Scenario Design & Discussion

Very interesting Wikipedia entry, also inspirational with a lot of ideas for scenario building: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_III

AAR: Bad Moon Rising [spoiler Alert] A Harpoon Classic scenario By Brad Leyte I decided right away that recovery was too risky since there was virtually no possibility of air coverage of any of the surface elements. They would be too exposed in the heart of the Russian / Chinese strike range. I ordered the submarine tenders and rescue ships to stay well away from the Kuriles and gambled with the submarines. A CAP [Combat Air Patrol] was sent up to cover the Frank Cable. They were engaged by Flankers and returned fire when fired upon. It turned out that the Russians were going to be very sensitive to any and all flights in the northern Pacific and were "defend…

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: Panacea (NWG3I) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: IOPG Panacea (Part 3 of 3) Campaign 9 - The Third Gulf War New World Order series HDS3 IOPG Battleset In the aftermath of the conflict with India and UBAN, it was believed that problems in the Middle East would settle at least a little. This proved to be a false hope. Dictatorial tendencies have surfaced in Yemen, this time with the full support of the New Soviet Confederation (NSC). Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, have come under threat once again. Saudi Arabia, devastated by the UBAN invasion and Soviet long-range air strikes, is slowly rebuilding itself thanks …

File Name: The Tin Man Missions (NWCM6) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC The Tin Man Missions (Part 6 of 8) Cyprus Affair Campaign New World Order series HDS3 MEDC Battleset When the NSC made good on its promises to deliver SA-10 Grumble SAM systems to the Greek Cypriots in Spring 1995, despite Turkish protest, the stage was set for another conflict in Cyprus. The presence of the advanced weapons shifted the delicate balance of power, as it put nearly all aircraft operating from the Turkish side of the island at risk. When regular Turkish forces stormed the island a few months later, NATO was embar…

Spoilers apply! * * * * * * After Action Report: GIU2 v1.1 - Operation "Channel Watch" Acting as ECON, and with friendly forces arrayed through France and northeast to Denmark, the objective for the player is to suppress UK air defences over the English Channel and to prevent American reinforcements from reaching British shores. Intelligence reported that a US convoy was incoming, under the cover provided by a US Navy carrier and its escorts, and that the Americans had returned in force to Iceland. With 9:18:05 to go, I achieved minimum victory after the destruction of the USS Harry Truman Carrier Strike Group, the HMS Ocean battle group, most of …

AAR: There's No Place Like Home [spoiler Alert] A Harpoon Classic scenario By Patrick Howard The time is the present, and the Kosovo crisis and the resulting Serbian invasion has led to long simmering tensions between Russia and the US exploding, with the sinking of an American submarine found within Russian territorial waters near Archangel. The Commander of the ASW frigate involved has been cashiered for his aggressiveness, but the loss of USS Dallas and 155 American sailors has the US public infuriated and the US government is bent on revenge. American diplomatic staff has been recalled and war is imminent. Unfortunately, the AFS Kuznetsov, with his escorts,…

File Name: Interesting Times, Part Two File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 24 Jan 2018 File Category: South Africa Interesting Times, Part 2. The PRC has taken advantage of the chaos in the Middle east to support a coup in Angola. Scrape together some limited resources and kick them out. Click here to download this file

File Name: Raid On Iraq File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 10 Nov 2008 File Category: IOPG DB Used: Unknown Authors: Peter Jennes Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 Rescued from Harpoon Scenario Warehouse. Iraq has nukes for sale; stop them. Click here to download this file

File Name: Crystal Blue Persuasion (NWPB2) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: IOPG Crystal Blue Persuasion (Part 2 of 3) Campaign 7 - Peacemaking in Bangladesh New World Order series HDS3 IOPG Battleset The horrific nuclear conflict in 1998 between India and Pakistan, and between the USA and NSC, had consequences that extended far beyond those countries. Heavy radioactive fallout drifted as far east as Japan and some North Pacific islands. Nations closer to the battle zone suffered severely. Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar were especially hard hit by fallout. The resulting stresses on the economy and social fabric of these already q…

File Name: Royal Canadian Rant File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 13 Feb 2011 File Category: NACV DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-NACV: .sc6 - HDS1 - HDS6 From 1993. Three small scenarios from a guy with a 'tude. Click here to download this file

File Name: Two on One (NWIN3) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: NACV Two on One (Part 3 of 3) Campaign 5 - The Iberian Conflict New World Order series EC2000 NACV battleset In August 1996, increased Basque terrorism in Spain and a new hardline government in Madrid led to a brutal crackdown on ethnic Basque communities. The conflict spilled over into an international incident when Basque refugees fled to France for safety. Spanish military forces pursued and attacked suspected Basque terrorists in French territory. The French were not at all pleased with the incursions, and dispatched their own troops to shut down the border. Accu…

File Name: Pushing Back (Part 4 of 5) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: WestPac The South China Sea War (Part 4 of 5) The situation in the Parcel Islands continues to deteriorate. Fire has been exchanged between Chinese and Japanese and Korean naval vessels with each side blaming each other for beginning the hostilities. The Chinese are still refusing to disclose the reason for their seizing and fortifying the islands and have insisted on remaining there. In fact, they have dispatched a large occupation force to garrison the island. The countries around the region, have decided to impose a blockade around the island. (Released Decem…

File Name: Emerald Action File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK Emerald Action (Battle Ocean 1990 series) 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 ... (Released January 2006). Click here to download this file

View File August 1988 Sea of Okhotsk skirmish August 1988 Sea of Okhotsk skirmish, hypothetical scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for Western Pacific WesPac Battleset and the HCDB2-170909 (or later) 1980-2025 era Platform Database. This scenario is designed with Advanced Scenario Editor Build 2017.013 and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/Japanese side or from the Red/Soviet side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: JMSDF DDH-141 Haruna pulls into Pearl Harbor in 2008, previo…

File Name: Pakistani Blockade File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 6 Dec 2009 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: Unknown Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 From 2000. The USN vs. India. You may be surprised... Click here to download this file

I am having a problem getting homemade scenarios to work. So last night I reinstalled HCE and copied the original-original .mdb and .res files for safe keeping. Went into PlatEdit-Import DB-and changed the AA denfenses for Kef-Red and added a blue airbase in Greenland (an overwrite) using the basic, provided DB - Export DB. All OK, I can pull up the saved data in PlatEdit and can create a scenorio with ScenEdit using the new bases. BUT I can not load it to play. I get this message "GetAnnex Error-ADDIDToList Error: expected a disk ID, got 0 (0x0). this message has been logged. The program will now terminate". HELP!

29th Scenario posted this year! Mark Gellis has posted another challenging scenario. Thanks for sharing your work with the community. Operation Spanish Fury - BAT10D2 - EC2003 MEDC A few years in the future... Revolutions in Algeria, Libya, and Egypt have left these countries in the grip of radical Islamic governments that are hostile to the United States and the European Union. In recent months, there have been a number of terrorist attacks in Spain. While the Algerian government is not directly responsible for these attacks, they have fostered an atmosphere of hatred against the E.U. and they have done nothing to prevent terrorists from organizing a…

File Name: There Goes the Neighborhood (NWUM6) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC There Goes the Neighborhood (Part 6 of 7) Campaign 4 - The War with UBAN New World Order series EC2000 MEDC Battleset The war in the Mediterranean theater pitted NATO against UBAN members Syria, Egypt and Libya. Although historically an ally of the US, Israel's participation in the war with UBAN was not one of acting in coalition, but rather in fighting for the survival of the nation. UBAN aggression was further encouraged and supported by the NSC and its client Yugoslavia. (Released November 2000). The final mission of the naval task group …

File Name: Beida la Boom File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC History is full of interesting surprises. The mercurial leader of Libya, having made much of his reputation as a foe of the West, ultimately decided that the future of his country (and his own future) might be secured more easily by adopting a policy of moderation. He was promptly ousted and forced into exile. The new regime is openly hostile to the West. Its ultimate goal is to dominate North and Central Africa and it has started an aggressive campaign of purchasing weapons from nations such as China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran. In addition, it has purch…