Intelligence collection in the modern world is not always about finding a needle in haystack but rather finding a needle in a pile of needles. Intelligence agencies (and to a lesser extent media organizations) now have thousands if not millions of data points to sort through, analyze, correlate and report to an audience that demands near-instant results to make decisions. This is largely why the United States and its allies failed to see beyond the Vietnamese attack to greater Chinese ambitions in the Pacific and the start of a great war.
The first line of defense in the Pacific for the better part of decade was the US submarine force. Despite drawbacks, decommissionings and considerable pull from War on Terror operations worldwide, the US Pacific fleet managed to position forces to act as invisible sentinels able to respond quickly to Chinese aggression and movements. It was the only force largely available and positioned well at war start, and would be regarded historically as the US "ace in the hole" in the critical battles to come.
This is a single-sided campaign scenario designed to be played from the US side. Duration is one day.
Please make sure "special messages" are kept on. You will be getting a flash message that is important.
The extent that US submarines can actively communicate with each other is unknown, but I have made the assumption it is possible. Please play the game from the standpoint you prefer. If you think they do actively commmunicate, coordinate them. If not, do not. The game will not enforce this but the player certainly can!