New NGP'85 article by HirooOnoda.

[Elxaime]

I have played only Bolt from the Blue (1989) mod full campaigns, not D85 so my comments are directed to that. In the 1989 version you have that Danish Division plus Corps Troops so LANDJUT is much stronger.

That said, I have seen a "Festung Hamburg" approach a couple of times, trying it once myself. In all instances, the Warsaw Pact adopted what I believe is the correct approach, which is to surround a strongly-garrisoned Hamburg and leave it alone whilst making strong pushes north and west. In theory, NATO loses the services of a fine division cooped up (and this can be done using lower-quality Pact troops) while the remaining NATO troops struggle on. While the Hamburg Festung can launch some Leopard sorties, these non-TIS armed tanks are not a major threat.

It is a very interesting approach however, and can be effective if the Pact takes the bait and gets drawn into a second Stalingrad. But I think surrounding and bypassing is also a valid WP strategy and seemed to work when I saw it tried.