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Scenario: First Strike Introduction: Sposobnyy was one of the first Soviet warships escorting Soviet merchant vessels in the Gulf to be challenged by the Iranians. Location: Strait of Hormuz, inbound shipping lane 5 miles north Tunb al Kubra Island. April 19, 1987, 1800 local time. Environment: Sea State 1, wind from 270° at 5 knots. Visibility 85%. Tactical Situation: Yesterday, an Iranian warship made threatening moves toward the merchant vessel you are escorting, but turned away as soon as it was warned. Soviet Forces: Sposobnyy (Project 61 [Kashin] class DDG), Captain 3rd Rank G. Nikitin M/V Basil Belokonenko (Nikolai Zhukov class mer…

This scenario was a test of using the new SimPlot Viewer for displaying player information in a multi-player game. Also tested was a PBEM process that Tony Eischens and I came up with for using the HarpGamer forum to play a blind game. I say both tests were a success. SimPlot Viewer SimPlot Viewer was created by me as an off-shoot of SimPlot. Most of the code is the same, but Viewer allows players to add their own graphics (range circles and suspected but unconfirmed enemy unit locations). The original SimPlot was meant to be a one-player application, but it quickly evolved into a multi-player/referee capable app. With those changes came code problems that th…

For all that followed along with this PBEM, please post your comments in this topic. I would appreciate any feedback about the game, the process we used to play it, and especially if you used SimPlot Viewer to follow along. Also, any general thoughts about the game flow including units and tactics can go here (Armchair Admiral ).