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Kosovo, July 01, 1999, Nato army of 198 units opposed to Serbia army of 66 units for a battle of complexity 1.23 at Battalion(II) level on a 5 Km/Hex map for 56 turns of 6 Hours each. by Stephen R. Schaffter submited on 21-12-2002 Rugged-Defense Playing Statistics
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OPERATION CHANTICLEER The Allied invasion of Kosovo Hypothetical Deployment Date: July 1, 1999 Location: Kosovo, Serbia Map Scale: 5 km/hex Turn Scale: 6 hour turns Unit Scale: Battalion Length: 56 turns UNIT COLOR KEY: SERBIAN: Red VJ (Army): Yellow on red Air Force: Black on white NATO NATO (Multinational Forces): Blue Ground forces: White on blue Naval forces: White on dark blue US: Green Army: Black on green Air Force: White on light blue Navy: White on dark blue Marines: Red on tan UK: Tan Army: Red on white Air Force: White on light blue FRANCE: White Army: Black on light blue Navy: White on dark blue SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: Chance of cold front starting with turn 6 (Afternoon, 2 July). ********** After the collapse of diplomatic talks between Serbia and Kosovar Albanians in April, NATO began an air offensive designed to force Yugoslav President Slobadon Milosevic to return to the negotiating table. Undeterred by this assault, Serbian forces began a campaign to eliminate ethnic Albanians from the province of Kosovo. Within hours, the first wave of refugees began streaming across the Albanian and Macedonian borders, leading to a refugee crisis of epic proportions. Weeks later, refugee camps throughout the Balkans bulged with Kosovar Albanians driven from their homes. Despite this, NATO leaders insisted that the air campaign was working and that ground forces were unnecessary. As the refugee crisis continued, bolstered by reports of atrociites and "ethnic cleansing", debate raged in western countries regarding the advisability fo using NATO troops to take Kosovo by force. After an impassioned plea by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Clinton reluctantly agreed to a ground assault to be carried out in July 1999. The force would consist of an Allied Corps with a British Armoured Division, a French Rifle Division, and supporting troops drawn from a host of NATO member nations, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Spain, and Italy. Two other corps would be comprised entirely fo American troops. V US Corps would have two Armored and one Mechanized Divisions, while the XVIII US Airborne Corps would have the 82nd US Airborne Division and the 101st US Air Assault divisions. D-Day was set for 1 July 1999.... |