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Sino-Soviet War: US Airstikes Over Vietnam (1969) - Mission 3 - Played by Wolfpack345

North Vietnam has agreed to enter the Sino-Soviet War on the side of the Soviet Union in exchange for the transfer of the Chinese Paracel islands to Vietnamese control, which were recently occupied by Soviet forces. This move has surprised American policy makers, as the Soviet Union can only provide limited military aid to North Vietnam while the Red Army fights in Manchuria. Many expect other secret deals must have convinced North Vietnam to join the war and launch raids into Southern China. As a result of this news, the U.S. Air Force and Navy have begun extensive bombing operations throughout North Vietnam.

The US Navy will be conducting carrier operations in the Gulf of Tonkin at Yankee Station, with the main objectives of striking North Vietnamese logistics at Haiphong and Mong Cai. B-52s operating from Thailand will hit oil installations in the port city of Vinh. US carrier aircraft will also be required to run SEAD over Vinh during this operation.

US forces in Vietnam have been degraded by morale issues, the Tet Offensive, and troop withdrawals earlier in the year. Now, President Nixon faces difficult foreign policy decisions and domestic anti-war sentiment. Fearing a possible Soviet victory in Manchuria and a strong Soviet ally in Vietnam, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff have advised the unthinkable: a troop surge to South Vietnam and a ground invasion of the North.

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