Firestorm: Red Thunder

It was a quiet morning near the town of Hof, the residents had become accustomed to sounds of tanks moving around over the past few days and the American and German forces moved into defensive positions. There was still hope that the tensions between the West and East could be resolved peacefully. Those hopes were shattered by the sound of an East German T-72 Tank Battalion crashing through the streets lead by Oberst Yates (funny name for a German...). The Ossies were supported by a battalion of Soviet T-72s lead by Polkovnik Turner-ovich.

Facing off against these two commanders a thin line of German Leopard 2 tanks under the able command of Hauptmann Haught and Team Yankee, a M1 Abrams company lead by Captain Townley.

The invading armies had crept up to their start lines under the cover of darkness and were now surging forward as two unstoppable blocks of armour and infantry, intent on overwhelming the brave defenders.

The Soviets and East German allies came rushing across the battlefield, heedless of casualties trying deparately to push the stubborn allies back. They quickly siezed the small down, the weight of the numbers to difficult to stop. It did not seem to matter how many vehicles the Western allies killed, there was always another one following close behind. TOW missiles flew across the battlefield as the Cobra helicopters desparately tried to steam the tide. Cannon rounds streaked towards enemy tanks, the lightly armoured East German tanks blew up easily but the Soviet T-72s were more stubborn.

BMPs and Hind helicopters managed to sweep around the flanks pouncing on the troops covering the rear of the tanks but were quickly dispatched. However the distraction was enough, the American and German troops were forced to retreat, pausing only briefly to pick up the survivors from the few (the very very few) allied vehicles that had been destroyed.

The Warsaw Pact had won the day, but the Allies had retreated in good order and left the wrecks of two battalions of armour in their wake. Hauptmann Haught and Captain Townley warned their men to prepare for more as this would only be the first of many battles to come.