As both sides frantically try to cool down the crisis using diplomatic channels, at April 26, 1980 North Korea brings the tension to new levels by attacking southward.
With more and more diplomatic options closing every hour, the contingency plans for an all-out European conflict are put into effect and both sides start mobilisation and troop movements.
At May 2, 1980, after 4 days of sabre-rattling, Warsaw Pact is ready to cross the border and put an end to the Cold War.
Love it. I just kicked off a game on NATO Div commander.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hipshot. BTW, NATO division commander is a game I have to try sooner or later!
DeleteThis story strikes close to home as I was stationed in West Germany in May of 1980 as a Fire Support Specialist in an artillery battalion. The idea of the "balloon going up" was always in the back of our minds...
ReplyDeleteI can imagine!
DeleteYou'll find a full war report here, up to its conclusion. Use the "War in Chronological Order" page to find the chapters easily.