Couple of noobish questions.

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I'm just starting my most up to date (2007) game of MBT and i noticed that a couple of the values in the info box have changed, i now see a stat called TI/GSR and after that it says CIWS Shots 1, what does that refer to?

TI = thermal sights 40 hex vis in game(much more IRL >120hexes) Sees through smoke.

GSR = Ground Surveillance Radar. Sees 50+ hexes in game(much,much,much more IRL 100-200hexes) Sees through smoke. Not a fire control related device.

LRF = Laser Range Finder. Determines range. Part of fire control system as it reduces one of the variables in the firing solution.

GPS= Groud Positioning System. Determines own location. When combined with a LRF and the ability to determine azmith to the target it can give a very exact loctation to the artillery.

GPS+LRF+TI are key elements to any high end Forward Observer vehicle or team. Money.....

The rest of the slugs must use older systems and methods and are slower and less accurate.

CIWS= any of a number of anti missile systems. Mostly used by Russians and Chinese. Never used in battle.

VIRSS= Dual spectrum smoke. Blocks TI for a turn.

Also i'm a bit of a fluff freak and it bugs me that i'm prolly buying unrealistic mixtures of units, is there a website that has OOB's covering the time periods that the WinSP games cover so i have more idea of what would make up a realistic formation.

Which OOBs do you need? I posted US Battalion level OOBs for the cold war 1950-90. I have USSR in the early 70s(Up to Division almost done)
and some raw stuff like British TOE at the Regimental/Squadron level.

I'll get those Kuwaitis to you this weekend.