SS-20 Incident*
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Date: August 1986*                     
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Battle Location:  Between San Benito and Punta Huete, Nicaragua*
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Battle Type: Hypothetical U.S. advance versus Nicaragua/Soviet delay*
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Description: Tensions continue to mount in Nicaragua between the U.S. Reagan administration and the Sandinista National Liberation Front which seized control of the country in 1979.   Sandinista communist leader Daniel Ortega, fearing that the U.S. may attempt to topple his regime, begins secretly negotiating with the Soviet Union for direct military assistance.  U.S. intel fears that the Soviets may have begun installing SS-20 missiles in Nicaragua and orders airstrikes and special forces to eliminate the threat.*
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Note:  If played against the AI, the human player should play the U.S. side.*
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Source: “Central America – The United States’ Backyard War”, Victory Games 1987*
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Design by:  C. B. Blackard*


