I'll get my next post up today. 

Can I assume, as the PACT have launched an attack, that it was preceded by a short artillery barrage/and or an aerial assault on NATO airfields and border strong holds? I mean that's pretty standard assaulting procedure right? Or are they just pouring troops over the border and hoping NATO is overwhelmed numerically rather than relying on battlefield finesse?

EDIT: I know Konrad mentioned that a PACT air assault was definitely under way, but I want to know what kind of resistance Eckhardt's assigned column is going to meet initially? Will they find loads of burned out structures, mingled with downed Migs? Or will they find the Brits waiting for them, untouched and ready to receive?