in the begining...

[Tegyrius]

One thing I've been wanting to try is setting up the Kalisz breakout as a wargaming scenario, using some rules set like Force on Force. Put a decent array of hardware and support units on the table, including at least half soft-skinned transports. Start with a Pact recon force on the table and add Pact reinforcements every turn via another random table. Also roll randomly for the side on which the Pact units enter, reflecting the encirclement. End the game when all NATO forces are destroyed or have moved off the board.

Then tally up everything that exited the board before the end of the game. Those vehicles and personnel are the players' starting force for the campaign, including any damage they were carrying when they exited the board. Every recovered transport provides a random roll for bulk supplies (fuel, food, ammo). All PCs are built so they plausibly would have been among the surviving troops/crews.

- C.