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That brakechute is also a very nice feature I don't think it has been done before ...

APILAS is my favourite, a fine French product, also used by the Finnish Defence Forces ;) If you want to give it a try in OFP, download FDFMOD.

Very nice ... instead of posting pictures of Abrams and T-80s it would be interesting to see more of these less known variants. That Slovakian tank would make a very original addon, (wink wink RHS) not sure though if it is possible to create these in OFP.

I simply love this Finnish MiG-21 :P I hope we will see this later in a future version of FDFMOD ...

Download FDFMOD and create your mission with it, it has the forced machinegun lights bug fixed :P

The Armor Museum is located in Parola.

What do you think, will some half-mad neo-Nazi hustler try to shoot Chirac this year? I think I'll have to check out this parade, I participated in a few myself during my service in the Army, they were actually quite nice.

I just checked one of my books dealing with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, there was a picture of a Soviet sapper wearing a similar suit, it says it does offer complete protection from anti-personnel mines. The suit weighs a massive 28 kilograms (62 pounds). About the incident, they also tried to defuse the bomb with a robot for nearly two hours. Does anybody know better how these robots work?

I saw a series of pictures of the bomb going off in a Finnish newspaper yesterday. The Russian major was trying to defuse the bomb when it exploded on his face ... he was wearing a protective suit that weighs something like 60 kg, but it didn't help. Poor lad.

If the vehicle gets stuck into mud, the log can be lowered behind the tracks, therefore making it easier to move out of the mud. The log offers a solid surface for the tracks of the vehicle ...

Fulda Gap ...

Apparently there was a third bomb which was detonated in a market nearby, according to FSB.

Do the soldiers fly off the BTR if it drives into a minefield and goes kaboom?

Thank you Bobby. I will drop you a line as soon as I get some feedback from rest of the team. PT-76 also sounds very interesting - it was used in the recon units of armored brigades here in Finland a few decades ago. I think it would be great to co-operate with you regarding the RM-70. I have never seen one here in Finland, but I suppose you have better chances of acquiring material because the vehicle is of Czech origin

Yarrrr, a monster ... I guess this is just some promo for the Pirates of the Caribbean ;)

Here's some information about the launcher at fas.org. RM-70 is a bit different, it carries two sets of rockets (80 in total). One is ready for launching, while the other is placed next to it for a quick reloading of the ammo.

Ooh ... how are you planning to do this? As far as I know the rocket launcher is mounted on a Tatra truck. The Finnish Defence Forces also use this launcher ... if you have worked out a good solution, we might be able to share some ideas?

Looking good! Can you tell us exactly what you have re-modelled in addition to scaling it into realistic proportions? Correctly sized BMPs are a very nice addition to OFP, the FDFMOD has them ...

We did our own ghillie suits in the army (I was a sniper, obviously). I took a lot of time, but in the end it was very rewarding because they turned out to be pretty good. I didn't expect too much because the instructions were so simple: 1. Take one old BDU (in our case, FDF M/62) 2. Use a knife to make holes in the BDU, placing them about 2 cm apart from each other 3. Cut out 5 cm x 40 cm slices from an old Soviet camonet (very hard to find these days, ours were from Tallinn, Estonia) 4. Pull the slice through two holes in the BDU and tie it up 5. Use a knife to break up the form of the camonet 6. Repeat from 3 to 6 until the entire suit is covered with camonet Sounds very simple and crude, but they looked very good in the Finnish enviroment and were very effective.

The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, or The Romans or anyone, in fact, who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone. In one of its many forms, pizza has been a basic part of the Italian diet since the Stone Age. ...

I think the whole idea of a presidency for EU is very stupid, so there's no need for me to tell you what I think about Berlusconi being a candidate for it It's very interesting how Berlusconi actually manages to do his thing with the media - a little word and all the editors roll over on their backs like weasels and expose their softest parts ... well, that's the price you have to pay for keeping your job :P

What the --- is that a Shtora system on the top? I didn't notice that the first time I checked this new screenshot. How is it implemented, or are we only talking about eyecandy?

Very nice work AKM74. Would you be kind enough to give us a complete listing what the final (?) pack will contain? Preferably a detailed one - with all the variations included I really like the idea of not limiting the pack to a certain APC - I can hardly wait for the improved ZU-23-2 variant with Igla launchers, a very original idea for an addon. Another thing that really pleases me is the fact that you group your addons under East/Armor instead of creating a subgroup like AKM Armor. In my opinion, it is really annoying if each addon creates a new group for just a few vehicles ... Anyway, keep up the good work, hope to see a new release soon These units will make excellent adversaries for FDF troops

No problem. I also noticed that they had found the aircraft. Agreed, that post is very good. I tried to search similar facts about incidents between Finland and Soviet Union, but was unable to find any. The usual policy here towards Russia tends to keep things away from the public ... Few things I can remember is the fact that during the 50s and 60s northern Finland was an area of extensive violations of the borderline by both Soviet Union and United States. US spy planes would fly over to Kola peninsula to observe the submarine bases etc. while the Russian MiGs would try to stop them. I found some facts about one incident over Lapland where a spy plane was severely damaged by Russians. Before this event, the Russians had deployed MiG-15s to the bases in the area, which were unable to climb high enough to intercept the spy planes. What US intelligence failed to know was that the Russians had deployed new MiG-17s which were more than able of reaching cruising altitude of the spy plane. The US plane turned around while the Soviets pursued and damaged the plane quite badly, but still it was able to limp back to a base in Norway. Well, I guess that's the offtopic bit for this thread

This is slighty offtopic, but I thought some people might find it interesting. Found this from usenet a while ago - a very good post if you ask me. Cold War incidents between Sweden and Soviet Union 1952 A Swedish AF DC-3 ELINT aircraft with 8 crew disappears over the Baltic. The aircraft was transmitting a coded radio call every hour, and at the scheduled time for the next message the identification letter was sent but then there was nothing but silence. A massive search was immidiately undertaken with every available aircraft and ship but with very little results. One later report speaks of a possible ninth crew member, since nine parachutes was requested and delivered to the crew. Speculations are that this was a NATO officer accompanying the flight. A few days later one of three PBY Catalinas participating in the search is shot down by russian Mig-15 fighters. Migs have to make multiple runs at the Catalina before it is forced to make an emergency landing on the surface. All crew are rescued by a German freighter. Soviet later accuses the downed aircraft of having violated Soviet airspace, but that was one of the other Catalinas... 1952 Hardly a combat situation or even an incident, but on the way home from a Spithead fleet review in UK the Swedish light cruiser GÖTA LEJON races across the North Sea with the Soviet Sverdlovsk class light cruiser OKTYABRSKAYA REVOLUTSIYA. While both ships are in good condition being rather new (Soviet/Russia never send/s anything but the best ships abroad), speeds in excess of 35 kts are attained on the GÖTA LEJON. Do I have to mention which won by a large marginal? Didn´t think so... 1958 Defense decision spells of a drastic cut for the RSwN from 30 to 20% of total defense spending. 1966 The Sw 1,200 ton frigate (one of only two real ASW frigates in the RSwN) SUNDSVALL is being harassed by a Soviet 300 ton Kronstadt class submarine chaser acting as the Baltic approaches guardship. It all ends with the Soviet ship ramming the Swedish frigate amidships. No casualties on SUNDSVALL, but situation on the Soviet ship unknown. 1972 Defense decision spells that all shipborne ASW will be withdrawn, and the question of protection for the supply convoys to Gotland in war will be solved by "other means". 1970´s Several incidents with possible submarine intrusions around Gotland with one larger operation at Kappelhamnsviken in the north in 1975. One larger and two smaller Swedish minesweepers attacks a possible sub with depth charges on the west coast of Sweden. Debris incl. a logbook with Soviet text and a diver suite are found a few days later. A Swedish SH 37 Viggen reconnaissance aircraft is harassed by two Soviet Su-15 Flagons over the Baltic. The Swedish aircraft dives to near sea level and heads for Swedish waters at full speed. One of the Su-15s crashes into the sea in an attempt to follow. The other, possibly believing that his comrade was shot down, tries to get a missile lock on the Swedish aircraft. The Swedish pilot makes it to the border after having heard the radar warnings beeping in his earphones for most of the way home. (These incidents mentioned above has not been published much and I know very little about them.) 1975 A mutiny breaks out on the Soviet Krivak-I class frigate Storozhevoy laying at the naval base in Baltisjk (?). It is lead by the political officer onboard and the commanding officer is looked up in his cabin. The ship heads for Gotland at high speed, but after a few hours she is intercepted and attacked by overwhelming Soviet air and surface forces. 1976 Two Swedish 37 Viggen reconnaissance aircrafts takes photos of a Soviet warship (a Krivak frigate?). When the photos are developed they reveal that two SAN-4 SAM missiles were launched at the Swedish aircrafts. Fortunately no hits were obtained. 1977 Defense decision spells ASW work will be performed by seven Vertol 107 helos working with surface units that are primarily built for other missions. 1980 The "official" beginning of the long "war" against unknown submarine intrusions when Swedish destroyer HALLAND has a close encounter. Commanding captain are not allowed to use his Bofors 375 mm ASW rockets. 1981 The Soviet Whiskey class sub U 137 is discovered in the morning on ground near the Karlskrona naval base in the south. All available army, air and naval forces are mobilized. In the evening the same day a Soviet surface force is detected heading at flank speed for the Swedish border outside Karlskrona. This force includes one Kashin DDG, one Kildin DDG and two Nanuchka missile corvettes (later joined by additional units). The fire control radar of a Swedish 15,2 cm coastal gun battery are tracking the Soviet task force. A message is sent to the Swedish prime minister: What to do if they cross the border? Answer is: "Keep the border" (with all means). The fire control radar of the battery changes from surveillance mode to target following mode as the Soviet task force closes on the border, and after a few tense minutes this is noticed on the Soviet ships and they finally stop at the border line. What the Soviets didn´t know was that there had not been sufficent time or personal to man more than one of the three twin gun mounts! 1982 Large ASW operation at Hårsfjärden southeast of Stockholm (largest Sw naval base). For the first time controlled mines with 650 kg charge are used against contacts indicated on the magnetic cables (although they are detonated with a few seconds delay). Last real ASW capable ship destroyer HALLAND is decommissioned during this operation. Tracks are found on the seabed afterwards possibly coming from tracked minisubmersibles. One patrol boat gets a contact which possibly is a minisub docking with a larger mother sub on the seabed, but are not allowed to launch any weapons. One track on the seabed is said to come from the keel of a Soviet Whiskey class sub. 1984 Large ASW operation at Karlskrona naval base in the south. Everything is used including hand grenades and fire arms against any possible submerged contact. Dogs tracks a possible unidentified diver running across an island. 1985 First two of the new coastal corvettes with ASW capability are commissioned. 1988 Large ASW operation southeast of Stockholm. A Swedish minehunter "paints" the seabed with it´s HF sonar and detects a 28 m minisub laying on the seabed, but continues past while radioing for help. Two guided-missile patrol boats rushes in at 30 kts and releases their full ordnance of depth charges over the (unsuspecting?) sub. Later examination of the seabed reveals that the nearest charges have detonated only a few meters away. The next day a Swedish Coast guard CASA 212 patrol plane with thermal camera detects a track of colder water coming to the surface. This track points from the area where the attack took place the day before (damaged minisub limping home?) Note: Soviet/Russian Piraya class minisub has a length of 28 m. Late 80´s An ASW torpedo with live warhead of Italian manufacture bought as a stop-gap for shallow water use (pending the delivery of suitable indigenious types) is launched for the first time with no apparent result. Poor training with the torpedo system is believed to be the reason. 1992 Last year with confirmed contacts of intruding subs or submersibles. The unarmed Swedish intelligence collector Orion is harassed by a Russian Sonya class coastal minehunter while observing the trials of a Kilo class SSK. A minor collision occurs and Sweden sends fighter aircrafts and missile armed patrol boats to the rescue. 1996 A Swedish AJSH 37 Viggen reconnaissance aircraft (accompanied by an AJSF 37) crashes into the sea while trying to take photos of the new Russian nuclear battlecruiser Petr Veliky (Peter the Great) on trials in the Baltic. The pilot is believed killed. A shadowing Lithuanian patrol boat reports hearing gun fire, but based upon the report from the surviving pilot in the other Viggen Swedish AF regards it as an accident. Russia later accuses the Swedish AF of having made a simulated attack on the cruiser!