The Honduran-Cuban War - March 12, 1968

This scenario is set in an alternate history timeline. The Point of Divergence is in 1955 when large quantities of iridium are discovered in Honduras. Iridium is very useful for a variety of industrial applications. It is also rare and extremely valuable. Honduras, which suddenly found itself in possession of most of the world's accessible supply of iridium, quickly took advantage of its new wealth to become a regional power, purchasing military aircraft, a flotilla of small warships, and even a submarine from the United States. Honduras has an uneasy relationship with some of the other nations in the region. Its closest allies are Costa Rica and the newly independent nation of Jamaica. Relations with Mexico are generally friendly, but are strained at times because of economic reasons. Relations with Cuba have deteriorated since the Communist Revolution in that country. Since 1965, there have been a number of incidents in the Caribbean and in the Yucatán Channel. By 1968, tensions with Cuba have reached a breaking point. When a Cuban patrol boat fired on a Honduran fishing boat that had strayed too close to (but, according to Honduras, not within) Cuban waters, a Honduran destroyer first requested it break off its attack. When it was clear the Cubans had no intention of ceasing their attack and that civilian lives were in peril, the Hondruans sank the Cuban warship. Cuba has declared this casus belli and that it is preparing for war. ------------------------------------------------------- A delta template .ini file has been included in the .zip file to assist in updating the scenario to any future versions of the database. Scenario Author: Mark Gellis