Caribbean Crisis - The Showdown, 2012

Netherlands vs. Venezuela Date/Time: September 21st, 2012 / 06:00:00 Zulu Location: Caribbean Sea Playable Side: Netherlands Background (fictional) A month ago Venezuelan armed forces attacked Dutch naval installations on Curaçao and Aruba. After the attacks the islands were placed under Venezuelan "stewardship" and a token defense force was transferred from the Venezuelan mainland. The Dutch government is unwilling to wait for consensus in the international community and has initiated operations to retake the islands and so honoring their defense agreements with both Curaçao and Aruba. Naval forces have been transferred to the Caribbean along with airforce elements. As theater commander you are responsible for an amphibious assault on Curaçao and establishing a forward operating base on the island. Image source, the image is in the public domain. This is a onesided mixed scenario with a duration of 48h v0. 12