Site Update Thread!

[pmulcahy11b]

19 Sep 09
By popular request, the AAI RDF/LT (LAV-75) Series has been added to Best Light Combat Vehicles that Never Were. This includes the LAV-75 and 13.2-Ton RDF Light Tank.

In Best Tanks that Never Were, the Uralvagonzavod T-94 was rewritten and expanded.

In Indian Tanks, the Avandi T-90 Bhishima was added.

In Belgian Double & Single-Barreled Shotguns, the Browning Citori has been greatly expanded and updated.

[pmulcahy11b]

06 Oct 09

In Swedish Tanks, the Bofors Strv 103 (S-Tank) has been expanded and re-written, and two new entries, Swedish Centurions and Swedish Leopards, have been added.

The M-1 Carbine entry has been changed to the Auto-Ordnance M-1 Carbine entry, and moved to US Assault Rifles A-C. The AOM-130, 140, 15-, and 160 have been added to this entry.

In US Assault Rifles R-Z, the Wilson Combat SM-15 and UT-15 have been replaced by the Wilson Combat AR-15 Clones entry; the M-4T and SS-15 have been added to this entry. The duplicate UT-15 entry has also been removed from the US Sniper Rifles T-Z page.

In US Battle Rifles A-L, the AR-10T has been added to the Armalite AR-10 Entry. (As the entry says, this weapon should not be confused with the AR-10(T)). The SA-58 SPR has been added to the DSA SA-58 entry.

In US Pump-Action Shotguns R, the Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon has been added to the Remington 870 SPS entry.

In US Sniper Rifles R-S, several new versions of the Savage Model 10 LE Series have been added.

[pmulcahy11b]

25 Oct 09

In Slovakian Tanks, the T-72 Moderna has been re-written and updated.

In South African Tanks, the Reumech OMC Olifant has been re-written and updated, replacing the former Olifant Mk 1 and Mk 2 entries.

In South Korean Tanks, the Hyundai Rotem K-1 has been re-written and updated. The Hyundai Rotem K-2 Black Panther has been added.

In US Assault Rifles D-F, the D&L Sports CQB Carbine has been added.

In Italian Battle Rifles, the Mannlicher-Carcano M-1891 has been updated to include the FF Rifle and MC Carbine, and M-1940. (This entry was formerly the Mannlicher-Carcano TS Carbine M-1891.)

The Mannlicher-Carcano I-Type Rifle has been moved to Japanese Battle Rifles, as it was built for the Japanese Army and they were it's sole users.

The Enfield US Service Rifle M-1917 has been renamed the Remington (Enfield) US Service Rifle M-1917, updated somewhat, and moved to US Battle Rifles M-Z. The M-1 Garand has been slid down the page to become the Springfield M-1 Garand entry.

In US Lever-Action Rifles - Marlin, the .38-55 chambering was added to the Marlin 336 Cowboy in the Marlin 336 entry.

A note about the Detonics Combat Master's magazines has been added to the entry in US Pistols D-F.

In US Pistols L, the Les Baer Ultimate Master was added.

In US Pistols T-Z, the Wilson Combat Classic was added.

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles Rh-Ru, the Hawkeye Standard was added to the Ruger M-77 Mk II Hawkeye entry.

[pmulcahy11b]

17 Nov 09

The Google Site Search box has been moved to a position near the top of the Home Page. I don't think many people noticed it at the bottom of the page, and those who did see it have told me it's quite useful.

In Swiss Tanks, the Pz-61AA9 and Pz-68 entries have been replaced with the updated EKT Pz-61 entry, which includes both the Pz-61 and Pz-68.

A new page, North Korean Tanks, has been added.

In Chinese Assault Rifles, the Type 63 has been with some corrections and additional information in the text.

In Dominican Assault Rifles, the Cristobal Model 2 has been updated with the M-1962 version.

In US Assault Rifles R-Z, the Ruger Mini-14 has been updated with the Mini-14/20CF and the 6.8mm SPC version of the Ranch Rifle.

In Russian Pistols, the Tokarev TT-33 entry has been renamed the Tula-Tokarev TT-33, and the TT-9MM, TT-R-3 and TT-R-4 versions have been added.

In US Pistols R, the Ruger P-85 and P-94 entries have been tweaked somewhat. The Ruger P-345 entry has some added information.

In US Revolvers - Ruger, the Ruger LCR was added. The Bisley Vaquero, the SASS Vaquero, and .44-40 Winchester chamberings were added to the Ruger Vaquero entry.

In US Semiautomatic Sporting Rifles Ra-Ro, the Red Rock Arms BW-5 and the Red Rock Arms ATR-1 have been added. (The Red Rock Arms BW-5 entry replaces the former Bobcat Arms BW-5 entry.

In US Semiautomatic Sporting Rifles Rp-Rz, the Ruger 10/22 entry has been updated with the Tactical Target version.

In US Single-Shot & Double Sporting Rifles - Ruger, the Ruger No. 1 entry was updated to include several more chamberings, and some more information in the text.

[pmulcahy11b]

09 Dec 09
In Ukrainian Tanks -- Well, I pretty much re-did, rewrote, updated, and expanded everything. (Kharkiv Morozov sure makes a lot of tank mods!)

In Russian Pistols, the TSKIB SOO PM Makarov was modified slightly, as production of the silenced PB version began again in about 2000.

In British Special Purpose Firearms, the BSA Welrod has been updated to include the 9mm Parabellum Subsonic chambering, and some more general information.

[chico20854]

Finally got around to adding a new Pact orbat page (funny what half a meter of snow will do you my otherwise busy holiday schedule!) that contains the detailed Pact orbat previously linked from here. And also put up a new, pretty home page picture

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeedox4/

[pmulcahy11b]

It's probably obvious by now that I'm simply cutting and pasting from my change page...

24 Dec 09
Things are going to look a bit mixed and strange for a while, as I switch from Frontpage 2002 to Web Expressions 3. Please be patient while I learn this new program. (Yes, I do know of a big problem already -- seriously bloated code.)

In Argentine Tracked APCs, the page has been almost totally re-written.

In Australian Tracked APCs, the entire page has been rewritten and updated, and now includes several newer versions of the M-113AS series.

In Brazilian Assault Rifles, the IMBEL MD-2/3 entry has been replaced with the IMBEL MD Series entry; this includes the members of the old entry plus the newer MD-97 rifles and carbines.

In Czech Assault Rifles, the VZ-58 has been updated to include the very early version of the VZ-58 that was chambered for the 7.62mm Czech round.

In German Pistols N-Z, the Walther PP/PPK entry has been updated to include the 7.65mm Parabellum chambering.

In Russian Semiautomatic Shotguns, the Izhmash Saiga series has been updated to include a note about MD Arms' 20-round drums for the Saiga-12.

In Russian Sniper Rifles, the TsNIITOCMASH VSS Vintorez was updated with some more information.

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles, the Mossberg 100 ATR has been updated to include the Night Train and Night Train II.

In Chinese Submachineguns, the Type 64 entry now includes the Type 79 and both Type 85s, as well as some new information about these weapons.

In Best Assault Rifles That Never Were, the entry "Colt M-4 Mods" was added; this entry is about some recent Colt technology experiments developed to improve on the M-4 Carbine.

In French Mortars, the designation "FLT-K TN-8111" has been corrected to "FLY-K TN-8111." It's not my fault! Well, OK, it is...