History, Politics And Current Affairs

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Hello.
Civil rather than military?

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:21 pm Hello.
Civil rather than military?

Beat me to it!!!

Well, here we go again…

Could someone post any maps they have on how the war went or furthest the bad guys got, etc? I was never able to find them on the previous boards.

ISTR that one was way back on the original Alternate History thread…

Seems AH.com had now a picture thread called: Images Of Kara's First Day: Pictures Of Red Dawn's WW3 And The Aftermath.

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/ ... th.537398/

Lordroel wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:20 pm Seems AH.com had now a picture thread called: Images Of Kara's First Day: Pictures Of Red Dawn's WW3 And The Aftermath.

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/ ... th.537398/

Cuba invaded Florida?

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:37 pm

Lordroel wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:20 pm Seems AH.com had now a picture thread called: Images Of Kara's First Day: Pictures Of Red Dawn's WW3 And The Aftermath.

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/ ... th.537398/

Cuba invaded Florida?

Well at least Matt Wiser can now say he has a thread on AH.com named after one of his stories.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:37 pm

Lordroel wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:20 pm Seems AH.com had now a picture thread called: Images Of Kara's First Day: Pictures Of Red Dawn's WW3 And The Aftermath.

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/ ... th.537398/

Cuba invaded Florida?

They discovered that one does not simply walk into the Everglades, unless you have a burning desire to become gator poop.

And then they met...

Florida Man.

I was reading Walk Around Space Shuttle and learned that the orbiter Atlantis’ first flight was October 3, 1985, anyone want to bet that the SCA was escorted from Palmdale to the KSC (especially since we already made it canon that there was a CAP there, especially for the launches), ITTL?

Wolfman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:26 pm I was reading Walk Around Space Shuttle and learned that the orbiter Atlantis’ first flight was October 3, 1985, anyone want to bet that the SCA was escorted from Palmdale to the KSC (especially since we already made it canon that there was a CAP there, especially for the launches), ITTL?

Sucker bet...

Shooting down the SCA with an Orbiter would have probably been an instant Hero of the Soviet Union award (or the equivalent) for the enemy pilot who got the kill…

Atlantis made the flight to KSC prewar. Delivery to NASA and the trip to KSC was in April of '85

Never mind, then.

Can someone repost the Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon diagram showing organization and dismount strength?

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:59 am Can someone repost the Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon diagram showing organization and dismount strength?

Poohbah wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:10 am

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:59 am Can someone repost the Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon diagram showing organization and dismount strength?

Screenshot 2023-02-04 11.09.11 PM.png

2x PKMs per squad? Oof.

Most of the structures I have found showed 1 PKM per squad. For future reference, what’s your source?

I am assuming Platoon HQ was just the Lieutenant?

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:00 am

Poohbah wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:10 am

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:59 am Can someone repost the Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon diagram showing organization and dismount strength?

Screenshot 2023-02-04 11.09.11 PM.png

2x PKMs per squad? Oof.

Most of the structures I have found showed 1 PKM per squad. For future reference, what’s your source?

I am assuming Platoon HQ was just the Lieutenant?

https://russianwarrior.com/STMMain.htm? ... stat.htm&1

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:00 am

Poohbah wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:10 am

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:59 am Can someone repost the Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon diagram showing organization and dismount strength?

Screenshot 2023-02-04 11.09.11 PM.png

2x PKMs per squad? Oof.

Most of the structures I have found showed 1 PKM per squad. For future reference, what’s your source?

I am assuming Platoon HQ was just the Lieutenant?

My guess is that there is a two-person team on the PKM.

Adding it up, the squad leader, four rifleman (or three and a lieutenant), the anti-tank gunner, and the two-person MG team is 8, the capacity of a BMP, whether it's a 1, 2, or 3. The first squad gets a little more crowded with the addition of the SVD gunner.