Got AvGas?

[Turboswede]

Just found this forum and I wanted to ask about something I have wondered about ever since I first bought by T2K V1 boxed set back in the early 80’s. One of the basic tenets of the T2K game in all its alliterations is that from about 1998 on the world’s airpower was grounded because of damage to petroleum refining capacity and that aircraft required high octane “Avgas” to fly.

The problem is that only piston engine aircraft use high octane Avgas. Turbines burn JP4 which is basically kerosene, but can be adapted to run on diesel or paraffin. So, if you can run the turbine of an M-1 on methanol, why not the turbines of a UH-60 or Mi-8?

I know it’s a silly question, but can anyone provide a good rationalization for why aircraft are grounded?