This is a list of on-line quick reference links for the
real-world vehicles that are *reportedly* in the game
Battlefield 2 for Windows, according to:
http://www.bf2wiki.info/index.php
http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/home.jsp
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield2/preview_6119131.html
http://www.totalbf2.com/game/vehicles/
http://www.udjapan.net/special_sec/bf2/page/weapon.htm#1
This list is unofficial and may contain mistakes. It’s
not etched into stone and brought down from the mountain by
Moses.
PRC (People’s Republic of China, Zhong Hua Ren Min Gong
He Guo)
On the Chinese vehicles, the two Chinese words in the
PLA (People’s Liberation Army) insignia are Ba Yi, literally
“Eight One”, meaning “August 1st”, the PLA birthday, which
is celebrated every year.
The PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force) air
demonstration team is also called Ba Yi.
(IMO, the PLA insigniae on the Chinese vehicles are
beautiful.)
– FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle).
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/special/fav.asp
– J-10 (Jian-10). Fighter.
Unofficial nicknames: Lavi II.
In its screen shots, such as
http://files.ea.com/downloads/eagames/official/battlefield2/chinese/vehicles/j10.jpg
the J-10 has the nose code 81192 Red.
For BF2 modders looking for artwork inspiration, or
just for fun,
http://image2.sina.com.cn/jc/2005-04-19/U28P27T1D282162F26DT20050419114630.jpg
http://tuku.military.china.com/military/html/2005-04-16/8481.htm
http://www.afwing.com/gallery/j10.htm
have a “fan art” collection of J-10s in different markings,
such as “03” in the PLAAF air demo team Ba Yi, and as
Pakistani AF.
– Mi-17 Hip H. Transport Helicopter.
Also called Mi-8MT.
http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/helicopter/mi17.asp
In its screen shots, such as
http://files.ea.com/downloads/eagames/official/battlefield2/chinese/vehicles/mi17.jpg
the Mi-17 has the nose code 81811 White.
– NJ2046 (Nan Jing 2046). Heavy Jeep.
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/transport/nj2046.asp
– Su-30MKK or Su-30MK2 Flanker. Fighter/Bomber.
MKK is short for “Mnogafunctunali Kommercial Kitayski”,
meaning “Multifunctional Commercial for China”.
Unofficial (Russian) nicknames: Suhar (“Dried Crust”),
Sushka (“Drying”), TPFI (“Future Heavy Tactical Fighter”),
Zhuravlik (“Baby Crane”).
http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/fighter/su30.asp
In its screen shots, such as
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield2/screens.html?page=203
the Su-30 has the number 03.
– Type 85.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/d-30.htm
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/tubeartillery/towed_122.asp
– Type 95. AA (Anti-Aircraft) Vehicle.
Also called PGZ-95.
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/antiaircraft/type95.asp
– Type 98. MBT (Main Battle Tank).
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type98.asp
– WZ-10 (Wu zhuang Zhi sheng-10). Attack Helicopter.
The WZ-10 attack helo is probably based on the
British-Italian Agusta-Westland A129 International.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agusta_A129_Mangusta
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/agusta/
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/agusta/
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/wz-10.htm
and especially the Agusta-Westland official HP at
http://www.agustawestland.com/products01_01.asp?id_product=2
In its screen shots, such as
http://files.ea.com/downloads/eagames/official/battlefield2/chinese/vehicles/v10.jpg
the WZ-10 has the nose code 1881 White.
Incidentally, the A129 International and WZ-10 main
rotor has five blades, and the Italian Agusta A129 Mangusta
(Mongoose) has four.
OTOH, its text description in the BF2 official HP at
http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/armies.jsp
claims its “pilots sit side by side”, and the first
current or near-future attack helo with this config that I
can think of is the Russian Kamov Ka-52 Hokum B or
Alligator.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/ka-52.htm
In the end, IMO the screen shot is correct, and EA will
correct the text description.
At first glance, I thought the WZ-10 is a South
African Rooivalk.
In the English (South Africa) news site SABC News
(South African Broadcasting Corporation), an article at
http://www.sabcnews.com/politics/government/0,2172,382,00.html
reported:
“China shows interest in SA Rooivalk”
June 06, 2000, 12:45
Rooivalk attack helicopter could be sold to China.
China has shown an interest in buying South Africa’s
Rooivalk attack helicopter.
[…]
– WZ551. APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier).
Also called Type 90 or Type 92.
http://www.sinodefence.com/army/armour/wz551.asp
The WZ in WZ551 probably isn’t short for “Wu zhuang Zhi
sheng” (literally “weapon equipped, vertical ascend”,
meaning “attack helicopter”), unlike the WZ in WZ-10.
From turboshaft (2005.04.25):
In addition to the Type 90/WZ-551 APC, the WZ
designation is also applied to a number of other armored
vehicles including the Type 98 MBT (WZ-123), the Type 59
copy of the T-54 (WZ-120) and the WZ-701 CP.
According to the FAS, “Traditionally Chinese weapons
were given a simple ‘Type’ designator consisting of a two
digit year of manufacture or proposal followed by the
Chinese word for ‘type’, and the description of the weapon.
More recently designations have been based on a combination
of Pinyin letters and numbers that are independent of the
year of manufacture. Thus, a YW represents Armored
Personnel Carrier and a WZ represents Armed Vehicle.”
It gets more confusing, however. In addition to the
AFV and attack helo connotations, the WZ suffix is also
applied to Chinese UAVs (Wuren Zhencha, as in the WZ-5 copy
of the Firebee — also known as the WuChen-5 — and the
twin-engined Guizhou WZ-2000 UCAV).
And if that’s not bad enough, the WZ acronym is also
used for Chinese turboshafts, including the Wozhou-8 (WZ-8)
copy of the Turbomeca Turmo produced by the Changzou Lan
Xiang Machinery Works (Jiangxi Helicopter Engine Factory)
for the Chenghe Z-8 (which is now being re-engined with the
P&WC PT6B-67C), and the Wozhou-8 (WZ-8) copy of the TM
Arriel produced by the China National South Aero-Engine
Company (Zhuzhiu Aero Engine Factory, aka SAEC) for the
Harbin Z-9/WZ-9 family.
All of which presumably aids Beijing’s MILDEC/CI
activities.
– Z-8 (Zhi sheng-8). Transport helicopter.
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April 17, 2005 at 5:34 am