Scenario Design & Discussion

Hi all, I saw this article today and it spurred some interest: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=626...c=SEA&s=TOP Combined with the news about the Varyag almost reaching completion and US talks about selling or updating Taiwan's F-16's, I think there are some cool possibilities for scenarios here. 1. Growing escalations have led to increased US deployment before crisis. A more balanced scenario with the US having 2 CVBGs, increased air power from Kadena and Andersen, and subs already in position in the Strait and near key Chinese strategic areas. Objective would be to eliminate Chinese air and missile bases. 2. Surprise. US CVBG is out of p…

File Name: "Iron Lady" SNS Dedalo, Mediterranean ASW 1989 File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 17 Apr 2011 File Category: MEDC A Mediterranean basically ASW scenario inspired by the old scenario booklets of the Harpoon 3 series of the late 1980s and early 1990s, good for easy gameplay and for testing generic tactics and weapons. Actually is a mix-up of individual naval scenarios as only the Computer Harpoon can provide. And reflecting all the knowledge adquired the last years in some matters, as about Soviet/Russian platforms and forces composition. The scenario is also a tribute to the USS Cabot CVL-28/SNS Dedalo R01 and her American and Spanish crews. De…

Crap. Just Crap. So thought Admiral Konstantin Sidenko as he slid the vodka bottle away across the desk and looked at the telex one more time. Japanese at Yuznho-Kurilsk, and I have to kick them out. And just three months until a nice retirement, the Black Sea villa, the wine cellar, the mistress, oh, the mistress...Crap! What rotten luck. I wonder who told them what lousy shape we're in. He stood up, put the bottle in the cabinet across the room. No more of that for a while. He put some water in the samovar for tea and assessed the situation. In a large sense, he was "screwed" as the Americans put it. Years of low budgets and corruption had sapped the Far East …

Hello! Recently, thanks to a post in Matrix forum, I bought the book STRIKE GROUP REAGAN; being an Harpoon player, I loved it a lot! BTW, as soon as possible, I'm thinking to build a couple of scenarios based on it. Today I discovered another book titled THE SIXTH BATTLE and I bought it as well. So my question is simple ... are there other books enjoyable by an Harpoon player and suitable to be used as a base for scenarios? Thanks in advance! Roberto

File Name: Submarines Galore 1989 !!! File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 09 Apr 2011 File Category: GIUK Submarines Galore 1989!!! A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 Battle for GIUK Gap Battleset and the HCDB-130818 1980-2015 Era Platform Database. A submarine-only scenario without other diversions, inspired by some old scenario booklets of the Harpoon 3 series, good for testing submarines, submarine tactics, sonars, torpedoes and other ASW weapons. Perhaps the Western submarines are numerically over-represented, but it's reflecting the original and very reduced in number of submarines paper scenarios. Also it's configured …

Yesterday on TV, I saw a documentary about the Al-Basrah Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq. Has anyone designed or considered designing a scenario regarding this current situation? And is it even possible? Just being honest, I don't know about the databases to know if there is a way to create the sort of situation that forces in the Gulf are currently facing. Obviously, some sort of civilian airplane attack on the Terminal is not possible, with no civilian type airplanes in the database. Are there any ships that can be created that would be able to try and attack the terminal? The defending forces while centering on a CBG, the primary defens…

File Name: Gauntlet in CommonDB File Submitter: mavfin File Submitted: 30 Mar 2011 File Updated: 4 Apr 2011 File Category: GIUK DB Used: HCDB-110304 Authors: converted original GIUK Battleset-GIUK: .scm - EC2003 - EC2003 This is my first attempt at scenario making for a wider audience than myself. Just the old Gauntlet scenario from the original GIUK battleset, updated for EC2003 GIUK. I had to tweak the air units a bit, and I still haven't gotten the sub close enough to fire torpedoes at me, but, the last time I tried this, a Fencer clipped a merchie with an ARM, and missed the Brave with 2 of the ASMs, but I still won. Take a look at it, and see wh…

Greetings everyone, I just completed my 3rd attempt at Fortress Keflavik scenario. The simulation gave me the opportunity for victory after achieving the minimum conditions, but I decided to try and sink all Red force surface vessles. Mission accomplished. Does this make me some sort of scoundrel? For those of you who have played this particular battle, have you found a way to compeltely anihalate and sink ALL Red Force vessles, surface and sub? Also were you able to do any damage to the Red Force airfields? I sank all the Red Surface forces, and 2 subs at a cost of 10 aircraft. Any ideas or suggestions?

File Name: Sixth Battle File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 20 Mar 2011 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: Les Battleset-IOPG: .sc8 - HDS1 - HDS8 From 1993. A work around: The USN tries to save South Africa from a Soviet-backed invasion by its neighbors. Click here to download this file

File Name: Linebacker File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 19 Mar 2011 File Updated: 21 Mar 2011 File Category: Custom DB Used: HCCW-110319 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset: Indochina (Custom) Battleset-Custom: .scz - Custom BS - Custom BS Linebacker A Harpoon Commanders Edition (HCE) scenario for the Indochina Battleset and the HCCW database (HCCW-110319 or later). This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only. Disrupting the critical flow of men and materiel south was a primary objective of the US Air Force throughout the Vietnam war. Lacking good road and highway links, the North relied heavily on its railroad to support its offensive. D…

File Name: In Flight Refuel Exercise File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 17 Mar 2011 File Updated: 31 Mar 2011 File Category: NACV DB Used: HCDB-100930 Authors: Don Thomas Battleset-NACV: .scn - EC2003 - EC2003 This is a non combat scenario with some 'exercises' to help hone skills in getting fuel to airborne aircraft with minimum effort. Probably only of interest to newer Harpoon players that don't already now the ropes of IFR. In the ZIP file there is a text file that gives the details of the included exercises so that you can have that open as a separate window for reference during the scenario. (31/3/11) Up dated orders to correct a feature rega…

File Name: Reflex Crown File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 13 Mar 2011 File Category: GIUK DB Used: N/A Authors: Cobalt Shiva Battleset-GIUK: .sc5 - HDS1 - HDS1 From 1993. An exercise in symmetry: you and the enemy have equal forces. Play Blue or Red - you make the difference. Click here to download this file

File Name: Helicopter SEAD exercise File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 13 Mar 2011 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-110225 Authors: Don Thomas Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac A final of three small scale scenarios concentrating on SEAD operations and EW. Here Blue (play blue only) has no fixed wing planes but relies on helicopters for attack and SAM for defence. Uses Westpac battleset and standard database (HCDB-110225). Ever wanted to use helos as your front line interceptors?? Now's your chance (but don't waste them, hey). Don Thomas Click here to download this file

File Name: ECM-HARM exercise File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 8 Mar 2011 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-110225 Authors: Don Thomas Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac A development of my earlier ECM-SEAD scenario, here you have four aircraft that are HARM armament capable. For this bonus you pay with stiffer opposition. To save time you might like to use the attack helicopters on some of the easier SAM sites and the MRL unit on the primary target. Don Thomas Click here to download this file

File Name: Save the Queen File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 6 Mar 2011 File Category: NACV DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-NACV: .sc6 - HDS1 - HDS6 From 1994. Protect the Dutch Royal Family as they head for Canada. Click here to download this file

File Name: Antaeus File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 4 Mar 2011 File Updated: 4 Mar 2011 File Category: MEDC DB Used: HCDB-110304 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-MEDC: .sco - EC2003 - EC2003 Antaeus A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 MEDC battleset. This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only. Having become engulfed in the protests and demonstrations cascading across Middle Eastern nations, Libya is now in full revolt. Benghazi has fallen to, some might say been liberated by, the anti-government movement which is sweeping west toward Tripoli. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, leader of this North African country for more than…

File Name: ECM-SEAD exercise File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 3 Mar 2011 File Updated: 3 Mar 2011 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-110225 Authors: Don Thomas Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac A small scenario concentrating on SEAD, ECM and bombing/ assault attacks with only minor distractions. Something of an introductory exercise. Use standard Database version HCDB-110225 (or newer) and Westac battleset. Most weapons are short range with no ARM for the player so close in work, ECM and planning are necessary. Also the scenario includes as the primary target a "Secret Base". Any comments on improving the usefulness of the "Orders" for i…

File Name: Task Force 77 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 27 Feb 2011 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCCW-110222 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-WPac: .scq - WPac - WestPac Task Force 77 A Harpoon Commanders Edition (HCE) scenario for the Westpac Battleset and the HCE Cold War Database (HCCW-110222 or later). This scenario is intended for play by the BLUE side only. In April 1975, with the North Vietnamese tightening their stranglehold on South Vietnam and their army closing on Saigon, the Americans assembled a large naval force to assist in the evacuation of American civilians and Vietnamese refugees deemed to be at risk when the entire country…

A flurry of new scenarios (rather than snow) in the dead of winter is a great thing to see. Thanks, folks.

File Name: Accident! File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 27 Feb 2011 File Category: MEDC DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-MEDC: .sc7 - HDS1 - HDS7 From 1992. The Sea Sparrow incident escalates. Click here to download this file