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Wayne’s Soviet T-72 Tank Battalion Red Thunder Update
The release of Red Thunder has got me thinking about what else I might like to add to my Soviet force. I already have well over 100 points painted or in the painting queue, any expansion might be looking at a second battalion, but what?
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I might as well go for a Motor Rifle Battalion as I already have one full strength BMP-2 Motor Rifle Company painted. To make painting another compulsory unit not too daunting I’ll just add a medium strength BMP Motor Rifle Company, but I’m not sure if I want BMP-1 or BMP-2 transports. I’ll paint the infantry and think about the vehicles later. Later I might paint some BTR-60s so I can either field the whole battalion in BMPs or BTRs.
To go with the Motor Rifle Battalion I’ll also add some BRDM-2 recon and some other vehicles based on the BRDM-2 like the Spandrel and SA-9 Gaskin, just because I like the look of them.
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The easy support unit to choose was some more anti-tank in the form of the Storm anti-tank guided missile vehicle, who can go past AT23? In addition to the Storms, I’ll add a pair of SA-8 Geckos, which should deal with any pesky strike aircraft. I’ll also add a battery of 2S3 Acacia heavy self-propelled howitzers. These can also have Krasnopol laser-guided projectile, but if I take the Krasnopol I must remember to also get the BMP-1 OP to guide them to their target.
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I’m very tempted by the T-64, but I really need to finish my T-72s first. So many other units I could get, but this will do for the moment, well, at least until the idea of a third battalion comes to mind. However, that may require a bigger wargames table, or perhaps a bigger house.
Anyway this would give me:
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Wayne's T-72 Tank Battalion
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BMP-Motor Rifle Battalion HQ |
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AK-74 team (x 1) |
1 point |
BMP-2 (x 1) |
1 point |
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Total: 2 Points |
BMP-2 Motor Rifle Company (Full Strength) - Already Painted |
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AK-74 team with RPG-18 anti-tank (x 10) |
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RPG-7 anti-tank team (x 9) |
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PKM LMG team (x 2) |
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BMP-2 (x 12) |
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SA-14 Gremlin AA missile team & BMP-2 |
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Total: 26 Points |
BMP-? Motor Rifle Company (Mid Strength) |
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AK-74 team with RPG-18 anti-tank (x 7) |
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RPG-7 anti-tank team (x 6) |
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PKM LMG team (x 2) |
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BMP-? (x 9) |
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Total: 14 or 18 Points |
Additional Units |
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BRDM-2 Recon Platoon (x 4) |
2 points |
SA-9 Gaskin (x 4) |
2 points |
Spandrel (x 3) |
2 points |
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Total: 6 Points |
Support Units |
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Storm (x 3) |
3 points |
2S3 Acacia (x 3) |
5 points |
Sa-8 Gecko (x 2) |
4 points |
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Total: 12 Points |
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