Seeing Red (Part 1 of 3)
Campaign 5 - The Iberian Conflict
New World Order series
EC2000 NACV battleset
In August 1996, increased Basque terrorism in Spain and a new hardline government in Madrid led to a brutal crackdown on ethnic Basque communities. The conflict spilled over into an international incident when Basque refugees fled to France for safety. Spanish military forces pursued and attacked suspected Basque terrorists in French territory. The French were not at all pleased with the incursions, and dispatched their own troops to shut down the border. Accusing France of harboring terrorists, Spain vowed retaliation.
The opening scenario in this series shows how the war between France and Spain opened with an air battle. The struggle for air superiority over the Iberian Peninsula reached a climax when a French civilian airliner was accidentally shot down by the Spanish air force. With the nation clamoring for blood, the French Navy put to sea. (Released December 2000).