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BTR in Nevada
The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), a predominantly Tennessee National Guard unit, was deployed to Europe in January, 1997. Although the fighting in Germany had entered a lull with NATO forces having reached their declared stop-line at the Oder River and along the East German-Czechoslovak border,... -
The Longer Version Part 11
Apr-Jun 1997
The Longer Version Part 11
In keeping with its goal of establishing a basis for long-term sustainability of military bases throughout CONUS, the Pentagons Department of Contingency Planning (DCP) actively intervened in the placement of soldiers who could not be returned... -
The Longer Version Part 10
Apr-Jun 1997
The Longer Version Part 10
The Sino-Soviet War had impacted global manufacturing very significantly. Almost overnight, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) went from a major exporter to a major importer. The decision by the Chinese Politburo to indebt China to the... -
A Quick Reflection on 1999
Ive given my 7th Graders a quick writing assignment. Im typing this in the few spare minutes I have
While in the car for the daily commute, Ive been thinking about my grenadier-dragoon-cavalry model and how it might apple to the US Army in WW2 and the Twilight War. Though the US Army... -
The Longer Version Part 9
Apr-Jun 1997
The Longer Version Part 9
Quite soon after the start of the Third World War, Victory Garden fever swept America. In Tucson and in Cochise County, the maturing partnership between the municipal and county governments and Fort Huachuca was bearing fruit in the area... -
The Longer Version Part 8
Apr-Jun 1997
The Longer Version Part 8
The Third World War moved into a distinctly different phase in April 1997. Until late February, the Clinton Administration had held onto some hope that battlefield reverses around the world might bring the Sauronski regime to terms without... -
The Longer Version Part 7
Jan-Mar 1997
The Longer Version Part 7
After US forces crossed the Inter-German Border, many in the West had hoped the fighting might be limited to Germany (with air action involving neighboring states). Their hopes were soon dashed, however. Full NATO participation in the German... -
The Longer Version Part 6
Oct-Dec 1996
The Longer Version Part 6
In mid-1996, Fort Huachuca had too many colonels of Military Intelligence. In fact, there were about a dozen of them on post. There were legitimate jobs for three of them: commander of the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, post chief of staff,... -
The Longer Version Part 5
Jul-Sep 1996
The Longer Version Part 5
During the third quarter of 1996, the remarkable transformation of Fort Huachuca accelerated sharply. Already, small-scale agricultural projects had been initiated all over the post. As funding from a variety of sources (but guided to the... -
The Longer Version Part 4
Apr-Jun 1996
The Longer Version Part 4
At the beginning of the second quarter of 1996, Fort Huachuca commander MG Thomason was hunting for funding and partners. He discovered one ally in Arizona Governor Fife Symington. The Contingency Detachment commander, 1LT Walsh, learned... -
Webstral's Thunder Empire Summary
Web has returned and has started posting again. I thought there might be some new users who might appreciate the context in which Web's most recent post falls. I consider his stuff to be top notch and deserves a look by anyone interested in the game.
I have therefore grouped his threads...Last edited by kato13; 05-09-2009, 07:15 PM. -
A Thunder Empire Snippet
oeBring in as many goddamned Mexican whores as you can round upand hope to hell our boys marry a few of them along the way! Better yet, hide the rubbers!
Command Sergeant Major Holland, the senior NCO at Fort Huachuca in early 1998, was later criticized for what some would call a oecrude,... -
The Longer Version Part 3
Webstral 07-31-2008, 01:04 AM The first winter of the Sino-Soviet War (95-96) did not see any dramatic changes on the battlefield, despite a great deal of small-unit fighting and a few larger actions. Soviets and Chinese alike were determined to strengthen themselves and improve their positions for... -
The Longer Version Part 2
Webstral 07-30-2008, 04:19 PM Once MG Thomason absorbed the extent of the bad news from the Brightlight Scenario Detachment, he considered his options. He could do nothing, or he could begin devising some sort of plan of action that might enable him to keep his post operational in the immediate aftermath... -
The Longer Version Part 1
Webstral 07-29-2008, 11:51 PM The success of the Huachuca-Tucson cantonment, a.k.a. the Southern Arizona Military Administrative District (SAMAD), was due to the personality of the Fort Huachuca CG as of August 1995. MG Thomason was a classic Military Intelligence man: inquisitive, imaginative, insightful,...