# Battlefield 1988 (Concept)

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**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991 "2018-01-30T05:24:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![crottykid16](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crottykid16](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crottykid16)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/1 "2018-01-30T05:24:00Z")

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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).

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> \*\*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.
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> **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….
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> **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…..
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> \*\*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.
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> **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**

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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Supporting roles played…AH-64a gunner, F-111F crew member, F-15c, Alpha Jet.

**Soviet Characters**

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> -WIP-

ROSTER

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> **Fire ArmsAssault RiflesNATO**
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> - M16A2
> - CAR-15 (AKA Colt Commando)
> - G3A3
> - HK33
> - L1A1 (AKA FN FAL)
> - LA85
> - G11 **WARSAW**
> - AkM (Ak-47)
> - Ak-74
> - AMD-65
> - Vz. 58
> - StG-942
> - ?? **Assault Rifle Attachments**
> - Grenade launcher
> - Flashlight
> - 4x Scope
> - Night vision scope (not thermal)
> - Red dot scope  
> **SMGsNATO**
> - MP5 (various variants)
> - Sterling SMG
> - Uzi
> - MAC 9/10
> - Tech 9
> - ?? **WARSAW**
> - AKS-74u
> - As Val
> - Automat M-56
> - SA 25
> - Skorpion
> - ?? **SMG Attachments**
> - flashlight
> - laser pointer
> - 4x Scope
> - Night vision scope (not thermal)
> - Red dot scope
> - Suppressor  
> **LMGsNATO**
> - M60
> - M249/Fn Minimi
> - MG3
> - LA86A1 LSW
> - Stoner 63 **WARSAW**
> - PKM
> - RPK
> - RPD
> - ?? **LMG Attachments**
> - Flashlight
> - 4x Scope
> - Night vision scope (not thermal)
> - Red dot scope  
> **Sniper Rifles**
> - NATO
> - M24
> - M21(aka M14)
> - PSG-1
> - TAC-50 (pick up)
> - Walther WA 2000 **WARSAW**
> - SVD Dragunov
> - SKS
> - Mosin Nagant
> - ?? **Sniper Attachments**
> - High Power Scope
> - Night Vision Scope (not thermal)  
> **ShotgunsNATO**
> - SPAS 12
> - Remington 870
> - Mossberg 500
> - Jackhammer
> - ?? **WARSAW**
> - KS-23
> - ?? **Attachments**
> - flashlight
> - laser pointer
> - 4x Scope
> - Red dot scope  
> **HandgunNATO**
> - M1911
> - M9A1 Beretta
> - Walther P5
> - HK Mk 23 **WARSAW**
> - Cz 75
> - Tokarev TT-33
> - Makarov PM
> - PSM **SMG Attachments**
> - flashlight
> - laser pointer
> - Suppressor  
> **Anti TankNATO**
> - M47 Dragon
> - M72 LAW
> - M80 LAW
> - AT-4 (M136)
> - PzF 44 2A1 **WARSAW**
> - RPG-7
> - RPG-18
> - RPG-26  
> **Anti-AirNATO**
> - Stinger
> - Javelin (manpad) **WARSAW**
> - Strela
> - Igla  
> **Portable deployableNATO**
> - TOW
> - Milan **WARSAW**
> - 9K111 Fagot

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> **Ground VehiclesMBT’sNATO**
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> - M1A1 Abrams
> - Leopard 2A4
> - Chieftain Mk.11
> - Challenger 1 **WARSAW**
> - T-80
> - T-80
> - T-72  
> **IFV’sNATO**
> - M2/3 Bradley
> - FV510 Warrior
> - Marder 1A3 **WARSAW**
> - BMP-2
> - BTR-80  
> **APC’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

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> **AircraftAir SuperiorityNATO**
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> - F-15C
> - Tornado
> - F-4F **WARSAW**
> - Su-27
> - MIG-31  
> **MultiroleNATO**
> - F-16C
> - ??
> - ?? **WARSAW**
> - MIG-29
> - MIG-23  
> **Ground Attack/SupportNATO**
> - A-10 Thunderbolt II
> - Jaguar GR.1
> - Alpha Jet **WARSAW**
> - SU-25
> - ??  
> **Bomber’s (single player/call in only)NATO**
> - F-111
> - F-117
> - B-1B
> - B-52 **WARSAW**
> - SU-24
> - TU-22M
> - ??  
> **Gunship HelicopterNATO**
> - AH-64a
> - AH-1F
> - Lynx AH
> - BO105 **WARSAW**
> - MI-24
> - MI-28  
> **Transport/Utility HelicopterNATO**
> - UH-1 Huey
> - UH-60 Blackhawk
> - Lynx
> - Puma **WARSAW**
> - MI-8

**Maps**

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> **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.
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> **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.
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> **Fulda - West Germany vs USSR:** Small village and countryside near the Fulda gap, still pristine and peaceful.
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> **Hanover Highway - West Germany vs USSR:** Along a main Autobahn freeway through the city Germans hold off the Soviet onslaught.
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> **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.
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> **Checkpoint Charlie - US vs USSR:** At the famous Checkpoint charlie the armed showed down finally happens in the city Streets of Berlin.
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> **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

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> **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.
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> New Weapons & Vehicles.
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> **LMG’s**
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> - Fn MAG/L7a1/M240  
> **Sniper Rifles**
> - M40
> - L96A1
> - M82 Barrett (pick up)  
> **Rocket Launcher**
> - Carl Gustav  
> **MBT’sNATO**
> - M60A1 RISE
> - WARSAW
> - T-55AMV  
> **IFV**
> - NATO
> - LAV-25
> - FV107 Scimitar **WARSAW**
> - BMD-2  
> **APC’sNATO**
> - AAV7A1 WARSAW
> - BTR-D  
> **AircraftAir Superiority FighterNATO**
> - F-14 Tomcat  
> **MultiroleNATO**
> - F-18 Hornet  
> **Ground Attack/SupportNATO**
> - AV-8B Harrier **WARSAW**
> - YAK-38  
> **Helicopter GunshipNATO**
> - AH-1W Sea Cobra  
> **Transport HelicopterNATO**
> - PUMA **WARSAW**
> - Ka-29  
> -WIP-  
> Marine Characters,refinement to Weapon Roster, and maps
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> **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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> -WIP-  
> French Characters, weapon roster (Famas?), and maps (Derelict Maginot line ruins?)
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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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> -WIP-  
> Multiple nations characters, weapons Roster (alot of Israeli firearms move from initial post and will be here), and maps (Tehran Highway 1988?)

-WIP-  
Multiplayer Maps  
DLC’s  
Soviet Characters  
Ect.

It is late at this time I will continue to work on this idea as times goes on. Give some feedback here!

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**Author:** ![HCAR\_HCAR\_HCAR](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hcar_hcar_hcar/32/102184_2.png) [@HCAR\_HCAR\_HCAR](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/HCAR_HCAR_HCAR)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/2 "2018-01-30T10:12:00Z")

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Make a mod

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**Author:** ![Verwoerd01](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/verwoerd01/32/103989_2.png) [@Verwoerd01](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Verwoerd01)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/3 "2018-01-30T12:21:00Z")

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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.  
Also, there are wayy to many LMG’s and Sniper Rifles to balance them all, narrow it down to 6 weapons per category. I’d have the TAC-50 be a Battlepickup though.  
Other than that, I love this idea for BF 2020.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_DarIing](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/captain_dariing/32/101459_2.png) [@Captain\_DarIing](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Captain_DarIing)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/4 "2018-01-30T12:40:00Z")

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Basically, ctrl+c and ctrl+v from the Wargame games.

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**Author:** ![Spr4yz](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/spr4yz/32/108687_2.png) [@Spr4yz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Spr4yz)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/5 "2018-01-30T15:24:00Z")

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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.  
This isn’t suppose to be negative criticism, I just wanted to point out that there are a few problems with basing it in the late stages of the cold war. Still, I **really** hope the next Battlefield game will be set in the cold war!  
Any thoughts on nukes in your story?

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**Author:** ![crottykid16](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crottykid16](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crottykid16)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/6 "2018-01-31T18:24:00Z")

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Updated the post with some DLC options and Map options

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**Author:** ![NihlusKriyk](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/nihluskriyk/32/102956_2.png) [@NihlusKriyk](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NihlusKriyk)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/7 "2018-01-31T20:15:00Z")

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Ever since World In Conflict came out, I’ve wanted a BF-esque game set in the same setting.

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**Author:** ![Vespervin1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vespervin1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Vespervin1)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/8 "2018-01-31T22:40:00Z")

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> [@NihlusKriyk](#):
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> 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!

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**Author:** ![HawkeyeAM47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawkeyeam47/32/102180_2.png) [@HawkeyeAM47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/HawkeyeAM47)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-1988-concept/108991/9 "2018-02-01T02:11:00Z")

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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.  
The Guerrillas in South America, nor the small war in Cuba.  
Korea in the 50’s also