Old Bolt stuff

[Aaron]

Havnt we gone threw this before.:)

Somewhat. But riddle me this. If the US army can phase in the AN/TAS 4 in 1979 and the TOW2 in 1983, how come that an AN/TAS 4 equipped TOW launcher cannot fire ITOW missiles? ;)

Flugabwehrlehrbataillon 610 – Rendsburg
ANMERKUNG: Kader für das Flugabwehrregiment 600 (GerEinh) bzw. das
Flugabwehrbataillon 610 (GerEinh). Dem Bataillon ist im Frieden zu Ausbildungszwecken
auch die 2. Batterie des als Geräteeinheit geführten Flugabwehrbataillons 620 unterstellt.
1./FlaLehrBtl 610 (Stabs- und Versorgungsbatterie)
2./FlaLehrBtl 610 (Panzerflugabwehrraketenbatterie / Ausbildung, 6x FlaRakPz Roland, 36x Fliegerfaust 1)
3./FlaLehrBtl 610 (Panzerflugabwehrraketenbatterie / Ausbildung, 6x FlaRakPz Roland, 36x Fliegerfaust 1)
2./FlaBtl 620 (Panzerflugabwehrkanonenbatterie / Ausbildung, 6x FlakPz Gepard, 36x Fliegerfaust 1)
Fahrschulgruppe RENDSBURG 2

Like I said: Peacetime establishment (hence all the "Ausbildung" nomers). Ask Dragoner, he will tell you the same ;)

Thanks

No problem.

Cant remember whats up with the TOW, i do know TOW2 is has a bigger diameter so you cant fire a TOW2 missile out of a ITOW launcher. Thats the big deference in the 2 ITV variants, one got upgraded with the TOW2 launcher.

A couple weeks ago he dug up everything he could on Rolands and there wasnt many, besides all the ones in the scenario already there was only 6 more in a Naval Port, forget the name. Theres no more Rolands to add, most of the units were formed but no equipment.

Flugabwehrraketengruppe 41: , established September 29 1989, equipment: March 1990
Flugabwehrraketengruppe 42: established April 1, 1987, equipment: September 1987
Flugabwehrraketengruppe 43: established January 1, 1989, equipment: March 1990
Flugabwehrraketenstaffel 144 (GerEinh): established April 1, 1987, equipment: 1987 (no specific month named)

Flugabwehrraketengruppe 41, established September 1989, Hohenkirchen
- 1st Sq, 6x Roland, Hohenkirchen (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Jever)
- 2nd Sq, 6x Roland, Hohenkirchen (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Hopsten)
- 3rd Sq, 4x Roland, Hohenkirchen (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Wittmund)

Flugabwehrraketengruppe 42, establishd April 1987, Schöneck-Kilianstädten
- 1st Sq, 8x Roland, Schöneck-Kilianstädten (in wartime: Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt)
- 2nd Sq, 8x Roland, Schöneck-Kilianstädten (in wartime: Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden)
- 3rd Sq, 8x Roland, Heidenrod-Kemel (in wartime: Sembach Air Base)
- 4th Sq, 8x Roland, Heidenrod-Kemel (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Nörvenich)
- 5th Sq, 6x Roland, Heidenrod-Kemel (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Büchel)
- 6th Sq, 4x Roland, Schöneck-Kilianstädten (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Pferdsfeld)

Flugabwehrraketengruppe 43, established January 1989, Leipheim
- 1st Sq, 6x Roland, Leipheim (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Lechfeld)
- 2nd Sq, 6x Roland, Leipheim (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Memmingen)
- 3rd Sq, 6x Roland, Leipheim (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Erding)
- 4th Sq, 4x Roland, Leipheim (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Neuburg)
- 5th Sq, 4x Roland, Leipheim (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Bremgarten)

(separate) Flugabwehrraketenstaffel 144 (mob), established April 1987, Alt Duvenstedt-Krummenort, 4x Roland (in wartime: Fliegerhorst Leck). It's four Roland systems were used in peacetime for training with the Army Air Defense School in Rendsburg.

Additionally, the Navy started operating Roland in the late 80ies, replacing the ageing 40mm Flak L/70:
Flugabwehrstaffel MFG 1, Jagel, 6x Roland, December 1988
Flugabwehrstaffel MFG 2, Eggebek, 6x Roland, October 1989
Flugabwehrstaffel MFG 3, Nordholz, 6x Roland, February 1990

Found out now when the Roland-squadrons got operational status:

1/41: April 1990
2/41: April 1990
3/41: December 1990 (provisionally; some pre-series-models of Roland had to be reworked, the last of it delivered in 1992)

1/42: June 1988
2/42: October 1988
3/42: April 1989
4/42: January 1989
5/42: July 1989
6/42: July 1989

1/43: August 1989
2/43, 4/43 and 5/43: no specific date, from summer of 1989 to summer of 1990
3/43: mid 1990, last squadron of Group 43 that got operational status

Aaron

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Now everything is very minor but anyways everytime i post a new version i get a rush of tweaks for about 7 days after so heres what im going to do, you guys have till next Thursday to let me no these little changes to be made and ill repost it again next Friday but thats it, after that youll have to wait for Santa.

Aaron