Karafuto
A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the Westpac battleset.
This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side.
At the conclusion of World War II, the Soviet Union annexed the sparsely populated islands of the Kuril archipelago, a region they had seized and occupied during an offensive undertaken in the closing days of the war. The peace treaty made between Tokyo and the allies underlined Japan's loss of the territory, but neither did it reinforce the Soviet claim. The sovereignty dispute over the Kurils has continued to simmer for decades, and now looks to boil over with the Japanese making moves reminiscent of the Karafuto Prefecture.
For a scenario from the opposing perspective, see the Westpac scenario 'August Storm'.