The Deep War
World War ZThis flow traces the underwater campaign from industrial protection to the permanent unfinished war against submerged undead.
increasing
Bearing strength in each event
decreasing
Rig Protection

Rig Protection
New Battlefield
Michael Choi describes divers defending offshore energy platforms from underwater undead.
Technology
Atmospheric Diving Suits protect bodies from pressure and bites.
Mission
Industrial infrastructure must continue operating even beneath hostile water.
Troll Swarm

Troll Swarm
Ambush
A swarm surrounds divers at a Norwegian platform.
Blindness
Silt, darkness, and suit insulation remove ordinary senses.
Reform
Civilian workers demand better protection before returning to the sea.
Beachhead Nets

Beachhead Nets
Diversion
Ships use active sonar to draw undead away from landing beaches.
Barrier
Underwater nets create a protected corridor for amphibious forces.
Limitation
The tactic works because the enemy is attracted, not because it understands the trap.
Harbor Clearing

Harbor Clearing
Wreckage
Divers enter sunken ships, crushed vehicles, and debris-filled channels.
Close Combat
Every compartment becomes a dark room where undead may be waiting.
Strategic Value
Opening ports reconnects the surviving world to trade and transport.
The Ocean Floor

The Ocean Floor
Reconnaissance
Michael Choi tracks remaining undead instead of eliminating them all.
Persistence
Saltwater, pressure, and time fail to explain their continued existence.
Unfinished War
The sea preserves a threat that civilization has not yet learned to finish.
during the first maritime campaigns
early DSCC operations
during amphibious landings
late in the war
postwar present