Nachod

A medium-sized Czech town that was, before the war, a rather sleepy backwater, Nachod managed to escape the worst of the war, and only lost about half of its population due to food shortages and disease. In 1986 the city was occupied by forces belonging to the former Soviet 10th Guards Tank division, a much-reduced but still formidable unit that had stopped responding to orders from Moscow. The Soviets managed to take the town without any conflict by convincing local authorities that they were still a loyal unit, and by the time this ruse was abandoned they had already effectively occupied the city. The inhabitants are allowed to keep a small, lightly-armed militia. Over the summer of 1986 the Soviets occupied several surrounding towns including Jaromer and the Polish town of Kudowa-Zroj. The Soviet's ultimate goal is to return home, but they face a long trek across central Poland and do not intend to leave their cantonment before the winter is over - right now, they plan to amass as many supplies as they can.

The townspeople have a lightly armed militia but most of the town's defense forces are made up of a force of Soviet soldiers, veterans of the 10th Guards Armoured Division. The divisions forces include four T-72 tanks, four BMP-1s and six UAV-1 trucks with mounted heavy machineguns. The Soviets have made Nachod Castle their main headquarters, but they have stationed squads all around the perimeter of town and at crucial points inside the town. The populace go about their day-to-day life under Soviet guns, and the garrison are always alert for an uprising.

In an effort to convince the population that the division's control of the town is not too onerous, Galakhov has decided to allow a public celebration of Czech independence day on October 28, including distribution of food and alcohol from the Soviet's stores. Some of the townspeople are planning to boycott the celebration in a form of passive protest. There is also talk of some kind of attack or demonstration against the Soviets, as word of the siege of Jaromer has reached the people of the town and many of them home to be liberated by their countrymen.

NOTE: Given that Jaromer, Nachod and Kudowa-Zroj are all controlled by the 10th Guards Armoured, any attempt to change their attitude will affect all three towns simultaneously. This means that gifts will take into account the population of all three towns together.

QUESTS: If the PCs can convince "Colonel" Galakhov they are trustworthy, and it is on or before October 28, he will ask them to persuade the town's leaders to call on people to attend the celebration.