Invasion America, Gardi, Georgia*
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Date: May 3, 2015, 14:00-15:00 Hours*                     
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Battle Location: Gardi, Wayne County, Georgia, USA*
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Battle Type: Georgia National Guard delaying action versus Russian Armored Column*
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Design by:  Al Sandrik (al.sandrik@gmail.com)*
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*Important See below the Scenario Description of a rational for the Invasion America scenario(s).*
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 Scenario Description: The European Socialist Coalition (ESC) invasion of the Golden Isles caught American planners by complete surprise. With the collapse of global trade the defenders had forgotten about the old Georgia Port Facilities on Colonels Island south of Brunswick, but the German planners from the ESC had not been as sloppy. They remembered the car shipping facilities which were perfect for Ro-Ro technology and easily isolated from American counter attack. Thus the Georgia Militia (not National Guard) Coastal Defense Battalion was caught by surprise when Soviet Su-27N Flankers began to hit targets around the City of Brunswick at dawn on May 1st. That surprise was quickly compounded by reports of Paratroopers landing at Glynnco Airport in Brunswick, McKinnon Airport on Saint Simons Island and Darien north of the Altamaha River in McIntosh County. By 815 a.m. ESC/Russian Naval Infantry were landing on Jekyll Island and moving inland along the South Golden Isles Parkway toward the old Port Facilities on Colonels Island while other airmobile landings took place along the Torras Causeway to Saint Simons Island and they began to clear the City of Brunswick. By 13:00 it was all over with Saint Simons Island, Jekyll Island and Brunswick secured. Those brave enough to look out noted two large, boxy ships entering the channel and proceeding to Colonels Island. Strangely troops without heavy weapons landed on Jekyll Island and began marching inland.  Later that day ESC/British Socialist Aircraft flying from the Carrier UKSCS (United Kingdom Socialist Coalition Ship) Thomas Moores flight deck destroyed the Interstate-95 and U.S. Highway 17 bridges over the Satilla River thus isolating the landing area from attack from Florida.  *
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By the morning of May 2nd it was clear why the infantry was moving inland as through the day troops married up with the equipment as the Russian 37th Guards Armored Division (The Heros of Fulda Division) began to form up and move inland up Georgia Highway 341. By that evening they had reached Everett in western Glynn County and it was clear the ESC Landings threatened to unhinge the entire American Position in Florida. Quickly elements of the Georgia National Guards 58th Mechanized Infantry Brigade held in reserve near Dublin, GA were dispatched down 341 toward Jesup, GA.  The first Battalion arriving in Jesup dispatches a reinforced Mechanized Infantry Company to screen Jesup and set up a hasty defense of Gardi, Georgia*
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Invasion America Background: The basic idea is from the 1970s cult Simulations Publications Incorporated (SPI) game and I readily admit that as the source. I have modified the premise somewhat while keeping with the main basic theme. A brief rundown on how we got here...*
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1970-1975 American withdrawn in South Vietnam leads to the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam, other small wars such as the 1973 Yom Kippur War test modern weapons systems. Two trains of thought emerge from these conflicts one is to create expensive, highly capable systems while the other concept involves the fielding of numerous, cheap and easily replaceable systems.*
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1975-1980 American military malaise continues following the Vietnam debacle, further affronts to American and Western Morale emerge with the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the seizing of American Hostages. Soviet arms production continues to accelerate with extensive research into an Anti-Ballistic Missile System and battlefield laser technology. *
1980-1985 The Inauguration of President Reagan is briefly seen as boost to American Military spirit, he soon begins the build up to a 600 ship Navy and other military reforms. By 1983 the shoot down of a Korean Airlines passenger jet off the Soviet coast, the Deployment of American Pershing II missiles to NATO, the American Invasion of Grenada and the bombing of an American Marine Battalion Headquarters at Beirut International Airport have brought the International situation to a boiling point. Without the West knowing it Warsaw Pact forces gradually increase their readiness posture (mainly Soviet troops as the Eastern European Officer Corps is rife with informers). On Christmas Eve, 1983 the Warsaw Pact launches an attack on NATO forces. Western Air Forces are destroyed on the ground, while an attack on an American Carrier Battle Group leads to the loss of the USS Midway in the North Sea. NATO is off balance from the beginning, Soviet Spetsnaz, Airborne and Airmobile attacks keep NATO Reinforcements off balance. The Propositioned Sets of Equipment are dusted with Chemical munitions and then destroyed. By early February NATO has collapsed with the last American and British troops evacuated from Brittney. During that Operation the USS Eisenhower and two large deck amphibious vessels are sunk, the USS Iwo Jima with a loss of all hands. *
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1985-1990 Europe is consolidated under the European Socialist Coalition (ESC) and Joint Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and North Korean attacks lead to the rapid loss of Taiwan and South Korea in 1985. A beleaguered United States and United Kingdom are too involved in a naval war with the ESC in the North Atlantic a war which goes badly against both as their vessels are hunted down and destroyed piece by piece. The 1986 ESC Invasion of the United Kingdom leads to a significant revolution as a UK nuclear strike is blasted out of the sky by European AB systems and ESC Precision Guided Munitions (PGM)/laser technology leads to the destruction of Western ground forces within days. 80,000 American Troops are cut off and surrender in Wales. *
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1990-1995 Japan and the Philippines are invaded by the PRC with Japan subdued by 1992. In 1994 the Tokyo Compact is announced leading to the creation of the Pan Asiatic League (PAL) with the PRC (which has now annexed Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia) as Charter Members. They soon sign a non-aggression pact with Australia and New Zealand thus freeing resources for the campaign against the United States and Canada.  In South America the interference by the United States leads to revolution in Venezuela, Columbia and Peru. Argentina invades, and this time holds the Falklands Islands. The North Atlantic Naval war continues with European invasions of Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. *
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1995-2000 The 1996 invasion of the Hawaiian Islands is led by the Japanese PAL contingent and after three grueling months of fighting on the Big Island they destroy the 3th Marine and 25th Light Divisions. Pear; Harbor is developed as a PAL Forward Naval Base. ESC Forces begin to build up forces and airfields in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. South America becomes a full blown power in its own right, called the South American Union (SAU) headed by Brazil and Venezuela. SAU forces gradually work their way up Central America annexing one country after another. With Panama in SAU hands naval forces can readily shift between the PAL and ESC spheres of influence. Great air battles develop over the Gulf of Mexico and Southeastern States.*
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2000-2005 The ESC invasions of the Bahamas provide additional forward bases for fighter aircraft. With bases in Cuba and the Bahamas the ESC now has air supremacy over the Florida Peninsula. American forces dig in yet the introduction of strong Air Defense Artillery in Florida keeps the ESC at bay for now. Powerful PAL Marine and amphibious forces continue to build up in Hawaii as several carrier battle groups (CVBG) are developed. By 2005 the group built around the Japanese Carrier Akagi is operational and the Ho Chi Minhs is near readiness.*
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2005-2010 Six ESC Carrier battle groups range the striking what is left of the American Naval Base at Hampton Roads. Air strikes drop the Annapolis Bay Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel cutting the eastern shore off from Maryland and Virginia. Other air strikes, originating from the new PAL CVBGs, drop the bridges over the Hudson, Susquehanna, and Delaware Rivers causing great disruption in over land communications/travel. Similar attacks occur in the San Francisco Bay and Seattle Areas. By 2010 SAU forces have advanced to near the Rio Grande River.  *
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2012 Massive ESC, SAU and PAL forces have built up around North America. With severe drought impacting the region from the PRC west to the Ukraine starvation becomes a pressing concern for the new superpowers. The North America Bread Basket now becomes the driving force behind a relatively coordinated invasion of North America*
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Sources:  SPI, "Invasion America"*
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