Old Bolt stuff

[Aaron]

What (in-game) is your suggested use of Engineer (equip) units? They can't do much of engineering tasks...

Assault i think...

BTW i always have asked myself why the kampfschwimmer group in Kiel have a helicopter in the background.. when they don't move by helicopter!!

The icon i made with a pair of Reeboks in the background didnt look as good for the SF type units.:smoke:

They can do any engineering tasks, blow things up,dig holes, lay mines. A soviet division level eng Bn only had 2 MTKs (mine clear) and 3 GMZs (minelay) split into 2 platoons with 65 men all together in this rota.

Aaron

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Joke is that "equip" engineers are neither mine capable nor have bridging ability.

All they had were pit diggers, trench diggers and so on. Theres 2 ways of doing this have 1 giant Bn for the whole division that does everything but the downfall here is you only have 1 eng unit for the division and can only perform 1 task. While not perfect you can at least perform 3 separate tasks this way,clear mines,build a bridge or ferry troops and dig some holes or clear some rubble. I doubt your going to be on the attack everywhere on the map the whole scenario,your going to need some holes somewhere and maybe some minefields and blown bridges to go with it. This is definitely not a scenario where the Pact is the only attacking side just the one who attacks first. You should just be happy i didnt build them like they were suppose to be

Engineer Battalion (Soviet Tank and Motorized Rifle Divisions), mid-80's

395 men

HQ Section: 15 men, 2 UAZ-69/-469, 1 truck ZIL, 1 truck GAZ (signals)

Engineer Co:65 men (1 mine clearing, 1 mine laying plt), 1 BTR-50/-60, 3 ZIL-130/-157, 2 Ural-375, 2 UAZ-69 (with DIM mine detectors), 2 IMR (armoured engr vehicle), 2 MTK/MTK-2 (mine clearing), 3 GMZ (mine laying)

Amphibious Engr Co: 55 men (1 amphibious, 1 heavy amphibious and 1 recon and divers plt), 12 K-61/PTS (amphibious vehicle/tracked), 8 PMM-2 or 6 GSP (ferries), 10 NDL-10 assault boats, 1 BRDM-2, 2 ZIL (trucks), 1 K-61 (truck with crane)

Ponton Co: 65 men (2 ponton plt, 1 boat plt, 1 supply plt), 1 UAZ-69/-469, 16 PMP pontons and 2 ramps on KrAZ-214, 6 BMK-90/-160 (boats)

Road & Bridge Construction Co: 65 men (2 plt, 1 supply plt), 1 UAZ-69/-469, 2 ZIL-130/-157, 1 truck with crane, 1 truck with saw, 2 trucks (dump), 8 TMM assault bridges, 2 BAT/BAT-M bulldozers, 2 D-144 (bulldozing machines), 1 concrete mixer

Technical Co: 65 men (1 construction plt, 1 heavy machines plt, 1 special tasks plt), 1 UAZ-69/-469, 3 ZIL-130/-157, 10 Ural-375, 2 trucks with cranes, 1 truck (dump), 1 truck (water filtration), 1 excavator, 4 BTM/MDK-2 (trench-digging machines), 6 BAT/BAT-M bulldozers, 1 set of ram equipment on 3 trucks, 2 tractors, several other devices

Engineer Recon Plt: some 20 men, 3 BTR-60/-70, 2 UAZ-69/-469, 1 ZIL (truck), 1 DIM mine detector

Signal Plt: some 15 men, 1 Ural-truck, 1 ZIL-truck, 1 GAZ-truck

Maintenance Plt: some 20 men, 5 trucks

Supply Plt: some 20 men, 13 trucks, 3 tank wagon, 1 ambulance

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And another one.

Polish Combat Helicopters Regiments (Pułk Smiglowcow Bojowych, PSB) were (and still are) divided into squadrons (Eskadry). Those, armed with AT weapons were grouped in Assault Helicopter Squadrons (Eskadry Smiglowcow Szturmowych, ESSz).

So, 56.PSB (and 49.PSB) would consist of: 1.ESSz, 2.ESSz and 3.ESSz.
3rd squadron (not 1st as it is now) with Mi-24.

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None of the helos are broken down into squadron size for either side