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Originally Posted by Webstral
We’ve discussed the Soviet intent for Fourth Guards Tank Army before, but I can’t help wondering again whether the Soviets intended any offensive action in 2000 using Fourth Guards Tank Army or whether the force was used exactly as it was intended to be used. A mobile force based in Belarus could be turned against NATO in Poland, rebels in the Ukraine, or even Polish troublemakers. One wonders to what degree the surviving Soviet leadership in 2000 was more concerned with holding what remained than with trying to change the balance vis-à-vis the Western Allies.
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It's not strictly canonical, but in my Task Force Inchon scenario, I have the Soviet 9th Guards Tank Army (Sov 1st GMRD -3000/18, Sov 3rd MRD -2000/10, & Sov 138rd MRD -4000/20) move out of Belarus (canon has them stationed quite close to the border with Poland) and towards U.S. XI Corps' spearheads around Gdansk. This would account nicely for the suspension of German III Army's offensive, and it still leaves Soviet 7th Guards Tank Army in Belarus (near the Ukranian border) for internal security duties.
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