MDG NATO 1961 AAR - NATO Response

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Finally back to post the NATO response to Warsaw Pact Tactical Nuclear attack. While NATO forces were decimated in the initial WP attack, they were able to blunt most of the WP spearheads with their Tactical Nuclear response. This is an entirely different type of warfare than the typical conventional battle. Instead of massing forces and attempting to defeat the enemy in ground combat - now it is getting in range and decimating the enemy w/nuclear weapons. Initially, the priority target is the enemy's tactical nuclear delivery means, but as seen in this turn it starts shifting to attempting to break the will of the enemy through civilian casualties. From there it is a small step to escalating to all out nuclear warfare.

Here are the YouTube links for the NATO phase:
Part 1:
Part 2:

Here is the map at the end of the turn. The front lines are thin on units with the tactical nuclear exchange.


At the beginning of the next turn both sides have two related decisions to make:

1. Do they continue to focus mainly on reducing and defeating the enemy combat forces while defending/capturing territory for VPs? Or do they shift to focusing on causing civilian casualties to break the enemy nations' will to fight?

2. Directly from the first question, do they escalate to strategic nuclear warfare to speed up the enemy nation's collapse?

At this point, I am not sure a tactical nuclear exchange/war could be prevented from escalating. Again - "best not to play this game" - then or ever...
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