[EUG]MadMat wrote:
N-KOREA:
* Yuckjeondae MG fixed, they used the shock version
* M1992's Konkurs loadout increased from 4 to 8
* Mig-23ML price fixed from 95$ to 85$
* NEW Ch'onma-Ho IV brought back from the dead, between the ChoHo II & V, with its previous stats ... + a Strela-2 launcher strapped on it. Set as proto.
* NEW Type 59-IB (custom name) added, as a late Type 59-I with improved gun + ... + a Strela-2 launcher strapped on it. Set as proto.
CHINA:
* WZ-551 frontal armor increased from 1 to 2
* PGZ-95 speed increased from 55 to 70kmh
* PGZ-95 time between missles reduced from 6 to 2sec
* Z-9A HJ-8 price decreased from 70$ to 60$
* Su-27SK's R-57R1 loadout reduced from 6 to 4, price reduced from 150$ to 135$, availability set to 3.0.0.2.0
* JH-7 price reduced from 130$ to 120$, veterancy increased by one step.
* ZTZ-88 renamed ZTZ-80 and separated from the ZTZ-85 family.
* NEW ZTZ-88B added, as ZTZ-80's successor.
* NEW ZTZ-88A added, as ZTZ-88B (not a typo)'s successor. Set as proto.
Uh, so... that's it?
At least this validates the position that I've held since the beginning: That there were no big N. Korean buffs lurking in the shadows, waiting for SOVKOR to die off. B-5 is still two cards. The NK MiG-29 is still stuck with dreadful short-range missiles. No infantry Konkurs to speak of - all the things that would supposedly come to pass never did.
Of course, I'd really rather have preferred to have been wrong.
China is no better off. Some may disagree, but I think that the change to the Su-27SK actually constitutes a nerf. There's two new tanks, but it's up in the air as two whether they'll actually become a lasting part of gameplay, as none of the other glaring issues are left unaddressed (line infantry, support, etc.).
[EUG]MadMat wrote:*
* Hawks HP increased from 5 to 10 and some had a speed of 25 instead of 35
* Chaparral HP increased from 5 to 10
I'm honestly more than a little baffled by this. This just expands the current Patriot problem - high-tier AA just walking away after it get hit in the face with arty.
Oh, and the Pon'gae 2 is still 5 HP. So much for NK buffs...
[EUG]MadMat wrote:*FRANCE:
* VBL Mistral availability increased from 4 to 6
* both AMX-10 RC versions frontal armor increased by 1, RoF increased to 9RpM
* AMX-10 RC SB range increased from 2.100 to 2.275m
* ERC-90 Sagaie RoF increased fom 7 to 10Rpm
* AMX-30B2 & Brennus optics increased to medium
* Super Etendard turn radius improved from 400 to 350
* Tigre HAP & HAD price reduced from 110$ to 100$
Didn't expect this, but I'm not unhappy; lots of big buffs to my Eurocorps deck. AMX-10 SB might be a bit overbuffed, but I'm not complaining.
[EUG]MadMat wrote:JAPAN:
* Mitsubishi Chu-Mat price increased from 20$ to 25$
Is it really worth 25 pts for 21 AP / 2450 m range? I'm not sure that it will be competitive with the Milan 3 at that price.