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The Spetsnaz (spets-ial-nogo naz-na-chen-i-ya, special purpose) task forces make up the main SSU forces in Mesopotamia. Their light equipment allows them to

strike quickly, then disappear back into the desert from whence they came. The light tropical walkers (TSh or trop-ich-esk-iy sha-gokh-od) are ideally suited for these raiding operations, being fast and easy to maintain.

SSU Spetsnaz Task Force

Spetsnaz forces operate far behind the front lines, despite this they have a remarkable ability to infiltrate an amazing variety of weapons, up to and including heavy tanks. They also rely heavily on air support from aircraft like the Mi-47A Striker anti-tank helicopter.

PLATOON LEADER

COMBAT UNIT

COMBAT UNIT

COMBAT UNIT

COMBAT UNIT

TYPICAL SUPPORT

TASK FORCE COMMAND Spetsnaz Command Squad

RED BANNERPodleytenant Vasily Kiritchenko

KILLERS Spetsnaz Kill Squad

KILLERS Spetsnaz Kill Squad

KILLERS Spetsnaz Kill Squad

KILLERS Spetsnaz Kill Squad

Choose one of the following units

Choose one of the following units

Choose one of the following units

Choose one of the following units

Killers

Aleksei

Saboteurs

Anatoly

Red Banner Task Force Command

SABOTEURS Spetsnaz Saboteur Squad

SABOTEURS Spetsnaz Saboteur Squad

SABOTEURS Spetsnaz Saboteur Squad

SABOTEURS Spetsnaz Saboteur Squad

ALEKSEI (TSH)KV-47K (TSh), Light Gatling Walker

ALEKSEI (TSH)KV-47K (TSh), Light Gatling Walker

ANATOLY (TSH)KV-47L (TSh), Light Tesla Walker

ANATOLY (TSH)KV-47L (TSh), Light Tesla Walker

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The Spetsnaz, the elite troops of the GRU, the Main Intel-ligence Directorate of the Soviet Army General Staff, is the largest commando formation on the planet. The purpose of Spetsnaz units to conduct operations deep behind enemy lines. They are to be parachuted or infiltrated far beyond the front to attack key positions, cut supply lines and assassinate enemy military leaders, disrupting the enemys forces just as the main SSU forces start their attack. They also serve as an all-around elite fighting force, operating in terrain too difficult for regular units. They have been used in frontal assaults at times (mostly in South-America), but its certainly not the best use for these soldiers.The Spetsnaz receive the harshest military training ever known, and are equipped with the best the Sino-Soviet Union has to offer. As elite forces, they favour traveling light, eschewing the heavier weapons of the regular army.In Mesopotamia, the main Spetsnaz bases were established by 666-ya Otdel naya Brigada Spetsnaz (666th Separate Special Purpose Brigade). It is an odd military unit, even amongst elite special forces. It is a completely independent formation that has no need to rely on others to conduct its operations. It has its own aircraft, boats, light walkers tanks, and even supply trucks. The self-reliant soldiers of the 666th have developed an impressive bond between themselves and with their officers.

The 666th Separate Spetsnaz Brigade is regularly sent to the worst places on the planet to conduct the most perilous missions. They are the unit is responsible for some of the greatest victories achieved by the Sino-Soviet Union in the recent years, notably the initial raid on the Alaskan coast, the assault on the Japanese-held island of Sumatra, and liberating most of the Horn of Africa before the arrival of the main forces.The 666th Brigade have numerous unique weapons. The Brigade field tests these weapons on its missions, after all if they cant do anything useful with them, nobody ever will! Some of the more successful, such as the Tesla-armed KV-47L (TSh) Anatoly, are have now being issued to other Spetsnaz formations, and eventually these will equip the main Sino-Soviet Union armies. The Brigades most recent deployment was in the Caucasus, operating behind Allied and Axis lines to reduce the pressure on the forces fighting in Zverograd. Now they are hiding deep in the Iraqi deserts, preparing the Marxist revolution in Syria and stirring up trouble between the Axis and Allies as Operation Babylon unfolds.

The Spetsnaz take the old Red Armys belief in the importance of surprise to the limit. They operate from hidden bases, moving carefully into position and then striking hard and fast before the enemy can react.

Spetsnaz Special Operations

Any Spetsnaz Unit, Steel Guard Unit, or KV-47 (TSh) tropical light walker (such as the KV-47K (TSh) Aleksei) in or supporting a Spetsnaz Task Force gains the At the Double skill for its first Activation, or the Activation in which it arrives from Reserves.

Platoon Advantage Surprise Strike