| creativeguy | 29 Aug 2014 5:37 p.m. PST |
I have been searching for info on the Soviet artillery division. I have noticed a division in the 3 Shock Army area… Looking at an image from the old SPI game , The Next War. Can anyone point me in the direction of information on how these divisions were organized? Also, would the events of this division be parceled out? If so how? |
 Doms Decals  | 29 Aug 2014 6:03 p.m. PST |
Try here for a starting point – Page 14 in particular. Doctrine was to mass them, not parcel them out.
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| creativeguy | 29 Aug 2014 6:13 p.m. PST |
Thanks Dom! This looks very helpful. |
| Doms Decals | 29 Aug 2014 6:27 p.m. PST |
No problem – obviously treat with the same huge pinch of salt that's advised for all intelligence estimates, but it gives you something to work with at least. |
| HistoryPhD | 29 Aug 2014 6:40 p.m. PST |
I believe the "Shock" was changed to "Assault" in the mid to late 1950's, wasn't it? |
| creativeguy | 29 Aug 2014 6:49 p.m. PST |
Dom, the scale I am putting together is more operational… So at least I can feel comfortable with the broad strokes. History, how is the new uniform color working out for you? It's been a while since we talked… I am finally taking myself off the sidelines after a hectic summer. |
| HistoryPhD | 29 Aug 2014 7:16 p.m. PST |
Hi creative. That 50/50 mix of charred brown and US field drab has been just the ticket! link |
| creativeguy | 29 Aug 2014 7:22 p.m. PST |
Looking good! I have finally started painting again… I need to do a blog update. I also got a couple of tables this summer for my little corner of the hobby world. |
| HistoryPhD | 29 Aug 2014 7:24 p.m. PST |
Give us links as you update the blog please! |
| Jemima Fawr | 29 Aug 2014 10:08 p.m. PST |
3 Shock Army became 3 Combined Arms Army in the 1950s or thereabouts, but we kept calling it 3 Shock Army for some reason. |
| HistoryPhD | 30 Aug 2014 5:45 a.m. PST |
I think it changed to "assault" in the 50's and then to "combined arms" in the late 60's? |
| creativeguy | 30 Aug 2014 6:09 a.m. PST |
I just keep calling it that because it continues to get called that! |
mckrok  | 30 Aug 2014 10:38 p.m. PST |
You may want to check out FM 100-2-3 for organization and FM 100-2-1 for how they are used. You should easily be able to google and down load both. pjm |
| Cambria5622 | 31 Aug 2014 4:03 a.m. PST |
It was definitely called 3 SA when 1 (BR) Corps was facing it in the 80s. (Those were the days…) |
| HistoryPhD | 31 Aug 2014 7:49 a.m. PST |
I think we just kept calling it the 3SA out of force of habit. From the Soviet point of view, the name changed twice. |
| LORDGHEE | 08 Sep 2014 11:36 a.m. PST |
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is painting some ground targets as he needs them.
