Next War: Poland Turn 9 Summary

 

Overcast, NATO initiative

Russian SoF and NATO SoF have some results against airbases and SAMs respectively, but the remaining teams for both sides are lost.

Russia does not attempt to contest skies and has no naval units

A Russian Nuclear strike at sea destroys the stack of NATO ships that had just conducted the Latvia landings.

NATO advances from the south and into Kaliningrad eliminating many Russian brigades and well as some HQs. One Russian counter attack against French forces pushing east is shattered by NATO air support 0-2. Many Russian support units are cut off in the Kaliningrad peninsula. The Danish brigade is lost during this process.

NATO clears Kaliningrad.

March 17th TV2 (Translated from Danish)

 

"After being at the forefront of the battle for Europe, The Danish mechanised brigade has been withdrawn from the front lines. After leading the push into Kaliningrad and weeks of heavy fighting the brigade is no longer combat effective according to sources. Despite this Denmark can be proud of the commitment our soldiers made in the defence of Europe."

March 16th, NHK World News

 

"...the Russian use of an atomic weapon to destroy the NATO fleet in the Baltic. NATO forces have continued the attack and have today captured the capital of the Kaliningrad region. Large numbers of Russian soldiers are believed to be cut off and already there are reports of mass surrender. The potential for.."

March 14th 09:42, NBC Breaking News

 

"There are reports that just moments ago there was a nuclear detonation somewhere off the coast of Latvia. There are no details at this time, but this is the area where a large NATO fleet is conducting landings. If confirmed this will be the first use of nuclear weapons since World War 2. We will keep bringing you new information as we get it."

Next War: Poland Turn 8 Summary

 

NATO SoF are only able to do a little damage to air defences, Russian raids do heavy damage to airbases.

NATO strikes target airbases with attack helicopters, 1 helo destroyed and 1 is damaged.

In the air, Russia launches its rested air force in an attempt to retake the air advantage. They do inflict some damage, but suffer catastrophic damage. The air war is now all but over, though Russia does still have a good number of strike assets.

An attack by Russian subs in the North Baltic does 2 steps to the UK AMPH which is carrying 4 units of marines, 2 are lost. However, the large number of escorts means that all Russian subs, including the advanced nuclear ones, are wiped out. The entirety of the Russian navy has been destroyed.

The following landing in Riga does not go well for NATO and all the marines will be lost, however all Russian combat units are also destroyed, leaving just the HQ and support units.

A Russian counter attack to retake Bialystok is a 4-0 disaster when their air support is shot down and NATO helos and air all get through. The Russian southern armies are shattered.

Russian attacks near the NATO push into Kaliningrad area manage to push back the poles and get across the north-south river.

March 13th, CBC News, interview with NATO spokesperson

 

Please forgive the typo, I can't be bothered to go back and re-do it.

Interviewer: So are you saying that despite the reports, the landings in Latvia have not failed?

Spokesperson: Failure is not the word that we would use. While the forces have achieved less success than we had hoped, they have tied down a large number of Russian troops and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy.

Interviewer: But, surely you heard the comments from the former general we had on earlier, that this looked like a colossal gamble that has backfired and that it should not have been done after the Russian attack on the fleet a couple of days ago.

Spokesperson: Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but the only ones who understand what is going on and the true goals of the operation are those in command. Everyone else should not second guess these …

March 13th. The Sun “Rats Flee Sinking Ship”

 

Loads of Russian generals are running away with their ill gotten gains as brave NATO troops get ready to storm their hideyhole. Convoys of expensive cars and tanks are driving north, out of Kaliningrad, which is a bit of Russia in-between Poland and Lithuania. After robbing some polish cities, these looting villains must surely know that justice is coming. Our brave boys have.....