Early MEA Tunguska Preview

[MongooseMatt]

Hi guys,

First peeks at the master of the MEA Tunguska AAA vehicle. While the Tunguska will provide the MEA with valuable protection against the air units of the other powers in Battlefield Evolution, inventive players will find it makes for a superb anti-infantry weapon as well. . .

 

[MrCrazy]

Me likey...

 

[Hiromoon]

Nice!

 

[Col_stone]

yummy

 

[Secesh]

Whoah! Very nice. Can't wait to see a finished one.

 

[DM]

Very nice. It would be even nicer if the rear drive sprocket was actually engaged with the track (apparently a common mistook in AFV modelling).

It really ought to look like this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leclerc_p1040882.jpg

Picky I know, but then I am an engineer

 

[Mr Evil]

will we get to see some of the russian export equipment in the MEA list ?

 

[Reborn]

I remember when this was first developed. As a staunch MEA player at the time it was like a dream come true...

 

[Mage]

Friggin' Awesome. I'd buy that model even if I did not play the game.

 

[xeoran]

Nice.

 

[Rob_A]

Oooooh shiny.
I want it.

 

[Mr Evil]

Tunguska-M1 is a gun/missile system for low-level air defence. The system was designed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Russia and is manufactured by the Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant, Ulyanovsk, Russia. It can engage targets while stationary and on the move, using missiles for long-range targets and guns for close-in defence. It is designed for defence against both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters and can also fire on ground targets.

Tunguska entered service with the Russian army in 1988 and has been exported to Germany, India, Peru and Ukraine. Morocco ordered 12 Tunguska M1 systems in December 2004.

so will the EFT get to use them as well ?

ARMAMENT

The Tunguska-M1 vehicle carries eight 9M311-M1 surface-to-air missiles. The missile (NATO designation SA-19 Grison) has semi-automatic radar command to line-of-sight guidance, weighs 40kg with a 9kg warhead. It is 2.5m long with a diameter of 1.7m and wingspan of 2.2m. The missile's maximum speed is 900m/s and can engage targets travelling at speeds up to 500m/s. Range is from 15 to 6,000m for ground targets and 15 to 10,000m for air targets.

Two twin-barrel 30mm anti-aircraft guns are mounted on the vehicle. These guns have a maximum firing rate of 5,000 rounds per minute and a range of 3,000m against air targets. This extends to 4,000m against ground targets.

Nice

A Tunguska-M1 battery is composed of up to six vehicles and will also include a transloader as well as maintenance and training facilities.

will we be able to have a full battery of these on the table ?

 

[Hiromoon]

Probably not for the EFTF Mr. Evil....

And yes, but only if you spend the points for it...and not cry when they explode.

 

[boomgoose]

Looks nicely detailed. Cool.

 

[captainsmirk]

A Tunguska-M1 battery is composed of up to six vehicles and will also include a transloader as well as maintenance and training facilities.

will we be able to have a full battery of these on the table ?

Do you expect the rough and ready MEA forces to deploy these things based on standard Russian tactical concepts?


Nick

 

[judgedoug]

This is spectacular.

But I want an LAV that comes with all options!!!

 

[Paladin]

Possibly the best vee so far. Looking forward to the final draft.

 

[Poko]

the weapons themselves seem to lack a bit of texture and detail,but aside of that-very nice design

 

[Reborn]

Probably not for the EFTF Mr. Evil....

And yes, but only if you spend the points for it...and not cry when they explode.

Which they do sometimes. But if you like Anti Personnel firepower better than a Chickenhawk...

 

[Mr Evil]

i can see some vehicles being cross overs, maybe S&P can do official rulings on adding some vehcles over but sugest colours they need to be repainted in ?