DW_Operation_Babylon.pdf

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Captured Equipment
Captured vehicle were rare but not unheard of in some of the more elite units. A player may add a captured vehicle to
any force. The captured vehicle costs an additional 5 AP for being captured. You may only have one captured vehicle in
your army. This vehicle may not be armed with any Phaser, Tesla or Laser weapons nor can it be a Rare vehicle. A captured
vehicle is added as a support unit but does not count towards your limit.
Mercenary Units and Heroes
Any force may field Mercenary platoons, units, and heroes. Mercenary heroes still count towards the hero limit of the
force. Mercenary units may be added as a Support Unit in any platoon.
US MARINE CORPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Through its colonial empire and strong regional ties developed since last century, the Allied bloc dominates the whole
region. The Middle East has been in the sphere of influence of former nations now pillars of the Allies, Great-Britain and
France mostly, for more than a hundred years. They intend to keep it that way to preserve the colossal resources found in
this part of the world, and a “land line” open to India and the Far East. Crossing the Suez canal is no longer an option for
Allied boats with such a strong SSU presence in Eastern Africa. And although the discovery of VK has changed forever
how war machines are built and fueled, all the armies on the planet still rely very strongly on oil to “power” their armies.
Loosing the Arabic Peninsula and Iran petrol reserves is unthinkable for the Allies: supply trucks and planes run on good
old fashioned oil. Although of crucial strategic importance, this region is not very well defended by the Western Powers.
A few elite regiments, relying on their superior mobility, are there to do the job. But the region is so vast and its climate so
unfriendly that the task is extremely difficult. Allied units are pretty much fortified in small outposts, mostly around any
place where water can be found. From there they patrol as much ground as they can when not in garrison duty. But this
leaves vast swathes of lands that enemy forces can cross to get in and out of the region.
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NEUE DEUTSCHES AFRIKAKORPS
The Axis is a major power in North Africa and the Middle East, mostly through one of its most famous military forma-
tion: the NDAK. The Neue Deutsche Afrikakorps, reborn on the ashes of the original Afrikakorps that surrendered to
Allied forces in May 1943, is a huge army group that operates on three different fronts. Its main base of operation is in
Tripoli, Libya, which houses the headquarters of Heeresgruppe Afrika (Army Group Africa). It’s also home of the High
Command for the North African theater and the Middle Eastern theater. Its second large base is in Libreville, in the Gulf
of Guinea, home of the High Command for the Central African theater.
Officially the Axis is not present in the Middle East, a large part of which is under tight Allied control. But everyone knows
well how German forces and personnel are a very familiar sight in Turkey. Although neutral and an active member of the
NNO, this country has had a long relationship with the Axis, whose citizens are more welcome than others on Turkish soil.
The ASOCOM and SMERSH have suspected for quite some time the presence of a large secret Axis base in Turkish
Kurdistan, far too close to Northern Iran and Iraq for the Allies’ taste. SSU forces already have a very bad time holding
what they have left of the Caucasus, under constant pressure coming from the North from Heeresgruppe West Asien
(West Asia). An attack from the South -if made possible- could split the Soviet Caucasus in half, paving the way for the
Axis to gain control of Grozny oil fields.
SSU SPETSNAZ OPERATIONS
For quite some time now the SSU has tried to get a foothold in the area. As mentioned above, the situation of Soviet troops
is dire in the Caucasus. Even with constant resupply coming through the Caspian Sea directly from the Motherland, the
pressure from the North is unbearable. And the extensive fleet of Allied rapid patrol boats equipped with torpedoes launch
constant raids from Northern Iran on SSU naval lines. If the Union could open a new front down South, it could relieve
some pressure on its Caucasian army. The Stavka has just recently fixed a new goal to achieve this: Syria needs a Marxist
revolution. From there SSU backed forces could destabilize Turkey, which would cause an Axis involvement, and attack Iraq
West border. The Allied would then need to move some troops from Northern Iran to face this new threat. All SSU special
operations and intelligence agencies are now focused on Syria, with a huge involvement of SMERSH personnel of course.
They have to act fast if the Caucasian Red Army is to be saved. Deep in the desert between Syria and Iraq, the SSU has
started to build a few very remote small bases filled with elite troops: the famed Spetsnaz. Used to the heat that goes with
the region and the type of fighting that’s made there, these soldiers recon what they can without making too much noise.
For now only a handful of Allied patrols have “disappeared” during big sandstorms. Surely more bad luck than anything
else... At least that’s what the 1st Mesopotamian Army command thinks for now. The Axis attacks on Iraq are going to
accelerate SSU operations on the same soil. Nothing is more convenient for Spetsnaz to operate than ambient chaos.
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