Date/Time: 26 September, 1975 / 05:00:00 Zulu
Location: Kola Peninsula
Duration: 6 hours
Introduction
Despite early warning, the Soviet use
of nuclear weapons
against mainland UK RAF bases came as a rude shock. The Prime Minister, with consultation
with his Defence Staff, have agreed to order a retaliatiory strike against the Kola Peninsula.
The use of
Polaris SLBMs or Vulcan B.2 bombers
for a nuclear strike has been ruled out as their employment could escalate the
situation into full-scale nuclear war, and these precious assets need to be
withheld as the ultimate bargaining chip.
The majority of RAF bases in
Scotland have been wiped out in a second-wave strike conducted by Soviet SSGNs firing
nuclear cruise missiles, and RAF's nuclear-capable Buccaneer strikers in the UK
midlands do not have
the necessary range to conduct a strike, as recent
losses have severely limited tanker support.
This means that the
Fleet Air Arm must undertake the mission. 809 Sqn Buccaneer S.2Ds based on HMS Ark Royal have been ordered to conduct
nuclear strikes on the Kola
Peninsula.
The Ark Royal group now enters the Soviet backyard, to deliver the Queen's vengeance.