In Need of Reset
Thanks!
That aspect of v1- the one division raid deep into Pact-controlled territory- has always struck me as odd. There are hints that it was part of a larger offensive*- IIRC, US XI Corps, at the least, is mentioned somewhere in canon (but I can't recall where) as having participated as well. However, NATO unit strengths and location given before and after said offensive are largely unchanged (in most cases, there is no change whatever), suggesting either a lack of movement, combat, or a major oversight on the part of the writers. It's clear that something is off, but what exactly is anything but. This confusion within v1 canon is even more odd given that 5th ID's ordeal is the starting point for Twilight 2000!
In that regard- having multiple NATO divisions as active participants in the Summer, 2000 "RESET"- 4e definitely gets it right.
*IIRC, 8th ID's even odder "thunder run" all the way into Latvia is also part of the Summer, 2000 offensive.
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