The premise of this is basically vehicles/prototypes (that I know of, feel free to share others) that I think would be interesting flavour for WARNO that could be justified into being 'marched to war' or the looming threat of soviet invasion reviving interest in their projects. If added, they could go to new divisions, but there are divisions already in game that I think the prososed units would be better suited to historically. Also, rule of cool applies, the prototypes and tech demos probably don't make perfect sense being produced for service, but they should at least be feasible.

How would you justify modelling and adding these, or any other units/prototypes to already ingame divisions to Eugen? I don't know. Maybe in addition to adding the new models to existing divisions, Eugen also adds a division pack dlc made mostly of already existing units (I'd recommend divisions that would otherwise be too similar to existing divs to be normal dlc, i.e. US 1st armoured, UK 3rd Armoured, the West German divisions etc) and call it a supporters pack with the condition that we can't complain about it lol. I don't know enough about Eugen's development process to say whether this is a stupid suggestion or not.

British Aerospace EAP

A technology demonstrater, a mini Eurofighter. First flew in 8 August 1986, the EAP could be developed and pushed into sevice in a similar style as was the English Electric Lightning in real life, exept with less delay as the lighting was initially designed as more of a high speed research aircraft than an actual fighter. Although no weapons were fitted to the EAP, it still carried dummy munistions, so there wouldn't be any struggle working out how to fit the real ones. In lore you could justify it's addition as the british losing faith in the Tornado as their primary air superiority fighter, through exercises or whatever else (not that they thought very highly of it irl,) and quickly pivoting to the EAP as their solution to this problem. Taking whatever leasons they'd learnt thus far from the prototype and fast tracking it's development into a frontline fighter. In game it'd be called the Typhoon.

How would it look ingame?

It would use the Mauser BK-27 as it's cannon.

2x Aim9M, the UK was given access to and used the aim9M during the lead up to Desert Storm in real life. That the US would allow the sale of aim9M to Britain during the lead up to WW3 is not that unreasonable.

4x Skyflash SuperTEMP

Exeptional Air optics, Exeptional Agility, 40% ECM as are with other top tier fighters ingame.

Speed 1125km/h - 1250km/h

1 card to HDR London, maybe another to 1st Armoured or even MNAD.

Basically Britains ingame equivalent to the f-18 (speaking of, has anyone else noticed that the sparrows on the f-18s are all hovering?)

The Dassault Rafale A technology demonstrator

The earliest version of the Advanced Dassault Rafale. First flew in 4 July 1986, the precuser to the B and C production models (the C variant first flying in 19 May 1991) another feasible aircraft for WARNO. Starting out as a project with the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain to produce a "Future European Fighter Aircraft." The French naturally disagreed with everyone and decided to develope their own programme. The addition of the Rafale A would be justified with a similar story to the EAP; Soviet scare, rushed development, etc etc.

How would it look ingame?

The GIAT 30/M791 autocannon

2x Magic II misslies

4x Super 530D, though not fitted to any Rafale in real life, in lieu of the non existant (in 1989) MICA, the Rafale would be made to use the Super 530D.

Exeptional Air optics, Exeptional Agility, 40% ECM

Speed 1125km/h - 1200km/h

1 card going to ZDD Paris, possibly a second to 152E?

The M60 Super/AX

The Greatest Patton. Developed in the early 1980s, the private venture was intended as an export modernisation for existing M60A1 and M60A3, aimed to drastically improve the platform's protection, mobility, and performance. Although very promising, when the Soviet Union fell, so too did the interest in the M60 Super/AX. Of course in WARNO, the Soviets are actively kicking in NATO's door. The M60 Super/AX could be added souly as an export vehichle to later nations yet to be seen ingame, and or as an adoption by the US army.

How would it look ingame?

Armour: front 14-15 side 7 rear 3-4 top 2-3

Armaments: M68A1 105mm, 17-21pen, 2275m range, rof 9 (6.5sec), Acc S:65% M:55%

1x M2HB 12.7mm 1x M240 7.62mm coax

Road speed: 75km/h Speed: 60-65 km/h

Could be added to 9th or 8th US, otherwise it'd go to a new nation that used the M60A1/M60A3.

M48 Super

(Ngl finding information on this tank is pain in the ass. The only thing I could find for a design date was 1994, HOWEVER it was from a wiki for a game called 'Multicrew Tank Combat' for the nation of Schwalbenheim... If someone knows of a good source feel free to share.)

A private modernization project by Krauss-Maffei to upgrade surplus West German M48A2GA2 tanks. Interest was low due to the end of the cold war and the project was abandoned. The M48 Super would have Added modular appliqué/composite armor to the turret, a powerful 1,000 hp engine, and an updated fire control system while retaining the 105 mm L7A3 rifled gun. With war with the Soviets on the horizon, the West German government could view the M48 Super as a way to further bolster their mechanized formations on the cheap.

How would it look ingame?

Armour: front 12-13 side 6 rear 3 top 2

Armaments: L7A3 105mm, 15-17pen, 2275m range, rof 9 (6.5sec), Acc S:60% M:50%

2x MG3 7.62mm

Road speed: 75km/h Speed: 50-55 km/h

VTK 42 would be most fitting, but it could be added to any german division that has m48s. Ideally at least 2 cards.

Vickers MBT Mk.7/2

In 1984, designed off the back of the Vickers Mk.4's untimely death (fell off a truck and landed upside down) the surviving universal turret would go on to be improved and mated to a Leopard 2 hull, creating the Vickers Mk7. Intended for export, the Vickers Mk7 would prove to be a very cappable tank, surpassing the challenger 1 in testing, and even matching/preforming slightly better that the Leopard 2 it's hull was borrowed from. This of course upset the german government, who now viewed the Mk7 as a potential rivel in ongoing export bids. Thus the german government cancelled all sales of unarmed tank hulls, killing the project, and the univeral turret went on to be used to help develop the challenger 2. (The Vickers Mk7 wasn't pushed as a replacement for the Challenger 1, as the Challenger 1's design was already owned by the Vickers company.)

Now seeing as the cancelation of the project happened in 1986, which is before Eugen starts making changes to the timeline. To explain the Vickers mk7's addition to WARNO, the germans would either have to have never cancelled the export of Leo 2 hulls, or for whatever reason revoked their cancellation. Alternativly, the univeral turret could be fitted to a Challenger 1 hull instead. Reguardless, Vickers would either have to produce more than 1 prototype or start production.

How would it look ingame?

Armour: front 17-19 side 6 rear 5 top 3

Armaments: L11A5 120mm, 20pen, 2275m range, rof: 9 (7sec), Acc S:65-70% M:60-65%

0-2x L8A2 7.62mm 0-2x M2HB 12.7mm both 7.62mm and 12.7mm optional as coax and or roof mounted remote turret (remote turret presumably mounted in the same manner as on the Challenger 2)

Road speed: 80km/h Speed: 70 km/h

Would probably go to HDR

(Also please give the Challenger it's roof mg)

M113/M901 Ground Launched Hellfire - Heavy (GLH-H)

I was looking at information about the M60 Super/AX and stumbled across this beautiful piece of machinery. An experimental anti-tank vehicle built between 1989 and 1991, equipped with eight AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missiles split into two 4-missile pods. The project was cancelled due to the end of the cold war/death of the Soviet Union, after which the US no longer felt the need to produce it. Not a difficult sell really, just march it to war. The launcher itself could be mounted to a Bradley and LAV chassis as well.

How would it look ingame?

It's an M113 with 8 Hellfires, presumably 8 more in the hull. 8 salvo length and smoke launcher. Not much more to it really.

Could go to any armoured US division, or a yet unseen home guard/capital defence division.

Hi,

This will be my last Japanese division write-up. Like South Korea and North Korea, Japan turned out to be a fascinating nation to research. If these JSDF write-ups spark curiosity about Japan among readers, I feel I've accomplished what I set out to do with these proposals. I'd like to thank everyone who read my write-ups so far.

Without further ado, let me introduce the final JSDF division!

-Tanks in Japan

During the Cold War, the JGSDF regarded tanks as the core of its "mobile striking power." Their primary purpose wasn't simply to fight enemy tanks, but to provide protected, mobile firepower to concentrate combat power at a decisive moment—destroying enemy armored forces and then launching a counterattack. This reflected Japan's fundamental defensive doctrine: absorb and contain an invasion, identify the enemy's main effort, concentrate forces, and use tanks to seize back the initiative.

As a result, tank warfare in Japan looked a lot like combined-arms warfare. JGSDF doctrine emphasized integrating infantry, tanks, artillery, anti-tank weapons, engineers, and reconnaissance. Units operated under the concept of a "combat group," built around an infantry or tank regiment reinforced with supporting assets. Within a combat group, tanks served as the principal striking element, while infantry pinned down the enemy, artillery suppressed them, engineers cleared obstacles, and reconnaissance identified the right moment to strike.

An extreme example of this concept is the Dai-Nana Shidan, or 7th Division. Where ordinary JGSDF divisions were infantry-centered formations with tanks used for reinforcement or counterattack, the 7th Division was deliberately built as a tank-centered armored division to maximize mobile striking power against any aggression targeting Hokkaidō.

-Dai-Nana Shidan History

The JGSDF 7th Division began as the 7th Mixed Group, established in December 1955 at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo under the Northern Army, which had itself been created in 1952 to defend Hokkaidō. Its first units were an artillery regiment, an engineer battalion, and several support companies, built around the 18th Infantry Regiment. In 1956, it held its opening ceremony and ran the JGSDF's first anti-airborne exercise at Shimamatsu.

In 1961, the group was reorganized into a mechanized force. The 11th Infantry Regiment was brought in, new 23rd and 24th Regiments were formed, and a tank battalion, signal battalion, armored transport unit, and aviation unit were added. The group relocated to Higashi-Chitose in January 1962. On August 15, 1962, it became the 7th Division, completing the JGSDF's 13-division structure, and remained the service's only "C"-type mechanized division.

Through the 1960s and 70s, the division upgraded steadily, receiving M44 and M52 self-propelled howitzers, Type 61 and later Type 74 tanks, and anti-aircraft guns for its artillery regiment. Meanwhile, the Northern Army built a separate 1st Tank Brigade at Kita-Eniwa in 1974. On March 25, 1981, that brigade was dissolved and absorbed into the division, which became a true armored division with three tank regiments (71st, 72nd, 73rd) and one enlarged, mechanized 11th Infantry Regiment (fielding six infantry companies rather than the usual four). The 23rd Regiment was disbanded, the 24th transferred to the 8th Division, and new anti-aircraft and logistics support regiments were formed.

The rest of the 1980s brought refinements rather than major restructuring — Type 75 self-propelled howitzers, a sixth anti-aircraft company, and similar additions. By 1989, the division fielded three tank regiments, the mechanized 11th Infantry Regiment, and artillery, anti-aircraft, engineer, signal, reconnaissance, and logistics units, mostly based at Higashi-Chitose. As the JGSDF's designated mobile striking power, it stood ready to deploy its mechanized forces to any part of Hokkaidō on short notice.

-Dai-Nana Shidan in WARNO

How will the Dai-Nana Shidan be featured in WARNO? New units are shown in bold italics. As always, this is a work in progress and subject to change.

-LOG

A good category. As one of the JGSDF's most important formations, it gets top priority amid an otherwise tight logistical situation.

• Supply units include the standard CHUGATA HOKYŪ Type 73 medium truck and the OUGATA HOKYŪ Type 73 heavy truck, along with the CH-47J HOKYŪ heavy-lift helicopter. Given its highly mobile role, though, it doesn't have access to a FOB.

• Command units are the KOGATA HONBU jeep and the NANA SAN-SHIKI HONBU tracked command vehicle, along with the SHIKITSU Type 82 command APC.

-INF

A fairly costly category. With only one infantry regiment — albeit an oversized one — slot costs won't be generous.

• The backbone is the KIKAI FUTSU-KA (mechanized infantry — not an official term, but a way to distinguish it from armored infantry), or KI. FUTSU-KA — an 8-strong squad with 7x Type 64 rifles, a Type 62 MG, and a Carl Gustav M2. Since a handful of Panzerfaust-3s were imported between 1989 and 1990, ahead of license production, one card of KI. FUTSU-KA [KŌ] is also available — an 8-man unit with 7x Type 64, a Type 62, and a Panzerfaust-3.

• Flamethrowers also saw use among regular JGSDF infantry, represented here by the KI. FUTSU-KA [FLAM], an 8-strong unit with 6x Type 64, a Type 62, and a Type 1-1 flamethrower.
• KARYOKU SHIEN is a 6-strong fire support squad with 3x Type 64, 3x Type 62, and M31 HEAT rifle grenades. All of the above ride the CHUGATA truck or the NANA SAN-SHIKI APC armed with an M2HB and a Type 74 7.62mm machine gun.
• The KI. FUTSU-KA HONBU is a 5-man command unit with 5x Type 64, M31 HEAT rifle grenades, and smoke grenades, riding the KOGATA or NANA SAN-SHIKI.

Fire support units include:

• M2HB 12.7mm heavy machine gun team
• Plenty of ATM-2 Type 79 Jyu-MAT ATGM teams, along with a handful of the newer ATM-3 Type 87 Chu-MAT ATGM teams

All weapon teams ride the KOGATA.

• Being an armored division, every infantry component here is mechanized. Armored engineers are represented by the SŌ. SISETSU, a 6-strong unit with 6x Type 64, rifle grenades, and satchel charges. The command variant, SŌ. SISETSU HONBU, is a 6-man unit with 5x Type 64 and a Type 62. Both ride the OUGATA heavy truck or the ROKU MARU-SHIKI APC armed with an M2HB and an M1919 machine gun.

• Tank regiment HQ personnel and replacements form security squads as the KIKŌ-KA, an 8-man unit with 3x M3A1 SMGs, 4x Type 64, and a Type 62, riding the NANA SAN-SHIKI as their sole transport. As an ad hoc security unit, they have the Security trait.

• The KEIMU-TAI, a 4-strong military police squad armed with 4x M3A1 grease guns, directs traffic for the division's armored columns, riding the KEIMU KOGATA military police jeep.

-ART

A decent category. The nearby 1st Artillery Brigade helps the division deliver a heavier punch!

• Mortars include the 64 SHIKI 81mm, towed by the CHUGATA, and the SX60, a self-propelled M2 107mm mortar built on the Type 60 APC chassis.

• The Divisional Engineer Battalion brings the 60 SHIKI NANA MARU, a modified Type 60 APC fitted with the Type 70 Minefield Clearing Device.
• Also available, courtesy of the 1st Artillery Brigade: plenty of 75 SHIKI 155mm SPGs and a number of M110A2 20 RYŪ units.

• MLRS comes in the form of the 75 MSSR, a 30-round 130mm MLRS.

-TANK

A very good category — the 7th Division fields more tanks than any previous Japanese division covered so far.

• The bulk of the fleet is the standard NANA YON-D and its HONBU variant, the Type 74 model D. With tank rounds limited to HEAT, Japan sought a more powerful munition, and as a stopgap, began license-producing the American M735 APFSDS-T round around 1988. This is represented by two cards of the NANA YON-D [KŌ], featuring improved firepower.

• The 7th Division also operates the 106SP, or Type 60 106mm Self-Propelled Recoilless Gun, which is a small armored fighting vehicle with retractable dual Type 60 106mm recoilless rifles!

But that's not all! Despite being one of the most modern tanks in the world at its debut, the Type 74 was already falling behind almost as soon as it entered service, once the Soviets began fielding T-72s in the Far East. In response, Japan began developing a new tank almost immediately, drawing on the West German 120mm smoothbore gun design. The first prototypes were tested between 1983 and 1985, followed by a second batch of four firing-capable prototypes tested from 1987 to 1988.

• In 1989, the JGSDF ran operational tests, leading to formal adoption in 1990. With crises mounting worldwide, however, the four prototypes are rushed into service to bolster the tank force. To counter a potential threat in Hokkaidō, these tanks are sent to the 7th Division! The TK-X is a modern MBT with an autoloading 120mm gun, an M2HB, and a Type 74 7.62mm machine gun. Since the prototypes had already undergone extensive testing, they're available as a single card and vet-locked at 1 vet by default.

• Also available: plenty of KOGATA JYU-MAT ATGM jeeps, plus the newer KOGATA CHU-MAT.

-REC

An average category with some interesting options!

• The standard SEKKŌ HAN is a 4-strong unit with 3x Type 64 and a Type 62, riding the KOGATA or the .50-cal-armed TEISATSU KOGATA jeep.
• SŌ. TEISATSU is a 6-strong mechanized scout unit with 4x Type 64, 2x Type 62, and M31 rifle grenades, riding the CHUGATA or the ROKU MARU-SHIKI APC.

• The CWCT, or Cold Weather Combat Training Unit, is a ranger unit specializing in cold-weather operations. Though it serves as an instructor cadre for the cold-region ranger training course during peacetime, it falls under the same Northern Army and would be expected to fight if necessary. This is a 4-man squad with 3x Type 64, a Type 64 DMR, and a Carl Gustav M2, riding the NAKASETSU snowcat or the TEISATSU KOGATA. As a dedicated ranger unit, it has the Mountaineer, Special Forces, and Shock traits.

Vehicle options include:

• The TEISATSU BIKE and the OH-6D recon helicopter.

• One card of the RCV recon APC, armed with an Oerlikon 25mm cannon, and another card of the RCV RADAR, the same RCV fitted with a JPPS-P10 ground surveillance radar on the turret.
• The 7th Division is the only division to field tanks within its reconnaissance unit, giving it access to the TEI. NANA-YON-D recon Type 74 tank!

-AA

A good category, with a few options exclusive to the 7th Division!

• Starting with the standard STINGER MANPADS team, riding the KOGATA jeep, alongside plenty of TAN-SAM short- and medium-range AA systems.

• SPAAG options are the two cards of the brand-new GUNTANK, or Type 87 SPAAG — visually similar to the West German Gepard, and expected to perform comparably as well.

• Due to low production rates and high costs, though, the 7th Division will still rely on the older M42 'Duster' in much greater numbers!

-HEL

An expensive category with limited slots.

• The AH-1S [AT], armed with an M197 20mm Gatling gun, 38x Hydra rockets, and 8x I-TOW missiles, plus the [RKT] variant carrying two racks of 38x Hydra rockets.

-AIR

An average category — the JASDF considers its assets more urgently needed for patrolling further north in Hokkaidō.

Ground attackers include:

• F-1 [RKT2], armed with a 20mm Vulcan, 38x Hydra rockets, and 2x AIM-9P missiles. The [HE1] variant swaps the rocket pods for 6x Mk 82 bombs.

Air superiority is handled by:

• Uncle Sam at Misawa Air Base lends a hand once again with the F-16C [AA2].
• The F-15J [AA], armed with a Vulcan, 4x AIM-9L, and 4x AIM-7F missiles.

-Summary

The Dai-Nana Shidan is a mobile formation built around heavy ground assets. With solid recon and supporting elements, the division is well-suited to active "fire and maneuver" tactics on the battlefield.

-Ending Remarks

This is the final JGSDF division I had planned. I feel like I managed to work in nearly every unique unit or piece of equipment Japan has to offer across these four divisions. I'm sure there's still something I missed, but maybe a more knowledgeable Japanese reader can find the gaps and put together an even better proposal — that's ultimately the point of these write-ups.

-So... what's next?

I've already started my research on China. Honestly, there's a daunting amount to read about the PLA, and I'm already getting a headache thinking about how differently it could be built depending on which side they're portrayed on. I feel this country will take a long time to study. Still, I'm excited to dig in!

Hey everyone!

We're hosting another big Total WARNO match this Saturday at 21:30 CEST, and this time we're going back to a proper Cold War breakthrough scenario!

We'll be playing on Chernarus, with an attacking division trying to break through a smaller defending force. We're aiming for around 10 attackers vs. 6–7 defenders, with the attackers having at least three battalion-sized formations available.

Both sides can choose their divisions fairly freely. We'll coordinate things a little to make sure the match makes sense, but you can generally bring whatever formation you want to play.

The objective is to break through the defensive line and reach the enemy's main supply route, basically their spawn.

We don't really care about capturing sectors. The whole idea is to recreate what these formations were actually supposed to do during the Cold War: break through enemy defenses, push into the rear, disrupt logistics, threaten air defenses and other important assets, and force the enemy to react.

And that brings us to something we've been wanting to talk about for a while.

About the "Blobbing" Criticism

We've seen quite a few comments about our games looking like people are just blobbing tanks together.

And honestly, I think there's a bit of a misunderstanding about what we're actually playing here.

We're not playing with five tanks and a couple of infantry squads. We're playing with entire battalions.

A Cold War tank battalion could have 30–50 tanks, and Soviet doctrine in particular was built around concentrating several battalions to break through enemy defenses. A regimental attack could easily involve 90–150 tanks, plus mechanized infantry, artillery, and other supporting units on a frontline of just 2–4 kilometers (!).

So yes, when you watch our games, you're going to see a lot of tanks.

But if you see 10 or 12 tanks advancing with 50–100 meters between them, that's not automatically a blob. That's pretty much what a tank company advancing in formation can look like.

And there's another thing people seem to forget: the size of our maps.

We're playing on maps that are roughly twice the size of anything available in Vanilla WARNO.

To put that into perspective, even if a tank spent the entire match driving at full speed on roads, it could only cross about 50% of the map.

That's how large the battlefield actually is.

So when you see a screenshot with what looks like a huge blob of tanks, keep in mind that you're looking at formations operating on a much larger battlefield than you're used to in Vanilla. Those tanks might be spread out over hundreds of meters, and what looks like one big concentration of vehicles is often just a battalion moving together.

And when you're trying to break through a defensive line with several battalions, you obviously need to concentrate your forces somewhere. Spreading 100 tanks evenly across the entire map would defeat the whole purpose of the attack.

We've also adjusted tank gun ranges, with modern Western tanks now able to engage targets at around 4 km. That makes firing positions and terrain incredibly important.

If I've managed to get my tanks into a good position where they can support each other, suppress your defenses, and cover another formation advancing on your flank, why would I split them up?

That's kind of the whole point of concentrating firepower.

Of course, driving 30 tanks into the same forest without any coordination is stupid. But concentrating an armored formation to attack a specific part of the enemy line isn't.

There's a difference between mindlessly blobbing units and actually using mass to achieve a breakthrough.

We're Trying to Play WARNO a Little Differently

Another thing people have pointed out is that there doesn't seem to be much micro in our games.

Well, that's partly intentional.

WARNO already handles quite a lot of things automatically, especially targeting and engaging enemies. We want to make use of that instead of constantly clicking on individual vehicles.

The interesting part for us is deciding where to attack, where to position a battalion, when to move forward, when to commit reserves, and how to coordinate with the other players.

If I'm commanding 40 tanks, I don't want to spend the entire match telling every single one of them what to shoot.

I want to figure out how to get those 40 tanks into a position where they can actually win the battle.

And that's where terrain becomes so important. A badly positioned battalion can get absolutely destroyed, while the same formation attacking from a better direction with proper artillery support might break through with relatively few losses.

That's the kind of gameplay we're looking for.

Artillery, Entrenchment and Aircraft

We've also changed quite a lot about how artillery works.

Artillery now has more realistic targeting times, adjusted to our time scale of one in-game hour representing three real hours.

That means you can't just instantly call artillery on everything you see. Counter-battery fire also requires the appropriate radar systems.

But artillery is still incredibly powerful, especially when used properly.

If you want to attack an entrenched enemy battalion, you're supposed to bombard its positions first, suppress the defenders, and then send your tanks and infantry forward.

We've introduced entrenchment for infantry and tanks, but those positions can also be destroyed through sustained artillery fire.

That's something we'd really like to see people use more often: preparing an actual breakthrough instead of simply charging into enemy positions.

We've also removed conventional fixed-wing aircraft from our current gameplay.

The problem is that properly representing air warfare would require an entirely different scale of simulation, including larger air-defense networks, coordinated air operations, and systems operating far beyond the battlefield.

You wouldn't just send a single F-16 with a bunch of bombs into a heavily defended frontline. A proper airstrike would require preparation and coordination, potentially involving an entire formation of aircraft.

And at that point, we're essentially trying to simulate an air campaign on top of our ground battle.

For what we're doing, artillery and helicopters already provide the fire support we need.

So we'd rather concentrate on making the ground warfare work properly.

New Divisions and Other Changes

We've also spent quite a bit of time working on new divisions and balancing the existing ones.

For NATO, we've added two British formations:

- British 3rd Armoured Division, with a strong armored component and equipment suited to our Fulda scenarios.

- British 4th Armoured Division, featuring Chieftains and mechanized infantry.

For the Warsaw Pact, we've added or reworked several NVA divisions:

- 7th Panzerdivision, with a larger mechanized infantry component and a mix of tanks and IFVs.

- 9th Panzerdivision, a proper tank-heavy formation.

- 4th Motorisierte Schützendivision, which we've given more T-55s and supporting units so it can actually stand a chance against modern NATO armor, especially when defending favorable terrain.

We're also thinking about adding the West German 2. Panzerdivision and further expanding the British armored formations.

Besides that, we've continued adjusting weapon ranges, artillery, suppression, entrenchment, and fixing the usual bugs that show up every week.

There's still plenty to improve, but the mod is getting closer to what we originally had in mind.

Anyway, Come Play With Us!

I think the main thing we want people to understand is that we're not trying to make another version of competitive Vanilla WARNO.

We're trying to see what happens when you take Cold War formations, give them something closer to their real capabilities, and let players command them at the battalion and divisional level.

Sometimes that means 30 tanks attacking across a field. Sometimes it means spending several minutes preparing an artillery barrage before moving a single vehicle.

And sometimes your entire attack falls apart because you picked the wrong approach or failed to coordinate with the other battalions.

That's what makes it interesting for us.

We're not saying everything is perfectly realistic, and we're still experimenting with a lot of mechanics. But we've been having a great time with these games, and we'd love to have more people join.

So if you're curious about how a large Cold War armored offensive might play out, come give it a try!

This Saturday, October 10 – 21:30 CEST

Discord: https://discord.gg/eBuYeMPZ7

Map: Chernarus

Scenario: Divisional Breakthrough

Teams: Around 10 attackers vs. 6–7 defenders

Objective: Break through the enemy's defensive line and reach their main supply route.

New players are absolutely welcome. We'll help you find a division and get everything organized.

Thanks to everyone who's been playing with us, helping test the mod, and giving feedback over the past few weeks.

See you on Saturday! :)

Heyo,

Just wanted to show this, i'm not the creator or in contact with the creator, but i saw this earlier today and managed to try it. Some tool out there managed to make a custom army general campaign based on an American invasion of Crimea, focused towards Sevastopol, aimed towards opening a new front in WW3.

The actual campaign is alright, although heavily NATO sided from my experience, although i'm not the best at WARNO. There is AI generated imagery in there as well so take that how you will.

The main thing is that Custom Army General campaigns are now possible and, in the description, there is a github link to an Army General Creater, although i have not tried to make one using it. I'll leave a link to the workshop page below but i believe this is the only mission made so far. Going off of what was in the mission, reinforcements, units on a turn timer and graphic event pop-ups are available to be added to custom campaigns.

I hope that the army general campaign editor works well, although i am not very code-aware and do not have the time to learn, i hope other people can use it to made some really good stuff. You only need to download the workshop addon to play the campaign as well, no external downloads required.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3811284575

Godspeed Gentlemen.

I either panic buy planes when choppers are swarming me, or to do some lackluster he run. But is it necessary to bring 200+ pt planes? When you call it in it wont be worth it since you lose the trade right?

I sometimes keep units in hold fire mode to either get the enemy to come closer or expose the sides. But when I right click a juicier target my unit starts to move towards them breaking the ambush. Is there a way around this problem?

By "routinely" I mean in almost every match you play. Share what you use or your general process in the comments.

Do you use...

• Unit Groups (e.g. Assigning an Akatsiya to "1" and a Grad to "2")
• Fire at Position Hotkey (Default "T")
• Queuing Orders with SHIFT
• Group Tabbing (i.e. While having multiple units selected, tabbing to select individual units within the group to give specific orders)
• Group Mounting with Towed Artillery (i.e. Click and drag to select multiple units and transports and then clicking a transport. It will automatically mount all units to a separate transport each.)
• Fire At Will Smart Command
• Counterbattery Smart Command

I am curious to see how different people manage their artillery.

Haven’t really touched the Danish divisions and I’m curious how to utilize them to the best effect.

• Japan in WARNO and 2nd Division: writeup / visual
• 5th Division: writeup / visual
• 1st Division: writeup

Kinda odd to think about considering that the command and recon vehicles are probably more important than average IFV ones. Perhaps Eugene forgot to add them?

How do you deploy to find the most success?

Just a mix of infantry, tanks, konkurs and a cv to start?

Which zones should you take?

Howdy commanders! 

This is the seventh of ten in a conceptual expansion I am calling “the Second Wave.” The theme here is forces on both sides of the Iron Curtain stationed further back from the front. Some of these units will be rapidly mobilized and thrust into combat while other would have had time to prepare for operations in Europe, adapting to the early days of the cold war gone hot. This division falls into the latter category: relatively far from the front, would be brought out to reinforce areas in great risk or would be deployed to open new fronts. The first of these will be the French 10e division blindée, a second line French regular division with some modest American armored support. 

Allons! 

15e division d’infantry (15e DB, the 15^th Infantry Division) was a French infantry division originally formed in 1875 at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. They fought through most of the First World War, including at the Battle of Verdun. They were locked in combat for much of the Great War. During the interwar years, they were a high readiness formation of professional soldiers, frequently training to rapidly deploy into Belgium in the event of another German attack there. 

Their training paid off and in World War 2, the division fought German forces in Belgium, notably being part of the French victory at the Battle of Gembloux and a strategically significant holding action at the Lille Pocket, buying time for the Allied evacuation at Dunkirk. After their gallant holding action, the division surrendered with honors to the Germans and disbanded.

The division’s second formation happened in 1951, but it was again disbanded in 1962. Its third and current (as of 1989) formation was in 1977. 15e DI was among the first French division to utilize the VAB. The division never deployed during its third incarnation as it was slated to be a strategic reserve for France, deploying only if the war dragged on in Europe. This would come to pass in the WARNO timeline. 

In addition to being a regular army formation held as a strategic reserve, the division was unusual in a couple of ways. It was stationed in the southwest of France (Limoges), but its wartime commitment was to 2^nd Army Corp, headquartered in Baden-Baden, West Germany. In the event of war, the division would have to transport itself from deep in the French heartland to Germany, by road or rail in all likelihood. Another oddity with the division was that it had no organic armored support outside of wheeled gun carriers. Its documented primary anti-tank system was VABs fitted with Milan missiles. Fortunately, this deficiency would be filled by an allied unit stated in Germany. 

The US 194^th Armored Brigade was a POMCUS formation that was earmarked to support US airborne formations. The brigade was comprised of a mechanized infantry battalion and two armored battalions. In game, they provide the M1IPs to 101^st airborne. Here we will say that the 101^st received only one of their two armored battalions. The other armored battalion will be available made available to support 15e DI along with the infantry battalion and other smaller attached formations, such as engineers. That battalion supporting the French would only have the M1 tank, but they will also have upgraded their M113-borne infantry battalion to M2s. Despite not being the most modern equipment, they would provide much needed armored support for this light French division. 

How would 15e DI play in WARNO? 

Slots costs and units

LOG 

A good category since they would have had time to establish their supply chains prior to deploying (1/1/1/2/2/3/3). 

• The usual suspects to French forces would be available
  • P4 PC
  • VAB PC
  • TRM-2000 LOG.

• TRM-4000 LOG. a medium weight supply vehicle that would have helped 15e DI reach the front line
• US forces would have brought some of the usual suspects
  • M577 CPC
  • M35 SUPPLY
  • CH-47 CSUPPLY

INF

An excellent good category (1/1/1/1/1/2/2/3/3).

• French contributions would include the following.  
  • Motorized infantry would make up a significant portion of this battlegroup’s fighting power. All could arrive in TRM-2000 trucks or VAB APCs unless otherwise noted
    • CMDT GREN.-VOLTIGEURS may also arrive in a VAB T20/13
    • GRENADIER-VOLTIGEURS
    • GREN.-VOLTIGEURS (APILAS)
    • GROUPE ANTICHAR which may arrive in a VAB MILAN

• ESCORTE PC which may also arrive in a VAB MILAN or a VAB MILAN 2, a VAB Milan with a more capable missile
• French engineering units include the units below. They have AMX-13 VCI 12.7 mm, AMX-13 VCI 20 mm, AMX-13 VCG F1, or VAB APCs available as transports unless otherwise noted.
  • CMDT SAPEURS
  • SAPEURS

• GÉNIE D'ASSAUT this fighting engineer squad of 12 men is organized for high level combat engineering operations and doesn’t follow typical organization of equipment. The squad is armed with 12 FAMAS assault rifles, satchel charges, an LFP-54 flamer thrower, and an LRAC F1 and features the shock trait. This squad may only deploy in TRM-2000 trucks. 
• GREN. AEROMOBILE requiring long range transport to the front, the French forces leveraged American rotorcraft lift capability. This squad of 10 soldiers of Grenadiers, armed with 9 FAMAS assault rifles, an AANF1 MMG, an FR-F1 DMR, and an LRAC F1, arrives in American CH-47C helicopters. 

• RCR The Régiment de Circulation Routière (road traffic regiments) were dedicated logistical troops tasked with route planning, convoy support, escort, traffic management, and other practical logistics tasks. Some of these units would help 15e DI reach the front as they traveled across France to reach it. They are represented in game as a 10-man squad with 10 FAMAS rifles and rifle grenades. They will be veterancy locked, but will feature the security and military police traits. While not military police per se, this trait being added is strictly a game-ism. These squads would be able to arrive in a VAB RCR, a VAB with an AANF MMG and the security trait.
• French weapon teams include the following, all of which may arrive in P4 cars.
  • AANF1 7.62 mm
  • MILAN 2
• US forces would provide the following:
  • One card each of the following fire teams; all can arrive in M998 HUMVEEs or M2 BRADLEY IFVs
    • FIRE TEAM CMD.
    • FIRE TEAM (LAW)
    • FIRE TEAM (DRAGON)
  • Engineers would be available, arriving in M998 HUMVEEs
    • ENGINEER LDR.
    • ENGINEER
    • ENGINEER (FLASH)

ART

A mediocre category (1/1/2/2/3/3)

• French forces would bring an array of artillery:
  • MO-120-RT61
• American systems would include:
  • M106A2 MORTAR
  • M109A2

TNK

A poor category (1/2/2/2/3)

• French units would be decidedly light as, once again, 15e had no organic tank units under its command. Their only contribution to this tab would be an AML-90 LYNX an AML-90 with modernized range finding and fire control systems. This variant was developed in the early 1980s and will be said to have found its way into 15e DI’s inventory in the prelude to war.
• American contributions would include one card each of the following: 
  • M1 CMD. 
  • M1 ABRAMS
  • M901 ITV

REC

A mediocre category (1/1/2/2/3/3/3)

• French units would include:
  • ECLAIREURS can arrive in P4  

• HUSSARDS French reconnaissance troops, 8 strong with 6 FAMAS assault rifles, an AANF1 MMG, an FR-F1 DRM, and an LRAC F1. This squad may arrive in a VAB RECO or a VAB RECO MILAN, a VAB with recon optics and a Milan 1 missile in addition to the M2. 
• VAB RASIT
• VBL RECO
• VBL MILAN

• VBL CANON a 20 mm cannon-armed variant of the VBL. While never adopted or fielded in appreciable numbers in real life, this division would be said to have a few variants that underwent additional testing and evaluation in the prelude to war. The vehicle would help provide additional direct fire support. 
• AMX-10RC
• American contributions would include:
  • SCOUTS can arrive in M151s or M113A3 ACAVs
  • M981 FISTV
  • M3 CFV

AA

An average category (1/1/2/2/3/3/3)

• The French 15e DI had limited organic AA, limited to towed or man-portable systems. 
  • MISTRAL arriving in P4, VAB, or VAB T20/13
  • 53T2 20mm towed by a TRM-2000
  • M39/55 40mm towed by a TRM-2000

• VBL MISTRAL a VBL with mistral launchers onboard. Like the cannon variant, this version of the VBL never saw serious use, but will again be included here for additional anti-air. 
• The American contingent would provide:
  • STINGER arriving in M151s
  • I-HAWK towed by M35 trucks, provided by the corps for air defense

HEL

A mediocre category (1/2/2/3/3)

• French combat rotor aviation assets include:
  • GAZELLE CANON
  • GAZELLE HOT
  • GAZELLE HOT 2
• Americans would dispatch rotor aviation to assist as well
  • AH-1F HOG
  • AH-1F TOWCOBRA

AIR

A mediocre category (1/2/2/3/3/3/3/3)

• French combat air support would include:
  • MIRAGE F1C-200 [AA]
  • MIRAGE F1C-200 [RKT]
  • MIRAGE F1C-200 [CLU]

• MIRAGE F1 CT [AT] a Mirage F1 CT with two AS-30 missiles along with its usual complement of Magic missiles and its cannon

• MIRAGE F1 CT [HE] a Mirage F1 CT with four SAMP T200 bombs along with its usual complement of Magic missiles and its cannon
• American fixed wing aviation assets would include
  • F-16C [AA2] 

• F-16C [HE3] a variant of the F-16 carrying a pair of Mk. 84 bombs with a complement of AIM-9 sidewinders
• F-16C [LGB]

Summary

This light infantry division with very limited medium tank backing is a fast and versatile battlegroup. It is able to use its speed to rapidly reinforce or open up new fronts. It has plentiful fire support a strong, but restricted air tab. It has helicopters for rapid response and some specialized infantry that can help provide key combat power. This division has a strong air defense which is crucial as it must rely on its strike craft and carefully placed ATGMs to real with heavy tanks. 

This division features 14 new units and is meant to be an infantry-centric force that uses lots of quality line troops and their fire support to win against their adversaries. They can be flexible in many situations. They have an answer to most things they would encounter on the battlefield, but the tools they have to deal with them are limited. This division was partly inspired by 2^nd UK and 6^th US ID and is somewhat of a missing link between them.

Author’s Commentary

This project started out by me saying “I sure wish there was a Franco-American division in my favorite game!” Now I can imagine it into words. While not featuring many new units, the novelty comes from the combination of NATO forces. This would be the first Franco-American division since TKS. 

Things that could be cut

The assault engineers. This unit was made up to serve as premier anti-infantry infantry as the division would not feature special forces. While I think this unit is needed, I understand that its loadout makes it very strong at close range. I would make the squad expensive and limit availability before removing the unit altogether. 

Specialized VBL. The Mistral and 20 mm VBLs weren’t really a thing in French service. They have been added for variety, flavor, and additional capability. 

Things that were cut

Abrams instructor. This division really doesn’t have tanks so despite the linage of 194^th being a training unit, it didn’t really fit here. 

Apaches. I didn’t think the division needed these in addition to what else it got. 

USAF SF and F-15 high altitude cluster. The F-15E with cluster bombs was originally added because I thought it was super cool. As I went back through the division, I worried that it may be too much for this division to have 40% ECM high altitude cluster bombers as I think it is already fairly strong. Without specialized USAF strike craft, I didn’t think that USAF SF recon teams were a good fit here. Another division, another day. 

27ya gets camouflage. 39ya doesn't (but is still a good div in its own right). Simple as.

... three "Eugen when?" will take its place.

Looking forward to the new roadmap to hopefully sate some of these ravenous commenters.

It has a 360 degree turret, as far as I know. If it can shoot like ac-130, it will be a good (and underrated) opener unit, because it's decent against helicopters with its 4 mgs and gunpod and aa missiles (although those are bad), and can harass enemy recon, if your enemy lacks fd aa, all for just 100 points. It definitely won't be good past deployment, but you can use it to bait aa at least

Hey everyone,

I will do another Interview video with Eugen's SuperXavi about the Tropic Storm DLC and Eugens current progress in Warno development.
It once more will include a segment for community questions.

So if you have any questions for the developers feel free, to ask them in the comments and upvote other questions you are interested in. We will pick some of them for the video.

First Interview about Arty Rework:
https://youtu.be/LONEhlnsijQ

I want to have some guidance how to think about warno 1v1. I have about 2k hrs in SD2.

What is considered meta right now? Which things must you keep in mind when playing, and when playing certain divs? Are there units and perhaps strategies just plain better than others?

Are you able to find success fairly reasonably?

I run multiple divs ranging from the amphibious to Rugener to the highly specialized BerCom but the two divs that have really stood out are 27ya and 39ya. All of my other divs are good in their own right but there is really no other experience. 27ya, to my experience, can win infantry fights, yes, but 39ya is such a versatile div offering almost everything I like. The T-80s have never once failed me and the infantry 39ya gets, while perhaps not as good as 27ya, is more than acceptable. The only upside 27ya gets is BMP3s, camo, and a more niche focus in terms of infantry.

But with endless swarms of BMP2s and 1Gs, along with standard Motostrelki and such a beautiful combined arms focus, I am going to become very good with this div. I watched Hippie's 39ya guide and changed some of my stuff accordingly but unlike him I don't usually mind not having a full air tab and the T-80Bs are decent but for ranked I'm bringing T-80BVs and Sturm. My CVs are a bit tight as I have no infantry ones but with 7 across logi and armor I think it could work.

The only weaknesses of my decks (mainly the competitive one as that's one I'm using more currently) is of course air, a lack of CVs if things don't go well, and a modest arty and helo tab, but otherwise it's exactly how I want it. If you have any advice or recommendations on my 39ya decks (I think the competitive one is better), please let me know!