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Originally Posted by jester
The limited Pact long range capability was for the most part used for attacking naval assets. Heck, they recently resumed patrols encroaching on Hawaii and the UK and Washington State with some of them. These assets would be used more for dealing with the US Carrier threat.
As for in theater targets, we have the Scud, the Frog and a host of other short and medium range missiles which is what they were intended for.
I would also think they would utilize some of their Speitzies or similiar desante type troops for other special targets.
And then we have the Soviet Submarine Threat as well. And that is part of their mission to engage targets such are shipping centers, ports, railyards, airfields and oil production centers with either cruise missiles or tactical missiles, as we are shown in the 2.0 rules that includes a list of nuclear targets.
Although, it would be a cool campaign to have the PCs selected as members of a special comando/raiding force to land and eliminate a facility such as a low yeild refinery....but a refinery none the less that is producing fuel to give the side some airpower which can tip the balance of power in the region. <Think a mission like the storey "Guns of Navaronne.">
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We get them on an irregular basis up here too.
Especially whenever there are business talks or a litt fuzz on a diplomatic level when Oslo ( our capitol city ) states something negative on the ongoing Russian security ops in the Caucasus or their policies otherwise .Normally a single 4 engine comes in for a trip along the exact limit of our airspace and skirts for a little while .We dispatch F16s to intercept and shadow them .They stay about 300-1000 feet apart for a few minutes and then the Ruskies brake off and head out to sea and home .They do it to test response times,gage our reactions and to let us know that the Bear is still out there -only its slow due to a prolonged hibernation.
But sometimes they escalate ,one incident had the propellor blade from a TU aircraft litterally hit the wing of our fighter and lodge in the F16 fuselage like shrapnel .( They came that close but our guy didnt veer and let the violate our airspace ) .
Also a few times they have conducted "joint naval/airforce exercises" in our region and simulated "bombing runs" which basically means posturing for a ( nuclear) missile launch on one of our northern cities and then at the last possible minute breaking off before entering our airspace .
That said - in the last 12 years relations have improved immensly .There is business cooperation,diplomatic forums and even joint military exercises now.Heck ,in 98 we even had a Russian platoon seconded to our battallion in Bosnia for a few weeks.It was the first time the Norwegian military had had leadership over Russian troops since the Viking ages.