Attack on Jamestown

+ Soviet forces withdraw from Jamestown
	+ Jamestown's reactor is prevented from a meltdown
* Tactical draw
	+ Moderate casualties on both sides

* Steve Pomeranz
* Gordo Stevens †
* Tracy Stevens †
* Natalie Bishop
* Jonathan Gatos †
* Steve Lopez
* Vance Paulson †
* Helena Webster
* other Jamestown crew

* Vance Paulson
* Gordo Stevens
* Tracy Stevens

The **Attack on Jamestown** took place in September 1983 when armed Soviet cosmonauts successfully infiltrated the US outpost on the Moon in retaliation for an earlier incident when American Moon Marines opened fire on two unarmed cosmonauts, indirectly killing one. The peak in the Jamestown crisis, this was part of a major standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

During the attack, the coolant pump for Jamestown's nuclear reactor was hit by a bullet shot by the combatants, nearly causing a reactor meltdown, only prevented by Gordo and Tracy Stevens, albeit at the cost of their own lives.

## History

### Prelude

Following the expiration of an international space treaty, the United States and NASA sent armed marines to Jamestown in order to retrieve a mining site from the Soviets. The site was retaken a few months later, and the Moon Marines begun guarding the site. At some later day, during a shift rotation, they spotted two Soviet cosmonauts with some equipment and a large case. They were ordered to leave, and started backing away. One cosmonaut, Rolan Baranov, attempted to open a nearby case but was shot by marine Helena Webster. The other cosmonaut also tried to reach inside the case but was also gunned down. The penetration of his suit created a small spark which was setting him on fire and subsequently burned him to death, to the horror of the marines. They soon found out inside the case was a translator, and realized the cosmonauts had been unarmed.

The surviving cosmonaut was taken to Jamestown for recovery and later visited by his fellow crewmates.

### Attack on the base

After the incident, Jamestown operations were normal when Steve Pomeranz saw a Soviet cosmonaut near the base, quickly catching the attention of the rest of the astronauts in the room. The cosmonaut pulled out a gun and shot one of the windows of the main control room, causing uncontrolled decompression. Station commander Alex Rossi in his room nearby noticed the breach but was locked inside when the doors closed. Amidst the chaos, Jonathan Gatos was struck by debris and sucked out of the base through the broken window onto the surface of the Moon, where he died of vacuum exposure. The rest of the crew managed to escape the control room. Shortly after, several more cosmonauts entered the base, all with guns at the ready.

### Resolution

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## See also

* Jamestown
* Jamestown crisis
* Cold War

## References

1. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 3, Episode 3: "All In" (Death date of Tracy & Gordo on their memorial)
2. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 2, Episode 10: "The Grey"
3. ↑ *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 2, Episode 8: "And Here's to You"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *For All Mankind* TV Series - Season 2, Episode 9: "Triage"