Date/Time: 01-18-2005 / 18:00:00 Zulu
Location: Sea of Japan

Introduction

WWIII kicked off in 1985 and ended after two short months at the threat of a large scale nuclear exchange. Warsaw Pact forces had pushed into West Germany, only to be thrown back to within artillery range of the Polish border. With an invasion of the Warsaw Pact now likely, the Soviet Premier threatened a nuclear attack which ended the war at the negotiation table. Both sides' conventional forces had suffered greatly but the battleground states in Europe and Asia were utterly decimated.

US forces returned home and began the process of restructuring and rebuilding. Air and naval forces had played a critical role but had been extremely vulnerable early on to the Soviet Union’s naval strike complex. Only when long-range stealth and cruise missile technology were introduced was the tide turned allowing NATO reinforcements to arrive in Europe, Korea and Japan unimpaired. This would lead the US to retire many conventional forces that could not be upgraded and invest heavily in programs such as the Arsenal-class Strike Platform, Fasthawk cruise missiles, A-12 Avenger carrierborne strike aircraft and large Cruise Missile Carriers. The war had shown the US needed to maintain a technological edge to strike hard and end conflict quickly. This would come at the great expense of shrinking all services to less than half their pre-war size.

The Soviet Union and the Politburo had suffered a near-defeat but managed to maintain its grip on power by what was done at the negotiation table. The population largely believed the conflict was once again started by Germany and the Union was valiantly defended by its men at arms once again. What could not be hidden though, was the tremendous economic damage done. Corruption, food and fuel prices grew as regular pay checks and services disappeared. The people began relying more on local crime lords who quickly integrated into the communist party. It would degrade the government and army quicker than the threat of democracy ever could.

China had prospered greatly due the Third World War. Exports boomed as China’s cheap consumer goods covered the gaps left by destroyed industries. The government and party itself became highly regarded on the international front as it had not participated in a destructive war and was largely regarded as the go-to superpower as the US and USSR seemed to step back from their international responsibilities.

The Chinese Premier and Politburo had greater plans. Corruption within the Soviet system had destroyed a powerful empire and all that was left was a den of beggars and thieves. The people in the Russian Far East were not being served well and would only further suffer in the hands of Moscow. They must be liberated. The second Sino-Soviet Conflict thus began.

 

Scenario Notes:

This is a large single sided bonus battleset scenario with a duration of 3 days.

This scenario is very unrealistic but lets you explore some of the cooler hypothetical Cold War systems we have implemented over the years. Please have fun. That's the goal!