I am in the process of outlining a WW3 scenario that begins on December 20, 1948, when Russian air defenses shoot down American transport planes that were dropping Christmas toys for Berlin's children. Over the course of the war...
- The Soviets fully lock down Berlin following the events of December 20.
- NATO is in January 1949, immediately preceding a push through the Fulda Gap towards Berlin.
- President Truman signs a directive ordering the internment of anyone who has Russian descent or is a known or suspected socialist or Communist.
- Russian vessels based in Kaliningrad conduct attacks on shipping lanes and NATO port facilities in the Baltic and Northern Seas. This is halted when NATO enforces a blockade of Kaliningrad that lasts for several months. The regional commander of Kaliningrad eventually capitulates to a team of SAS operatives.
- Soviet MiGs shoot down American bombers that were bearing down on Moscow and other key strategic centers.
- Stalin's power in Russia begins to crumble. Military officers who had been purged from service following World War II form their own militias to try to overthrow Stalin. The most notable among these is Georgi Zhukov, veteran of the Eastern Front.
- A Soviet fleet is detected in the Pacific Ocean heading towards the East Coast of the United States. A nuclear weapon is dropped on the fleet, annihilating every ship. It is not found out until a short time afterwards that that fleet was just a dummy fleet, a diversion for the amphibious force heading towards the West Coast...
If you are all interested, then I will post more later. Detailed outline to come (maybe).