Site Update Thread!

[pmulcahy11b]

I'm crushed.. No update on the users of the M1A1SA...

I need to learn more about the M1A1SA variant first...or is that the Saudi Variant Can't remember...I'm confused...

[Panther Al]

Iraqi. Strategy page has some info on it, as well as pics. There was some stuff posted on the army website, but that was a while back.

[pmulcahy11b]

23 Mar 11

The US Wheeled APCs page has been heavily rewritten and updated. The Force Protection Cougar MRAP and the GDLS Stryker have been added.

General information and stats have been added for AR-10 clones under US Battle Rifles A-L.

In International Pistols, the Stoeger Cougar has been added.

In US Pistols D-F, the Guardian has been added to the Dan Wesson Commander Classic Bobtail entry. The Kobra Carry Lightweight has been added to the Ed Brown Kobra entry.

In US Pistols R, the LC9 has been added to the Ruger LCP entry.

In US Pistols - Springfield, the E-Series has been added to the Springfield M-1911A1 entry.

In Russian Machineguns, the Century International semiautomatic version of the DPM has been added to the Degtyarev DP Series entry.

In US Revolvers - Dan Wesson, a note about the Model 715 has been added to the Dan Wesson Model 15-VH entry.

In US Pump-Action Shotguns G-L, the Kel-Tec KSG has been added.

In Belgian Lever-Action Rifles, the Browning/Winchester 1886 Extra Light has been added.

In Small-Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the .17 VarTag, .17 Tactical, and .20 Tactical rounds have been added.

In Heavy-Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the .40-60 Winchester Centerfire, .45-765 Winchester Centerfire, .400 Pondoro, .416 Howell, .450 AHR, .450 Howell, ..500 AHR, .500 Jeffrey, and .585 AHR rounds have been added.

The Radios & Communications Equipment page has been rearranged for a bit more clarity. It will be expanded later (eventually).

For those parties wondering, and AS1 version of the Leopard, the M-1A1SA, and the Romanian AIMS-74 will appear in the next update. Sorry for the wait, but thanks for the heads-up.

[Legbreaker]

Just happy to be able to help out with your incredible work in some small way.

[Legbreaker]

Paul, I've noted you haven't got the M579 Fitter variant of the M113 on your site. Oversight
I don't know how many (if any) are used by the US but they were the standard ARV in Australia for Cavalry and APC units (still are in those still equipped with M113s), and looks like a few other nations too (Canada and Israel being just two in a quick search).

[pmulcahy11b]

I do have some "M-113 Fitter's Vehicles" here and there, but who knows what I've missed.

[Legbreaker]

Yes, I can imagine it's very easy to miss a vehicle here and there given the thousands of items you've already got!
No rush to get it done from my perspective - only mentioned it because I'm currently working on an Australian OOB for Korea and want to include M113s and M113 MRVs in the mix. Likely to have been one per squadron I think sent over initially.

What's the New Zealand ARV for the Scorpion Anyone have an idea Could the M579 handle it (my guess is probably.)

[StainlessSteelCynic]

What's the New Zealand ARV for the Scorpion Anyone have an idea Could the M579 handle it (my guess is probably.)

The Scorpion weighs approx 8 tonnes while the M113 typically weighs 12 to 13 tonnes from memory. I don't know what the specific recovery capacity is of the Fitter's bucket but I'd say we're safe to assume if it can recover another bucket then it can easily recover a Scorpion!

[Legbreaker]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I'm still on the fence about sending Scorpions to Korea though for reasons I've already mentioned elsewhere.

[pmulcahy11b]

I've toyed with the idea of putting vehicles with a large amounts of variants (M113, HMMWV, AK47 and M16) on the same page.

[Legbreaker]

I think where the chassis is the same (M113, M577, etc) that's probably a good idea. With vehicles having to be stripped for replacement parts, it's nice to know the suspension components from a Gepard for example can be used on a Leopard.
Of course that opens another can of worms doesn't it - AA vehicles such as the Gepard aren't exactly in the same category as a Leopard MBT...

Seems that may require a major reworking of your categorisation methods.

Perhaps a note or two in the descriptions might be better at this point I'm sure you really don't want to rework the whole site.

[Panther Al]

I've toyed with the idea of putting vehicles with a large amounts of variants (M113, HMMWV, AK47 and M16) on the same page.

For what it is worth, I've been fiddling about doing just that for my own use, might clean it up, finish it, and forward it on.

[pmulcahy11b]

31 May 11

In German Tanks, the Australian AS1 variant of the Leopard 1 was added.

In US Tanks, the new M-1A1SA version which has been sold to the Iraqi Army has been added.

In British Tracked APCs, the Warrior MAOV has been added to the Alvis/BAE FV-510 Warrior entry. As this was the only entry in British Artillery Support Vehicles, that page has been removed.

Yugoslavian Wheeled APCs has been rewritten and updated; the Yugoimport Lazar BVT has been added.

In US Antimateriel Rifles A-L, the AR-50A1 NM was added to the Armalite AR-50 entry.

In Romanian Assault Rifles, The AIMS was added to the RATMIL AKM-63 entry. A note about the AIMS-74 (aka the AKS-86) was added to the RATMIL AK-86 entry.

In US Assault Rifles R-Z, a note about the Smith & Wesson M&P-15 PSX has been added to the Smith & Wesson M&P-15 entry.

In US Battle Rifles M-Z, the McMillan M-3A has been added to the Springfield M-1A entry.

In Swiss Pistols, the P-220 Super Match was added to the SiG-Sauer P-220 entry.

In German Double/Single-Barrel Shotguns, the Kreighoff K-80 was added.

In International Double/Single-Barrel Shotguns, the Big Horn Sterling was added.

In Swiss Sniper Rifles, the Brugger & Thomet APR-338 was added.

In US Sniper Rifles A-B, the Barrett MRAD was added.

In US Sniper Rifles G-L, the SR-25 Carbine has been added to the KAC Mk 11/M-110 entry.

In US Sniper Rifles T-Z, the .338 Lapua Magnum chambering has been added to the Tactical Rifles M-40A1 entry.

I don't know where it went, but US Lever-Action Rifles I-M has been restored, with the JB Custom 1892 Mare's Leg and Mossberg 464.

In US Semiauto Sporting Rifles Rp-Rz, the SR-22 was added to the Ruger SR-556 entry.

In Heavy Caliber Small Arms Rounds, the .40-60 Marlin and .50-95 Winchester rounds were added.

[pmulcahy11b]

21 Apr 11

The British Artillery Support Vehicles page has been restored; I was going to put such vehicles under their base APC pages, but had second thoughts.

The Canadian Artillery Support Vehicles page has been added, with the GDLS LAV III OPV.

The Chinese Artillery Support Vehicles page has been rewritten and updated.

The Czech Artillery Support Vehicles page has been rewritten and updated, and the BVP-2 LOS has been added.

The French Artillery Support Vehicles page has been rewritten and updated.

The German Artillery Support Vehicles has been rewritten and updated, and the M-113G1 AOPV added.

The International Artillery Support Vehicles page has been rewritten and updated.

On the Belgian Assault Rifles page, the ISSC-Austria Mk 22 has been added under the FN SCAR entry.

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

In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles - Weatherby, the .338 Lapua Magnum chambering was added to the Weatherby Vanguard.

A new page, Best Sporting Rifles That Never Were, was added, with the Carl Stolzer 2-Bore Rifle.

In Heavy-Caliber Rifle Rounds, .40-65 Winchester, .40-70 Winchester, .40-82 Winchester, .45-90 Winchester, .40-70 Sharps Straight, .40-90 Sharps Straight, and .500/.416 Nitro Express have been added.

[Legbreaker]

I'm really liking the new organisation in radios and comms!
Makes it a LOT easier to find nation specific gear.