It's about time for another progress report, so here it is:
We've just added 2 new members to our mod team: Lunawolf242 (modeling),
and CD-Planet (movie making). Welcome! We're still looking for people
who would like to help out with this mod, so let us know if you're
interested. And now on to the mod news...
Tactical Aids:
US
-AC-130 Spectre Gunship: targets enemy infantry, vehicles, and
structures with 2x20mm Gatling guns, 1x40mm Bofors cannon, and 1x105mm
Howitzer
Current Units:
US
Infantry
-Rangers: elite troops, 6 man squad (inc. 1 medic and 1 AT), able to plant explosive charges
-Delta Operators: sof troops, 4 man squad (inc. 1 medic and 1 AT), able to direct AC-130 strikes
-Delta Snipers: increased range, 2 man squad (inc. 1 spotter), able to direct AC-130 strikes
-Engineer: no changes at present time
Armor
-M-60 Patton: improved secondary MG, increased blast radius for use against infantry, increased resistance to RPG's
-Condor APC: vulnerable to RPG's, carries 20mm cannon and 7.62 MG, model is a work in progress
Support
-Engineer: see above
-Repair Tank: no changes at present time
-HMMWV: increased rate of fire for more effectiveness against troops, vulnerable to RPG's
-Transport Trucks: no changes at present time, extremely vulnerable to RPG's
Air
-AH-1W Super Cobra: changed to fill gunship role, increased gun rate of fire, added rockets, TOW
-AH-6J Little Bird: light gunship, armed with rockets and miniguns
-MH-6J Little Bird: unarmed, able to carry troops, very fast
-MH-60 Black Hawk: armed with miniguns, able to carry troops, vulnerable to RPG's
-OH-6A Cayuse: increased speed
Misc.
-Converted AA fortifications to FARPs (Forward Arming and Refueling Point), can repair vehicles
Somalia
Infantry
-Militia Men: poorly trained, cheap, 5 man squad (inc. 1 medic and 1 RPG)
-RPG Militia: capable of shooting down helicopters and very effective against ground vehicles
-Pickup Truck: carries mounted .50 cal MG, effective against infantry (still a work in progress)
No other Somali roles (hopefully we will be able to have Somali troops played by the AI)
That's it for now. Thanks for all the ideas and help!
-The BHD Team
