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Old 06-22-2009, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
The WP did not need to use nukes in the west - they responded in kind after NATO used them and only on a one for one basis.
I remember the first nuke being used when a NATO unit touched Soviet soil. It is possible this was changed for V2


Page 25 referees guide

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On July 9th, with advanced elements of the 1st German Army on Soviet soil, the Red Army began using tactical nuclear weapons. In the West, they were used sparingly at first, and for the first week were used only against troop concentrations no further than 50 kilometers from the Soviet border.
Sometimes the eidetic memory I had through my teenage years comes in handy. Of course reading it several dozen times probably helped.
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