Organisation and weapons of the 1960's Infantry Battalion/Regiment

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It's an interesting mental exercise actually. In my mind the Russian (Soviet) start line was always the East German/ Czechoslovakian border. Our strategy and tactics were clear the the way ER Campbell has set them out.

With the exception of the Baltic states, the start line is now a lot further back with about 500 kms of Poland to cross before they even get near the Oder. Makes me wonder what the big plans are these days. Looking at the German armies dispositions shows that the entire front is being covered by two Panzer divisions (light on artillery I might add although the Poles seem to have a fair amount) with a light special forces/airborne division in reserve.

My presumption is that most of them work on the assumptions that the Russians won't cross the Oder but just consolidate within the Russian friendly portions of former Warsaw Pact satellites then leave it for us to come to them (or not). Strangely enough two of the Poles three divisions are on the German border and not the Belarus one.

:cheers:

With Putin in charge, we're more likely to see an 'insinuation', as opposed to an 'invasion' of Russian power and influence. The Crimea and Ukraine are good examples.

We'll therefore need to build our asymmetric capabilities while maintaining something of a big, mailed fist in reserve. Unfortunately, our muscle memory tends to be aligned to the latter.