Following Namibia's independence in 1990 the South African government retained the enclave of Walvis Bay. While the South Africans justified this action as the result of legal technicalities, in reality the enclave was retained as the control of its vital port provided the South Africans with the ability to strangle the Namibian economy. Furthermore, the extensive military facilities in the Enclave provided South Africa with a base for offensive operations against Namibia and Angola.

While the dispute over the enclave was historically peacefully resolved through diplomatic negotiations, this scenario considers a situation where a break-down in the negotiations results in the Namibian government deciding to take the enclave by force. In return for a promise of a share of Namibia's diamond revenue, the Namibians have obtained the service of a reinforced Cuban Combined Arms Regiment to carry out this goal.

Carefully manoeuvring under the cover of a dust storm, this powerful Cuban-Cuban force has now reached the border of the enclave undetected, and now stands poised to begin the attack.

Can the South Africans hold onto the last colonial possession in Sub-Saharan Africa, or will Namibia's liberation be completed by force?

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