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Originally Posted by shahadi
I understand this is pure fiction because the Iranians and Iraqis were at each other's throats in '87, and the Soviet Union was all but broken after their foray into Afghanistan.
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Still, a great job with the map, wow! And the force deployment, except for Romeo platoon hanging out there all alone.
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Oh, and least I forget, where's air support. I guess a VMI armor guy only thinks in terms of tracks and treads. I mean at one point I think the US had three carrier battle groups on routine patrol and there's Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
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They have some Zoomies at VMI... There is quite a lot involving air assets in the book. For this battle, US air decimated the Soviet Recce formation that was supposed to lead the assault in the hours before the scenario, and as the battle concluded, they chew up a MRR. It just didn't directly factor into the time frame of this battle.
As far as the Tank Platoon out alone, I can't remember it really being explained well in the book. Basically, the deployment of US forces here is a kill sack. Anti-armor on the flanks and a tank heavy in the center. I figured the tank platoon was the rabbit wagging it's tail. I used them to hit, then get out of there.
Glad you liked this one. The next one you should like better... I'm still tweaking the Soviet movement.
Tom
Re: Sword Point. 8 July
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