Zusammenfassung der Gefechte (summary of the missions)

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On the afternoon 2nd of November, they were at war. It had begun with widespread air attacks followed by the landing of airborne troops in the rear, disruptive sabotage and the crossing of the boarder on the night of the 29th by strong Warsaw Pact forces. So far the 4CMBG lay relatively undisturbed despite the almost ceaseless air warfare, the heavy rumble of battle away to the east, and the tensions induced by anticipation, by occasional bombing and rumors of spies and saboteurs at large amid the towns, villages and woods where the brigade group lay hidden in wide dispersion ... for fear of nuclear attack.
After moving into Sandweier for orders the CO along with two tank troops from 8Canadian Hussars, RCHA,2RCR, and other elements moved into their assigned battle positions. This was done for the most part without any problems, but with any movement there were a few issues. One of the troops Leopards ran into the center concrete medium on the main route leading north from Sandweier, and resulted in a crewmember injured, the CO sent the medics to the Leopard, but this crew did not make its battle position.

No sooner than the Combat team drove into their assigned areas the enemy showed among fleeing civilians from the war. At first there was panic over the air, however the CO found the information he needed and issues quick orders to reposition his Leopards on south eastern side of the AO. Meanwhile on the northern side a lone vehicle attempted to run the battle position, almost catching the fire team of Leopards off guard. The fire team commander Tango 11 not knowing of the kill from his wingman 11B, moves to search, for what he though was a hole in his battle position, which the enemy had gone through. The fog of war had set upon the area. Another high speed run at Tango 12B had the same result, the Canadians being confident after winning CAT in the previous years.

A few BTR-80’s units from the 302th MRR moved into the AO, and were tracked down and stopped. They had entered the rear of the battle position, just drove straight through, a sharp 12B crew swung their L7 around at max turn rate, and sent the dart into the amour at nearly the speed of sound. The wingman 12A followed with another sabot. The battle position was on fire with gunfire and sabots.

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The Battle continues….

The afternoon started with D Sqn 8CH moving into their assigned AO’s to observe and report to the CO the enemy’s composition and direction. A patrol of two Lynx AFV’s just north of route L77, across the river were hidden in a small wooded area and were the first to report movement to the east in the direction of Bischweier.

While the recce units were reporting the guns of 2RCHA were destroying the bridges in the AO, giving the enemy few crossings into 4CMBG AO. As the Soviets moved their BRDM2’s around and through Bischweier, BTR 80’s moved to dislodge some troops to recce west into 4CMBG’s defensive positions.

The first casualty was a lay-back patrol just west of Bischweier, who tried to engage a T-73 with a Milan, but the commander of the 125mm armed tank (dejawolf) took out the threat within minutes, gone was the advance warning of the enemy’s movement for the 4CMBG CO.

The recce Sqn was now seeing advance recce units moving at high speed to the west, and as contact reports filled the air the enemy caught a Lynx just south of Rauental and the call sign 41was immobilized first in a gun duel before the team partner responded with a burst from the AFV’S 50 CAL took down the BRDM2.

T-72 moving north of the river engaged more D Sqn Lynx’s, and both crews and vehicles were lost, the Soviets were past the north east 462 highway and making good time in their push towards the autobahn.

As the civilian’s trying to escape the war were also moving to the west on the same road network as both combatants they too took fire and did not continue when hit, most were killed in their cars not knowing that a large tank round would end their life in a flash.

A TOW section manned by the Germans fired through a gap in the wood line on the east side of the river outside Favorite to the north. They continued to fire ATGM’s till rung dry, and were resupplied by the CO by
redirecting his hidden echelons to the correct grid under cover from the enemy.
The Soviets continued to push west, the recce Sqn pulled back and re-engaged taking more AFV’s out, soon the battlefield was quiet.

Looking to the west one could see the price the Soviets and the civilians had paid as 4CMBG tried to hold ground. In the end the Recce Sqn and the TOW section has indeed stopped the move in this AO, but for how long. A tank troop in reserve was not called upon to brunt any enemy movement past the autobahn. A lone Soviet lay back section in Rasttat was now cut off, but reported the 4CMBG was still active in the area.

Sigs intel reporting that a few Soviet commanders were now missing from their posts, it’s unclear if they were killed in battle, or due to their performance recalled to Moscow. Both sides are now resupplying their troops with ammo and fuel for the next encounter that will be as violent or more so for both sides.

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