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Originally Posted by cro
I have only the T2K vers. 2.2 and hear this for the first time. It sounds like scince fiction. Don't forget that the officer corps of the NVA had a close link to the ruling party. I don't think so.
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In the ver 1 timeline, the USSR demands that it's Warsaw Pact allies send troops east to fight the Red Chinese. At least two DDR divisions get cut off during a threatre-wide retreat and are completely wiped out by the Chinese. DDR officers can't help but notice that the Soviet units got out of the encirclement and that the DDR units were essentially left to die in place to ensure the breakout. At this point many DDR officers begin to think that the government should refuse another call for reinforcements. Nevertheless the East German communist party is too cowed to refuse their soviet masters. At this point East Germany officers begin to plan a coup. Many Soviet units have been withdrawn from East Germany to reinforces the war with China and many East German lower readiness units have been mobilized to take their place. The ratio of East German units to Soviet Units has never been more favorable. So they conspire with elements of the FRG government to gain support and recognition when they overthrow the communist party and liquidate the secret police. The success of the coup seems to hinge on the idea that the USSR won't be able to react fast enough to stop it. Furthermore, by having Bundeswehr units cross the border at the invitation of the East German military junta, the coup/reunification plotters think the Soviets will balk at a two front war.
Obviously they don't.
The canon has lots and lots of improbabilities... like the Italians and Greeks joining the Warsaw Pact... like the Soviet invasion of Alaska. However, those of us who love playing with the TW2k timeline in order to shore up these weak spots.
In the ver 1 timeline, the Twilight War in Europe has always been predicated on a German reunification crisis that takes place while the USSR is deeply distracted by a military crisis. Any suggestions you might have more making that less like science fiction, the better.
A. Scott Glancy, President TCCorp, dba Pagan Publishing