Northern Fury 33, Into the night!

Northern Fury 33, Into the Night 10 March 1994, 1300 Zulu, 1500 Local The new global war between East and West has been raging for a month, NATO is on the offensive but the Warsaw Pact is far from defeated and still has the ability to counter attack. The ground war in Europe continues to be brutal and deadly, after Berlin and Copenhagen fell, the Danish Government collapsed but the Germans continue to govern out of Bonn. Danish air and naval forces are generally still fighting alongside NATO counterparts but they have taken heavy casualties. Aircraft losses in central Europe count in the thousands, troops in the tens of thousands on both sides. Over 100 ships and patrol vessels have been sunk in the Baltic alone. Conflicts in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean have stabilized in NATO’s favour, both the Panama and Suez Canals remain open and navigable. In the Pacific, 7th Fleet has opened a corridor to Japan through the Philippines and Taiwan, it is tenuous but holding. South Korea is still under constant air threat but some supply and reinforcements, heavily escorted have reached Busan. USS Constellation has retired to San Diego after sustaining heavy losses amongst her air group, which is now operating out of Clark Field. USS New Jersey was struck by 3 torpedoes but limped to Manila where it remains tied up, unlikely to put to sea again. Strike Fleet Atlantic (STRIKFLTLANT) is now in the second phase of its counter attack in the Atlantic. Fighting on Iceland continues but 2 MEF believes that they will have the island clear within the week. A massive NATO attack will be going in tomorrow aimed at halting Soviet plans to seize Oslo. Under the cover of that operation tonight’s job is to sneak in and insert several Special Forces teams and link with Norwegian elements in the Soviet rear area. This scenario is playable by NATO only: During the fast-moving Soviet drive to the south of Norway, many small pockets of Norwegian soldiers, home guard,