Please bear with me, this is my very first attempt at anything more one ship at a time.
Firstly the back story - as it is in my mind I would welcome some help to make it a bit more believable.
May 1st 1979. The East German reistence group Action 19 newley formed with the aim of reuniting Germany through force, planned its first attack. The mission centred on the killing of a KGB Captain by the name of Aloyna (meaning Light) on his way to start his new posting in a small town east of Berlin called Wemeuchen.
As the trucks with passed by on the road to Wemeuchen in the dead of night, explosives ripped through the 3 vehicles killing all in side them. As the Action 19 fighters converged on the vehicles they found no evidence of the KGB Captain, in an attempt to buy more time the 3 vehicles were pushed into the river that ran along side the road. Leaving the scene as quickly as they could, they melted into the country side.
This is what we have learned from evidence provided by Russia after the outbreak. The vehicles were carrying two viles of Russian Ebola-C a new Biopreparat centre creation. The weapon designed to targeted enemy water systems, the results can be seen in the map below. Much of Western Europe fell to the plague.
This is my Great Britain since 1979. Since the day Europe fell silent.
Armed Forces of Great Britain
The current forces of the Malpusian MoD are as follows:
Navy:
2 CVNF ( On order)
2 CVS (to be replaced 2014-2020)
1 LPH
12 Destroyers
29 Frigates (split between Liverpool and Duke Class)
20 Blood Class Quarantine maintainment vessels
4 Wave Class tankers
2 Leaf Class Support tankers (due to be replaced in 2014)
4 Victoria Class replenishment oilers
3 Bay Class ( 4 built - one sold to Australia in 2006)
4 Point Class Sea Lift Ships
7 Trafalgar Class SSN (Due to retire 2018)
4 Astute ( 3 additional Astute due by 2014 follow on of 4 expected 2012)
Naval Air Arm:
60 F/A-18F Super Hornet
60 F-35C (On order)
47 Sea Harrier FA2
9 E-2 (on order, due 2011)
5 C-2 ( on order, due 2012)
24 Seahawk (18 more on order)
30 Super Lynx
22 Sea King (being drawn down)
28 Nimrod MR2 (to be retired from service 2014)
18 P-8 Poseidon (On order due to start delivery in 2013)
Marines:
12,000 Men
( After the Virus set in the Marines numbers were increased including a new Hazmat team - tasked with entering quarantine zone when required)
Coast Guard
12 Cutters
Airforce:
102 F-35C (on order due from 2012 follow on order of 80 tbc)
88 F/A-18A/B Hornet ( due to retire 2016)
80 GR9 Harriers (due to retire 2012)
60 Hawk
30 T-6 Texan II
10 TAV-8B Harrier
22 Black Hawk
8 C-17
12 Tri star airial refuelers (due to retire 2015)
28 Hercules C5 (C-130J)
12 Boeing E-767 (ordered in 1994)
12 Boeing 767 refuelers (ordered 2009)
16 Predator Drones (on use over Quarantine zone)
10 Reaper Drones (strike missions over Quarantine zone)
Army:
108,000 Men
20,000 TA
350 Challenger II
400 FV510 Warrior upgraded in 2005
200 Supacat "Jackal" MWMIK
500 Land Rover Snatch
44 Chinook
64 Black Hawk
48 AH-64