Reflections. 1947 USSR campaign

[runequester]

We had barely finished celebrations for new years, such as they were, before orders came down. The British were attacking in the Ruhr, and we had to stop them. Somehow the attack had escaped anyones attention, and we were hurled in the path of their attack. Previous encounters with the Tommies usually meant lots of artillery fire and encountering the dreaded Centurions.

Our battalion would be spread out in a rough line, with a company of Albanians bringing up the flank. We appreciated the display of solidarity but quietly, we had our doubts about how capable they would be.

On the other side, the last few months we all received new rifles. Apparently they had been tested quietly since the Great Patriotic War. The new SKS rifle is semi-automatic, like the yanks, and fires a sort of "medium" cartridge. They are quite comfortable and we all felt assured. We had also received crates of a new rocket weapon, similar to the bazookas.

The political officer said we received these, because we were considered for Guard status. Comrade Chenkov said in the previous War, Guard meant you had to fight the hardest enemies.

We move out in 15 minutes. I hope I survive to write again


WIth 48 starting, I figured I'd start on the SKS and RPG2 teams. Yeah, both weren't standard until 49, but prototypes or whatever. I wanted some new toys