

      K R A S N Y I     S H T U R M
          ( R E D    S T O R M )



RED STORM/KRASNYI SHTURM (RS) is a campaign designed for the SPCAMO's game SPMBT (Steel Panthers Main Battle Tank). It is based on the novel "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy.

OVERVIEW

In RS, you are depicting a Soviet commander of the A-class 172nd Guards Motor-Rifle Regiment "Gnesnenski", inside the 39th Guards Motor-Rifle Division "Barenkovo" in 8th Guards Army, First Western Front, Western TVD. You will lead this regiment deep into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), since June 15th 1988, the day the war begins. If successful, you will be transferred to the Persian Gulf to command your troops in the conquest of the Gulf oil fields.

YOUR FORCES

Your regiment is composed of three mechanized infantry battalions (equipped with tracked BMP-2 vehicles), one tank battalion (T-80 tanks) and attached artillery, air defence and engineers units. This will be your core force. In some battles, additional units may be temporarily put under your command.

In a typical Soviet Guards regiment, you will command about 200 tracked and wheeled vehicles. 

RED STORM GENERAL PLAN

RED STORM is a codename for an all-out conventional mechanized thrust into FRG. Strategic surprise is highly recommended. 

The main idea is to blast a hole in NATO frontal defence lines and then to use Operational Maneuver Group (OMG) units to penetrate through and exploit the attack. In your sector, the main axis of the attack is south of Hannover, crossing the rivers of Leine and Weser, heading towards Rhine, to reach the Ruhr in two weeks.

OPPOSITION

You are likely to be confronted mainly with German Bundeswehr and US Army forces. Some other units from the NATO NORTHAG army group may appear, like the Belgians, the British or the Dutch.

In the Persian Gulf, your main opposition will be the Iraqi Republican Guard units and Saudi forces. Kuwait army can also appear.

REINFORCEMENTS

You are to expect some reinforcements during this campaign, mainly between important battles. You can use this to repair and refit the most mauled units into shape. Remember, we have more men and machines to expend, but not infinitely. Save your core force and you will have less problems during the campaign.

Attached documents:
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FROM:   CINC-WEST
TO:     COMMANDER 172nd MRR 

CONGRATULATIONS, COMRADE! YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED COMMAND OF ONE OF MOTHERLAND'S FINEST REGIMENTS. 
THE 172ND MOTOR-RIFLE REGIMENT "GNESNENSKI" IS NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART OF WARSAW PACT ANNUAL WARGAME "PROGRESS-86". YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR COMMAND AND ARRIVE TO OHRDRUF RALLY POINT. "PROGRESS-86" WILL COMMENCE IN 3 DAYS, AT OHRDRUF MANEUVER RANGE. 

YOU WILL FIND ENCLOSED THE DETAILS OF PROGRESS-86 WARGAME AND THE DETAILS OF RED STORM OPERATION. YOU ARE TO REMIND THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE STATE TOP SECRET. YOU MAY NOT INFORM TO YOUR SUBORDINATES OF ANY DETAILS OF RED STORM UNTIL D-2 DAYS.

FOR THE MOTHERLAND, COMRADE!

COMMANDER IN CHIEF
WESTERN TVD
GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN GERMANY

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FROM: PROGRESS-86 COMMANDER
TO:   COMMANDER 172nd MRR

THIS YEAR WARSAW PACT WARGAME IS NAMED "PROGRESS-86". YOUR REGIMENT WILL OPPOSE STATIONARY BLUE FORCES PLAYED BY OUR POLISH COMRADES. 
THOSE UNITS ARE RENDERED INOPERATIVE AND YOU WILL PRACTICE YOUR GUNSHIPS AND ARMOURED UNITS GUNNERY.

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FROM: STAVKA HQ
TO:   COMMANDER 39th MRD
(COPY TO REGIMENTAL COMMANDERS, AT D-15 DAYS)

COMRADES! 

YOU WILL EXECUTE OPERATION RED STORM AT JUNE 15TH 0500Z. UNRESTRICTED CONVENTIONAL WARFARE AGAINST BLUEFOR. YOUR SECTOR: INTER-GERMAN BORDER SOUTHEAST OF HANNOVER. PROCEED TOWARDS THE LEINE, WESER AND RHINE RIVER AT MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL SPEED. BREACH THE NATO DEFENCES AND OVERRUN THEM.
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