Scenario Design & Discussion

File Name: Royal Patrol off Cairo File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 28 Jul 2011 File Updated: 27 Jul 2012 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD 3 1.61 Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information British ships on an intelligence mission in Egyptian waters get more than they bargained for... Click here to download this file

File Name: Salalah Station (1986) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 04 Feb 2013 File Category: Scenarios My fourth scenario of 2013... In 1986, the civil war in Yemen spilled over into Oman. Oman responded by firing mortar rounds into Yemen. The Soviet Union, Yemen's ally, moved ships into the area. The United States has been asked by Oman to move vessels into the area to help stabilize the situation. Image: CG 24 Reeves (public domain image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:E4-CG24Cruising.jpg) Click here to download this file

File Name: Scuffle with Saiburi (2018) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 12 Apr 2013 File Category: Scenarios My twelfth HUD-4 scenario of the year! In the near future, tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have increased. Thailand must station three warships along its maritime border with Cambodia and protect the oil rigs it has in the area. Image: The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) frigate H.T.M.S. Saiburi (FF-58) (Author: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class David Didier.) Click here to download this file

File Name: Serious Syria 2019 File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 15 May 2011 File Updated: 27 Jul 2012 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD3-1.5.5 Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information Command an E.U. convoy on its way to Syria to provide humanitarian aid. Syria may try to stop you from "aiding the rebels." Comments, observations, and suggestions are welcome. Click here to download this file

File Name: Sharks vs Flattops File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 31 Jan 2010 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: ANW DB v 2.2 Authors: Ralf Koelbach Battleset: No Information Sharks vs. Flattops A scenario for Harpoon 3 ANW by Ralf Koelbach Database: ANW DB v 2.2 Click here to download this file

File Name: Sidra Piper (1985) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 17 Jun 2013 File Category: Scenarios My 20th ANW/HUD-4 scenario for 2013... This Cold War scenario involves Portugal undertaking a training exercise in the Gulf of Sidra. Libya has warned that it will fire on ships violating what it considers its territorial waters. It is possible that this exercise could turn into a very special learning experience for Portugal... (This one turned out to be a surprisingly challenging one when I tested it. The trick is to keep in mind that the two Portuguese ships only have guns for anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense and the Portuguese A-7s, while …

File Name: South of Gwadar (2018) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 20 Apr 2013 File Category: Scenarios My thirteenth scenario of 2013... In the near future, Pakistan and Iran have become increasingly friendly. There are reports that they are planning to attack one of the Gulf states. An American carrier battle group must move into position, gather intelligence, and discourage Iran and Pakistan from starting a war. But will the Eisenhower and escorts now become the targets? Image: Guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) fires its five-inch gun (Source: Navy Image ID 070111-N-4515N-509; Author: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman App…

File Name: Stealth Attack File Submitter: Klaus Behrmann File Submitted: 31 Oct 2008 File Updated: 17 Nov 2008 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: DB2000 ANW 10.0 Authors: Klaus Behrmann Battleset: No Information Surgical strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities by Lancers, Spirits and Night Hawks, followed by conventional mop-up strikes by the 366th Fighter Wing and a CVBG in the Arabian Sea - but with some nasty surprises for the USA. The database can be found at the page: http://www.harpoonhq.com/?page_id=5 Or directly at: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...2000v10_0_0.zip Click here to download this file

File Name: SvaOil1 File Submitter: Herman File Submitted: 6 Nov 2008 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: Y2kDB v10.0.0 Authors: Klaus Behrmann Battleset: Svalbard Oil Svalbard Oil Battleset The discovery of the third largest oil and gas reserves on the planet near the Svalbard Islands led to a dispute with Russia, who has mining rights and maintains settlements on Spitsbergen, claiming that the islands belong to the chain of islands of Franz Josef Land. Svalbard Oil 1: The Blockade In a surprise move Russia landed troops in Longyearbyen ten days ago and occupied some of the major oil platforms. Norway filed a protest with the UN and requested forma…

File Name: SvaOil2 File Submitter: Herman File Submitted: 6 Nov 2008 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: Y2kDB v10.0.0 Authors: Klaus Behrmann Battleset: Svalbard Oil Svalbard Oil Battleset The discovery of the third largest oil and gas reserves on the planet near the Svalbard Islands led to a dispute with Russia, who has mining rights and maintains settlements on Spitsbergen, claiming that the islands belong to the chain of islands of Franz Josef Land. Svalbard Oil 2: NATO Strikes Back The attempt of the Royal Norwegian Navy to settle the dispute over the Svalbard Islands with rather limited resources was a failure, though the two Norwegian submarines…

File Name: Test Platforms File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 28 Nov 2012 File Category: Scenarios This is simply a copy of the generic scenario I use for testing platforms. Please download it, modify it, use it as you like, etc. It is already set up with some units related to some of the bugs that have been reported recently, but feel free to change them, add new ones, etc. as you like. It also has a Victory condition related to Possession (rather than Destroy); feel free to change it if you don't need it. If you find ships, planes, weapons, etc. with problems, please let Gunny know here on Harpgamer. New versions will be uploaded periodically as new issu…

File Name: The Battle of Baegryeong-do (2015) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 10 May 2013 File Category: Scenarios My 16th Harpoon ANW/HUD-4 scenario of 2013... In the near future, South Korean forces must defend the small island of Baegryeong-do from a North Korean attack! Image: Two South Korean F-16s (Source: U.S. Air Force website photo 071114-F-1851B-211; Author: Master Sgt. Jack Braden) Click here to download this file

File Name: The Battle of Bissau (1981) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 09 Feb 2013 File Category: Scenarios My fifth scenario of 2013... A revolution in Guinea-Bissau has put Americans at risk. With only days or hours before Americans are executed on trumped up charges of espionage, a hastily assembled task force must seize control of the well-defended city of Bissau. (I'm quite pleased with how this one turned out. It is definitely possible to win, but you have to manage resources carefully and play smart...or else!) Image: A U.S. Marine Corps Boeing CH-46 on the Guam (U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DF-ST-84-09763, Author: TSgt. Mike Creen)…

File Name: The Battle of Mukawwar (revised version) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 7 Nov 2011 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD-4 v1b6 Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information This is a revised version of the scenario, taking into account a few things I've learned from people over the last few weeks about setting up bases, and the ability to attack with paratroopers. Click here to download this file

File Name: The Cold North - The North Atlantic File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 Mar 2007 File Category: Scenarios 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 oilrigs a…

File Name: The Cu Lao Re Affair (1984) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 22 Jan 2013 File Category: Scenarios My third scenario of the year... At the height of the Cold War, Dutch forces must extract intelligence officers from an island off the coast of Vietnam. Image: A port bow view of the Netherlands frigate HrMs Kortenaer (F 807) underway (Author unknown, but image attributed to the U.S. Navy). Click here to download this file

File Name: The Duel V 3.0 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 13 Sep 2009 File Updated: 13 Sep 2009 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: ANW DB 2.2 Editor: Dale Hillier Authors: Ralf Koelbach Battleset: No Information The Duel V 3.0 A scenario for Harpoon 3 ANW and the ANW DB written by Ralf Koelbach rkoelbach@yahoo.com This scenario was, if I remember correctly, my first scen I wrote for and with Harpoon 2, back then in 1994 or so. It bases on the Duel scen in Harpoon Classic, GIUK Battleset, but incorporates a lot of improvements. This version 3.0 is Nato side only. Have fun ! Ralf Click here to download this file

File Name: The Haruyuki Saga (2015) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 16 Sep 2013 File Category: Scenarios For my 30th scenario of 2013, I tried something different. This is actually a trio of scenarios, following the Japanese destroyer Haruyuki (DD 128) through one fateful week in 2015, as she is suddenly thrust into the center of a conflict between Japan and North Korea. Since the events take place over the course of only a few days, the Haruyuki and the submarine assisting her, the Wakashio (SS 587) are not able to resupply, and so they will have fewer and fewer weapons as the scenarios progess. This was accomplished by using the logistics editing …

File Name: The Trap V 4.0 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 7 Sep 2009 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: ANW DB 2.2 Editor: Dale Hillier Authors: Ralf Koelbach Battleset: Standalone The Trap v 4.0 A scenario exclusively for Harpoon 3 ANW and the ANW DB 2.2 (posted here at Harpgamer) by Ralf Koelbach September, 2009 The Trap is a classical Cold War scenario. I wrote it long ago for Harpoon 2, but could not make it as large as I liked because of H2´s performance problems. These problems have gone Though the scen is really large, it should run fast enough on modern PC´s. While it was two-sided back then I have rewritten it as US only,…

File Name: Three Novembers File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 11 Nov 2011 File Updated: 27 Jul 2012 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD-4 v1b6 Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information A nice simple submarine hunt scenario using some older platforms...I hope people will find it interesting and challenging. Click here to download this file