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Post by fieldmarshal on Sept 11, 2019 23:51:57 GMT
Turkish civil war! That will be bloody. Turkey is a well-armed country itself and has many borders over which interested parties could send arms. Yikes. I hadn't thought about it all that much, I just plucked a scenario out of thin air to stick the ORBAT in - TL idea perhaps? Good an idea as any. While now we know the 2016 coup plotters did not have much wider support in the military, there was a very real worry at the time that it would escalate into civil war considering how uncharacteristically violent it was in comparison to past Turkish coups, especially when you started seeing things like attack helicopters shooting protesters and jets bombing parliament. The revelation after the fact that Erdogan may very nearly have avoided being killed definitely doesn't help matters. IIRC the plot had been discovered by Turkish intelligence; the plotters learned of this and tried to act right then and there, which likely contributed to the failure of the coup. Maybe ITTL they're able to avoid detection and are able to spread influence to the point the armed forces are split between the coup plotters and government loyalists? Maybe Ergodan and perhaps other critical personnel are killed and the country just sort of fractures? |
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Post by forcon on Sept 12, 2019 22:06:32 GMT
I hadn't thought about it all that much, I just plucked a scenario out of thin air to stick the ORBAT in - TL idea perhaps? Good an idea as any. While now we know the 2016 coup plotters did not have much wider support in the military, there was a very real worry at the time that it would escalate into civil war considering how uncharacteristically violent it was in comparison to past Turkish coups, especially when you started seeing things like attack helicopters shooting protesters and jets bombing parliament. The revelation after the fact that Erdogan may very nearly have avoided being killed definitely doesn't help matters. IIRC the plot had been discovered by Turkish intelligence; the plotters learned of this and tried to act right then and there, which likely contributed to the failure of the coup. Maybe ITTL they're able to avoid detection and are able to spread influence to the point the armed forces are split between the coup plotters and government loyalists? Maybe Ergodan and perhaps other critical personnel are killed and the country just sort of fractures? It'd take a lot of research but I'd like to look into it. Erdogan's demise would make a reasonable catalyst for civil war if nobody is really able to assert themselves in power afterwards, numerous generals try to claim power, Kurdish areas declare independence, and all-out fighting breaks out between various military units. NATO intervention is all but assured, especially if Incirlik is attacked by one side or another, with possible interferrance from Russia and Iran as well, and no clear leader emerging within Turkey. |
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Post by James G on Sept 13, 2019 8:36:21 GMT
Good an idea as any. While now we know the 2016 coup plotters did not have much wider support in the military, there was a very real worry at the time that it would escalate into civil war considering how uncharacteristically violent it was in comparison to past Turkish coups, especially when you started seeing things like attack helicopters shooting protesters and jets bombing parliament. The revelation after the fact that Erdogan may very nearly have avoided being killed definitely doesn't help matters. IIRC the plot had been discovered by Turkish intelligence; the plotters learned of this and tried to act right then and there, which likely contributed to the failure of the coup. Maybe ITTL they're able to avoid detection and are able to spread influence to the point the armed forces are split between the coup plotters and government loyalists? Maybe Ergodan and perhaps other critical personnel are killed and the country just sort of fractures? It'd take a lot of research but I'd like to look into it. Erdogan's demise would make a reasonable catalyst for civil war if nobody is really able to assert themselves in power afterwards, numerous generals try to claim power, Kurdish areas declare independence, and all-out fighting breaks out between various military units. NATO intervention is all but assured, especially if Incirlik is attacked by one side or another, with possible interferrance from Russia and Iran as well, and no clear leader emerging within Turkey. It could be a great story. Full on refugee crisis for Europe too. a spill over into Armenia as well possibly. |
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Post by James G on Sept 13, 2019 8:42:22 GMT
Should the Wall have not come down and the Cold War continued, there were plans at Britain's MOD to realign some British Army forces in the early 90s.
Apart from the British Army of the Rhine, follow up forces for deployment to Europe could have looked like this:
5th Airborne Brigade
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
15th TA Infantry Brigade
24th Airmobile Brigade
49th TA Infantry Brigade
5TH INFANTRY DIVISION
1st Infantry Brigade
3rd Royal Marines Commando Brigade
48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (flying in from Far East)
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Post by forcon on Sept 16, 2019 14:42:43 GMT
Protect & Defend - This is a ORBAT for United Nations Russia Force or UNRUSFOR, a UN mission to defend the Far East of the Russian Republic, itself embroiled in a civil war, from the invading PLA.
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
-British 1st Armoured Division (5th Infantry Brigade, 4th Armoured Brigade, 20th Armoured Brigade)
-British 6th Infantry Division (3 Commando Brigade, 11th Light Brigade, 24th Airmobile Brigade)
-French 4th Airmobile Division
-French 7th Armored Division
-German 13th Panzergrenadier Division
-Turkish 5th Infantry Brigade
-Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade
US I Corps
-1st Mechanized Infantry Division
-2nd Mechanized Infantry Division
-10th Mountain Division
-Australian 1st Infantry Brigade
US III MEF
-1st Marine Division
-3rd Marine Division
-9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
US IX Corps
-3d Mechanized Infantry Division
-4th Mechanized Infantry Division
-25th Light Infantry Division
-40th Light Infantry Division
-197th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
-Spanish 6th Airborne Brigade
-Multintional Brigade (Thai armored battalion, Croat mechanized battalions x2, Belgian logistics battalion, Columbian light infantry battalion, Philippino artillery battalion)
US XVIII Airborne Corps
-24th Mechanized Infantry Division
-82d Airborne Division
-101st Airborne Division
-157th Infantry Brigade
-Multinational Brigade (Kuwait infantry battalion x2, Portugese artillery battalion, Indian air defence battalion, Brazilian scout battalion)
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Post by forcon on Sept 19, 2019 12:54:03 GMT
Rough ORBAT of what Britain could deploy to Poland/Baltic States in the dreaded 'General War in Europe'# scenario sometime in the next three years. Thoughts?
3 Armoured Division
-1 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (Light infantry battalion for rear-area security)
-3 Division Signals Regiment
-4 Logistics Regiment
-5 Armoured Medical Regiment
-12 Regiment Royal Artillery (Air defence regiment with Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles)
-26 Regiment Royal Artillery (32 M270 MLRS launchers)
-32 Engineer Regiment
11 Mechanised Brigade
-Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Light cavalry with 48 Jackal vehicles)
-1 Grenadier Guards (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-1 Welsh Guards (Light infantry)
-3 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-21 Engineer Regiment
-4 Regiment Royal Artillery (Towed artillery with 32 L118 105mm light guns)
12 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Lancers (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Royal Tank Regiment (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-1 Royal Welsh (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-3 Rifles (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-22 Engineer Regiment
-1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
20 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Dragoon Guards (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Queen’s Royal Hussars (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-4 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-5 Rifles (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-26 Engineer Regiment
-19 Regiment Royal Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
Royal Air Force
4 Force Protection Wing
-No.2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.27 CBRN Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
183 Expeditionary Air Wing
-No.3 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.9 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.13 Squadron (Reaper MQ-9)
-No.18 Squadron (Chinook HC.1)
-No.33 Squadron (Puma HC.1)
-No.47 Squadron (C-130J)
-No. 617 Squadron (F-35B)
Royal Navy
Maritime Strike Group
-HMS Queen Elizabeth II (CV)
---809th Naval Air Squadron (F-35B)
---815th Naval Air Squadron (Wildcat HMA2)
---846th Naval Air Squadron (Merlin HM2)
-HMS Dauntless (DDG)
-HMS Sutherland (FF)
-HMS Iron Duke (FF)
-HMS Westminster (FF)
-HMS Audacious (SSN)
-HMS Astute (SSN)
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Group
-RFA Tide Surge
-RFA Wave Knight
-RFA Argus
-RFA Anvil Point
United Kingdom Special Forces
-Alpha Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Bravo Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Golf Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Mike Squadron, Special Boat Service
-Zulu Squadron, Special Boat Service
-A Company, Special Forces Support Group
-B Company, Special Forces Support Group
-F Company, Special Forces Support Group
-G Company, Special Forces Support Group
-18 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals
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Post by lordroel on Sept 19, 2019 13:03:29 GMT
Rough ORBAT of what Britain could deploy to Poland/Baltic States in the dreaded 'General War in Europe'# scenario sometime in the next three years. Thoughts? 3 Armoured Division
-1 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (Light infantry battalion for rear-area security)
-3 Division Signals Regiment
-4 Logistics Regiment
-5 Armoured Medical Regiment
-12 Regiment Royal Artillery (Air defence regiment with Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles)
-26 Regiment Royal Artillery (32 M270 MLRS launchers)
-32 Engineer Regiment
11 Mechanised Brigade
-Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Light cavalry with 48 Jackal vehicles)
-1 Grenadier Guards (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-1 Welsh Guards (Light infantry)
-3 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-21 Engineer Regiment
-4 Regiment Royal Artillery (Towed artillery with 32 L118 105mm light guns)
12 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Lancers (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Royal Tank Regiment (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-1 Royal Welsh (Armoured infantry with 42 IFVs)
-3 Rifles (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-22 Engineer Regiment
-1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
20 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Dragoon Guards (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Queen’s Royal Hussars (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-4 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-5 Rifles (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-26 Engineer Regiment
-19 Regiment Royal Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
Royal Air Force
4 Force Protection Wing
-No.2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.27 CBRN Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
183 Expeditionary Air Wing
-No.3 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.9 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.13 Squadron (Reaper MQ-9)
-No.18 Squadron (Chinook HC.1)
-No.33 Squadron (Puma HC.1)
-No.47 Squadron (C-130J)
-No. 617 Squadron (F-35B)
Royal Navy
Maritime Strike Group
-HMS Queen Elizabeth II (CV)
---809th Naval Air Squadron (F-35B)
---815th Naval Air Squadron (Wildcat HMA2)
---846th Naval Air Squadron (Merlin HM2)
-HMS Dauntless (DDG)
-HMS Sutherland (FF)
-HMS Iron Duke (FF)
-HMS Westminster (FF)
-HMS Audacious (SSN)
-HMS Astute (SSN)
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Group
-RFA Tide Surge
-RFA Wave Knight
-RFA Argus
-RFA Anvil Point
United Kingdom Special Forces
-Alpha Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Bravo Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Golf Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Mike Squadron, Special Boat Service
-Zulu Squadron, Special Boat Service
-A Company, Special Forces Support Group
-B Company, Special Forces Support Group
-F Company, Special Forces Support Group
-G Company, Special Forces Support Group
-18 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals
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Post by forcon on Sept 19, 2019 13:16:38 GMT
Rough ORBAT of what Britain could deploy to Poland/Baltic States in the dreaded 'General War in Europe'# scenario sometime in the next three years. Thoughts? 3 Armoured Division
-1 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (Light infantry battalion for rear-area security)
-3 Division Signals Regiment
-4 Logistics Regiment
-5 Armoured Medical Regiment
-12 Regiment Royal Artillery (Air defence regiment with Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles)
-26 Regiment Royal Artillery (32 M270 MLRS launchers)
-32 Engineer Regiment
11 Mechanised Brigade
-Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Light cavalry with 48 Jackal vehicles)
-1 Grenadier Guards (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-1 Welsh Guards (Light infantry)
-3 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light mechanised infantry with 42 Foxhound APCs)
-21 Engineer Regiment
-4 Regiment Royal Artillery (Towed artillery with 32 L118 105mm light guns)
12 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Lancers (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Royal Tank Regiment (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-1 Royal Welsh (Armoured infantry with 42 IFVs)
-3 Rifles (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-22 Engineer Regiment
-1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
20 Armoured Brigade
-Royal Dragoon Guards (Formation reconnaissance with 48 Scimitar CVRTs)
-Queen’s Royal Hussars (Armoured regiment with 56 Challenger 2s & 8 Scimitar CVRTs)
-1 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-4 Royal Regiment of Scotland (Heavy mechanised infantry with 42 Mastiff APCs)
-5 Rifles (Armoured infantry with 42 Warrior IFVs)
-26 Engineer Regiment
-19 Regiment Royal Artillery (Self-propelled artillery regiment with 32 AS90 155mm guns)
Royal Air Force
4 Force Protection Wing
-No.2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
-No.27 CBRN Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
183 Expeditionary Air Wing
-No.3 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.9 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No.13 Squadron (Reaper MQ-9)
-No.18 Squadron (Chinook HC.1)
-No.33 Squadron (Puma HC.1)
-No.47 Squadron (C-130J)
-No. 617 Squadron (F-35B)
Royal Navy
Maritime Strike Group
-HMS Queen Elizabeth II (CV)
---809th Naval Air Squadron (F-35B)
---815th Naval Air Squadron (Wildcat HMA2)
---846th Naval Air Squadron (Merlin HM2)
-HMS Dauntless (DDG)
-HMS Sutherland (FF)
-HMS Iron Duke (FF)
-HMS Westminster (FF)
-HMS Audacious (SSN)
-HMS Astute (SSN)
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Group
-RFA Tide Surge
-RFA Wave Knight
-RFA Argus
-RFA Anvil Point
United Kingdom Special Forces
-Alpha Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Bravo Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Golf Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment
-Mike Squadron, Special Boat Service
-Zulu Squadron, Special Boat Service
-A Company, Special Forces Support Group
-B Company, Special Forces Support Group
-F Company, Special Forces Support Group
-G Company, Special Forces Support Group
-18 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals
What is the reserve that the British can send if there is another front, let’s say in Ukraine. Practically nothing. This would be the maximum that Britain could deploy, and even this would be a massive struggle. I suppose 3 Commando Brigade & 16 Air Assault Brigade would also be deployed, probably to Norway/Iceland but they might be available for Ukraine or assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps/II MEF if either of those American units are in the Baltic Region. |
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Post by lordroel on Sept 19, 2019 13:20:48 GMT
What is the reserve that the British can send if there is another front, let’s say in Ukraine. Practically nothing. This would be the maximum that Britain could deploy, and even this would be a massive struggle. I suppose 3 Commando Brigade & 16 Air Assault Brigade would also be deployed, probably to Norway/Iceland but they might be available for Ukraine or assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps/II MEF if either of those American units are in the Baltic Region. So the UK has enough forces to fight only on 1 front then. |
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Post by forcon on Sept 19, 2019 13:25:09 GMT
Practically nothing. This would be the maximum that Britain could deploy, and even this would be a massive struggle. I suppose 3 Commando Brigade & 16 Air Assault Brigade would also be deployed, probably to Norway/Iceland but they might be available for Ukraine or assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps/II MEF if either of those American units are in the Baltic Region. So the UK has enough forces to fight only on 1 front then. Yup. And to be honest, even that is optimistic. |
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Post by forcon on Nov 5, 2019 17:24:23 GMT
Operation Palisade - In the near future, a coup backed by the GRU seizes power in Guatemala as part of Moscow's ongoing campaign to exert influence overseas. Supplied with a squadron of Su-35s flown by Venezuelan pilots, Guatemala invades Belize in a bid by the new government to bring a restless population back into the fold; when several British government facilities are destroyed in the fighting, and two platoons of Irish Guards training at the British Army's facility in Belize, are killed or captured in the fighting, the government has no alternative but to send a task force to liberate Belize and, if circumstances demand, remove the military dictatorship in Guatemala City...
United Kingdom Special Forces
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-A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
-G Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
-M Squadron, Special Boat Service
-A Coy, Special Forces Support Group
-B Coy, Special Forces Support Group
United Kingdom Land Forces:
3 Commando Brigade
-1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards
-1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles
-Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
-40th Commando, Royal Marines
-45th Commando, Royal Marines
-24th Commando Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
-Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps
-539th Assault Squadron, Royal Marines
-29th Commando Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery
16th Infantry Brigade
-1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
-1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
-2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
-2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
-3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
-23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
-13th Air Assault Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps
-7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Navy Forces:
Carrier Battle Group One
-HMS Prince of Wales (CV)
-RFA Tidespring (RT)
-HMS Defender (DDG)
-HMS Westminster (FF)
-HMS Iron Duke (FF)
-HMS Glasgow (FF)
-HMS Audacious (SSN)
Amphibious Group One
-HMS Albion (LHD)
-HMS Bulwark (LHD)
-RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
-RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
-RFA Argus (LSD)
-RFA Wave Knight (FFT)
-HMS Defender (DDG)
-HMS Argyll (FF)
-HMS Cardiff (FF)
Royal Air Force (Flying from British overseas territories in the Caribbean)
-No.2 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4)
-No. 13 Squadron (MQ-9)
-No. 18 Squadron (Chinook HC4)
-No. 33 Squadron (Puma HC2)
-No. 617 Squadron (F-35B Lighting II)
-No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment
-No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
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Post by lordroel on Nov 5, 2019 17:31:04 GMT
Operation Palisade - In the near future, a coup backed by the GRU seizes power in Guatemala as part of Moscow's ongoing campaign to exert influence overseas. Supplied with a squadron of Su-35s flown by Venezuelan pilots, Guatemala invades Belize in a bid by the new government to bring a restless population back into the fold; when several British government facilities are destroyed in the fighting, and two platoons of Irish Guards training at the British Army's facility in Belize, are killed or captured in the fighting, the government has no alternative but to send a task force to liberate Belize and, if circumstances demand, remove the military dictatorship in Guatemala City... United Kingdom Special Forces
:-A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment -G Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment -M Squadron, Special Boat Service -A Coy, Special Forces Support Group -B Coy, Special Forces Support Group United Kingdom Land Forces:
3 Commando Brigade
-1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards -1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles -Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland -40th Commando, Royal Marines -45th Commando, Royal Marines -24th Commando Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers -Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps -539th Assault Squadron, Royal Marines -29th Commando Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery 16th Infantry Brigade
-1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards -1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment -2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment -2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment -3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment -23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers -13th Air Assault Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps -7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Royal Navy Forces:
Carrier Battle Group One
-HMS Prince of Wales (CV) -RFA Tidespring (RT) -HMS Defender (DDG) -HMS Westminster (FF) -HMS Iron Duke (FF) -HMS Glasgow (FF) -HMS Audacious (SSN) Amphibious Group One
-HMS Albion (LHD) -HMS Bulwark (LHD) -RFA Lyme Bay (LSD) -RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD) -RFA Argus (LSD) -RFA Wave Knight (FFT) -HMS Defender (DDG) -HMS Argyll (FF) -HMS Cardiff (FF) Royal Air Force (Flying from British overseas territories in the Caribbean) -No.2 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4) -No. 13 Squadron (MQ-9) -No. 18 Squadron (Chinook HC4) -No. 33 Squadron (Puma HC2) -No. 617 Squadron (F-35B Lighting II) -No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment -No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment Are the F-35 mention in your orbat flying from the PoW. |
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Post by James G on Nov 5, 2019 17:31:28 GMT
Operation Palisade - In the near future, a coup backed by the GRU seizes power in Guatemala as part of Moscow's ongoing campaign to exert influence overseas. Supplied with a squadron of Su-35s flown by Venezuelan pilots, Guatemala invades Belize in a bid by the new government to bring a restless population back into the fold; when several British government facilities are destroyed in the fighting, and two platoons of Irish Guards training at the British Army's facility in Belize, are killed or captured in the fighting, the government has no alternative but to send a task force to liberate Belize and, if circumstances demand, remove the military dictatorship in Guatemala City... United Kingdom Special Forces
:-A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment -G Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment -M Squadron, Special Boat Service -A Coy, Special Forces Support Group -B Coy, Special Forces Support Group United Kingdom Land Forces:
3 Commando Brigade
-1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards -1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles -Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland -40th Commando, Royal Marines -45th Commando, Royal Marines -24th Commando Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers -Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps -539th Assault Squadron, Royal Marines -29th Commando Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery 16th Infantry Brigade
-1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards -1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment -2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment -2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment -3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment -23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers -13th Air Assault Logistics Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps -7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Royal Navy Forces:
Carrier Battle Group One
-HMS Prince of Wales (CV) -RFA Tidespring (RT) -HMS Defender (DDG) -HMS Westminster (FF) -HMS Iron Duke (FF) -HMS Glasgow (FF) -HMS Audacious (SSN) Amphibious Group One
-HMS Albion (LHD) -HMS Bulwark (LHD) -RFA Lyme Bay (LSD) -RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD) -RFA Argus (LSD) -RFA Wave Knight (FFT) -HMS Defender (DDG) -HMS Argyll (FF) -HMS Cardiff (FF) Royal Air Force (Flying from British overseas territories in the Caribbean) -No.2 Squadron (Typhoon FGR4) -No. 13 Squadron (MQ-9) -No. 18 Squadron (Chinook HC4) -No. 33 Squadron (Puma HC2) -No. 617 Squadron (F-35B Lighting II) -No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment -No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment Good scenario for a war story here! |
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Post by forcon on Nov 7, 2019 18:56:02 GMT
Are the F-35 mention in your orbat flying from the PoW. Nope, the RAF Lighting IIs would be flying from land bases in the Carribean. The Fleet Air Arm would have its own F-35Bs flying from the PoW. Good scenario for a war story here! I'll admit it's tempting - something told from varying POVs, perhaps. |
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Post by lordroel on Nov 7, 2019 19:57:08 GMT
Are the F-35 mention in your orbat flying from the PoW. Nope, the RAF Lighting IIs would be flying from land bases in the Carribean. The Fleet Air Arm would have its own F-35Bs flying from the PoW. But as far as i understand the F-35 in service with both the RAF and FAA fall under the control of Lightning Force HQ. |
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