Scenario Design & Discussion

View File Worst Case Scenario Can the EU repel a US invasion of Greenland? Let's see. EC 2003 NACV HCDB2 170909 Submitter rainman Submitted 01/23/2026 Category NACV  

Operation Plumbob II - Swineriot View File A slightly complex Study scenario designed less to be won than for data and player playstyle analysis. I've attempted to incorporate every single surface/land atomic weapon possible via the use of land, sea, and air platforms. There are some hopefully helpful prompts before Nuclear Release is granted. It's meant to be played as Blue Only, has a time limit of eight hours. The target names correlate to the distance from projected Ground Zero, so make sure you aim your aircraft for Kaliningrad's hypocenter. Finally, it really isn't fun, unless you like blowing stuff up …

Operation Veiled Persona, Operation Veiled Temple View File Operation Veiled Persona and Operation Veiled Temple Two renditions of the B. I. Hutchenson HDSIII NACV penultimate, "Air Force 1," except this time the scene is the Med, and The Comrades are on the run. Blue is tasked with...well...blowing stuff up, akin to Red's orders in the aformentioned scenario. Red's task is to survive...and blow stuff up. Specifically, capital cities. Operation Veiled Temple is a retrospective version of Persona, using older platforms whenever they could be sensibly interjected. Easter Egg Warning: One of the possible target…

Socrates, Socrates Hemlock View File This is a modernization of the original GIUK scenario "Attack on the Bastion." Blue's job is to neutralize the boomers, but in order to do that, it may be necessary to negate the surface playing field. Socrates Hemlock is a slightly easier version of the modification. Red's job is to protect the Silent Swords of the Rodina. There is a real, but small chance Marko Ramius may make an appearance. Also, Red's job includes negating Blue's airbase. Though Red lacks any bombers, I think you should be able to think of something . Purrastroika, 22 Jan. 2022 …

File Name: A Dragon in South Africa, April 2015. Historical Training Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 16 Apr 2015 File Category: South Africa A Dragon in South Africa, April 2015. Historical Training Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the South Africa Battleset and the HCDB-140909 1980-2015 era Platform Database. Image: HMS Dragon in the English Channel in 30 August 2011, photo by LA(Phot) Nicky Wilson, photo taked from Wikipedia Commons and in OGL (Open Government License). This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/UK side or from the Red/South Africa side. Is a very simple and introductory scenar…

File Name: Beira Patrol going hot, 1966. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 02 Apr 2013 File Category: South Africa Beira Patrol going hot, March 1966. Image: HMS Eagle 1970, photograph by Isaac Newton, source: Wikipedia from the HMS Minerva (F45) web site http://www.hmsminerva.info/photos1.htm A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the South Africa Battleset and the HCCW-120614 Cold War Platform Database. This scenario is designed for play by the British/Blue or by the Combined/Red side, to avoid spoilers is better to play many times first the British/Blue side, and only after the Combined/Red side. Is a long and probably difficult scenar…

File Name: Headbutt #2 File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 2 Jan 2011 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB 101213 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB The Headbutts This is series of three HCE scenarios, intended primarily for beginning and intermediate HCE players. They are small, and playable from RED or BLUE in each case. I hope that these will serve as a training tool for beginners, and an overview of the relative capabilities of American, French, Russian, and British carrier groups around 2014 or so for more advanced players. "Historical" accuracy is a goal, so Tomcats, Backfires, Vikings, etc. are absent in this collec…

File Name: Headbutt#1 File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 2 Jan 2011 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB 101213 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB The Headbutts This is series of three HCE scenarios, intended primarily for beginning and intermediate HCE players. They are small, and playable from RED or BLUE in each case. I hope that these will serve as a training tool for beginners, and an overview of the relative capabilities of American, French, Russian, and British carrier groups around 2014 or so for more advanced players. "Historical" accuracy is a goal, so Tomcats, Backfires, Vikings, etc. are absent in this collect…

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: Sixth Battle File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 6 Dec 2008 File Updated: 8 Dec 2008 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB-081124 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB Sixth Battle (version 2.0) A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the South Africa Battleset. This scenario is intended for play by the BLUE side only. This scenario is a tribute to a favorite novel of mine, The Sixth Battle by Barrett Tillman, and although some effort has been expended at recreating the battle depicted in that book, I have also taken varied some of the events and players to make a workable Harpoon scenario. The scenari…

File Name: Sons of Neptune File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 17 Aug 2012 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB-120621 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the South Africa battleset. This scenario is designed for play by either the BLUE or RED side. Most folks have probably never heard of the Agalega Islands, which lie about 400 nm northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Their remote location is key to their importance, especially from the perspective of burgeoning blue water navies like India and China. The islands straddle a vital shipping route for a great deal of com…

File Name: Task Force Rybakov File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 8 Dec 2008 File Updated: 8 Dec 2008 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB-081124 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB Task Force Rybakov A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the South Africa Battleset. This scenario is intended for play by the RED side only. This scenario is a RED side sequel to my earlier scenario, Sixth Battle, which of course is a tribute to a favorite novel of mine, The Sixth Battle by Barrett Tillman. Although some effort has been expended at recreating the battle depicted in that book, I have also taken varied some of the…

File Name: Trophy Hunters File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 2 Mar 2010 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB-100206 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB Trophy Hunters A Harpoon Commanders Edition (HCE) scenario for the South Africa Battleset. This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only. In 1969, thousands of Chinese workers began arriving at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam and immediately set to work on the TAZARA project, a national railway that would stretch deep into the East African interior and would not only connect remote rural communities but also drive across southern Tanzania into the Zambian…

File Name: Battle of the River Plate, December, 13, 1939. Historical Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 04 Sep 2009 File Category: South Atlantic Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939. Historical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 Battle for South Atlantic The Americas Battleset and the HCWW-101110 World Wars era Platform Database. Picture: Source Wikipedia Commons from Imperial War Museum. IWM caption : The German battleship Admiral Graf Spee in flames after being scuttled in the River Plate Estuary off Montevideo, Uruguay. 17 December 1939. This is photograph A 3 from collections of Imperial War …

File Name: Drake's Passage File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 11 Jan 2010 File Updated: 11 Jan 2010 File Category: South Atlantic DB Used: HCDA091023 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-South Atlantic: .sct - CDB - CDB Russia (red) vs Chile, Argentina and Brazil. BLUE only. A carrier battle, or not. This scenario explores the ability of 2nd world navies against 1st world opponents. RED version to follow. Updated to include torpedo speeds in notes only, scenario is unchanged. Click here to download this file

File Name: Drakeski's Passage File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 11 Jan 2010 File Category: South Atlantic DB Used: HCDA091023 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-South Atlantic: .sct - CDB - CDB "Drake's Passage" from the RED side. Not so hard, I think, if you're careful. Lots of bad guys.... Click here to download this file

File Name: Operation Paraquet: South Georgia, 20-26 April 1982. Historical Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 21 Sep 2015 File Category: South Atlantic Operation Paraquet: South Georgia, 20-26 April 1982. Historical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the South Atlantic Battleset and the HCDA-110606 (Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 'Americas') Platform Database. Image: Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance A 171 (in service 1967-1991), support ship and guard vessel for the British Antarctic Survey. Probably sailing off South Georgia, judging by the surrounding seascape. Photo by Alan Broomhead (ex Royal Navy), uploaded 200…

File Name: Outside the Anglosphere File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 19 Oct 2009 File Updated: 19 Oct 2009 File Category: South Atlantic DB Used: HCDA-091019 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Atlantic: .sct - CDB - CDB Scenario Background: Outside the Anglosphere A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the South America battleset and the HCE Americas (HCDA) database. This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side. Novelist Neal Stephenson is credited with coining the term Anglosphere, referring to a community of nations that share not only the English language, but a "cultural heritage of liberty under the rule of law, honorin…

File Name: FRWL2B File Submitter: Akula File Submitted: 11 April 2009 File Category: WestPac DB Used: HCDB-090128 Authors: Akula Battleset-WestPac - .SCq OK guys, here it is the much anticipated monster scenario. A warning, this is a VERY LARGE scenario and will run slowly on all but the most powerful computers. You'll need to keep the time compression low to manage it. See the included READ-ME for further info. Background: The Kurile Islands have been a point of contention between Japan and the Soviet Union since the end or World War Two. Even following the collapse of the Soviet state, the area remains disputed. Japan claims that the southern most…

Another Senkaku crisis. July 2024. Hypothetical Scenario. Another Senkaku crisis. July 2024. Hypothetical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the 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/Chinese side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: JS Shimokita LST-4002, sistership of the JS Osumi LST-4001 depicted on this scenario, and JS Izakuc…