Give Them Hell, 2008

NATO vs. Russia (Fictional) Date/Time: 5th October, 2008 / 00:00:00 Zulu Location: Black Sea, Aegean Sea Playable Sides: NATO In the last days of summer of 2008 the war in Georgia was getting more and more complicated for the Russians, somehow the Georgians had been able to resist the push of the Russians armed forces. Now the international public opinion was clearly favourable to the Georgian side and voices claiming for an international intervention were starting to be heard. In this situation, Turkey saw an opportunity to increase its influence in the volatile Caucasus region and started lobbying to force a NATO intervention in the area. Intervention that wasn´t approved by the rest of the NATO member. Finally, forced by the public opinion and the political manoeuvres of Turkey, the North Atlantic Council decides to send a humanitarian convoy to Georgia with a token escort. Russian has announced that the convoy is clearly a contribution to the Georgian war effort and as such the Russian Armed Forces were going to stop it before reaching the Georgian port. The convoy is under sail and the world is holding its collective breath remembering the day of the Cuban missiles crisis... (Scenario by CMANO PdL Design Team : David Perez, José Ramón García Paniagua, Miguel Molina)