F-4E "Kurnass"

Model/Model: TDA
Skin: Squire James



CSLA 3.0 will be released as a roll-up.

CSLA 3.0 will be released as a roll-up release which will include:
CSLA 1.0 - CSLA 1.1 (Roll-up) - CSLA 1.11 - CSLA 2.0 - CSLA 2.0.1.
That means it won't be released as a patch since it changes many paths, deletes unnecesary objects and units included in CSLA 2.0 and updates a great amount of bugs and little mistakes.

CSLA 1.11's Su-27

Our comrade Fasya, from the GZM team, has re-skinned AFG's Su-27 and now this is how it looks like!


Update on the to-do list (24/07/2014).



Tasks

-Update all the 2013/2014 releases and place them properly in the mod (icons, descriptions, xml values and so on). Replace the old models.
-New infantry for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the IDF army. + Blue Helmets + Animals
-Include the new sounds and weapons.
-Include gagarin's objects plus other objects (which include Major Pain's and GZM's)
-Some personal objects I've been creating based both on models and other objects.
-Revise some small defaults (I know that's quite generic).

Patches

-Increase infantry's HP.
-Increase light armoured and non-armoured vehicles HP. Add some armour to all of them.
-Update track's lifetime and tone depending on the weight of the vehicles.
-Slightly increase turret's and track's rotating time. Decrease heavy weaponry reloading frequency.
-Decrease weaponry's attack power.
-Increase infantry's AT weaponry reload time.
-Revise the 25mm and 20mm guns.
-Decrease wheeled vehicles (specially civilian cars') speed.
-Update some weapons sounds.
-'Dustshoot' effect (?) 

Blue = Added
Red = Cancelled
Green = Accomplished

Mi-24 & Su-22M4


Unreleased CSLA 2.1

Those models were expected to be released as CSLA 2.1 about two years ago (November 2012), but we decided to expand the series and add more stuff so that we could create a bigger release: CSLA 3.0


What does ČSLA mean?

The Czechoslovak People's Army (Czech: Československá lidová armáda, Slovak: Československá ľudová armáda, ČSLA) was the armed forces of the Czechoslovak State from 1951 until 1990. On 14 March 1990 the Army's name was reverted to the Czechoslovak Army removing the adjective "People's" from the name. Since 1955 it was a member force of the Warsaw Pact.

The force was split into the Army of the Czech Republic and the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic after 1 January 1993 split of the two states.

Note: We, the ČSLA for Blitzkrieg team, use CSLA instead of ČSLA because it's much easier for us since the Č character isn't avalaible in our keyboards. However, we emphasize that the correct spelling of acronym/symbol is ČSLA.









So... the next one who dares to wonder what ČSLA means will be OT-something fired :)))

Small update for mappers

The following models were deleted from CSLA 3.0.:

- BRDM-2_Warsaw_Pact
- BWP-2

Moreover, the BTR-6OPB got its keyname changed to BTR-60PB. I've made sure that doesn't affect any of the already released maps.

More updates concerning the current work will be published soon.

CSLA 2.1's Yakovlev Pchela-1T

Model/Model: Soviet Man/Kevin
Skin: gagarin

The Abrams gets a new skin!

A year and half ago gagarin added this awesome skin to the MOD. Take a look at his work and make a small travel to the past by comparing it to the one made by Ice Bear, which was never released indeed, and posted on Christmas (image on the bottom).

Model/Model: Ice Bear
Skin: gagarin


Wrecks

A few months ago I posted on our old topic those wrecks I made based on CSLA 2.0's models...







CSLA 2.0's BRDM-1

Model/Model: Soviet Man/Kevin
Skin: gagarin

AH-64D - Just for fun!

I decided to update CSLA 1.1's AH-64A so that we could have another modern helicopter which could be used by those who want to create modern era maps based on facts that happened or that could have happened in the 90s and 2000s.

Model/Model: Soviet Man/Kevin
Skin: Ice Bear

Update on the to-do list (23/07/2014).


Tasks

-Update all the 2013/2014 releases and place them properly in the mod (icons, descriptions, xml values and so on). Replace the old models.
-New infantry for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the IDF army. + Blue Helmets + Animals
-Include the new sounds and weapons.
-Include gagarin's objects plus other objects (which include Major Pain's and GZM's)
-Some personal objects I've been creating based both on models and other objects.
-Revise some small defaults (I know that's quite generic).

Patches

-Increase infantry's HP.
-Increase light armoured and non-armoured vehicles HP. Add some armour to all of them.
-Update track's lifetime and tone depending on the weight of the vehicles.
-Slightly increase turret's and track's rotating time. Decrease heavy weaponry reloading frequency.
-Decrease weaponry's attack power.
-Increase infantry's AT weaponry reload time.
-Revise the 25mm and 20mm guns.
-U2's flying height.
-Check some building's icons.
-Check the concrete blocks.
-Big radar (Operation Vampire's) making the game crash when destroyed.
-Decrease wheeled vehicles (specially civilian cars') speed. 

Blue = Added
Red = Cancelled
Green = Accomplished

BRDM-2Rkh

BRDM-2RKh (khimicheskaya razvedivatel’naya mashina) – radiological-chemical reconnaissance vehicle with two KZO-2 rectangular dispensers for emplacing warning poles and flags around contaminated areas. The pole/flag dispensers are located on the rear corners of the vehicle's hull. The dispensers are normally covered with canvas and when required are positioned vertically over the rear of the vehicle. The specialized equipment consist of an automatioc gas detector GSA-12, a dosimeter DP-5V, a röntgenmeter DP-3B, decontamination apparatus DK-4K and semi-automatic detection devices PPKhR and VPKhR. The vehicle retains the original armament. The regimental chemical defence platoon and the divisional-level chemical defence company use it, as the does divisional reconnaissance battalion. It was also known under designations BRDM-2RKhA, BTR-40P-2RKh and BTR-40PB-RKh.

SPW-40P2 (Ch) – NVA designator for BRDM-2Rkh

Source: Wikipedia




BRDM-2RKh (khimicheskaya razvedivatel’naya mashina) – Vehículo de reconocimiento químico-radiológico equipado con dos dispensadores rectangulares KZO-2 para la colocación de postes y banderas de advertencía alreadedor de zonas contaminadas. Los dispensadores de postes/banderas están localizados en las esquinas traseras del casco del vehículo. Los dispensadores están normalmente cubiertos con lonas y cuando son requeridos se colocan en posición vertical en la parte trasera del vehículo. El equipo especializado consiste en un detector automático de gas GSA-12, un dosímetro DP-5V, un medidor de roetgens DP-3B, un aparto de descontaminación DK-4K y los sistemas semiautomáticos de detección PPKhR y VPKhR. El vehículo mantiene el armamento original. El pelotón de defensa química del regimiento y la compañía de defensa química a nivel divisional lo utilizan, como lo hace el batallón de reconocimiento de la división. También es conocido con las denominaciones BRDM-2RKhA, BTR-40P-2RKh y BTR-40PB-RKH.

SPW-40P2 (Ch) – Designación empleada por el NVA para el BRDM-2Rkh


Fuente: Wikipedia. Traducido al castellano por Kevin.


Defence of Homeland

CSLA 2.0 includes a reworked version of CSLA 1.1's original Defence of Homeland map, as well as the original one addapted to be used as a multiplayer map.

Have you ever wanted to take a look at the whole Defence of Homeland 2.0 map?


Getting some turrets smoothed.

The next CSLA 3.0 is planned to include several revisions of some of the 'models families', such as BRDM-2's (new animations and skins), BMP-2's (new animations and skins), M923's (new animations, models and skins), Tatra-813's (new animations and models), etc.

Maybe the 'family' that has been reworked that stands out the most is T-55's. Well, these models are done. They are based on original CSLA 1.0's model, created by Ice Bear and in the 3.0's have got, among other improvements, rotating wheels. So, if those models are done, why am I talking about them? The fact is that they still need a small improvement which is consisting on a revision of their turret. See the image attached above and you'll understand it.


On the left you can see the old one, on the right, the new one.

Alternative CSLA's storyline, by SVKblitz

Here's SVKblitz's storyline for CSLA. He posted it on our old topic (check the previous posts for more information) and I don't want you to miss it: Somebody can find useful and maybe even interesting enough to make a map based on it. That doesn't mean the next release will include maps based on that storyline, CSLA's storyline remains the same, but I am sure his work deserves being posted here so that you can all enjoy it.

SVKblitz is a young talented Blitzkrieg modder from Slovakia who is currently working along with Stanenberg (another modder and mapper from the community) on his own MOD: Operation Overlord. I want to wish them all the best in their project.
                                                                                                                                   
Mikhail Gorbachev  was elected General Secretary by the Politburo on 11 March 1985 with primary goal to revive the Soviet economy after the stagnant Brezhnev years. In an effort to revive the stagnant Soviet economy, in 1985 new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev began a process of increasing political liberalization in the communist one-party state. In 1985, he announced that the Soviet economy was stalled and that reorganization was needed. Gorbachev soon realized that fixing the Soviet economy would be nearly impossible without reforming the political and social structure of the Communist nation.

In Riga, Latvia, on 26 December 1986, in the early morning hours after a rock concert, some 300 working-class Latvian youths gathered in Riga's Cathedral Square and marched down Lenin Avenue toward the Freedom Monument shouting, "Soviet Russia out! Free Latvia!" Security forces confronted the marchers, and several police vehicles were overturned.

On August 23, 1987, on the 48th anniversary of the secret protocols of Molotov Pact between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin that ceded the three independent Baltic states to the Soviet Union in 1940, thousands of demonstrators marked the occasion in the capitals of all three Baltic states to sing anthems of independence and to hear defiant speeches honoring the victims of Stalin. On October 17, 1987 3,000 Armenians demonstrated in Yerevan complaining about the condition of Lake Sevan, the Nairit chemicals plant, and the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, and air pollution in Yerevan.

At the beggining of 1988 situation is starting to be very dramatical. Wave of anti-russian demostrations is flooding baltic republics and in March civil is starting on Caucasus. In april violence is expanding to western ukraine where ultranacionalists movements fight street battles with Soviet security units. As a reaction to this situation Gorbachev say its only temporary crisis and whole situation will be resolved soon. He also declare that isolation of eastern block will be ended and peace negotiations with NATO wil take place with effort to prevent demonstrations in satelite states at least for a while.
In may 9 after victory parade on Red Square Gorbachev presents his " 5 years 5 steps" plan whichs goal is end of Cold War and prevent threat of nuclear war in future.

 1 - withdraw soviet troops from Afghanistan to the end of year 1988

2 - start peace negotiations with NATO with effort to end Cold war and disband both military organizations (NATA and Warsaw Pact)

3 - resolve internal problems of Soviet Union (Baltic Crisis, Ukraine Crisis, Caucasus Civil War)

4 - start economical and social reforms, liberalization of society and end isolation of eastern block

5  - destroy at least 50% of worlds military material uncluding nuclear warheads to the 1993 - cooperating with United Nations

At the end of his speech Gorbachev say new era of modern communism is comming. After this speech whole eastern block is in euphory. However politic leaders and media on the west say Gorbachevs plan is unreal and whole Soviet block is near collapse.

In june civil war on Caucasus reach 5 000 dead and situation in baltic republics is critical.
In July 12 estonia declare independence from Soviet Union.  Latvia follow 2 days later and Lithuania follow in july 22.

In August after weeks of street fighting in Lviv and Kiev ultranacionalists declare independence of ukraine in Lviv but after operation by special forces,  most of radicals are captured. However from April to August 458 ultranacionalists,  92 member of security units and 6 special forces soldiers were killed in clashes.

In rest of the country is situation stabilezed and sitation in satelite states is stabilized as well as people wait for realization of Gorbachevs promising plan. However anti-soviet demostrations are starting in eastern germany.

As the Soviet Union is clearly collapsing,  USA realize that they have unique opportunity how to wipe out Soviet Union forever and take way to their resources such as oil, gas and coal.
They also realize China wont be be able to fight alone against USA in next 20 years and without USSR help Arab countries wont be able to resist agains Israel.

However in September 1988 Soviet miltary inteligence get information about NATO plan for massive preventive strike against targets in USSR with effort to wipe out nuclear werheads from action. They also get that USA want create pupet states in eastern europe and get acces to Soviet resources.

KGB is aware of this situation and in October a group of eight high-level officials within the Soviet government, the Communist party and the KGB form "State Committee on the State of Emergency". In October 7 1988 chairman of KGB Vladimir Kryuchkov make first public speech where he say following:

" In September we got shocked informations. Government of the United States doesnt want negotiate with Soviet Union about end of Cold War. What they want is Union itself.  We got informations about that USA are preparing massive preventive strike against our nuclear warheads when soviet union will collapse and there will be only Russia left.  Their goals are our resources and they want make slaves from our people. We cant allow them to do this!"

After this speech Gennady Yanayev continue:

" Leaders of our country are pushing us to the dark times. They are destroying our culture, our economy, our honour. Leaders of USA see our leader is weak and we are falling. They know if we will continue in this way we will collapse and they will be able to take our land without problems.  They want make slaves from all of us. Not only from Russians, but from other nations as well.  I say to all workers and farmers, we will resisnt egainst western imperialism and we well save our brave nations."

People in whole eastern block are shocked from this situation and massive demonstrations are starting across whole country. People want throw away Gorbachev and replace him with State Committee on the State of Emergency. At the end of october almost 75% of Soviet army is with State Committee side and in satelite states its around 50%.

Gorbachev declare thats are only KGBs lies and provocations so he keep 30% of Warsaw Pact army which are loyal to him. However State Comittee argument with that American soldier were spotted in baltic, caucasus , KGB has information about planned preventive  strikes against State Comittee and about planned NATO help for Gorbachevs loyalists.

Politic leaders in USA say KGB lie about situation but in fact NATO is preparing for attack and  the increased coverage and Media campaign against situation in USSR ramps up in intensity with effort to find excuse for military operation in USSR.

In November 1988 is Soviet Union de-facto divided into 2 parts and whole block is in total chaos. Germans use this situation and  they break Berlin Wall. In december soviet troops retreat from Afghanistan and from Germany. However some State Comittee troops refused retreat from est germany and  several clashes took place which left around 60 dead NATO soldiers and 90 dead State Comitte soldiers.

At the end of the year is situation in eastern block chaotical and whole block is close to huge civil war.

"Which faction would you like us to work on?"

This poll was created in the old CSLA 2.0 topic at Blitz Srbija and closed a few days ago. Since that topic doesn't exist anymore (it was erased by mistake by the forum's administrator, who I would like to thank for both his labour and efforts anyway) I am posting the results here.

Follow all the updates concerning the MOD development at the CSLA for Blitzkrieg Homesite.

Update on the to-do list (16/07/2014).

I expect to update this list every single monday. The next few weeks are going to be spent on cooling down and making a break on the project task. Then I'll see how I continue my task (I say "my" because the final points aren't neither skinners nor mappers tasks, but my job).

Units

-Centurion tank
-M-53/59 AA
-Warrior IFV
-FV-101
-FV-102


Tasks

-Update all the 2013/2014 releases and place them properly in the mod (icons, descriptions, xml values and so on). Replace the old models.
-New infantry for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the IDF army.
-Include the new sounds and weapons.
-Include gagarin's objects plus other objects.
-Some personal objects I've been creating based both on models and other objects.
-Revise some small defaults (I know that's quite generic).

Patches

-Increase infantry's HP.
-Increase light armoured and non-armoured vehicles HP. Add some armour to all of them.
-Update track's lifetime and tone depending on the weight of the vehicles.
-Slightly increase turret's and track's rotating time. Decrease heavy weaponry reloading frequency.
-Decrease weaponry's attack power.
-Increase infantry's AT weaponry reload time.
-Revise the 25mm and 20mm guns.

Blue = Added
Red = Cancelled
Green = Accomplished

Not this summer.


Updated the 24/07/2014

The work on CSLA 3.0 will be resumed, but I still don't expect it to be released before the end of the summer.

Bedford TM Mortar equipped

Model/Model: Armin van Bunsen/Kevin/Major Pain
Skin: gagarin

This one is expected to be the last model included in the CSLA 3.0 Release (16/07/2014 Update).