Red Storm Rising

[TigerTC]

Has anyone designed any scenarios based on Red Storm Rising--such as the seizure of the bridgehead at Alfeld? It would of course need to be a very large scenario.

[CapnDarwin]

I don't think so. Have at it.

[BeirutDude]

The 1985 Scenarios I have been designing are along the lines of "Red Storm Rising" and "Team Yankee" in that I am assuming a build up and prepared scenario (Warsaw Pact at the Frontier and much of the NATO REFORGER air bridge/POMCUS reinforcements in play.). So while they are not RSR scenarios they should play similar. I'm working on one now using the Eiterfeld Map that will be a meatgrinder like the RSR Alfeld battle.

[Stimpak]

A novel I'm reading at the moment, Red Army, interestingly shows an element of the 3rd CAA skipping Hameln (Itself raided by a distraction air attack) and taking the bridge at Bad Oeynhausen rather than Rinteln to cross the Weser. In addition, the British are fought there, not the Germans.

[BeirutDude]

I'm rereading the RSR novel myself IMHO, his best (with collaboration).

As to the RSR battles around Alsfeld, Beiben and the Hamlin area I had actually considered the suggestion above but the NATO force was a scratch force of four different (five?) nationalities. UK, American, FGR, Belgian (and Dutch?). Thus to model it in FP:RS one would need to construct a "NATO database" with the equipment type pretty much telling you which nationality they belonged too. It's doable just, as far as I know, without mixed nationalities. The counters would, I think, need to be generic backgrounds.

Al

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Stimpak

A novel I'm reading at the moment, Red Army, interestingly shows an element of the 3rd CAA skipping Hameln (Itself raided by a distraction air attack) and taking the bridge at Bad Oeynhausen rather than Rinteln to cross the Weser. In addition, the British are fought there, not the Germans.

I've read the book.

I took the locations of the main units at the time of the clash we created and then actually tracked them as I thought the battles may have developed. I used several different models to do that. Once I had a battle then I dropped it down to our level of execution and you get to fight them.

Good Hunting.

MR

[Mad Russian]

ORIGINAL: Beachinnole

Great minds! I'm rereading the novel myself IMHO, his best (with collaboration).

As to the battles around Alsfeld, Beiben and the Hamlin area I had actually considered the suggestion above but the NATO force was a scratch force of four different (five?) nationalities. UK, American, FGR, Belgian (and Dutch?). Thus to model it in FP:RS one would need to construct a "NATO database" with the equipment type pretty much telling you which nationality they belonged too. It's doable just, as far as I know, without mixed nationalities. The counters would, I think, need to be generic backgrounds.

Al

Welcome back Al. Hope you can stay awhile!!! [&o]

Good Hunting.

MR

[BeirutDude]

Gonna try, depending upon work and family! [:D]

[CapnDarwin]

The Plodder did a NATO troop thing for his Berlin map. NATO background with modified sil art and data. Check for that as a starting point.

[kevinkins]

http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.com/201 ... print.html

Back in print ... In case anyone needs a copy.

Kevin