Tag: The Dogs of War

Since the mobilisation of the First Echelon in 2021, a steady stream of volunteers has continued to arrive at recruiting stations, all requesting deployment with a Second Echelon of The Dogs of War.

SHAPE Headquarters has therefore initiated contingency planning for a renewed operation. However, an initial force assessment has concluded that the combat power currently available remains below the critical threshold required to launch a successful offensive.

Accordingly, Commander-in-Chief BAOR, General Sir Nigel Bagnall, calls upon all personnel who have not yet enlisted to report without delay to the nearest recruiting office, or signal their intent by contacting info@TRLGames.com .

The strategic situation and force readiness levels will be reviewed again in 15 days. At that time, a final decision will be taken regarding the viability of the operation and the commitment of forces to the field.

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UPDATE 202260616 0924ZT: The required critical threshold has been REACHED and the operation is CONFIRMED.
Volunteers are encouraged to continue enlisting in order to determine the amount of equipment that will be committed to the offensive.

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The new echelon will have the following improvements (List still a work in progress):

• Latest Rules version
• Field Manual booklet
• Full-colour printing of all booklets
• Revised OOB including the (small) errata and any new findings
• A new scenario
• Poster for displaying in the War Room

As already happened last year, we were keeping a small The Dogs of War strategic reserve in Europe, earmarked for future conventions…..Needless to say, no convention is in sight, so part of the reserve is now committed to the front!

Also, please be aware that this equipment is shipped from Europe. CONUS and Canada should expect higher than usual shipping costs due to Soviet activity in North Atlantic.

SITREP 20210323 0734ZT: A Sukhoi-24 strike destroyed the depot. No more reserve equipment is available.

Elias Nordling, Grognard Emeritus and Swedish Military Attaché to West German I Corps, reports on the assault of the Soviet 35th Motorized Rifle Division to Braunschweig, defended by 2 Panzer Brigade.

It is morning fog, which favors superior NATO optics. The Soviets try to use air for spotting targets but don’t find anything. The long distance artillery on the other hand is lucky and manages to suppress the recon battalions in the forward line. NATO air tries to disrupt the armoured columns but are ineffective.

Pact troops cross the border, but someone (themselves) have put mines and barbed wire and stuff all over the place, so the going is slow. some force marches are used to get in contact with the enemy, and one regiment takes losses from the fast tempo.

In no particular order, a collection of the incoming reports about the situation in the BAOR sector. I’ll add more satellite images as they arrive!