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Bonus: CMCW Checkpoint Charlie (Patreon)

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2026-09-01 07:00:09
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Pretty straightforward stuff as scenarios go. Glad it was a defence, I really wouldn't want to attack in Berlin.

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Ben Kerry

Actually I did a ton of research a while ago on what "Battle of Berlin '80" would look like. Mostly based on the old SPI game "Berlin '85" and discussions around that one with Zugsturm variant and others. In the discussions a major component of the war was said to be the lack of troops for the defender's side without the presense of Berlin police department. And Berlin '85 the board game have 1 km hexes while the standard battalion frontage for Soviet urban operations would be 600 m. A division's worth of force is probably not enough to guard an urban area the size of West Berlin linearly. In fact it can be said that the main force for East German plan would be various units belonging to East German border troops. They are believed to be equipped like motorized infantry with armored cars (can't remember the exact type unfortunately), I have absolutely no idea on their exact ORBAT. (they are said to possess recoilless rifles and mortars). They are supported by artillery units of the border troops. The plan do feature regular East German troops belonging to the 1st NVA division (not to be confused with North Vietnamese Army), who are to be committed against the British garrison. There is actually an argument that the strongest part of Berlin contingent may be the French garrison with their "armored regiment" that are in reality large mechanized infantry battalions. West German riot police are said to be very "paramilitary", but there's little evidence suggesting they have received anti-armor training. The Hilfwilling Polizeireserve are not really reliable by late 80s, no idea about how "good" they were in the 70s but they were said to be equipped with "Sten guns and Kar 98ks", not that useful for the Next War, their number is limited too. The big "Soviet-American Showdown" would be between the Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (by then a brigade of 3 battalions of mech infantry and 1 battalion of tanks) and American forces all the way to the old Reichstag where it is to link up with elements of East Germans. Another major point of contention is a supposed air assault by the East German "Luftsturmbattalion", which by 1980 was a Battalion sized special forces unit (in the line of Rangers) tasked with raid and sabotage into the enemy rear. By 1985 the unit would be expanded to a more conventional Air Assault Regiment. It could be argued that the battalion would be a bog standard light infantry battalion when tasked with air assault. There is no reliable information regarding where and how the munitions for the defenders are to be stored in case of a siege. Nor was there much information on the weaponry of West German police during that time period.

Ben Kerry

The funny stuff is how "weird" a lot of the original Berlin '85 scenarios were. The "Battle For Berlin" could either be an diplomatic gambit by Soviets in the face of Warsaw Pact diplomatic failures elsewhere. An escalation of general hostility spurred by previous incidents. Or an economic of force front centered around the railway lines and potential for sabotage. I'm actually very suspicious towards the actual utility of Detachment A. East Germany is probably assassination-proof, with guard regiments for their leaders and friends. Also the vast majority of East Germans by late 70s are generally content with the rule. Organizing a insurgency in West Berlin is equally non-credible and I genuinely don't see any circumstances where this would be useful. (Unless some sort of "end of the war" scenario where an uneasy ceasefire opens up the question of West Berlin).