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following pages provide a number of Modern Spearhead battle reports
for your enjoyment. They range from engagements from the plains of
Germany to the shifting sands of the Sinai. Read gallant reports
from crews of hull down Challengers, camouflaged Chieftains or
isolated infantry platoons as they attempt to halt Soviet hardware
as it advances across the wargames table.
The games have been played locally, either at "The "Wargames Room", or at the local wargames club. Additional reports will be progressively added. In the meantime I trust you find the following of interest.
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Cold War Europe: |
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| Europe in Crisis | A general review of "Europe in Crisis" which provided the backdrop for over 30 Modern Spearhead games to be fought over a long weekend in 2008 by ten players. |
| Schwalmstadt to Celle | Reflections on "Europe in Crisis" from a players perspective. This reports focus on the exploits of a Belgian Armoured Brigade and the Soviet 23rd Motor Rifle Regiment. |
| The Presterwitz Salient | The Soviet 39th Guards Motor Rifle Division clash again against elements of the American 8th Mechanised. This time in the deadly triangle between Presterwitz, Wurgwitz and Kohlsdorf. |
| Destruction at Dobritz | American mechanised forces deploy to halt a breakthrough near Dobritz by elements of the 39th Guards Motor Rifle Division, spearheaded by the divisions 15th Guards Tank Regiment. |
| Encounter at Deetz | Elements of the American 8th Mechanised Division move forward to counter the advancing Soviets near the small town of Deetz. |
| The Bridges at Harrhof | The well equipped West German 1st Panzer Grenadier Brigade clashes with elements of the 21st Motor Rifle Division along the banks of the Harrhof River. |
| The Storm Breaks | West German troops deploy to halt a sudden attack by Soviet and East German forces near the town of Schottenhauser. |
| Gamble at Grossberden | Elements of the 21st Motor Rifle Division tangle with a British Battlegroup near the small town of Grossberden. |
| Advance to Contact | British Chieftains and FV432s push forward and encounter a Soviet BMP Regiment well supported by helicopter gunships and ground attack aircraft during 1982 in Germany. |
| Hannover and Beyond | Soviet forces clash with BAOR around Hannover in July 1986 in a series of related battles. This report focusses on two of the engagements. |
| Breakthrough at Alsfeld | No less than three Soviet divisions attempt a breakthrough in the Alsfeld valley during June 1984 in a gigantic multiplayer game. A mixed NATO force attempts to delay the Soviet break through. |
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The Arab-Israeli Wars: |
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| The Battle for Havraga and Zrakor | October 1973, elements of Adan's Division move forward while an Egyptian Division also advances to extend the bridgehead. Can the Centurions and M60A1s halt the advance? |
| The Battle of Umm Ar Hajjah | An external link to a fictional Modern Spearhead scenario and associated battle report between Syrian and Israeli forces. |