"What the hell are these for???" asked Red Army man Joe.

"They're bridging equipment. We scavenged a couple of old M1940 that was permanently laid over a couple of local streams over in Cambridge."

"Ain't no rivers in Michigan from what I see."

"Joe, who said it's for Michigan."

In anticipation and buildup for the dreaded intervention south, the first obstacle that must be crossed is the mighty Ohio river. While artillery can fire across from the other bank, unfortunately, a non-insignificant portion of the newly conscripted troops of the 73rd Infantry Division cannot swim. Dedicated Heavy Ponton Bridge Battalion were created to solve this issue, especially as just like humans, tanks don't necessarily float, and as such, the heavy ponton bridges serve a highly important purpose in getting tanks where they should be.

Lt. Colonel Davidenko steps into the cockpit of the new, state of the art aircraft. The Hero of the Soviet Union admires the handcrafted artisanal weapon proceeding to takes off into the sky, leading the way for a new batch of pilots trained on the Tuskegee F-1X.