Slitherine

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[An ode to the classic Origin/Chris Roberts game Strike Commander, which my poor 386 could never satisfactorily deliver but with which I was greatly enamored. I thought it would be fun to recreate some of its' missions in Command. We start at the beginning...]

Background

The past twenty years has seen unprecedented world-wide upheaval with the uncivil fracturing of the Soviet Union, failed interventions in the Mid-East and continental environmental disasters. Across the globe old political orders fall, energy resources dwindle and economies collapse. Mercenaries become a commonplace tool as governments and powerful corporations vie among each other to protect or assert their interests.

Mauritania, July 2011

Struggling with an externally-funded rebellion, the leadership of the North African nation of Mauritania has turned to employing private military forces to stem their losses. The Turkish-based Wildcats, a mercenary fighter squadron composed of F-16 fighters, has been retained and is beginning operations from a remote Strike Base in the Western Sahara.