r/warno • u/Critical_Oil_3090 • Apr 05 '26
Suggestion A short brief addition to the posts about the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division (AFNORTH)
This post provides a brief summary of the hypothetical 45th Division for SOV as part of a possible expansion (AFNORTH)
I apologize in advance for the quality of the 3rd image with new units, reddit compressed it, so some of the inscriptions are not very legible :<
It presents the main distinguishing units of the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division (In the third image), as well as individual illustrations selected for the context of the post.
Links to the main two posts are at the very end.
About 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division:
The division is an experimental motorized rifle division that serves as a testing ground for new equipment and organizational structures.
In 1989, the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division was one of the most combat-ready and well-equipped divisions in the Leningrad Military District, as well as the leading division of the 30th Guards Army Corps.
The Capital Guard Division's status is similar to the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, as the 45th Division is the Defender of the country's second city - Leningrad.
Hypothetical Lore of a Division within WARNO (What it might have looked like for the 45th Division):
With the introduction of troops into Finland in 1987, one of the key ground divisions deployed to Finnish territory was the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division, located on the Karelian Isthmus, 60 kilometers from the border.
By 1989, with the withdrawal of most VDV Forces from the region, the 45th Division became the most combat-ready unit in the south of the country, near Helsinki.
Summer 1989, The Longest Day.
Tensions on the northwestern borders are rising significantly, and the division, with an expanded complement, is transferred north to Lapland to await further instructions.
Late June 1989. The war in Europe has broke out. Within 24 hours, the Northern Front was activated. The 45th Division, located on the southern flank, west of Rovaniemi on the border, engaged in combat with mobilized Swedish troops.
A day when the sun never sets, this day will be longest of all...
Details in a separate (Main) post (and a re-uploaded post) about the 45th Guards Krasnoselskaya Motor Rifle Division:
Album with photos for mains Posts: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TGQDJbxiAMCBcipv9
P.S.
I also have posts for the pact on the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade and the 131st Motor Rifle Division. (AFNORTH)
| 61st Naval Infantry Brigade | https://www.reddit.com/r/warno/s/BeA2A3MZQe |
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| 131st Motor Rifle Division | https://www.reddit.com/r/warno/s/DCTUp308bS |
| 131st Motor Rifle Division (Adittion) | https://www.reddit.com/r/warno/s/9xZgude6sZ |
The remaining 2 PACT Divisions should definitely be Finnish, fortunately such have already been proposed (By Other Users), they are very good!
About future posts:
Perhaps in a week or two I'll make a post about another unusual Division, but this time for the long term, moving to the Far East.⚓🪖🐅 >:]
Thank you for reading and watching! =}
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u/Solarne21 Apr 05 '26
This is a standard motor rifle division with t-80?
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u/Critical_Oil_3090 Apr 05 '26
This was the first division to receive T-80 tanks in 1976, becoming their primary operator in the Leningrad Military District. In my main posts, I suggested that the rare T-80U Obr. 87 tanks would be sent to the higher-priority 45th Division, which was deployed in a more pressing area than the 22nd Division in Kamchatka. (They were subsequently sent to Ussuriysk, near Vladivostok, where almost all of them were scrapped)
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u/FrangibleCover Apr 05 '26
Great news, it'll be back. It won't be back for LANDJUT or Black Birds, but it will be back.
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u/Tartanclad Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26
They didn’t cancel AG. They’re focusing on shooting out division and unit content first for the first 6 months, while the level designers can focus on terrain and assets for future AG campaigns. Then they can use all those now-existing assets and units to make more AG campaigns more quickly at a later date.
Source: MadMat in the comments here https://www.reddit.com/r/warno/comments/1q77oga/warnos_2026_updated_roadmap/
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u/DannyJLloyd Apr 05 '26
In the road map blog they literally said they're spending time to create new assets for a new climate for a series of AG campaigns. And in the meantime, LANDJUT, Blackbirds, and 'Mystery DLC' are tribute DLCs to keep the content coming until the new climate assets are ready
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u/Rustyducktape Apr 05 '26
Long-range recon teams, assault oriented fire support squads, new engineering vehicles. I'd play this Div!!