Scenario Design & Discussion

File Name: Crimean River File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC Our support of the Ukraine in its border conflict with Russia has broken up most of the enemy offensive, except in the Crimea, where the war is bogging down. Intelligence indicates that many Russian units are no longer getting consistent support or orders from Moscow, and that some isolated groups of Russian forces are either surrendering or "melting away". There is, unfortunately, at least one exception. A rogue general in the Crimea has taken the opportunity to seize a nuclear powerplant. His intentions are unknown, but he and his compatriots are known to …

File Name: LaGrange Six File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC In this scenario, the ties and alliances between a host of European nations, old and new alike, have broken down. War has broken out once again between newly reformed states, failed states, and age old enemies. This time, the relationships evidenced by NATO, the EU and the like, have also crumbled. France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia have joined the battle on the side of Croatia, while the US, UK, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Ukraine have pledged to support Macedonia and the Former Yugoslavia. Peacekeeping in the reg…

File Name: Forced into a Corner File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC Chaos reigned in the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime. The United States failed to obtain sufficient support from the international community for its exercise in nation building, and with the body count rising and a new Administration in Washington, US forces pulled out in late 2004. Continuing political friction with the European Union was only aggravated by the turn of events in Iraq. The withdrawal of any significant Western presence in the Middle East led to a power vacuum that soon twisted itself into a nightmare scenario. T…

File Name: Patriot Lane File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC Egyptian and Syrian air strikes against Israel have in large part been repelled, but not without a heavy cost in lives and equipment. Worse, Jordan has joined the cause and is supporting a massive overland assault by armored forces moving through the Golan Heights and across the Sinai. The George Bush carrier battle group has now arrived in the battle zone, having suppressed a hostile Libya, but we can no longer rely on support from the RAF or Aviano airbase in Italy. The situation in Israel is desperate. They are battling valiantly against the Arab incursion…

File Name: Tsetskli ! File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC Today, as the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, Georgia remains piteously poor. And, yet, geopolitically, it is a country of enormous importance. An immense pipeline passes through Georgian territory, moving vast quantities of oil and gas from the Caspian Sea to a Turkish port. In the wake of the American withdrawal (some might say, ejection) from the Persian Gulf, Caspian oil is seen as crucially important in relieving dependence on oil from the Gulf region. The Russians are about to withdraw from the republic completely, and NATO membership i…

File Name: Med War File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC The Eastern Mediterranean has erupted into chaos. Israel's enemies Syria and Libya have decided to wipe Israel from the map. Meanwhile, the Egyptian government has been accused by Libya of being "a traitor to the Arab cause" and is massing troops along the common border. Intelligence sources have been observing an increase in readiness levels of both Libya and Syria in the past few months. In addition, both governments have purchased a large amount of Soviet equipment. In an unforeseen development, Soviet paratroopers and Marines have taken over the Suez Canal zone in a "caretake…

File Name: ISR10A1 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC A few years in the future ... A military coup has placed a radical Islamic government in control of Egypt. Mossad has uncovered evidence that the new Egyptian government has sponsored acts of terrorism against Israel and other Western nations. Israel has decided to impose a blockade on the Egyptian port of Alexandria. Unfortunately, the E.U. is not entirely convinced that Egypt is guilty of sponsoring terrorism, and refuses to recognize the blockade as legitimate. There is growing concern that one or more European nations will try to run the blockade. For the pres…

File Name: ISR10A2 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC A few years in the future ... Israel, beleving Egypt to be responsible for terrorist attacks, has blockaded the port of Alexandria. The E.U., refusing to believe that Egypt was responsible, attempted to run the blockade; the convoy of tankers escorted by Italian warships was destroyed, a humiliating defeat for the E.U. The E.U. has decided to punish Israel by destroying as much of its navy and air assets as it can. Two large task forces have been dispatched to take control of the eastern Mediterranean. A large number of air assets have been transferred to Greek ai…

File Name: ITA10A1 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC EC2003 MEDC A few years in the future ... Disputes over trade and environmental issues have created friction between Russia and the European Union. After one incident where two of its warships were sunk by E.U. forces, there is evidence that Russia will make a punitive strike designed to "educate" the E.U. The "lesson," of course, is that Europe cannot attack Russia with impunity. Russia believes that America is unlikely to interefere. The growing global influence and economic power of the E.U. has created tension with the United States. If Russian troops were marching into B…

File Name: Ukraine is not the Boss of Me File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC Ukraine is not the Boss of Me (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 MEDC A few years in the future ... Relations between Ukraine and some of its neighbors have become strained. In particular, Ukraine has demanded that Romania stop violating its trade sanctions against other Black Sea nations like Georgia. Romania has politely but firmly replied that it will trade with whomever it pleases. Ukraine appears poised to take this quarrel to the next level... (Released October 2004). Click here to download this file

File Name: Storsjoodjuret File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK The worst case scenario for Sweden has just come to pass. Failed promises of prosperity after EU integration, combined with persistent high unemployment, have suddenly brought down the government in Finland and replaced it with one friendly to an aggressive Russian Federation. Russian armed forces have been granted access to Finnish airspace and territory as part of a mutual defence pact. This includes the Aland Islands, which are rumoured to have been "leased" (some say sold) to Russia, and already military forces are reported to be digging in around the islands and const…

File Name: Operation Thistle File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK Operation Thistle (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 GIUK It is 1990 and the world is at war. The Soviet Union has invaded and occupied Iran. In response, the United States and many of its allies have declared war on the Soviet Union. One of the objectives of the Soviet Union is to destroy oil rigs in the North Sea, as this will cause serious economic and strategic harm to the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. The less oil the West has, the more difficult it will be for them to defeat the Soviet Union. Early in the war, the Soviets attacked Norway, damaging man…

File Name: Last Tango to Portsmouth File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK Last Tango to Portsmouth (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 GIUK It is 1990 and the world is at war. England is in jeopardy. As in the last two World Wars, the enemy is attempting to bring England to its knees by denying it access to the sea lanes, and to the food and oil that an island nation of seventy million people must have to avoid starvation and industrial collapse. As part of the war effort, convoys carrying food, oil, and goods are in transit from the United States to England. And, as one might expect, the Soviet Union is very interested in making su…

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

File Name: Continental Connection File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK Continental Connection (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 GIUK A few years in the future ... French intelligence operatives have learned Russia plans to sell a number of older tactical nuclear weapons to their allies in the Third World. The European Union has demanded that Russia abandon the plan. Russia has responded by insisting that the French have been misled by unreliable sources. However, satellite photographs reveal that a convoy consisting of Russian warships and merchants has just entered the Norwegian Sea. (Released January 2006). Click here to do…

File Name: Pinger Charlie File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 07 Apr 2007 File Category: GIUK Pinger Charlie EC2003 GIUK During the Cold War, the Baltic Sea was the "playground" of maritime reconnaissance and electronic surveillance assets of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Both sides employed their assets to continuously monitor each other's activities. The West German Naval Air Arm's Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) of Marinefliegergeschwader 3 (MFG3) "Graf Zeppelin", based at Nordholz, flew continuous patrols over the Baltic Sea and Danish approaches to monitor the buildup of Soviet naval forces which would have to transit through these waters to rea…

File Name: Battle Ocean 1990 File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: NACV Battle Ocean 1990 EC2003 Atlantic First of the Battle Ocean 1990 series. These scenarios are set in an alternate universe. In 1990, the government in Iran collapsed and the country was plunged into chaos. The Soviet Union decided to take advantage of this to gain control of Iran's oil and its warm water ports. It invaded, quickly smashed the Iranian military, and took control of the country. The United States and its allies have condemned the invasion. The Soviet Union and its allies know that the West will eventually attempt to liberate I…

File Name: The Cold North File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: NACV The Cold North EC2003 Atlantic The Russian military has been experiencing a loss of discipline and an increase of desertions and mutinies among its ranks brought on by little or no pay and loss of morale. Of late, several older ex-Soviet warships that were laid up prior to decommissioning have turned up missing. More disturbing is the fact that the ammunition for these warships stored in a nearby warehouse, prior to their destruction have also turned up missing. In another development, Oil has been discovered in and around the coast of northern Greenland and several o…

File Name: Hungry Lion File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: NACV Hungry Lion (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 Atlantic Ocean It is 1990 and the world is at war. The Soviet Union has invaded and occupied Iran. The United States and its allies demanded that the Soviet Union remove its forces from Iran immediately and threatened to use force if necessary. The Soviet Union responded with a series of lightning strikes that destroyed a large number of military bases in Europe. The Soviets then initiated a massive campaign of submarine warfare designed to cripple the West. Their goal does not appear to be to invade…

File Name: Labrador Lightning File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: NACV Labrador Lightning (Battle Ocean 1990 series) EC2003 Atlantic Ocean The collapse of fish populations around the world due to overfishing has created serious international friction. This is particularly true in the Atlantic. More and more often, European fishing boats have illegally entered Canadian waters. Canada has attempted to resolve the issue via diplomatic channels, but without success. Two months ago, the Canadian people elected a new government. The new Prime Minister warned that Canada would deal harshly with illegal fishing. Bar…