[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by shahadi

Hmm, when I looked at the map, I thought the bridges were critical to the Russians, and that by destroying them, I could use the terrain to help me kill them as they slumbered to cross at the river fording areas. Once, they managed to break through my first lines, and they would, the static defense line of well dug in troops in fighting positions would finish them off.

So, if I were a Russian commander, actually Soviet in 1962, I would want a Spetsnaz force to hold the bridges until I could bring up my armor and mechanized troops. And, I would want river crossing bridges as well. I guess in a PBEM game, this would be my most pressing task: to secure and cross the several river bridges with sufficient force to assault the dug-in Americans or else just go home, have a vodka and await my deportation to some Siberian gulag.

Thanks Suhiir.

The thing is this is NOT a "river" just one of the many, many streams that exist everywhere in Norway. I totally agree about Spetsnaz (and probably airborne troops) at a major river crossing, and so did the Norwegian/Marine commanders ... why the blocking position is here in the middle of nowhere.

Actually those bridges are not that large/important and as you point out many fords exist. I have zero issues with the Soviets knowing where they are, no doubt Soviet "tourists" have been fishing these streams for years and know them as well as the locals.