January 18, 1996, early morning, off the coast of Maine Bay.
The sea was shrouded in a thin mist, yet it could not completely conceal the massive figures of a fleet unfolding in battle formation.
After annexing California and receiving the bulk of the legacy from the San Diego Navy Base, the strength of the Mexican Navy took a qualitative leap forward. Ships that once fluttered the Star-Spangled Banner were now painted in the white-green-red tri-color emblem of the Mexican Navy, becoming the backbone of this "Revenge Fleet."
At the heart of the fleet was an aging yet modernized amphibious assault ship, "Tenochtitlan" (originally the US Navy's USS Nassau LHA-4), its massive body resembling a moving fortress, with decks densely lined with helicopters and vertical take-off and landing jets.
