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Chechnya: Kalinovskaya Map

This is a 15.2 x 15.2 km map representing a rural area of northern Chechnya. It has one fairly unusual feature as far as Armored Brigade maps go: a large river. By default, there is only one crossing point (a bridge) available on the map - though it is possible to manually make it passable when setting up battles.
This map does not come with any pre-made scenarios, but can be readily used with the battle generator.

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Kalinovskaya is an old Cossack settlement in the far north of Chechnya, located on the banks of the Terek river - and is notable for hosting a large Soviet-era airfield. The rest of the area is predominantly agricultural.

Historically, there was not much fighting in this area during the Chechen wars and it remained under pro-Russian control, with one exception: Kalinovskaya airfield, held by the separatists in 1992-1994, was destroyed by Russian air strikes on December 1st, 1994 - with over 100 aircraft (mostly L-29 and L-39 trainers) wiped out by the bombing and left abandoned. Russian ground forces bypassed this area during the initial invasion 2 weeks later, and the separatists abandoned Kalinovskaya without fighting, moving to join the main battle at Grozny.

This map is mostly included as a bonus for now - originally, it was meant to be part of a much larger Chechnya map, but it may be a long time before I get a chance to complete that!
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Note: this map is intended for use with the Chechnya Database mod, which can be found here: https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1903536349
However, the database mod is NOT required - you can play the map with default Armored Brigade units if you wish. It is predominantly open country and farmland, and will likely work very well as a stand-in for Russian/Soviet countryside.

You can get all of the Chechnya Mod content by subscribing to this collection, which contains all the maps, scenarios, and database updates created so far:

For more info about the mod, visit the official thread on the Matrix Games forums: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4659800