LANDJUT Division #4 - Jyske Division
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Rejoice, commanders, we return with another preview of our upcoming WARNO - LANDJUT expansion.
In today’s DevBlog, we’ll take a look at a brand-new NATO nation, Denmark, and its one and only Cold War standing formation: the Jyske Division or Jutland Division.
Let’s go.
[h3]The Danish Armed Forces[/h3]
Denmark was one of NATO’s founding members in 1949, occupying a strategically important position: the entrance between the Baltic Sea (mostly controlled by communist-aligned or neutral nations) and the North Sea.
The Royal Danish Army, our focus in WARNO, was part of the Forsvaret (Danish Defence), the unifying armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, charged with the defence of Denmark and its overseas territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Based in Karup, the Royal Danish Army Command was divided into two parts during peacetime: Western and Eastern Command. In conflict, the Western Command would be transferred in its entirety to NATO’s LANDJUT (covering Jutland), while the Eastern Command would become part of LANDZEALAND (covering Copenhagen).
While the Royal Danish Army was small, the Home Guard would have played an important role in getting more able-bodied men under arms in times of war. They were tasked with securing key military facilities and reinforcing regular army units.
[h3]Denmark in NATO[/h3]
As WARNO - LANDJUT is taking the fight to Denmark, so too, we are exploring new military theatres. Though part of the actual “continent” of Europe, the Danish Armed Forces were nonetheless attached to AFNORTH or Allied Forces Northern Europe, instead of AFCENT, being Allied Forces Central Europe (of which NORTHAG, CENTAG, and SOUTHAG were part).
However, as we can all see on the map, the country was separated from Norway (forming the bulk of AFNORTH) by the Danish Straits, including the Kattegat and Skagerrak. This meant that Denmark was de facto its own subcommand, called BALTAP (Allied Forces Baltic Approaches), whose main component was LANDJUT (Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland).
LANDJUT regrouped most of Denmark's small regular army, chiefly made up of the Jyske Division and the Jutland Battlegroup, which was an independent reinforced regiment/brigade, as well as several smaller independent units. Just like NORTHAG’s I (NL) Corps, these formations were considered too slow to mobilize or too weak to resist a full-on communist land invasion through West Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein on their own. Therefore, the northern-most Bundeswehr division defending the approaches to Denmark, the 6. Panzergrenadier-Division was attached to LANDJUT instead of NORTHAG.
Not only, as we explained previously, the West German formation was reinforced to make it the biggest NATO land division in the late 1980s. The West Germans were tasked to delay the Warsaw Pact land offensive against Denmark long enough for the Danes to mobilize their (numerous) Home Guard units. An amphibious assault was also anticipated against the Danish Isles in the straits, which we will cover on a later date.
[h3]The Danish Jyske Division[/h3]
Today’s focus will be on Denmark’s only standing division, the Jyske Division (Jutland Division). Made up of three mechanized infantry brigades and one artillery brigade, plus several battalions, this formation fields as many tanks as a full-blown West German Panzergrenadier division, but with notably older-generation equipment.
The Jyske Division was formed in 1951 and headquartered in Frederica. With little in the way of peacetime strength, reservists (not Home Guard, that’s a different service arm altogether) would have been used to fill out the ranks quickly. As mentioned, the Jyske Division was to move - at haste - to the south, to help defend the approaches to Denmark with their West German allies.
[h3]The Jyske Division in WARNO[/h3]
How will the Jyske Division look like in WARNO - LANDJUT? New units are both italic and bolded. All of the following is still a work-in-progress, including the localisation of unit names.
Note that the LARO mentioned below is the Danish designation for their variants of the venerable Land Rover jeeps.
All new Danish units will have new infantry models and dialogue
LOG
An average category.
INF
A good category.
ART
A pretty good category.
TANK
A good category.
REC
Not too stellar, with infantry scouts coming in the following variants:
AA
HEL
Likewise mediocre, though not in quality, but in the number of choices and slots.
AIR
The Royal Danish Air Force operated two planes in the late 1980s.
The Jyske Division is a capable mechanized infantry division with an array of older armored vehicles. Air cover is powerful, as well as its artillery and infantry forces.
[h2]LANDJUT in brief[/h2]
The WARNO - LANDJUT expansion will bring 8 new Divisions to WARNO, playable in Skirmish and Multiplayer, with one brand-new nation, Denmark. This means a host of new weapons, units, vehicles, and battlegroups in a Tribute-style DLC, but no new Operations or Army General campaigns.
Check out the previews for the LANDJUT Division list below:
[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s all for this one. We’ll return with a new WARNO - LANDJUT preview next week!
Don’t forget to check out the vibrant WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.
See you on the battlefield.
Rejoice, commanders, we return with another preview of our upcoming WARNO - LANDJUT expansion.
In today’s DevBlog, we’ll take a look at a brand-new NATO nation, Denmark, and its one and only Cold War standing formation: the Jyske Division or Jutland Division.
Let’s go.
[h3]The Danish Armed Forces[/h3]
Denmark was one of NATO’s founding members in 1949, occupying a strategically important position: the entrance between the Baltic Sea (mostly controlled by communist-aligned or neutral nations) and the North Sea.
The Royal Danish Army, our focus in WARNO, was part of the Forsvaret (Danish Defence), the unifying armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, charged with the defence of Denmark and its overseas territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Based in Karup, the Royal Danish Army Command was divided into two parts during peacetime: Western and Eastern Command. In conflict, the Western Command would be transferred in its entirety to NATO’s LANDJUT (covering Jutland), while the Eastern Command would become part of LANDZEALAND (covering Copenhagen).
While the Royal Danish Army was small, the Home Guard would have played an important role in getting more able-bodied men under arms in times of war. They were tasked with securing key military facilities and reinforcing regular army units.
[h3]Denmark in NATO[/h3]
As WARNO - LANDJUT is taking the fight to Denmark, so too, we are exploring new military theatres. Though part of the actual “continent” of Europe, the Danish Armed Forces were nonetheless attached to AFNORTH or Allied Forces Northern Europe, instead of AFCENT, being Allied Forces Central Europe (of which NORTHAG, CENTAG, and SOUTHAG were part).
However, as we can all see on the map, the country was separated from Norway (forming the bulk of AFNORTH) by the Danish Straits, including the Kattegat and Skagerrak. This meant that Denmark was de facto its own subcommand, called BALTAP (Allied Forces Baltic Approaches), whose main component was LANDJUT (Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland).
LANDJUT regrouped most of Denmark's small regular army, chiefly made up of the Jyske Division and the Jutland Battlegroup, which was an independent reinforced regiment/brigade, as well as several smaller independent units. Just like NORTHAG’s I (NL) Corps, these formations were considered too slow to mobilize or too weak to resist a full-on communist land invasion through West Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein on their own. Therefore, the northern-most Bundeswehr division defending the approaches to Denmark, the 6. Panzergrenadier-Division was attached to LANDJUT instead of NORTHAG.
Not only, as we explained previously, the West German formation was reinforced to make it the biggest NATO land division in the late 1980s. The West Germans were tasked to delay the Warsaw Pact land offensive against Denmark long enough for the Danes to mobilize their (numerous) Home Guard units. An amphibious assault was also anticipated against the Danish Isles in the straits, which we will cover on a later date.
[h3]The Danish Jyske Division[/h3]
Today’s focus will be on Denmark’s only standing division, the Jyske Division (Jutland Division). Made up of three mechanized infantry brigades and one artillery brigade, plus several battalions, this formation fields as many tanks as a full-blown West German Panzergrenadier division, but with notably older-generation equipment.
The Jyske Division was formed in 1951 and headquartered in Frederica. With little in the way of peacetime strength, reservists (not Home Guard, that’s a different service arm altogether) would have been used to fill out the ranks quickly. As mentioned, the Jyske Division was to move - at haste - to the south, to help defend the approaches to Denmark with their West German allies.
[h3]The Jyske Division in WARNO[/h3]
How will the Jyske Division look like in WARNO - LANDJUT? New units are both italic and bolded. All of the following is still a work-in-progress, including the localisation of unit names.
Note that the LARO mentioned below is the Danish designation for their variants of the venerable Land Rover jeeps.
All new Danish units will have new infantry models and dialogue
LOG
An average category.
- Command units include the LARO KOMMANDO and the M113A1 KSN armored vehicle.
- Deployable supply units are BEDFORD MJ2P medium and MD JUPITER heavy supply trucks, as well as a FOB.
INF
A good category.
- The most common infantry are the capable PANSERINFANTERI mechanized infantry squad. The following flavors are available:
- They come as either 8-strong, with 7x Gv m/75 (which are G3 battle rifles), one MG m/62 (which is a West German MG-3 machine gun) and a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle. This squad can deploy in either a BEDFORD M2JP or M113A1.
- PANSERINFANTERIFØRER are 8-strong command squads with 3x Hovea SMGs, 4x Gv m/75, one MG m/62 and a Redeye MANPAD. They come in either BEDFORD M2JP or M113A1.
- They come as either 8-strong, with 7x Gv m/75 (which are G3 battle rifles), one MG m/62 (which is a West German MG-3 machine gun) and a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle. This squad can deploy in either a BEDFORD M2JP or M113A1.
- INGENIØRER are combat engineer squads, with the same strength and small arms loadout as the regular infantry, but instead carrying LAW and Satchel charges. They can deploy in the same transports.
- INGENIØRERFØRER are 3-strong command squads with Hovea SMGs, Carl Gustav, and Smoke grenades. They deploy in LARO jeeps.
- Specialist infantry come in the form of the PANSERVÆRNSSKYTTER anti-tank squad, 6-strong with 2x Hovea, 4x Gv m/75, and two Carl Gustav. They deploy in either LARO or the M113A1.
- As a single battalion of motorized infantry was attached to the division; they provide a single card of INFANTERI (PNÆV) which field 1x Hovea SMG, 6x Gv m/75, and 1x MG m/62, plus a LAW, and can only deploy in a BEDFORD M2JP.
- Weapon support teams are the regular MG M/62 7,62mm (being the MG-3) and the TMG M/50 12,7mm (the M2HB) medium and heavy machine guns, plus the M/87 I-TOW and MILITÆRPOLITI military police. All can deploy in LARO jeeps, while the latter squad can also be whisked to the battlefield in a Volkswagen bus, with the Military Police trait, the M/255 MILITÆRPOLITI.
- Finally the well-known and famous JÆGERE special forces squad completes this roster. These are 6-strong, and armed with 4x Kb m/85 (being the American M4 Carbine), 1x MG m/85 (Minimi), 1x Fsg m/85 (MSG-90) and LAW, plus the Airborne, Special Forces and Shock traits.
ART
A pretty good category.
- Mortars come both in 81mm caliber, being towed as the MORTER M/57 81mm or self-propelled as the M125.
- Artillery pieces further include the towed HAUBITS M114/39 155mm (already featured with the Netherlands) and the HAUBITS M/55 203mm (a World War II left-over, already featured with Belgium), as well as the M109A3 (a brand-new model redone for this division).
TANK
A good category.
- The main Danish armored workhorse is the LEOPARD 1 DK, an improved Leopard 1A3. It comes in vanilla and Command variants. Due to the WARNO’s March to War, we added one additional card of the more advanced LEOPARD 1A5-DK, an upgrade program started in 1990, but which is a different variant and model than the West German 1A5 (although with similar stats).
- Used as a support tank for the motorized infantry battalion, and as tank destroyers, the division also fields older CENTURION MK.V. These aren't British Centurion Mk.5, but instead an Mk.3 with the coaxial machine gun replaced with an M1919, while retaining the original 20-pounder (84mm) gun - a fragile but more accurate tank gun. This unit also comes in vanilla and Command variant, as well as the CENTURION MK.V/2, upgunned with the L7 105mm, and closer in stats to the Dutch CENTURION MK.5/2, though differing in some details.
- Tank destroyers come in the form of LARO M/87 (Landrover with an I-TOW) and the M113 TOW-2 (missiles courtesy from the Americans).
- Lastly, the M113A2 PNMK, which is a locally modified M113A1 fielding an Oerlikon KBA 25mm autocannon - the same one as mounted on Dutch and Belgian AIFV 25mm. These are used as fire support vehicles, with two attached to each infantry company. In WARNO, they will be considered a light tank.
REC
Not too stellar, with infantry scouts coming in the following variants:
- SPEJDERE (DYKN): 3-man team with 2x Gv m/75, 1x MG m/62, and a Carl Gustav. They come in a LARO.
- SPEJDERE: 4-man team with 1x Gv m/75 and 2x MG m/62. They come in a LARO.
- PANSERSPEJDERE: 10-man squad with 9x Gv m/75, 1x MG m/62, and a Carl Gustav. They come in BEDFORD MJ2P and recon M113A1.
- SEP/VLK: these 6-man Long Range Recon Patrols are not part of the regular Army, but the Home Guard. They are the Home Guard's elite, and as such, don’t feature the Reservist trait. Armed with Hovea SMGs, LAW, and Smoke grenades, this recon unit deploys with the Special Forces, Shock, Airborne, and GSR traits.
- Aerial recon comes in the form of an unarmed OH-6 helicopter, Vietnam-era (and Magnum P.I.’s) iconic "Loach".
- Armored recon vehicles are:
- The MPR M/67, which is the GREEN ARCHER ground radar in Danish disguise.
- The M41-DK1. While clearly not the most modern NATO army, Denmark invested heavily in modernizing and keeping its old M41 light tank fleet in service. One result is the M41-DK1, probably one of the best light recon tanks in WARNO. Although it retains the armor, lack of stabilizer, and 76mm caliber gun from the original M41 (as found with Belgium in-game), this Danish recon unit has improved ammunition, improved long-range fire (its range is 2275m!), improved accuracy, improved engine, dedicated recon (Very Good) optics, and smoke dischargers!
- The MPR M/67, which is the GREEN ARCHER ground radar in Danish disguise.
AA
- Rather mediocre with three well-known units.
- The LRKT HAMLET, which is the Danish designation for a REDEYE MANPAD team.
- The LVK M/70 40mm, Danish designation for the same BOFORS L70 West Germany deploys.
- And the I-HAWK.
- The LRKT HAMLET, which is the Danish designation for a REDEYE MANPAD team.
HEL
Likewise mediocre, though not in quality, but in the number of choices and slots.
- Only one option is available: the PVH FENNEC. This is the French Ecureuil helicopter (as found with 152e Division d’Infanterie) fitted with four AGTM tubes, loaded in this case with TOW-2. Since this is a March to War unit (ordered in 1987 but only entered service in 1991), it will only be available in limited numbers. Denmark had only a few of these otherwise excellent (and sly) heliborne tank killers.
AIR
The Royal Danish Air Force operated two planes in the late 1980s.
- The ubiquitous F-16A, coming in many loadouts:
- [AA1] with 4x AIM-9N and 2x AIM-9L.
- [AA2] with 4x AIM-9L, similar to the variant fielded by the Dutch.
- [AA3] with 4x AIM-9L(i), the improved German Sidewinder.
- It also comes in the [AT] variant with 4x AIM-9N plus 2x AGM-65G Mavericks. In real life, these were ordered in 1988, but only delivered after the end of the Cold War.
- [CLU] with 10x Rockeye II cluster bombs and 2x AIM-9N.
- [HE] with 4x Mk.84 925kg HE bombs and 2x AIM-9N.
- [HE/CLU] with 6x Rockeye II cluster bombs and 2x Mk.83 454kg HE bombs, plus 2x AIM-9N.
- [AA1] with 4x AIM-9N and 2x AIM-9L.
- The iconic Swedish Saab 35 Draken, known in Danish service as the F 35 WDNS (not that F-35!). While designed as an interceptor, the Danish fielded variant was intended to be purely used as a strike fighter. In this division, it will come as the F 35 WDNS [RKT] with twin ADEN guns and six 19-rounds pods of Hydra 70 rockets.
The Jyske Division is a capable mechanized infantry division with an array of older armored vehicles. Air cover is powerful, as well as its artillery and infantry forces.
[h2]LANDJUT in brief[/h2]
The WARNO - LANDJUT expansion will bring 8 new Divisions to WARNO, playable in Skirmish and Multiplayer, with one brand-new nation, Denmark. This means a host of new weapons, units, vehicles, and battlegroups in a Tribute-style DLC, but no new Operations or Army General campaigns.
Check out the previews for the LANDJUT Division list below:
- We already (briefly) detailed three previously showcased Nemesis divisions which will reprise their role in WARNO - LANDJUT. Some changes between their original showcase and their LANDJUT appearance can be gleaned in this updated preview here.
- Check out more historical info on the West German 6. Panzergrenadier.
- And the same for the Soviet 94-ya Gvardeyskaya Motostrelkovaya Diviziya.
- The preview for the East German 20. Motorisierte-Schützen-Division can be checked here.
- Check out more historical info on the West German 6. Panzergrenadier.
- The U.S. 2nd Marine Division rushes to join the fight in Denmark. Check out all the juicy details on the Jarheads’ inclusion in this detailed preview here.
- The Soviet “Black Death” naval infantry spearheads the amphibious assault as the 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade with more details in this preview.
[h2]Until Next Time[/h2]
That’s all for this one. We’ll return with a new WARNO - LANDJUT preview next week!
Don’t forget to check out the vibrant WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.
See you on the battlefield.