WARNO News

[h3]Features[/h3]

• Army General : Units can now reach 8 points of fatigue before becoming disorganized. The AG Attack tutorial has been modified accordingly.
  
• Reinforcement Pack #1: 2 new Urban Frontlines scenarios are available, a 1v1 scenario as well as a 10v10. (Added to the official 10v10 servers)
  
• Reinforcement Pack #2: New Railway map, available in 3v3 Conquest mode.

[h3]Code fixes[/h3]

• Fixed the behavior of units that are loaded into a transport and for which shifted orders are also given
  
• Improved aircraft behavior, they can no longer accidentally self-destruct with their own missiles.
  
• In Army General multiplayer, once a team has at least 2 players, command and control is disabled for all tactical battles (including for both players and AI) to enhance playability.
  
• Added a pop up when trying to launch a save that is present in the Steam Cloud while it is disabled
  
• Fixed a crash occurring in multiplayer
  
• The AI in Army General can now deploy Forward Operating Bases (FOBs).
  
• Fixed an issue where the Line of Sight (LOS) tool was displaying incorrectly.
  
• In 3-player Army General Coop, the automatic distribution of resources in tactical battle has been improved, the income corresponds to the pawns and battalions that each player takes.
  
• Fixed an issue in Operation, pausing the game prevented the end of mission from being triggered.
  
• Fixed display of buttons at the end of a replay that was not supposed to be accessible.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented creating a game after canceling a search in ranked.
  
• Fixed camera in armory being positioned incorrectly on some units.
  
• Fixed the infamous "sound bug": now every unit has a sound radius (larger or smaller depending on the unit type) and can only be heard if you have a unit within this radius.
  
• Supplies can no longer push other units.
  
• Correction of the Privacy Policy overflow in the options behind the scrollbar.
  
• Correction of a text misalignment in the options menu

[h3]Data fixes[/h3]

• ATGM suppression overhaul (all missiles, mostly suppression increased, Vikhr & Hellfire not concerned)
  
• Planes Canon : +20% Suppression increased
  
• Added LGB bombs reload time of 20 seconds
  
• Electronic Warfare and Jammer traits : +10% range increased
  
• Overhaul vehicules speed decreased (around 10%)
  
• Harriers : +10% speed increased, -40% turn radius
  
• Helicopters stun treshold increased
  
• Shilka salvo lengh increased from 5 to 10
  
• Fixed some autocanons HE / AP precision
  
• DCA canon can now fire on light armored vehicules, alls spaags concerned get +10pts price increase
  
• Military Police traits now works on transported units

[h3]Generic[/h3]

• SAM missiles now cost 25 / 50 / 100 pts per missile depending on caliber
  
• Ground and Helicopter Anti tank missiles supply cost set to 30 per missile
  
• Tor missile now have a minimal engagement range of 1.000m for against helicopters
  
• LGB bombs HE Overhaul
  
• CM60A1, 145 & 165mm AVRE canons overhaul

[h3]Nato forces[/h3]

[h4]USA[/h4]


• M1 ABRAMS : Price decreased 220 to 210
  
• M1A1 ABRAMS CP : Price increased 310 to 315
  
• M1A1 ABRAMS : Price increased 270 to 275
  
• M3A1 BRADLEY CFV : Base Availability decreased 4 to 3
  
• N.G. M60A1 RISE : Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
  
• N.G. M60A3 (TTS) ERA : Base Availability decreased 8 to 7
  
• N.G. M60A3 (TTS) : Base Availability decreased 8 to 7
  
• F-16C [AA2] : Price increased 225 to 230
  
• F-16C [HE2] : Price increased 245 to 275
  
• AERO-FIRE TEAM (DRAGON) : Price decreased 45 to 40
  
• AERO-RIFLES (AT-4) : Price decreased 85 to 80
  
• AIR CAV TROOPERS : Price increased 50 to 55
  
• AB FIRE TEAM (DRAGON) : Price increased 40 to 45
  
• N.G. I-TOW : Base Availability decreased 5 to 4
  
• I-TOW : Base Availability decreased 5 to 4
  
• DELTA : Price increased 75 to 80, weapon Carl Gustav M2 added
  
• GREEN BERETS : Price increased 60 to 65, weapon Smoke grenade added
  
• N.G. M2HB 12,7mm : Base Availability increased 8 to 9
  
• BERLIN LIGHT RIFLES LDR. renamed LIGHT RIFLES LDR.
• BERLIN LIGHT RIFLES (LAW) renamed LIGHT RIFLES (LAW)
• BERLIN LIGHT RIFLES (RCL) renamed LIGHT RIFLES (RCL)
• LRS : Price increased 75 to 80, weapon M72A1 LAW added
  
• N.G. STINGER : Base Availability decreased 12 to 10
  
• N.G. ENGINEERS (Flam.) : Base Availability decreased 9 to 6
  
• N.G. ENGINEERS (M67) : Base Availability decreased 9 to 6
  
• RANGERS (DRAGON) : Base Availability decreased 6 to 5
  
• M270 MLRS [CLU] : Price decreased 320 to 300
  
• M270 MLRS [HE] : Price decreased 320 to 255
  
• M60A1 AVLM : Price increased 50 to 90, weapon smoke launcher added
  
• M30 107mm : Price decreased 50 to 45
  
• AB M167A1 VADS 20mm : Price increased 55 to 60, Base Availability increased 5 to 7
  
• AERO-M167A2 PIVADS 20mm : Price increased 60 to 70, Base Availability increased 5 to 7
  
• M167A2 Vulcan 20mm renamed M167A2 VADS 20mm
• M167A2 VADS 20mm : Price increased 60 to 70
  
• M163A1 CS : Price increased 50 to 60
  
• M163A2 PIVADS : Price increased 60 to 70
  
• M274 MULE M2HB : Price decreased 25 to 20
  
• N.G. M42A1 DUSTER : Price increased 55 to 65, Aircraft weapon Range decreased 2300m to 2100m
  
• AB M998 AVENGER : Price increased 110 to 120, Base Availability increased 4 to 5
  
  8TH INFANTRY DIVISION (MECH.)
  
  
  • RANGERS (DRAGON) : base Veterancy increased from XP1 to XP2
  11TH ARM. CAVALRY REGT.
  
  
  • F-16C [AT] : cards decreased 2 to 1
    
  • F-16C [CLU] : cards decreased 2 to 1
    
  • Added F-16C [HE2]
  
  [h4]United Kingdom[/h4]
  
  
  • CHALLENGER MK.2 : Price decreased 275 to 270
    
  • CHALLENGER MK.2 : Price decreased 235 to 230
    
  • CENTURION Mk.5 AVRE : weapon L9A1,M1919 added
    
  • HARRIER GR.3 [RKT2] : Price decreased 150 to 120
    
  • JAGUAR GR.1 [CLU] : Price decreased 275 to 255, ECM decreased 30% to 20%
    
  • JAGUAR GR.1 [HE1] : Price decreased 275 to 255, ECM decreased 30% to 20%
    
  • JAGUAR GR.1 [HE2] : Price decreased 275 to 255, ECM decreased 30% to 20%
    
  • JAGUAR GR.1 [RKT] : Price decreased 175 to 155, ECM decreased 30% to 20%
    
  • AIRMOBILE : Price decreased 65 to 55
    
  • AIRMOBILE PIONEERS : Price decreased 65 to 60
    
  • RMP : Base Availability decreased 12 to 9
    
  • SAS : weapon Minimi Para added
    
  • TERRIERS LDR. : Price decreased 50 to 40
    
  • L16 81mm : Price decreased 40 to 35
    
  • M270 MLRS : Price decreased 320 to 300
    
  • FV120 SPARTAN MCT : Price increased 35 to 40
    
  • FV432 SCAT : Price decreased 25 to 20
    
  • FV432 : Price decreased 20 to 15
    
  • RAPIER FSB1 : Base Availability increased 3 to 5
    
  • RAPIER FSA : Price decreased 95 to 85, Base Availability increased 6 to 8
    
  • TRACKED RAPIER : weapon smoke launcher added
    
    2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
    
    
    • L16 81mm : cards decreased 3 to 2
  
  [h4]Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)[/h4]
  
  
  • LEOPARD 1A1A1 : Price increased 80 to 85
    
  • LEOPARD 2A4 renamed LEOPARD 2A4(C)
  • LEOPARD 2A4(C) : Price increased 270 to 275
    
  • ALOUETTE II FÜH. : Price decreased 75 to 60
    
  • Fs-JÄGER B1 : Price increased 65 to 80, weapon PANZERFAUST 3 added
    
  • FH M1A2 (A2) 105mm : Price increased 60 to 65
    
  • MARS : Price decreased 320 to 300
    
  • JAGUAR 2 : Price increased 80 to 85
    
  • KANJPZ : weapon BK90/L40,MAG added
    
  • TPz FUCHS MILAN : Price increased 35 to 40
    
  • BOFORS L70 : Price increased 25 to 35
    
  • FK20-2 20mm : Price increased 20 to 30, Base Availability decreased 12 to 10
    
  • FK20-2 20mm ZWILLINGE : Price increased 30 to 40
    
  • GEPARD 1A1 : Price increased 85 to 95
    
    2. PZ.GRENADIER-DIVISION
    
    
    • PIONIER (Armbrust) : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER FÜH. : added TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER (Flam.) : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
    5. PANZERDIVISION
    
    
    • PIONIER (Armbrust) : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER FÜH. : added TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER (Flam.) : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
      
    • PIONIER : removed TPz FUCHS MILAN as transport option
  
  [h4]France[/h4]
  
  
  • VAB T20/13 : Price increased 40 to 50
    
  • MIRAGE F1 CT [LGB] : Price increased 275 to 300
    
  • RÉSERVISTES renamed RESERVISTES (LRAC)
  • RESERVISTES (LRAC) : Price increased 25 to 35, weapon LRAC 73 added
    
  • PARA. SAS : weapon Smoke grenade added
    
  • HM2A1 105mm : Price increased 60 to 65
    
  • AML-60-12 : Price increased 40 to 55
    
  • AML-60 GENDARM. : Price increased 35 to 50
    
  • VBL RECO : Price increased 35 to 40
    
  • AMX-13 DCA : Price increased 80 to 85
    
  • 53T2 20mm : Price increased 25 to 35, Base Availability increased 6 to 10
    
  • PARA. 53T2 20mm : Price increased 30 to 40, Base Availability increased 6 to 10
    
  • TRM-2000 TARASQUE : Price increased 35 to 45
    
  • VLRA 20mm : Price increased 50 to 60
    
  • VLRA PAMELA : Price decreased 80 to 70, Base Availability increased 5 to 6
  
  [h4]Belgium[/h4]
  
  
  • MIRAGE 5BA [NPLM] : Price increased 230 to 265
    
  • ECLAIREURS : Price decreased 35 to 30

[h3]Pact forces[/h3]

[h4]USSR (СССР)[/h4]


• Increased all MiG-31's agility
  
• BMD-2 : Price increased 50 to 55
  
• BMP-1P renamed BMP-1P (Fagot)
• BMP-2AG : weapon PKT added
  
• BRM-1 : Price decreased 55 to 50
  
• BTR-ZD SKREZHET : Price increased 40 to 55
  
• GT-MU-1D ZU-23-2 : Price increased 40 to 45
  
• T-64B : Base Availability increased 4 to 5, weapon PKT added
  
• T-64BVK : Price decreased 300 to 275
  
• T-64BV : Price decreased 260 to 255, weapon PKT added
  
• ZSU-23-4M2 (PSNR) : Price decreased 100 to 85
  
• Mi-24P renamed Mi-24P [AT1]
• MiG-23ML [AA] : Price decreased 155 to 145
  
• MiG-27M [HE] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
  
• MiG-27M [NPLM] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
  
• MiG-27M [RKT] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
  
• MiG-27K [SEAD] : Price decreased 240 to 230
  
• MiG-27M [AT] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
  
• MiG-29 [AA] renamed MiG-29 [AA1]
• Su-24M [CLU] : ECM increased 20% to 30%
  
• Su-24M [CLU2] : ECM increased 20% to 30%
  
• Su-24M [LGB1] : ECM increased 20% to 30%
  
• Su-24M [NPLM] : ECM increased 20% to 30%
  
• Su-24M [HE] : ECM increased 20% to 30%
  
• Su-24MP [EW] : weapon GSh-6-23 removed
  
• Su-24MP [SEAD] renamed Su-24M [SEAD]
• Su-25 [CLU] : Price increased 175 to 185
  
• Su-25 [RKT] renamed Su-25 [RKT1]
• SPETSGRUPPA "A" : Price increased 65 to 75, weapon M72A3 LAW added
  
• DSh. FAGOT : Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
  
• FAGOT : Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
  
• DESANT. FAGOT : Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
  
• DSh. SPG-9 : Base Availability increased 6 to 7
  
• SPG-9 : Base Availability increased 6 to 7
  
• DESANT. SPG-9 : Base Availability increased 6 to 7
  
• DSh. AGS-17 renamed DSh. PLAMYA 30mm
• DSh. IGLA : Price decreased 40 to 35
  
• IGLA : Price decreased 40 to 35
  
• DESANT. IGLA : Price decreased 45 to 40
  
• SPETSRAZVEDKA : Price increased 75 to 80
  
• SPETSNAZ GRU (Stinger) : weapon Smoke grenade added
  
• BM-21 GRAD : Price increased 210 to 220
  
• BM-30 SMERCH : Price decreased 315 to 310
  
• 2A36 Giatsint-B 152mm : Price decreased 150 to 125
  
• D-20 152mm : Price decreased 120 to 115
  
• D-30 122mm : Price decreased 105 to 100
  
• DESANT. D-30 122mm : Price decreased 105 to 100
  
• 2A65 Msta-B 152mm : Price decreased 140 to 125
  
• RAZV. BMP-1P renamed RAZV. BMP-1P(C)
• BRDM-2 : Price increased 35 to 40
  
• BTR-D : Price increased 25 to 30
  
• LuAZ-967M AGS-17 : Price increased 40 to 50
  
• MT-LB SHTURM-S : Price increased 65 to 70
  
• MT-LB : Price decreased 20 to 15
  
• UAZ-3151 AGS-17 : Price increased 30 to 45
  
• DESANT. UAZ-3151 AGS-17 : Price increased 35 to 50
  
• 2K12 KUB : Base Availability increased 3 to 4
  
• BRDM-2 STRELA-1 : Price decreased 60 to 55
  
• DESANT. ZU-23-2 : Price increased 35 to 45
  
• ZU-23-2 : Price increased 30 to 40
  
• GAZ-66 ZU-23-2 renamed DESANT. GAZ-66 ZU-23-2
• DESANT. GAZ-66 ZU-23-2 : Price increased 50 to 60
  
• 2K22 TUNGUSKA : Price increased 135 to 145
  
• URAL-4320 ZPU-4 : Price increased 35 to 45
  
• URAL-4320 ZU-23-2 : Price increased 45 to 55
  
• ZSU-23-4M3 BIRYUSA : Price increased 75 to 85
  [h4]German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)[/h4]
  
  
  • SPz BMP-1P renamed SPz BMP-1P(C)
  • AUFKL.Pz BRM-1 : Price decreased 55 to 50
    
  • SPW-152A ZPU-2 : Price increased 40 to 45
    
  • FÜPZ. PT-76B : Price decreased 70 to 50
    
  • FÜPZ. T-55AK : Price decreased 110 to 100
    
  • KPz. T-72 : Price decreased 135 to 130
    
  • FÜPZ. T-72MK : Price decreased 185 to 175
    
  • T-72M1K : Price increased 190 to 200
    
  • KPz. T-72M1 : Price decreased 170 to 160, Base Availability increased 5 to 6
    
  • MiG-23BN [HE] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
    
  • MiG-23BN [KMGU] : Price decreased 270 to 255
    
  • MiG-23MF [HE] : Base Availability decreased 3 to 2
    
  • Su-22M4 [HE2] : Price decreased 280 to 275
    
  • Su-22M4 [UPK] : Base Availability increased 2 to 3
    
  • PALR FAGOT : Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
    
  • SPG-9 : Base Availability increased 6 to 7
    
  • Fs-SPG-9 : Base Availability increased 6 to 7
    
  • PIONIER (AGI) : Price decreased 50 to 45
    
  • FLA-RAK. IGLA : Price decreased 40 to 35
    
  • MILITÄRSTREIFEN : Base Availability decreased 12 to 9
    
  • D-20 152mm : Price decreased 120 to 115
    
  • D-30 122mm : Price decreased 105 to 100
    
  • M-30 122mm : Price decreased 90 to 85
    
  • MFRW RM-70 : Price increased 210 to 240
    
  • Gr.Wfr. M43 120mm : Price increased 45 to 50
    
  • SPW-40P : Stealth increased Mediocre to Good
    
  • SPW-40P2 : Price increased 35 to 40
    
  • SPW-50PK : Price decreased 20 to 15
    
  • MT-LB : Price decreased 20 to 15
    
  • SPW FUG : Stealth increased Mediocre to Good
    
  • UAZ-469 AGS-17 : Price increased 35 to 50
    
  • 2K12 KUB : Base Availability increased 3 to 4
    
  • SPW-40P2 STRELA-1 : Price decreased 60 to 55
    
  • FLAK S-60 57mm : Price increased 45 to 55
    
  • FLAK KS-19M2 100mm : Price increased 80 to 85
    
  • FLA-MG ZPU-4 : Price increased 15 to 25
    
  • FLAK ZU-23-2 23mm : Price increased 30 to 40
    
  • W50 LA/A 25mm : Price increased 40 to 50
    
  • Fla-SFL 23-4 SHILKA : Price increased 70 to 80
    
  • Fla-SFL 57-2 : Price increased 55 to 65
    
    BERLINER GRUPPIERUNG
    
    
    • Removed Su-22M4 [RKT]
    RÜGENER GRUPPIERUNG
    
    
    • MOT.-SCHÜTZEN (SVD) : base Veterancy decreased from XP1 to XP0
  
  [h4]Poland[/h4]
  
  
  • PIECHOTA ZMECH. DOW. renamed DOW. PIECHOTA ZMECH.
  • PIECHOTA ZMECH. : Price increased 35 to 40
    
  • PIECHOTA ZMECH. (SVD) : Price decreased 50 to 45, Base Availability decreased 9 to 8
    
  • TOPAS-2A : Price decreased 20 to 15

[h3]Army General only[/h3]

• AIFV-B renamed AIFV-B-C25
• AIFV-B-C25 : weapon MAG added
  
• LEOPARD 1A5(BE) : weapon MAG added
  
• LEOPARD 1A5(BE) CMD : weapon MAG added
  
• LEOPARD 1(BE) : weapon MAG added
  
• LEOPARD 1(BE) CMD : weapon MAG added
  
• BUCCANEER S2B [AT] renamed BUCCANEER S.2B [AT]
• BUCCANEER S2B [LGB] renamed BUCCANEER S.2B [LGB]
• BUCCANEER S2B [HE] renamed BUCCANEER S.2B [HE]
• BUCCANEER S2B [SEAD] renamed BUCCANEER S.2B [SEAD]
• MIRAGE 5BA MIRSIP : weapon Mk 83 added
  
• GURKHAS AT GROUP renamed GURKHA AT GROUP
• PIONIERS (Flam.) : weapon DM34 HAFLA added
  
• GURKHAS RIFLES LDR. renamed GURKHA RIFLES LDR.
• GURKHAS RIFLES renamed GURKHA RIFLES
• M252 81mm renamed M1 81mm
• M1 81mm : weapon M1 81mm added
  
• AIFV-B-MILAN renamed AIFV-B-MIL
• ILTIS MILAN renamed ILTIS MILAN 2
• JPK 90 : weapon BK90/L40,MAG added
  
• M113A1-B : weapon M2HB added
  
• M113A1-B-MILAN renamed M113A1-B-MIL
• M167A1 Vulcan 20mm renamed M167A1 VADS 20mm
• MAN Z311 Mi.50 : Helicopter weapon Range decreased 2475m to 2125m, Aircraft weapon Range decreased 1950m to 1775m

Well, hello there.

Welcome back to Division #9, in which we - aptly so, the numbers align once again - will brief you on NORTHAG’s NATO US 9th Infantry Division (Motorized).

Let’s go, commanders!

[h2]NATO’s US 9th Infantry Division (Motorized)[/h2]
With this week’s last two NORTHAG Division previews, we go a bit beyond. The American 9th Infantry Division (Motorized) wasn’t supposed to fight in NORTHAG command specifically, but slightly further north, destined for Denmark. However, much like its Warsaw Pact counterpart, which we will preview later this week, the US 9th Infantry Division (Motorized) was too cool to pass up for WARNO - NORTHAG expansion.



The division is rather unique. In 1981, it was the first to be converted into a “light division” within the US Army to do so. The main idea was that it could deploy rapidly and still engage heavy threat forces. The 9th Infantry (Motorized) Division served as a testbed to try out new equipment, and as such, in 1983, the formation became officially known as the High-Technology Test-Bed (HTTB). It got the interesting nickname - by the rest of the Army - as the “Toys “R” Us Division” for the weird hotchpotch mix of prototypes found in the divisional armory. The formation was also responsible for writing the manuals for employing exotic and untried equipment.

[h2]The US 9th Infantry Division (Motorized) Detailed[/h2]
From the start, the 9th Motorized was to be entirely equipped with two new dedicated vehicles: the Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV) light utility truck and the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or the Humvee). It tested the latter vehicles and the many variants that came after, some of which saw actual deployment, while others did not (such as the Humvee LOSAT firing high-velocity kinetic ordnances or the Humvee Red-T with the Bradley’s 25mm chaingun, see below).



As soon as the HTTB validated a weapon or vehicle concept, it moved along to other divisions. This is how the 82nd Airborne, the 101st Airborne, and the 10th Mountain Division all converted to a light, Humvee-based TO&Es by the mid-1980s. Notable weapon systems that passed the gamut included UAVs, the Mk.19 grenade launcher, US-Roland, and Avenger, and more.



For you WARNO connoisseurs, the 9th Motorized will be a bit like a US counterpart to the Soviet 27-ya Gvardeyskaya Motostrelkovaya Diviziya (27th Guards Motor Rifle Division) with its “Division 90” filled with cutting-edge units and technology. A key difference is that the American division has a lighter role, although from 1987, one of the 9th Infantry’s brigades was inactivated and replaced by a heavier National Guard mechanized “rounded brigade” (which we will duly represent).

[h2]The US 9th Infantry Division (Motorized) in WARNO - NORTHAG[/h2]
Let’s take a look at how the 9th Infantry (Motorized) looks like in-game.

LOG

• Not super impressive. While the 9th Motorized is not an airborne or air assault division, it is a quick-reaction formation intended to be airlifted into a foreign theater on short notice.
  
  • This means that on the supply side, you do have access to a FOB and M35 SUPPLY, as well as the new M1008 CUCV SUPPLY. These units are complemented by a UH-60A SUPPLY.
    
  • Command vehicles include M1025 HUMVEE CP and UH-60A CO, as well as a M577 courtesy of the attached National Guard brigade.

INF

• A very good category, as can be expected from a US Army’s light division. There are two different kinds of troops.
  
  • LIGHT RIFLES (as shared with the Berlin Brigade) in command and LAW variants, as well as the new LIGHT RIFLES (DRAGON II) squads. They can all be deployed in unarmed M1038 HUMVEE or UH-60A BLACKHAWK, or 9th Motorized’s dedicated new M998T ISC (Interim Squad Carrier), an M2HB armed transport Humvee.
    
  • National Guard provides N.G. RIFLES (command, LAW, and Dragon I variants, which is the same as the 35th Infantry Division) in either M35 trucks or N.G. M113A1 APCs.
• ENGINEERS (command, explosives, Flash, and Dragon versions) in unarmed or armed HUMVEES.
  
• Support units a mix of National Guard and Army M60 and H2MB machine guns or Mk.19 as fire support. Plus TOW, I-TOW, and TOW-2 ATGM teams. National Guard units come in M151 MUTT, while 9th Motorized squads can deploy in the new CUCV.
  
• MP and MP PATROL (M67) military police will move around in M1025 HUMVEE MP.

ART

• Relatively decent with an average number of slots and plenty of varied choices, plus some cool new ones.
  
• These include M30 107mm towed mortar, and N.G. M125 and N.G. M106A2 mortar carriers.
  
• The M2 105mm light (airliftable in CHINOOK) and M198 155mm field howitzers. The latter is divided into a regular version, and a new high-tech one called the M198 155mm (CLGP) variant with Copperhead guided ammo, working exactly as the Soviet 2S3M (from the 27th Guards).
  
• Self-propelled artillery includes the M270 MLRS and N.G. M109A2, as well as the new M60A1 AVLM mine-clearing vehicle based on an M60 Patton chassis. It is an American more heavily armored counterpart to the East-German SPW-50PK(MRF) from Rügener Gruppierung.

TANK

• Average to good with a decent amount of slots, a medium number of tanks, but lots of powerful missile-based tank destroyers.
  
• Tanks include M60A3 (TTS) CP command variant with a two-to-one ratio of N.G. M60A3 (TTS) versus M60A3 (TTS).
  
• And plenty of ATGM carriers: N.G. M150A2 TOW-2, plentiful M1025 HUMVEE TOW, but also the brand-new M1008 CUCV GLH. This is a CUCV light truck mounting a two-missile launcher with a Ground-Launched Hellfire, the same missile usually only mounted on an AH-64A attack helicopter!

RECO

• A very good category, second only to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Most of the funky units and prototypes can be found here:
  
• Existing units featured are NG. SCOUTS, SCOUTS, OH-58C SCOUT, and OH-58D KIOWA.
  
• New ones include the first American UAV, the new MQM-10 AQUILA.
  
• Another new aerial recon is the JOH-58. Around half a dozen OH-58s were converted with a fixed-forward M197 20mm gun, the same as the one used on the COBRA.
  
• New ground vehicles fall into either one of two categories: the new M1025 HUMVEE G/VLLD (pronounced GLIDD), a target-designation Humvee which we’ll treat with Exceptional Optics, and the new FAV (Fast Attack Vehicles) family. These latter units are the counterparts of the British LSV sand-buggies; they come in recon M2HB, Mk.19, and TOW-2 variants. They are manned by regular soldiers, so no special forces traits or added veterancy.
  
• New infantry scouts include:
  
  • FOLT: a 2-man GSR team riding in transport FAV.
    
  • CEWI. Not new (since they are already featured in the 35th Infantry Division), but these squads will be converted to their proper SIGINT recon role.
    
  • SNIPER (M82): your usual 2-man sniper team, yet one of them is equipped with the hefty Barret M82 12,7mm anti-material rifle. It has an extended range and the ability to engage light armored vehicles. Now a famous weapon, it was still being tested by the US Army in 1989
    

AA

• Rather average with only light and towed equipment.
  
• N.G. STINGER and STINGER MANPAD, as well as M998 AVENGER.
  
• The M1067A2 VADS 20mm Vulcan gun.
  
• Even the Chapparal had to lose some weight. In this division, it comes as the new XM895 T-CHAP being a towed variant.

HELO

• Not so good. The division could count on a lot of UH-60A for battlefield mobility, but at the expense of attack helicopters.
  
• This means only a few expensive slots to be filled either with AH-1F COBRA or AH-1F TOW COBRA.

AIR

• An average category, but note that the AIR tab is still being worked on and will be subject to change.
  
• The 9th Motorized mostly relies on F-15C [AA2] with a few F-16C [AA2] “shotgun” air superiority fighters as backup.
  
• The F-16C is the main close support plane, with HE, new CLU, and SEAD variants. The cluster payload is new, bringing a whopping 8x Mk-20 Rockeyes.
  
• A unique plane will be a “baby A-10”, being a new F/A-16, equipped with M61A1 Vulcan (classic!), Pave Claw 30mm anti-tank gun pod, 4x Maverick, and 2x AIM-9P. Hence a four weapon slotted-unit!

The 9th Infantry (Motorized) Division is a light but versatile division with plenty of new tricks, traits, and vehicles under its high-tech sleeves!

[h2]NORTHAG Expansion Explained[/h2] WARNO - NORTHAG is the first major expansion coming to WARNO. World War III hits the North German Plain where the attacking Warsaw Pact needs to overcome the staunch defenses of NATO’s NORTHAG. Under British command, Belgian, Dutch, West German, and American forces battle against the powerful northern formations of the Soviet Group of Forces in Germany, including East German and reinforcing Polish armies. The expansion is planned for later in 2024.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978620/WARNO__NORTHAG/

WARNO - NORTHAG will feature:

• 2 new Army General campaigns.
  
• 4 new Operations.
  
• 10 new Divisions, including NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie, Dutch 4e Divisie, the British 4th Armoured Division and MultiNational Airborne Division, and the American 9th Infantry (Motorized) Division, while the Warsaw Pact deploys the Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya, the East German 9. Panzerdivision, and the Polish 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowan and 20 Dywizja Pancerna.
  
• 3 new playable nations: NATO’s Belgium and the Netherlands, and Warsaw Pact’s Poland.
  
• New voice acting.
  
• New units and models.

We have started detailing WARNO - NORTHAG’s features. Check the list below!

• In the very first DevBlog, highlighting Division #1, we show off NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie going to war with powerhouse cousin Luxembourg. Read more about the new battlegroup in this dedicated post.
  
• In Division #2, we focused on the Warsaw Pact’s Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya or 25th Tank Division. Read more about this battlegroup here.
  
• In our Division #3, we look at the Dutch and their hard-hitting 4e Divisie. Check it out in this DevBlog here.
  
• The Division #4 looks into the poster child of the East German Nationale Volksarmee, the 9. Panzerdivision. Take a look in this DevBlog.
  
• In our Division #5 we take a gander at the British 4th Armoured Division. Check it out in this DevBlog.
  
• And our Division #6 looks at the new Polish mechanized fighting forces of the 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana. Check out the DevBlog here.
  
• The special paratroopers of British-led MultiNational Airborne Division get their chance to shine in this dedicated Division #7 DevBlog here.
  
• In Division #8, we turn back to the Polish and their armored vanguard made up of the 20 "Warszawska" Dywizja Pancerna. Read more about it in this DevBlog here.

[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s it for this week. We’ll be back later this week with NORTHAG’s very last Division preview: the Warsaw Pact’s Polish Korpus Desantowy!

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Hello, hello!

We are back, commanders! In this week’s second DevBlog, we turn to the Polish again. In today’s post, let’s gaze on the armored spearhead of the 20 "Warszawska" Dywizja Pancerna or 20th “Warsaw” Tank Division.

Jazda!

[h2]Warsaw Pact’s Polish 20 "Warszawska" Dywizja Pancerna[/h2]
The 20 "Warszawska" Dywizja Pancerna (we will use 20 Pancerna) never fired a shot in anger, meaning that its service record during the Cold War will be relatively brief. Created in 1951 in Szczecinek, Poland, as a mechanized division, it was turned into a full-fledged armored one in 1955, remaining so until 1989. The tank division took on the traditions of the 1st Warsaw Cavalry Brigade in 1967 and, as such, received the distinguishing name "Warszawska".



Its patron upon division’s creation was nobody other than the ”Marshal of Two Nations”, Konstantin K. Rokossovsky, one of World War 2’s great Soviet military commanders and the leading force behind Operation Bagration.



[h2]The 20 Dywizja Pancerna Detailed[/h2]
The Polish People’s Army (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie - LWP) was organized in two main field armies, the 1st and 2nd Army, plus an “assault corps” earmarked to invade Denmark through amphibious and airborne means. The Polish 2nd Army’s formations acted as reinforcements or potential exploitation forces for vanguard Soviet and East German formations attacking NORTHAG in the first wave. WARNO - NORTHAG’s cousin 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana or the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division (read more about it in this dedicated DevBlog) belonged to the 2nd Army.



The Polish 1st Army was the northernmost and directed to assault Denmark. The Polish 20 Dywizja Pancerna was the sole armored division of this army. As such, it was to spearhead the land offensive against Denmark. However, it could have also provided support to the East German 5. Armee fighting around Hamburg (which will be depicted in our Army General campaigns, more on that at a later date).

[h2]The 20 Dywizja Pancerna in WARNO - NORTHAG[/h2]
So, how will the 20 Pancerna look like in-game?

LOG

• An average category, though arguably better than most other armored battlegroups.
  
• Supply vehicles featured are the GAZ-66 and new STAR-266 supply trucks, as well as an FOB.
  
• Command vehicles include the BPW-1K3 and the new BRDM-2 R-5 which is a turreted (recon) BRDM-2 repurposed as a command vehicle. Poland seldomly used the more commonplace BRDM-2U.

INF

• Not the best, which isn’t a complete surprise for this tank-heavy division. There are only a limited amount of slots.
  
• Main infantry squads will be formed of PIECHOTA ZMECH., riding to war in either trucks, BWP-1 and for a select few, the BWP-2. In the latter IFV’s case, there was only one BWP-2 battalion in the Polish People’s Army, which was kept in Warsaw for… parade purposes! In times of war, these have been passed along to more combat-focused divisions such as the 20 Pancerna.
  
• The rest of the battlegroup’s meager infantry consists of SAPERZY (command, explosives, and flamethrower flavors) as well as WSW military police.
  
• Support units include the usual array of PKM 7,62mm machine gun teams, SPG-9, and PPK FAGOT.

ART

• A good category considering the nature of the division. It includes the standard arsenal of M43 120mm mortars, 2S1 GVOZDZIK self-propelled guns, and BM-21 GRAD MLRS.
  
• The true firepower comes from the brand-new AHS WZ.77 DANA 152mm, better known under its original Czechoslovakian designation: DANA. This highly mobile, wheeled SPG carries a modern quick-firing 152mm howitzer, also able to fire self-defense HEAT rounds.

TANK

• A very good tab. The 20 Pancerna was, in real life, a mixed division combining T-55 (from its infantry regiment) with the more capable T-72 (in its tank regiments).
  
• This means that the most numerous tanks will be T-72M and T-72M1 (in both command and regular variants). This armored force is backed up by a few cards of cheap T-55A (in command, regular, and “coffin-launcher” mine-clearing versions).
  
• We also chose to include the most famous domestic-built Polish tank (taking into account our “March to War”): the new T-72M2 WILK (meaning “Wolf”). Although trying to negotiate the delivery of the T-72S from the USSR, by the mid-1980s, Poland had been secretly working on its own indigenous upgrade of the T-72M1, rejecting the Soviet K-1 ERA as being too flawed. Polish designers worked on improving the T-72M21 tank with only locally sourced equipment. This includes the very capable Merida Fire Control System, sensors, and even ERAWA armor. In-game, this means that the T-72M2 WILK’s base armor remains unchanged (but does with the ERA trait) but features a more powerful tank gun with more range (including compared to the East German KPz. T-72S) and much more accuracy, including on the move.
  
• Lastly, the only non-tank vehicle in this tab is the BRDM-2 MALUTKA-P.

RECO

• A good category sharing the same ZWIADOWCY, SAPERY ZWIADOWCY, ZMOT. ZWIADOWCY, as well as special forces ROZP. SPECJALNE infantry scouts as the 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana.
  
• A new unit is the infantry scout ROZP. SPECJALNE (GSR) variant, a 3-man special force team with GSR trait, deployable in either HONKER or BRDM-1.
  
• Recon vehicles include the usual suspect list, such as the BRDM-2 and radar BWR-1D (which is a Soviet BRM-1) plus an armed Mi-2US recon helicopter.

AA

• A rather standard category with slots being quite expensive, but with some good options to boot.
  
• These are STRELA-2M MANPAD teams, plus ZU-23-2 and ZUR-23-2S JOD towed guns.
  
• Self-propelled variants include the ZSU-23-4 SPAAG and STRELA-10M and KUB SAM vehicles.

HELO

• Pretty barren, with only a few slots, which are all quite expensive.
  
• Rotorcraft featured are the light Mi-2URP SALAMANDRA with Malyutka missiles.
  
• Backed by heavier Mi-24D with Falanga ATGMs and with the choice of two variants, with the difference being the brand of rockets fielded: S-5 or S-8.

AIR

• Rather average with the People's Polish Air Force bringing to war the MIG-21 in AA (two versions) and close air support (again, two versions, either rockets or bombs) roles.
  
• Supported by Su-22M4 comes in either rocket or AT (with Kh-29T) roles.

The 20 Pancerna might be scarce in infantry, but this armored division reigns supreme with its powerful tank and artillery combo, backed up by plenty of recon units. Its other supporting arms might not be too much to write home about, but Poles are still a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

[h2]NORTHAG Expansion Explained[/h2] WARNO - NORTHAG is the first major expansion coming to WARNO. World War III hits the North German Plain where the attacking Warsaw Pact needs to overcome the staunch defenses of NATO’s NORTHAG. Under British command, Belgian, Dutch, West German, and American forces battle against the powerful northern formations of the Soviet Group of Forces in Germany, including East German and reinforcing Polish armies. The expansion is planned for later in 2024.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978620/WARNO__NORTHAG/

WARNO - NORTHAG will feature:

• 2 new Army General campaigns.
  
• 4 new Operations.
  
• 10 new Divisions, including NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie, Dutch 4e Divisie, the British 4th Armoured Division and MultiNational Airborne Division, while the Warsaw Pact deploys the Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya, the East German 9. Panzerdivision, and the Polish 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowan and 20 Dywizja Pancerna.
  
• 3 new playable nations: NATO’s Belgium and the Netherlands, and Warsaw Pact’s Poland.
  
• New voice acting.
  
• New units and models.

We have started detailing WARNO - NORTHAG’s features. Check the list below!

• In the very first DevBlog, highlighting Division #1, we show off NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie going to war with powerhouse cousin Luxembourg. Read more about the new battlegroup in this dedicated post.
  
• In Division #2, we focused on the Warsaw Pact’s Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya or 25th Tank Division. Read more about this battlegroup here.
  
• In our Division #3, we look at the Dutch and their hard-hitting 4e Divisie. Check it out in this DevBlog here.
  
• The Division #4 looks into the poster child of the East German Nationale Volksarmee, the 9. Panzerdivision. Take a look in this DevBlog.
  
• In our Division #5 we take a gander at the British 4th Armoured Division. Check it out in this DevBlog.
  
• And our Division #6 looks at the new Polish mechanized fighting forces of the 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana. Check out the DevBlog here.
  
• The special paratroopers of British-led MultiNational Airborne Division get their chance to shine in this dedicated Division #7 DevBlog here.

[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with NATO’s (US) 9th Infantry (Mot.).

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Hello, hello!

Welcome to a MNAD MNAD world! Apologies for the pun, but you guessed it: we are back with another Division preview, number #7 to be exact, of our upcoming major NORTHAG expansion!

In today’s DevBlog, we’ll detail the NATO British-led MultiNational Airborne Division or MNAD in short.

Tally ho!

[h2]NATO British-led MultiNational Airborne Division[/h2]
With the MNAD division, we are entering slightly more abstract territory. Compared to the previous six divisions, the next four WARNO NORTHAG battlegroups have not yet run the testing gauntlet (meaning some units or category breakdowns will be subject to change)!



NATO’s MultiNational Airborne Division was a bit of a special beast. In the late Cold War, this particular formation was never more than a concept in some brilliant NATO strategist's brains, and not even in the exact form we will feature it. By the mid-1980s, NORTHAG consisted of four “I Corps,” each from a major NATO nation. From south to north, these were the Belgians, British, Dutch, and West Germans, with each corps amounting to between two and four real-life divisions.


(source: orbat85.nl)

With all these units engaged in a conflict with the Warsaw Pact, NORTHAG command would have been left with only a few units, mostly security, in the rear. This included a last mobile reserve, which amounted to three independent light brigades. These were the British 24 Airmobile Brigade, the West German 27. Luftlandebrigade, and the Belgian Para-Commando Regiment.

An Alternative Vision
Getting to the end of the (real) Cold War in the late 1980s, an idea formed to regroup these three formations into a single MultiNational “Airmobile” Division acting as a sort of counter-penetration quick reaction force. The strongest component of this conceptual battlegroup would have been the British 24 Airmobile Brigade, but when in 1988, this unit was transferred to the British 2nd Infantry Division (as it is depicted in-game), the whole MNAD concept was put on ice.

It was later revived in 1994 as the MultiNational Division Central or MND(C), featuring the same British and Belgian units but also containing the newly created West German 31. Luftlandebrigade, and at the time, equally new Dutch contribution of the 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade. Regardless, we decided to run with this MNAD idea a bit further.

Although the 24 Airmobile is duly transferred in our alternative timeline, the idea for a light quick reaction force in NORTHAG command persisted. As such, the British replaced the missing brigade with its last home reserve, which was earmarked as a NATO reinforcement, the 5 Airborne Brigade. The name MNAD is kept, but with a slight tweak, now known as MultiNational Airborne Division. And so as not to sideline the Dutch too much, we added a sprinkle of them (like hagelslag). This results in all of NORTHAG’s four major nations being represented within one division.

[h2]NATO’s MNAD Detailed[/h2]
While under British command, MNAD features a mix of nations like no other WARNO division. Most of the war equipment and squads come in a very small number of cards, often just one. In some cases, they overlap. In these instances, it is a matter of flavor between the two nations. And no surprise here, as an airborne division, it will be a very light but fast battlegroup on the battlefield.

A Patchwork of Paratroopers
The division’s core is made up of paratroopers from three major NATO nations:

• West German Fs.-JÄGER are already featured with the 2nd Panzergrenadier-Division. These squads will come in (existing) rifle, leader, MG-3, MILAN 2, and scout variants. The Fs.-PIONIER is a new variant.
  
• MNAD’s British new PARAS squads are different from the TERRIER PARAS featured in the 1st Armoured. Only the leader and MILAN 2 versions remain the same. These new airborne squads will have L85A1, two L85A1 LSW, and the LAW-80. They are supplemented by PARA. ENGINEERS (“vanilla” and leader), PARA. GUN GROUP (with three L7A2 and a LAW-80) and PARAS MAG plus a M2HB heavy machine gun weapons team.

• The new Belgian PARA-COMMANDO are more lightly equipped, fielding FNC, MINIMI, and either LAW or Blindice RL-100 (a weapon not in official use by the Belgian Army but produced in-country, hence the plundering of war stocks in our scenario). These squads come in engineer, LAW, Blindice, and leader variants. They are further supported in the field by PARA. MAG and PARA. MILAN 1 units. The Belgian Para-Commando’s greatest assets were their camouflaged uniforms, which undoubtedly had one of the coolest patterns fielded during the Cold War.

The above paratrooper units have the Airborne and Shock traits. With the exception that the latter trait does not apply to support units. Paratrooper squads will also feature extra veterancy.

Even More Fighting Forces
However, not all the MNAD’s fighting forces are paratroopers.

• The 5 Airborne Brigade could count on the famous GURKHAS light battalion. Transported in CHINOOKs, these units are modeled as half-platoons (as we did with some Soviet and American airmobile squads). This means large 12-man squads with 9x L85A01, 3x L86A1, and a LAW-80. Since Gurkhas had extra LAW-80s to be distributed on a mission-by-mission basis, we added a 4-man GURKHAS AT GROUP with 2x LAW-80. We’ve also added the GURKHAS LDR. and GURKHAS ROVER WOMBAT variant (does what it says on the tin). All Gurkha squads have the Resolute trait, while infantry squads also feature the Shock trait, their battlefield presence preceded by a rather fearsome reputation.

• We added a single card of MARINIERS, the Dutch elite naval infantry. As we explained with the French RIMa from the 152e Division d’Infanterie from Nemesis #2 - Plateau d'Albion, as much as we grant all airborne troops the Shock trait for their emphasis on close-quarter combat training, all naval infantry gain the Resolute trait for their special esprit de corps. The Dutch naval infantry squad represents the sole company left in the Netherlands, the rest being attached to the UK/NL Commando Brigade earmarked for a deployment in Norway during the war. Without any transport helicopters bigger than an Alouette, the Dutch 10-man full automatic (Uzi, FAL, 2x FALO & 1x MAG) squad will rely on a German UH-1D to ride into battle. These also come with their support MARINIER DRAGON, which is a very cheap 2-man ATGM weapon team.

Even More Special Equipment

Each brigade also brings some special equipment of its own:

• The 5 Airborne Brigade fields a squadron of CRV(T) (all types), similar to those used in other divisions. It also relies heavily on new ATMP Supacat light airborne carriers. These small amphibious vehicles are used as light transport, AA, ATGM, and supply vehicles, all variants featuring the Airborne trait.

• The West German 27. Luftlandebrigade brings the new Faun KRAKA, a light carrier in AA, AT, and Supply roles. Non-amphibious, they can all be Airlifted in large CH-53G helicopters. They also field a company of light WIESEL tank destroyers in 20mm and ATGM variants, also with the Airlift trait.

• Belgium acquired so many CVR(T) from the UK that after equipping its regular Army formations, they had enough left to form an airborne squadron for its Para-Commando Regiment. Unlike the British counterparts, the Belgian PARA. SCORPION and PARA. SCIMITAR are to be found in the TANK tab.

[h2]NATO’s MNAD in WARNO - NORTHAG[/h2]
How will the MNAD look in WARNO? Keep in mind that all of the following is all work in progress!

LOG

• As can be expected from an airborne division, the logistical base is rather restrained. There will be no FOB for this battlegroup.
  
• Supply vehicles include the British (new) ATMP SUPPLY plus ROVER 101FC SUPPLY, West German (new) KRAKA MUN. and helicopter CH-53G MUN. and Belgian (new) UNIMOG U1350L LOG. (a larger and different Unimog variant).
  
• Command units take the form of British and Belgian SULTAN and German and Belgian ILTIS jeeps.

INF

• A very good tab with lots of choice, although no unit card comes with more than two each. Many units are limited to one card only, as explained above. All four NATO armies make a contribution to this tab!
  
  The large majority of the infantry are Airborne troops, being able to Forward Deploy but only in soft-skin vehicles. The following units are all new. Among these, the Belgian PARA-COMMANDO, although more lightly armed than their counterparts, have a distinct edge: they can deploy in either regular unarmed UNIMOG U1350L or the armed UNIMOG U1350L PARA. variant featuring a M2HB HMG and MILAN!
  
  • All variants of GURKHAS and MARINIERS (both variants) lack Forward Deployment but can be called in via helicopters. This also includes the Airlift version of the GURKHAS ROVER WOMBAT.

ART

• A rather average category with slots quickly rising in price. Choices are limited to light options.
  
• Mortars, all with Airborne trait include British PARA. L16 81mm, Belgian M30 107mm and West Geman Fs.MRS. 120mm TAMPELLA. Note that all these units are “para” variants of existing units, meaning we are not treating them exactly as new.
  
• The Belgians bring an old PARA. M101 105mm (which is basically a World War 2-era American-made M2A2) howitzer with the Forward Deployment trait.
  
• The British bring the more modern L118 105mm howitzer, lacking Forward Deployment but with the Airlifter trait and the ability to be called in with a CHINOOK.

TANK

• Surprisingly, this tab is pretty generous, with the MNAD division fielding an extensive array of lightly armored, especially anti-tank, vehicles.
  
• The only “true” tanks are Belgians, being the new PARA. SCORPION and PARA. SCIMITAR.
  
• The British armored recon squadron fields the ubiquitous FV102 STRIKER ATGM tank destroyer.
  
• The Bundeswehr deploys its brand-new (and also new for WARNO) WIESEL 20mm and WIESEL TOW-2 light tank destroyers. These armored vehicles can be Airlifted by a CH-53G.
  
• Other light vehicles are the West German KRAKA I-TOW and British ATMP MILAN 2.

RECO

• A good category with a fair number of not-too-expensive slots.
  
• Already existing units include British recon GAZELLE, SNIPER, SCORPION, and SCIMITAR, as well as West German Fs.-JÄGER B1.
  
• Attached from the 5 Airborne Brigade is the last remaining British Army on the Rhine’s helicopter squadron with the Westland Scouts coming in the form of a recon (and new) SCOUT AH.1 HELARM with AS.11 missiles (this is the air-to-ground variant of the famous SS.11).
  
  
  
  
• New infantry recon squads:
  
  • A 4-man Belgian PATROUILLE PARA-CMDO and a 6-man (out of whom carry 3x Minimi!) ECLAIREURS PARA-CMDO. The latter is the only squad from this category to be brought to the battlefield by helicopter, the new A109BA HTPT.
    
  • The British 8-man PARA. SCOUTS and elite 9-man PATHFINDERS, the latter featuring extra veterancy and 4x MAG machine guns!
• And lastly, some of the division’s coolest-looking units are the new Light Strike Vehicles or LSV.
  
  • These sand-buggies come in two variants: LSV M2HB HMG or the LSV MILAN 2. They can be considered much faster, but unarmored French VBL.
    
  • Unlike the above-mentioned French jeep, these LSV vehicles are piloted by the SAS (as they were during the Gulf War). Hence, these units have Elite veterancy and the Special Forces trait.

AA

• Not everything can be nice and shiny. As expected, this MNAD tab is mediocre at best. There is still some variety in its options, though.
  
• The West Germans only contribute the new KRAKA 20mm AA weapon carrier.

• The Belgians bring their PARA. M167A1 VADS 20mm Gatling, as well as their small stock of the new PARA. MISTRAL.
  
• The British field the ever-present JAVELIN, as well as the new ATMP JAVELIN LML light vehicle.
  
• Finally, in addition to the strict TO&E, there is a single battery of SKYGUARD CV 35mm. This is a towed variant of GEPARD’s twin guns. The “CV” in the name means “Captured Vehicles” for these units were originally… Argentinian. Yup, these Skyguards were captured by the 5 Airborne Brigade in 1982 in the Falklands and brought back home. After testing, Britain returned all captured guns to operational status and even bought a few extra to equip a whole battery. We consider that the British paratroopers, expecting a serious air threat, would have commandeered their “booty” guns and brought them to fight the Soviets.

HELO

• Rather bad with few slots and expensive options.
  
• Only a small selection of British LYNX HELARM (both variants) and West German Bo-105 PAH (again, both variants).

AIR

• A good category with all four nations contributing to the MNAD’s AIR tab.
  
• Belgians focus on close air support with MIRAGE 5BA in rocket and HE roles, also featured with NORTHAG’s 16de Pantserdivision.
  
• The West German Luftwaffe watches over the skies above with F-4F [AA] fighters (already present in the 2. Panzergrenadier).
  
• The Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht is represented with two new variants: F-16A [AA2] “shotgun” fighters with ripple-fired (6) AIM-9L, plus a NF-5A [CLU] multirole “Freedom Fighter.”
  
• The “Crown Jewel” of this division’s air power is the long-requested, often-teased (including as one of Army General’s strategic choices), the new RAF BUCCANEER S.2B. This chubby bomb truck comes in a variety of roles:
  
  • HE with 6x 513kg Mk.18 BRET bombs and 2x AIM-9L.
    
  • LGB with 2x CPU-123M laser-guided bombs.
    
  • SEAD featuring 2x AS.37 (Martel) anti-radiation missile and 1x AIM-9L. This was Britain's sole SEAD plane in real life at the end of the Cold War. The Tornado already featured in WARNO was officially only tested in this role during the Gulf War.
    
  • AT with 2x AJ-168 anti-tank missiles.

The MultiNational Airborne Division is a very light, flexible paratrooper-focused battlegroup with nothing more heavily armored than a light Scorpion or Scimitar tank. It can count on plenty of other weapon carriers and support vehicles, though. All units, from infantry to air power, come in a great variety of shapes, sizes, and forms. It should be a fast-moving, versatile division on the WARNO battlefield.

[h2]NORTHAG Expansion Explained[/h2] WARNO - NORTHAG is the first major expansion coming to WARNO. World War III hits the North German Plain where the attacking Warsaw Pact needs to overcome the staunch defenses of NATO’s NORTHAG. Under British command, Belgian, Dutch, West German, and American forces battle against the powerful northern formations of the Soviet Group of Forces in Germany, including East German and reinforcing Polish armies. The expansion is planned for later in 2024.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978620/WARNO__NORTHAG

WARNO - NORTHAG will feature:

• 2 new Army General campaigns.
  
• 4 new Operations.
  
• 10 new Divisions, including NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie, Dutch 4e Divisie, the British 4th Armoured Division and MultiNational Airborne Division, while the Warsaw Pact deploys the Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya, the East German 9. Panzerdivision, and the Polish 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowan.
  
• 3 new playable nations: NATO’s Belgium and the Netherlands, and Warsaw Pact’s Poland.
  
• New voice acting.
  
• New units and models.

We have started detailing WARNO - NORTHAG’s features. Check the list below!

• In the very first DevBlog, highlighting Division #1, we show off NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie going to war with powerhouse cousin Luxembourg. Read more about the new battlegroup in this dedicated post.
  
• In Division #2, we focused on the Warsaw Pact’s Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya or 25th Tank Division. Read more about this battlegroup here.
  
• In our Division #3, we look at the Dutch and their hard-hitting 4e Divisie. Check it out in this DevBlog here.
  
• The Division #4 looks into the poster child of the East German Nationale Volksarmee, the 9. Panzerdivision. Take a look in this DevBlog.
  
• In our Division #5 we take a gander at the British 4th Armoured Division. Check it out in this DevBlog.
  
• And our Division #6 looks at the new Polish mechanized fighting forces of the 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana. Check out the DevBlog here.

[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
We’ll be back later this week with the Warsaw Pact’s Polish 20 Pancerna!

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Hello all,

Today’s DevBlog is another short break from our weekly Division previews of the upcoming NORTHAG expansion.

Earlier this week, we detailed one of NORTHAG’s new maps - Railway - which will be made available for free to all owners of WARNO upon release.

And now, let us go to that other (small) expansion landing on WARNO shores in the not-too-distant future: Nemesis #2 - Plateau d'Albion. Here’s the brief on the latest developments with this upcoming DLC.

Go, go, go!

[h2]Nemesis #2 - Plateau d'Albion[/h2]
So, Nemesis #2 - Plateau d'Albion was voted into existence by you in the middle of the summer. Next to the major NORTHAG work being done in the Eugen workshop, Nemesis #2 is also coming along swimmingly.



If you recall, Nemesis #2 - Plateau d'Albion is inspired by 1980s technothrillers with a daring Warsaw Pact effort to take control of the French silo-based nuclear weapons on Plateau d'Albion in southeastern France. The Soviet 76th Guards Airborne Division air assaults deep behind enemy lines and faces off against the local French defenders of the 152e Division d’Infanterie. Read more lore background and unit details in this dedicated DevBlog here.

Let’s give you a sneak peek at the latest developments in both division’s arsenals. These changes are based on current testing and are active work-in-progress!

[h2]NATO’s French 152e Division d’Infanterie[/h2]
First up are the French with the Nemesis’ 152e Division d’Infanterie.

• RECO: Following the US 35th Infantry Division’s lead, we added an old trainer, the CM.170 MAGISTER, as a light rocket-equipped recon plane.
  
• AA: As we found out, the French BOFORS L60 were truly of World War 2 vintage, being one of the oldest of their kind. These AA guns are still in their ancient state, meaning the unit’s stats will be less than the currently featured West German specimens of the same weapon.
  
• INF: We have added some variants of the RESERVISTES infantry, as well as new models for diversity. Some squads will have access to RES. VABs, with Reservist trait, while others will be restricted to trucks.

• AIR: This category has the most changes compared to when we first pitched the Nemesis concept. It was our intention to introduce the new ALPHA JET E (without gun pods) and the CM.170 MAGISTER trainer-turned-CAS plane. We did make this happen, with the former coming in HE and NPLM loadouts and the latter with 2x AS.11 AGMs. However, further researching the 152e Division d’Infanterie made us realize that the main French Aéronavale’s Mediterranean base was about only a 10-minute flight away from our nuclear silos! French Naval Aviation had its own selection of planes:
  
  • CRUSADER fighters. No doubt the lightest armed fighter in WARNO (just two AA missiles and nose guns) but also one of the cheapest. These older aircraft come with veterancy since Aéronavale’s pilots have had plenty of time (since 1964!) to hone their skills on these planes!
    
  • SUPER ETENDARD strike aircraft. Superior to the already featured Jaguar and will come in RKT, CLU, HE and AGM loadouts.
    
    
    
    
  • Supplementing this force are MIRAGE III fighters. These will be the only planes already featured with other French divisions, meaning that the vast majority of 152e Division d’Infanterie’s AIR tab will be brand-new!

[h2]Warsaw Pact’s Soviet 76th Guards Airborne Division[/h2]
Onwards to our rather daring Soviet 76th Guards Airborne Division. Let’s see what the VDV has in store for us.



As was already clear from our Nemesis 2# pitch, the Soviet division wouldn’t feature as many new models as its French counterpart. However, we did find some new toys for you to play with, turning the 76th Guards Airborne Division into a light but very tech-savvy air assault division relying on state-of-the-art electronic warfare units, including EW, SEAD, SIGINT (new), GSR, thermobaric (another new one), radar recon, etc.

• LOG: A new DESANT. LuAZ-967M KOM. command variant and model.

• Transport-wise, the LuAZ 2F62 ZENITCHIK, which is another obscure variant specific to MANPAD crews. In WARNO, it will be a LuAZ variant mounting an Igla launcher that can be selected by IGLA MANPAD teams as a transport. Two for the price of one - sweet!
  
• INF will feature (new) DESANT. USILENNIE (meaning recombined) squads. These are half-platoon-sized infantry, representing the mechanized VDV squads left without a vehicle during the initial raid (getting stuck front-first into the dirt, vertically speaking). These combat soldiers on the ground have been regrouped into new squads. They are heavily armed 9-man squads, with the only transport option being a BTR-D.
• RECO: We added some RT RAZVEDKA with the new SIGINT trait.
  
  • Furthermore, another new recon unit will be the DESANT. SPETSRAZVEDKA, which is an elite 10-man recon squad armed with AKS-74, SVD, RPG-22, and Igla MANPAD, riding to battle in special (and also new) RAZV. BTR-D.
  
  
  
  
  
• ART:
  
  • we’ve added the already existing DESANT. VASILEK (from the Soviet 35th Air Assault Division) as an artillery piece.
• AIR: this category will feature mostly two types of planes: the SU-24M and MIG-31.
  • SU-24M (all): its flight pattern was reworked to make it fly less like an overloaded truck. On top of that, we created several new loadouts.
    
  • Su-24M [AT1] which is equipped with two heavy Kh-29T AGM.
    
  • Su-24M [AT2] equipped with two equally heavy but longer range Kh-29L AGM.
    
  • Su-24M [TRM] fields a new type of weapon, ODAB thermobaric bombs. This includes a new dedicated trait and FX! These fuel-air bombs will have a larger AoE compared to HE munitions, and ignore cover bonuses for infantry. However, they will do less damage to armor and very little to buildings. Perfect to clear a city or enemy-held French airbase before occupying it with your glorious Soviet airborne troops.
    
  • MIG-31 will accompany the raid over France (and, in passing, neutral Switzerland). The Soviet VVS would take out of storage the older MiG-31 in two variants armed with a mix of R-33 and either R-40RD1 or R-60M AA missiles.

[h2]NORTHAG Visuals[/h2]
Back to NORTHAG expansion. We have already started working on balancing the divisions, while our artists have also progressed on the Nemesis #2 in lockstep. Check it out yourself below!



[h2]NORTHAG Expansion Explained[/h2] WARNO - NORTHAG is the first major expansion coming to WARNO. World War III hits the North German Plain where the attacking Warsaw Pact needs to overcome the staunch defenses of NATO’s NORTHAG. Under British command, Belgian, Dutch, West German, and American forces battle against the powerful northern formations of the Soviet Group of Forces in Germany, including East German and reinforcing Polish armies. The expansion is planned for later in 2024.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978620/WARNO__NORTHAG/

WARNO - NORTHAG will feature:

• 2 new Army General campaigns.
  
• 4 new Operations.
  
• 10 new Divisions, including NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie, Dutch 4e Divisie, the British 4th Armoured Division, while the Warsaw Pact deploys the Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya, the East German 9. Panzerdivision, and the Polish 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowan.
  
• 3 new playable nations: NATO’s Belgium and the Netherlands, and Warsaw Pact’s Poland.
  
• New voice acting.
  
• New units and models.
  

We have started detailing WARNO - NORTHAG’s features. Check the list below!

• In the very first DevBlog, highlighting Division #1, we show off NATO’s Belgian 16e Pantserdivisie going to war with powerhouse cousin Luxembourg. Read more about the new battlegroup in this dedicated post.
  
• In Division #2, we focused on the Warsaw Pact’s Soviet 25-ya Tank. Diviziya or 25th Tank Division. Read more about this battlegroup here.
  
• In our Division #3, we look at the Dutch and their hard-hitting 4e Divisie. Check it out in this DevBlog here.
  
• The Division #4 looks into the poster child of the East German Nationale Volksarmee, the 9. Panzerdivision. Take a look in this DevBlog.
  
• In our Division #5 we take a gander at the British 4th Armoured Division. Check it out in this DevBlog.
  
• And our Division #6 looks at the new Polish mechanized fighting forces of the 4 Dywizja Zmechanizowana. Check out the DevBlog here.
  

[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
We’ll be back next week with two new NORTHAG Division previews! The first one will be about NATO’s special (and British-led) MNAD (MultiNational Airborne Division).

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See you on the battlefield, commander.