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Arnhem Coup de Main Campaign (Repost)

Arnhem, Netherlands: This mission is the Grand Campaign for the Arnhem map in Highway to the Reich and lasts for approximately ten days, running from D1 08:00 to D10 22:00. This is one of those missions where the force disposition can change from one start to the next.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm Back to Town

The following after-action report details a scenario from the battle pack “Germany Reforged” that depicts an action between the West German 21st Panzer Brigade and the Soviet 283rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment in the town of Westerbrück (the map spelling), on the third day of the war May 9, 1989 at 1100. The Warsaw Pact successfully drove NATO forces out of the town the day before and are preparing for an expected counterattack in an attempt to retake a vital base of operation.

Decisive Campaigns Warsaw to Paris Netherlands Scenario

The following after-action report details a scenario in which Germany invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940 as part of the much larger Case Yellow operation to seize the Low Countries (including Belgium, Luxembourg, and France). The Dutch had hoped in vain that its stated policy of neutrality would keep them out of the conflict as it had done in World War I. While the Germans had considered at times leaving the Dutch alone, they opted for the invasion without a formal declaration of war.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm British Steel

The following after-action report details a scenario from the battle pack “Germany Reforged” that depicts an action between the British 22nd Armored Brigade and the Soviet 48th Guards Tank Regiment along the A4 autobahn on the third day of the war May 9, 1989 at 0700. The Warsaw Pact forces are strung out along the road and are unaware of the presence of a larger NATO group north of their current location.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm A Thin Tan Line

The following after-action report details a mission from the battle pack “Germany Reforged” that depicts an action between the British 33rd Armoured Brigade and the 7th East German (NVA) Tank Division in the town of Rensenbach on the third day of the war May 9, 1989 at 11:00. The 1st Staffordshire Regiment repulsed the 7th Guards Division the day before, and is presently being reinforced.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm Bread and Butter

The following after-action report details a mission from the battle pack “Germany Reforged” that depicts an action between the American 1st Brigade, 8th Infantry Division and the Soviet 117th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment in the town of Scheider on the fourth day of the war May 10, 1989 at 15:00. NATO has identified the location of a Warsaw Pact supply dump north of Norderfurt and an intrepid American commander has decided to seize the initiative and take the fight directly to the Soviets.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm A Few Good Tanks

The following after-action report details a mission from the new battle pack “Germany Reforged” that depicts an action between the American TF 2-67 and the Soviet 243rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (BTR) near the town of Grafschaft on the second day of the war May 8, 1989 at 11:00 hours. NATO has the bulk of the American forces fighting to the south in Norderfurt, leaving only elements of the 3rd Armored Division to defend the river crossings over the Hunte and Stielbach rivers.

Flashpoint Germany Agincourt Revisited

The following after-action report details the third and final scenario from the West German III Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the fourth day of the war May 10, 1989 @ 11:00 in and around the town of Pappeln. Soviet intelligence has learned of a conference being held in the area and has decided to intervene in force.

Flashpoint Germany The Soviet Alamo

The following after-action report details the second scenario from the West German III Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the second day of the war May 8, 1989 @ 08:00 in and around the town of Pappeln. It assumes that after the previous day’s action remnants of the East Germans had made it to the town of Pappeln to reorganize.

Flashpoint Germany Ardennes Revisited

The following after-action report details the first scenario from the West German III Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the first day of the war May 7, 1989 @ 11:00 in and around the town of Pappeln. With the premiere units of the Red Army focusing on REFORGER sites to attack the American and British positions, weaker screening forces are tasked with confronting the territorial units with the belief that they could at least check the West German war effort.

Flashpoint Germany Back to Town

The following after-action report details the third scenario from the West German I Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the third day of the war May 9, 1989 @ 11:00 in an area to the immediate west of Westerbrück, where the previous two days of action have taken place. This scenario assumes that the Soviets had taken the town and currently has the 283rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (BMP2) of the 21st Motorized Rifle Division stationed there.

Flashpoint Germany Forward Defense

The following after-action report details the second scenario from the West German I Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the second day of the war May 8, 1989 @ 08:00 in the town of Westerbrück. After the 591st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment failed to secure the area during the previous days combat action, they double down with the 65th Guards Tank Regiment of the 16th Guards Tank Division in an effort to finally obtain a lodgment.

Flashpoint Germany Soviet Punch

The following after-action report details the first scenario from the West German I Corps mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the first day of the war May 7, 1989 at 08:00 in the town of Westerbrück. The Soviet strategic plan focused on attacking various REFORGER sites with their premier forces, leaving the uncertain West German forces to face significantly weaker attacks from less capable Warsaw Pact elements: this engagement depicts such an action.

Flashpoint Germany British Steel

The following after-action report details the fifth and final scenario from the British Army of the Rhine mission set in which I will be playing as the NATO commander during the third day of the war May 9, 1989 at 07:00. The “Battle of Ortberg” as it is called in the briefing material depicts an action by the British 22nd Armored Brigade in which after having missed the spearhead of the main Soviet assault force, they ran directly into the follow-up force of the 48th Guards Tank Regiment strung out across an autobahn.

Flashpoint Germany Behind Enemy Lines

The following after-action report details the fourth scenario from the British Army of the Rhine mission set. In this scenario I will be playing as the NATO commander during the fifth day of the war May 11, 1989 at 11:00 (this scenario is technically out of sequence as there is no actual day four of combat for the Brits and Scenario 5 “British Steel” takes place on day three of combat operations). If there were a logical chronology to the mission backstory I would be compelled to rearrange the posts, however there is not so I am going in scenario sequence.

Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm Purple One

The following after-action report details a small scenario in which I will be playing as the Warsaw Pact commander. The Red Army is advancing rapidly to the west when intelligence identifies the location of a Lance missile (nuclear capable) launch site near Alzenau. The mission is to destroy the rocket vehicle and to secure the launch codes, however that is more briefing material filler than technical necessity as the scenario can be won outright by simply taking control of the Victory Point objective area.

Flashpoint Germany Thin Blue Line

The following after-action report details the third scenario from the British Army of the Rhine mission set. In this scenario I will be playing as the NATO commander during the third day of the war May 9, 1989 at 11:00. The supply lines for the Soviet 3rd Shock Army are cut at Rensenbach which has ground their offensive westward to a halt. Unable to continue forward, the Soviet High Command commits the superior units of the 14th Tank Regiment of the 7th East German (NVA) Tank Division to save the day.

Flashpoint Germany Red Hammer

The following after-action report details the second scenario from the British Army of the Rhine mission set. In this scenario I will be playing as the NATO commander during the second day of the war May 8, 1989 at 14:00. The scenario assumes that Rensenbach fell to the Soviets on day one (it did not; I kicked the Red Army’s ass). Here I am leading the British 1st Staffordshire’s (after disengaging from other combat) back towards the town thinking the Red Army has already vacated the area in their rapid advance, when a Warsaw Pact garrison force arrives and engages my Brits.

Flashpoint Germany Soviet Tank Rush (Alt)

The following after-action report details the first scenario from the British Army of the Rhine mission set. In this scenario I will be playing as the NATO commander in an effort to stop the Warsaw Pact from advance along two major roadways on the route from Berlin to Hamburg. This specific scenario comes in two separate configurations, one with the British aligned as indicated below and the other with their forces aligned more in the center and to the north of Rensenbach (with different setup bounding boxes).