3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (3ACR) (US)

[James Langham]

Another unit history. As ever comments and nit picks welcome.

[The Rifleman]

That was pretty darn good. You used the right nomeclature and had some fantastic details. Do you have more of these done

[James Langham]

That was pretty darn good. You used the right nomeclature and had some fantastic details. Do you have more of these done

Thanks, being from the UK it's nice when I get things right for foreign units.

Try a search for:
US
29th Division
49th Division

UK
7th Armoured Brigade
12th Armoured Brigade
22nd Armoured Brigade
Polish Rifle Regiment - fictional
27 SAS - fictional
RAF Regiment
Royal Naval Party 67 - fictional
Royal Observer Corps

Pact
Chinese Liberation Army - fictional
German Free Legion - fictional

Misc
Foreign Troops
Netherlands Auxilliary Corps - fictional
US Border Guard

There are quite a few others but these are the unit histories. Next will probably be the UK 44th Airborne Brigade.

Hope you enjoy them as much.

[The Rifleman]

Thanks for the heads up on the others. You must read alot because you got it right. Also, using the M-1 from a game snapshot was a great idea.

[James Langham]

Thanks for the heads up on the others. You must read alot because you got it right. Also, using the M-1 from a game snapshot was a great idea.

Thanks again - I do get things wrong - see the 29th Division initial article.

I use whatever snapshots I find that look right regardless of source - there are some amazing pics if you look hard enough.

[Panther Al]

The only thing I would recommend changing is the German Nomenclature of the Regiment once it was incorporated into the German Army.


I always felt its make up and role, as well as its actual name itself, would more likely lead to it being called perhaps the 3d. PanzerAufkl$rungs Schwadron. Given that you still have them as a heavy armoured units, it makes even more sense in my point of view.

[stilleto69]

Great Work John, only 1 nitpick AH-1s are "Cobras" not "Apaches". Otherwise great work as always.

[James Langham]

The only thing I would recommend changing is the German Nomenclature of the Regiment once it was incorporated into the German Army.


I always felt its make up and role, as well as its actual name itself, would more likely lead to it being called perhaps the 3d. PanzerAufkl$rungs Schwadron. Given that you still have them as a heavy armoured units, it makes even more sense in my point of view.

Thanks, when a former member is happy with a unit write up that's a good sign! If there are any in-jokes you want including or if you have any useful additions please let me know.

German (in fact any language) has never been a strong point of mine. I did consider using the term PanzerAufkl$rungs which would be technically correct, however I liked the sound of the term I used plus it gave a differentiation of it being ex-American and keeping its traditions. What do others, especially our German experts think

[James Langham]

Great Work John, only 1 nitpick AH-1s are "Cobras" not "Apaches". Otherwise great work as always.

Bad choice of name on my part, it was intended as an individual vehicle name not a model name. I will change to make it clearer.

[Adm.Lee]

Pretty good. Some spelling errors I noticed, but I'm rushed right now. Would you like a list later

[James Langham]

Pretty good. Some spelling errors I noticed, but I'm rushed right now. Would you like a list later

Please, spelling is never my strongest point.

[Olefin]

Very good work - really brings the regiment to life. However I dont agree with the 3rd ACR staying in Germany because it didnt want to go home and fight CivGov units - for one with the Russians and Mexicans still occupying US territory there are lots of foreign enemies for them to fight still.

I think it was more that they didnt agree with the decision to leave a US ally in the lurch - i.e. the Germans and British troops who were still fighting the Soviets - and also the fact that there were US troops still cut off in Poland.

The 3rd ACR more likely would have stayed to try to at the very least make contact with the cutoff troops, especially after the Soviet units started to disintegrate in late 2000/early 2001 and get those guys back to Germany where at least they are on friendly soil compared to Poland and the Baltics.

That explanation makes a lot more sense (and can be extended to other units who didnt come home) than just not wanting to go home to fight CivGov units.

Plus there is nothing in canon that says the US and Canadian units cut off in Poland never came home except a non-canon article in a Twilight 2300 site. Thus a more likely 2001 event for them is a drive to make contact with the cutoff units, evacuating them in a body with as much equipment as can be salvaged and then proceeding from there, possibly to help the Germans clear the last of the Russians out of German and Austrian territory.

[James Langham]

Very good work - really brings the regiment to life. However I dont agree with the 3rd ACR staying in Germany because it didnt want to go home and fight CivGov units - for one with the Russians and Mexicans still occupying US territory there are lots of foreign enemies for them to fight still.

I think it was more that they didnt agree with the decision to leave a US ally in the lurch - i.e. the Germans and British troops who were still fighting the Soviets - and also the fact that there were US troops still cut off in Poland.

The 3rd ACR more likely would have stayed to try to at the very least make contact with the cutoff troops, especially after the Soviet units started to disintegrate in late 2000/early 2001 and get those guys back to Germany where at least they are on friendly soil compared to Poland and the Baltics.

That explanation makes a lot more sense (and can be extended to other units who didnt come home) than just not wanting to go home to fight CivGov units.

Plus there is nothing in canon that says the US and Canadian units cut off in Poland never came home except a non-canon article in a Twilight 2300 site. Thus a more likely 2001 event for them is a drive to make contact with the cutoff units, evacuating them in a body with as much equipment as can be salvaged and then proceeding from there, possibly to help the Germans clear the last of the Russians out of German and Austrian territory.

Thanks. My main aim for the reasoning behind the non-evacuation was to show some of the possible reasons for not evacuating. I actually regard not wanting to fight CIVGOV as very unlikely and meant it more as war weariness. The logistics of reaching Bremehaven also play a part, after all if you are secure where you are is it worth gambling on getting back to a place that actually may be worse than you are and then have to go back to war

I saw Op Omega as a last chance to evacuate as formed units and envisioned the 3rd ACR gradually becoming German in the same manner the Royal American Rifles became the 60th Rifles with no Americans in British service in the 18th-19th centuries (hence the note reversing the process in the British 7th Armoured Brigade article). I'm not sure the leaving the allies in the lurch would be a lower level attitude among the mainly draftee soldiers but it might be more common at higher level. It's a good point and it may reappear in a future article.

I also see Germany fracturing into the component states as in 2300 over the next few years.

I get the distinct feeling that my idea of TW2000 is bleaker than yours although there is nothing in cannon that would really support either way of looking at it for this part of the background. One of the nice things about the group is this mix of views.

[Legbreaker]

I actually regard not wanting to fight CIVGOV as very unlikely and meant it more as war weariness. The logistics of reaching Bremehaven also play a part, after all if you are secure where you are is it worth gambling on getting back to a place that actually may be worse than you are and then have to go back to war

Would the military really be telling the soldiers what the true situation back home is Would much information about the capabilities, or even legitimacy of Civgov be available It seems unlikely.
We know information from home is scarce already - Red Star, Lone Star shows us that the characters don't even know Texas is no longer part of the USA, and Soviets on US soil is disregarded as just one of the wilder rumours. Therefore a civilian run alternate government may seem to most like just another fantasy - at least until they're back in the US for a while and can see for themselves.

[Targan]

Would the military really be telling the soldiers what the true situation back home is Would much information about the capabilities, or even legitimacy of Civgov be available It seems unlikely.

There would be strong rumours though. The CIA would make sure of that.