Command: Modern Operations Command: Showcase - Icebreakers

Command: Modern Operations Command: Showcase - Icebreakers is a scenario in which you lead a U.S.-Canadian Freedom of Navigation operation through the Arctic Circle. As Arctic ice retreats, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) becomes a shipping lane connecting Shanghai and Copenhagen at one-third the old distance, bypassing strategic bottlenecks such as the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar. Russia responds to the changing region with military construction and claims that its laws for the waterway supersede the United Nations Law of the Sea. The U.S. President and Canadian Prime Minister decide to challenge those claims.

Lead the fleet

The Polar Star, an icebreaker that can push through sea ice, leads your fleet. Allied surface action groups follow, including Zumwalt and Arleigh Burke destroyers, Harry DeWolf patrol ships and other vessels. The fleet has no carrier, but receives support from Air Force units stationed in Alaska.

Control the information

Russian satellites are active, and information is a key part of the operation. US CYBERCOM has prepared an attack package, code-named Widowmaker, to help deal with the satellites.

Escalating hostilities

War has not been declared, but hostilities may begin at any moment. Russia’s response changes dynamically according to the level of hostility you show. The Road to War script models escalation from harassment and skirmishing to outright warfare.