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10.0 Soviet Indian Ocean Squadron

This scenario is an interpretation of the account from Michael A. Palmer's, "The War that Never Was".

"The campaign against Libya was but one of several waged within the US Central Command's area of responsibility (AOR). On the morning of 14 July, all hell broke loose from the Red Sea to the Strait of Malacca. Four Russian "tankers" began dropping mines in the shipping channels of the Persian Gulf, while Soviet aircraft, surface combatants, and submarines staged dramatic attacks against Allied and neutral ships."

NATO
SSSSSS 150000Z14Jul85 SSSSSS

To: R.Adm Anthony Moore
Joint Task Force Middle East
CTF 77.1 Nimitz
R.Adm Jonas Sommers
Middle East Force
LCC La Salle

Fr: Gen George Gilchrist
CentCom, MacDill

CC: R.Adm Jack Fisher
CTG 77.4 Hue City
R.Adm Jacques Roignant
CTG Jean Bart
Cmdr Alistair Jones
CTG 77.2 Hayler
Cmdr Walter Conway
CTG 77.3 Jarrett

1.0 SitRep:

030000Z Hostilities between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces initiated.

Warsaw Pact declares unrestricted warfare on all vessels sailing under NATO flags but promises to respect the sovereignty of neutral nations and encourages all vessels not involved in the conflict to seek safe haven in port so that 'unforeseen and accidental incidents' do not occur. Most commercial vessels heed the call and sit at anchorage.

Most nations within the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean are maintaining their neutrality and state that they intend to defend their borders against all incursions. Forward deployment of U.S. assets not possible at this time.

101000L Diego Garcia bombed by Tu-95H bombers. Several shot down, but one B-52H destroyed on the taxiway and the airfield was shut down.

110700L MCM New Orleans and FFG Klakring sunk in the Strait of Hormuz with heavy loss of life by Backfire strike.

140010L FF Cook reported submarine attack near Karachi while escorting two tankers. Subsequent contact lost.

Author: Herman Hum

10.0 Soviet Indian Ocean Squadron
Blue Water Navy\IndRon.SCN

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