Some non essential but nice to have.
Units 399-911: Pick up
I suggest icon change to n. 678. Such icon represent better the pick up the iraqis have used.
Weapon n. 143: 122mm Saddam FH
Unit 90: 122mm Sddm FH
Unit 175: 122mm Sddm Pl
I had previously recommended the deletion of such units.
If possible, they could be recycled to represent the D-74 122mm gun which was used by the iraqis.To accomplish that I suggest the follwing changes.
Weapon n.143 122mm Saddam FH:
1)Name change to “122mm D-74 FG”.
2)Range should be increased from 212 to 214 (D-74 value in russian OOB).
Unit 90: 122mm Sddm FH
Unit 175: 122mm Sddm Pl
1) Name change to “122mm D-74 FG” and “122mm D-74 Pl”
2) picture change to n. 23490
3) Availability dates for both could be changed to 1/1967-4/2003
Sources : they are listed by most sources which cover iraqi artillery inventory.
Pictures of them in Iraq are also available.
Source:
http://www.howitzer.dk
Unit 233: 57mm AT-Gun
I suggest load change to 45 HE 20 AP and 15 Sabot
There are rumors about an HEAT round being developed (see
http://www.russianammo.org/57mm.html#29) but whether they were fielded is another matter. It is even less likely that they would have been exported and none have have been found in Iraq.
Unit 88-173: 122mm M30
Final availability date could be extended somewhat, to say 12/1988
M30s are listed as still being in service in 1991 by several sources such as Armies of the Gulf War by Gordon L. Rottman, Ron Volstad.
Captured iraqi documents certainly list WW2 vintage artillery such as 152mm ML-20 as still in service during the Gulf War (though the M30 is not mentioned).
I think making them available until the end of the Iran Iraq war would be a safe bet.
Unit 1: PT-76
Icon could be changed to n. 1620.
That would be more in line with known iraqi camouflage patterns
Source:
http://picasaweb.google.com/IraQiyaat