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In this scenario, the forces are arranged in as they were in the Caribbean on October 22nd 1962; the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
After the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Cuba started re-arming with the most modern Soviet weapon systems. MiG-19 and -21 fighters armed with Atoll-AAM, SSM-armed missile boats, and SA-2 SAMs have been supplied to Cuba in early 1962. Training has been provided in the USSR and Soviet advisors and training units were moved to Cuba.
Early 1962: US recon planes spotted construction activity of what were evaluated to be missile launch pads and fleet harbours suitable for nuclear submarines.
Early October: Soviet merchant ships with covered tube-like deck cargo were spotted in the Dardanelles and in the GIUK-gap heading southwest. Submarines were also detected moving into the Atlantic by the brand-new but imperfect SOSUS sensors.
At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, these ships are approaching Cuba, where Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles are thought to be near operational status...
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![[Caribbean Sea] Cuban Missile Crisis](./downloads/1_69i.gif "[Caribbean Sea] Cuban Missile Crisis")