Orders for Cmdr NATO Forces

 

Situation

Norway is standing alone at the moment holding off the Soviet Invasion, with reserve units been mobilized. NATO has airlifted stores and supplies to the northern airbases, including QRF troops from the UK and the Netherlands.

En route to Norway is a combined amphibious group carrying Royal and Dutch Marines with escorts including the Ark Royal strike group; as the only aircraft carrier available within 1000 miles she must face and defend the amphibious group against air, surface and subsurface threats.

Over the last few days Sweden has protested to the Soviet Union about violation of Swedish airspace, so be advised to expect possible aircraft crossing the Swedish border.


Enemy Forces

Surface: At least two Soviet KLUGs (Surface Action Groups) have been detected north-west of Narvik, this group includes Kresta I and II cruisers and Kashin, Kotlin and Kildin destroyers

Air: Tu-16 Badger G Mod, Su-17M Fitter C, Tu-16 Badger A, Tu-16 Badger H, Tu-16 Badger J, Tu-126 Moss.

Subsurface: Tango Class SSK, Whiskey Class SSG, Zulu Class SSK


Friendly Forces

Andoya air base:

Bodo air base:

RAF Kinloss:

NAS Keflavik:

Carrier Strike Group 2: HMS Ark Royal CVA, HMS Glamorgan DLG, HMS Sheffield DDG, HMS Berwick FFh, HMS Danae FFh, HMS Galatea FFh, RFA Resurgent AE, RFA Tidespring AO

TU 603.01.05: HMS Bulwark LPH, HMS Devonshire DLG, HMS Amazon FFh, HMS Diomedie FFh,HMS Hermione FFh, HMS Rothesay FFh, HMS Fearless LPD, HMS Intrepid LPD, RFA Sir Galahad LSL, RFA Sir Lancelot LSL, RFA Sir Percival LSL, RFA Sir Tristram LSL, RFA Black Rover AO.

TU 603.01.06: USS Guadalcanal LPH, USS Biddle CG, USS Blandy DD, USS Forrest Sherman DD,USS Julius Furer FFG, USS Ponce LPD, USS Portland LSD, USS Sumter LST.



Mission

1. Ensure safe transit of amphibious groups to area marked "Safe Haven"; the groups have to remain in area for at least 6 hours to unload forces.

2. Once the amphibious groups are in "Safe Haven" area, launch helicopters to Bardufoss Air Base and deploy LCVPs & LCMs to Narvik muster area.



Execution

1. Air assets in Norway to detect and destroy any Soviet forces.

2. Ark Royal CVBG to provide maximum protection to amphibious groups, your escorts are expendable but the Ark Royal is not.


Command & EMCON

Command: HQ Northwood
EMCON: Alpha-limited emissions