NakedWeasel
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Well, I've had a chance to play test it out. By itself, Ukraine doesn't stand much chance at all against a full Russian onslaught. IMHO, adding arms like MANPADS, anti-tank weapons, heavy sniper/anti-material rifles, and mines could make a huge difference, (IRL). When I added a NATO contingent of a couple squadrons each of: Gripen, Rafale, Eurofighter, Falcons, Strike Eagles, (and 6 B-1Bs), it gets MUCH harder for the Russians. Even after adding the full regional OOB for the Russian Air Force at the still-operational air bases in the area, (including at least two squadrons each of Su-30/33's Su-34's, Su-35's, and some T-50 PAK-FA's for S&Gs ) the Russian forces in Crimea are made to suffer. I even added the full bomber force at Engles: 20 Bear-G, 14 Blackjack, and 12 Backfires- all loaded with Kents and KH-101s. The Slava gets taken down early with the first two waves of HARMs, followed by JSOWs coming out of Incirlik. The SA-21, and southern Crimean SA-10 Rgmts are taken down with HARMs and JASSMs shortly after that. within two hours of game play, the Russian Federation air strikes destroy at least 3-4 Ukrainian air bases, and overrun Eastern Ukraine. I relegated all NATO air strikes to the Crimean peninsula only. NATO AAW was used only to secure a NO-Fly Zone over Crimea, Romania, and Turkey. The total air war, with about 2000 active units in the region, lasts no more than 6hrs of game time. Russian forces outnumber the West by nearly a 3:1 advantage. I did throw both sides some additional "wild cards"- Russia got a bunch of Spetsnaz troops along the borders, 6 Bn's of Iskander SSM's at various strategic positions in the region, and a full tank regiment on Ukraine's north west border area. The US/NATO get's 4 B-2's loaded with JASSM out of Lajes Field. (No laser's or earthquake-inducing plasma rays, sorry ) Now, I'll be the first to say, actual violence is wrong- lets talk this out. But if it comes down to it, and there's no way out but to follow-through with some good old-fashioned, modern air power, CMANO says the Russians will get crushed (in Crimea.) The flip side is, the Ukrainians get overrun regardless.
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