Nato
Founded in 1949, at the end of World War 2, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, had been preparing Western Europe to face an eventual Soviet attack. When all-out war began at last, the forces of the United States, France, the UK, and FGR assumed the first line of defense.
The military forces of all NATO’s members are following their own country’s guidelines, and each nation has their own distinct strengths and weaknesses. Nevertheless, as they are all fighting under the same flag, you are free to build your army as an international melting pot, in order to compensate for their weaknesses and reinforce their strengths.
Member States of Nato
USA: American tanks are neither the most armored, nor the fastest. Nevertheless, they are equipped with the bests aiming systems and fully packed with the latest electronic systems. They shoot better and across a longer range that their allies or enemies. Nonetheless, those advantages have a price; their tanks are costly.
France: the French combat doctrines, forged in the constant colonial war context of the 50’s and 60’s, give priority to light units, fragile but powerful and fast, allowing rapid moves, ambushes and instant attacks.
United Kingdom: British tanks are heavily armored but very slow, and should be carefully positioned and organized before launching an attack. On the contrary, their infantry benefits from fast troop transports and their supply tanks are extremely mobile and light.
Federal Republic of Germany: traditionally equipped with downgraded US Army vehicles, Germany has now caught up with its competitors at the beginning of the 70’s by equipping its national vehicles with the latest technologies. Their Panzergrenadieren remain some of the most heavily armed infantry units.
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (or Warsaw Pact), was signed in 1955 as a response for the Soviet block to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The creation of the Warsaw Pact was mainly sped up by the entry of the FRG in NATO. Ruled by USSR, and gathering most of the Eastern Europe countries, the Pact stands as an incredible military plan. Mainly based upon Soviet, Eastern German, Czechoslovakian and Polish troops, the Pact armies are ready to push back every provocation from the Western imperialists.
Unlike NATO, the Pact’s armies are highly standardized, in both doctrine and equipment. Nevertheless, a certain degree of self-rule is possible in the forces of each country.
Member Countries of The Warsaw Pact
USSR: the Soviet Union mainly relies on large formations of heavy tanks, which are supported by attack helicopters and motorized heavy cannons (artillery). Though the Soviet tanks have a shorter field of vision than their NATO’s homologue, they are more armored and faster.
German Democratic Republic: ‘there’s nobody more fanatic than a convert’. Though the Eastern German troops are fighting almost exclusively with soviet equipment, their infantry is indoctrinated and trained separately until they reach the excellence imposed by their soviet brothers. Moreover, as it is their task to monitor the majority of the Iron Curtain, the East Germany armies place stock in their scouting units and intelligence services.
Poland: Unlike their Pact companions, the Polish troops come from a legacy of traditional militarism. They do not possess all the modern equipment, but they have access to some national vehicles, as well as dreadful specialized infantry.
Czechoslovakia: The Czechoslovakian troops have preserved the most independence from USSR. They possess their own troop transport and mobile weaponry, as well as their own variants of soviet vehicles. But it’s in their artillery that the Czechoslovakian army shines, with self propelled units whose accuracy and precision are matched by their high mobility, giving them a sizeable advantage when they are on the battlefield.
