Scenario Design & Discussion

I'm working on some ideas for realistic Cold War scenarios involving Soviets, and I'm trying to figure out something. Under what circumstances would you have the Soviet Navy shooting at people, possibly even NATO ships, c. 1985, where things do not rapidly turn into a global exchange of nuclear weapons? Some ideas... 1. Spies on the run. Submarines on both sides probably sneaked in close to enemy shores all the time to gather intelligence, etc. I'm guessing that if those submarines had been forced to surface, perhaps even fired on, there would have been a lot of grumbling from the country that sent them and maybe a tit-for-tat response like sending an ambass…

File Name: Running on Empty.zip File Submitter: Clemens File Submitted: 6 May 2012 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-120426 Authors: Clemens Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac Scenario Background: Running on empty. China's declared exclusion zone and subsequent attacks on ships has caused shipping insurance companies to stop offering insurance to any ship that comes within 500 miles of the conflict area. The consequence of this is that Japan is down to two weeks worth crude oil and natural gas. The only solution the Japanese have been able to come up with is for the government to buy several ULCC's, and LNG carriers and have the JMSDF operate them. …

File Name: SCS Bully for You File Submitter: Clemens File Submitted: 29 Apr 2012 File Updated: 1 May 2012 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB Authors: Clemens Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac Scenario Background: Numerous incidents in the South China Sea have finally enraged the PRC leadership. As a consequence they have declared all their territorial claims in the South China Sea to be an exclusion zone. To enforce the exclusion zone the Shi lang and escorts are being dispatched to the SCS. Virtually every nation with a territorial claim in the Spratly's has had their navy set sail and their air forces are conducting combat patrols over their territor…

File Name: Thitu-Theirs was not to reason why File Submitter: Clemens File Submitted: 22 Apr 2012 File Category: WestPac DB Used westpac Authors: Clemens Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac Spratly Islands scenario. Philippines vs China Click Here to download this file Another small scenario. The Philippines VS China in the Spratly Islands. I had to make a few assumptions in this one to make it interesting The main assumption being that the Philippines got almost all the items on their wish list from the US with some purchases from Italy and Greece From the US another Hamilton Class cutter and some older F-16's http://news.yahoo.com/phili…

File Name: Senkaku File Submitter: Clemens File Submitted: 17 Apr 2012 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-120405 Authors: Clemens Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac Just a small scenario based on the Senkaku Islands dispute. This is my first scenario after a several years without harpoon on my computer, so please offer any and all critiques on this as I hope to write several scenarios based on the Senkaku and Spratly Islands and Taiwan, (possibly involving NK and SK too) The background is yet another confrontation by chinese fishing trawlers. Several had anchored just off of one of the islands. As expected a standoff ensued until the JCG attempte…

File Name: Phantoms Over Norway File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 13 Apr 2012 File Category: GIUK DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-GIUK: .sc5 - HDS1 - HDS1 From 1990. A wing of F4s must defend Norwegian bases and a Marine Amphibious Group from destruction. Click here to download this file

File Name: Syrian Cyprus File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 26 Feb 2012 File Category: MEDC DB Used: N/A Authors: Maurice Blok Battleset-MEDC: .sco - EC2003 - EC2003 From 1992. NATO forces try to prevent a Syrian takeover of Cyprus. Click here to download this file

File Name: Canada's Helos File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 12 Feb 2012 File Category: NACV DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-NACV: .sc6 - HDS1 - HDS6 From 1993. ASW exercise contrasting the "new" Merlins with the "old" RCN helos. Click here to download this file

Hi all, I'm new to the world of Harpoon and have been inspired by the recent flare-up of debate over the Falklands to experiment with the Battleset and Scenario editors, using the latest HCDA database. Having played a few games I've come to appreciate the qualities of electronic warfare platforms. In the Falklands the UK has a Joint Communications Unit providing EW support to its armed forces. This is based at RAF Mount Pleasant. I wondered whether there was any way of including such a land-based platform in my scenarios? I'm familiar with the airborne platfroms but I can't wrok out whtehr a land-based one is possible within the game (and if not, why not?). …

File Name: Kilos in the Gulf File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 5 Feb 2012 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: J. Lassen Battleset-IOPG: .sc8 - HDS1 - HDS8 From 1998? ASW in the Gulf of Oman: prevent mining the Straits of Hormuz. Click here to download this file

File Name: Another Franco-Prussian War File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 25 Jan 2012 File Category: GIUK DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-GIUK: .sc5 - HDS1 - HDS1 From Unknown, 1993. Sub vs. surface in the North Sea. Some minor fiddling to the original ROE. Click here to download this file

File Name: Western Sahara Tin Can Sailors File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 20 Jan 2012 File Category: MEDC Western Sahara Tin Can Sailors, circa 1985: Note: In this scenario, to avoid spoilers, it is better to play the Spanish/Blue side first a few times, and only after play the Polisario Front/Moroccan/Red side, and keeping in mind the special considerations writed in the Red Orders. My aim in this scenario is to capture the flavour of small and very limitated conflicts, almost naval guerrilla warfare. It's also inspired by the recent implementation of the Lepanto/Fletcher class destroyers in the simulation DataBase and of course in the vivid h…

File Name: Bring Me The Base Of Diego Garcia File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 15 Jan 2012 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: LAM Battleset-IOPG: .sc4 - Orig - Original From 1991. As an exercise in Soviet carrier airpower, eliminate said base and a USN CVBG. NOTE: Using the latest HC2011.013GE will eventually trigger an "AI Stopped Sub" error message that will later stop the game cold. However, It worked fine when I backtracked to the 2009.064 GE. Click here to download this file

In the past month or so, we've had more than a half dozen great new scenarios for HCE. Check em out! These come from a couple of the community's more prolific scenario writers, Enrique Mas and Patrick Howard, and we're fortunate and happy that they're sharing their work with the rest of us. Bravo and thanks, guys. [Enrique, thanks for making use of the 'new' Middle East battleset for your latest scenarios. Much appreciated!]

File Name: Operation Praying Mantis 1988, Hypothetical Scenario File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 07 Jan 2012 File Category: Middle East Operation Praying Mantis 1988, All-Out Engagement. Note: This scenario is designed mostly to be played from the US/Blue and it's better to play that side in first place, and to play it later from the Iranian/Red side because it can be a little frustrating and boring, but the victory is also possible. Operation Praying Mantis was the Reagan administration answer to the Irani attacks on neutral tanker shipping and inmediate consequence of the mining deployed from the LST Iran Arj against the USS Samuel B. Roberts …

File Name: Operation Praying Mantis 1988, Historical Scenario File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 07 Jan 2012 File Category: Middle East Operation Praying Mantis 1988, historical engagement. Note: This scenario is designed mostly to be played from the US/Blue and it's better to play that side in first place, and to play it later from the Iranian/Red side because it can be a little frustrating and boring, but the victory is also possible. Operation Praying Mantis was the Reagan administration answer to the Irani attacks on neutral tanker shipping and inmediate consequence of the mining deployed from the LST Iran Arj against the USS Samuel B. …

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Greetings, I've played Harpoon for years, but am new to HUCE and the orders Writer. How do I save orders for a scenario that I am designing? FWFS, Greg Emerson, DM1(SW), USN-Retired Renton, WA, USA

File Name: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 25 Dec 2011 File Category: IOPG DB Used: HCDB_111211 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-IOPG: .scp - EC2003 - EC2003 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. can Iran really close the Straits of Hormuz? Even if the US is not involved? Click here to download this file

After Action Report: So You Think You Can Dance NOTE: Usual spoilers follow. Play the scenario yourself before reading further. Sitrep At game start the 'new' Chinese aircraft carrier Shi Lang was exiting the East China Sea. Her escorts comprised four destroyers, a frigate and a replenishment oiler. More importantly, her air wing comprised about two squadrons of Su-33 'Flanker' multi-role fighters. The phibgru ZTS was nearly 200 nm behind, still deep in the East China Sea but following in the path of the new carrier battle group. It comprised five amphibious ships and four escorts (three destroyers and a frigate). Further out in the Pacific, four …