Scenario Design & Discussion

File Name: GIUK Campaign File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 1 Jun 2008 File Category: GIUK DB Used: N/A Authors: Rick Fortier Battleset-GIUK: .sc1 - Orig - Original Very nicely done set of scenarios in this campaign. Click here to download this file

Get Your Goat A new HCCE scenario for EC2003 Mediterranean Battleset (RED side) Relations between Spain and Morocco deteriorated after the departure of the Socialist government in Madrid, re-opening numerous old wounds. A brief but anxious confrontation in July 2002 had failed to resolve a longstanding quarrel over certain disputed territories in the Strait of Gibraltar, principally among them Leila (called Isla Perejil in Spain), Ceuta and Melilla. Morocco now claimed sovereignty over all three areas, declaring that Spain should be satisfied enough with its claim to the Canary Islands. In reply, Spain has renewed a permanent military presence at Ceuta that had not e…

AAR Tsetskli Scenario design: Brad Leyte Tester: Ralf Koelbach Another scen playing in the MEDC area. And another real tough one! Until now I have not been able to win it. The situation: You are to support our small forces at different bases. You have strong naval and air assets...but virtually no time. I failed many times, using many different tactics. One tactic was to throw all TLAMs at the red bases in order to suppress his air activity. But too little, too late: Red always managed it to attack effectively first our bases, destroy enough of them an win. Another one was a desperate counterattack with those limited air assets on the endangered bases, b…

File Name: Norwegian Sea War File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 1 Jun 2008 File Category: GIUK DB Used: N/A Authors: Julian Rouse Battleset-GIUK: .sce - HDS3 - HDS9 Something different: a brief campaign with well-written scenarios for this battleset. Click here to download this file

Predator or Prey A new HCCE scenario for the Westpac Battleset (RED side) Having taken responsibility for its own defence, and in the face of increased dialogue and openness on the part of the North, the Republic of Korea has tacitly encouraged the departure of US troops on the Korean Peninsula. Responsibilities elsewhere have accelerated this redeployment and reshaped the American presence from a military force into a wholly diplomatic delegation. An end to the decades old stand-off between the two Koreas appears imminent, and yet something is not quite right about this new atmosphere of peace and reunification. Key anti-Communist legislation was recently dismantled…

File Name: Kosovo File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 1 Jun 2008 File Category: MEDC DB Used: N/A Authors: Lt. Allen Battleset-MEDC: .scg - HDS3 - HDSG Found in a forgotten folder from years ago. NATO vs. Serbian navy in the Adriatic. Contains original scenario and a variation. Click here to download this file

AAR: Resolve [spoiler Alert] A very interesting mission this is: to suppress the enemy without causing too much damage. How ironic can orders be? This scenario is fraught with real life Rules of Engagement. I launched my Ready +5 fighters immediately with supporting AEW units. I also launched my SEAD aircraft while re-arming others for the SEAD role because I didn’t want to inflict any more damage that absolutely necessary. I calculated that if I could keep the enemy blind, my bombers could penetrate without opposition. One Hawkeye was assigned to cover Taiwan, who was lacking in any kind of AEW support. She looked pretty naked and open to attack. I…

The Ninth Immortal A new HCCE scenario for the Westpac Battleset (BLUE side) War with the People's Republic of China is several days old, and going well. So well, in fact, that there are signs of severe fractures in the political structure in Beijing. National Command Authority is becoming increasingly concerned that the PRC may raise the stakes and risk nuclear escalation rather than face humiliation. Satellite reconnaissance indicates a brand new Chinese ballistic missile submarine is preparing to go to sea. To play from the Red side, try the scenario "Dynasty". and ... Dynasty A new HCCE scenario for the Westpac Battleset (RED side) The war with…

File Name: Fire and Fury File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 23 Aug 2017 File Category: WestPac Fire and Fury A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the Westpac Battleset. This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side, and requires database HCDB2-170714 or later. Long suspected of having a nuclear weapons program, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) caused worldwide alarm when it tested its first atomic bomb in 2006, in spite of years of negotiations aimed at preventing just that. In parallel with the Bomb itself, the Hermit Kingdom also pursued the means to deliver it. And in July 2017, barely a decade after first becoming…

Christopher Stoner (aka DarkNite) has released a new HCCE scenario for the Westpac Battleset called "Allegro", a sequel to "Prelude" and apparently Part 2 of a three part series. Check it out ! This one looks at a PRC/Taiwan battle without actually involving the Taiwan Strait! Your primary mission will be to guide your SAG and Amphib groups from Taiwan past enemy units from the Chinese and Philipino sides trying to locate them. Use every trick you can think of because once you're spotted it can easily become a slugfest. Grab it at the HC Scen/AAR Page.

After Action Report: The Battle of El Arish A HC scenario by Mark Gellis To watch for signs of an imminent Soviet/Egyptian attack, the IDF/AF immediately launched one of two Boeing 707 aircraft equipped with the new and still experimental Phalcon AEW&C radar systems. It would hopefully provide a better picture of the battlespace than the E-2 Daya systems. Immediately, two surface action groups (SAGs) - presumably the enemy - were detected just north of Port Said, and moving west. One of the SAGs was soon evaluated as comprising Soviet ships, namely a Kresta II cruiser, Udaloy destroyer, and a Krivak I frigate. They would prove a formidable foe for the Is…

File Name: Fire in the Hole File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 8 Mar 2009 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-IOPG: .sc4 - Orig - Original India has destroyed Pakistan; a US convoy is next. Click here to download this file

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

Mark Gellis has released the 33rd scenario of the year. From Cold War to Cod War. Emerald Action – BAT10C3 - EC2003 GIUK Recent ecological factors have led to the collapse of fish populations around the world. The European Union has decided to treat certain regions of the Atlantic Ocean as "fallow zones" in the hopes that fish populations will recover and a worldwide food crisis will be avoided. Not all nations recognize these Fallow Zones, though... Norwegian fishing boats have once again entered Fallow Zones to the west of Ireland. Irish forces are directed to locate these fishing boats and seize them; if they attempt to flee, sink them. These boat…

AAR: Allegro [spoiler Alert] A Harpoon Classic scenario By Christopher Stoner [a.k.a. DarkNite] PTM Tze Chiang had been the hero of the opening act in what would soon be known as the Spratly Affair. Her four victories over two Batillo-class gunboats and two H-6 Badger bombers made her the must successful command in the history of the Republic of China’s armed forces. However, Lieutenant Zhao knew that luck was a finite quantity and he firmly believed that he and his crew had used up all of theirs in the first scene. She was currently paired up with the frigate, Hsi Ning off the coast of Labuan. I ordered CAP [Combat Air Patrols] aloft over all of …

File Name: No Place Like Home File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 5 Mar 2008 File Updated: 9 Mar 2008 File Category: GIUK DB Used: HCDB-071223 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-GIUK: .scm - EC2003 - EC2003 Here's a little stinker regarding getting some Russians home. Be careful out there Click here to download this file

View File Operation FRUKIS For play with Harpoon Classic vers 2022.027 or newer, Middle East Battleset and HCCW 140314 Database. Israel invaded Egypt on 29 October 1956, having done so with the primary objective of re-opening the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as the recent tightening of the eight-year-long Egyptian blockade further prevented Israeli passage. After issuing a joint ultimatum for a ceasefire, the United Kingdom and France joined the Israelis on 5 November, seeking to depose Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and regain control of the Suez Canal. [from wikipedia Suez Crisis Suez Crisis - Wikipedia ] In thi…

File Name: Failsafe File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 13 Dec 2008 File Updated: 13 Dec 2008 File Category: Custom DB Used: HCDA-080924 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset: No Information Battleset-Custom: .scz - Custom BS - Custom BS Failsafe A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the custom Bering Strait Battleset. This scenario is intended for play by the BLUE side only. Tensions with the Soviet Union are at an all time high. The President and the Joint Chiefs have just ordered Defense Condition 2 (DEFCON 2), as it is believed that an attack by the USSR may be imminent. Intelligence reports and analysis indicate that if it comes, it will o…

AAR: Cruise Control [spoiler Alert] A Harpoon Classic scenario By Mark Gellis The Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation is likely one of the most difficult missions to undertake. Not only must the evacuation force fend off threats to itself, but it must also attend to the needs of the evacuees. This was the mission assigned to the LPD Iwo Jima. The situation had the Cruise liner, LPD Trenton, HSV sailing independently. This meant that they would essentially be naked to aggression. With an unknown submarine reported in the area, I felt that it was just too risky to allow for them to sail alone. One torpedo would be all that was required to scuttle the…

AAR: Emerald Action By Mark Gellis Lieutenant O'Malley was fuming as he walked out of the radio room. He had just received his orders from HQ ashore. "Locate Norwegian fishing vessels in your vicinity and handle with extreme prejudice." Although he didn't necessarily agree with their implied violence, he could obey them. The next part of his orders were what gave him gastronomic upset, "Norwegian frigate Narvik believed to be in your Area of Operations [AO]. Exercise extreme caution." Now how the heck was he supposed to deal with that? Did the REMFs ever bother to compare the range of his 76mm guns to the range of the Narvik's Surface-to-Surface Missiles …