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WARSAW PACT PLAN
Use main force, infantry and two 3x T-72 Companies to attack and capture the objectives.
Send the BMP-2 supported by one 3x T-72 Coy against the US flank hoping to get at the rear of the attack or disrupt the US artillery.
TANK BATTALION
HQ
T-72
FORMATION UNITS
3x T-72
3x T-72
3x T-72
Medium BMP-2 Motor Rifle Coy
9x BMP-2
2x BMP-2 Recon
2x SA-13 Gopher
SUPPORT UNITS
4x Mi-24 Hind
M113 MECH COMBAT TEAM
HQ
M113 Combat Team
FORMATION UNITS
Full M113 Platoon
Full M113 Platoon
3x M1 Abrams
2x M901 ITV
2x M901 ITV
2x M901 ITV
SUPPORT UNITS
6x M109 Artillery Battery
-Laser Guided Projectiles
Fire Support Team
4x M163 VADS Vulcan
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NATO moved to contest the objectives with their infantry supported by the M901 ITV platoons.
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Soviet Tank Battalion stuck to Operation Tukhachevsky as planned.
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Initial casualties on both sides low
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BMP-2's got into MG range of the US infantry causing losses to the Dragon AT teams.
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For the next few turns the battle around the objectives heated up. Due to strong AA defences the Soviet player held the Hinds off the table. Finally the Soviets got the upper hand when they destroyed all but one of the M901 ITV vehicles.
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Meanwhile the BMP-2 losses were starting to mount, the Recon platoon was lost and the rest were being lost to attrition.
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The Soviet infantry was heavily targeted by artillery and pinned, so it actually had to retreat a bit or face repeat bombardments.
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The NATO Commander made a grievous mistake. He moved his Abrams against the BMP-2 to secure his artillery.
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The secondary attack had served its purpose.
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The Soviets lost all units on the NATO side of the board but in the absence of the Abrams tanks a golden opportunity to win presented itself.
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Moving all attacking units and calling in the Hinds brought the entire weight of the Soviet Firepower against the US infantry with the Soviet infantry in position to follow up with an assault.
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Air defenses destroyed two hinds but the US infantry was annihilated.
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Warsaw Pact secured the objective.
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Three Units lost. BMP-2 Recon, BMP-2 Transports and one T-72 company.
In addition 2x T-72 were lost, 2x Hinds and 5x infantry teams.
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ACCEPTABLE CASUALTIES
-60% Combat efficiency remaining for further Breakthroughs.
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4-3 win
Once again Red Alert, you set the standard for Battle Reports. Great Job Bravo Zulu
75 Points is a fun level of points.
Keep them coming and keep having fun….
Klute
Very nice game and interesting layout 🙂
Congrats Comrade Commander!
Agreed, it is worth the time. Make for a fun read
Nice battle report.
Nice looking battle report! Great job, and congratulations on the win!
Is it possible for you to publish it so everyone can see, and not warsaw 😛
+++ HOW TO SET UP A GOOD BATTLE REPORT
I wrote a guide as to how to set up a good Battle report: https://firestorm.warconsole.com/briefing/topic/guide-to-setting-up-a-good-battle-report
As for different coloured pictures, I just have an old computer. First I use Paint to put in “effects” and words. Then I simply use Microsoft Pictures Manager to play around with colours until I get them were I want.
It is trial and error, takes a little time but I think it is worth it 🙂
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Are using Russian form of teaching on Gandhi ?
Good to see that a lofty General-Leytenant can still lead a tank battalion!
Interesting idea representing nightfall in the pictures, might adopt it myself!
I’m jealous of those filters. Great battle! Another victory for the Motherland!
Glory to the Soviet!
Nice game!!
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The People Won Comrade
That is always the right side.
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Nice report and nice pics 🙂 to bad the wrong side won 😉