The defense of Shellerten, West Germany August 1985

The Death or Glory boys otherwise  known as the 17th/21st Lancers with an attached company from the Irish Guards are defending a West German town from a Soviet thrust. The covering force of the Queens Dragoon Guards was badly mauled. The Soviets are steam rolling through.

204th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment in BMP-2 advance and take the factory parking lot 

a T-64 section of the 74th Guards Tank Regiment leads the way

a BMP-1 mounted section advance up the road 

mi 24 Squadron open up on the Lancers

taking out 2 FV432 carriers and a Chieftain 

Mi 24 Squadron continue to pepper the Lancers with Rockets 

 the Carnation battery with a Gaskin platoon for SAM support 

Soviet Artillery is giving a good affect  on its fire

the unlucky Irish Guards who were taken out

an Mi 24 taken down by a GPMG team

the GPMG gunners take down a Mi 24

a Chieftain burns while an FV432 awaits orders

Soviet Artillery takes out a Carl G team and an FV432

Lancers officer briefs section

Lancers await the Soviets 

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The Soviet force consists  of 

74th Guards Tank Regiment in T-64 tanks

360th Tank Regiment of the 18th Guards Motorized Rifle Division 

2 companies of the 204th Guards Motorized rifle Regiment  in BMP-1 and BMP-2

Supporting the Division are

199th Guards Artillery Regiment with a battery of Carnation 122mm sp guns, with a BMP-2 OP

A section of SA-9 Gaskin SAM from the 896th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment and 

A MI-24 Assault Helicopter company of the 172nd Separate Helicopter Regiment 

And finally a sortie of the 125th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division of SU-25 Frogfoot

Despite the gallant defense of the town, and with the reinforcements arriving, the Soviets were still able to defeat the British in detail

The Soviets were able to flank the British on the left, using the railway. Though for the Soviets the cost was high.

1 T-64 section destroyed 

1 BMP-1 section destroyed 

1 Helicopter assault section destroyed 

1 SU-25 section destroyed 

1 T-72 section destroyed 

Any follow up attacks by the Warsaw Pact will be done by other units. While the Soviets made excellent gains, this Division must rest.

Covering Force: Queens own Dragoon Guards vs 81st Soviet Recce Battn

The sun rises on the Queens Dragoon Guards hold a West German country side

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the sun rises on a West German village

The sun rises over a West German villagethe Scimitar section takes on the Soviet Recce troops

a lone T-72 holds the objective.

T-72 is doing better than expected.

Soviets hold the objective by their fingernails, forcing the British to fall back. The Soviet advance can continue.