Black Sea Discussions

[PoorOldSpike]

A question that often comes up is "Who has the better equipment, Russians or Ukrainians?"
I honestly don't know because it all depends on what you prefer buying. For example if you like buying hard-hitting APC's, the Russian MT-LBM 6MB with its 30mm cannon is excellent value at only 116 purchase points.
By contrast, the cheapest Ukrainian APC with a 30mm cannon is the BTR-4E at 178 pts.
And if you like artillery, Russian TRP's are dirt cheap, but Ukrainian TRP's cost much more (standard rarity)
As for tanks, I can't see much difference between the countries at the moment, as both sides are capable of inflicting severe damage on the other with the latest tanks (Russian T-90AM and Ukrainian Oplot)
Noob note- if you don't mind forking out a lot of cash, any tank with 'APS' in its name has the best protection it's possible to have.
And remember whatever you buy in Black Sea, the higher the Experience level, the costlier they are.

PS- I was the Russians in the recent 'Ukraine Storm' tourney and my scoresheet was-
Played 7, Won 3, Lost 2, Drawn 2, so that indicates neither the Russians or Ukrainian equipment had a clear superiority, and I think we can say the forces are about equal based on that small sample at least.