added.

In US Semiauto Sporting Rifles S-Z, the Wilson Combat Tactical Hunter has been added.

In Austrian Battle Rifles, the entire page has been reworked (which consisted of only the Mannlicher M1895) and rewritten.

In Italian Battle Rifles, under Mannlicher-Carcano M-1891, the TS Carbine M-1891 with MOD.28 Grenade Launcher has been added.

In US Lever-Action Rifles A-H, the Big Horn Armory Model 90 has been separated from the Model 89, and expanded.

In Austrian Pistols, under Glock 9mm Pistols, the Roland Special has been added.

In Italian Grenade Launchers, the Mannlicher-Carcano MOD.28 has been added.

In Grenade Launcher Rounds, the 38.5x55 Brixia round (for the MOD.28) has been added.

In Melee Weapons, the Abraham & Moses Goodman Special Operations Knife and Wilson Combat/Fox EDC-X were added.

In Argentine Tracked APCs, Australian Tracked APCs, and Austrian Tracked APCs have had the Combat Equipment entry added to the stats.

[Ewan]

Out of curiosity under the entry for the Canberra in the British bombers section it mentions Twilight 2035. Is this a future supplement that may be in the pipeline. Thanks

[pmulcahy11b]

Out of curiosity under the entry for the Canberra in the British bombers section it mentions Twilight 2035. Is this a future supplement that may be in the pipeline. Thanks

Some GMs have told me that they start WWIII as far out as 2035, So I put it in. But you may be right; it causes confusion.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

As an aside, the history of the Canberra aircraft includes some remarkable feats. The following video goes into some detail about a 1950s penetration of Soviet airspace to photograph the Kasputin Yar test site (described by some as the Soviet version of Area 51)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM3AEkM-4JY

[pmulcahy11b]

As an aside, the history of the Canberra aircraft includes some remarkable feats. The following video goes into some detail about a 1950s penetration of Soviet airspace to photograph the Kasputin Yar test site (described by some as the Soviet version of Area 51)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM3AEkM-4JY

I'm working on the Canberra now. HUGE update.

[Vespers War]

I added a post (http://vesperswar.blogspot.com/2021/04/modern-ground-drones-robotic-combat.html) about the prototype Robotic Combat Vehicles currently undergoing testing with the US Army.

[Vespers War]

I think I have that in Russian Special Weapons -- but I may be wrong.

I didn't find it (although I'm notoriously bad at locating things within your pages), but I did a write-up of it (https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.php?t=4651&page=9) in the Best That Never Was thread.

[pmulcahy11b]

02 Sep 21

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2021.html

In Swiss Assault Rifles, the SIG-Sauer MCX has been added.

In US Pistols M-Q, the MasterPiece Arms DS9 Hybrid has been added.

In US Bolt-Action Rifles - Savage, the Impulse has been added.

In US Semiauto Sporting Rifles A-E, the Big Horn Armory AR500 has been added.

The Avro Vulcan has been added to British Bombers.

In Jordanian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, the newer version of the Monjed, the AB1 P1, has been added to the entry, and the AB1 itself has been updated and corrected.

In Mexican Tracked EV, the M32 Chenca has had some corrections and has had some small bits of details added.

The HIT Al-Hadeed has primarily had some corrections and and some small details added in Pakistani Tracked EV.

In Polish Tracked EV, all the entries have been greatly modified and corrected, as well as more information added. (Note that also thar the M84ABI will probably be moved to another page, while the WZT-3M2 will probably in the future be given its own entry on the page.)

[pmulcahy11b]

Sorry I'm late in notification, but...

29 Dec 21

I was going to put more into this update, but this month has been busy, and I wanted to get one more update out before the New Year. Cheers!

In Belgian Pistols, the FN 509 has been added.

In Heavy-Caliber Rifle Rounds, the .470 Capstick and .577 Tyrannosaur were added.

In Melee Weapons, the Yarara Yaara has been added. (It's a little out of alphabetical order; I will fix that in an early next year update.)

In Riflescopes and Other Weapon Scopes, the Leupold VX Freedom has been added.

In Slovakian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, everything has had a great deal information added, including in some cases the equipment carried, and in one case a change to the proper designation.

In South African Tracked Engineer Vehicles, there have primarily been corrections made.

In South Korean Tracked Engineer Vehicles, a large amount of corrections have been made and a lot of new information added.

In Best SP Antiaircraft That Never Were, M48-Based Experimental and Drawing-Board AAA Vehicles has been added.

I have been notified by a fan of my site, Neal Sofge, that a number of links on my site are broken (other than the ones I broke deliberately -- these are noted on the Home Page). I will will be working on this for...however long it takes. (It's probably is something I should consider site maintenance -- shame on me.) Expressions Web has a tool, my web host has a tool, and Neal has given me the web address of the tool he uses.



09 Nov 21

In Russian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, corrections have been made, and most vehicles have had more information added. In addition, under the Omsk MTU-20, the MTU-12 has been added.

In Serbian TEV, corrections have been made and additional information has been added, particularly to the Munja's engineer reconnaissance role.

Singaporean TEV has had some minor corrections made.

In British Bombers, the Handley Page Victor has been added.

In Chinese Assault Rifles, the Chiyou Group ZH-05 has been added.

In US Assault Rifles M-Q, the Maxim Defense MDX Series has been added.

In Austrian BA Sporting Rifles A-Su, the Fuchs-Szecsei Double Barrel Bolt-Action Rifles have been added.

In Russian GL, the GP-30 and GP-25 have been corrected, and in particular the weight of the GP-30 has been corrected and more information added.

A new page, Ukrainian GL, has been added, with the KNR UAG-40.

In Small Caliber Rifle Rounds, the .22 Nosler round has been added.

In Heavy Caliber Rifle Rounds, the .500 Auto Max has been added.

In Rimfire Rounds, the .17 Mach 2 Rimfire has been added.

[pmulcahy11b]

15 Feb 22



In British Bombers, the Vickers Valiant was added.

Spanish Tracked Engineer Vehicles has seen a dramatic change, from corrected stats to corrected and added technical figures to added material. In addition, the VZCAP Castor and the M60 VLPD 26/70 E have been added.

Swedish Tracked Engineer Vehicles has largely seen corrections and additional info; the exception is the Bgbv-90, which has seen some expansion with new variants of the vehicle.

Swiss Tracked Engineer Vehicles has seen the usual assortment of corrections and additional research and info; however, the primary update to the page is that the vehicles are now divided into the separate MLUs each vehicle had undergone.

In Animals, Feral Pigs have been added. (This one was a suggestion by Olefin from Juhlin's T2K board.)

In Optics (a new page), the SiG Sauer KILO2200 MR and M65 Periscope have been added. (The Optics page will be a more precise counterpart to the Vision Devices page.)

In German Mines, the SM-70 has been added.

In US Antimateriel Rifles M-Z, the Ultimate Arms Warmonger LR25-Magna has been added.

US Assault Rifles R-Z has been broken up into several pages, including US Assault Rifles R, US Assault Rifles S, US Assault Rifles T-V, and US Assault Rifles W-Z. In US Assault Rifles T-V, the Ultimate Arms M4-AR Black Widow has been added.

In US Pistols T-Z, the Uselton Arms 1911 has been added.

In US Bolt-Action Rifles T-V, the Uselton Arms Mountain Lite has been added.

In US AAMs, the AIM-120D-5 has been added.

In US Autocannons, the 20mm Vulcan entry has been greatly expanded.

[Raellus]

Paul, I skimmed your site and maybe I missed it, but have you statted this BMP1A1 "Ost" version of the BMP-1?

I posted an image of a Unified Germany BMP-1 (I can't figure out to post it here) on the FB group and a member responded,

"The BMP-1A1 Ost is even more of an abomination than the standard BMP. The Bundeswehr modified them to be road regulation compliant, took the ATGM off, limited the speed to 50/40 kph (roadd/offroad), ruled the speed in training down to 20 kph to minimize wear and tear, deleted the gas tanks in the back doors and put steps on the side to climb the beast easily and without chances of self-inflicted injuries."

Apparently, unified Germany sold most of its DDR BMP-1s to Sweden, which refurbished them before selling them on to the Czech Republic. In a v1 timeline, they probably stay put in Germany.

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[pmulcahy11b]

Didn't realize how long it had been since I posted in this thread!

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2022.html


03 Oct 22

In US Antimateriel Rifles M-Z, the SSK .950 JDJ Gun has been added.

In US Machineguns, under the Browning M2HB entry, the FN Browning M1939 has been added.

In Austrian Pistols, the Glock 44 has been added (the entry is actually called Glock .22 Long Rifle Pistols).

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles - Savage, the Savage Mk II has been expanded.

In US Single/Double-Barreled Rifles R-Z, the Savage 42 has been added.

In US Semiautomatic Shotguns A-L, the Kalashnikov USA Komrad has been added.

In International Single/Double-Barreled Shotguns, the Chiappa Triple Threat has been added.

A new page, Best ASM That Never Were, was added, with the AGM-289 Coral Snake.

A new page, US Trainers, has been added, with the T-33 Shooting Star.

Indian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, Japanese Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, and Polish Wheeled Engineer Vehicles have been corrected and clarified.

Numerous corrections and clarifications have been made to Best Aircraft That Never Were.





18 Aug 22

In Czech Pistols, the CZ P-10 has been added.

In German Pistols - Heckler & Koch, the HK45 has been added.

In US Pistols C, the Colt Junior has been added.

In German Revolvers K-Z, the Korth NXR has been added.

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles - Savage 10/110, the Model 110 Scout has been added.

In US SAMs, the FIM-92 Stinger has been expanded and slightly corrected.

Chinese Wheeled Engineer Vehicles has been corrected and the GDG130 HSEV has been added.

French Wheeled Engineer Vehicles and German Wheeled Engineer Vehicles have been updated and corrected.

In Iraqi Tanks, the T-55 Enigma has been added.

In Russian Tanks, the T-54/55 has been corrected and the entry expanded with additional versions.

US Fighters has received numerous updates and corrections, and the Lockheed P-80/F-80 has been added.



17 Jul 22

In Small-Caliber Rifle Rounds the 6.8mm Fury has been added.

In US Assault Rifles S the SIG USA XM5 has been added.

In US Pistols St-Sz Staccato Pistols have been added.

In Russian ATGMs, the AT-11 has been expanded with new versions.

In Melee Weapons the CKRT KUK/Clever Girl have been added.

In Russian Tanks, the T-90 and T-72 have been expanded and corrected, and other corrections have been applied. This is in response to suggestions from posters on the Twilight 2000 forum.

British Wheeled Engineer Vehicles and Canadian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles have been corrected and updated.


09 May 22

Stats have been corrected in Turkish Tracked Engineer Vehicles, and the ACV-300 ARV with RWS, the Kunduz AZMIM, M48A5E5 Tamay, and M48A5E5 AVLB were added.

In Ukranian Tracked Engineer Vehicles, other versions of the BREM-84 Atlet have been included, including the Thai version.

In US Tracked Engineer Vehicles, general corrections have made. The version of the Assault Breacher Vehicle with the RWS has been added. The Bradley E-BFV has been added. The M9A1, A2, and A3 version of the M9 ACE have been added. The M58A1 and A2 versions of the M58 Wolf Smoke-Layer have been added. The M88A3 has been added to the M88 entry. The M728A1 and A2 have been added to the M728 CEV entry. The M1059A1 and A2 have been added to the M1059 entry. The M1074 JABS has been added.

In International Tracked APCs, the ASCOD entry has been more fleshed out (though it needs more work). More work has been done on the Pizarro and Ulan, and the possible Czech version has been added.

In Best Tanks That Never Were, the M60-2000 has been removed; it is already, in its later form, the 120S, in US tanks (M60 section). Other corrections were also made to this page.

In Brazilian Revolvers - Taurus. the Taurus Model 380 UL has been added.

I have broken up the Swiss Pistols into Swiss Pistols - SIG and Swiss Pistols. In Swiss Pistols - SIG, the Legion series has been added.

In US SA Sporting Rifles - Rp-Rz, the Ruger PC-4/9 has been expanded.

In Weapon House Rules, rules for use of arm braces with pistols made from assault rifles. use of such arm braces as stocks, and the attachment of stocks to such assault rifle/pistols to make them into short-barrelled rifles, have been added.

[pmulcahy11b]

Paul, I skimmed your site and maybe I missed it, but have you statted this BMP1A1 "Ost" version of the BMP-1?
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Too long since I looked at this thread! I'll get back to you.

[pmulcahy11b]

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2023.html

07 Jan 23

In Melee Weapons, the Angel Fire Knives Mini Guard Dog, Cold Steel Ti-Lite Kris Blade, CSSD/SC Sister Christian, Delta2Alpha Savannah Slim, Kizer Lan G-10, Spyderco Shabaria, and TOPS Tanimboca Pukka have been added.

In US Rocket Launchers, the FGR17 Viper has been added.

In Russian SAMs, the SA-8, SA-9, and SA-19 have been updated and added to.

A new page, Iranian Fighters, has been added, with the HESA Kowsar.

Romanian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, Russian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, Slovakian Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, South African Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, Spanish Wheeled Engineer Vehicles, and Turkish Wheeled Engineer Vehicles have been updated and corrected.

Romanian Wheeled SPAA, Russian Wheeled SPAA, South African Wheeled SPAA, Turkish Wheeled SPAA, US Wheeled SPAA, and Yugoslavian Wheeled SPAA have been updated, corrected, and in some cases, new variants have been added. (See especially the US entry for the Avenger.)



05 Mar 23



Acuras, Alfa Romeos, Aston Martins, and Audis have been updated and corrected.

US Wheeled Engineer Vehicles have been updated and corrected.

Belgian ATGM Vehicles, British ATGM Vehicles, Canadian ATGM Vehicles, and Chinese ATGM Vehicles have been updated and corrected.

The Stryker-Launched Assault Bridge has been added to Best Engineer Vehicles that Never Were.

In Melee Weapons, the Arkansas Toothpick has been added.

Finnish Battle Rifles has been updated with the M/28, M/91-35 and M/56.

In Russian Battle Rifles, the Estonian M1935, the Bulgarian M1891/59, the Remington M1891 in .30-06 Springfield, the Vostok competition rifle, and the Mosin Obrez have been added to the Mosin-Nagant M1891 Series entry.

In US Battle Rifles M-Z, the Type 5 "Japanese Garand" has been added to the Springfield M1 Garand entry.

In German Machineguns, the MG/42 was added to the Rheinmetall MG42 entry.

In Austrian Pistols, the M1912 Machine Pistol has been added to the Steyr M1912 entry.

In Italian Pistols C-S, the Lercker has been added.

In Mexican Pistols, the Trejo entry has been replaced with an updated one.

In Russian Pistols, a note about magazine loading has been added to the TSKIB-14 APS Stechkin has been added.

In South African Pistols, the Viper Manufacturing Mamba has been added.

In US Submachineguns A-I, the 9mm M1 has been added to the Auto-Ordnance Thompson entry.

Fixed a slew of hyperlink errors on the PDF Page. These errors were found due to the diligence of Terry Reynolds. The spreadsheet download errors were fixed by putting the sheets into ZIP files. The rest were poor formatting and error checking by yours truly.

[Vespers War]

In US Rocket Launchers, the FGR17 Viper has been added.

Its stat table calls it an M27A1 instead of FGR-17 in the purple Weapon field. The only stat I have a minor quibble with is that range of 256 when it's said to be no more accurate than a LAW that has a range of 55-70 at the time the Viper was developed. Looking at a couple of the other rocket launcher pages, that's a very long direct-fire range for a rocket.

[pmulcahy11b]

Its stat table calls it an M27A1 instead of FGR-17 in the purple Weapon field. The only stat I have a minor quibble with is that range of 256 when it's said to be no more accurate than a LAW that has a range of 55-70 at the time the Viper was developed. Looking at a couple of the other rocket launcher pages, that's a very long direct-fire range for a rocket.

The M27A1 is a mistake, from copying and pasting tables. The Range should be 56 -- fumbly typing fingers coupled to inadequate proofreading. I'll have to remember to fix those.

[Ursus Maior]

http://www.pmulcahy.com/misc_pages/updates_2023.html
Enjoying your site, as always and happy to see it continues growing.

However, I noticed something about the Leopard 1 in your PDF I just opened.

The entry for the Leopard 1A4 states:

"The Leopard 1A4 was the last version of the Leopard 1 used by the German Army (the German Army switched completely to the Leopard 2 series soon thereafter), but many other countries used and are still using the 1A4."

Under the A5 it is written:

"In 1980, though no longer being used by Germany, Krauss-Maffei felt the Leopard 1 design still had some life in it, and began a large set of modifications that would lead to the Leopard 1A5."

Both of these statements are contrary to what I read and experienced myself. First of all, the A4 was not the last variant used by Germany. In fact, Germany used hundreds of 1A5 from 1987 onward, with 737 of them remaining in service after the (historical) army reforms of 1994. The last battalions of Leopard 1A5 were deactivated or transferred to the Leopard 2 in 2003 (likely most just deactivated).

The Bundeswehr concentrated all Leopard 1A5 in the brigades of I (GE/NL) and IV (GE) Corps, while II (GE/US) corps was exclusively equipped with Leopard 2A4 in 1994. So, when I travelled to the "new federal states" for my training as a gunner on the Marder 1A3, I could see Leopard 1A5s of our sister brigade serving in what some years ago had been communist barracks of the NVA.

Additionally, the Leopard 1A4 never served, to my knowledge, in foreign armies. The A4 was the last lot delivered to the Bundeswehr, exclusively, and included better optics than its direct predecessor the A3. All 250 A4s were taken out of service in 1989 - so 2 years after the A5 entered service - and most of them were sold. But those 235 A4 sold were downgraded to the A3 model before that. The remainder were used for target practice, went into museums or were destroyed as part of CFE compliance.

One addition to the Leopard 1A5 and the A6 program: Historically, two A6 were built as research projects. Both received the 120 mm gun, a modification that was made possible for all A5 models as part of the general A5 upgrade plan. So during the Twilight War, we might see regular A5 models with a gun upgrade, likely named Leopard 1A5A2, since the Leopard 1A5A1 was a distinct subvariant of the A5 equipped with the new SEM 80/90 radios that had already been installed into the Leopard 1A1A4 and 1A1A3 (which differs from the 1A1A4 in not having the passive thermal imaging device "PZB200").

Both Leopard 1A6 prototypes also received a fire extinguishing system for the crew area, but differed otherwise. The first, VT-2, had improved turret roof armor installed, infrared signature reduction of the undercarriage and likely its chassis and improved frontal hull armor. The second prototype, VT-5, received none of these upgrades, but instead received an improved commander's sight. This was meant to improve hunter-killer capabilities of the A6 model, which was likely to be used to support infantry units in defensive operations: essentially the Leopard 1A6 would have been the successor to the Jagdpanzer Kanone, the tank destroyer armed with a 90 mm that was still in service back in 1987, when the A6 research project was going on.

Okay, that went to become a longer post than intended. But I did research on the Leopard 1 recently and it's such an interesting piece of tech.

[Vespers War]

Additionally, the Leopard 1A4 never served, to my knowledge, in foreign armies. The A4 was the last lot delivered to the Bundeswehr, exclusively, and included better optics than its direct predecessor the A3. All 250 A4s were taken out of service in 1989 - so 2 years after the A5 entered service - and most of them were sold. But those 235 A4 sold were downgraded to the A3 model before that. The remainder were used for target practice, went into museums or were destroyed as part of CFE compliance.

While the 1A4 wasn't exported, the Greek 1A3 GR was arguably closer to a German 1A4 than a German 1A3. The 1A3 GR had the same computerized FCS as the 1A4, with an EMES 12A3 sighting system instead of the 1A4's 12A1. The only thing the 1A4 might have had that the 1A3 GR didn't was an independent night sight for the commander (I'm not sure whether the 1A3 GR had one or not).

Reading the Leopard 1 description on Paul's site a little more deeply, the Dutch Leopard 1V isn't a Leopard 1A3 with an EMES 12A3. It's a Leopard 1A1A4 with an EMES 12A3, so less armored than the presented stats. In addition to 170 Leopard 1V transferred to Greece, they also sent 2 prototype upgraded Leopard 1V with the EMES 18 system from the Leopard 1A5. I don't believe it was in exchange for anything, it was part of complying with the CFE's requirement that the Netherlands cut their MBT forces from 913 tanks to 743 and the tanks to either be destroyed or given to another NATO member.

[Ursus Maior]

Thanks for the info on the 1A3 GR, didn't know that. The Danish 1A3 seems to be slightly different, too.

Yeah, Leopard 1 variants is its own science. The German baseline variants are still fairly easy, thought the subvariants have their own charme already. But the mixmatching of various variants by other customers, who often then added their own tech, really makes this completely bonkers.

The Dutch are, in particular, a prime example for this. They always had great electronics, which they liked to add to German bought hardware. The Belgians were similar, but bought less advanced and/or in smaller quantity.

After 1990 and with alle the CFE compliance sales, some countries acquired interesting mixes of weapon systems. The Greeks used different Leopard 1s, M48s, BMP-1s, their own IFV development plus later Leopard 2s and other stuff all in parallel. Logistical nightmare anyone? On the other hand, Ukraine seems to manage the plethora of models they were delivered, too. So, why not?

[Vespers War]

Thanks for the info on the 1A3 GR, didn't know that. The Danish 1A3 seems to be slightly different, too.

Yeah, Leopard 1 variants is its own science. The German baseline variants are still fairly easy, thought the subvariants have their own charme already. But the mixmatching of various variants by other customers, who often then added their own tech, really makes this completely bonkers.

The Dutch are, in particular, a prime example for this. They always had great electronics, which they liked to add to German bought hardware. The Belgians were similar, but bought less advanced and/or in smaller quantity.

After 1990 and with alle the CFE compliance sales, some countries acquired interesting mixes of weapon systems. The Greeks used different Leopard 1s, M48s, BMP-1s, their own IFV development plus later Leopard 2s and other stuff all in parallel. Logistical nightmare anyone? On the other hand, Ukraine seems to manage the plethora of models they were delivered, too. So, why not?

The Danish 1A3 was originally a fairly mild modification. It had a periscope wiper, was fitted for (but not equipped with when delivered) the electronic fire control system, and got rid of the close defense weapon blanking plate on top of the turret. Between original orders and CFE transfers they received a total of 120 1A3 DK, 100 1A3 from Germany, and 10 1A4 from Germany.

All of those (AFAIK) were upgraded to 1A5 DK standard by installing the electronic FCS, a laser rangefinder, and the EMES 18 sight from the 1A5, so they were a 1A3 (or rarely 1A4) hull and turret with basically 1A5 electronics, plus a thermal sleeve for the gun barrel and some tweaks to the periscopes so they could see over newly installed equipment. The 35 1A5 DK used for UNPROFOR/SFOR operations also got air conditioning, a GPS receiver, the searchlights from their old M41 tanks, a generator, and a fire-suppression system and were designated DK-1.

For current peacetime logistical nightmares just in armored units (i.e. excluding the current Ukraine/Russia duo since those are wartime exigencies), I'd put Egypt at least somewhere near the top. In active service they have Ramses (upgraded T-55), a couple different types of upgraded T-62 (with different main gun calibers), M60, and M1 Abrams, with an order to begin license-building T-90MS. Meanwhile Turkey has M48, 2 models of M60, 2 models of Leopard 1, 2 models of Leopard 2, and is introducing Altay. I think they're slightly less bad off than Egypt because they're entirely NATO-caliber units, while Egypt is using 105mm (Ramses, some T-62, M60), 115mm (some T-62), and 120mm (some T-62, M1) and will be introducing 125mm (T-90). At least they don't have any 100mm T-55 still in service, I guess?

[Ursus Maior]

I raise you one regarding Egypt: While they have gotten rid of the venerable 100 mm cannon of the T-54/T-55 series, they still got T-55s running. They started their Ramses II program in 1984, with first deliveries running of the production lines in 2004/5. But the Ramses II is a T-54 upgrade. Their T-55s were upgraded already during the 1990s under a different program leading to the T-55E MK I and II. The "E" stands for Egypt. While the MK I retained the original 100 mm gun, it's been out of service for some time now. The MK II fields the same M68 (aka "L7") the Ramses II fields and retains the other upgrades, i. e. a German 800 hp engine and some electronics. There is also an Italian FCS and stabilization the MK I seems never to have gotten.

So, they actually got their T-54 upgrades and their T-55 upgrades still in service. But hey, it's almost the same tank, right?

[Ursus Maior]

By the way, IISS "Military Balance" of 2022 lists these exact tanks for Egypt:

"MBT 2,480: 1,130 M1A1 Abrams; 300 M60A1; 850 M60A3; 200 T-62 (840 T-54/T-55; 300 T-62 all in store)".

Who knows, if they upgraded all 840 T-54 and T-55 they got?

[micromachine]

According to Wikipedia....425 of the t54/55 have been upgraded, with plans for another 140-160 planned.

[Ursus Maior]

Ah, nice. They might come in handy on the donations market, if the Ukraine-Russia war lasts a bit longer.