Assault Battalion*
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Date: August 4, 1985*
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Battle Location: Bornholm Airport, Bornholm Island*
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Battle Type: Poland airborne assault vs Denmark defend*
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Description: WW3 has begun in Europe.*
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One of the initial Warsaw Pact targets is the Danish island of Bornholm, strategically located in the southern Baltic sea. It is defended by a brigade size Danish force including older model tanks and a sizable number of volunteer Home Guard.*
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Assigned to spearhead the invasion of Bornholm is the Polish 10th Assault Battalion of the 6th Airborne Division. For the Polish troops it is critical to quickly secure the island’s airfield to ensure the ability to reinforce the airborne troops with heavy equipment. In order to accomplish this it is necessary to parachute the troops into the immediate vicinity of the airfield, even if this means greater danger from ground defences.*
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It is known that the Danes have taken some precautions and mobilised forces to defend vital areas, such as the airfield, but the latest intelligence passed on to the commander of the 10th Battalion states that the enemy preparations are only limited.*
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Heavy air strikes against the surroundings of the airfield will precede the drop.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Polish side.*
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Sources: Fictional scenario*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**
