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BROKEN ALLIANCE - NEW WEAPONS   V. 1.01

The following is a short description of most of the new
weapons used in the module "BROKEN ALLIANCE."  They include
prototype and nonproduction weapons for the period 1944-1953.

British/UK :

CHARIOTEER - The Charioteer was a quick-fix vehicle produced
in 1952 as a way to get a 20-pounder armed tank destroyer
quickly into service.  Basically it features a Cromwell tank
chassis with a new 20-pdr turret installed and the hull
machinegun removed.  Lightly armored, about 200 were
converted.  They had a crew of four and could travel 51 kph
on the road.  The Charioteer carried only 25 rounds of 84mm
ammunition for the main gun, and had a 7.62mm coaxial
machinegun.

FERRET - The first Ferrets were built by Daimler in 1950 as
the first postwar British armored car.  They had a crew of
2-3 men, weighed 3.5 tons, and could travel 93 kph.  The
Mk1/1 (FV701) was an open-topped scout car, while the Mk1/2
(FV704) had a small rotating turret with a Bren machinegun.

CENTURION 3 - The Centurion was one of the more successful
British designs, being modified and updated many times in the
course of its career.  The Centurion A-41 (later Centurion
Mk1) arrived just too late for combat in Europe in 1945.
Originally armed with a 17pdr, the Centurion Mk3 was rebuilt
with a 20pdr gun (84mm) with much improved penetration
capabilities.  It has a crew of four, weighs 52 tons, and has
a top speed of 35 kph.

F.8 METEOR - Built in 1949, the Meteor was mainly a jet
fighter that sometimes was pressed into fighter-bomber duties
in Korea.  It was armed with 4 x 20mm cannon but could carry
bombs if needed.
SPECS:  Top speed 598 mph, range 980 miles, ceiling 43,000
feet, wingspan 37'2", length 44'7".

FB.11 SEAFURY - The Seafury was a prop-driven fighter-bomber
that was first produced in 1947 and intended to fill the role
of the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest on UK carriers.  It could
carry 2,000 pounds of bombs, and had 4 x 20mm cannon for
strafing.
SPECS:  Top speed 460 mph, range 700 miles, ceiling 36,000
feet, wingspan 38'5", length 34'8".

FB.5 VAMPIRE - The Vampire was first produced in 1948, and
was a single seat jet fighter-bomber that could carry up to
2,000 pounds of bombs.  It was also armed with 4 x 20mm
cannon for strafing and had a crew of one.
SPECS:  Top speed 548 mph, range 1220 miles, ceiling 44,000
feet, wingspan 38', length 30'9".


United States:

M53 155mm - This postwar selfpropelled artillery piece shared
the same chassis with the M55 and went into production in
1952.  Onboard ammunition for the 155mm howitzer was limited
to only 20 rounds, however.  The vehicle also had a .50 cal
AAMG.  The M53 had a crew of six and could travel up to 35
mph.

M55 203mm - This postwar selfpropelled artillery piece shared
the same chassis with the M53.  Onboard ammunition for the
155mm howitzer was limited to only 10 rounds, however.  The
vehicle also had a .50 cal AAMG.  The M53 had a crew of six
and could travel up to 35 mph.

M45 - The M45 was an assault gun version of the M26 Pershing,
having a 105mm howitzer instead of the 90mm high velocity
gun.  It was used in combat in Korea.

T39 Eng Veh - Two T39 prototypes were built in 1951, and
although it never entered production until 1966 as the CEV,
it was too interesting not to include in the game <grin>.
The T39 had a rotating turret with a 165mm demolition gun, a
20-ton winch and A frame, a dozer blade on the front, and
room inside to store 280 pounds of demo blocks.

M41 Walker Bulldog - First built in 1951, this light tank was
intended to replace the M-24 Chaffee, but ended up almost
looking like a medium tank, being armed with a high-velocity
76mm gun.  It had a crew of four, weighed 24 tons, and could
travel up to 72 kph on the road.  It carried 65 rounds of
76mm ammunition, and had a 7.62mm coaxial machinegun and a
.50 caliber AAMG.

T-28 Superheavy Tank - This 95 ton monster was originally
designed to breach the Siegfreid line.  It had four sets of
tracks and a 105mm gun set in a ball mounting on the front of
the vehicle, much like the German saukopf assault gun mount.
With a top speed of only 8 mph, the usefulness of this
vehicle would have been questionable at best.  Only two were
built before the project was cancelled.

T-29 - This heavy tank project was started after WWII and
featured an extremely large, heavy armored vehicle armed with
a 105mm main gun and two .50 caliber coaxial machineguns.  It
was built as a prototype only.

T-30 - The companion heavy tank to the T-29 was the T-30,
which was essentially the same vehicle built in an assault
gun role.  It was armed with a 155mm howitzer and a single
.50 caliber machinegun coaxially.

M46 (90) Patton - The first Patton tank was essentially
identical to the M26 Pershing, except for an improved engine
and a few other small modifications.  Some were built new and
some were converted from existing M26s.  For night combat,
some had an 18" standard white light searchlight was mounted
just above the main gun.

M47 (90) Patton - The second Patton tank took the hull of the
M46 and placed a new turret on top.  The M47 had a better
ballistic shape to the turret, and had the stereoscopic
coincidence rangefinder built into two bulges on the turret.
It had a 90mm main gun, two 7.62mm machineguns, and a .50 cal
AAMG.  The M47 had a crew of five, weighed 46 tons, and
could travel 58 kph.  Although first built in 1951, the M47
did not see action in Korea.

M48 Main Battle Tank - Again called the Patton tank, the M48
was the precursor to the modern M60 series of tanks.  It was
first built in 1952, and dispensed with the bow machinegun
and the fifth crewman.  Armor was improved, and the front of
the hull had a ballistically-designed "boat" shape.  It
carried 60 rounds of 90mm ammunition, although later versions
were upgunned to the 105mm gun.  Like the M47, it did not see
action in Korea, but did serve in Vietnam.

F4U-4 Corsair - The classic Navy and Marine Corps fighter
from WWII played a large role in ground support in Korea,
using rockets, bombs, and its 6 x .50 caliber machineguns.

AD Skyraider - The Skyraider was the last, and perhaps best
of the U.S. prop-driven ground attack aircraft.  First
delivered just after WWII, the AD series continued to improve
over the years in payload and design.  By the time of Korea,
the AD-4 could carry 12 HVAR rockets, two 11.75" Tiny Tim
rockets, and a centerline bomb, or 8,000 pounds of bombs.  It
was also armed with 4 x 20mm cannon.
SPECS:  Top speed 322 mph, range 1,143 miles, ceiling 28,500
feet, wingspan 50', length 39'2".

B-26C Invader - B-26Cs were used extensively in Korea, and
some of the standard weapons loads included napalm, 250 pound
fragmentation bombs, and flares for night illumination.

F-51D Mustang - After WWII the Air Force changed its naming
system for fighters from P (for "Pursuit") to F (for
"Fighter").  Therefore the P-51D became the F-51D....but they
were the exact same plane.  Due to range limitations of the
jet powered F-80Cs, the Mustang was brought back into combat
over Korea, mainly in the ground support role.

F-80C Shooting Star - First built as the P-80, the F-80C was
used as a jet fighter bomber in Korea.  Armed with 6 x .50
cal machineguns, it could also carry bombs or napalm.
SPECS:  Top speed 580 mph, range 1380 miles, ceiling 42750
feet, wingspan 39'11", length 34'6".

F-82G Twin Mustang - The renowned fighter from WWII saw new
service in Korea, not only in its regular form, but in a twin
configuration.  Two Mustang were literally joined together
and the resulting aircraft was used mainly as a nightfighter.
SPECS:  Top speed 461mph, range 2,240 miles, ceiling 38,900
feet, wingspan 51'3", length 42'5".

F-84G Thunderjet - The F-84 entered service at the start of
Korea but did not see action until later in the war.  It was
armed with 6 x .50 cal machineguns and could carry up to
2,000 pounds of bombs.
SPECS:  Top speed 622 mph, range 2,000 miles, ceiling 40,500
feet, wingspan 36'5", length 38'1".

F9F Panther - The F-9F series was a Navy jet fighter that
also served as a fighter-bomber in Korea.  It was armed with
4 x 20mm cannon and could also carry up to 2,000 pounds of
bombs.  It was first built in 1947.
SPECS:  Top speed 526 mph, range 1,353 miles, ceiling 44,600
feet, wingspan 38', length 37'3".

F-86F Sabre - The F-86 proved a match for the MiG15, but was
also called upon as a fighter-bomber.  It was armed with 6 x
.50 caliber machineguns and could carry up to 2,000 pounds of
bombs.  It was first built in 1950.
SPECS:  Top speed 675 mph, range 765 miles, ceiling 48,300
feet, wingspan 37'1", length 37'6".

57mm Recoilless - By the time of Korea the 57mm Recoilless
Rifle was used as a standard support weapon in the US
infantry company, with 3 in each company's weapons platoon.
It fired HEAT, HE, Cannister or Smoke and was favored in
Korea due to its light weight at 78 pounds.

75mm Recoilless - The 75mm Recoilless Rifle weighed more at
188 pounds, but was still essentially manportable and packed
a bigger punch.  Each weapons company in a U.S. infantry
battalion had four.

M20 3.5" Rocket Launcher (Bazooka) - This successor to the
infamous 2.36" bazooka of WWII fame was rushed into
production at the start of the Korean War to help deal with
the T34/85s of the North Koreans, which the 2.36" bazooka did
not always penetrate.  The M20 could penetrate 267mm of
armor, a significant increase, but was heavier and larger
than the 2.36".

AT-6G Texan - Famous as a trainer from WWII, the AT-6 saw
extensive service in Korea as a Forward Air Controller plane,
helping to call in airstrikes and artillery.
SPECS:  Top speed 208 mph, range 750 miles, ceiling 24,200
feet, wingspan 42', length 29'.

L-19A BirdDog - This light observer aircraft was built by
Cessna in 1950 and was used in the observation and light
transport role.  It was unarmed.
SPECS:  Top speed 151 mph, range 530 miles, ceiling 18,500
feet, wingspan 36', length 25'9".

C-47 Firefly - The C-47 cargo plane of WWII fame was used
extensively in Korea.  One method of employment was as a
"firefly" ship, being loaded down with illumination flares
and used to illuminate night targets.

M32A1 Tank Retriever - The M32 series of tank recovery
vehicles were based on the M3 or M4 chassis with the turret
removed.  They had a 30 ton winch mounted in the floor of the
vehicle and an A-frame boom for heavy lifting.

M74 Tank Retriever - The M74 was built from a reconditioned
M4A3 chassis.  It featured a 45 ton winch in order to handle
the M26 and M46 tanks.


Soviet Union:

T-54 - The T-54 was an improvement based upon the T-44
design, which was mechanically unreliable.  Using the same
chassis, it had an improved suspension and transmission, and
copied the rounded turret shape from the JS series tanks for
improved ballistic protection.  The T-54 was first produced
in 1947 and featured a 100mm main gun, two 7.62mm
machineguns, and a 12.7mm AAMG.  It weighed 35 tons, had a
crew of four, and a top speed of 32 kph.

BTR152 - Introduced in 1950, the BTR-152 was a large 6-
wheeled personnel carrier with an open top and a capacity for
16 passengers.  It was originally designed as an artillery
prime mover and weapons carrier.  It had a top speed of 75
kph, weighed 9 tons, and normally was armed with a single
7.62mm machinegun.

BTR152U Command - This version of the BTR-152 had a built up
cargo compartment, with overhead cover, to serve as a mobile
command post.

BTR-40 - The BTR-40 was a smaller, 4-wheeled armored
personnel carrier which came out alongside the BTR-152.  It
could only carry 8 men, however.  It had a top speed of 80
kph and weighed 5.3 tons.  It was normally armed with a
single 7.62mm machinegun.

ZPU-2 AA - The ZPU-2 was a ground-mounted antiaircraft gun.
It had twin 14.5mm machineguns that fired side by side on a
360 degree traverse with a rate of fire of 2x600 rpm.

AK-47 Inf - The AK-47 assault rifle is perhaps the most
famous weapon of its type.  Designed after the war, it became
the symbol of Soviet power around the world.  Soviet postwar
infantry also had two new AT weapons.  The RPG-1 antitank
rocket was a direct copy of the panzerfaust 100, while the
RPG-2 was a new design, slightly smaller in diameter and
featuring a reusable launcher.

MiG-15 - First built in 1947, the MiG-15 was used by the
North Korean and Chinese airforces over Korea (much to the
shock of Western pilots).  It was mainly a fighter but could
carry a 500 kg bomb if needed.  Main armament was two 23mm
cannon in the nose.
SPECS:  Top speed 664 mph, range 1220 miles, ceiling 50,000
feet, wingspan 33'1", length 36'3".

MiG-17F - First service deliveries began in 1952, but the
MiG-17 did not appear in Korea.  It is a fighter but can
carry a 500 kg bomb if needed.  Main armament was either 1
x37mm cannon and two 23mm, or 3 x 23mm cannon.
SPECS:  Top speed 711 mph, range 913 miles, ceiling 54460
feet, wingspan 31', length 36'3".

Yak-18A - The Yak-18A was a two seat trainer which was
pressed into duty as a light/nuisance bomber by the North
Koreans.
SPECS: Top speed 163 mph, ceiling 16,600 feet, range 441
miles, wingspan 34'9", length 27'5".

T-10 Heavy Tank - The JS-3 series of tank was improved after
the war, and prototypes were built up to the JS-10, which was
then designated T-10 and put into production.  Usually formed
into heavy battalions, the T-10 featured an improved 122mm
gun with 30 rounds of ammunition.  Secondary armament
consisted of two 12.7mm machineguns.  The T-10 has a top road
speed of 42 kph and has a crew of four.

BTR152A AA - This version of the BTR-152 featured a twin
14.5mm machinegun mounted in the cargo bed, with capacity for
2,000 rounds of ammunition.

BTR-40 AA - This version of the BTR-40 featured a twin 14.5mm
machinegun mounted in the cargo bed and capacity for 2400
rounds of ammunition.

SKP-5 Armored Recovery Veh - One of the first Soviet
"specialized" recovery vehicles, it featured a 5-ton crane
with 360 degree traverse mounted on a T-34 chassis.

SU85-T Armored Recovery Veh - Large numbers of SU-85s were
converted into recovery vehicles after the war by removing
the gun and covering the front glacis with a welded armor
plate.

K-61 Amphibian - The K-61, also known as the GPT, was a large
amphibian similar in appearance and purpose to the American
DUKW.  It could carry 11,000 pounds of equipment or up to 40
men with a top speed of 22 mph on land and 6 mph in the
water.


Communist China:


Human Wave Infantry - Most stories about Korea include some
version of the "Human Wave" attacks started by the Communist
Chinese.  Short on heavy weapons and supplies, the one thing
the Communists were not short of was human bodies.  Blowing
whistles and tin bugles, the masses of Chinese infantry would
attack in waves, overwhelming U.N. units who could not keep
up a large volume of fire.  In some cases the back ranks did
not have weapons, as they waited to pick up the guns of
fallen comrades in front.  This is represented in the game by
the human wave units, where each strength point is actually 4
Chinese soldiers rather than just one.

57mm Recoilless - The Chinese made a copy of the U.S. 57mm
Recoilless Rifle, calling it the Type 36.  It could fire
either U.S. ammunition or Chinese produced rounds.

75mm Recoilless - The Chinese also copied the U.S. 75mm
Recoilless Rifle, calling it the Type 52 (after the year it
was produced).


ADDITIONAL WEAPONS (VER. 1.01B+)

COMMUNIST CHINA:

Shinhoto Type 97 Chi-Ha Tank - (Japanese built). The original
Chi-Ha tank (Type 97, built in 1937) had a rather low
velocity 57mm main gun, which proved to be painfully
inadequate in penetration.  So the Japanese built an upgraded
version of the Chi-Ha beginning in 1940, known as the
"Shinhoto Chi-Ha," and this was armed with a higher velocity
47mm main gun (adapted from the Type 1 AT gun of the same
caliber).  It had two 7.7mm MGs (one facing backwards at the
rear of the turret) and armor only 25mm thick.  A number of
the Shinhoto Chi-Ha's were captured by the Soviets in
Manchuria; these were later used by the Communist Chinese
from 1944 to 1949.

UK:

Saracen APC - The Saracen entered service in 1953, and served
immediately in security operations in Malaya.  It is a six-
wheeled armored car design, with a small rotating turret on
top that houses a .30 caliber machinegun.  It has a crew of
two and can carry 10 passengers.  Top road speed is 72 kph,
and also comes in a command version that features a taller
cargo area for mapboard and radios.

FV1601 Humber - The Humber, aka "the Pig" started off as a
truck.  The FV1601 was unarmed, unarmored and could carry 8
passengers.  Top speed was 64 kph.

FV1609 Humber - This armored version of the Humber 1t APC had
an open-topped cargo compartment.  It was unarmed and could
travel 64 kph.

FV1611 Humber - This improved version of the Humber 1t APC
had an enclosed cargo compartment to protect against shell
fragments.  It had a capacity for 8 passengers.

FV1612 Humber (Command version) - The FV1612 had extra room
for radios, but was otherwise essentially the same as the
FV1611.

Conqueror - The Conqueror was an extremely heavy tank
designed to counter the Soviet T-10 heavy tank.  Although
outside of Broken Alliance's timeframe, it could have
possibly been rushed into service.  The Conqueror weighed 65
tons, had a crew of four, with a 120mm main gun and two .30
caliber machineguns as secondary armament.  It only had room
for 35 rounds of HESH and APDS on board, and also featured 6
smoke dischargers for defensive smoke.  The Conqueror had a
nasty reputation for being underpowered, mechanically
unreliable, and having other problems.

Caernarvon - The Caernarvon was a pilot version of the
Conqueror built in 1953.  It had the hull of the Conqueror
with a Centurion turret (20 pounder gun) placed on top.  The
actual Conqueror showed up in 1954.

A43 Black Prince - The Black Prince was originally billed as
the Super Churchill.  It looked similar to the Churchill VII
but ha a wider hull and much heavier armor (up to 152mm).
Armed with a 17pdr gun and two Besa MGs, it was quite
formidible, but all the extra armor meant the top speed was
now only 11 mph.  Six pilot models were built, but with the
advent of the much better Centurion, the A43 project was
cancelled.

A39 Tortoise - The Tortoise was the British answer to the
Jagdtiger, having a huge 32pdr gun mounted in a
superstructure, with a twin Besa AA machinegun mount on the
roof and a coaxial 7.92mm as well.  In fact, it looked very
similar to the Jagdtiger, although perhaps a bit more
rounded.  Armor was up to 225mm thick, and it featured a crew
of seven.  Tactically, it would have been of dubious value,
having had a top speed of only 12mph.  The six pilot models
were delivered in 1946 and 1947 but by then, interest had
died in the project and it was cancelled.


UNITED STATES:

T34 Heavy Tank - more or less concurrent with the T29 and T30
heavy tanks was the T34.  It looked almost identical to the
T30 heavy tank, except it had an extra 4 inches of armor
welded on to the back of the turret to counterbalance the
huge 120mm gun.  The T53 cannon had separate charge and
projectile, requiring two loaders in the six man crew.  It
weighed 72 tons and had armor up to 279mm thick on the gun
mantlet.

T43E1 - The T43E1 was essentially the pilot version of the
M103 heavy tank (and in fact, 74 of them were
converted/upgraded to the M103 later).  The first pilot was
built in 1951 and production started in 1953.  The T43
featured a 120mm main gun and two .50 caliber coaxial
machineguns, with no less than 5 inches of frontal armor
sloped at 60 degrees.  It also had a .50 caliber AAMG,
carried 34 rounds of 120mm ammunition, and had a crew of five
including two loaders.  Photographic evidence shows a
dozer version also existed.

M103 - The M103 was the accepted version of the T43 heavy
tank series.  Designed to counter the T-10, this monster
weighed 63 tons and featured an improved 120mm main gun.  One
of the unique features for this gun was that it had separate
charges and projectiles, common for artillery but not for
tanks, and required two loaders.  It could carry 33 rounds of
ammunition for the main gun, and had two .30 caliber coaxial
machineguns plus a .50 cal AAMG.  It had a crew of five and a
top speed of 21 mph.


GERMANY:
(Note: most of these vehicles are "fantasy" or "what-if"
vehicles, as they would have required German production with
US help (or at least noninterference) well into 1946 or later
to produce.  However, I have used a variety of sources and
have created the best and most logical values for the armor
and weapons based on what was available.  For some weapons
the data was quite good.)

E-25 Tank Destroyer - intended to be a 25-30 ton tank
destroyer based on the Hetzer design, but with a 75mm KwK42
L/71 gun (the Panther gun).

E-50 - This was to be the replacement tank for the Panther,
but with an 88mm main gun.

E-75 - The E-75 was to have a common hull with the E-50, but
was to be a heavy tank with thicker armor, intended to
replace the standard German heavy tanks, like the Tiger and
Tiger II.

Sturmmorser V - This interesting assault gun actually made it
into prototype design, and essentially was the Panther
version of the Sturmmorser IV "Brummbar" assault gun.  It
featured the 150mm StuH43 placed on the Panther hull, with a
built up superstructure almost identical to the Brummbar.

PzV Rocket Launcher - Another design utilizing the Panther
chassis, the PzV Multiple Rocket Launcher was never pursued
due to a critical lack of Panther hulls for use with Panther
tanks.  Skoda designed the 105mm MRL, which fired 16 rockets
out to a maximum range of 4500 meters.

FlakPz V (55) - A wooden mockup of this design was created in
February 1945, and it featured the existing Gerat 58 55mm
antiaircraft gun mounted in a Ostwind-style turret on the
Panther hull.  Had this been pursued it would have been
undoubtedly a very effective system.  There were also plans
to possibly mount a twin 55mm gun.

FlakPz V (88) - Only a wooden mockup was created for this
design, which mounted an 88mm FlaK 41 in a fully rotating
turret on the Panther chassis.

Leopard Aufklarer - The Leopard was intended to be a heavy
reconnaissance vehicle, like the Lynx.  However, the project
was cancelled in 1942, although some prototypes had been
started.  It was essentially a PzII chassis with heavier
armor and a new turret housing a 50mm L/60 gun.  The project
was not a total waste in reality, as the turret ended up
being used on the "Puma" armored car.

Skorpion 150mm - The "Skorpion" series of vehicles were
designs by Rheinmetall-Borsig.  This version featured the new
150mm sFH43 gun mounted on a Panther chassis.  This self-
propelled artillery was to replace the "Hummel."

Skorpion 128mm - This version of assault gun had a 128mm
mounted on a continued superstructure on the Panther chassis,
and would have been a dual purpose AT/anti infantry weapon.

Skorpion 105mm - This version of the Skorpion had the new
105mm leFH43 howitzer mounted on the Panther chassis, similar
in design to the "Wespe."

Grille 17K - The Germans were working on several versions of
self-propelled heavy artillery.  This version had a 170mm gun
mounted on a Tiger chassis, although the armor was much
reduced all around.  One prototype chassis was built by May
1945.  One disadvantage would have been the extremely limited
on-board ammunition stowage; only ten rounds could have been
carried, necessitating ammo carriers.