Real Life Systems - The M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer

[CPT Rooster]

Todays new Addon idea is for the M109A6 Paladin - Self Propelled Howitzer. Because of the setup of Operation Flashpoint, Artillery is ususally classified as an Armored Unit. The M109A6 Paladin is a new, state of the art weapon that has not been made for OFP yet. If you think you would like to create the M109A6 Paladin, or you would just like information on it, please visit http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m109a6.htm

All information given here about the Paladin is unclassified and available to the public.

[lt_poncho]

Someone came out with a Desert version - worked really well with the HE rounds too. AI had some trouble engaging targets at over 1500m but you had range to hit just outside of 1800m or so.
Aiming was touchy since elevation via the recticle would obscure the target, but with the 150m plus shell blast radius who cares right?

[bigdog632]

they have amde a paladin and CoC is working on a realistic artillery setup for it...and....and MLRS mmmmm

[m21man]

Didn't Quakergamer make an M109 . I know there was one desert version, had a great gun that could clobber a T-80 with one hit .

[Unnamed]

The Swiss Mod has a Paladin, not sure if it's the M109A6.

AI had some trouble engaging targets at over 1500m but you had range to hit just outside of 1800m or so.

With a bit of scripting you should be able to use it to target at any range, but ranges over a certain distance (depends on muzzle velocity), will always take 20 seconds to hit the target, regardless of the distance travelled.

Not sure if the guys at CoC know a better way around the range limitations of OFP's 20 second shell life span?

[Kaliyuga]

 Yeah the Swiss one is nice...

check out their Rapier system as well....   lots of fun
:cheers:

[bigdog632]

only the M109A6 is the paladin to my knowledge none of the other M109s hold that title....i dont think but i was in the MLRS so i dunno

i dont know who made the ones we use on the server i play
but i got them off OFP.gamezone.CZ ah it was quakergamer who made it

[Semith]

Found a paladin at http://ofp.gamezone.cz/index.php?sekce=unofaddons/vehicles&archiv=true&page=1

[Der Oberst]

Hi
 If found an German Panzerhaubitze 2000 (in work) at www.bw-mod.de

[Unnamed]

I just got the Swiss Mod Paladin load up in the editor, and stumbled on to this almost straight after:

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for M109A6 Howitzer (Paladin) Operations