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Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan
regarding "numerous smaller specialty and support units", 1-125 Field Artillery Minnesota National Guard was supposed to deploy to Norway if things went bad in RL. They (and the 4th MEB) had equipment pre-positioned in Norway.
In my campaign, a National Guard infantry brigade also goes to Norway. 3-172nd Infantry VT NG is the only mountain infantry unit in the US, in my campaign, 3-172nd is one of three other mountain infantry battalions that comprise the NG brigade sent to Norway (in my campaign 172nd IB, but I am not very imaginative). The 172nd IB includes 3-172nd, an NG battalion from Colorado and I can't remember the rest, will need to check notes when I am home.
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OK. I'm running off a 1989 OB that I pulled off the web (tanknet?) It's as good a source as any other, AFAICT.
I thought the 172nd IB got inflated into the 6th LID? I do see a 3-172 IN, Vermont Guard, believed to be attached to the 10th.
I see a 1-125 FA battalion in the WI NG, in the 57th FA Brigade. I did think the Norway forces looked thin on heavy artillery, so I was thinking at least one FA brigade ought to end up there.
IMC, I was thinking if NATO was serious about an offensive up there, then the 29th LID (not in the USAVG, I believe?), a corps HQ, and some artillery ought to go. Some armor would help, too, but I'm sure that's all going to the real center of action, Germany. Maybe some choppers, instead, for some air-assault action.
[rant] Branching off into Corps HQs and numbers, why on earth are new-raised US HQs numbered so illogically? The existing numbers are all odd numbers, why are the low even numbers ignored? So, *I* think this one ought to be the VI Corps, and the two new corps that go to Germany can be the II and IV. [/rant]