Landain

1980s World War III War Game

Now, I am tasked by the Colonel to commence this attack on the enemy's northern flank. I do not know how I will accomplish this beachhead but I will try my best. It is God's will that I will lay my blood on this Earth to fulfill the motherland's wishes.

@Chairman Bao

North? eh? mmmm. OK. ;)

Удачи, товарищ

@Gunther forgot to mention turn 4 has happened. We are looking at turn 5.

Also note, that smoke on the hill will have dissipated going into Turn 5. Not sure if Gunther told you that.

1980s World War III War Game

Somewhere near Rehberg, West Germany
5 April 1985

TF Payne

“Saber Zero Six, this is Saber Six Niner, over,” the radio crackled in his headset.

Major Payne only needed to key the mic to respond. “Saber Six Niner, this is Saber Zero Six, go ahead over.”

“Saber Zero Six, Saber Six Niner, I have two BRDMs moving west along primary road. They will be on my position in minutes. Request smoke on my hill over.”

“Saber Six Niner, Roger that.” Major Payne then called to the Fire Direction Center for his own mortar platoon. “Saber Seven Two, this is Saber Zero Six, fire Tango Romeo Papa Zero Zero Fife, India Sierra, follow a three hundred fifty-degree impact pattern, over.”

“Saber Zero Six, this is Saber Seven Two, fire Tango Romeo Papa Zero Zero Fife, India Sierra, three hundred fifty-degree impact pattern, out.”

With the Incendiary Smoke falling along the hill to his front, he knew the scout sections deployed would need this to conceal their position. Once the thought left his mind, the radio crackled again. “Saber Zero Six, this is Saber Six Niner, over.”

“Saber Six Niner, this is Saber Zero Six, go ahead, over.” The Major knew the game was about to begin. These were the opening moves of an overly dramatic chess match.

“Saber Zero Six, this is Saber Six Niner, “Two BRDMs moving north along primary road heading into Schollbrunn, over.” Staff Sergeant Ronaldo Cortez clicked off the handset and called to his driver over the intercom system, “fire up this beast. Ivan is going to be here any minute. I don’t want to get caught with my dick hanging out!” Staff Sergeant Cortez was from East Los Angeles, California. He lead a hard life on the streets of LA and didn’t care much for school. He seemed to squeak by enough credits to graduate. Since college wasn’t in his future and any other opportunity evaded him, he opted to join the Army. He found life in the Army ideal for him. After eight years in the military, SSG Cortez was serving as a Section Sergeant in a mechanized infantry battalion’s scout platoon. He was on track to make Sergeant First Class in another year. Sooner depending on the outcome of this Field Exercise.

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When I was in the Army I wrote letters to my mother often, always in cursive. The internet did not exist then.

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I have never watched a Star Trek or Star Wars movie or TV series.

@wheels

I've seen all nine canon Star Wars movies, Solo, Rogue One, and all the Disney+ Shows spun off from George Lucas' works.
I've seen the original series of Star Trek, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and all the Star Trek Movies from the 1970s up through today. I am a fan of both. I cannot say I like one over the other. They both are good for different reasons. These stories are two of the few fan fictions I would write role plays for.

1980s World War III War Game

Undisclosed Location in the Fulda Gap of West Germany
5 April 1985

TF Payne

Major Neville Oscar Payne “NOPE!” had grown up in Brooklyn, New York the son of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee. Major Payne was an academic scholar and an athlete. He played both Basketball and Football, excelling in both activities. It was a challenge growing up in New York City with the criminal activity on the streets of Brooklyn. His mother watched her sons, all five of them very carefully and was very strict with the boys.

Neville was a running back in football and a point guard in basketball. His academic and athletic achievements were recognized by Senator Buckley of New York. Major Payne earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He played football for Army as well and scored two touchdowns in his junior year (1977) against the Naval Academy. He did not play in 1978 due to an illness.

Neville Payne was promoted to Major in 1984 and assigned as Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor located in Gelnhausen, Germany. On the 3rd of April, when his armor battalion defeated the East German advance, his battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Rose tapped him to lead a detachment consisting of roughly half the battalion with attached infantry to establish a defense behind the position where elements of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Armor and 2nd Battalion, 36th Infantry (Mechanized) had been defeated. The 2-32 “Outlaws” were still using the older M60A3 Patton tanks and were apparently no match for the East German T-80 crews.

That evening, Major Payne issued his operations order to the company commanders and began a movement to their area of operations. They occupied their new positions after midnight and began a rest plan which included having combat engineers using dozers and back hoes to construct hull defilade positions to help protect their vehicles in combat.

By the morning of 5 April, Major Payne’s command was entrenched and ready to accept an attack by the Soviets. He was alerted that the Advance Guard from either the 5th Guards Armor Division or the 35th Motorized Rifle Division would engage him sometime in the morning of 5 April 1985.

He stood up in the turret of his armored fighting vehicle and poured black coffee into his mug. He took a sip and placed the cup upon the steel plating. Then he pushed the headphones for his Walkman over his ears and pushed play to listen to the cassette he would listen to while sipping his coffee. The song he listened to was Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. "I like my women just like my coffee. Black and bitter," he muttered and allowed a low guttural laugh to emit from his lips.

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...but I usually play Tank or Healer in any game I'm in.

@Lord Orgasmo

Very nice. I prefer Rogue/Assassin/Thief or Healer.

1980s World War III War Game

Oh you @Chairman Bao are in the right place. @Gunther thinks he is a war strategist god too. LOL

Me? I'm just trying to survive. But I've plenty of military strategy type games.