Know your enemy! Nato vs Warsaw Pact

Know your enemy! Nato vs Warsaw Pact

Thursday, 21 May 2020

Dust up: French and Belgians vs East Germans


East German Mot shutzen using the village as cover
Panzergrenadier and Panzer advance with some Iranian volunteers from students who were studying in East Germany 
French recce hold the road while Belgian infantry hold the railway 
Belgian cavalry advance on the village 
Belgians storm a village covered by their carriers
While the BMP-2 were knocked out, the T-72 squadron is holding on 
Firefight in the village
T-55 squadron brews up from French attack 
French infantry secure a village 
And begin to pick off the Iranians 
Who with their fanatics are willing to die
Panzergrenadiers are still holding and use their grenade launchers to fight off the French Recce section 

The NATO counter offensive has begun! The French 3eme Division Blinde with Belgian and Dutch support is poised to punch back at the East Germans.
12eme Regiment de Cuirassiers: 1 squadron  of AMX-30 tanks (6)
19eme Groupement de Chasseurs: 3 AMX-10 IFV.
3eme Regiment de Hussards: 4 AMX-10 RC 105mm armed armored cars
11eme Regiment D'Artillerie: a battery of 3 AMX AUF1 guns.
2eme Regiment D'Helicopter: 2 Gazelle HOT armed helicopters.
Belgians:
1 Leopard 1 squadron(2)

1 M113 infantry section (3 carriers with 9 sections of infantry)
Netherlands
4th Divisie
1 Leopard 1 Squadron (3)

Mortar battery
Additional reserves as can be found.

East German Panzer Division.

The French were more aggressive than thought and the Belgians and Dutch also tore into the East Germans.
For a third time, a German army was pushed out of the border regions of Belgium. A significant victory for NATO




Warsaw Pact: Soviet 896th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment

In recognition of their Stirling service during the 2020 campaign of 1985, this Regiment is being reequipped with the SA-13 Gopher SAM system.
The SA-9 Gaskin are now being sent to the East Germans for their use.
As the 74th Guards tank Regiment is made up of T-64s, the division needed vehicles better suited to keeping pace with the tanks.
The 896th Anti-Aircraft  Regiment is equipped with the SA-13 GOPHER SAM system is being given to this unit as it is a tracked system which can keep up with tanks over rough terrain.
pictures
Shilkas and Geckos also will be added to the anti-aircraft Artillery, just need to assemble and paint.
Geckos
the entire Regiment 

3 squadrons. Powerful 


Warsaw Pact: Soviet 496th Separate Anti-tank Artillery Battalion

For my 47th birthday, I increased my Soviets with this Regiment, consisting of a platoon of Storm Anti-tank vehicles. The MT-LB gun tractor is armed with the AT-6 Spiral Anti-tank missile.
Previously, the battalion had been equipped with Spandrel Anti-tank on the BRDM-2 but these are now attached to the East Germans in their Panzerjagers.
I've built them but I need to paint them.
 I began to decal up the Regiment 



Wednesday, 20 May 2020

NATO and Warsaw Pact reinforcements May 2020

I've been able to catch up on my Bill's and it's my birthday so I was able to get a few more units for my armies.
I've had these for a year but I can't remember if I posted them

 i got a second M113 kit but haven't taken a shot of the box

My French are getting put together 

 the extra turrets are now a Dutch Leopard 1s Squadron in cover 

France: a Squadron of AMX-30 tanks
 and a Squadron of Gazelle helicopters and a battery of 155mm guns
West Germany: an M113 Squadron for a reservist Panzergrenadier battalion
Soviet Union: a Squadron of T-64 tanks
 and
Anti-aircraft 

Anti-tank  squadron.

The French guns I shall probably model in cover as the hulls will be tanks.

Additional bits from the M113 kits will also be made up
Brundenwher Panzergrenadier Battalion reservists in M113s

m113 mortars getting some foilage


Friday, 15 May 2020

Battle for Scharmbeekstotel August 1985

Soviet T64 battn vs West Germans let's rumble again against the West Germans
Battlefront Minatures 

West Germans, Dutch Panzer company on the way, the mortar section failed to arrive

Soviet Tank Division with BTR 60 mounted Motorized rifle Regiment 

t 64s on right flank

BTR60s charge in

and the Infantry charge in

West German Panzergrenadier attempt to go to ground in the village 

support units kept failing to support 
















a last cast of the dice for the Panzergrenadier Battalion was to rush the carriers in to push back the Soviet infantry 

but to no avail! The Soviets merely advanced RPG'S and took them out. The Dutch are now cut off from the rest of NATO.
Another Soviet achievement