The Gotland Scenario

Gotland is a Swedish Island in the Baltic Sea. For most nations, it is just an Island. For Russia, A potential Strategic Nightmare. With it's constrained ports being surrounded by NATO members, any action by the Baltic Fleet in case of war risks to be doomed, and its ships relegated to port. Gotland, due to it's location, is capable of exerting such immense control on the Baltic Sea and surrounding region that it has been dubbed by some as a permanant Aircraft Carrier in the Baltic. The control this island would give Russia, should it capture it, would be enough to allow it to dominate the area. As such, a lightning Russian invasion of the island and resulting fait acompli against Nuetral Sweden has long been considered plausible in the era of the Gerasimov Doctrine. earning it the moniker of the Gotland Scenario. And in this scenario, that fear comes true 9/23/2023 (Ignore In game Date) With it's Defeats in Ukraine, Russia looks for ways to regain a strategic edge and re-establish itself as a power to be taken seriously in Europe. With Finland joining NATO 5 months prior, Russia's Options are narrowing. In an effort to prevent Sweden from joining Finland in it's NATO membership, and simultaneously strategically Securing the Baltic Sea to Free and Uncontested Russian Naval Traffic, the Russian Military turns its eyes to the Island of Gotland