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Brezhnev's War: NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact in Germany, 1980

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Brezhnev's War: NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact in Germany, 1980
Rank #27910

Brezhnev's War: NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact in Germany, 1980

2018

Designed by Ty Bomba

Published by Compass Games

Rating
5.4
Weight
2.0/5
Description

brezhnevrsquo war nato vs warsaw pact germany enable player game month hypothesized communist invasion western europe fall saigon start soviet intervention afghanistan period conventional ldquocorrelation forcesrdquo hostile alliance favor communiststhe scenario portray anticipate fear natorsquos intelligence analyst time despite knowledge existence soviet plan begin war massive chemical nuclear strike westrsquo military planner give scheme little credence know soviets understand strategy bring immediate nuclear retaliation west wouldrsquove end war quickly begin ndash likely civilization ndash winner identifiablewhat fear fine summer day soviet unit east germany eat breakfast mess hall roll border west germany wouldrsquove ldquocome arerdquo kind war aim wouldrsquove blitz germany ndash conventional weaponry ndash monththe soviet call ceasefire nuclear chemical weapon detonate massive economic power atlantic community bring bear west germany ndash geostrategic lynchpin nato europe ndash wouldrsquove neutralize ruhr industrial area ndash important manufacturing center planet ndash entirely wreck wouldrsquove cause shift global balance power favor kremlin set deliver knockout blow laterthe rdquo x rdquo map cover core area federal republic germany mile km hex largesize rdquo unit counter represent division brigade immediately scene time masse unit couldrsquove send reinforcement game turn represent day real timethe turn sequence use classic fightmove movefight structure special rule account heliborne unit spetsnaz ultraelite soviet eighth guard guard airborne army east german czechoslovakian disloyalty range soviet artillery division air power supply criticality frankfurt operation paradrop german territorial electronic warfare variable soviet victory objectivesthe overall system simple scale experienced player match hour

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