@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s August 1985…
East of the town, the open ground becomes a charnel house of Soviet tanks as the Queens Royal Irish Hussars add their armoured weight.
A Soviet MR BMP Coy slips west, but it’s not enough to continue. The 35th Gds Tk Div withdraws.
@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s August 1985…
With the reconnaissance battle unfolding, the Soviet vanguard (T-64) Tank Company rumbles down the A123 driving forward just as No. 9 Tp, C Sqn, Queens Royal Irish Hussars grounds forward as the NATO counter-through gets underway.
@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s August 1985…
British Scimitars duel with Soviet BMR-1s, whilst simultaneously dismounted British infantry reconnaissance teams are engaging in lethal close-quarters fighting in the woods and buildings with Soviet Motor-Rifle anti-tank teams.
@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s August 1985…
But close quarter fighting quickly erupts as medium reconnaissance elements of A Squadron, Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) are attempting the same, leading a NATO armoured counter-thrust to block the Soviet 35th Guards MR break out!
@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s August 1985…
Combat Reconnaissance Patrol (CRP) elements from the 231st Guards Tank Regiment, 35th Guards Motor-Rifle Division move into Klein-Lardmünchen to secure the key A123-R321 junction as the Soviets finally break through NATO lines on D+4.
@tomjmegan.bsky.socialIt’s back to August 1985…
WarCabin all ready to host a full weekend of Cold War Wargaming.
