62 GUARDS TANK REGIMENT. SOUTH-EAST OF HANOVER, WEST GERMANY. THE BLACK EFFECT −2 DAYS. Lieutenant Colonel Trusov, soon to be a full Colonel now he had command of a full tank regiment and not just a battalion, shuffled through the maps and notes he had made earlier. He was disappointed that his regiment, 62nd Guards Tank Regiment, 10th Guards Tank Division, had been put in reserve, although he and his men could do with the rest, as could their equipment. The T-80s were starting to become troublesome. Breakdowns were becoming more frequent, and even Barsukov was getting impatient with the tank’s auto-loader. He had a knack, as did his driver, of keeping the main battle tank in tip-top condition, but even they were disadvantaged by the lack of spare parts. He had given permission to completely cannibalise one of the T-80s, using as many elements as possible to keep others in his regiment operational. This decision had not been received well by his divisional commander, but Major-General Abramov, the Commander of the 10th, the Uralsko-Lvovskaya Division, had relented, knowing the realities of the situation.
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