Scenario Design & Discussion

File Name: Silver Tower File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 16 Sep 2009 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: Marcus Mueller Battleset-IOPG: .sc4 - Orig - Original From 1992. Based on the book, Allied forces defend Iran from Soviet agression. Click here to download this file

File Name: The Killing of bin Laden, 1 May 2011 (Hypothetical). File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 03 May 2011 File Category: IOPG On the 2 May 2011 the World was surprised when US Government Officials informed about the killing the previous day in a daring Special Forces raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, of Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the al-Qaeda islamist international terrorist network. The action was excuted mostly by DevGru (Naval Special Warfare Development Group) members, previously the SEAL Team Six and nowadays with other classified name, descended in the house by fast rope and probably in collaboration with other Special Forces/CIA/I…

File Name: MEDFED10 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC Bottling up the black sea EC2000 Battle for the Mediterranean Sea The previous months saw a marginal victory for the Allied forces in a bid to retake the Med and contain the European Federation's newly rebuilt Black Sea fleet. Unfortunately, two new carrier groups slipped through the hastily gathered Allied mission and reports have these rogue groups seeking refuge somewhere on the southern coast of Turkey. A number of other Russian, Turkish and Arab destroyers and frigates remain poised and regrouping into patrols in the Aegean. Spain remains a steadfast supporter of the F…

File Name: The Bank Getaway File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 13 Jul 2008 File Category: GIUK DB Used: HCDB 080616 Authors: Patrick Howard Battleset-GIUK: .scm - EC2003 - EC2003 Get some grunts home from the seed bank in Spitzbergen. There are some folks that would like to meet you on the way. Don't let them. Click here to download this file

File Name: Rafale Wrangle File Submitter: wombat1417 File Submitted: 16 Sep 2009 File Category: IOPG DB Used: N/A Authors: Saul Jacobs Battleset-IOPG: .sc4 - Orig - Original From 1994. Take Charles de Gaulle for a test drive. Click here to download this file

I played this scenario as BLUE (USA) This is quite a big scenario! At the beginning your forces are more or less surrounded by RED bases, ships and aircraft. The assets in Thailand can be ignored, I couldn't find any use for them, only 3B2s are available at Guam and quite far off in the beginning. What was a bit frustrating is the fact that many of my Super Hornets on the Stennis were not outfitted with desirable outloads. I only had 4 aircraft fit out in "Intercept" role. I launched two Hawkeyes and pretty soon dozens of chinese aircraft started coming in from multiple vectors. I immediately readied two dozens of further aircraft with AA-loadout but the first 30…

Here are some rambling observation from toying around with the SE. Is the ALQ-164 ECM Pod found on the AV-8B II+ supposed to give relatively long ranged jamming support? I will double check tonight actual distances, but it was in fact “jamming” enemy radars. I had a neutral EW Su-24MR flying in a patrol status directly above a neutral Jask Iran. The Su jammed everybody, and Blue had no opportunity to suppress it. Mines were easily detected, engaged, and destroyed. Should mines be successfully engaged by helo launched torpedoes and/or surface ship anti-sub stand-off weaponry? Is their a way to tweak them so that it would require more specialized detection a…

File Name: Birth of the Satellite - IOPFED11 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 6 Dec 2008 File Category: IOPG DB Used: Original database Authors: Allen Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 The birth of the satellite – Near East Federation EC2000 Battle for the Gulf of Oman Just when everything was looking better for the Allies, India joins the European Federation and several Arab States to form the Near East Federation. Intelligence estimates that its only a matter of time before China, and several South East Asian countries join up. Strangely enough, Vietnam remains decidedly neutral and even leaning toward Allied sympathies;…

AAR: F-14 Fleet Defender V1.1 Battleset: HCE EC2003 NACV Source: F-14 Fleet Defender V1.1 - Harpgamer Author: Ralf Koelbach Contact: rkoelbach@yahoo.com Date of release: 08-Jan-2008 Date of play: Early-Mid July 2008 Synopsis: Ladies and Gentlemen, After success in V1.0, I set my sights on V1.1, which held the promise of an even greater challenge. I tried several times due to the fact it crashed repeatedly – normally towards the end. At game start time I found my main asset for this scenario - a 2*CV CVBG - about 450NM directly south of Iceland. Again, I had a strong suspicion that there would be Backfires – or at least Badgers – based there, and I sen…

File Name: Threshold (Part 1 of 5) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 20 Oct 2009 File Updated: 9 Mar 2010 File Category: Middle East DB Used: HCDB-090726 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-Middle East: .scv - CDB - CDB Threshold (Part 1 of 5) A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the new Middle East Battleset and the official HCE database (HCDB). This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side. In September 2007, Israel is widely believed to have carried out an air strike that destroyed a partly constructed nuclear reactor in eastern Syria. While much of what really happened remains speculation, the event echoed a previous strike carrie…

File Name: God Save the Queen! July 2017, Historical/Hypothetical Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 16 Jul 2017 File Category: GIUK God Save the Queen! July 2017, Historical/Hypothetical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the GIUK Gap Battleset and the HCDB2-170611 new standard 1980-2025 Platform Database. This scenario is designed with Advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/UK/NATO side or from the Red/Russia side. You should play a few times first the Blue/UK/NATO side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red/Ru…

File Name: Operation Jewel Thief - IOPFED12 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 6 Dec 2008 File Category: IOPG DB Used: Original database Authors: Allen Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 Operation Jewel Thief EC2000 Battle for the Gulf of Oman The failure to neutralize Sri Lanka by wresting away the Federation control of the island has escalated the conflict in the East Indian Ocean. The Allies must try once again in Operation Jewel Thief. The Federation has now committed several destroyer and frigate scout and attack squadrons to the detail of taking out Surat Thani and the American amphibious force stationed there. There ar…

File Name: Four Minute Warning File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 15 Sep 2014 File Category: GIUK From 1953, British citizens were told that they could expect four minutes of warning before an impending Soviet nuclear attack. Once the alert was given, television and radio networks all over the country would be interrupted by a broadcast warning, as well as activation of the national air raid siren system. In practise, the warning would have likely been much less than four minutes. The RAF Bomber Command Main Force, and its V class bombers - the Valiant, Vulcan, and Victor - was intended to guard against this threat and to prevent the neutralization of Britis…

Finished up Mark Gellis' latest scenario, Hungry Lion, last evening. Here's a short AAR: This is a traditional convoy scenario, in which you (as the Blue player) are tasked with moving a large number of ships across the pond (i.e. the Atlantic) from CONUS to Europe. It is also primarily a submarine warfare scenario, and like all traditional ASW, tended to comprise long periods of little activity punctuated by moments of sheer terror. The submarine threat to my convoy(s) was very real from the outset. Though I managed to escape the loss of any of my "merchies", the escorts suffered for their efforts in probing the unknown waters ahead. Shore based maritime patr…

File Name: East Indian Jewel - IOPFED13 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 6 Dec 2008 File Category: IOPG DB Used: Original database Authors: Allen Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 East Indian Jewel EC2000 Battle for the Gulf of Oman With the successful conclusion of Operation Jewel Thief, the Allied forces have secured Sri Lanka. They now have a launch point to control the East Indian Ocean, taking some of the pressure off Diego Garcia as being the supplying and staging base of future operations. Also included in this coup was the recapturing of several key British naval ships - amphibious units of the Ocean-class and Typ…

File Name: The First Convoy, September 1939 File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 18 Jul 2012 File Category: GIUK First Convoy in the Phoney War, 14-18 September 1939. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 Battle for GIUK Gap Battleset and the HCWW-101110 World Wars era Platform Database. That's an essay of building an historic and realistic scenario, and as consequence, something boring for most of the time, with some moments of terror, as in the real world ASW operations, in this case in the Western Approaches. And probably most of the played scenarios will be finished with a draw. Playtesting after built the scenario reflects …

View File Exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 (DYMA 21). Exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 (DYMA 21), February 22-March 5, 2021. Historical Training Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the Mediterranean Battleset and the HCDB2-170308 new standard 1980-2025 Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/NATO side or from the Red/NATO side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: December 10, 2010, USS Halsey (DDG-9…

File Name: The Final Showdown - IOPFED14 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 6 Dec 2008 File Category: IOPG DB Used: Original database Authors: Allen Battleset-IOPG: .scl - EC2000 - EC2000 The Final Showdown EC2000 Battle for the Gulf of Oman The demise of the European Federation last month was met with joy and celebration throughout the Allied powers of the world. A meaningful treaty is expected within weeks, with reparations and prisoner exchange to be negotiated over the next few months. In addition, the Allied victory in the East Indian Ocean a few weeks ago caused several Indian surface units to be handed over, including a Co…

After Action Report for 'Running on Empty' A scenario by Clemens 'Running on Empty' is a new HCE scenario for the Westpac battleset. I played the scenario from the BLUE side using GE Build 2009.064 and the HCDB database. Scenario Background Orders I am in charge of a large formation of ships (32 in all) comprised of roughly half warships and half commercial shipping (mostly oil tankers and LNG (liquid natural gas) carriers). All but one of the warships (the Bunker Hill class cruiser USS Chosin) belong to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including the new 'carrier' Shirane. Having just cleared the Malacca Straits, the group must now m…

Hi folks, I was out for several years, but now I want do restart some pooning. Re-installed HUE with HCUE and was on 2009.50. Scenario Editor not working, but I remembered: the SE was 16 bit and Window 10 doesn´t like that. Next, I installed the latest official update, 2015.027. GE works, but SE doesn´t start: "Cannot verify license." Here I need help. Thanks ind advance!