The latest product from PGD -- A Regional Background Pack for Twilight 2000 4th Edition
The first in a a two book series covering the USSR/Pact Southwestern Strategic Direction -- with a detailed look at Slovakia (well, Eastern Czechoslovakia as this is all the Pact still controls), Hungary and, since it borders these areas and was the target of the initial SW TVD (and southern Western TVD) strikes against NATO (even though austria wasn't part of NATO and nominally neutral), the Federal Republic of Austria.
It includes all stat blocks for all the Vehicles and Weapons which might be encountered in the region -- some of which are entirely new and have never before appeared in any PGD products.
All new vehicles including the Pinzgauer 4x4 & 6x6 AWD Light Trucks, the VW Iltis Medium SUV, AMX-30AuF1 155 mm SP Howitzer, b the Hungarian D-442 FUG Amphibious Recon Car, D-944 PSZH APC, the Polish OT-64 SKOT-1/2 APC, the Soviet ZSU-57-2 and ZSU-23-4 SP AA Guns.
All new weapons such as the Stechkin APS Pistol , the Hungarian FEG 35m, Czech Vz-48/52 SMGs, the Czech Vz-24 and Vz-52/57 Rifles and Vz-52 and UK Vz-59 machineguns, and the the Soviet SPG-9 Recoilless Rifle.
Stat Blocks for soldiers from all the units detailed in the book are also provided, which means you can start adventuring right away -- as long as you have the Core Rules, of course!
198 pages, available on DTRPG for $17.99 ...
However, as a special offer to Forum members it is available at a discounted price of $15.49 until Monday 6th November, with the following coupon
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php ... 9954c5bea9
Re: Southwestern TVD #1- Slovakia, Hungary & Austria
Really interesting work and well done!
In 4e canon, PACT appears to have broken up due to the Soviets having to push their forces through NATO countries in the region. For example, we know that in 4e canon the US sent troops (ostensibly the US V Corps) to reinforce Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania, who "all happily received them." We also know that the US V corps was fighting the Soviets in Slovakia and later had to retreat to the Czech Republic by the year 2000. With that all said, is this intended to be for an earlier version of T2k? Or is this intended as an alternative history for 4e where PACT remained intact?
In 4e canon, PACT appears to have broken up due to the Soviets having to push their forces through NATO countries in the region. For example, we know that in 4e canon the US sent troops (ostensibly the US V Corps) to reinforce Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania, who "all happily received them." We also know that the US V corps was fighting the Soviets in Slovakia and later had to retreat to the Czech Republic by the year 2000. With that all said, is this intended to be for an earlier version of T2k? Or is this intended as an alternative history for 4e where PACT remained intact?
Re: Southwestern TVD #1- Slovakia, Hungary & Austria
The SW TVD was the poor relation of the Warsaw Pact - there were only a handful of Soviet units on hand -- the bulk of the forces were locals.
If the Pact broke apart then the start of WW3 in Germany makes no sense at all -- the whole Soviet southern flank is unsecured (of course, of all the iterations of TW 2000, only the 1st and 2nd Editions made any real sense) -- in fact, it's best to ignore canon and assume that some sort of offensive operations under Pact auspices go on in the SW TVD.
If you wish to adhere to the not very believable 'canon' (invading Sweden by sea and air, semi-successfully? really!) then this isn't for you - but, then, the previous PGD products (Cat IV Wartime Mobilisation Only Divisions and Battlegroup Blue: Escape to the West, probably aren't, either, as they ignore the less believable parts of 'canon' ... like the frankly silly claims in Black Madonna that the Soviet 20th Tank has T-55's which they can't use because no ammo, see, despite the fact of what is happening in Ukraine at the moment on both sides and that T-55s formed a signirficant part of Pact/ex-Pact forces still IRL right through to the late 1990's/early Oughties).
SW TVD assumes a concurrent offensive by the Pact through Austria and parts of (a fractured) Yugoslavia into southern Germany and towards Italy (as well as, in part #2, on Greece and Turkey) which NATO counters successfully with mainly local forces -- if you want to adhere to a the Canon, fine ... but in Book #1 you have Austrian, French, Canadian, and limited US forces (third line National Guard) facing off against Czechoslovak, Hungarian and Soviet forces (some remnants of pre-war units, mostly Cat IV and even Training units committed in the last gasp - like Hitler committing the Wehrkreis Training units in 1945 ... momentary boost, but no more replacements ... ever ...) and a fractured political situation in Slovakia, a rebellious sorta pro-western Hungarian Republic (western Hungary) facing off a still pro-Soviet People's Reublic in the centre and east.
It's all about options ...
If you think that Mad Max Poland/Sweden adventuring is all TW2000 is about then, no, this isn't for you ... if you want some realistic late post nuclear war military operations like 1st and 2nd Edition allowed for, then this may be.
Clear as mud?
If the Pact broke apart then the start of WW3 in Germany makes no sense at all -- the whole Soviet southern flank is unsecured (of course, of all the iterations of TW 2000, only the 1st and 2nd Editions made any real sense) -- in fact, it's best to ignore canon and assume that some sort of offensive operations under Pact auspices go on in the SW TVD.
If you wish to adhere to the not very believable 'canon' (invading Sweden by sea and air, semi-successfully? really!) then this isn't for you - but, then, the previous PGD products (Cat IV Wartime Mobilisation Only Divisions and Battlegroup Blue: Escape to the West, probably aren't, either, as they ignore the less believable parts of 'canon' ... like the frankly silly claims in Black Madonna that the Soviet 20th Tank has T-55's which they can't use because no ammo, see, despite the fact of what is happening in Ukraine at the moment on both sides and that T-55s formed a signirficant part of Pact/ex-Pact forces still IRL right through to the late 1990's/early Oughties).
SW TVD assumes a concurrent offensive by the Pact through Austria and parts of (a fractured) Yugoslavia into southern Germany and towards Italy (as well as, in part #2, on Greece and Turkey) which NATO counters successfully with mainly local forces -- if you want to adhere to a the Canon, fine ... but in Book #1 you have Austrian, French, Canadian, and limited US forces (third line National Guard) facing off against Czechoslovak, Hungarian and Soviet forces (some remnants of pre-war units, mostly Cat IV and even Training units committed in the last gasp - like Hitler committing the Wehrkreis Training units in 1945 ... momentary boost, but no more replacements ... ever ...) and a fractured political situation in Slovakia, a rebellious sorta pro-western Hungarian Republic (western Hungary) facing off a still pro-Soviet People's Reublic in the centre and east.
It's all about options ...
If you think that Mad Max Poland/Sweden adventuring is all TW2000 is about then, no, this isn't for you ... if you want some realistic late post nuclear war military operations like 1st and 2nd Edition allowed for, then this may be.
Clear as mud?
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