THOR'S  HAMMER

Scenario Introduction 

By:  Gary Miller

The BBC reported today that renewed demonstration by German "Skinheads," have broken out in Bonn and Berlin.  The avowed racists are again calling for a purification of Germany from all non Aryan peoples.  Their leader, Wolfe Helmut, has called for a "general cleansing" of all European countries.

The Neo-Nazi organization is trying to learn from its predecessors problems, proclaiming that Adolf Hitler was not so bad in the beginning, they are trying to get a coalition of people in all European countries to rally to their banner.  Helmut is a charismatic, and unemployed auto worker.  He claims that his unemployment was a result of foreign workers, i.e., Arabs, Indian, and African and Asian migrs have forced out the European worker who should have first claim on all jobs in the European community. 

Helmut has been exporting his brand of patriotism to all the countries of the European Community.  He has gained  strength in all countries except for Great Briton, and Italy.

With the result of national elections in, the Group gains a  majority seat in all governments from Norway to Spain.  An impassioned plea by the Queen in England, and the Pope from the Vatican has persuaded the populations of England and Italy to  reject the racist politics.  These two countries have subsequently removed themselves from the European Community.  The central government of Russia has also managed to escape.   The prospects of another Fascist state on its borders have given rise to a fear that WWII will be repeated.  Few nations can forget twenty million deaths less than a century ago.


By 1997, Wolfe Helmut has done with the ballot what Hitler could not do by the bullet.  He is in control of most of Europe and is in the process of consolidating his power.


Designer Notes

This is a series of potential political and military situations that may arise over the next five to ten years.  The Cold War is over, and the major combatants have spent themselves into near bankruptcy. 
The old European Community is emergence as a force to be reckoned with.  Along with the renewed pride is a general feeling that Europe is for Europeans.  The Neo-Nazi threat is real in the German State.  Many citizens have been laid off from jobs and the West attempts to absorb its former enemies into a new economy.  

National pride is again on the rise.  This scenario will follow the ebb and flow of World War III as it begins as border incidents.  The Allies will be the United States, Great Briton, Italy, and Russia.  The Ukrainian state will be neutral for now.

This scenario will revolve around the Barents and will feature large ASW operations as the Fourth Reich begins to assert it military power and begin to choke off the Russian sea lanes.

As in a previous war, the United States and it's allies must reopen the sea lanes to allow for the flow of men and material to aid the Russian, British, and all free people.



The Line UP

Red Side
Germany
France
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Poland
Romania
Spain

Blue Side
United Kingdom
Russia
United States
Israel
Egypt

Neutral (for now)
India
Sri Lanka
The Arab States (IOPG)
Ukraine
Turkey
Greece
Finland (red side for opening game)
Libya
Algiers

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