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With ED remaking infantry 3d models, i came up with an idea for historical accuracy. As a mission maker this will help me a lot and improve immersion. It would be great if Infantry's uniforms would change depending on year set in ME, so for instance if you set it in 2008 you get UCP, if you set it to 1991 (after ODS) to 2008 you get DCU. If you set it to 1991 ODS you get DBDU and if you set it 2015-2022 you get ACU. This is only for US Army so if anyone wants to help me you can do the same for Russia, Uk etc.
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Hi, If you wish to know when a non-US country first had access to a specific weapon, read on. You might want to pick a specific year for a country and Wikipedia doesn't tell you anything more than the native country's in-service date. E.g. AIM-9L in-service 1976, sold to Egypt in 1983-87 and Israel 1980. DCS Historic mode generally finds the in service date for the native producer of a weapon. However, a lot of third world (cold war non-aligned) countries made purchases and were provided with older weapons than the US deemed current. The period of the Cold war saw a lot of exporting of military equipment in order to satisfy political policy. So historical mode is often inaccurate for dates that apply to the importer. Not surprising, the details of this are painful to find. May I present, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institue (SIPRI) https://www.sipri.org/ Thanks to these folks, you can check the versions, arrival year and quantity. Sometimes there's bonus material in the comments like which airframe the missile was intended for. For example, Israel received 376 AIM-7E's from 1976-1982 but the comments say they were intended for their F-15 stock. So there's two simple steps for getting a list of exports sales from the Sipri database before you can nerd away with your scenarios. To download a list of exports from one country to another 1. Visit https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php 2. Enter the Supplier, Recipient, year range and weapon system type 3. Check the radio box Print register of Suppliers 4. Download the rtf file. The rtf file is a load of unreadable garbage to any word processor built this century, so we need another set of steps to convert it to a readable PDF. To convert the rtf file to something readable 1. Visit https://products.groupdocs.app/viewer/total 2. Drag the rtf file from your browsers download folder onto the groupdocs app viewer where it says 'or drag it in this box'. 3. Once processed, In the top right of the screen will appear download PDF. You can now work out questions like, "Did Egypt have access to AIM-7E before 1979?" Or, "What version of Sidewinder did Iran have?" And use a source that, whether it's wrong or right, is not worth contesting without a lot of effort. Answer the nerd call! Know things! Sound like a CMO database in human form! Then wonder why the USAF say the AIM-9J in service was 1977^^ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104557/aim-9-sidewinder/ . Enjoy!
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Hi everyone, Very minor issue, at the moment the 9M120 Ataka series is available from 1981 (what the current year for the Mi-24P's introduction is set to). AFAIK, it entered service in 1985 (on the 9P149 Shturm-S ATGM vehicle) [1] and it's introduction onto helicopters was during the 90s (starting 1996 [2] - though doesn't provide a citation).
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Hi everyone, At the moment, if historical mode is on, none of the assets (at least the ones that aren't static objects) appear in the unit list, regardless of the date set. Ground Units: TACR2: 1981 (at the earliest) - present. UK only. LARC-V: 1963 - present. Argentina, Australia, Germany (1965-1974), Iceland, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, USA. Naval Units: ARA Santa Fe: July 1971 - 26th May 1982. Argentina only (previously USS Catfish, May 1949 (unknown when it received the North Atlantic sail mod) - 1st July 1971). ARA Veinticinco de Mayo: 12th March 1969 - 1990. Argentina only (previously HNLMS Karel Doorman, 01/04/1948 - 29/04/1968 (though would represent a post 1958 configuration at best, though there are still relatively significant differences in radar and weapons fit) and HMS Venerable (though is the wrong configuration) 17/01/1945 - 04/1947) Castle-class OPV: 27th Aug 1981 - 1989. UK only (post 1989 different weapons and sensor fit) CNS Almirante Condell: 21st Dec 1973 (early 80s at the earliest for current fit) - 11th Dec 2008. Chile only (though with a new entry and slight model changes, also Ecuador, from 29th May 2008 - present). CNS Almirante Lynch: 25th May 1974 (early 80s at the earliest for current fit) - 4th Jun 2008. Chile only (though with a new entry and slight model changes, Ecuador, from 15th Oct 2008 - present). HMS Achilles: 9th Jul 1970 - 27th Mar 1990. UK only (though with a new entry and slight model changes, Chile, from 8th Jan 1991 - Feb 2006) HMS Andromeda: 2nd Dec 1968 - March 1977 (or possibly Mar 1978). Andromeda in DCS is depicted before major upgrade. UK only (later Indian, but again, different fit). HMS Ariadne: 10th Feb 1973 - 31st May 1992. UK only (though with a new entry and slight model changes, also Chile from Jun 1992 - Dec 1998 as PFG 06 General Baquedano) HMS Invincible: 11th Jul 1980 - 17th Sep 1982 (for fit depicted). UK only. -
Hi everyone, If historical mode is used, the F-15E S4+ doesn't appear in the unit list with historical mode, regardless of what the year is set to. From the FAQ the F-15E in its current state is supposed to represent one circa ~2005 - 2006 and later on with the CTUs that will cover into the 2010s. Personally, it might be a better idea to separate the different CTU options into individual units, which would allow for easier filtering via the historical mode, unless there's some way of having historical mode check and filter the various changes.
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