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I am currently writing a little something and I have a couple of questions, regarding NATO and WP military capacities and plans, in the late 80s/early 90s.
following scenario to work with:
Its 1991 and WW3 breaks out. Both sides refrain from using NBC weapons.
ITTL Gorbachev never came to power and the hardliners took over. The Soviet economy also works a little better, so the military had to endure no serious material or training deficiencies. Think of a world where both sides still escalate tensions after Able Archer. The U.S. military and NATO as a whole have seriously raised military spending as a reaction. The Gulf War is (not yet) happening.
1) Which time of the year would the WP prefer for an attack?
2) How long until munition, spare parts etc. run out? I have seen a documentary where it was mentioned that both sides would blow through their depots in astonishing speed.
3) How long until material shortages would seriously hamper offensives?/Would we see crippling munition shortages similar to WW1?
4) Could NATO and WP industries be quickly shifted to war production and reach production levels, that guarantee sufficient munition, spare parts, replacement vehicles etc. ?
5) Is it a realistic scenario that the war could degenerate into high-tech static warfare? Basically WW1 with laser guided bombs and Leopard 2s?
6) How bad would the damage for Western Germany be, if the Soviet offensive is stopped relatively early?
following scenario to work with:
Its 1991 and WW3 breaks out. Both sides refrain from using NBC weapons.
ITTL Gorbachev never came to power and the hardliners took over. The Soviet economy also works a little better, so the military had to endure no serious material or training deficiencies. Think of a world where both sides still escalate tensions after Able Archer. The U.S. military and NATO as a whole have seriously raised military spending as a reaction. The Gulf War is (not yet) happening.
1) Which time of the year would the WP prefer for an attack?
2) How long until munition, spare parts etc. run out? I have seen a documentary where it was mentioned that both sides would blow through their depots in astonishing speed.
3) How long until material shortages would seriously hamper offensives?/Would we see crippling munition shortages similar to WW1?
4) Could NATO and WP industries be quickly shifted to war production and reach production levels, that guarantee sufficient munition, spare parts, replacement vehicles etc. ?
5) Is it a realistic scenario that the war could degenerate into high-tech static warfare? Basically WW1 with laser guided bombs and Leopard 2s?
6) How bad would the damage for Western Germany be, if the Soviet offensive is stopped relatively early?