Heavy Presence (NWARN2)

Heavy Presence (Part 2 of 2)

Campaign 8 - Atlantic Resource Conflict

New World Order series

HDS3 NACV Battleset

Canada and Spain had quarrelled before about the right to fish resources on the continental shelf off Newfoundland. Fortunately that dispute had largely been verbal in nature. But now, in the 21st century, with global resources growing ever smaller, the Spanish were back ... in force. Instead of heeding a warning from the Canadian government to stay outside a newly declared 300 nm EEZ, the Spanish refused to recognize the new boundary and sent warships to escort their fishing fleet. The Spanish have deployed their light carrier Principe de Asturias to the Grand Banks. In response, the Canadian Armed Forces have

reinforced air assets at St. John's and Shearwater. Spanish intentions are unknown, but it is expected that they will use the carrier to provide an umbrella over their fishing fleet. (Released September 2000).