Hunting Bear: Decisive Victory

[LittleDogmaOne]

Same day...

July 24, 1989 at approximately 1200 hours (day, clear, visual 5000 meters)

3rd brigade of 2nd Armored Division received an order to defend all strategic objective near by or around town of Sottrum, Hassendorf, Dodenberg, Hellwege, Unterstedt, and Rotenburg. H hour is at 1500 hours, and ordered 3rd Brigade of 2nd Armored Division to preparing a battle position(s)/strong point(s. It will be one longest day ever I have....

In other hand, I heard that West Germany and British brothers in arms did fight well and continues to push Soviet back to east.....end game is near. Rumor that Government of Soviet Union threatened to escalate the war with nuclear. President of United States warned that NATO and its allies is preparing to retaliate in event of nuclear escalation.

[LittleDogmaOne]

Back to the game.....(enjoying my day offs, and playing Red Storm) : )

[LittleDogmaOne]

Building our defense/strong position, and ready to clash with Red Bear. Here we go, gentlemen! Soviet is coming!

[LittleDogmaOne]

Another contested battle! Well done, gentlemen. 3rd Brigade of 2nd Armored Division fought well. Our Air Defense commander(s) learned the lesson(s) from the previous battle(s), and greatly improved AD capabilities. AD assets managed take out 16 Soviet Helo assets: Mi-24P, Mi-24V, Mi-24VP, and Mi-8MT Hip out of the sky. Outstanding, gentlemen! At first, Soviet 18th Recon Battalion, 353rd Guards Tank Regiment, and 200th Guards MRR tried to fighting against us in the open field near or around Platenhof and Botersen but in heavy cost. Soviet 18th Recon Battalion was rendered combat ineffective, and being routed by 2nd Armored Division. Elements of 200th Guards MRR and 353rd Guards Tank Regiment decided to withdraw from the open field, and turn southeast toward Rotenburg in order to secure the strategic bridge(s). Elements of A and B/3rd BN/41st Infantry Regiment blown the strategic bridge(s)in order to making them to pay, and suffering world of hurt from A and B/3rd BN/41st Infantry Regiments' assigned kill zone and artillery bombardment. Elements of 200th Guards MRRS and 353rd Guards Tank Regiment managed to secure three objective(s) before they decided to withdraw from the battlefield, and then limping back to east. 3rd brigade of 2nd Armored Division continues to stop Red Bear from gaining the piece of land to west.

Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "US Campaign3" your forces worth 20,265 points obtained just 70% (28540 vs 12043) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 10,044. You should be aware that the Inspectorate considers your performance, on balance, to be tolerable.

* Your force has claimed 57 Recce, 6 Helo, 71 Tank, 46 APC, 33 Inf, 21 HQ, 11 AD, 3 Arty and 5 Utility enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 31 Recce, 86 Tank, 63 APC, 41 Inf, 38 HQ, 17 AD, 17 SP Arty and 9 Utility.
Fallen out: 5 Recce, 6 Tank, 22 APC, 25 Inf, 3 AD and 3 SP Arty.
Destroyed: 8 Recce, 9 Tank, 17 APC, 6 Inf and 2 AD.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 95% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 23 minutes.

* Your force took significant - 10% - permanent losses and must refit for for a moderate time to recover the 64 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

FINAL TALLY OF BATTLE LOSSES:
- American Forces:
2&1/2-Ton Truck [w] - 2 starting.
Cavalry Scout - 18 starting and 3 fallen out.
Headquarters - 16 starting.
Heavy MG - 17 starting, 5 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
HMMWV-HMG - 4 starting.
M1 Abrams - 5 starting and 1 fallen out.
M1026 HMMWV - 7 starting.
M106A2 - 8 starting.
M109A6 Paladin - 8 starting.
M110A2 - 4 starting and 3 fallen out.
M113A1 - 10 starting.
M163A2 Vulcan - 7 starting and 2 fallen out.
M1A1 Abrams - 55 starting, 3 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
M1A1(HA) Abrams - 36 starting, 2 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
M2A1 Bradley [m] - 90 starting, 22 fallen out and 15 destroyed.
M3A1 Bradley [m] - 16 starting, 1 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
M48A1 Chaparral - 8 starting, 1 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
M577A2 C2V - 22 starting.
Mechanized Rifle - 53 starting, 20 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
OH-58A Kiowa - 1 starting and 1 fallen out.
Stinger - 6 starting.

- Soviet Forces:
2B9 Vasilek - 6 starting and 3 fallen out.
2S6 Tunguska - 4 starting, 1 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
30mm AGS GL - 9 starting and 4 fallen out.
AT-3 Sagger - 3 starting.
BM-21 Grad - 18 starting.
BMP-1D - 33 starting, 22 fallen out and 11 destroyed.
BMP-2PG [gm] - 42 starting, 13 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
BMP-Ksh - 19 starting, 5 fallen out and 6 destroyed.
BRDM-2 [g] - 33 starting, 22 fallen out and 11 destroyed.
BRM-1K Korshun - 12 starting, 8 fallen out and 4 destroyed.
GAZ-66 - 9 starting and 1 destroyed.
Headquarters - 18 starting and 10 fallen out.
Heavy MG - 12 starting, 2 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
Ka-32S Helix - 2 starting and 2 destroyed.
Mechanized Rifle - 54 starting, 26 fallen out and 6 destroyed.
Mi-24P Hind - 2 starting, 1 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
Mi-24V Hind - 2 starting, 1 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
Mi-24VP Hind - 2 starting and 2 fallen out.
Mi-8MT Hip - 10 starting, 9 fallen out and 1 destroyed.
MT-LB [w] - 6 starting and 2 fallen out.
SA-11 Gadfly - 4 starting, 1 fallen out and 3 destroyed.
SA-14 Gremlin - 12 starting, 1 fallen out and 2 destroyed.
T-80U [m] - 97 starting, 54 fallen out and 18 destroyed.
UAZ Jeep - 5 starting and 2 fallen out.

[LittleDogmaOne]

Reported kills and claims

[LittleDogmaOne]

Assigned Kill Zone, and Artillery bombardment

[LittleDogmaOne]

Kill Zone(s) (see all red crosses) [:D]

[LittleDogmaOne]

July 25, 1989, 0700 hours (Day, clear, visual 10000m) 3rd Brigade of 2nd Armored Division received an order, and preparing to march east in order to secure the strategic objective(s) and defend it. H hours is at 0700 hours. Here we go, gentlemen!

Then it happens. "Mooouuunnt UP!!!" cries the Lieutenant, and circles of men scattered, striding quickly to their modern-day armored chariots. The snap of plastic buckles being connected, and gunners clambering onto the roofs of their armored chariot. "Good to go!!!" can be heard throughout the assemble zone, over slamming hatches/doors and idling engines, as final crew checks are done. "RedCon 1" comes over the radio, as the commanders check in with the Tank and Mech Platoon leaders. All is ready. Armor is on, ammo ready to be loaded into clean weapons, radio constantly chattering. "Renegades, this is Renegade 6, follow my move." The platoon of tanks and mechanized platoons lurches forward as we pull out of our spot and into line. The dust fills my nostrils as we move; I grip the handles of Mama Deuce for stability. I am back, and it is time to ride. - "The Blog of War" page 140.

[LittleDogmaOne]

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

You won 109,348 cumulative victory points completing 5 of 5 battles in the US Campaign campaign in 79 hours. Also, you personally survived the battle.

Scenario 1: 68% rating - Decisive Success
Scenario 2: 50% rating - Contested Battle
Scenario 3: 70% rating - Marginal Success
Scenario 4: 70% rating - Contested Battle
Scenario 5: 66% rating - Marginal Success

Your overall success based on your average outcome is a marginal success.

Your forces claimed a grand total 126 Recce, 24 Helo, 651 Tank, 484 APC, 315 Inf, 18 SP AT, 12 AT, 185 HQ, 86 AD, 21 SP Arty, 33 Arty and 87 Utility enemy subunits destroyed in combat.

Apart from fallen out subunits, your forces took lifetime losses of 18 Recce, 1 Helo, 43 Tank, 47 APC, 22 Inf, 2 HQ and 5 AD subunits. They accumulated 1 medal(s) for heroism and leadership and 0 medal(s) for valor in recognition of their losses.

Transmission ends.
Campaign record complete.

Check the Staff Diary / Campaign History tab for further details of the campaign.

[LittleDogmaOne]

Final AAR

[LittleDogmaOne]

Final reported Kills and Claims

[LittleDogmaOne]

Tough battle, 3rd brigade of 2nd Armored Division managed to hold the line but 254th Guards MRR, 197th Guards Tank Regiment, and 245th Guards MRR refused to retreat, but continued to pressing on. D/4th Bn/41st Infantry Regiment tried to hold the line near by Segehorn and Oyterthunen, but was forced to pushed back.....

Elements of 197th Guards Tank Regiment, and 245th Guards MRR decided to change the direction to south/southeast in order to secure the objective, Borstel, and Oyten. Elements of 200th Guards MRR successfully secured the objective near by Bassen. C/4th BN/41st Infantry Regiments managed to halt elements 200th Guards MRR, and 197th Guards Tank Regiment near by Achim/Speckenholz. C/2nd BN/66th Armored Regiment managed to halt elements of 197th Guards Tank Regiment near by west of Achim. Almost four hours later, 245th Guards MRR, 197th Guards Tank Regiment, and 245th Guards MRR were forced to withdraw from the battlefield due to high percentage of casaulties/losses.

Again, tough battle.....

[LittleDogmaOne]

bird view of the battlefield

[LittleDogmaOne]

Campaign history:


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Flashpoint Campaigns - Red Storm
US Campaign for Player 1
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0400 hours, 20 July 1989 forces of the Soviet Union crossed the
border between East and West Germany near the town of Bad
Neustadt, West Germany. The attack had been concealed by
months of diplomatic maneuvering by the Soviet Union to get the
world to believe it was pulling its combat forces out of Germany
and promoting unification.

What was in fact happening was a plan to put all of Western
Europe under Soviet control. The Warsaw Pact had been getting
weaker and NATO was getting stronger. Cracks in the Warsaw
Pact nations support for Soviet policies, along with Western
economic stability has led Soviet leadership to assume a course
of offensive action against NATO.

As the attack develops in the Fulda Gap the Americans are hard
pressed to contain the offensive there. The entire operation in
the Fulda Gap is a diversion and is intended to simply draw off
the reserves and combat effectiveness of the NORTHAG.

Here, on the North German Plains is where the decisive battle is
to be fought. Here, there is a single US Combat Brigade of the
2nd Armored Divison. The famed 'Hell on Wheels' division.

They are defending the area to the east of Bremen. The larger
German port must be kept in NATO hands. The assignment is
as difficult as it is important. The Soviets can attack across
almost perfect tank country. The sparsely forested plains make
for rapid movement.

All is not in the Soviets favor. They are going to be in the
crosshairs of NATO's most destructive weapons the entire time.
The engagement ranges here are the longest in most of North
Western Europe. When Close Air Support is used it will be very
effective against vehicles and troops in the open. Here there are
few places to hide.

The battles for the city of Bremen will be hard fought and costly
to both sides.

Who will be the ultimate victor on the North German Plains?
Come and try the US Campaign Hell on Wheels and find out.

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Scenario 1: CA1 Hunting Bears starting at 0400, Jul 22 1979
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Mission Briefing for CA1 Hunting Bears:
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Because the Soviet attack hit the Fulda Gap first and there was a 2 day period where nothing happened in all of NorthAG except logistics strikes on command communications centers, airfields and assembly areas the 3rd Brigade of 2nd Armored Division ( Hell on Wheels) deployed to an area east of Bremen.

NATO High Command could not determine if the Brigade should be sent south to try to support 3rd Armored Division or to stay in their own Area of Operations. In the end they did not move and were in position when the Red Bears came hunting across the North German Plains.

The Soviet battle formations are finally on the move from their eastern bases in the North German Plain. Time to see how treadheads do against the Russian Bear.



3rd Brigade of 2nd Armored Division
Hqs Co, 2nd AD (F)
552nd MI Company
498th Spt Bn
4th Bn, 41st Inf (Mech)
3rd Bn, 41st Inf (Mech)
2nd Bn, 66th Arm
4th Bn, 3rd FA
2nd Bn, 5th AD
D Trp, 2nd Sq, 1st Cav (Air)
D Co, 17th Engr Bn


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Scenario 1 concluded at 1148, Jul 22 1979
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* American VPs:
VP Locations: 7,600
Enemy Losses: 14,231
Total: 21,831
Cumulative: 21,831

* Soviet VPs:
VP Locations: 6,300
Enemy Losses: 3,870
Total: 10,170
Cumulative: 10,170


Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "CA1 Hunting Bears" your forces worth 19,045 points secured 68% (21831 vs 10170) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 21,862 points. The Inspectorate congratulates you and rates your performance as excellent.

* Your force has claimed 29 Recce, 227 Tank, 66 APC, 6 Inf, 3 SP AT, 18 HQ, 6 AD and 17 Utility enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 20 Recce, 81 Tank, 63 APC, 43 Inf, 34 HQ, 20 AD, 14 SP Arty, 9 Utility and 2 Air.
Fallen out: 13 Recce, 6 Tank, 30 APC, 28 Inf, 1 HQ, 2 AD and 4 SP Arty.
Destroyed: 3 Recce, 5 Tank, 9 APC, 1 Inf and 1 HQ.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 94% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 23 minutes.

* Your force finished the encounter in relatively good shape and needs to refit for only a relatively short time to recover the 84 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

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Scenario 2: CA2 Battle Tested starting at 1600, Jul 22 1979
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Depot Replenishment Phase:
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Sir, 13 units have been reactivated, 84 fallen out subunits have returned to duty and 13 replacement subunits have been received at a cost of 12 hours and 334 VPs.

Depot replenishment complete.

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Mission Briefing for CA2 Battle Tested:
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GHQ,
* General - your mission is to use Hell On Wheels to take more than your share of the victory points in this quick game.
* H hour is at 0400 and you will have 8 hours to complete your mission. Dawn is at 0502 and dusk is at 2123.
* You do not have any off-map supporting assets available.
* Your assigned starting area is bounded by map columns 2 to 8 inclusive and map rows 4 to 25 inclusive.


* Victory Conditions - You must secure more than your initial share of VPs to win. A Decisive victory requires 77 of the total VPs won. A Tactical victory requires 71 and a Marginal victory requires 64.
As always, the success of our campaign is in your hands. Do not disappoint us.
Hell On Wheels Secured VP Locations:
-- none.
Unclaimed VP Locations:
-- 2912 location worth 1000 VPs.
-- 2407 location worth 1000 VPs.
-- 2210 location worth 1300 VPs.
-- 2213 location worth 1500 VPs.
-- 2026 location worth 1400 VPs.
-- 1919 location worth 1700 VPs.
Kutuzov Battle Group Secured VP Locations:
-- none.


* Intel reports indicate that local enemy forces may contain 10 to 20 Recce, 10 to 20 Helo, 30 to 40 Tank, 30 to 40 APC, 30 to 40 Inf, 1 to 10 SP AT, 20 to 30 HQ, 10 to 20 AD, 30 to 40 SP Arty subunits. They are expected to be in the area bounded by columns 28 to 46 inclusive and rows 13 to 30 inclusive.

Transmission ends.

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Scenario 2 concluded at 1027, Jul 23 1979
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* American VPs:
VP Locations: 2,700
Enemy Losses: 9,409
Total: 12,109
Cumulative: 32,771

* Soviet VPs:
VP Locations: 5,200
Enemy Losses: 7,026
Total: 12,226
Cumulative: 22,396


Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "US Campaign1" your forces worth 18,714 points obtained just 50% (12109 vs 12226) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 13,349. You should be aware that the Inspectorate considers your performance, on balance, to be tolerable.

* Your force has claimed 16 Recce, 12 Helo, 124 Tank, 91 APC, 43 Inf, 6 SP AT, 18 HQ and 13 AD enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 22 Recce, 47 Tank, 84 APC, 67 Inf, 36 HQ, 11 AD, 18 SP Arty and 9 Utility.
Fallen out: 9 Recce, 29 Tank, 12 APC, 3 Inf and 10 AD.
Destroyed: 6 Recce, 16 Tank, 6 APC, 2 Inf and 1 AD.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 79% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 30 minutes.

* Your force finished the encounter in relatively good shape and needs to refit for only a relatively short time to recover the 63 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

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Scenario 3: CA3 Wolfs Lair starting at 1500, Jul 23 1979
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Depot Replenishment Phase:
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Sir, 14 units have been reactivated, 63 fallen out subunits have returned to duty and 18 replacement subunits have been received at a cost of 9 hours and 625 VPs.

Depot replenishment complete.

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Mission Briefing for CA3 Wolfs Lair:
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GHQ,
* General Bauer - your mission is to use Hell On Wheels to take more than your share of the victory points in this quick game.
* H hour is at 0000 and you will have 12 hours to complete your mission. Dawn is at 0502 and dusk is at 2123.
* You do not have any off-map supporting assets available.
* Your assigned starting area is bounded by map columns 2 to 8 inclusive and map rows 4 to 26 inclusive.


* Victory Conditions - You must secure more than your initial share of VPs to win. A Decisive victory requires 85 of the total VPs won. A Tactical victory requires 81 and a Marginal victory requires 77.
As always, the success of our campaign is in your hands. Do not disappoint us.
Hell On Wheels Secured VP Locations:
-- 2014 location worth 1500 VPs.
-- 1816 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 1522 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 2725 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 0826 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 3529 location worth 3500 VPs.
Unclaimed VP Locations:
-- 1912 location worth 1000 VPs.
-- 4210 location worth 1000 VPs.
-- 3320 location worth 2000 VPs.
-- 1314 location worth 1000 VPs.
-- 0717 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 3022 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 0711 location worth 1000 VPs.
BG Red Storm Secured VP Locations:
-- none.


* Intel reports indicate that local enemy forces may contain 20 to 30 Recce, 1 to 10 Helo, 30 to 40 Tank, 30 to 40 APC, 30 to 40 Inf, 1 to 10 AT, 30 to 40 HQ, 20 to 30 AD, 20 to 30 SP Arty, 10 to 20 Arty, 30 to 40 Utility subunits. They are expected to be in the area bounded by columns 1 to 35 inclusive and rows 1 to 9 inclusive.

Transmission ends.

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Scenario 3 concluded at 0427, Jul 24 1979
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* American VPs:
VP Locations: 20,500
Enemy Losses: 9,487
Total: 29,987
Cumulative: 60,650

* Soviet VPs:
VP Locations: 8,500
Enemy Losses: 4,333
Total: 12,833
Cumulative: 35,229


Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "US Campaign" your forces worth 19,021 points secured 70% (29987 vs 12833) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 13,546 points. The Inspectorate congratulates you and rates your performance as acceptable.

* Your force has claimed 21 Recce, 6 Helo, 126 Tank, 112 APC, 89 Inf, 6 AT, 54 HQ, 22 AD, 9 SP Arty, 12 Arty and 26 Utility enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 42 Recce, 62 Tank, 77 APC, 59 Inf, 35 HQ, 10 AD, 18 SP Arty and 9 Utility.
Fallen out: 1 Recce, 15 Tank, 11 APC, 7 Inf and 10 AD.
Destroyed: 5 Recce, 15 Tank, 14 APC, 6 Inf, 1 HQ and 2 AD.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 89% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 28 minutes.

* Your force took significant - 10% - permanent losses and must refit for for a moderate time to recover the 44 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

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Scenario 4: CA4 Red Castle starting at 0900, Jul 24 1979
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Depot Replenishment Phase:
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Sir, 13 units have been reactivated, 44 fallen out subunits have returned to duty and 28 replacement subunits have been received at a cost of 6 hours and 853 VPs.

Depot replenishment complete.

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Mission Briefing for CA4 Red Castle:
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GHQ,
* General Bauer - your mission is to use Hell On Wheels to take more than your share of the victory points in this quick game.
* H hour is at 1500 and you will have 8 hours to complete your mission. Dawn is at 0502 and dusk is at 2123.
* You do not have any off-map supporting assets available.
* Your assigned starting area is bounded by map columns 2 to 8 inclusive and map rows 4 to 26 inclusive.


* Victory Conditions - You must secure more than your initial share of VPs to win. A Decisive victory requires 91 of the total VPs won. A Tactical victory requires 88 and a Marginal victory requires 86.
As always, the success of our campaign is in your hands. Do not disappoint us.
Hell On Wheels Secured VP Locations:
-- 4022 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 4419 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 1621 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 4125 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 3824 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 0322 location worth 3500 VPs.
-- 1628 location worth 4000 VPs.
-- 3428 location worth 4000 VPs.
-- 0628 location worth 4000 VPs.
Unclaimed VP Locations:
-- none.
BG Red Storm Secured VP Locations:
-- none.


* Intel reports indicate that local enemy forces may contain 30 to 40 Recce, 1 to 10 Helo, 30 to 40 Tank, 30 to 40 APC, 30 to 40 Inf, 1 to 10 AT, 30 to 40 HQ, 20 to 30 AD, 10 to 20 SP Arty, 1 to 10 Arty, 20 to 30 Utility subunits. They are expected to be in the area bounded by columns 20 to 46 inclusive and rows 1 to 12 inclusive.

Transmission ends.

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Scenario 4 concluded at 1916, Jul 24 1979
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* American VPs:
VP Locations: 21,500
Enemy Losses: 7,040
Total: 28,540
Cumulative: 86,402

* Soviet VPs:
VP Locations: 8,500
Enemy Losses: 3,543
Total: 12,043
Cumulative: 47,272


Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "US Campaign3" your forces worth 20,265 points obtained just 70% (28540 vs 12043) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 10,044. You should be aware that the Inspectorate considers your performance, on balance, to be tolerable.

* Your force has claimed 57 Recce, 6 Helo, 71 Tank, 46 APC, 33 Inf, 21 HQ, 11 AD, 3 Arty and 5 Utility enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 31 Recce, 86 Tank, 63 APC, 41 Inf, 38 HQ, 17 AD, 17 SP Arty and 9 Utility.
Fallen out: 5 Recce, 6 Tank, 22 APC, 25 Inf, 3 AD and 3 SP Arty.
Destroyed: 8 Recce, 9 Tank, 17 APC, 6 Inf and 2 AD.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 95% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 23 minutes.

* Your force took significant - 10% - permanent losses and must refit for for a moderate time to recover the 64 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

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Scenario 5: CA5 Battle Royal starting at 0000, Jul 25 1979
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Depot Replenishment Phase:
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Sir, 9 units have been reactivated, 63 fallen out subunits have returned to duty and 30 replacement subunits have been received at a cost of 7 hours and 839 VPs.

Depot replenishment complete.

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Mission Briefing for CA5 Battle Royal :
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GHQ,
* General Bauer - your mission is to use Hell On Wheels to take more than your share of the victory points in this quick game.
* H hour is at 0700 and you will have 10 hours to complete your mission. Dawn is at 0502 and dusk is at 2123.
* You do not have any off-map supporting assets available.
* Your assigned starting area is bounded by map columns 2 to 8 inclusive and map rows 4 to 28 inclusive.


* Victory Conditions - You must secure more than your initial share of VPs to win. A Decisive victory requires 81 of the total VPs won. A Tactical victory requires 76 and a Marginal victory requires 71.
As always, the success of our campaign is in your hands. Do not disappoint us.
Hell On Wheels Secured VP Locations:
-- 0807 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 1311 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 1516 location worth 2500 VPs.
-- 1421 location worth 2500 VPs.
Unclaimed VP Locations:
-- 2511 location worth 2000 VPs.
-- 2614 location worth 2000 VPs.
-- 2722 location worth 2000 VPs.
-- 3423 location worth 1500 VPs.
-- 3514 location worth 1500 VPs.
-- 0802 location worth 1500 VPs.
-- 0704 location worth 2000 VPs.
Battle Group Red Storm Secured VP Locations:
-- none.


* Intel reports indicate that local enemy forces may contain 1 to 10 Recce, 30 to 40 Tank, 30 to 40 APC, 30 to 40 Inf, 1 to 10 SP AT, 1 to 10 AT, 30 to 40 HQ, 30 to 40 AD, 30 to 40 SP Arty, 30 to 40 Arty, 30 to 40 Utility subunits. They are expected to be in the area bounded by columns 28 to 46 inclusive and rows 1 to 15 inclusive.

Transmission ends.

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Scenario 5 concluded at 1050, Jul 25 1979
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* American VPs:
VP Locations: 15,000
Enemy Losses: 10,229
Total: 25,229
Cumulative: 109,348

* Soviet VPs:
VP Locations: 7,500
Enemy Losses: 5,276
Total: 12,776
Cumulative: 60,048


Greetings from the Inspectorate of the General Staff -

To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

* In the battle of "US Campaign" your forces worth 19,583 points secured 66% (25229 vs 12776) of awarded victory points against an enemy force worth 14,588 points. The Inspectorate congratulates you and rates your performance as acceptable.

* Your force has claimed 5 Recce, 105 Tank, 169 APC, 144 Inf, 9 SP AT, 6 AT, 74 HQ, 34 AD, 12 SP Arty, 18 Arty and 39 Utility enemy subunits.

* Remaining force tally -
Active: 33 Recce, 2 Helo, 66 Tank, 69 APC, 44 Inf, 36 HQ, 19 AD, 16 SP Arty and 9 Utility.
Fallen out: 7 Recce, 4 Helo, 10 Tank, 23 APC, 17 Inf, 2 AD and 2 SP Arty.
Destroyed: 10 Recce, 1 Helo, 16 Tank, 10 APC, 11 Inf and 1 AD.

* By the end of the battle your units had a 81% average readiness and a command cyle duration of 25 minutes.

* Your force took significant - 12% - permanent losses and must refit for for a moderate time to recover the 65 fallen out subunit(s).

Staff evaluation complete.

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Campaign Summation:
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To: General Bauer, commanding Hell On Wheels

You won 109,348 cumulative victory points completing 5 of 5 battles in the US Campaign campaign in 79 hours. Also, you personally survived the battle.

Scenario 1: 68% rating - Decisive Success
Scenario 2: 50% rating - Contested Battle
Scenario 3: 70% rating - Marginal Success
Scenario 4: 70% rating - Contested Battle
Scenario 5: 66% rating - Marginal Success

Your overall success based on your average outcome is a marginal success.

Your forces claimed a grand total 126 Recce, 24 Helo, 651 Tank, 484 APC, 315 Inf, 18 SP AT, 12 AT, 185 HQ, 86 AD, 21 SP Arty, 33 Arty and 87 Utility enemy subunits destroyed in combat.

Apart from fallen out subunits, your forces took lifetime losses of 18 Recce, 1 Helo, 43 Tank, 47 APC, 22 Inf, 2 HQ and 5 AD subunits. They accumulated 1 medal(s) for heroism and leadership and 0 medal(s) for valor in recognition of their losses.

Transmission ends.
Campaign record complete.

[LittleDogmaOne]

Well done, 3rd brigade of 2nd Armored Division!

[Erik Rutins]

Congratulations!

[Mad Russian]

After all that what did you think of the Campaign?

Good Hunting.

MR

[LittleDogmaOne]

Thank you, Erik! [8D]

Mad Russian, I love it and find it very challenge in a great way. I will play it again, and try to do it little better. I would like to try campaign as British or France or West Germany or other NATO's allies one day. One day, I will try to play as Soviet Commander but Blue, Red, and White is in my blood (NATO commander) : ) It would be cool if I can play as East German or Czech.

Congratulation, Red Storm Dev team for design the great game and campaign scenario(s) [&o]

P.S. I also own Fulda Gap '85 and Danube Front '85, I have a hard time to decide which is more fun to play, but I find Flashpoint Red Storm very addictive [&o] and still making me to play one more round!!!

[Mad Russian]

Working on a West German campaign at the moment. The British are problematic because of unit nomenclature. Working on getting that right then maybe will get one done for them too.

Good Hunting.

MR

[LittleDogmaOne]

I am looking forward to play more campaign of your : )