NATO, WAPA and the indefensibility of LandJut in NGP and D85

[JDR Dragoon]

Well, let us continue where I left off yesterday starting from the organizational top:

-The Corps HQ is called "Schleswig Holstein" in the game and is based in Kiel. I propose renaming it to LandJut. and basing it in Rendsburg (which is where its constituting elements were garrisoned). It was a mobile HQ so unless WAPA manages to bomb it into slag it should be able to move way at some point. Corps HQ was almost fully staffed in peacetime with officers from various NATO countries and should be rated at "B"

The danish part of the LandJut Corps troops consisted of:

-"33. Artilleriafdeling/Nørrejyske Artilleriregiment (NJAR)" (33rd Artillery Battalion/North Jutland Artillery Regiment). A mobilization Corps artillery battalion consisting of 3 batteries of 8 1950s vintage ex-US M59 155mm "Long Tom" long range guns (24 guns in all). (I think some of the arab countries in ME 67 uses this weapon so the stats should be there). Manned by a small cadre of contract personnel in peacetime. Fleshed out on mobilization with recently released conscripts with 9 months of service behind them. Should thus be classed as "D". Should also be classed "Unreliable". Not WMD or FASCAM capable.

-"5. Ingeniørbataljon/Jyske Ingeniør Regiment (JIR)" (5th Engineer Battalion/The Jutland Engineer Regiment). A mobilization Corps unit consisting of 3 engineer companies w. 125 men each (so 375 men total). Also has some other companies, but they are administrative and supply units where the equipment and engineering ammunition resides. Should be both minelay/remove and bridging capable. Unit is motorized in trucks. Manned by a small cadre of contract personnel in peacetime. Fleshed out on mobilization with recently released conscripts with 9 months of service behind them and reserve officers and NCOs. Should thus be classed as "D". The stats for this unit can be taken from the danish Engineer Battalion already present in DF 85, since they look spot on to me (the engineer units were not fighting units. They had no LMGs and no AT weapons bigger than 66mm LAWs apart from a handfull of Carl Gustavs in the battalions "Security Squads". Plenty of .50 caliber machineguns though...)

-There was also a "Trænbataljon" (logistics battalion) from Jyske Trænregiment (JTR) (Jutland Logistics Regiment) attached, although its specific battalion number eludes me at the moment. Manned by a small cadre of contract personnel in peacetime. Fleshed out on mobilization with recently released conscripts with 9 months of service behind them and reserve officers and NCOs. Should thus be classed as "D". Whether or not to represent it with a 50 vehicle "Supply counter" is up to you.


The Jutland Division:

"Divisional HQ Unit". Not fully staffed in peacetime and reliant upon influx of reserve persoannel in order to function. Suffered under the fact that it couldn´t exercise regularly with more than a brigade at a time at best (apart from sand table exercises and wargames), leading to doubts about how it would actually have gone down if there had ever been a need to control the full division in the fiedl "fore real". Should thus be rated as "D",

-"V. Opklaringsbataljon/Jydske Dragonregiment" (JDR) (Vth Reconnaisance Battalion/Jutland Dragoon Regiment). Statwise it looks allright in the game (since its 10 "vehicles" pr. Squadron represents an amalgamation and approximation of the units aggregated combat power). The individual units should be named 1/V/JDR instead of "A/5 Recce" etc., but that is a quibble (Tank, Recon and Infantry units use latin numerals when numbering battalions. Artillery, engineers and logistics don´t. Fascinating eh? ;-)). Unit was manned by a 50/50 mix of enlisted men on running contracts and 9 month conscripts recently trained and recalled upon mobilization. It should thus be classed as "C".

-"3. Ingeniørbataljon/Jyske Ingeniør Regiment (JIR)" (3rd Engineer Battalion/The Jutland Engineer Regiment). The divisional engineer battalion. I extend the same comments here as for the 5th ENGBTN above.

-"3. Trænbataljon/Jyske Trænregiment" (JIR) (3rd Logistics Battalion/Jutland Logistics Regiment). I extend the same commets as for the LandJut Logistics battalion above to this unit.

-There was also a LRRP company attached directly to the division "Patruljekompagniet/Jyske Division" (PTRKMP/JDIV), but since their tasks were to stay behind and report I don´t think they warrant inclusion as a "Deception" capable unit. They were not meant for disruption of supply lines and rear area raids.

(Posting this now in order to save it if the forum crashes. Will continue shortly with the rest)