81: Better Dead Than Red - MC 04 North German Plain '85

Central Germany - 9 May 1981: East-West tensions have been building. NATO intel resources have identified massive Warsaw Pact movements of troops, vehicles, and aircraft. Although the Waraw Pact Spring Maneuvers have just ended, these formations have just been spotted in what can only be described as forward assembly areas in East Germany. NATO leaders had already alerted units and called up the reserve. Now, with this latest intel and the impending failure to reach a diplomatic solution, NATO has ordered its units to deploy according to their war plans. World War III is about to begin. *****The following HOUSE RULES are in effect: (1) The first ten turns of the game are considered as pre-war during which neither side may cross the Inner-German Border (IGB) with any force. (2) NATO may not deploy forces adjacent to the IGB. (3) Enemy units may not be targeted with offensive fire. (4) Bridges may not be damaged prior to the start of hostilities. (5) DDR Grenztruppen and Worker's Militia Battalions may not leave the DDR at any time (they are for rear area defense in the DDR only). (6) The war begins on turn 11 or 10 May 1981. (7) Based on West Germany's doctrine of forward defense, NATO is obligated to supporting that doctrine. Therefore, should the Warsaw Pact player capture the 10,000 victory points of objectives east of hex row 125 before turn 33, an automatic major victory is granted to him. *****