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    rT ff i tH rt YA Ul] COLD WAR “nt BUROPE ATLANTIC OCEAN NORWAY UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE SPAIN ALGERIA, MOROCCO t MEDITERR SEA andestanser, hanno mat ts Peele 29 duly: yt 3 the current crisis looks to be without a peaceful resolution. The Federal Republic of Gernany will stand fast with our HATO allies and face any aggression directed against Y LIBYA oar nation and Buzope. We stand as one.” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hamburg 4 August: “teri wiet forces crossing Reports are coming in of Soviet Tre bondoc, fron Cubrek An te Horth 0 the mech border in the south, and engaging se oneee teed agune tens Initial reports have the Eundesvehr até NATO forces folding their ground. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hamburg 30 duly: ‘Reports of NATO mobilisation have been fooding in j tron a1 over Burope. The Bundesvehr nave acbilised theix regular forces and moive tecop novonoato have been otserved as Feders1 units move up to the easter border. Anericen, British, Dutch, ET} Eeigian and Danish troops have aloo began taking up positions in the Federal Republic. 24 Mong the Ssst German and Czech borders locals report increased activity, mostly at night, as the troops of the Wazoaw Pact aloo muster.” Beeeterem migeataeranns Gtannover General News) 5 August Dies ya ete me cent ines it uxging the citizens of Lower Sexony, cast of Hannover to evacuate westwards. Various train J snd bus services have been arranged by the Lover ‘ i - Saxony administeaticn to help evecuate citizens. ) (ONION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS) ete ait catinre cis tha basiee regions. People are advised 1f they fnd themselves 4in the conbat zone to ronain in their basenents and to avoid eneay troops.” Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen First German Television) Dp 10 Angus me a | “I'm here reporting from Qstercappein on the south bank of the Mitteland anal at the Highway £1 crossing. There is a stream of military trucks across ‘the bridge and heading south down Highway 65 towarde Osnabriick. I recently spoke to some nearby soldiers, ‘and though they vouldn’t give me any details for security reasons, they told ue the fight was: continuing north of here and NATO vill strike back.” \RRANEAN SAUDI ARABIA 3EA ef royrr WWW. TEAM-VANKEE com The Cold War .. ETAT ++2 Panzeraufklarungs Kompanie....... 28 Wes Germany Re 4 Panevaufeirungs Kompanic 29 The Buradeswchr Goes To War 6 Luchs Spah Trupp 50 Panzer Division 1. (8 _eopu Pina Zag: x0 vuchs Punveraufilirungs Zug. 3 Kampfgruppe Miller. . seeseeeeee WL Poke Tianspore uM Panzer Division 1 Forces 1B Geyand Flakpancer Batere 2 Force Diagram 9 Fhegerfiust Gruppe 32 Panzer Kompanic. sess. 20 Panzer Division 1 Support............2+.+ 38 Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie 1 PAH Ancitank Helicopter Hight 3 Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 22 Roland Flaakpanzes Batre 4 M1096 Purveratillri Batcre LARS Raketenwerfer Bate 34 Jaguar 1 Jogdpanzer Zug 23. M30? % Panzergrenadier Kompanie.. ceenn 2a; Tera Strike Alghe 35 Marder Panzergrenadier Kompanie Marder Pan Marder Transport Jaguar 2 Jagdpaner Zug M13 Panzermérser Zug 26 6 sadiet Zag Special Rules. Scenarios . ; At the Forward Edge of Battle Debying Atack Planking Avack Painting West German Forces........ 38 39 wi 46 atures ad, 2016, ISBN: 9730084120663 ere Barto) Cored Womed es Geer a " Pa res Caio ares ™ tend eo Cou Fa aon Pr fa Carer) a ie ad a Perr FORCES NGF POLAND & < FS oI a 3 is} w i ea yma colt fold fo) fa te) Cee” <= CZECHOSLOVAKIA ’4" CZECHOSLOVAK Sy rg A major reason for Wet Germany's WAR STRATEGY defence of the border aren with for corporation into NATO vas that During the 1960s and 1970s NATO. watd-deployed combac unis. Although without German manpower it woukl planning revolved around the early use depth was considered. necessity, the pare been imposible o fis cnowgh GF nuclear weapons against a massive fPwankedeployed units were to be the ie Warsaw es 10 rest a Se ct atick, Unsurprisingly, stongest. Counterattacks were ta be the West German government vay smaller and mote frequent, rather than 1g Wolrmacht (the i former high-rank larger and more ambitious in scope opposed to any strategy that would formed to ciscussand plan the rebuili- There were doulksin NATOLepecilly ay | f the German Armed Force. among the West Germans, whether mer General der Peneertruppen oF conventional combined the We weal policy ry pertons could be J defensive phss contineed by the Wor German to rely on miear weapons . — Te wasnt unl che Hasso von Mamteuf xe parliament imo the 1 To avoid asociating Germany’s new mil- mid-1970s that NATO fee chete were of WWIL, a conscious decision was made forces in Europe to conduct an effective Ny reformers of the eatly 19° cenrury. ‘The of nuclear weapons Burdewehr sas offically formed on 2 November 1985, the 200° birthday During the 1970s the Heer (the ground frees of the Banedeswchr) focused 01 reformer Scharnhorst. Over time, th Bundeswehr vent on w develep its own, Bundes o pene comserip ioc nscrpes served for 12 months before returning to civilian life, where they went into the reserve and could be called up in times of eis or wat. These teserves points 10 be allocated out to bring mobilised unis up to strength, This stance was taken due to lack of space to operate in, and the lack of reserve forces For sich counteratacks Later, mobile defensive tactics were developed that emphasised phases of olay aver a limited depeh, followed by ‘main defence wih srong forces, backed With counterattacks by grouped units fiom che delaying force and units with drawn from lsstheeatened ates GROWTH OF THE BUNDESWEHR NATO fo 1980s, bur the tactical deciine of hold: grew stronger in the ing our a che forward edge of the battle aca still dominated West German Heer commanders thinking into the mid-1980s NaTO army in central Europe with a strength The Bundestchr was the Ia 1F495,000 regular perioanel and about 1,000,000 reserves. In 1980 the Heer introduced a new organization stroceure, Heer 4 Uesigned to allow i to react swily to changing developments oa the batvefeld, Signifcane changes were made ar the brigade and battalion level. The number of combat batelions in the brigades was raised fom three £0 four and composite cank and armoured infantry battalions ereated with both wypes of compan under the one batalion command In the field platoons were ofien sseapped between companies, so chat a Panzergrenadier Kenpanie (Aammouced Infantry Company) would. opera with a Panzer Zug (Tank Pltoon) tached andthe Passer Kempo (Tank Companywould receive a Panzergrenadier — Zug (Aervoured Infantry Platoon! The army filled chece comps uncer NATO, one each in the three main army groups, The 1" German. Corps was. in the Northen Acmy Group (NORTHAG) with the Dutch, Brith ind Belgians. The 3° German Corps was south of the Begians in the Central Army Group (CENTAG) with ewo US Corps. Final, the eat lathe Suen Asay) Gore (SOUTHAG) facing Crechoslovakin, with French support In addition, one German division was allocated co Land Forces Jutland (LANDJUT) defend the Baltic approaches and. Denmark alongside the Danish forces ‘THE*BUNDESWEHRYGOES*T OWA Panzer Brigade 2 HQ, 3 August 1985 Before presenting his final instructions to his staff, Oberst Karl Hauff stepped closer to the map to study the symbols that represented the units of Panzer Brigade 2 and the divisional support elements attached to it. To him, they were more than neat blue markings meticulously posted to the map by his staff. To him, they were men, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles. and self-propelled guns. They were all out there in the pre-cawn darkness waiting. Waiting for other men represented by red symbols to cross line that had divided his country for forty. vears. It was inevitable, he sadly concluded, this day would come, a day that would determine, once and forall, the fate of Germany and its people. Turning, Hauff took a moment to study the faces of men he'd honed into an effective instrument of war. He knew that behind the dispassionate expressions each wore like masks, they entertained the same niggling apprehensions that haunted him. “This is not the time to give into your fears,’ Hauff concluded as he drew himself up. “We are ready," he declared crisply. “The motto of this division is ‘Go! Ler’s Tackle It! It is what is expected of us, and what we must do. Ino one has any questions, you are dismissed. There were no questions. MOBILISATION positions. The 3 German Corps took 1" British Corps while swinging thelr Positions o the north of the Americans northern flank southwest co maintain to Frankfurt, while the 2% German ing a series of delaying actions and With the tension in the Persian Gulf July and the holding the Fulds Gap and the route contact with the Dutch. Afier fi ec nes CUS cv oueereucigabeme (Gu imnounced the call up of We River between Niraburgand Munich, Corps eventually pulled back acros ‘German reseryes on 29 July, and the the Mielland Kanal (Midland Cana the Budeswehron THE ATTACK to esablish new defensive posiions During the early hours of 4 August around Osnabrick Although sxgotiations were ongoing 1985 the Sovier 34 Shock “Army ache government level nthe hope af cased into she [= Geman Corps, THE CENTRE the north the Soviee 2"! Guards Tank “The 3° Gecman Corps in CENTAG Army thrust through the area held by became embroiled in the 2 diplomatic solution, the Bundeswehr continued is mobilisation, petting into action all the years of prepare 2ereergrenadir’ Division 6 towards the Fulda Gap as che Soviet 8° Guards tions and taining that had resdied Hamburg. They found no Dutch Army punched chrough the area. They ic for wat, Their Alles in the Durch 22P% oaly Germans who had spread joined the Americans in defending the {f out thinly hold the front. The Soviet position, launching spoiling atcack to thrust pushed on through — slow the Red Army’ advance, event government awaited the outcome the negotiations before mobilising thereby delaying the deploymene ofthe Towards Hamburg and Bremen, ally bringing it toa halt by 12 August hounded ar every: ain by continuous German counterattacks. The units of THE SOUTH the 1* German Corps were too fow in ‘The 1F Netherlands Corpsto theirpostions to the north of the 1® German Coops, German Comps faced the This forced the Germans to redeploy fnumber to delay the Soviews for long. Czechs and supporting Soviets along forces to cover the Dutch posiions fren with reservist oops making ¢he Danube River valley as they thrust ‘many units over strength, buc their towards Munich. Further east Soviet as well as their own, Panzergrenadier Diviion 6, the sl in LANDIUT, d ite intended positions. The Dutch 1 Aimoured Division deployed in che middle of the Dutch sector while the Lanzer Division 3 seetched northward A Soviet aitbome landing around and. remnants of the Austrian Army to meee them, The spread-out posi- Bremen and Bremerhaven aitempied fought delaying sctions all along tionsofthe I" German Corpsleftthem 0 cut off the Dutch and German the fiont as they played for time. exposed to attacleby two Soviet armies, troops as they withdrew wesewanls, bur Meanwhile, the 2" French Corps had 12" Guards Tank Army in the north vigotous defence by reserve units was been joined by the I" French Cons Army c itssouth, able to held the way open and reinforced the SOUTHAG fions, eventually halting the enemy advance west of Munich, German division ployed. south of © went some way towards slowing forces quickly cnished resistance tn the advance and allow the rest of the neural Auseria and launched drive sins cowards around Bremen and Bremethaven. Munich from the south. ‘The Germans 1 Netherland Corps to get imo action through the mo and the 3" Shock West Germany's 2°! and 34 Coxp? A new defence was quidldy established modiisition and deployment went along the Weser and Aller Rivers, man Corps wiehdrew in smoother Units filed our with ‘The 1° G reserviss and took up their defensive concace with the northern flank oF the 5 FRANCE Cae ee »; cD eee GERMANY nig poine at Wollsbun would retire behind Brigades THE SOVIETS ATTACK nd deployment had ral i 72 main battle tanks in th, which forced the NORTHWARD DEFENCE COUNTERATTACK wa THE FRONT SWINGS pushed back pase Hamburg, Bremen, finally heyond their own borders, In che meursime Panzer Divison 3 had drawn through the Durch ross the Mivtllend Kanal (Midland 1 screened hem as they continued thsir run Shock Army, With ees Cologne NATO STRIKES BACK Wich cexhansed by fer NATO command decides defence across all her Sovier reinforcement artive. In NORTHAG an attadk, led by the S Corps, is launched fiom the British bulge southwest of Hanover towards Wilhelnshaven. Its aim Is 9 xt off the Soviet and Polish forces that had advanced into. the Netherlands hough led by the Americans, the force 10 Minclland Kanal, Pave formed defensive brigdeheads at a sumber of key bridges, holding chem until both civilians and withdrawing roops had crossed Di Miteland Kanal and to up defen the Dutch border to reotganise NATO REINFORCEMENTS in the meantime the 3° US Corps had moved up from reserve t join the 1 Brieih Comps co prepare for a major coun: terofirsive noriinanls’ vomand Bremen and Hamburg Ei) Mae GERMANY was made up of units from US, Britis Belgian, and German divisions. Danser Di Division Paneer German Corps and ‘quickly carn from defence to aac Pier Dives he northera Netherlands of Soviet and Polish force 7 will push north co while Panzer Division 1 will push along the Durch border cowards Bremerhaven and left flank of che Hamburg on. the 3 US Comps’ chrus P Under the command of the 3! US (Corps.a multinational force of German, US, British ane Belgian units assembled for theattack, Pacer Dirison 1 deploy on dhe lef of che main US chruse to smash through the forces facing thir positions west of Osnabrtick, before curting across the lines of supply and communications of the 20° Guards Aimy: Both the Tank Army and and the Guards relitivly Fes protect the fank of the 3°! US Corps, the rear by the Soviets of their Polish The war had The Germnans-alse play 2 leading ral in the CENTAG counterattack, ‘Th man Corps makes it tothe inner the 7 US 10 spring ‘dons and Isunch towards Leipzig and Berlin in Past Germany Once these objectives are secited NATO’ neve the war to the Warsaw Tact and fol ive will be 10 take loweup their success wich a drive into Eas: Germany Extract from the War Journal of Kompanie 2, Panzer Bataillon 24 4 August 1985 Pursuant to orders fron bsttalion, Xoupanie 2 occupied its primary ighting positions esst of Slpplingburg, at 0595 hro Alpha, innediately followed by stand-to. Initial fron north to south were as follows; diopeaitions, = Panzer 2ug 2 = Panzer Jug 2 = Pangexgrenadier Zug 2, Honpanie 7, Panzergrenadier Eataflion 22 = Conpany HQ section = Panzer Jug I ‘The frot indication hostilities hed commenced case promptly at 0400 hre when Soviet artillery commenced bontardaent of positions occupied by the divisional covering force. tetamnecnenamansinanstocctiaancin settee: org cans Pa oo pa frei pros xt eine witht ie a th oe 3 PANZERZUG 2] ia aie ee ee ted Eee de te ae Haupomann (Captain) Ernst Miller’ panzer company 24, Panzer Brigade 2, of 1zer Diviion 1. Mobilisation and deployment had been Wich his small Kempfruppe (Baulegroup) he was to hold vas par of Panzer Bitaillon ‘of Sipplingenburg on the L644 road leading fron the northern suburbs of Helistadt for as long as possible To the North was the Autobahn 2 motorway and P Beraillon Panzergrenadier Batsll 1 rush of checking equipment and logis whole brigade prepared to take up theis forward pescions tasks as the 23, 1 his south was st of Braunschweig. Under his command he bad three the rest of hie battalion ler Zug which had been attached 22, Forward of his position were nzer Zige (Tank Piatoons), and a Pence in Helmstade. Miller had deployed his platoons along ch (Armoured Infantey. Platoon eastern ed of Slipplingenburg facing the L644, From th from Panzergrenadier Bauilen 22 in exchange for bis fousth Panzer Zut. In addition, he also hadl attachments of briga teoops in the form of a Spih Trapp (scout ioop) of ovo Luchs eight-wheeled armoured cats, and s Jagdpanzer Zug (Tank-hunter Platooa) of thace Jaguar | eank-huntersa med with the powerful HOT anti-tank guided missle, and from spr a Hlakpancer Bawerie Battery) of wo Gepard Halcpanzer antiaicrafe ranks the divisional « Antéaircrafs eS positions along the Lee lined edge of the village the platoons could observe eversthing coming in thsir ditection, farther warn of approzching enemy Malle: had pushed out his Luchs Sph Trapp about 1560m (neatly a mile) Further down the LO, 1 12 SUPPLINGENBURG 0500 hours, Sunday 4 August Ie was the rumble of anillery hiting Helmstadt, followed by the crack of gun fre in the distance that broke the sill of the n \ugust It wane longbefore the Spi Trapp broke radio silence and reported th of Sovit panzer down ised by BMP, in the early hours of the appro the L644, The advan The Luchs appeared shorty afrrwards and raced nro. the village, Across the front of the village, Henpenen Mallers men waited pavienty for the PUSHED WEST 1100 hours, Sunday 4 August Miller realised thar his posion \woukl’t remain unmolested for any length of ime. Expecting Soviet artillery to start falling amongst his plorcons checked his map for He moved his Kampferuppe vo a tree lined field southwest of the village while sending the Spah Trapp and the any: moment, he quickly new position 3° Panzer Zug v0 watch the northern Fank, fon Millers previous position, which was quickly followed by atacks wo the rporth and south of the village \s ancsipated, the artillery fll In the north a flight of ro Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters swept over the position of the 3° Pavzer Zug fir their anvi-cank mises. The smoke fiom one baming Leopard 2 tank was soon seen rising above the vil Intense anti-aircraft fire from. the As the silhouettes of the approaching tanks could be seen against the pre- dawn light, the Jag were first to fire 2 1 eankehunters launching their HOT missles and destroying tanks, Meanwhile nadier battalion (22% provides flexibility as che brigade’ infantry batalion, the pancer brigade is well-equipped, with its own support arms, even before divisional and corps support is called Je has its own Panzerjager Kompan 20 Jaguar 1 tank-hanters armed wich HOT anti-tank missiles, and armoured artillery, a8 well os signals gineering troops dL berween battalions and companies to ensure a company had the Infantry or armoured support s€ required to complete its combat mission, Ic was common for platoons 0 be excha Anti-aircraft asers from the divisions antiaircraft rg iment were also allocated to brigides and batalions to provide excellent cover with their Gepacd Flakpanzers and Plegerfaust 1 ant-aitcrae missiles, As the forward b Brigade 2 would be the was o delay the enemy ude of Paneer Disision 1, Pancer st 1o engage the enemy: Their rol aggressively, buying time forthe rest of the division to deploy and prepare, before withdrawing ro rese:ve 19 take up the councerattacking role ears Perit Said LEOPARD 2 PANZER ZUG LEOPARD 2 PANZER ZUG ame about from the joint tle Tank 70 The Leopard Gaea Gs ms, which, what the ng to spend, BOP West German government wa out of the ashes arose a phoenix, pes developed by Kra xing in 1972. The 973 Yom Kippur Wai Egype highlighted che imporiance of armou and th the Leopard 1. Ie ¢ copad 2 developed i ile than ious protective oar it gun improved its protection against a variety of anti-tank warheads, while tain the extraordinary speed oft predecessor 1s, but a Hew more Iniclly the protorypes were feed wich 105mm powetfal smooth-bore 120mm gun by Rheinmetall was selected (th same gun that would evenrually be fited co the Amesican's M2 Abrams tank!. Combince with 2 excellent ire-control sistem, stabilisation, a laser Sabor range finder, and firing Armour-Picrcing Fin-Stabilisad Discard (APESDS) penetrator rounds, the Leopard 2 has proved ire timeagain the bese tank in NATO shooring competitions, Grae: 4 commander gam le, drver 1G PANZERARTILLERIE nd Panzergrenadiet Brigade was uupported by it own Pancenvileie lArmoured Artillery Ba MiG 7 ipped with armoured howitzer MIO9AL sel bake, improved breech, panoramic telescope led puns with a new muzsle and armoured t M109G PANZERARTILLERIE BATTERIE AGUAR 1 JAGDPANZER ZUG JAGUAR 1 JAGDPANZER ZUG 3x hig cedar he SS-11 ant missle. 316 of thse vehickes were uparmnourcd w HOT anti aank-hunter) armed with and converted to: moun browigue Optiquement Teléguidé rbsonie. Optical The HOT missile was designed ro be used under NBC protection and the mise could be retracted into the sehicle for roading usin he P re theit role was to provide lon The Jaguar 1 anzer Brigade antitank support to th Panzer truppen (armoured troops) 23 24 One - two - three. It had been as easy as that. Three BMP-1s emerged from the village that sat at the foot of the two hills occupied by Oberleutnant Kurtz's platoon, and the three had been neatly dispatched by his own Milan gunners and a pair of Jaguar 1 jagdpanzers supporting them, Only now did he realise he'd been too hasty ingiving the order to fire, a mistake he expected he'd soon regret, for the commander of the Soviet motor rifle company to which those three BMPs belonged was, no doubt, rousting his troops out of the surviving BMPs in preparation for a more deliberate dismounted assault, One Kurtz imagined would be supported by artillery. When it came, he told himself this time, to wait for more vehicles to come into view. That thought had no sooner crossed his mind when a screech he'd only heard in the cinema caused him to drop down into the turcet of his Marder. The urge to order his driver to back away from the edge of the tree line ‘and deeper into the forest that had hidden his platoon from observation was rejected out of hand. He needed to stand fast if for no other reason than to keep the commanders of his other Marders from thinking they'd somehow missed an order to withdraw and begin to displace to their secondary positions. His orders had been Clear. He was to hold his position until it was no longer tenable. Just what that meant wasn't so obvious. “Here they come.” Kurtz's gunner announced crisply as he pressed his eye tightly against the rubber cup of his sight and slewed the turret slighty to the left. Catapuited back to the here and now, without giving what he was doing @ second thought, Kurtz popped his head up out of the still open hatch and scanned the open ground to his front, now covered with dismounted Soviet infantry and BMPs. ‘Not yet” he muttered. ‘Not yet.” The fiontline German infinury are pancergrenadicts semoured infintry) mounted in Marder infanry fighting ccles. Panvergrenadier b sade in a paneer division con sise of ches pa adier bate ons, one panzer battalion and a panzer arillery batalion, Panzer brigades also have fone parergrensdier batedion aad one panzergrenadier company in one of is thee panzer bavalions A pancergrenadier baccalion consisted of thrce panzergten adie: companies and 1 Panzerminer Kompanie (armoured mortar company). These heavy 120mm mortars mouaced in MI13.APCS provided immediste fie support the baealon, Further support comes from the brigade treops and atached divisional and corp The mobility and versity of che panzergrenadiers lends them to a varieyy of combae roles. The speed and protec tion offered by theie Mander annourad fighting vehicles wellstited For swift changes herween mounved and dis: ‘mound comet. This enables them to keep pace with their tanks while sill heing able to clear villages and dense terrain taccant beentered or held by the tanks. This versatility and icy co reace quickly enables them to gain and maineain the inightive in uid bacdle situations. Key to this success S e and movement, while attacking in Conjunction with the Leopard main battle tanks Por ARDER PANZERGRENADIER KOMPANIE od enn Cr Og — evar D8 (Sorraten eee en ro MARDER TRANSPORT | 26 preety oe M113 PANZERMORSER ZUG (M173 PANZERMORSER ZUG eek SAULT ae MNI3, a f ountiatTaces | For Feldwabel Stohl, the speed and agility of his Luchs was its most endearing quality. There are, however, limits, he reminded himself as he clung to the apen hatch with one hand and the commander's periscope hous ing with the other in an effort to keep his balance. “Slow down, damn it, before you run us into a ditch Heinie" he yelled out to his driver over the intercom, With a child-like glee, the driver continued to barrel down the narrow forest tral, “No need to worry about that. I told you, these are my woods. My friend and | used to play in them all the time. In a minute welll be able to see his house. It's just beyond the next rise.” ‘Did you ever think Ivan might be there was well?” Stohl snapped, This less than subtle reminder that they were at war had its effect. With a smartness derived from hours of maneuvering about the battalion's local training area, the driver eased back on the accelerator and brought the eight wheeled armoured car to a speed more appropriate to their tactical situation. it was hard for him to appreciate that this wasn't a peacetime exercise, that they were now at war. The peoole they were sneaking up on weren't another gang of boys he and his friend often mixed it up with, or soldiers belonging to another NATO army playing at war. They were Russians, Red Army soldiers who, for reasons he couldn't quite grasp, had invaded his country. This next fight, one fought in fields, forests and streets he thought of as his own was one he had trained for, but wasn’t quite ready for. These untimely musings were interrupted by the sound of his commander yelling out commands. "GUNNER! BMP, twelve otdlock. Fire! Franz, back up, back up!” Lifting his gaze from the trail to his immediate front, the driver was stunned to see a Soviet BMP sitting astride the same trail he was on. Even more alarming was the sight of its gun aimed directly at him. He choked back the urge to call out to the rear driver, admonishing him to ge faster. All he could do was hope Franz was able to navigate his way back and out of harms way as briskly as he had driven them into it. Ihe Panzeraufltaruug: Beaillon, or amoured reconnais- strength, equipment raining. competence, and even morale ance battalion, of a pune: division provides carly warn- depending on the circumstances, These ationsako delay the ing of the direction and strength of enemy attacks. Their enemy, leaving them unsure if they have teached the min main cask is reconnaissance in the ara of operations of the line of resistance or not. Parent division, A Panzeruujtirangs Bautilon is wade up of oxo heavy com (On the atack, they advance farahead of the main bo dy locat- panies equipped with Leopard 1 tanks, a mixed company ing the enemy positions, defences and intentions, allowing with Leopard 1 tanks ad Luchs S-wheled armoured ca he commander to prepare their aracks 28 theyahance. and one company of infantry mounted in Fuchs 6-wheeled In defence, they often operate with reconnaissance by force tmoured wampors. Often these different elements are allocated out ro companies 3s required for the cask at hand operations, engiging the enemy ro provoke « baccle with By cbserving the reactions of he enemy: they can draw conclusions about their numerical rr PANZERAUFK Preyer rod cota erg ee PANZER ZUG LUCHS SPAH TRUPP LUCHS SPAM TRUPP. on LEOPARD 1 PANZERZUG Eo ns Toro ow 5 1 30 FUCHS PANZERAUFKLARUNGS ZUG FUCHS PANZERAUFKLARUNGSZUG co tsa) rye) PARD FLAKPANZER BATTERIE Wn are Ut tr RaCREDAHR = (~GePARD FLAKPANZER BATTERIE ans quis 6x Gepand 50 rounds per minute for each gun, the Gepard it aircraft Gepard and Roland anti airrafe unis had multiple crews fe jour operations. When not man their vehicles, these excra crewmen operated. Fliege ee aa else FLIEGERFAUST GRUPPE mean erase 6 Redeye team == = deren wre | By accampanying the Gepards and Rolands reams could ake advantage of other ant-altcraft system’ long-range detection capac to give an early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. P= URUNTEO: The Bolkow Bo-109P was selected as the German PAH anti-tank: helicopter (Panzer abweir-hubschrauber) due t0 its outstanding svrabiliey. I ed HOF anv-tank misi vorniie |B | 1 | 3 [nace kup oa then unleash a deadl Hide and Seek for concent hoped be woul ink ofthe column of 172s theyad ing. Ifnet, thd ned find another spot thas would not ‘only ep Ioais aks from spotting them until they engaged, but ‘hed ran tac for his gymmesturts team. Iewaas if he was once again re crouching low with bs fot \ e presed agaist the arsr blac longo in bit nd every sp ‘ed tae shen the ive to spring LARS RAKETENWERFER BATTERIE LARS RAKETENWERFER BATTERIE | sc LARS Cos 2s LARS enna OPTION mms ec ND FLARAKPANZER BATTERIE You nat el © a Pancermreer Zug 0608, o oe © a Pancerartleri Baiterte (8) oF + Rabeenwerfer Batterie ®04 m3 a2 mi befare you may field MLL3 OP. The Beobachnmngpancer Arillerte M1 13A2GE arillery observation rank) was 4 spo version of the American M113 armouted per sonnel carrct. Iewas feed with the PERIDI1 finder: Sophisticascd navigational, data procesing, and wansmision ‘ovin periscope. which included a laser range equipment aided it artillery observation duties. ORNADO STRIKE FLIGHT <—om at “The main roleaf the'Tornade icas an Interdicroe | (= UNUM Serike (IDS) aircraft. The Tornado has a variable ‘weep-wwing system, The pilot can change the TORNADO STRIKE FLIGHT 4x Tornado 2x Terrade The Tornado strikeaircraft_ was de oped 25 2 joint project berween Germany, Brita the aerodynamics | Meaemahiata | erin of he ier Wich dhesvngs sep back dag. | S=Be sweep of the wings to hs vas educed during eal high-pecd low-ley- [mage mga, | svacn el dashes tovands enemy postions, With the wings swept forward the Tornado takes on the The Tornado is armed with ewo internally mounted 27mm Mauser BK: characteristics of slower Hight, allowing it t© auco-caanons and two AIM.9 Sidewinder missles for self-defence, Itean land and take-off on short runw s, Low level carry a variety of conventional bombs, as well as the MW-1 submunition, flight was farther enhanced by an innovative dispenser chat drops a vaviety of munitions including the KB44 ant automatic terrain-fllowing sytem, tank bomble. CDEGIA ! aS) Serzhant Sergei Bolotenko crept up to the trees lining the road where three the German Leopard tanks sat, their tank commanders engaged in discussion. Bolotenko had no idea what they were discussing, but it didn't ‘matter to him. He hod his trusty RPG-7 on hand and he was going to score himself a kill, He'd been told by the Leytenant that the Leopard tank was designed by speed, so wasn't very heavily armoured. He also had a clear view of the rearmost tanks side armour. This was a certainty. Bolotenko took aim and fired. A *Fuh-ssshhhhh’ and the rocket was on its way. There was an explosion and a cloud of dust and debris enveloped the Leopard tank. A smile lit up Bolotenko's face as he admired his handiwork. As the dust cleared he was greeted with the sight of the tank's turret turning to face him. His blood ran cold as he realised his anti-tank rocket had had no effect. The Bi These are reflected in the folloving specie rules. BAZOOKA SKIRTS The Germans are familiar with the effectiveness of infinry hand-held anti-tank weapons like the original Panzerfaust nd Bazooka, The Germans have fied their modern bate tanks with ‘bazooka shins’, spaced armor to protect them fous ligh, hand-held anci-cank weapons 10 against HEAT weapons FORWARD DEFENCE ‘With the German doctrine of forward defence tis importane antistank weapons where they can cause the While most track. the Jaguar jagdpancers are in the frone to hase yo Tine raady to wecak havoc on the advancing enemy tanks Jaguar 1 or Jaguar 2 Jagdpanzer Zags cam be placed on table in n addition to th SCENARIOS Hauptieldwebel Braun pondered the possibilities of the next few days as he moved along the positions of his ppanzergrenacier compary. Well, not exactly his, as Hauptmann Kaust was in command, buthisn the sense that they were all his boys. He'd raised them up from raw recruits. Now they were to face their first test in battle and he was confident they would do well. It was a clear evening and all was quiet. Braun stopped where a section of the panzergrenadiers had dung-in ‘near the edge ofthe wood, their positions concealed with fofage. “Are your ready boys?” he inquire. “Yes Hauptfeldwebel” they replied in unison *You better be when ivan comes down that road; he indicated to the east with a rod of his head, He patted the ‘Milan operator on the head, “remember Michael, make every shot count” He then disappeared back into the wood to continue his rounds. As wellas playing he missions in the Team Yankee rulesook, you ean alo play scenarios inspiced by your imagination, your fayousice WWII ficsion, ot exen historical battles put into a WWIII contes The following censrivs are based on the actions of Kampfgruppe Miller ani the rst of Panzer Brigade 2, The fise scenario fending Panzergrenadiee Kompani of the Soviet armoured spe At the Forward Edge of Bade, pis a ins the sad as they atiempe co scumn= roll into West Germany. As the German commander. sec if you can delay che Sovess long eno Js using a phased with- drawal. defending one line of objectives before withdrawing to the next line, slowing the Soviet advance, You may lke also tty this scenario with an equivalent poines of » Panzer Kompanie and see how Kampferuppe Miller would have got ‘on. The challenge for che Soviet player isto push hard and seize the objectives as fast as possi Delaying Arcack, secs a German force ying time, bu this rime ina mote a The second scenario rmannet. As a panzer commander you anist push forward, urilising dhe Speathead rule (see page 71 ofthe Team Yankee rulebook) ofthe Luchs Spilh Trapp, to deny the Sovies the ‘objectives, once more playing for time and slowing the Red Armysadvance, Asa Soviet commander, you'll need to push ‘on to the objective and beyond to clear the way for your The ls scenaio, Flanking Attach, is based on Kampferuppe od inst an over-extenced Soviet tank Miller attack over the Aller River and pits so-pron cemveloping atack a battalion, Re wary, a well organised and lucky player may surprise you and their troops could be mote alert than you expect. The Sorier player has co quickly organise his defence against this surprise attack, holding one attick off, while defessing the other in detail using your superior numbers, You can ako play the scenarios in order, using the Consequences and Campaign sections to cary forward the results from one game to another. You cin swap sides and play rox approaches, the campaign ro compare your forces and your There is ako no reason why you carit play all the scenar os with diferent forces. You can even uy different terrain arrangements as terrain can often make al the diference how a game pls Most importantly ofall have fun and feel fice to mouify the scenarios anyway you see fit CICS Gefreiter Michael Rorig was startled awake by the noise of an explosion and a shower of dirt. He adjusted his helmet and peered ver the lip of his foxhole. Further explosions were erupting all around the company's. positions. Keeping low, but watchful, he waited as the artillery barrage died down leaving a dusty haze in the early morning light. He heard them before he saw them. The roar of engines approaching from the east. Rérig grabbed his Milan missile system, attached the missile, and aimed down the road running from the east past his company’s posi tions in the wood. Soldat Schreiber was next to him ready with another missile. °T-72! Schreiber announced. “1 see it! The frst T-72 emerged through the haze along the road at about 1000 metres. Rérig lined up the tank through the Milan’s sights and fired the missile. Keeping the Milan sighted on the T-72 he watch as the silvery trails of wire spooled out behind the missile as It rocketed towards the target. A burst of light, followed a short delay as the crack of the missile hitting home arrived at Réirig and Schreiber’s position, *Got him!” exclaimed Schreiber. Several more T-72 tanks came into view. Rorig fad no time to enjoy his victory, “Reload!” The 1 German Corps manned its Forward positions near the inner German bonder in the sector beeween Bad Bodenteich The Germans knew the Soviee, would alter in NATO tine 1 rman battalions deployed com and SchSningen, ‘come in hard, but to allow thei mobilise ies Fora lay the initial Sovier attacks, Your Panzergrenadier Kompanie is in forward postions and mast hold up the Soviet advance unl the nexc pesition is adicrs prepared, Once the attack is slowed. your panzer will wichdras the next defensive postion. ‘SPECIAL RULES + Ambush (Page 100 of Team Yankee + Timed Objectives (ee below) Delayed Objectives (xe below) TIMED OBJECTIVES Timed Objectives can only be caprured before a cenain turn. If they are captured before dis time is up the Amacker fas won the game After the time limie is up the Timed Objectives are removed from the table and can no longer be caprured as their importance ro the defenders has ended, The Timed Objectives are removed at the beginning of the Geeman Turn 3 DELAYED OBJECTIVES Delayed Objectives can only be capcured afice a certain tum, These ate placed on the table dusing Setting Up. bur slo not become live until che uen indicated by the scenario, The atacker cannot caprure a Delayed Objective until it becomes lve The Delayed Objectives become live atthe beginning ofthe Sovie Ten 4, 40 SETTING UP Lay out the errain on a 6! x 4° (180m x showin oa the map on the following page Plce wo Timed Objectives on the spots marked 6. Place two Delayed Objective onthe spots marked QQ) 20cm) cable as DEPLOYMENT The German player holds one Unit in Ambush. They then place the ren ner of thei forees on the table in the for ward deployment atea within 12°/30cm of the table centre Tine in their own cable alf."The German infantry teams may start the game in Fosholes (see pages 35. 48, and 54 of the Team Yankee rulebook) The Sevier player then placesall their Units within 6"/1Sem of thei table edge STARTING THE GAME The Soviet Payer isthe Attacker and has the frst curn, WINNING THE GAME The Sovie wins the game if they stare Turn ned Objectives, oF siart any turn from Turn 4 onwards Holding one of the Delayed Objecsives, 2 or 3 Holding ‘Otherwite che German player wins athe start oftheir cighth turn ater checking Formation Morale, CONSEQUENCES ihe Geemal have done enough to allow their comrades to take up a new defensive position. Ifthe Soviet player wins, the Germans will be surprised by the speed of the advance as they prepare their counterattack WHAT HAPPENED. The panzergrenaaiers were able to delay the Soviet forces and then withdraw, inficting casualties on he astackers and keeping them location of the main I= German Corps' line of ts sessing as t the exact composition and at Poesy PANN Panzergrenadier Kompanie HQ 1xG3 rie ream Te Marder Marder Marder Panzergrenadier Zag 2x MG3 ceam wich Panzerfause 44 anni-tank rocket Ix Milan missile ream Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 3x Leopard 2 Gepard Flakpamzer Batterie 2 Gepard PAH Anti tank Helicopter Hight 2x PAH \ [ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 62 POINTS 172 Tanke Battalion HQ 172 172 Tank Company BMP-2 Motor Rifle Company 7x AK-74 team with RPG-18 anni-anh 6x RPG-7 anti-tank ream 2x PKM LMG tam Ds BMP-2 BMP.2 Recon Platoon 2x BMP-2 1-24 Hind Assaul: Helicopter Company 2x Mi.24 Hind: "Yes Sir, welll get right on it! finished Hauptmann Hahn, He ended his radio transmission with the battalion ‘commander, switched to the company net and called his platoon commanders together for meeting. ‘A few minutes later his subordinates gathered around the kitchen table of a local farmhouse, “Right; battalion wants us to advance to these crossroads," Hahn stabs his finger into the map laid out on the table indicating a road junction about two kllometres from their current position. “Then we are to hold the Soviet advance as long as possible. We are buying time for new defensive positions to be established.” Hahn stepped away from the table and wandered away to gaze out a window. “I want you to be smart, utilise the terrain, don't take unnecessary risks,” he peused and turned back towards his men, ‘but make them pay dearly for those crossroads!” Returning to the map, Hahn then outlines his plan of attack, With the Soviets aggressively pushing through she initial defensive postions of the 16 German Corps the divisional ‘commander organises 4 local counterattack with 3 Panzer Kompanie 1 firther delay the Soviet progsess, They advance towards the Soviet axis of arack and engage ther leading ements in a running battle SETTING UP Lay our the terain on a6 x 4° (180m x 120m) eable Hecsres Objrtres on ee speared C9, DEPLOYMENT Saree eye Grea ean tees dee paces Units i their Deployment areas up to 4/60em from thet STARTING THE GAME The German player is the Attacker and has the fist turn. WINNING THE GAME the Soviet plyver wins the game if they stat any turn fiom Turn Two Holding any of the Objectives. The German player wins ac the start of any aura From Tuan Six with io Soviet tears within 16" Objective em of either CAMPAIGN IF the Soviet player won AC the Forward Edge of Bartle, the German must play Delaying Attack without the Luchs Spih Trupp, therefore losing the ablity 0 use the Speathead rule of Team Yankee IF the German player won At the Forward Fag they can nominate thelr Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie HQ to coune asa Spearhead Uni, reflet the time bought by the forward oops to prepare this attack CONSEQUENCES Ie the Germanswin, they have succesfully delayed the Soviet and the division’ other brigades have deplo scrosstheirsccton Panzer Brigade 2 can ely go into reserve IF the Soviets win the Germans are pressed for time and are fored to conduct 2 fighting withdrawal all the way back to the positions of Puncergrenadier Brigade 1; Panzer Brigade 2 ill noc have the time to rest and te-group. WHAT HAPPENED. The attack had the effet of sowing the Soviet drive, foreing them to reconsider their direction of attack and buying time for the Germans co withdraw and pr ov position, Cod ren Er Devry Liedike 33 PANZER KOMPANIE Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie HQ Is Leopard 2 Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 3x Leopard 2 Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 3x Leopard 2 Luchs Spah Trupp 2x Luchs Marder Panzergrenadier Zag, 3x MG3 team with Panzerfist 4 anti-tank rocket 2x Milan missile ream 3x Marder Gepard Flakpamer Batterie 2x Gepand PAH Anti tank Helicopter Flight 2x PAH fF \ ETE ENTE en 1-72 Tank Battalion HQ INT 172 Tank Company be E72 Company 172 Tank Company éx'-72 BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company ’< AK-74 team with RPG- 18 anti-tank Ge RPG, 2x PKM LMG team x BMP ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Platoon 4x Z9U-23-4 Shilka MI-24 Hind Assault Helicopter Company x MI MSs ‘As Muller's panzer kompanie advanced north from Essel, he received a radio call from the Luchs Sph Trupp ‘edvancing ahead of them along Autobahn 7. They had discovered signs that a Soviet armoured formation had recently crossed the Autobahn and headed west towards the Aller River. Miller's Leopard 2 tank pulled up alongside Leutnant Schmidt's tank. “It seems we are definitely behind them,” Miller yells over his idling engine, “head north until you can see where the Autobahn has been crossed." ‘A few minutes later Schmidt came across an area of crushed bushes and chumed up muddy verge. Iti clear a variety of tracked vehicles has passed through, their trails can be seen cutting through the fields heading westwards. Miller quickly deployed his company into battle formation in the fields facing west. They begin to roll quietly towards what they hope is the rear of a Soviet unit. The Sovitshave broken through lememsof Pancergreuadier ed beyond the town of Calle on sp berween the two front line divisions of the 1* German Corps. Your Division 11 and have pus your divisions flank, threarening «9 widen ct Kormpanie ist take part In a large brigade coaner- actck iro the flank of the Soviet drive rowants the Alle River Your biigide is advancing along the northbound Aurobaha 7 motorway when scouts alere you ta a Soviet, sumoured butalion ro thewest berween you, on Autobahn 7, and the Alle River SPECIAL RULES + Immediate Re Yankee elebook) page 101 SETTING UP Lay our the terain on 2 6° x 4 (180em « 120m) table as shown on the map on the following page Tie tre OW Cea nthe poe DL DEPLOYMENT The Soviee then places all oftheir units in their deployment awea up to 24°/Gem from the side cable edge and up «0 367/00em From the top table sdge as marked on the map. The German player holds the Panzergrenadier Kompanie In Immediate Reserves to arrive from bottom left edge a5 indicated on she map. The units of the Panzer Kompanie are placed in their deployment area up to 24°/60em fiom the side table edge and up 4 /6Dem From che op table edg ed on the map on the following page STARTING THE GAME The German playeris the Atcacker and as the fist tum, All Soviet units begin the game Pianed Down and Bailed Qui, except for the 281 Camation SP Howitee: Battery which begins she od onder WINNING THE GAME The German player wins if they tata turn Holding one of the Objectives Th thie sich tara with no German tanks oF infin (6"/40em of either Objective. Soviet player wins if they start any um on oF after within TERRAIN Some of the fields are surrounded by irigation ditches, These are quite mrrow and are exsily crosed by cracked vehicles You can model the ditches a st terrain rules for a Brook on page 33 of Team Yankes, ams or brooks and use the CAMPAIGN. IF the Soviews won Delaying Arack, the German force move one Leopard 2 ank from doesnt replace its Jose, the ise Leopard 2 Panver Zug that sates on rable, and one Lcopand 2 cank from the Leopard 2 Panzer Zug in reserve Ifthe Geemans won, they ghin sthicd Leopard 2 Banecr Zug with two Leopard 2 tanks to their force that start on cable, CONSEQUENCES Ifthe Germans win they have smashed the momencum of the Soviet drive, and allowed ansergrenadier Divison 11 cowith

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