Third and last part of 1985: Sacred Oil Designers’ Notes, by Lionel Martinez! Learn the ropes before entering the war zone. In exclusive on Big Board Gaming!
1985: Sacred Oil SITREP, tomorrow on Whiskey Charlie, 1330 CST (2030 CET)! We’ll discuss the most gruesome details of the upcoming operation. Bring your own frags and MOPP suit.
After weeks of mounting tension and sabre-rattling, troops are finally assembling for transport to the Persian Gulf.
According to Pentagon internal sources, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger will announce DEFCON 2 within days.
Soviet General Secretary Andrei Gromyko, recently appointed after a military coup in Soviet Union, declared in a speech broadcasted by USSR state television that the American reaction to the unfolding events in Southwest Asia is “hysterical” and “a menace to the worldwide peace”.
More details on the operation can be found on the official 1985: Sacred Oil page.
1985: Deadly Northern Lights joins its smaller brother Less Than 60 Miles as a Charles S. Roberts Awards Nominee, in the Modern and Hypothetical Wargame category!
1985: DNL didn’t win, but considering our small print runs the nomination is a big achievement and we are really proud of it.
A big THANK YOU to the Grognards who voted for our monster!
The first part of the 1985: Sacred Oil Designers’ Notes is now declassified, in exclusive on BigBoardGaming! It’s going to be a hard campaign, get ready or get dead.
The following is a photo reportage covering the events of the 1985 conflict in the area defined by Pentagon as the “Southwest Asia theater”, most commonly referred to as Persian Gulf. The reportage covers from June 12th, 1985, when the military build-up started, to June 29th, 1985, the first day of the Soviet offensive against Iran that ultimately led to World War Three.
Photos are taken from various sources, and comments or explanations are kept to a bare minimum.
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June 12th, 1985: Soviet Union mobilizes forces in North Caucasus, Transcaucasus and Turkestan Military Districts
June 12th, 1985: Ilyushin-76 airlift reinforces Soviet bases in Ethiopia and South Yemen.
June 12th, 1985: Spetsnaz battalions are airlifted near the Iranian border by Mi-8 helicopters.
June 13th, 1985: US 7th Special Forces is airlifted to Diego Garcia