Race to Keflavik
By Steve Evans

Things had happened very quickly after the Gulf War broke out.  As most of
the U.S. and Allied navies sought to deal with one madman, another moved
quickly to take advantage of the void left when Allied forces headed for
the Gulf.  After a swift and bloody coup in Moscow, Soviet hard liners
unleashed Soviet Forces in Europe in a devastating attack on the severely
weakened NATO Alliance.  NATO Forces in Europe gave ground grudgingly,
nevertheless they were forced back to a shaky Hamburg-Hanover-Frankfurt
line.  Soviet gains in Norway were swift and brutal.  The northern half of
Norway quickly fell under the crushing onslaught of Soviet armored and
Airborne regiments.  The Soviet fleet quickly put the docks and airfields
of Bodo and Orland to good use.

The First Sea Lord Hugh Abernathy looked out over the Thames River, hands
clasped behind his back.  Recent intelligence received from HUMINT sources
in occupied Norway reported a large Amphibious Group leaving the port city
of Bodo.  Speculation pointed towards a sortie towards Iceland.  Soviet
recon and bomber forces were already operating from captured Norwegian
airfields.  Most British assets had been bottled up in their harbors by
Soviet captor mines laid covertly by submarines and armed simultaneously
via satellite signal.  The subs had been subsequently taken out by air-
borne ASW assets, but the mines were still not cleared.

The intercom buzzed announcing the arrival of Admiral Farragut.  The
Admiral strode in and the First Sea Lord gestured towards a chair, then
seated himself dispensing with formalities and getting right to business. 

"Hold all calls Alicia," said the Sea Lord into his intercom.  Turning
towards the American Admiral he smiled tiredly.  "I trust your flight in
was comfortable Joshua." greeted the Sea Lord.

"As comfortable as one of those infernal eggbeaters can be." answered Rear
Admiral (UH) Joshua Farragut, "But I gather there's more pressing matters
than my flight in Hugh, what's up?"

"HUMINT sources in Norway have reported a large amphibious force sailing
presumably for Iceland.  Another SAG was at sea, but we lost track of it
when we lost the KH-12 satellite to a hunter-killer satellite."  The Sea
Lord paused to allow the information to sink in.  "There is very little
standing in the way of the Soviet advance on Iceland.  If they can take
Keflavik, they can interdict out SLOC's and cut off the resupply of our
European forces at a critical time."  The Sea Lord leaned back in his
chair and waited for the Admiral to digest the facts he had just been
given.

Admiral Farragut stood and went to the wall sized map to one side of the
room.  "I know that your surface assets are bottled up.  I have Task Force
Alfa with Iowa and her support vessels here off the west coast of Ireland. 
Admiral Rusty Callahan is steaming our way across the pond with his CVBG
Roosevelt.  He's northeast of the Azores at last report, and running into
stiff submarine opposition, and may not be of any help in this operation. 
He's not at full strength, and the Civilians are still working on the
Roosevelt while it's in transit.  Washington couldn't have picked a worse
time to put the "Teddy" into the yards.  Roosevelt's Air Wing, CVW 14 is
spread out all over the Atlantic.  Admiral Rob Williamson and what's left
of Task force Bravo are getting patched up in the yards at Keflavik after
their battle northeast of Iceland, and may not be able to sail."  Farragut
paused, then turned.  "What can you give me for Air Support?" he asked.

"I have some Tornados and Buccaneers in Stornoway.  There's a squadron of
Canadian F-18's there also." replied the Sea Lord.

"I have two E-3's and some F-14's that should be landing there as we
speak." added Farragut.  "That should give us a clearer picture of
things."  The great-great-great grandson of the first Admiral of the U.S.
Navy turned to the supreme naval officer of Britain and grinned.

"Damn the torpedoes...full speed ahead!" 


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This Scenario can be very challenging, depending on the disposition of
forces determined by the computer on initial boot up.  This is the second
scenario I have created for upload.  I have tried to add a few surprises to
keep it interesting.  Feedback is both welcome and encouraged.  I can be
reached on AOL as Harpooner.



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VICTORY CONDITIONS:

USSR MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 1:
   2 bases must be damaged at 75%.
NATO MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 1:
   2 bases must be killed.
USSR TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 1:
   18 ships must be on station for 4 hrs, 0 min, 0 sec.
NATO TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 1:
   30 ships must be killed OR 35 ships must be damaged at 89%.
NATO MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 2:
   6 Amphibious ships must be killed OR 8 Amphibious ships
must be damaged at 89%.
USSR MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 2:
   6 Amphibious ships must be on station for 0 hrs, 1 min, 0
sec.
USSR MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (OR) 3:
   6 ships must be on station for 0 hrs, 1 min, 0 sec.

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