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NATO vs. Soviet Union
Date/Time: 12th March 1990
Location: Mediterranean
Playable Sides: United States

In 1990, President Gorbachev's perestroika and glasnost did not appeal enough to the more hardline Communist party members, and so he was deposed. With control of the Soviet power back in conservative hands, the Warsaw Pact’s posture resumed its Cold War stance against NATO. The U.S. President’s efforts in trying to break the Soviets through an arms race had had a significant effect, but had caused an inverse result. The hardline Communist masters deemed it necessary to stave off the Americans through force and initiate a plan to embarrass the United States by crushing one of her vaunted carrier groups – the one within the Med.

Information gathered through KGB agents inferred that the mindset of European and US population was no longer interested in more Cold War build up. In fact, the anti-war rallies across Germany proved that the United States was no longer welcome and that all the U.S. President was doing was creating a wedge. It is assumed that if the Red Army can succeed in such a strong attack, the political ramifications would reverberate through NATO and break their will to back the United States. Once done, NATO would no longer have the unity or strength and the U.S. would be forced to pull its forces out of Europe. With no more foothold near the Soviet Union, America would pose less of a threat.

Though a threat, the nuclear option could not – would not – be taken by the United States, as they would no longer have the political currency with their former NATO allies. If they did decide to use weapons of mass destruction against the Soviet Union, they would be the pariah of civilized nations.

Before the Soviets can make their strike, the United States must be drawn out and seen to be the aggressor. To do this, the Soviet’s use their networks throughout the Muslim nations of Algeria and Libya. In each country, United States interests are attacked and threats from the American President ignored.

As predicted, the U.S. maritime forces are increased in alert status and the United States Marines are sent to secure the situation.

Orders for Commander United States Forces
DEFCON-2. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT OPTION BETA NOW IN EFFECT. THIS MESSAGE IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD THAT HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AFRICAN NATIONS HAVE INITIATED. NUCLEAR OPTIONS ARE RESTRICTED UNLESS ORDERS COME FROM COMMAND AUTHORITY. TAKE ALL MEASURES CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFETY OF YOUR COMMAND.

Situation
In two separate, albeit similar events, the U.S. interests in Algeria and Libya have been attacked by what seems to be Islamic extremists. Civilians have been killed and some taken hostage. Although there are no U.S. Embassies in these Soviet allied nations, there are still business interests and because of it, the remaining U.S. citizens are threatened and being held.
President Bush has issued command to Carrier Battle Group-9 and a surface action group centered on the U.S.S. Missouri, along with two Tarawa-class amphibs, to commence actions against these rogue nations. The Tarawas will take up a position off of the coast of each country and begin rescue operations.
Although there are NATO allies in the area, they will not be participating in any of the operations staged by the U.S. Navy.

Enemy Forces
The primary threat to U.S. Forces in the Mediterranean will come from aircraft and patrol vessels off of the coast of Africa. Although both countries are allied to the Soviet Union, there is little chance that the Warsaw Pact will make any aggressive movements towards the U.S. efforts.

Friendly Forces

CVBG-9 [CVN 65-Nimitz (Nimitz), CG 52-Ticonderoga (Bunker Hill), CG 49-Ticonderoga (Vincennes), DD 963-Spruance (Stump), DD 965-Spruance (Kinkaid), FFG 9-O.H. Perry (Wadsworth), FFG 7-O.H. Perry (O.H. Perry), AOR 1-Wichita (Wichita)]
CAW: 12 F-14A, 12 F-14B, 24 F/A-18A, 10 A-6E, 4 EA-6B, 4 E-2C

SAG-386 [BB 63-Iowa (Missouri), DDG 19-C. F. Adams (Tattnail), DDG 37-Farragut (Farragut), LHA 1-Tarawa (Tarawa), LHA 2-Tarawa (Saipan), FFG 8-O.H. Perry (McInerney), FF 1052-Knox (Knox)]

SSN 702 SSN 702-Los Angeles – Flight I (Phoenix)

Primary Objective
1. U.S. SAG_386 is to approach the coasts of Algeria, at Annaba, and Libya at Benghazi. The SAG will remain in each location long enough for the United States Marines to take control of the cities and rescue any American, or NATO, civilians that are being held.
2. CVBG_9 is to transit along with the Missouri surface action group and provide any air cover needed to protect the Marine’s incursions.
Execution
At your discretion; destroy any high-value targets if they should present themselves as hostile. Do not anticipate any assistance from NATO allies.

Command & Signal

Command: USLANTCOM
Signal: EMCON State C, unrestricted emissions

Rules of Engagement (RoE)

Only nuclear weapons are restricted unless ordered from USLANTCOM.


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Note

To fulfil the mission at each of the North African cities, the player must transit the SAG to each location and do the following:
1. Launch Sea Stallion helicopters and fly it to each Landing Zone (Referenced LZ-1A-1D, LZ-2A-2D, etc.)
2. The Sea Stallions must stay in the Landing Zone for 10 game minutes each, at Low altitude, to insert the on board Marine Platoon.
3. Once each Marine Platoon is on the ground, they must fight their way into the referenced area around the Annaba and Benghazi city markers.
4. A Marine Platoon must survive in each city marker area for 1 game hour.
5. If achieved, the city is secured along with the hostages and the player is awarded 100 points (the marker will turn to BLUE).
6. It is NOT necessary to destroy the RED city markers for Annaba and Benghazi.
7. You will need to support the marines with multiple air assets, as they will be outnumbered at the start.

Revisions in this upload:

- added aircraft to Tarawas: Sea Stallions, Sea Cobras, and Marine Harriers
- changed Warsaw Pact subs to Sea Control patrols
- removed Syria forces on the WP side
- removed Israeli forces on the US-Ally side
- added Algerian and Libyan land forces
- added more defense facilities in Algeria and Libya
- edited WP missions
- edited Ally missions
- added US marines
- added LZ1, LZ2 and LZ3 in Algeria
- added LZ4, LZ5 and LZ6 in Libya
- edited all actions, triggers, and events
- corrected scoring

I forgot to add - all critiques are welcome. If you find anything weird (broken), please let me know.