The 11th Arctic Airborne Division with Gemini
Well, apparently I spend a lot of time talking to Gemini these days since I'm semi-retired. The whole Greenland/GIUK Gap thing got me talking to the AI about forces in the Arctic, and it told me some fascinating things about the new 11th Arctic Airborne Division. I also asked it to stat out the unit for wargaming using Fist Full of TOWs/Fist Full of T34s. I put all of this on my blog for you to check out and chat about. I'm thinking about running some games set in the far north using Micro Armour. So here is the general background for the 11th: The 11th Airborne Division , nicknamed the "Arctic Angels," is indeed one of the most unique—and confusing—formations in the U.S. Army. 1 To answer your question directly: It is a hybrid formation . It is not a "pure" airborne division like the 82nd, nor is it just a regular infantry division using a legacy name. It is a dual-mission division where one half is fully airborne and the other is specialized "Arcti...