TOTAL WAR 1985

[The_Warrior]

You can do Team Yankee battles. Harld Coyle's book is set in Sir John Hackett's stoy of the third world war. It will give you alot more battles. Also, don't forget the Third World War, Untold Story. This is also by Sir John Hackett.

[Smersh]

very nice. looking forward to more scenarios.

[valo2000]

one thing i dont know that there is a Airport called Hegel in berlin. we call it Tegel ;P

[wulfir]

valo2000 said:
one thing i dont know that there is a Airport called Hegel in berlin. we call it Tegel ;P

Well..., just weeks prior to WWIII the airport was renamed in honour of the great German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Originally Immanuel Kant had been suggested, but a popular British comedy group had constructed a song where the ryhme "Immanuel Kant was a real p*ssant" was included, and there was some speculation as to this being the reason why Hegel was chosen in the end. Later events (WWIII) greatly overshadowed the various twists surrunding the renaming of the airport.



No, seriously...., it's a typo.

[narwan]

Hmm, wasn't Hackett the guy who made the dutch look bad in the fight!

[wulfir]

The Dutch..., IIRC there was something about Dutch troopers having too long hair..., but look bad, I dunno - the Danes and Italians get hammered..., so too the Austrians..., the Finns don't even fight...hmm...

[Palle]

Originally Posted by wulfir

The Dutch..., IIRC there was something about Dutch troopers having too long hair..., but look bad, I dunno - the Danes and Italians get hammered..., so too the Austrians..., the Finns don't even fight...hmm...

Sounds a bit dubious to me. It is no longer 1940 and we Danes at least were NOT prepared to go down without a fight in the late 80-ies despite the "Footnote-Policy", as an example of Danish determination the Home Guard peaked at 71000 members in the late 80-ies.

In the Danish armed forces at that time (which I have been a mamber of since 1988) that we would probably be overwhelmed by sheer numbers unless reinforced. But that we expected to go down fighting hard and would be reinforced on Day 4+ of an invasion. That the WAPA expected to take us out in 2-4 days but that we could hold for 5-6 even without support and would then go Guerrilla to the end. We would never- EVER be taken without a fight and that 9th of April burned us with shame.

Italians... dunno, it is no longer 1940, seems to me that their pros are pretty good and Italy was made for defence as the W.Allies discovered in WWII. Austria is very defensible as well, and Finland not even fighting is ridiculous. Finland... anyone heard of Sisu?

[The_Warrior]

narwan said:
Hmm, wasn't Hackett the guy who made the dutch look bad in the fight!

No. I read both books and if I remember right, the Dutch did well. In the battle of Minden(Third World War, The Untold Story), the Dutch with U.S. Air Force support stop an Warsaw Pact break out attempt cold.

[narwan]

I was thinking more off the breakthrough on the north german plain which was mainly defended by the dutch while we all know the red hordes wouldn't stand a chance against out long-haired samsoms.

(Just some harmless chauvinism here)