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Falkland Islands Exlcusion Enforcement

Hello again everyone!

I was heavily inspired by Jive Turkey's first public scenario "'82 Falkland Peacekeeper" (found here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1589544182).

I was intrigued by the concept and setting, though I found his execution of the mission, and overall mission design (i.e. US Fleet assembly, carrier air wing, deployment locations, etc.) to be lacking in the "realism" and detail that I enjoy and that I try to incorporate into my missions; so I decided to make my own spin on the scenario from scratch today.

I didn't go "all out" with the realistic fleet compliments and air wings, etc. like I normally tend to do, but it's good enought for me and for this hypothetical situation. and, of course, I had to work in my beloved "Big Gun" warships, but this mission has 2: ARA General Belgrano and USS Iowa; so gun duels await!

As usual, feel free to make videos of, or incorporate parts of this mission into your own, so long as you give credit to me as the original creator.

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Date: May 1982;
Location: Falkland Islands;
Side: United States Navy;

The British have suffered a couple of major defeats in their conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. ARA General Belgrano was able to slip past the HMS Conqueror and sink the HMS Hermes with it's guns. Additionally, Argentinian Aircraft were able to fire on and sink the HMS Sheffield, HMS Coventry, and HMS Glasgow.

As a result of these losses, the United Kingdom was forced to appeal to their allies and the United Nations to assist them in this conflict. Thatcher's good friend, American President Ronald Reagan, was able to convince congress to allow him to deploy a part of the US Navy to establish an exclusion and no-fly zone around the Falkland Islands. All ships or aircraft operating inside the exclusion zone are to be declared hostile. Royal Navy ships have agreed to anchor in or around the Falkland Islands for the duration of the USN's stay so as to not violate the exclusion zone and be subject to attack.

For this operation, the USN has rushed the USS America (CV-66) through it's repair period and deployed it to the region. Additionally, the USS Iowa (BB-61) was rushed through it's return-to-service shakedown after being in-reserve for 27 years and has also been deployed to the islands to potentially provide gunfire support with it's massive 16" guns. This marks the first deployment of a Battleship to a conflict area since USS New Jersey (BB-62) went to vietnam in 1968 and since the 4 Iowas went to Korea in 1951.

The Argentinian government has stated that since the islands are their terratory, they can move through it as they please, and they will fire on any ships or aircraft preventing them from doing so.