Strap in manne, today is the big day!

Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa is now available!

Get ready to unleash South African Defence Force’s arsenal on the battlefield!

What will the South Africa Nation Pack bring?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575820/Wargame_Red_Dragon__Nation_Pack_South_Africa
Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa features:

• Close to 90 new SADF units, including 20 brand-new vehicle models, as well as many new variants. All feature Afrikaans and South African-accented English voice-overs.
• These include the ubiquitous Casspir and Ratel APCs (in numerous variants, from IFV, recon, command, mortar, and even SAM), the Rooikat wheeled tank (including variants and prototypes), Eland (license-produced French AML), Cactus (French Crotale), the only tracked Olifant MBT, many armed versions of locally made SAMIL trucks (Ystervark and Bosvark SPAAG, Valkiri and Bateleur MLRS), to the iconic G6 Renoster self-propelled howitzer.
• The Air Force includes old Buccaneer, Vampire and Impala as close-air support, and several French Mirage variants and the local Cheetah as fighter and multirole aircraft. Furthermore, you will find the Atlas Carver, the first full South African prototype plane design (which never left the drawing board).
• Helicopters include the French Alouette III, Puma, Super Frelon and their domestically produced versions and prototypes such as the K-Car, Oryx and XTP-1 Beta. You’ll also be able to deploy South Africa’s very own attack helicopter design, the badass-looking Rooivalk.
• Infantry will include Bokkop regular riflemen, Parabat paratroopers, SASF special forces, and many more units such as militia, recon, MANPADS, engineers. You will find Portuguese-speaking Angolan UNITA squads, as well as SADF’s own 32 Battalion (the Buffalos) as a veteran light infantry formation.
• SADF weaponry features imported or locally built R1 and R4 rifles, SS-77 and Mini-SS MG, LRAC and APILAS LAW, but also the more original HK-21, FT5, Inflict and, of course, the iconic Y2 grenade-launcher and NTW-20.

Want to know more?

In case you’ve missed it, we have published a series of deep dives into the South African arsenal featured in the Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa. Read them in the following posts:

• We put a spotlight on the all-important grunt: SADF Infantry. Read all about it here. And if you want to know how these forces appear in-game, check out this detailed gameplay deep dive here.
• We also looked at the SADF Armor force, which you can read more about here. Curious how these units look in-game? Check out this gameplay post here.
• The flyboys claim all the glory in our SAAF Air Force article, which you can read here. To read more about the planes in-game, be sure to read this post here.
• Hugging the earth, SADF’s rotorcraft fleet get special treatment in our Helicopter showcase, which you can read here. To read more about the choppers in-game, be sure to read this gameplay post here.

That’s not all

Together with the new Nation Pack, we’ve also released a major balance patch for Wargame: Red Dragon bringing a host of fixes, improvements, and updates. Find below the list of changes:

FIXES:

• fixed Soviet Mi-24VP’s autocannon HE’s stabilizer to match that of the AP one
• fixed Soviet T-62M, M1 & obr. 75's HE guns which hadn't the same range as AP one
• fixed Soviet PT-90's excessive ammo consumption
• fixed Soviet & Polish ASU-85's HE gun's aiming time which was to low
• fixed Polish PT-91 Twardy’s HE gun’s RoF to match that of the AP one
• fixed Czech. T-72M2 Moderna's autocannon's HE stats to match that of the AP one
• fixed Chinese ZTZ-80, 88A & 88B's HE gun’s RoF & accuracy to match that of their respective AP one
• fixed N-Korean Gongbobyong's MG to Shock stats
• fixed N-Korean Ch'onma-Ho V's main gun's supply cost
• fixed Finnish T-72M1MOD & T-72M1PÄIV’s HE gun's stats to match that of the AP one
• fixed Danish Lynx AH.7 20mm's HE to match that of the AP one
• fixed Danish Fennec 20mm's HE to match that of the AP one
• fixed Swedish A-32A Lansen accuracy/stabilizer
• fixed Swedish Norrlandsjägare RCL's FX
• fixed HS.820 autocannon HE accuracy to match that of the AP one

BLUE:

• increased Commonwealth deck's coalition availability from 0 to 10%
• standardized all M40 RCL jeeps (jeeps, Rover, Ram, ...) loadout to 10 rounds
• standardised M621 autocannon at 5% stabiliser for both HE and AP
• increased American EF-111 Raven’s price from 140 to 160
• decreased American M60A1 ERA's price from 65 to 60
• decreased American LAV-25 FSV's price from 25 to 20
• decreased American M728 CEV's aiming time
• decreased American M48A5 USMC's price from 25 to 20
• decreased British Centurion AVRE's aiming time
• decreased British Challenger Mk.2's price from 120 to 115
• changed British Challenger 2's availability pattern from 0/3/2/0/0 to 0/2/0/1/0
• decreased British Challenger 1 Mk.2’s HE RoF (fixing the gun on the same stats as the AP one)
• increased British Chieftain Mk.2's autonomy from 300 to 400km
• increased British Challenger Marksman's availability to 0/5/4/0/0
• increased British Stormer HVM's air optics
• decreased British FV107 Scimitar's price from 20 to 15
• increased British Tracked Rapier & Tracked Rapied FSA's speed from 35 to 50km/h
• changed British Harrier GR.7's availability pattern from 0/2/0/0/1 to 0/0/0/2/0
• decreased British SAS' price from 35 to 30 + get access to Alvis Stalwart & Saxon transport
• changed British Gurkhas ‘90 availability pattern from 0/10/7/0/0 to 0/12/8/0/0
• changed British Saxon‘s MG from M2HB to GPMG to match the model
• increased British Lynx AH.7's price from 30 to 35
• increased British Lynx AH.3's air optics increase on par with other SAM helo
• changed French Leclerc's availability pattern from 0/3/2/0/0 to 0/2/0/1/0
• increased French Panther's price from 30 to 35
• increased French M270 LRM's price from 120 to 140 + supply cost increased
• removed French M270 MLRS from Mechanized deck
• increased French AMX-10RC's price from 30 to 40
• set French Commando Para's MG ammo at 1500
• increased W-German PAH-2 Tiger's price from 120 to 140
• decreased W-German F-4F Peace Rhine’s number of cards from 2 to 1
• increased W-German PzMrs HS.30’s price from 30 to 35
• decreased W-German Jaguar 2 from 45 to 40
• decreased W-German KPZ. M48A2G's price from 25 to 20 + availability changed to 0/24/18/0/0
• decreased Canadian Highlanders ‘75’s price from 20 to 15
• decreased Canadian Highlanders ‘90’s price from 25 to 20
• increased Canadian Pathfinders’ MG accuracy from 40/20% to 50/30%
• changed Canadian EF-101B Electric Voodoo’s availability pattern from 2/0/0/1/0 to 2/0/0/0/1
• decreased Canadian Bison 81mm's price from 35 to 30
• increased Canadian Bison's availability by one step
• increased Canadian Leopard C2 MEXAS price from 80 to 85 & availability decreased to 0/8/6/0/0
• increased Danish M/113A1 TOW-1 from 55 to 50
• increased Danish Livgarden '85's availability to 0/0/14/10/0
• decreased Swedish IKV-91 from 25 to 20
• increased Swedish Kustjägare '90's AT12T's accuracy from 45 to 50%
• decreased Norwegian XA-186NO KPV's price decreased from 140 to 125
• decreased Norvegian M48A1's price from 20 to 15
• decreased ANZAC Ferret ENTAC’s size from Normal to Small
• changed ANZAC ASLAV-C's MG with an M2HB to match its model
• decreased ANZAC ASLAV-C's price decreased from 140 to 125
• increased ANZAC Tracked Rapier & Tracked Rapied FSA's speed from 35 to 50km/h
• decreased ANZAC M108's price from 50 to 40 & availability increased to 0/8/6/0/0
• decreased ANZAC ASLAV-25 FSV's price from 25 to 20
• increased ANZAC M113 30/50's availability by one step
• increased ANZAC ASLAV-PC's availability by one step
• added S-Korean K1 to Marine deck
• increased S-Korean K1's price from 90 to 95
• increased S-Korean K1's availability pattern changed from 0/10/7/0/0 to 0/8/6/0/0 to match other tanks in that price category
• decreased S-Korean K136 Kooryong's price from 80 to 70 + supply cost decreased
• changed S-Korean K200 APC’s availability to match that of the KM113
• decreased S-Korean M48A3's price from 25 to 20
• decreased S-Korean K242's price from 45 to 40
• decreased S-Korean CL.13B SABRE Mk 6's price from 65 to 55
• S-Korean Bonbu given access to Bell 205 & UH-60P
• fixed Japanese KŪTEI’s SMG’s accuracy display bug fixed
• increased Japanese Nana-Yon Shiki G's optics
• decreased Japanese 105 SP's price from 50 to 40 & availability increased to 0/8/6/0/0
• decreased Japanese F-15J's price from 145 to 140 + availability changed to 3/0/0/2/0
• removed Dutch STOOTTROEPEN '75’s LMG’s STAT trait
• reclassified Dutch AMX-13 FL-15 as Cavalry Tank
• increased Israeli KURNASS’ price from 135 to 150
• increased Israeli ANAFA’s price from 15 to 20 to match that of other twin-engine Hueys
• increased Israeli MAG'ACH 7C GIMEL's price from 95 to 100
• decreased Isreali Spike LR missile's acceleration from 1000 to 700

RED:

• increased NSWP deck's coalition availability from 0 to 10%
• decreased Baltic Front deck's coalition availability from 10 to 0%
• decreased all basic T-72's price from 45 to 40
• decreased all BM-21 (HE loadout)'s price from 75 to 65 + supply cost decreased
• decreased S-5M rocket pods' reload time
• increased RPO-Rys' HE damages from 4 to 5
• increased Metys & Metys-M's speed on par with the MILAN's one
• increased 9M37 (=Strela-10) missile's HE damages from 5 to 6
• decreased Soviet Gornostrelki's price from 20 to 15
• increased Soviet T-62M & T-62M1’s speed to match those from other nations
• increased Soviet 9K33 OSA’s air optics to match other Osa
• increased Soviet Mi-24V's air optics on par with other SAM helo
• increased Soviet BM-27 Uragan's price from 120 to 140 + supply cost increased
• decreased Soviet T-64B's price from 70 to 65 + availability changed to 0/12/8/0/0
• decreased Soviet Gornostrelki '90's price from 30 to 25
• decreased Soviet Su-25's price from 140 to 130
• increased Soviet Mi-8MTV's price from 30 to 35
• increased Sapery '85's availability to 0/12/8/0/0
• decreased Polish STRZELCY PODHALAŃSCY's price from 20 to 15
• increased Polish T-72M1 WILK's price from 85 to 90
• increased Polish Strzala-2's availability on par with other Strela-2 teams
• increased Polish Mi-17's price from 30 to 35
• changed CSSR OT-62 Vydra-II APC’s availability to match that of the Vydra-I
• changed CSSR Su-25K’s availability pattern to 0/2/0/0/1 to match its USSR clone
• decreased CSSR Su-25K's price from 140 to 130
• increased CSSR Mi-17's price from 30 to 35
• decreased E-German SPz BMP-1 SP-1's price from 15 to 10
• changed E-German Leichte Schützen's availability pattern on par with other Shock Light Inf. ones
• changed E-German MiG-23B’s availability from 0/2/0/0/0 to 0/3/0/0/0
• increased E-German FJB-40 & LStR-40’s air optics
• added E-German LStR-40 to Mechanized deck
• decreased Chinese ZTQ-62-I's price from 30 to 25
• decreased Chinese PTZ-59's price from 50 to 40
• decreased Chinese ZDF-89's price from 50 to 55
• increased Chinese ZTZ-59IIA's price from 45 to 50
• increased Chinese ZZC-55's optics on par with other recon transport
• decreased Chinese ZBD-86's reload time
• decreased Chinese BJ212 HJ-8's reload time
• decreased Chinese Q-5I's price from 65 to 55
• decreased Chinese Lù Zhànduì ‘75’s price from 20 to 15, RPG ammo decreased from 8 at 6
• changed Chinese Tǎnkè Shāshǒu ‘85’s availability pattern from 0/12/8/0/0 to 0/16/12/0/0
• set Chinese Lie Ren's MG ammo at 1500
• increased Chinese BY5020TSL availability from 4 to 6 to match all other jeep CVs
• giving N-Korean Ban-Tank Fagot 's access to the VTT-323 line of transports
• decreased N-Korean Type 59-I’s price from 40 to 30
• decreased N-Korean Type 59-IB’s price from 45 to 40
• decreased N-Korean T-72M's price from 65 to 60
• changed N-Korean B-5’s availability from two cards of 1 to one card of 2
• increased Finnish T-55 Pionpsv's price from 65 to 75
• increased Finnish MiG-29 9.13’s price from 110 to 125
• changed Finnish MiG-29 9.13’s availability to 3/0/0/2/0to be consistent with other ASFs in its new price range
• increased Finnish XA-185KT's price from 15 to 20
• decreased Finnish Mi-8T KT & Mi-8T's speed from 280km/h to 250km/h to match other Mi-8s
• increased Finnish Mi-8T KT autocannon aim time from 0.2s to 1s to match other helos’ guns
• increased Finnish Super Puma’s price increased from 20 to 25
• increased Finnish RAKH 91's price from 120 to 140 + supply cost increased
• decreased Finnish Spike MR missile's acceleration from 1000 to 700
• increased Finnish Erikoisrajajääkäri’s air optics
• decreased Yugoslav M-84 tank series' rate of fire from 9rpm to 8rpm
• decreased Yugoslav M-84's price from 75 to 70
• decreased Yugoslav N-62M Super Galeb’s speed from 900 to 750km/h
• changed Yugoslav Hi-42 Hera 2’s availability pattern from 0/12/8/0/0 to 0/8/6/0/0
• decreased Yugoslav FAP 2832-A's availability from 6 to 5
• increased Yugolslav SVLR M-94 Plamen-S' price from 90 to 100 + supply cost increased
• decreased Yugolslav M47's price from 20 to 15
• Yugolslav Nora-B can now fire smoke rounds

What happens next?

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