Yellow Line
April 1990.
The Korean Peninsula is again approaching the edge of war.
A violent coup in Pyongyang has shattered the command structure of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Communications between the capital, regional commands, and coastal defense units have become erratic. Some formations continue to follow orders issued by the old leadership. Others appear to be taking instructions from rival military factions. Along the western coast, Korean People’s Navy units remain active, but it is no longer clear who controls them.
The crisis has spread south with alarming speed.
In Seoul, the government has placed its forces on high alert. Airfields, ports, and evacuation routes around the capital are under heavy military control. Civilian movement is increasingly restricted. Rumors of northern troop movements, missile preparations, and possible artillery action have triggered panic among foreign residents. The possibility of a second Korean War is no longer treated as a distant contingency.
Under the stated purpose of protecting U.S., Japanese, and other foreign nationals, U.S. naval forces have entered the Yellow Sea. Washington insists that the deployment is temporary, defensive, and limited to the protection of civilians. Beijing sees something different.
To China, the northern Yellow Sea is not a distant theater. It is the maritime approach to the Bohai Strait, the Liaodong Peninsula, Tianjin, and ultimately Beijing. Any sustained U.S. naval presence in these waters would place American sensors, aircraft, and missile-capable warships near the front door of China’s capital region. Even if introduced under the banner of evacuation and crisis response, such a presence could create a precedent that would be difficult to reverse.
Chinese leaders therefore view the U.S. movement northward as more than a humanitarian operation. They see it as a test of access, a probe into China’s maritime security perimeter, and the possible beginning of a permanent U.S. military foothold in the northern Yellow Sea.
The Central Military Commission has authorized the Beihai Fleet to establish an exclusion line running between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Ongjin Peninsula. Foreign naval forces are not to advance north of that line.
The situation remains unstable. North Korean naval units are operating without reliable command control. U.S. forces continue to move under the protection of their own air and naval assets. Chinese forces have been ordered to prevent further foreign military penetration into the northern Yellow Sea.
The line has been drawn.
It must be held.
-This mission includes voice events. Subtitles will appear in the Intel tab. If time compression is set too high, some voice lines may not play correctly.
-This mission also includes a simple multi-ending structure.
Here are the scenarios I have created so far.
Ingress Fire Egress
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3666665119
Empire’s Edge
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3681744987
Forged at Sea
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3697083854
Door Knocker
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3712485126
