Just a theroy and roughly fleshed out concept for a Battlefield 1988 (alternative history setting). I will continue to work and improve on this list ect. Keep in mind going broad, specially with NATO where a multi national alliance has many different weapon systems by their countries (For now focusing on USA, UK, & West Germany). As for Soviet weapon systems…the USSR mostly supplied the WARSAW pact and little deviation for the most part (I know there are some).
**November 1987 -**The WARSAW pact is becoming unstable in the midst of economic crisis. Civil unrest among the population in the pack is becoming an increasing issue for the Soviet Politburo. With some of the Baltic’s states starting to revolt against the central government in Moscow. Many revolts, harshly put down by the Soviet Government. As some of the revolutionaries even asking out to the United States and other Western Powers for help…With the West only able to condemn the Soviet brutality.
January 27th, 1988 - A Flight of two West German Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II’s stray close to the Fulda Gap in a usual Air Patrol pattern they briefly make a dash towards the border just trying to harass their eastern counterparts. However an SA-11 Battery lets loose a full Salvo of SAM’s at the flight knocking the flight lead out of the sky and damaging the number 2. The crew of the lead ejected and drifted over the inner German border. The pilot was pronounced dead by the Soviets, but they refuse to return his body and the RIO was taken captive and held for conspiracy and espionage against the GDR and Soviet Union….
February 5th, 1988 - A heated argument between the Soviet and West German representatives over the past weeks events with demands that the Soviet Union return both the body and RIO from the downed German craft, met only with refusal….The West German swore to retrieve both no matter the means….A bold yet foolish threat…..
**February 15th,1988 -**NATO Satellite and other observation means have noted movement of Soviet forces from the USSR into Poland and East Germany along with strengthening of their southern provinces along the Black Sea. Also an alarming move is all Soviet Submarine forces capable of going to sea have all been deployed in both Atlantic and Pacific bases during this time…NATO forces are recommended to be put on alert and all units in the Atlantic and European theaters deployed to pre defensive posts. Political pressure has only increases over the Phantom flight incident as Moscow has requested their embassy personnel in western Europe return immediately to the Soviet Union.
February 19th,1988 - In the early hours of this cold winter morning Soviet and Warsaw units are observed moving into final assembly areas in Offensive positions. NATO high command orders the execution operation Thundering Arrow, the preemptive strike of strategic Soviet forces and key transportation routes and structures just inside the inner German border. Catching the Soviets completely by surprise (as it so happens to be hours before the planned attack). Only delaying the plan a couple hours Soviet armor rolls over the Fulda Gap and is met by a ready NATO defense….
NATO Characters
Young West German Bundeswehr Conscript - At the start is called to his local barracks and deploy to his home region to start construction of defensive positions. Armed with the basics he will defend his home or die in the hell fire.
A Senior Sergeant in the US Army 11th Cavalry - Commanding a M3A1 Bradley CFV is deployed ahead of the main troops defense position, he will be more than just eyes for the whole front by the end of this.
British Army MP station in West Berlin for the local garrison to the city (Being bridge) soon finds himself as a regular soldier fighting for his and allies lives in a surrounded city.
US Army Green Beret inserted into Northern Poland. Tasked to unite with local anti communist guerrilla and disrupt Soviet supply lines into Germany. Supported by the USAF best strike fighter groups, even some know little about…for now
Supporting roles played…AH-64a gunner, F-111F crew member, F-15c, Alpha Jet.
Soviet Characters
ROSTER
Ground VehiclesMBT’sNATO
M1A1 Abrams
Leopard 2A4
Chieftain Mk.11
Challenger 1 WARSAW
T-80
T-80
T-72IFV’sNATO
M2/3 Bradley
FV510 Warrior
Marder 1A3 WARSAW
BMP-2
BTR-80APC’sNATO
M113A3
TPz Fuchs
FV432 WARSAW
MT-LB
??Anti-Air-Artillery Vehicle’sNATO
M163 VADS
Flakpanzer Gepard WARSAW
ZSU-23-4
??SAM VehicleNATO
M48A1 Chaparral
?? WARSAW
9K35 Stela-10
??Utility 4x4NATO
M998 HMMWV
M151A2 (Mutt)
Rover WMIK
Saxon
VW Iltis WARSAW
UAZ-469
Maps
Crossover - UK vs USSR: Out Skirting along the Suburbs west of Hanover with the large city in the background smoke rising all around…Flowing out into the surround plains ideal for armored combat.
Spandau - UK vs USSR: West Berlin….crushed and burned vehicles litter the streets storefronts and homes crumbling away. Churches barely still standing….The wall still stands defining the City border.
Fulda - West Germany vs USSR: Small village and countryside near the Fulda gap, still pristine and peaceful.
Hanover Highway - West Germany vs USSR: Along a main Autobahn freeway through the city Germans hold off the Soviet onslaught.
Bavarian Blitz - US vs USSR: In the rolling hills of the Black Forest a small village lies in the center of a valley on both sides heavy woods cover the slopes of the hills other farmland and a creek accompanying the small village in the valley.
Checkpoint Charlie - US vs USSR: At the famous Checkpoint charlie the armed showed down finally happens in the city Streets of Berlin.
Iron Curtain - US vs USSR: Czech border along the West German Border. US Forces push through the defences aiming to take a key Soviet command post.
DLC’s
Hydra Landing: NATO launches a twin landing operation with Royal Marines landing in take back lost ground in Norway and Denmark to VDV and Soviet Naval Infantry forces while a USMC task force lands in Turkey to help reinforce the Turkish forces.
New Weapons & Vehicles.
LMG’s
Fn MAG/L7a1/M240Sniper Rifles
M40
L96A1
M82 Barrett (pick up)Rocket Launcher
Carl GustavMBT’sNATO
M60A1 RISE
WARSAW
T-55AMVIFV
NATO
LAV-25
FV107 Scimitar WARSAW
BMD-2APC’sNATO
AAV7A1 WARSAW
BTR-DAircraftAir Superiority FighterNATO
F-14 TomcatMultiroleNATO
F-18 HornetGround Attack/SupportNATO
AV-8B Harrier WARSAW
YAK-38Helicopter GunshipNATO
AH-1W Sea CobraTransport HelicopterNATO
PUMA WARSAW
Ka-29
Renforts: With Soviets rapid across the plains of Northern Germany the French mobilized their forces. With 6 weeks passed since the initial start of hostilities the progressive of the Soviets has came to a crawl as both sides lick their wounds the French finally enter the conflict with rapid moving armor they lead the main effort to deflate the Red bubble in West Germany.
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Persian Gold: With the conflict now drastically going past the predicted time table and Soviet forces running out of munitions and fuel a desperate action is taken….All along the Iran USSR Border Armor pours into the Persian nation, with Iran already in a brutal conflict with Iraq their military is quickly swept aside by the Soviet onslaught as they reach to join with Iraqi forces to secure the regions oil fields and start a supply line into the Soviet Union….The US is quick to deploy their regions forces and in a miraculous accomplishment negotiate a temporary alliance with Egyptian and Israeli forces working with the US (Although not in direct contact with each other) to disrupt this large free flow of crude to Soviet forces…Little does everyone playing in the sand know Iran has a small glowing “gift” for their new guests.
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It is late at this time I will continue to work on this idea as times goes on. Give some feedback here!
There are alot of Rocket Launchers to choose from, aswell as Tanks, I’m guessing that based on what faction is present on the maps, that faction will have access to which ever vehicle belongs to their country?
Why does WARSAW get the Laser Sight, but NATO doesnt, probably just an error.
Basically, ctrl+c and ctrl+v from the Wargame games.
Spr4yz
January 30, 2018, 3:24pm
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Very interesting, I wrote a similar “Cold War turned Hot”, but based it in the mid-70s. The mid 70s had a lot of interesting guns but still not dominated by technology in the same way the late 80s were. The late 80s seems to be a BFBC2 game but with a bit less technology imo. Late 80s also has many of the same weapons we’ve had in BFBC2, BF3, and BF4.really hope the next Battlefield game will be set in the cold war!
Updated the post with some DLC options and Map options
Ever since World In Conflict came out, I’ve wanted a BF-esque game set in the same setting.
Same. WiC is an amazing game!
The French foreign legion must be in this game, they were in many of the cold war conflicts, and you cannot forget Afghanastan for the USSR.