Contra Raid*
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Date: April 1985*                     
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Battle Location:  Near the Nicaragua - Honduras border*
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Battle Type: Nicaragua (contras) advance vs. Nicaragua (Sandinistas) delay*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Background: In early 1982, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN or
"contras") began a guerrilla war in hopes of toppling Nicaragua's Sandinista
regime. By 1985, the FDN numbered some 12,000 troops, many of whom were
trained and supplied by the United States from bases in Honduras. The
Sandinistas, on the other hand, were receiving generous amounts of equipment
and advice from Cuba and the USSR.*
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Battle Description: In April 1985, the Sandinistas positioned 6,000 troops
near the border with Honduras to combat the infiltrating contras. At the
same time, contra forces began a renewed effort to target Sandinista fuel
supplies and lines of communication. In this scenario, contra forces launch
a nighttime raid against a Sandinista base near the Honduran border.*
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Special rules: The contra force is Player 1 and the Sandinista force is
Player 2. The contra player suffers an automatic defeat if he fails to
destroy at least one ammo dump or ammo truck during the scenario. The
Sandinista player, if human controlled, may not move the ammo truck prior to
turn 8.*
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Source: Inter Press Service, April 26, 1985: "Central America: Nicaragua
Beefs Up Troops Near Honduran Border." 



