Battle of Amsterdam (1988: Soviet Storm)

The turning point of the Third World War.

Opening moves
The Soviet 1st Guards tank Army and units from the 1st East German Army also sat poised outside of Amsterdam, facing them were the remnants of the Dutch Army and the US 4th infantry Division. However with internal strife increasing in the East the Soviets held up their advance to try and deal with this giving NATO the oppoutunity to reinfoce the frontline. NATO flew in or delivered the US 26th infantry Division, 4th Armored division, 24th Mechanized, 5th Armored and the 2nd Cavalry Division(Air Mobile). The British brought in the 9th Armored Division and the Royal Irish Guards Regiment, the Canadians brought in a Single Armored Division while the German 1st Corp and Belgian 2nd Corp made up the balance. The battle commenced with the Soviet 9th Motor Rifle Division supported by the 40th Armore Division attacking the Dutch and American defender holding the suburb of Amsterdam the Armored Brigade outfitted with the new T-80 MBTs and the older but still durable T-72 MBTs behind the 40th was the 1st East German Arored Brigade made up of mostly old T-55s and T-62s upgraded however possible by their users. Facing them was the 24th Mechanized Division and the Dutch 3rd Armored Brigade. While the Americans were outfitted with the new M1A1 Abrams the Dutch had German Leopard 2s combined with the Bradley AFVs attached to the division



it was more than enough to soak up the depleted Soviets. When they rushed forwards the Soviets found themselves at the wrong end of a strong defense unlike the weak and demoralized men they had been fighting the weeks prior. The Soviets leadunits were chewed up as the Dutch and American tankers picked them apart with accurate tank fire, attempts to call in artillery on the advanced prove fruitless as NATO air strikes had bombed the BM-21 rocket trucks and Atrillery batteries. Heavy fighting continued as the East Germans attempted to break the deadlock, but after several hours of combat the Soviet units were broken and scattered, as the remaining tankers tried to rally in friendly lines. As for the East Germans they were almost completely wiped out by the combat with the Americans. The Motorized infantry sent in with the tanks were similarly defeated resulting in two whole battalions being completel wiped out. The Next day in the South the British 9th Armoured Division had moved into position replacing the tired and shattered US 4th Infantry Division. The Soviet 11th Armored Division and 10th Motor Rifle Division attacked its postion the British equipped with the advanced and deadly Challenger broke up the attack but the fighting was heavy and the British were outnumbered and just when it seemed they would need to leave with the Soviets pressing even harder the German 7th Panzer Division attacked the Soviets on their exposed southern flanks cutting off half of the Soviet 11th Armored and 10th Motor Rifle Division from the other half. This was the final act of both these divisions as the remnants fell back and the encircled men tried to fight their way out of an ever shrinking pocket eventually surrendering to the NATO forces. more to come

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