PROJECT'85 TOPIC

[vilas 473]

in my addon VIBI that functions since... half year (almost)

there is T72 BIS but with NSV replacing DSHK (iin rel life DSHK was mounted on T55, but T72 were mostly with NSV)

also there is T72B+ERA for Soviets

so such model is in VIBI addon and newest VIBI will be released for P85 (with new BMP-1, Bradley, damage textures, textures updated and crew variants)

[Kristian 47]

I see you STILL are using the original Interceptor vests model in your US units? the only thing that6 exposed that thing is the neck cover, without it, I would even know about that, but the vest is still using the Interceptors model, right?

sorry if I am wrong

[vilas 473]

Topas show screen uder your post at 1 page

colar is different, divided at back

there are elements on the arms like in PASGT

it is not just reskin

[USSRsniper 0]

in my addon VIBI that functions since... half year (almost)

there is T72 BIS but with NSV replacing DSHK (iin rel life DSHK was mounted on T55, but T72 were mostly with NSV)

also there is T72B+ERA for Soviets

so such model is in VIBI addon and newest VIBI will be released for P85 (with new BMP-1, Bradley, damage textures, textures updated and crew variants)

Is there going to be separate version of NSV? as infantry HMG.

[vilas 473]

yes, like it used to be in Vilas_MOD, previous weapon pack

there in new weapon pack there will be static HMG, probably static MG too (but i must work on tripods ) now i am preparing 1PN58 scope and scoped G3

look at screens on 1 page, links , weapons link 16

[-Soviet- 0]

Hi,

Truly amazing WIP pics on your website!

2S7, OT-62 (BTR-150) and OT-62C, PT-76, OT-60 (ASU-85), OT-64C and STAR truck.

A little bit offtopic but... I found these pics when I was looking for infos yesterday.

For Vilas:

For ShadowNX

Bigger

Good work and good day!

-Soviet-

[topas 1]

eDITED

Thx for the pics Soviet; although I doubt we will include units in parade uniforms  

[lennard 447]

@ Topas

Is that a Leopard?

[Shadow NX 1]

Either that or a UK vehicle which is more likely.

I would love to see a M60 for the US side before more other armies stuff gets added.

[Blue_Flight 0]

When looking at the back of the vehicle i would definately say it´s a Leopard.

Also look at the pic name

[MontyVCB 0]

Would be nice to seem some 1985 era UK infantry as the army used some pretty interesting pieces of kit back then. :-)

[vilas 473]

there were such planes :P

L1A1 made, FN MAG as L7 made, L2 Sterling to fix from old pack, but... plans colapsed a.t.m.

[IronTiger 0]

i would say Leo to, but i'm not 99% sure

@vilas

Pleas don't try to plan to much because You need to realise this Great modification someday

You guys doing a ******* Great Job! keep it up!

[Col. Faulkner 0]

I hope it is a Leopard. W. German Bundeswehr is an obvious

first choice for a NATO ally of the USA. They did, after all,

constitute the next biggest NATO force in Europe after the

USA.

Bundeswehr from that period had a very interesting aspect

(this was before the days of that Waffen-SS "flecktarn" they

wear nowadays). I was always struck by how "Wehrmacht"

they still looked (in fact we always used to call them

"Wehrmacht", which often pissed them off for some reason...).

In 1985 they'd just finished a major reorg that turned them

into a pretty formidable mechanized force.

Since there seems to be a lot of LWP stuff in this mod too

then Danish NATO troops are the next obvious. The Polish

army would have played a minor role in any conventional war

in europe in the mid-1980s. They'd more likely have been

involved in peripheral operations like the invasion of Austria or

Denmark - where in both cases they'd have faced mostly

Bundeswehr and Danish troops (W. German II Korps in

Austria - 4 Divisions; Airborne, Mech., Armd, and Mountain -

and W. German 6th Mech. Div in Schleswig-Holstein together

with Danish regulars and the Danish 51st Home Defence

Brigade).

To the poster who suggested M60 tanks for the US forces;

By this time the M60 was issued only to National Guard and

Reserve tank battalions. Out of about 1,750 tanks in active

units in Europe, only 200 were M60s (part of US 8th Infantry

Div.). An M48 Patton tank would be useful to represent the

W. German territorial armoured battalions, though.

[Col. Faulkner 0]

Would be nice to seem some 1985 era UK infantry as the army used some pretty interesting pieces of kit back then. :-)

True, the mid-1980s were a time of transition. Lots of hard

lessons learned from the fraccas down South in '82, new

tactics and doctrine, new weapons on trial - the Enfield

SA80 "Endeavour" and "Engager" ("Stoppage!"), new plastic

helmets, new webbing coming in, new vehicles (MCV-80

Warrior, Chally 1, Tracked Rapier, Saxon etc), new boots

("Boots, Crippling, High, Mk1"), shite '84 pattern combat

dress with all the warmth, durability and comfort of toilet

paper ("cough and the pockets fall off"), huge fire at

Donnington in '83 destroying millions of quid worth of kit, a

much more relaxed attitude to the use of private purchase

kit and modifications in many battalions and the list goes on..

The British mid-1980s infantry from the "Spearhead" project

will likely be compatible with these addons (or could easily

be made more so, if there is any demand for them). No need

in "Project 1985" reinventing the wheel - especially when

they don't really know or really care very much about that

particular sort of wheel, and when they still have the whole

rest of NATO to do (where are the W. Germans? the Dutch?

the Danes? the Canadians? etc)

[Col. Faulkner 0]

http://www.geocities.com/lucbeaudet/ALL.jpg

The NVA infantry were interesting since they were unusual

among WP troops in habitually wearing a cam net over

their helmets. At that time, the Soviets and other NSWPF

were apparently only just starting to learn to cam up their

helmets (maybe as a result of lessons learned in 'Ghanners?).

[Blue_Flight 0]

Do we get a conformation that the new vehicle is a Leopard?

[vilas 473]

there was a mistake :/

one member of one mod (i don't tell which) gave us permission, and later it appeared that rest of this mod is against :/

so not actual :[

[Blue_Flight 0]

Ah that´s too bad

But nontheless, good stuff coming from you

[-Soviet- 0]

Hi,

(...) Thx for the pics Soviet; although I doubt we will include units in parade uniforms  

Thank you! I posted it because it is a nice polish MI picture... I'm not asking for units in parade uniforms, don't worry!

The NVA infantry were interesting since they were unusual

among WP troops in habitually wearing a cam net over

their helmets. At that time, the Soviets and other NSWPF

were apparently only just starting to learn to cam up their

helmets (maybe as a result of lessons learned in 'Ghanners?).

I really like that pics... Soldiers and BTR's, look great! But, do you know what they carry in their strange leather bags?

Ok, good day!

-Soviet-

[dreday 1]

I really like that pics... Soldiers and BTR's, look great! But, do you know what they carry in their strange leather bags?

Ok, good day!

-Soviet-

It's a gas mask bag.

Peace,

DreDay

[Shadow NX 1]

And its not leather, its more some rubber/plastic stuff.

Many things come in that, for example RPG bags.

We had a strange habbit of using plastic for every crap in the DDR back then "Plaste und Elaste!"... even for the cars as the Trabant shows.

[vilas 473]

Polish troops had such ideas too, plastic bags for gasmasks as "rain proof" :]

okay, other info - I have updated weapons picks from upcoming pack for P85 and others

weapon pictures :

screen 1 screen 2 screen 3 screen 4 screen 5

screen 6 screen 7 screen 8 screen 9

screen 10 screen 11 screen 12 screen 13

screen 14 screen 15 screen 16 screen 17

screen 18 screen 19 screen 20

screen 21 screen 22 screen 23 screen 24 screen 25

25 new screens with higher resolution than old 18 screens

[9mm 0]

Pretty good so far, however the m21 as shown in the screens above has a modern scope mount, not a cold war era one.

Here's a nice reference site on an m21, not much to read but few good pictures though.

http://www.gun-world.net/usa/r/m14/m21.htm

[Shadow NX 1]

Once more Vilas post is rather missleading because he mixes pics of P85 weapons with some from his standalone packs.

Guess in future P85 weapons should get a (P85) marking or somethign on the pics.