The Late, Great (Unfought) War

NATO: SOUTHAC

by Greg Novak and Frank Chadwick

Southern Army Corps

Air Units

France 5 Veteran Pilots: 2 Jaguars, 1 Mirage III E, 1 Mirage F.1, 1 Mirage 2000

SOUTHAC Headquarters

Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 9

    1 command stand
    1 M113 APC
    1 staff M577
    1 recon M3
    1 M113 APC
    1 Stinger team

1st Panzer Brigade

Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 10 unless noted otherwise

    Brigade Headquarters
      1 command stand
      1 M113 APC
      1 staff M577

    10th Recon Company

      1 command Luchs
      1 recon Luchs
      1 recon infantry stand
      1 Transportpanzer Fuchs

    10th Pioneer Company

      1 command engineer stand
      2 engineer stands
      3 Fuchs APCs
      1 Pionere Panzer CEV
      1 Minenwerfer tracked minelayer
      1 M113 with Minenverleger towed minelayer
      1 medium supply truck with trailer

    10th Flak Battery

      1 command stand
      1 Redeye team
      1 Transportpanzer Fuchs
      2 Gepard

    10th Panzerjager Company

      1 command stand
      1 Transportpanzer Fuchs
      3 Jaguar-1

    11th Panzer Battalion

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command Leopard
        2 MBT
        1 staff M577
        1 Leopard ARV
        2 heavy supply trucks

      3 Tank Companies, each with:

        1 command Leopard 2 MBT
        2 Leopard 2 MBTs

    12th Panzergrenadier Battalion

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command stand
        1 Marder
        1 staff M577
        1 M5
        2 medium supply trucks with trailers

      Mortar Company, with:

        SP 120mm mortar
        Supply M113 with trailer

      3 Infantry Companies, each with:

        1 command stand
        4 infantry stands
        4 Marder 25

    13th Panzergrenadier Battalion: as 22nd Panzergrenadier Battalion

    14th Panzer Artillery Battalion with:

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 staff M577
        3 M113 FISTV

      Support Battery, with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 M578 ARV
        1 counterbattery radar van
        3 10-ton cargo trucks

      3 Artillery Batteries, each with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 M109 SP 155 howitzer
        1 M548 ammo tractor

    1st Panzer Brigade Setup

    The brigade starts the game deployed as wished within five hexes of Frankfort on West German territory.

VII Brigade, US Army

Troop Quality: All elements. Veteran, Morale: 9 unless otherwise indicated

    Brigade Headquarters
      1 command stand
      1 jeep
      1 staff M577

    2nd Armored Cavalry Troop Troop Quality: Veteran, Morale: 10

      1 command M3 CFV
      2 IPM1 MBT
      2 recon M3 CFV
      1 M106
      1 medium ammo truck

    1st Armored Battalion

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command M1 MBT
        1 staff M577
        1 M106
        1 recon M3 CFV
        2 M88 ARV
        1 maintenance van
        2 10-ton supply trucks

      4 Tank Companies, each with:

        1 command M1 MBT
        2 M1 MBTs

    3rd Infantry Battalion

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command M2 IFV
        1 staff M577
        1 M106
        1 recon M3 CFV
        2 M88 ARV
        1 maintenance van
        2 5-ton supply trucks

      4 Rifle Companies, each with:

        1 command stand
        3 infantry stands
        3 M2 IFVs

      Antitank Company, with:

        1 command stand
        1 M113
        3 M901

    17th Field Artillery Battalion

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 staff M577
        3 M981 FISTV

      Support Battery, with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 counterbattery radar van
        1 M578 ARV
        3 10-ton cargo trucks

      3 Artillery Batteries, each with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        2 M 109 SP 155 howitzer
        2 M548 ammo tractor

      Artillery Battery, with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 M110 SP 8" howitzer
        1 M548 ammo tractor

    72nd Field Artillery Battery

      1 command stand
      1 M113APC
      1 Lance missile launcher
      1 M548 ammo tractor

    94th Air Defense Battery

      1 command stand
      1 M113APC
      3 M48 Chaparral
      3 M163 ADA

    7th Engineer Company

      1 command stand
      1 jeep
      3 engineer stands
      3 M113
      1 M728 CEV
      1 M9 earthmover
      1 AVLB
      1 M548 cargo tractor with trailer
      1 towed minelayer
      1 linecharge trailer

    130th Engineer Company

      1 command stand
      1 jeep
      7 heavy trucks with ribbon bridge sections

    VII Brigade Setup

    The brigade starts the game deployed as wished within six hexes of Nimberg on West German territory.

3rd Panzergrenadier Brigade

Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 9 unless noted otherwise

    Brigade Headquarters: As 2nd Panzergrenadier Brigade

    30th Recon Company: As 2nd Panzergrenadier Brigade

    30th Pioneer Company

      1 command engineer stand
      3 engineer stands
      2 medium trucks
      1 Biber AVLB
      1 medium supply truck with trailer

    30th Flak Battery

      1 command stand
      1 Redeye team
      2 jeeps
      2 gun crew stands
      2 40L70 AA guns
      2 light trucks
      1 medium ammo trucks

    30th Panzerjager Company

      1 command stand
      1 M113
      3 Jagdpanzer Kanone

    31st Panzer Battalion as 21st Panzer Battalion

    32nd Panzergrenadier Battalion Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 9

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command stand
        1 Redeye team
        1 M113APC

      Mortar Company, with:

        1 M106
        1 Supply M113 with trailer

      3 Infantry Companies, each with:

        1 command/Milan stand
        2 infantry stands

    33rd Panzer Artillery Battalion Troop Quality: Trained, Morale: 7

      Headquarters Company, with:
        1 command stand
        1 FO stand
        2 jeeps
        1 staff M577

      3 Artillery Batteries, each with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 105mm howitzer
        1 gun crew stand
        1 medium truck
        1 medium ammo truck with trailer

    3rd Panzergrenadier Brigade Setup

    The brigade starts the game deployed as wished within six hexes of Munich on West German Territory.

4th Canadian Company

Troop Quality: Elite, Morale: 10

    1 command stand
    1 M113APC
    1 staff M577
    1 recon Lynx
    1 Leopard Cl
    1 self propelled 81mm mortar
    2 infantry stands
    1 engineer stand
    3 MH3 APCs

    4th Canadian Company Setup

    The company starts the game deployed as wished within six hexes of Mannheim on West German territory.

2nd French Brigade

Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale: 8 unless noted otherwise

    Brigade Headquarters
      1 command stand
      1 AMX-10
      1 staff AMX-10

    SAM Battery

      1 Roland

    2nd Helicopter Squadron

      1 command SA 34 IF
      1 SA 342M/HOT
      1 recon Alouette I

    1st Cavalry Regiment

      Headquarters, with:
        1 command AMX-30 MET
        1 staff AMX-10

      Headquarters Company, with:

        1 command stand
        1 VAB
        2 recon jeeps
        1 AMX-30 ARV
        4 medium ammo trucks with trailers
        1 AMX-13AVLB
        1 AMX-30 DCA
        1 maintenance van

      4 Tank Squadrons, each with:

        1 command AMX-30 MBT
        2 AMX-30 MBTs

    1st Infantry Regiment

      Headquarters, with:
        1 command stand
        1 AMX-10
        1 staff AMX-10

      Headquarters Company, with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        2 recon jeeps
        1 gun crew stand (ds)
        1 120mm mortar
        1 VAB
        2 medium ammo trucks with trailers
        1 maintenance van

      3 Infantry Companies, each with:

        1 command stand
        3 infantry stands
        1 Milan stand
        3 AMX-10
        1 AMX 10 with Milan

      Tank Squadron, with:

        1 command AMX-30
        2 AMX-30s

    2nd Artillery Battalion

      Headquarters, with:
        1 command stand
        2 FO stands
        3 AMX-10VOA
        1 staff AMX-10

      Headquarters Battery, with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 counterbattery radar van
        4 medium ammo trucks with trailers

      2 Artillery Batteries, each with:

        1 command stand
        1 AMX-10VOA
        1 AUF-G1 SP howitzer
        1 medium ammo truck

      2 Artillery Batteries, each with:

        1 command stand
        1 jeep
        1 gun crew stand (ds)
        1 medium truck
        1 towed TR 155 howitzer
        1 medium ammo truck

    2nd Engineer Company

      1 command engineer stand
      1 engineer stand
      2 AMX-10
      2 AMX-30 CEV
      1 medium supply truck
      1 towed minelayer
      1 linecharge trailer

    2nd French Brigade

    The brigade starts the game deployed as wished within three hexes of Augsburg on West German Territory.

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