Campaign Suggestion – Red Army & Ostheer
First off, I’m not sure where this is supposed to go, so I’ll try here.
I know you guys are busy with the Ostheer faction but to be honest with you one of the most exciting things about this mod to me when it was announced was a new campaign. I just thought about what would be some good missions for both sides that span the whole conflict and really give us a taste for how the war progressed from 1941-45.
Here is my outline for a possible Red Army campaign:
Red Army campaign:
There are three Soviet commanders you will take control of during the course of the campaign, Major Boris Laptev (Propaganda Strategy), Major Dimitri Menshov (Urban Combat Strategy), and Major Alexei Sakarov (Breaththrough Strategy). I am not sure if you guys will do cutscenes or just dialogues over WWII footage to introduce the missions but I have added some flavour introductions for each mission.
Mission 1: First of Many (Rostov Offensive Operation, November 27th, 1941)
Major Alexei Sakarov
Intro: These dastardly fascists…waging war and bringing death seems to be the only trades they can perform. At Kiev…they encircled and captured 650,000 men…the 5th army…the 21st...the 26th, in a blink of an eye they all ceased to exist, and without as much as a bark the Red Army was 43 division weaker.
6 days ago they took Rostov, another humiliation. It seems as if everywhere we are losing, everywhere we are fleeing, but not here. Lopatin is confident we can turn these bastards back from Rostov…we’ll attack their fearsome panzer divisions head-on, with pride…with courage…with our heads held high!
Phase 1: Eliminate German anti-tank emplacements.
In order for our armour to crush them we need to clear a path through their antitank defenses. Take those guns positions!
Objective: Destroy German anti-tank emplacements (2).
Ostheer forces:
Emplacement 1:
2x PAK 36
1x MG-34
1x Landser
Emplacement 2:
2x PAK 36
1x MG-34
1x Panzerfusilliers
Red Army has access to:
Added phase units:
1x Strelky (not buildable)
Buildable:
Ingenery
Conscripts
Command Squads
Inspiring Speech (doctrine ability)
Phase 2: Repel German assault.
The fascists are launching a counterattack with mechanized infantry! Quickly, get the anti-tank rifles and put them to use!
Objective: Hold back German counterattack. (6 minutes)
Ostheer forces:
Regenerating forces consist of waves of the following units:
Sd Kfz 251
Landser (mounted)
Kubelwagon
Panzerfusilliers (mounted)
Red Army has access to:
Added phase units:
1x Tank hunters
Buildable:
Ingenery
Conscripts
Command Squad
Tank hunters
Inspiring speech (doctrine ability)
Phase 3: Crush German armoured column.
Our T-34 tanks have arrived and with them some of our seasoned veterans! Take a moment to gather your forces comrade, and then strike the fascists down with overwhelming firepower!
Objective: Destory all German tanks (6).
Ostheer forces:
6x Panzer III J
Regenerating forces consist of:
Sd Kfz 251
Landser (mounted)
Kubelwagon
Panzer fusiliers (mounted)
Red Army has accessed to:
Added phase units:
2x T-34/76 (not buildable)
2x Strelky with PPsh-41s (not buildable)
Buildable:
Ingenery
Conscripts
Command Squad
Tank hunters
Inspiring speech (doctrine ability)
Tank riders (doctrine ability)
Phase 4: Eliminate all remaining forces.
We have wrestled their forces to the ground, now comrade, it is time to kick their teeth in! Do not allow them time to regroup, smash their lines quickly and wipe out any resistance. We have called in some heavy support to aide you.
Objective: Eliminate all German forces in 5 minutes.
Ostheer forces:
4x Panzer III J
3x Sd Kfz 251
2x Landser
2x Panzerfusilliers
2x Romanian Infantry
2x MG-34
3x Ofenrohr truppen (PB 39)
Red Army has access to:
Added phase units:
1x KV-1 (not buildable)
Buildable units:
Ingenery
Conscripts
Command Squad
Tank hunters
Inspiring speech (doctrine ability)
Tank riders (doctrine ability)
Outro:
Excellent comrades! They are fleeing like scared dogs, they have nothing that can stand against our superior armour! Comrades rejoice but make no mistake, today we have shown these pigs our fangs but tomorrow we will show them no mercy!
Sakarov to himself: That…was the first time I held my head high since the war started. As I looked around at all the destroyed German equipment, the dead Germans, our own dead…I realized that this war was not going to be over with surrenders and occupations as the French would have it…no, this war will go on until both sides have beaten and strangled each other to the point where one side can no longer stand…
I'm going to make more of these missions for both sides, please discuss.