Less Than 60 Miles - DEFCON 2 - Thin Red Line Games (2024)

Posted on 04/19/202305/15/2023 by fvianello — 57 Comments

Less Than 60 Miles - DEFCON 2 - Thin Red Line Games (1)

Less Than 60 Miles, the first C3 module covering the Warsaw Pact offensive in the Fulda Gap, is now at DEFCON 2.

This second echelon will be more an update than a simple reprint. Here’s a summary of the main changes:

Rules updated with the most recent features introduced by The Dogs of War and Die Festung Hamburg.
Counters with the most used Posture on the back side, minimizing the need for Posture markers.
Revised NATO OOB, representing West German III Corps as a separate high-level Command.
Revised mobilisation rules for West German Teilaktiv battalions and Heimatschutz brigades.
Update of several US battalion designations, more exactly pinning the transition from the Combat Arms Regimental System to the US Army Regimental System.
Several changes to the Warsaw Pact OOB, from Soviet Army-level independent tank regiments to East German pure tank regiments.
An expanded Field Manual 02-002 Battlefield Operations, covering Operational Procedures and Operational Planning. Start reading it immediately, before it’s too late.

CENTAG needs YOU to stop the communist hordes!
Report for Duty by writing to the Quartermaster at info@TRLGames.com.

NOTE: If you are already enlisted, there’s no need to reiterate. Your enthusiastic desire to die, I mean fight for Freedom is well noted.

Dean Oliver
02/06/2023
Apologies, but I am slightly confused. I own all three C3 modules. Is there anything in this re-do that I do not already have? And if so, what is the cost of this revision? Thanks!
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1. fvianello
  02/06/2023
  Hi Dean, the cost will be probably similar to the “Die Festung Hamburg” module (91 euros). The only additional component is the Operational Procedures Field Manual, but many other things have been revised or changed (see the list at the beginning of the post).
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  1. Dean Oliver
    02/06/2023
    OK thanks. Will some of the revisions (e.g., the OPFM) be available electronically, or must one purchase these physically in the revised/re-released module?
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    1. fvianello
      02/06/2023
      Most of the updates are already available at the link below, some of them will be further updated after DEFCON 1. The counters with the Posture on the back side will be only available in the physical version.
      https://trlgames.com/2021/01/27/less-than-60-miles-update-pack/
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      1. Dean Oliver
        02/06/2023
        10-4, mon chef! Thanks!
  2. Boyd Schorzman
    02/06/2023
    I just want to understand, “defcon 3” is just a warning, correct? Do you have any general idea when this reprint will be available? Given the very, very, very short window of availability for these games, I’m just trying to get an idea of when to be looking for the email.
    Thanks,
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    1. fvianello
      02/07/2023
      Boyd, I see you are not in the reserved copies list.
      The equipment will need at least a couple of months to be ready, BUT if you don’t reserve and just wait for DEFCON 1 your chances to grab a copy are probably the same of a Panzerkampfwagen II destroying a M1 Abrams.
      https://trlgames.com/mobilization-plan-aka-new-products-and-reprints/
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cadamwoodard
02/06/2023
Please put me on the list for this game.
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1. fvianello
  02/06/2023
  As specified in the post, you must report to the Quartermaster at info@TRLGames.com 🙂
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Mo Romaniuk
02/06/2023
Woohoo! Reporting for duty as instructed. Email order sent.
Thanks Fab!!
Mo
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Danny S.
02/06/2023
reporting as ordered!!!! so happy
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Andy Ralls
02/06/2023
Is it a reasonable assumption that a Dogs of War reprint is likely following this?
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1. fvianello
  See Also
  2024 Current Defcon Level Today | Today's Overall Alert Status Now Die DEFCON Skala verstehen: 9 Schritte (mit Bildern) – wikiHow DEFCON 2: The Second-Highest Alert Level | Defensebridge DEFCON Levels Explained: What Each Level Means | Defensebridge
  02/06/2023
  Yep, probably 🙂
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  1. John O Reilly
    04/19/2023
    Get in my son!
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Bill S.
02/06/2023
Yup, sign me up!
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Lorenzo
02/06/2023
I was expecting it so much! I’m ready to fight
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Vince
02/06/2023
Will there be a physical upgrade kit available for owners of the original edition?
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1. fvianello
  02/06/2023
  Nope, most of the updates are already available as PnP at the link below, some of them will be further updated after DEFCON 1.
  https://trlgames.com/2021/01/27/less-than-60-miles-update-pack/
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Rich
02/06/2023
Is there any chance of having the option of purchasing just the updated counters?
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1. fvianello
  02/07/2023
  Rich, probably not 🙁
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Oscar J Calleja
02/06/2023
Get me a copy ready ASAP also a copy of the next module Dark Woods. Copy and Out
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1. fvianello
  02/07/2023
  As specified in the post, you must report to the Quartermaster at info@TRLGames.com 🙂
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Thomas Chenu
02/07/2023
Oh yes, time to fill in the gaps!
By receiving an email from info@TRLGames.com with this Defcon 3 alert, this means I am already on the list, yes?
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1. fvianello
  02/07/2023
  Nope, it only means you have subscribed the site, so you receive an email when there’s a new post 🙂
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  1. Bill S.
    02/07/2023
    It is confusing, and this process can be made simpler. I’m never 100% certain I’ve actually reserved a game.
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    1. fvianello
      02/07/2023
      Bill, I’m sorry you find it confusing but it’s actually very similar to any other.
      Let’s take GMT as an example:
      1. You subscribe to GMT newsletter
      2. You receive the newsletter and a game in development interests you
      3. You go on the GMT site and pre-order it, entering your credit card info, shipping info etc.
      4. When the game is ready GMT calculates the shipping cost, takes the money and send the game
      TRLGames:
      1. You subscribe to the site
      2. You receive an email about a game in development that interests you
      3. You write to TRLGames to reserve a copy
      4. When the game is ready you enter your shipping info and pay for the game
      Can’t really see much difference, except you know how much the shipping cost is and the exact moment you will pay 😉
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Mo Romaniuk
04/17/2023
Hi Fab,
Field units requesting intel update on Defcon status. Formations at heightened state of readiness until then 😉.
Mo
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See Also
Cuban Missile Crisis: Consensus, Announcement and DEFCON-2 | Defense Media Network
1. fvianello
  04/19/2023
  Hi Mo,
  DEFCON 2 has been declared yesterday at 1900ZT. Short of improbable changes in the current Soviet stance, DEFCON 1 could be 7 – 10 days ahead.
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  1. mike
    04/19/2023
    Hi Fabrizio,
    no mail DEFCON 2 and no update mobilization plan?
    Ciao,
    Michele
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Fred Kiesche
04/19/2023
(Pretty sure I already reserved…)
JUST TAKE MY MONEY, ALREADY!!!
🙂
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David Dumas-Gregoire
04/19/2023
Is there a way to know if I’m on the preorder list? I remember I asked for this reprint and Die Festung Hamburg (which I got), but can’t find anywhere if I’m on the list for Less than 60 miles.
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1. fvianello
  04/19/2023
  In short, yes you are enlisted 🙂
  You should have an answer from info@TRLGames.com in your mailbox, simply search OPERATION CUTTING EDGE
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  1. David Dumas-Gregoire
    04/20/2023
    I did not receive this email and I checked my junk mails. I did receive the email saying the game was at DEFCON 2 though.
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    1. fvianello
      04/20/2023
      Ok, but rest assured you are enlisted 🙂
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      1. David Dumas-Gregoire
        04/20/2023
        Alright! Thank you for the fast answers!
Kazuo Tobimatsu
04/20/2023
I’m sure enlisted the CENTAG for EXORD OPERATION CUTTING EDGE.
But still not getting the letter…
May be the agent decrypt the cypher and block it. 🤔
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1. fvianello
  04/20/2023
  No EXORD has been sent out yet…we’re still at DEFCON 2 🙂
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  1. Kazuo Tobimatsu
    04/20/2023
    Ouch.
    I some how misunderstood.
    So, I have a time to prepare🤑
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Vincent Stella
04/27/2023
Hello Fabrizio,
I too failed to receive any emails notifying me that LT60M had moved to DEFCON 2 nor any emails saying I needed to be prepared to make payment for my two reserved copies. Also, I too checked my Spam/Junk folder and it was empty of any emails from TRL. Can you please verify that I will be notified when the game moves to DEFCON 1 and I will get the proper orders to pay for my reserved copies before they are all gone? Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Cheers,
Vince
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1. fvianello
  05/02/2023
  Hi Vince!
  DEFCON level changes are not notified to the enlisted volunteers – They are just new posts visible to everybody, and the subscribers of the site receive an email when something new is posted.
  The DEFCON 1 EXORD message (the one you will receive) is another matter: it is sent only to the enlisted volunteers and is not made public until 96 hours are passed 😊
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  1. Vincent Stella
    05/05/2023
    Just double checking since I’m away for work and not checking emails as much, but to confirm that as of 2100 GMT, 5 May 2023, no DEFCON 1 EXORD has been sent to the volunteers yet, correct????
    I have check all my message traffic (New mail, SPAM, etc.) folders and I haven’t received a thing. I just want to make sure I missed it somehow.
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Vincent Stella
05/05/2023
Just double checking since I’m away for work and not checking emails as much, but to confirm that as of 2100 GMT, 5 May 2023, no DEFCON 1 EXORD has been sent to the volunteers yet, correct????
I have check all my message traffic (New mail, SPAM, etc.) folders and I haven’t received a thing. I just want to make sure I missed it somehow.
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1. Thomas Chenu
  05/07/2023
  Also panicking that I have missed it, since I haven’t been into my email in days….
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andreisesiunin
05/08/2023
Is it defcon 1? I see it in shop, but did not get any email…
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1. fvianello
  05/08/2023
  This is the executive order for the volunteers list (reserved copies).
  The public DEFCON 1 announcement will follow in 96 hours 🙂
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  1. andreisesiunin
    05/08/2023
    mmm… I thought I was in volonteers list as soon as I registered…
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    1. fvianello
      05/08/2023
      I’m afraid not 🙁
      Subscribing the site is one thing, byt reserving a copy requires to send an email to info@trlgames.com… See the “mobilization plan” page.
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      1. andreisesiunin
        05/08/2023
        ((( I volonteered to previous game (but sadly had to skip it), and I thought I will be auto-included for the next one… bad for me, I guess… (((
2. bill666
  05/08/2023
  It IS DEFCON1, you should have an email with a password code.
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3. Alexander D Secary
  05/08/2023
  check your SPAM folder. I ended up whitelisting their email address on the third game. It helps. Just understand when you see a defcon1, check your SPAM folder just in case. They are very diligent in getting the info out there and giving us what we want, great wargames!!!! and giving them what they need, money 🙂
  it’s a win-win
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Alexander Secary
05/08/2023
Thank you very much. Received instructions and carried out order. Now just sit around and wait…
Email works, PayPal worked and ordering worked. Check, Check and Checked!
Perfectly perfect, as always
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dougewright
05/10/2023
I received my email, paid with PayPal, and received my order confirmation, so that all went fine. My question is, when I log on to my TRL games website account, it shows no order submitted under my account. Should I be concerned, or will I not see any activity there because I used the email link sent and did not order through the website?
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1. fvianello
  05/11/2023
  Hi Douglas,
  the reason is that you entered the order without logging in, so it has been assigned to “guest”. I’ve now linked the order to your account, everything is fine 🙂
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  1. Douglas Wright
    05/12/2023
    Thank you so much! Looking forward to the game!
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nadaud
05/12/2023
Dear Comerades,
First let me congratulate the fantastic work of the Comerades from Thin Red Line for bringing to the world such treasures of gaming and the TRUTH about the future past !
For all of you, I, Comerade Frankivich, offer you from my dear Comerade Dominik, this entertaining music channel with this stunning video of our great Soviet doctrine in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKJVzbuXq8
Long live the great Red Army and the USSR !
Comerade Frankivich.
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Jim Thomas
05/14/2023
I just want to comment on the packaging of LT60M , 2nd Ech. Yesterday I received the game from your US shipper in Texas. I think the packaging is superb. The bubble wrap bag should protect against any liquid getting onto the box and also some additional shock protection. Overall, unless something really dense and heavy is on top of the package it should come through unscathed. These things are sometimes not adequately addressed by shippers. Your guys get high marks. Thanks.
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1. fvianello
  05/14/2023
  Thank you Jim! We are quite happy of our Fulfilment agency, up to the point they are now handling the European deliveries too 🙂
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