Apocal Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Can anyone walk me through (or direct me to a resource covering) the full "life-cycle" of a Soviet mech unit, let's say brigade-sized, during Operation Bagration? From initial breakthrough all the way to the point it is completely fought out and everything in between? I know it is a bit of a research project but the only resource I have on-hand is Glantz's translation of the Soviet staff study for the operation and I'm not having much luck finding what I am looking for in those pages, although there is a lot of very good stuff. A few more specific questions: 1) How often would they receive resupply? 2) What sort of maintenance and repair servicing could they expect? 3) What would be a typical response to encountering larger and meaner enemy forces? 4) How long would a typical push last before being relieved or calling it in? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to lay the groundwork for a small-scale Soviet campaign, since it appears no one has made one for CMRT and I want to pluck out some interesting, plausible situations such a unit might find itself after the infantry have broken through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Did you read this enormous thread? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 4 hours ago, Bulletpoint said: Did you read this enormous thread? Yes, I even posted in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xorg_Xalargsky Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 @Apocal You might want to check on Reddit, there are communities with people dedicated to answering questions about history. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/ Very large pool of qualified people, even a few resident Soviet experts! https://www.reddit.com/r/WarCollege/ Small, but very dedicated pool of users who focus on military theory and history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 19 hours ago, Apocal said: Can anyone walk me through (or direct me to a resource covering) the full "life-cycle" of a Soviet mech unit, let's say brigade-sized, during Operation Bagration? Perhaps not precisely what you are looking for, but nevertheless contains a wealth of information that you should find interesting: https://www.amazon.com/Defeat-Victory-Decisive-Indecisive-Operations-ebook/dp/B01MSPM99K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501653934&sr=1-1&keywords=from+defeat+to+victory A bit pricey, but I sprang for the hardback printed version anyway for the maps. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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