Friday Update - December 9, 2011

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

As for "Battle for Moscow" I suppose we are talking Operation Barbarossa. I also suppose fighting will concentrate around the lynch pin of Smolensk with the Luftwaffe facing off against the GIAP of the SVV. The G stands for Guard - meaning they are elite, they were the best Russian pilots in the best available aircraft, proberbly YAK's and maybe some MIGG's.... So not really just more land units but actually a very interesting scenaireo. Also wasn't moving land war what what multiplayer players were asking for?!

For the record, or for anyone interested, it's VVS which comes from the Russian Военно-Воздушные Силы which is transliterated to Voenno-Voszdushnye Sily.

Soviet fighter regiments were given the label IAP, from Истребителныий Авиационный Полк or Istrebitelnyi Aviatsionnyi Polk. Regiments distinguishing themselves in combat through great valor or success were given a new designation as a "Guards" regiment, and labelled GIAP/GvIAP from Гвардеский Истребительный Авиационныи Полк or Gvardeski Istrebitelnyi Aviatsionnyi Polk. Being designated a Guards regiment was a very high honour indeed.

Apologies to Russian members about my spelling; my Russian isn't great.