Modern Graphics Showcase

[tanelorn]

Thanks Case. Sure, commin' up. For a modern Australian scenario, perhaps?

[typhoon]

An Australian scenario would be great. What's it going to be about, East Timor?

BTW, Case, what armour do the aussies use? Leo 1, M113 and ASLAV? I hear that they are shopping for a replacement MBT now.

[tanelorn]

There you are. I adjusted the nose a bit, to make room for a gun.

[typhoon]

Don't mean to be presumptious Case, but if you are indeed making an East Timor scenario, this could be of some help. I once entertained the very same idea and tried my hand at modifying some units.

None of the work is mine. Credit should go to curtsibling and danny evilcat. With your superior skills they would look better. From left: Indonesian Kopassus commando, an ADF guy with a hat.

[typhoon]

Whoops, I read some where that the Indonesians don't even use AK-47s, they use FN FALs. Heh heh. My mistake.

[Catfish]

...and the Australians use F88 Steyr rifles.

[Pablostuka]

Great work, tanelorn...you did an excellent creation!!!

[curtsibling]

This just gets better and better!

[Pablostuka]

C-130 Hercules! I've done the Spanish grey camo version (You can use it too for the USAF and RAF, for example)...Moroccan camo version is on the way!

[tanelorn]

Fabulous work, guys! Pablo, the Hercules is excelent.

Gareth, may I mess with your paton a bit? I basically want to fit the M47 turret on the same hull.

[Case]

That's fantasitic tanelorn! Thanks a lot.

Likewise, thanks for thes units Typhoon. The Australian soldier is rather out of date though - the slouch hat has only been worn on formal occasions since the Korean war, and Aussie troops now wear camoflauge - see www.army.gov.au for pictures.

Originally posted by typhoon
An Australian scenario would be great. What's it going to be about, East Timor?

Urm, maybe...

BTW, Case, what armour do the aussies use? Leo 1, M113 and ASLAV?

Yep, that's about it. Australia has about 50 operational Leo 1s, 300 M-113s (which are being modernised), and the ASLAV fleet is being increased from 111 to about 200 (a second recon regiment is being equiped with them). 300 'Bushmaster' infantry mobility vehicles (ie, armoured trucks) are going to be introduced over the next few years, with most of them going to the Army Reserve.

I hear that they are shopping for a replacement MBT now.

It's a little bit hush-hush at the moment, but it looks like the government has given in-principle support for the aquisition of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany. The current chief of the Army is commited to the project, and the tanks are available at a very modest price. Personally, I'm all for it - the Leo 1s are deathtraps and I don't feel that it's right to ask soldiers to go to war in them.

[Palaiologos]

Originally posted by Case
Yep, that's about it. Australia has about 50 operational Leo 1s, 300 M-113s (which are being modernised), and the ASLAV fleet is being increased from 111 to about 200 (a second recon regiment is being equiped with them). 300 'Bushmaster' infantry mobility vehicles (ie, armoured trucks) are going to be introduced over the next few years, with most of them going to the Army Reserve.

So theoritically we can kick your ass any time!

It's a little bit hush-hush at the moment, but it looks like the government has given in-principle support for the aquisition of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany. The current chief of the Army is commited to the project, and the tanks are available at a very modest price. Personally, I'm all for it - the Leo 1s are deathtraps and I don't feel that it's right to ask soldiers to go to war in them.

Leos 2 is what we bought.Excellent tanks.

Leos1 a deathtrap? Never heard that before.A friend of a friend served in an armoured division with Leos1 and he had only good words to say for them.
But we use a special made version of Leos 1A5 customized for the Greek army. Although i think the customization only applies to their tracks....i am sure Tanerlorn can shed more light here.

[tanelorn]

Ahem. Greek custom made Leopards are based on the Leo 1 A3, (welded turret) with better electronics (a better MOLF etc.) We also got Leo 1 A5's from Germany because of the weapons limit treaty, and the sub contracts and finaly we got the Dutch Leo 1 V's because of the kortenaer deal, I think. These 1V's have a different cast turret.

In all, I think its about +/- 100 Leo 1 GR, 200 Leo 1V and 60 or 70 Leo 1 A5. I could be wrong, its what I recall.

We won't have to go that far to kick anybody's behind, even if we don't wish to, Pericles. We are in the world's most quarelsome neighborhood.
Remember the rhyme by Savopoulos:
Its the Balkans here...
Meanwhile, here's some opposition:

[Palaiologos]

Po, po!

kai nomiza oti ego imoun o monos kamenos pou kathetai mexri tis teseramisi ston ipologisti tou!!


My hypothetical confrontation of an Australian-Greek conflict was obviously based purely on the relative OOBs of the respective armed forces in paper.

Actually now i think of it the Greek army must outnumber and outgun many more economically stronger nations....

I remember reading a list of the top 20 most defence spending countries(did i say that right?) and we ranked sixth or seventh or something like that....

USA,Turkey, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan were above us i believe.


Pfff.... i must stop reading all those ancient warfare history books and get back in touch with the modern world......

[tanelorn]

I know, it's time to
The verse in my sig says it all...
They're all insane, BTW, or it just happens to me?
The eternal universal question.
(That's not what my sig says)