I’ve had a change of direction with my modern naval project plans and have decided that, rather than focus on a Cold War Chinese – Taiwanese conflict, it would be much more interesting to try out a contemporary, twenty first century theme. I’ve been looking for a suitable context for this for a while, having already gathered together some French warships as a potential option, but I have decided to go for a modern Chilean fleet for a number of convincing reasons. 

Not only is it a varied and interesting fleet, with a Type 22, Type 23’s, Adelaide Class and Karel Doorman class frigates, it also is the most professional, capable naval force in the region. As potential adversaries the Argentinians are an obvious option choice but you can also run a War of the Pacific 2 with the Peruvian navy, using it’s relative strength in submarines to counter the surface warfare capability of the Chilean navy. 

There’s also a potential clash with the PLAN, perhaps over fishing in Chilean territorial waters, which has been a cause of tension recently. I also have some suitable coastal terrain, so that angel is already covered. I have dispatched an order for 1/3000th scale Chilean and Peruvian warships to Navwar, so may well start this as an Easter holiday painting project in a week or so. Here’s a bit of video which gives you a good idea about the capability of the Chilean navy, as an effective and well equipped force: