Caribbean Fury 2 - Retribution! 1994

Caribbean Fury 2: Retribution! 15 Feb 1994, 1100 Zulu, 0600 Local This is the second scenario of a short campaign linked to the Northern Fury series and you may wish to refer to that background document to get a broader picture of the geopolitical setting. The situation in the Caribbean is somewhat unique in that it is a small ‘side show’ to the great events occurring in Europe, the North Atlantic and Pacific, but of vital interest to NATO’s largest partner – the US. The American government and military commanders want to quickly stabilize the situation here and get on with fighting the real war. The Soviets however have other ideas and are using Cuba, and in other situations Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to distract and tie down as many US forces as possible. See the Caribbean Fury background document for further insight on the background and specific issues in the Caribbean. In this second scenario you’re tasked with continuing the reduction of Cuban/Soviet combat power while positioning for the next move – assisting a British and French force in stabilizing Belize while driving the three errant Central American governments out of the war (Caribbean Fury 3 – Rumble in the Jungle). In the midst of these sweeping objectives, the Commander of the new Special Forces Command wants to turn the situation to an advantage by gaining as much strategic intelligence as possible. Background The Cold War continued with no thaw in relations. Germany’s reunification has caused friction between East & West. WP still alive and doing very well. The Winter Olympics in Lillehammer turned into a fiasco when Soviet and eastern block teams failed to turn up for the opening ceremonies. Norway canceled the games and after some deliberation started to mobilize. War broke out across the globe around mid day on Sunday 13 Feb 94. In the Caribbean, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua joined the fray, somewhat haphazardly but for the first 18 hours had US and limited NATO forces off bala