2030 - The Christmas Surprise, Part 1

The Christmas Surprise, Part 1 DB509; Tested in CMO Build 1500; Scenario Build Beta 0. 30 Mission Start Time / Date: 0125Z 25 Dec 2030 Primary Factions: US vs the Shanghai Pact Duration: 12 Hours Mission Overview: Monitor and defend the North American eastern seaboard from Shanghai Pact forces. ----- This scenario is designed to be played with “Unlimited Base Magazines”, “Aircraft Damage”, “Effects of Terrain Type” (non-advanced), “Communications Disruption”, “Weather affects ship speed” and “Weather and day/night affect aircraft sorties” turned on. Feel free to delete any missions and unlocked Reference Points (RPs). However, the ASW missions do hint where enemy submarines are located. Any locked RPs should be left alone. There is one Custom Environmental Zone (CEZ) set up at Norfolk to enable piers to be placed in an area CMO thinks is water. Note: this scenario pack is inspired by the various novels, films, TV programmes and video games where the US is attacked, usually by China or Russia. More often than not, these situations are fairly implausible. I’m sure that, in many ways, this too is an unlikely “alternative future”, but as with most good fiction, at least some of it is inspired by today’s current affairs. You’re welcome to skip the backstory below and go straight to the Briefing if you wish. The backstory is more of the “Why” as opposed to the “What” and “How”. There will be a total of three (3) scenarios in this pack, all set on the 25 December 2030. The locations of each scen is stated below: Part 1: The US East Coast, primarily Washington DC, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Florida. Part 2: Alaska, Canada, and the northern / north-western US. Part 3: The US West Coast, primarily California, Nevada and Arizona. A fourth scenario set in Europe may also be on the cards, set on Russian Orthodox Christmas. Finally, many thanks to Saralotte and others in the CMO community who have provided INST files that make building these scenarios easier to make and more rea