Briefing
Red Storm Rising 1987 Version: 2 1. UNIT COLORS 1.1. WARSAW PACT Polish forces: Lt Red on Dark Red Czech Forces: Grey on Dark Red East German Forces: Black on Lt Red 1st Western Front: White on Lt Red 2nd Western Front: Green on Dk Red 3rd Western Front: Lt.Red on Lt Red Czechoslovak Front: Gold on Dk Red Western Theater Assets: Gold on Lt. Red GDR Territorial defence: Red on Black Czech Territorial defence: Red on Blue Polish Territorial defence: Red on Tan 1.2. NATO German: White on Grey German Marineflieger: Lt. blue on Grey US: White on Green Denmark: Green on Tan Netherlands: Dk Blue on Tan UK: White on Tan Canadian: Grey on Olive French: White on Blue Belgium: Red on Olive 2. THEATER OPTIONS On turn 1 both sides will receive a Theater Option to attack the other. It cost 50 VPs The NATO player can redirect the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force to Germany, but this may have an effect in the Norwegian campaign, which, in turn, will affect the 3rd battle of the Atlantic. 3. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS In the first turn of the war, Soviet special forces will attempt to strike NATO installations. Destruction of the Danish Air Force and the German Marineflieger may lead to the WP having air superiority over the Baltic and remove the exclusion zone Loss of Bornholm may also contribute to the above 4. HISTORY It is 1987, and the USSR is in trouble. Muslim terrorists have destroyed the largest oil refinery in the Soviet Union, and in 6 months, the USSR will run out of oil. Faced with this disaster, the Politburo makes a fateful decision. To survive, the USSR needs to seize the oil in the Middle East. Before that can happen, NATO must be neutralized. Operation Red Storm begins. Skillfully distracting and deceiving the West for four months while its army trains, the USSR convinces the world that West Germany is preparing to attack. Using this excuse, the Red Army invades. America, Britain, and France stand by their treaty commitment, and World War III starts. 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bob Cross for most of the map. S. Stevens for the rest of the map. Pavel Volyov for straightening the Soviet OOB. 6. DESIGN NOTES Though I tried to get all units right, some are made up, notably the SS-23 and the Scaleboard Brigades of the Western TVD. Jose Maria Serrano

Briefing

Red Storm Rising 1987

Version: 2

1. UNIT COLORS

1.1. WARSAW PACT

Polish forces: Lt Red on Dark Red
Czech Forces: Grey on Dark Red
East German Forces: Black on Lt Red
1st Western Front: White on Lt Red
2nd Western Front: Green on Dk Red
3rd Western Front: Lt.Red on Lt Red
Czechoslovak Front: Gold on Dk Red
Western Theater Assets: Gold on Lt. Red
GDR Territorial defence: Red on Black
Czech Territorial defence: Red on Blue
Polish Territorial defence: Red on Tan

1.2. NATO

German: White on Grey
German Marineflieger: Lt. blue on Grey
US: White on Green
Denmark: Green on Tan
Netherlands: Dk Blue on Tan
UK: White on Tan
Canadian: Grey on Olive
French: White on Blue
Belgium: Red on Olive

2. THEATER OPTIONS

On turn 1 both sides will receive a Theater Option to attack the other. It cost 50 VPs
The NATO player can redirect the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force to Germany, but this may have an effect in the Norwegian campaign, which, in turn, will affect the 3rd battle of the Atlantic.

3. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

In the first turn of the war, Soviet special forces will attempt to strike NATO installations.
Destruction of the Danish Air Force and the German Marineflieger may lead to the WP having air superiority over the Baltic and remove the exclusion zone
Loss of Bornholm may also contribute to the above

4. HISTORY

It is 1987, and the USSR is in trouble. Muslim terrorists have destroyed the largest oil refinery in the Soviet Union, and in 6 months, the USSR will run out of oil. Faced with this disaster, the Politburo makes a fateful decision. To survive, the USSR needs to seize the oil in the Middle East. Before that can happen, NATO must be neutralized. Operation Red Storm begins.

Skillfully distracting and deceiving the West for four months while its army trains, the USSR convinces the world that West Germany is preparing to attack. Using this excuse, the Red Army invades. America, Britain, and France stand by their treaty commitment, and World War III starts.

5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bob Cross for most of the map.
S. Stevens for the rest of the map.
Pavel Volyov for straightening the Soviet OOB.

6. DESIGN NOTES

Though I tried to get all units right, some are made up, notably the SS-23 and the Scaleboard Brigades of the Western TVD.

Jose Maria Serrano