A-10's in Central Europe

[BlueRidgeDx]

This dove-tails with the "A-10 25 years ago" thread, but I thought it deserved it's own post.

 

Here's a good read about the A-10's initial deployment to Europe, and the threat it was meant to counter:

 

http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1978/nov-dec/rasmussen.html

 

Here's an excerpt that I found particularly interesting:

 

"The forward-deployed Soviet ground forces in East/Central Europe--outside the Soviet borders--are organized into four "Groups of Forces" totaling 31-ground divisions. These four are the Group of Soviet Forces, Germany (GSFG), Northern Group (Poland), Central Group (Czechoslovakia), and the Southern Group (Hungary).

 

Added to these Soviet forces in the four satellite countries are the indigenous forces of the host countries: 37 divisions, including the 6 in Hungary, making a total of 68 Warsaw Pact divisions in those four countries. However, not all of the non-Soviet divisions are maintained in a Category 1 state of readiness. If we exclude the forces in Hungary (as the Pact does in defining the "Central" region) and those non-Soviet divisions that are not earmarked for immediate employment, there remains a total of 48 divisions available for employment without additional reinforcement.* There are 16,200 main battle tanks in operational service with the divisional formations presently in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany."

 

Wow...

[Kenan]

There are 16,200 main battle tanks in operational service with the divisional formations presently in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany."

 

Man, I could only imagine the impact on the framerate..

[RIPTIDE]

Man, I could only imagine the impact on the framerate..

^^ Best post. Ever. :D:thumbup:

[Svend_Dellepude]

LOL

[Yurgon]

Man, I could only imagine the impact on the framerate..

 

ROFL!

[Kalahari]

:D Killer remark !! :lol:

Man, I could only imagine the impact on the framerate..