Armory Equipment Report

Download Pacific General Armory Equipment Roster 4.71 (3.7MB)
This self-installer will install all files and glossary updates on a clean install of PacGen without the need of any outside programs!

Download Armory Equipment Roster Bonus Pack 4.71 (305kb)
The Bonus pack contains detailed design notes, a complete Excel listing of all Armory Equipment, and a BMP file showing all 700+ icons in the Armory E-Roster at a glance

The Armory Bonus Pack file above includes a detailed Excel chart!
Don't have Microsoft Excel? Then download the free Win9X Excel Viewer 97/2000 from Microsoft (3.8MB)

IMPORTANT:

These new files are NOT from SSI. I am an average gamer just like you, who thought I could help improve the unit roster for Pacific General. I seek neither fame nor credit, I just enjoy the satisfaction of sharing this work with others! If for any reasons you have problems with these files, please don't contact SSI, as it's not thier fault, blame me! I'll be more than happy to answer anyone's questions about this unit roster, but please don't bother SSI for the files I've changed! My e-mail address is at the end of this read file.

This patch modifies pre-existing files in your Pacific General "data" subdirectory. Before installing the new equipment list, make sure to back up your entire original PacGen "Data" subdirectory, as this new equipment roster will change many of the files there. If you don't like what's been done with the new equipment, feel free to reload your "Data" subdirectory back into your PacGen directory!

WARNING:
You may install this new E-Roster and immediately resume any saved game you have in progress... however, many of your units may differ in their statistics, as many units have been slightly modified. You have been warned!

If this would annoy you, please finish your current saved game before using this new equipment list!

WHAT IS IN THE NEW EQUIPMENT ROSTER?
THE CHANGES/ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE:

Complete rework of entire E-Roster's unit-statistics for historically accurate ratings.
Some 1,200 unique units to create your army, navy and air force.
More then 400 new units added to the game over SSI's E-Roster
Greatly Expanded country rosters for better scenario designs.
Roughly 400 all new and/or improved unit-icons for the game.
Accurate ship silhouette icons for all navies of all nations
Glossary entries for all units (including new) and new more-detailed descriptions.
Many new nations added (Republican Spain, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey, Czechoslovakia and the Balkan states of Greece & Yugoslavia)
Working AI-controlled Coastal Batteries (they actually now fire on you!)
Easy to use one-click installer for entire Armory E-Roster update
The ONLY E-Roster that allows full access to the many new campaigns available for PacGen in the past year

For a really in-depth look into what has been done, feel free to look at the enclosed 'armory.xls' file, as it lists all units in detail.

ARMORY EQUIPMENT ROSTER RELEASES:

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Release 4.71
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Important statistical changes to towed ATG units making them more realistically susceptible to infantry attacks in combat; stat corrections to flame tank units, unit availability corrections for Commonwealth nations; Senpaku Kohei movement increased to three.

*Earlier Releases****************

Release 4.7 Added five new units (1 Japanese, 1 German & 3 Multiple Nations); The useless J8M has been replaced with the J7W Shinden; Vildebeest now available to Colonial Britain; multiple new unit icons; some misc tweaks to unit stats & glossary entries.

Release 4.6 Added eight new units (3 British, 2 Russian, 1 American, 1 Japanese, 1 Multiple Nations) including new classes of units such as seaplane tenders and monitors; important early war equipment for Russia; start dates to many early-war equipment corrected; multiple new unit icons; numerous misc tweaks to unit stats & glossary entries.

Release 4.5 Added nine new units (3 Japanese, 3 Russian, 2 French, 1 Multiple Nations) including important early war aircraft for Japan, Russia and France; start dates to many early-war equipment corrected; more Mongolian equipment made available; multiple new unit icons, including Japanese aircraft; Kamikaze jet aircraft (German and Japanese) no longer retreat from battle; numerous misc tweaks to unit stats & glossary entries.

Release 4.43 Added five new units (3 Russian, 1 American, 1 Multiple Nations) including Soviet Hvy Weapons infantry, 85mm AA & P-26 Peashooter; Gotland cruiser may now refuel seaplanes; G3M & G4M may now carry torpedoes; new icons for Soviet T28 & T35; '88 ATG now protects nearby units from aircraft attacks; All AA units now protect adjacent units from air attacks; Spain renamed "Nationalist Spain"; India renamed "Colonial India"; Sub Attack renamed "Special Attack"; numerous misc tweaks to unit stats, start dates & glossary entries.

Release 4.42 Added three new units (1 American, 1 Polish, 1 Multiple Nations); includes bug-fixes concerning AI reinforcements during a scenario... AI will no longer purchase odd units such as Cavalry on a massive scale; Garrison Infantry may now be transported by air or sea; low grade infantry movement corrected; two new/improved icons; Latin America receives more traditional equipment; several glossary updates/corrections.

Release 4.41 added two new units (1 German, 1 Multiple Axis); includes several bug-fixes to issues in v4.4, including a fix to submarines taking damage from surface ships in short range underwater attacks; also corrects a long existing problem of destroyer vs sub combat- differant classes of subs now have distinct advantages or disadvantages vs destroyers in combat; prevents combining of flak towers or garrison infantry with transport vehicles; eliminates RR Artillery from moving into forbidden terraign; PT & MTB shore attack values lowered; some glossary updates/corrections.

Release 4.4 corrected coastal forts under AI control not firing on ships and/or being invulnerable to certain units making them now permanently fixed; in addition to AI-fix, coastal artillery now more capable of engaging enemy surface warships; adds German siege & rail artillery; adds garrison infantry for all nations; rocket artillery corrections; stat correction for militia units; Soviet aircraft anti-ship ratings update; pre-dreadnought era ships now more vulnerable to torpedo strikes; multiple glossary updates/corrections.

Release 4.31 Enhanced stability with custom campaigns; Spain, China and Latin America receive more traditional equipment, Norwegian 37mm ATG removed (Norway had no ATGs), two improved unit icons, some unit glossary corrections.

Release 4.3
New nations: Republican Spain, Hungary, Belgium & the Netherlands
29 New Units (6 Spanish, 5 UK, 4 German, 4 Italian, 2 US, 2 Ax Balkan, 1 Hungarian, 1 French, 4 assorted)
23 New Unit sounds (stukas, nebelwerfers and a lot more!)
77 new/improved unit icons
Greatly enhanced/realistic Destroyer surface combat role
Reduced effectiveness of submarine shore bombardment
Created new land movement formula/scale
Add/Correct post-collapse Free French & Free Pole forces
Switch Recon level bombers to tactical bombers
A lot of under the hood fine-tuning:
New flag icons, standardized light/medium/heavy AA battery icons, recon level bombers reclassified as tactical bombers, all organic air transports now match colors of using nation, corrected statistics/start/end dates of many units, some units renamed to offer better/more useage in-game.

Release 4.21 Corrects end availability date on Swedish fighters.

Release 4.2 includes four all-new aircraft added to Sweden plus one for Germany, other aircraft made available for multiple minor powers, Air Defense units now available for the Allied Balkans, Bicycle Infantry now available to more nations, German Maultier gets a new icon, some glossary updates/corrections to Sweden and Italy.

Release 4.1, AKA: the "big gunship update". Roughly 100 new and/or improved naval icons introduced (the largest single influx since v3.0). Every major "gunship" from light cruisers through battleships now has a unique icon and look, from the "common" major power navies, to the most obscure ships from minor navies. Many other graphical fixes/upgrades to several units and to Spanish national flag. Twenty new units have been introduced in this version as well (5 Russian, 5 French, 2 German, 2 British, 1 Italian, 1 American, 1 Swedish, 1 Axis Balkan, 1 Balkan, 1 Low Countries). "Russia" is now named "USSR"; French naval aviation has been corrected (unused units removed, new ones added); German Schleisen classification changed from BB to CA. Availability and gun stats of several US units updated; Stability issues have been made to ensure the most stable gaming experience possible... Please read the installation instructions as they have been updated since v4.0.

Release 4.0 Added Turkey, Czechoslovakia and Allied Balkans to nations available in-game, complete with extensive additions for each nation's armed forces. "old" Balkans renamed to Axis Balkans. Hong Kong renamed to Colonial British. Added 21 new units (7 Czech, 6 Turk, 6 Greek, 1 Spanish, 1 Polish), Flag updates to multiple nations. Ying Swei reclassified as Light Cruiser.

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VERSION CONCEPTS... the Evolution of the Armory E-Roster
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Version 1.x releases of Armory E-Rosters (v1.0 to v1.4):

First release ever of a custom Equipment Roster (E-Roster) for Pacific General in 1997. The 1.x series focused on correcting the severe and major flaws SSI included in the original E-Roster. Severely skewed statistics were all addressed by the 1.x releases; Most of the unit statistical corrections were "borrowed" from the Panzer General 1 (PG1) database. 141 new units were added, especially missing units that portrayed a large role in the war but were not included in SSI's E-Roster.

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Version 2.x releases of Armory E-Rosters (v2.0 to v2.96):

First appearing in 1998 as a companion to the release of the Z-Plan campaign, this is where the Armory E-Roster established most of the standardized formulas still in use today (especially naval and aircraft). The PG1-style statistics of the 1.x releases were abandoned in favor of "proper" research and statistical formulas, all of which were applied in the 2.x series. With a solid standardized database, the addition of 151 all-new units was made possible during the 2.x series reign. The large number of new units to major and minor countries alike allowed for large numbers of custom scenarios and campaigns to be created. Most of the "classic" custom work for PacGen was done using the 2.x releases. As the 2.x series closed-out, it's final contribution was the option to install a complete unit glossary, something PacGen had been missing for years.

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Version 3.x releases of Armory E-Rosters (v3.0 to v3.21):

First appearing in the summer of 2003, the highlight of the 3.x series featured completely new unit-icon repackaging. Well over 300 new and/or improved unit-icons found it's way into the 3.x releases. Due to the ability to add all-new icons, equipment not previously included in prior releases (without a believable icon) were now suddenly possible. 23 new units were added as a result, including all-new classes of units; Seaplanes and Naval Mines. Special thanks to Jawn Henry and Radovan Nesic for their contribution of icons in the 3.x series and to Carl Johan Ankerstjerne for his programs that made the addition and distribution of new icons possible.

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Version 4.x releases of Armory E-Rosters (v4.0 to present):

Initially released as a "Christmas Present" in 2003, the 4.x series further exploited new concepts by adding long-overdue nations to the force-pool available in PacGen. Republican Spain, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey, Czechoslovakia and the Balkan states of Greece & Yugoslavia were made available in the 4.x series. To go along with these new nations, 110 new units and over 100 new icons have been added to date. One of the longest awaited problems from the SSI E-Roster was finally corrected... coastal forts now fire on enemy ships!

Currently, the Armory E-Roster has added roughly 416 units over SSI's E-Roster, multiple new nations, hundreds of new uniticons, new classes of units & has corrected countless unit statistics for better balanced/realistic gameplay.

-Fine

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NEW ADDED UNITS:

German Units:
Pz-IA, Pz-IIA, PZ-IIF, Pz-IIIG, Pz-38t(A), Pz-38t(F), Pz-IVC, Pz-IVE, Pz-IVF1, Pz-IVF2, Pz-IVJ, Pz-IV Tauchfahig, PzIII Tauchfahig, PzIII Flammenwerfer, Pz35R, Pz38H, PzB2, Maus, StugIIIF/8, Sturm Tiger, PzWerfer42, Stormtroopers, Cavalry, Infantry 41, HW 41, Waffen SS (1940 & 1944), Engineers (1943), Gebirgsjäger, Motorcycle Inf, Armored Car, Gerät 040, Railroad Artillery, He-60, Ar-196, Bf-109b, Me-109t, Me-155, He-51b, Avia B534, FW-190c, FW-190g, Ta-152H, Go-229, Fi-167, HS-123, Ju-86D, Ju-87A, Ju-87B, Ju-87C, Ju-87G, FW-200, Me-110c, Me-110d, Me-110g, Me-110d4, Me-210a, Ar-234, Hs-129, Fi-103, Type-H BB, Bismarck 1943 BB, Scharnhorst 1943 BB, Type-P BC, Schlesien BB, Hipper 1944 CA, M Class CL, Leipzig 1943 CL, Konigsberg CL, Auxiliary Cruiser, Narvik DD, U-Boat Type IIb, U-Boat Type VIIa, U-Boat Type VIIc, U-Boat Type XXI, U-Boat Type XXIII, S-Boat, U-Boat Bunker, Flak Tower, 40mm AA

British Units:
LT MkIV, LT MKVIB, Mk I CS, Crusader II CS, Churchill I, Churchill V, Churchill Crocodile, Valentine Mk X, Daimler SC, Humber IV, Royal Marines 1941, Royal Marines 1944, Indian Infantry, Island Guerrillas, Motorcycle Inf, Bishop SPA, Fairey Seafox, Skua MkII, Hawker Osprey, Walrus, Blen MkIV, Wellington, Fairey Battle, Tempest V, Short Sunderland, Halifax, Hudson, Vanguard BB, Lion BB, Hermes CV, Courageous CV, Illustrious CV, Monitor CA, Norfolk CA, Hawkins CA, Southampton CL, E-Class CL, Modified Dido CL, Arethusa CL, Uganda CL, Thames Sub, O Class sub, U Class sub, Mk I Chariot sub, Town DD, A Class DD, Hunt DD, MTB DD, Crusader AA, 3.7" AD

Russian Units:
KV-IA, KV-85, BT-7A, M4A2 Sherman, SU-122, FAI, Engineers 1944, Infantry 42, Infantry 44, HW 1936, HW 1942, 8.5cm AD, Partisans, I-15 Yak-3, Polikarpov R-5, La-5, KOR-1, KOR-2, Sukhoi Su-2, Tupolev TB-3, Sovetskiy Soyuz BB, Kronshtadt BC, Krasnyi Kavkaz CA, Krasnyi Krym CL, Komintern CL, Gnevnyj DD, Uragan DD, Malyutka sub, ZIS 42

U.S. Units:
Motorcycle Inf, Philippine Infantry, Island Guerrillas, M4A1(76), Wyoming BB, New York BB, New Mexico BB, North Carolina BB, Wasp CV, Langley CV, Fletcher DD, Clemson DD, Cannon DE, SOC Seagull, OS2U Kingfisher, P-38E Lightning, P-26 Peashooter, SB2U Vindicator, Hudson, DUKW 6x6 Amphibious

Japanese Units:
Type 89 Otsu tank, E13A Jake, F1M Pete, A6M5 Zero, Aichi D1A, J7W Shinden, Yokosuka B4Y, Mitsubishi Ki-30, Ohka Kamikaze, Ise CVB, Taiho CV, Unryu CV, Taiyo CVE, Seaplane Carrier CV, Myoko CA, Furutaka CA, Tenryu CL, Yugumo DD, Matsu DD, Minekaze DD, Patrol Boat DD

Canadian Units:
LT MKVIB, Valentine VI, Ram Mk I, Ram Mk II, Sherman Grizzly, 2 Pdr ATG, 6 Pdr ATG, 25 Pdr Art, 6" Gun, Skink AA, Uganda CL, Town DD, Saguenay DD, Fraser DD, Hurricane I, Spitfire I, P-40 Warhawk, Spitfire VB, P-51B, Mosquito Mk II, Blen Mk IV, B-25B Mitchell, Typhoon IB, Hudson

Italian Units:
CV33 Tankette, M11/39, CA P26/40, Infantry 1943, Infantry HW 1943, Paratroopers 1943, Bersaglieri 1943, Alpini Inf, Engineers, Motorcycle Inf, Armored Car, Sem M-42 105/25, 20mm AD, 90mm SPAD, 40mm AA, Ro 43, CR32, G50 Freccia, MC200 Saetta, Cant Z.1007, Fiat BR20, Trento CA, Balzano CA, Garibaldi CL, Navigatori DD, SLC Maiale

French (National & Vichy) Units:
H38, H39, FT-17, Legionnaire, Free French Commandos, Panhard 178, Courbet BB, Duquesne CA, Duguay-Trouin CL, Emile Bertin CL, Sucouf Sub, D510, D-373, Potez 63, V-156F, PL-7, LN-401, Loire 130, MB200

Swedish Units:
Strv m/37, Strv m/38, Strv m/40, Strv m/42, J 8, J 9, J 11, J 20, J 21A, J 22, Hawker Osprey, Saab B-17, Saab B-18, B 3, B 5, S 16, Fokker CV, Sverige CA, Oscar II CA, Gotland CL, Fylgia CL, Wrangel DD, Goteborg DD, MTB DD, Draken Sub

Finnish Units:
Pz-IVJ, StuGIIIG, Vickers 6-Ton B, Armored Car, F2A Buffalo, Fiat G50, Fokker DXXI, Curtiss Hawk75A, Gloster Gladiator, Blen Mk I, Do-17Z, Vainamoinen CA, MTB DD, Vetehinen Sub, Vessikko Sub

Norwegian Units:
Fokker CV, Norge CA, Sleipner DD, MTB DD, B Class Sub

Spanish Units (Nationalist):
Pz-IA, CV33, FT17, Verdeja tank, Legionnaire Inf, Breguet Bre 19, He 111E, Canarias CA, Galicia CL, Navarra CL, Churruca DD, Alsedo DD, General Sub

Spanish Units (Republican):
International Brigade, FT17, Nieuport Ni-D 52, Breguet Bre 19, Espana BB, Galicia CL, C-Class Sub, Churruca DD, Alsedo DD

Netherlands:
Armored Car, Fokker DXXIII, Fokker G1, Fairey Seafox, Fokker TV, Fokker CV, Hudson, Java CL, Tromp CL, O12 Sub

Belgium:
AMC 35, FT17, Armored Car, Fairey Fox VI, Fairey Battle

Czechoslovakian Units:
T-33, LT-35, LT-38, Avia B534, Avia B71, Aero 304, Aero MB200

Turkish Units:
He 111E, Yavuz BB, Hamidieh CL, Medjdieh CL, Kocatepe DD, Ay Class Sub

Polish Units:
Lancers, Vickers 6-Ton A, Armored Car, Gryf CL, Burza DD, Grom DD, Wilk Sub, Orzel Sub

Balkan Units:
Vickers 6-Ton A, Armored Car, Me-109E, Breguet Bre 19, Georgios Averoff CA, Helle CL, Aetos DD, Kondouriotis DD, Nereus Sub

Hungarian Units:
Turan I, Turan II, Armored Car, Zrinyi II, CR32, Me-110G, Ju-86D, 40mm AA

Axis Balkan Units:
R35, Armored Car, PZL P24, IAR-80, Avia B534, Regele Ferdinand DD, 40mm AA

Australian Units:
County CA, Birmingham CL, Vampire DD

Portugese Units:
Vickers 6-Ton A, Albuquerque DD, Douro DD

Misc additions:
Allied Infantry 1941, Multi-nation Garrison Infantry, Minor Axis Militia, Seaplane Tender, Allied Q-Ship, Multi-nation Patrol Boat, Naval Mines, Allied Hudson, Minor Country Artillery, Tropical Fortress, Radar Stations, Fire Control Bunkers, Armed Merchant, 9.5" Coastal Battery, 14" Coastal Battery, Bicycle Inf, Danish Fokker CV, Latin America Vickers 6-Ton A

IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING:

I'm a big-time student of WWII history, and have been studying the subject for more than 20 years. I have a large collection of WWII referance material, and thought I could put it to good use on the Pacific General unit roster. I find Pacific General to be a game with a lot of great potential, and with it being the last in SSI's five-star game series, I'm doing my best to contribute to making the Battle Generator a great utility.

If you see anything in this roster that seems missing, or seems in error, feel free to drop me some e-mail, and I'll see about adding it into the roster, or fixing the stats. Alot of time went into working this roster to it's current state, and we are talking about going over well over a thousand units... it can be an eye-strain, so please forgive me if I missed anything, and just let me know what you think!

FOR THE CURIOUS:

Below are some of the "easier" formulas to explain... I'm not going to list the more "technical" attack and defense formulas because they go into a lot more than hard stats (for infantry, it includes quality of basic training and tactical doctrine for instance)... In other cases such as ship defense ratings, more than just the armor belt is factored in, such as compartmentization and quality of the steel used in the manufacturing of the ship in question... however, some of the "simple" formulas are the following:

Tank Speed Ratings:
Top road speed; Kilometers Per Hour (KPH)
1-13=2 / 14-22=3 / 23-36=4 / 37-44=5 / 45-54=6 / 55-80=7 / 81-??=8
Game Speed listed as 'equals'

Tank Speed Ratings:
Top road speed; Miles Per Hour (MPH)
1-8=2 / 9-14=3 / 15-22=4 / 23-27=5 / 28-33=6 / 34-50=7 / 51-??=8
Game Speed listed as 'equals'

Aircraft Speed Ratings:
Miles Per Hour (MPH) top speed at premium altitude
100-150=8 / 151-200=9 / 201-250=10 / 251-300=11 / 301-350=12 / 351-400=13 / 401-450=14 / 451-500=15 / 501-550=16
Game Speed listed as 'equals'

Aircraft Fuel Ratings:
Simple enough, the actual range in miles, which includes drop tanks if commonly used, with the last digit dropped or rounded up. For example:
423 mile range in real life = 42 fuel rating in game
657 mile range in real life = 66 fuel rating in game

Ship Speed Ratings:
Knots of ship at top speed
10-19=3 / 20-23=4 / 24-26=5 / 27-30=6 / 31-33=7 / 34-38=8 / 39<=9
Game speed listed as 'equals'

Ship Fuel Ratings:
Simple enough, the actual range in nautical miles (normally cruising speed), with the last two digits dropped or rounded up (divide by 100), plus 30. For example:
8,000nm range in real life = 110 fuel rating in game (8000/100 = 80+30 = 110)
1,860nm range in real life = 49 fuel rating in game (1860/100 = 18.6 [round to 19] 19+30 = 49)

Carrier Capacity Ratings:
Maximum aircraft carried
1-20=1 / 21-35=2 / 36-50=3 / 51-65=4 / 66-80=5 / 81-100=6 / 101+=7
Game hangar capacity listed as 'equals'

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CREDITS:

Of course a lot of credit to the folks at SSI for giving us this great game, and to everyone on CompuServe and the Armory Forum who have given me some idea inputs as to what to change or add to the roster. Thanks to Jawn Henry and Radovan Nesic for their contribution of icons in v3.0 and thanks to Carl Johan Ankerstjerne for his programs that helped make many changes possible! A very special thankyou to Franci Roberto (the official Armory "Programmer") for all his help with making the distribution of the Armory E-Roster to all PacGen fans as easy as a mouse click!

If you'd like to find out a little more about the author of the Pacific General Equipment Roster, check out the interview conducted by the Gamer's Net by clicking here!

By Steven A. Strayer