"Intelligence Briefing, Bovington 2/3 Jul 16" Topic

On imagery of 8 Apr 86 the 2S1 Bn of 10 GTD and Div 2S3 and BM-21 Bns were observed in the area of Quedlinburg. There are other indicators that 10 GTD will advance on an axis Bad Harzburg – Gyros Teller, in 1(BE) Corps AOR.

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In addition the final MRR Bn, 31 MRR, 10 GTD was observed departing Barracks

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Elements of a ui NVA Regt have been observed training in the area of Oranien, with an Engr River Crossing Bn. It is possible that the NVA may be used to secure and support river crossing operations.

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What are the pesky Warsaw Pact up to, will they succeed, will the plucky Belgians hold the Red tide? Come to Bovington this weekend to find out.

Tally Ho!

Excellent! Have a ball!

Unfortunately my Mother In Laws 75th Birthday is more important according to my wife. :(

Have fun guys it sounds good.

Fatman

Those crazy Russkies, teaming up with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).

Talk about thinking outside the box.

;-)

[yes, I do know the alternative definition of the acronym NVA]

Best of luck to the NATO allies.

Looks Great Nick sorry I can't be there to see the Game.

Nick may be about to report that the Belgians were lucky to have 33 Armd Bde 'ride' to their rescue because the 13th Poirot Bde ended up being attacked by not only a MR Div from 3SA but also the Independent Tank Bn of 20GA, which was attempting to exploit an assessed weakness. Not many turns were played but we all talked until we were hoarse due to the amount of interest in the Cold War game shown by both gamers and general museum punters alike.

Just found this from Tango in a bugged Napoleonic page..

"Last month in the National Interest we discussed NATO's plan for World War III in Europe. The scenario, set in the late 1980s, assumed that the forces of the Soviet Union and the rest of the Warsaw Pact—namely East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary—steamrollered West Germany to defeat NATO. The plan assumed the western alliance would defend as far forward as possible while avoiding the use of tactical nuclear weapons.

But what about the Warsaw Pact? After the Cold War ended, the Polish government made public classified Soviet documents that revealed the likely war plan. The plan, known as "Seven Days to the Rhine," was the basis of 1979 military exercise that assumed NATO as the aggressor, having nuked a series of twenty-five targets in Poland, including Warsaw and the port of Gdansk. The cover story of countering aggression was a mere fig leaf for the true nature of the anticipated conflict: a bolt-from-the-blue Soviet attack against NATO…"

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Seems a Brilliant plan … with the exception of the ending when thousands of nuclear weapons are unleashed and everyone dies.!! But such was the thinking of many military strategists then…

Amicalement
Armand

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP

Looks like it could get very hot now where are my mess tins