Scenario Design & Discussion

A question... Generally speaking, if you want to really harass or intimidate another nation, without actually blowing stuff up, how do you do it? And how do you model these things in Harpoon ANW? I suppose one way is to create a Recon Ship mission, so that a potentially hostile ship or aircraft will get right up in the face of anything that gets close enough, like merchant traffic, so it can make a solid identification. It might make people think an attack is imminent, but then nothing happens besides the ship getting right up in your face. I suppose another way, although frankly illegal and probably more risky, would be to board and seize merchant ships, c…

Slam Dance The 5th new scenario of the year! New World Order battleset #4 - Part 1 - The War with UBAN - Indian Ocean Persian Gulf - #4 SLAM DANCE In September 1995, one of the West's not-so-secret desires was fulfilled. Saddam Hussein, the mother-of-all dictators, was assassinated. However, this apparent good fortune has also kindled one of the Western world's darkest fears. In the chaos following Hussein's demise, the "rogue nation" of Iran has taken political control of Iraq. This new nation has further amalgamated with Yemen, Syria, Egypt, and Libya in a new military and economic confederation known as the United Brotherhood of Arab-Persian Nation…

Flaming Datum The 6th new scenario of the year! This is the eleventh scenario of the Battleset "21st CENTURY OCEAN WAR" - Flaming Datum When President Gorbachev was notified in 1989 of a plot to bring down the Berlin Wall later that year, he made several crucial strategic decisions. The Russian President decided to suppress the East-German Revolt, speed up the privatisation and efficiency-focus in the Russian state industries, and invest in maintenance, spare parts, and training for the military. For President Bush and his successors, the emergence of an Eastern European market and the stabilisation of the Middle East meant they could peacefully coop…

The 54th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! Philippines When Mt. Pinatubo covered Clark AFB in the Philippines, it signaled the end of US protection of this nation. By 2008, the Philippine Air Force had no operational jet fighters and its Navy had not acquired SAM- or SSM-armed ships. Insurgents and terrorist groups made good use of the stricken military and, by 2008, the Philippines opened discussions with China, Japan, and Korea on military and economic cooperation. The Philippines' closest neighbours, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei, perceived a repeat of the WWII invasion threat from the north and each decided to widen their sphere…

AAR "China: 2014 #01: The Fight for the Islands" Author: Klaus Behrmann Game Engine: Harpoon 3.6.2 Database: DB2000 V 10.0.0 Start: April, 12th, 2014, 18:00 I choose Japanese Side 1. At 18:20 I have AAw missions for both Naha and Nyutabaru set up. In addition my Task Force has two helos on sonobuyo station all time aloft 2. Behind the fighter CAP a Sentinel is patrolling near Nyutabaru and an Orion is heading southwest in order to gather intelligence 3. The US air base Kadena has fighters and a Sentry up, thus screening my SAG and both Kadena and Naha 4. At 18:35, The Sentry has detected Chinese vessels and fighters; Eagles are vectored West. …

The 278th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! Missile Boats at Dawn No nation in the Middle East, and perhaps not in the world, has a more effective intelligence service than the Israeli Mossad. Quiet and effective, they search out potential problems and deal with them. On occasion, the things they discover are of such magnitude that assistance is needed from other arms of the Israeli military. Such was the case in mid-February, 1997. Through the work of a single agent, the Mossad learned of the completion of a quantity of chemical and biological weapons in Libya. These agents of mass destruction were to be shipped to Egypt. No target had been…

File Name: High Tension File Submitter: Gunny File Submitted: 30 Nov 2012 File Category: Scenarios 1st scen made for TF450 project. Features 2 of the carrier forces against hardliners in the Persian Gulf. Click here to download this file

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

The 291st NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! #2.5 Suomenlinna - Yuri's Gambit This is the second scenario in the Battleset "21st Century Ocean Wars" War between NATO and Russia is imminent. The Russian forces on Kola will need unhindered access to the Atlantic. Admiral Yuri Padorin has drafted an alternative plan to deal with Finland. Author: Freek Schepers With over 127,000 PlayersDB scenarios downloaded in the last 37 weeks alone, the PlayersDB has proven itself the unequivocal players' favourite. Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the Complete Harpoon 3.6.3 Library [PlayersDB-7.4.7] The 21st Century Ocean Wars Battleset is available at: …

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: 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 …

"Somali Pirates" Author: Freek Schepers Game Engine: ANW 3.9.3 Database: PDB My first impression: Looks like an usual scenario. The thematic issue is up to date. I´m curious how this will work out for Nato side. November, 1st, 2008, 12:00 - On we go! Ok, mission is to guard the Norway, Kimi and Austrain Trader. Thus I have to find them and vector my vessels in their directions. 1. 12:02 Found the three HVUs and plotted intercept courses for my ships. Oh Lord - so many ships on the ocean and so few guardians! 2. 12:50 Freek is really tough with the player. Just detected that he has unloaded the Harpoons from Nato´s ships 3. 15:20 Waiting…

The 3rd NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! Somali Convoys 2008 saw a huge increase in pirate activities in the Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean. In the absence of an effective government in Somalia, whole fishing families took to piracy and hostage-taking as a means of income. NATO's navies, vastly over-designed for the task (with poor HumInt and even poorer ROEs), are forced to carry out the oldest Navy mission of the alliance, keeping the Sea Lines of Communication open. The task of preventing attacks by pirate ships nearly indistinguishable from regular fishermen is virtually impossible. Ships operators refuse to let their ship…

AAR: Breaking the Shackles - India [spoiler Alert] By Quinton van Zyl Prime Minister Gandhi was quite explicit in her orders. Ensure that Sri Lanka remained under the hegemony of Mother India. Intelligence on enemy dispositions was vague. The Indian Ocean is a BIG place, after all. The only nugget of useful data was that American forces had left Diego Garcia and the Strait of Malacca. With only had these general locations to work from, the reconnaissance assets were despatched; Canberra from Jamnagar, Antonov-12s from Calcutta, and Dakotas from Port Blair. It was still the middle of the night, but I was gambling on the fact that although my cameras would b…

The 255th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! MATRIX SIEGE An exercise between the USN and Baltic naval forces. The passages of the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom [GIUK] Gap remain an intense focal point even in time of peace. The GIUK Gap is THE single most significant choke point for Russian merchant and naval shipping. These waters are also rich with abundant fishing areas and valuable mineral deposits and disputes regarding them are common. The resources that Russian once counted on are no longer guaranteed and a hungry Bear is a dangerous thing, indeed. At the same time, the Western Democracies are scrapping their naval assets faster tha…

The 270th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! EU2-Malta Falcons Despite the protests of the UN and their NATO allies, the United States chose to unilaterally conduct air strikes in Iran to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Some of those air strikes vaporized large quantities of radioactive material into the atmosphere and groundwater. The result may be an ecological and civil disaster many orders of magnitude worse then Chernobyl. The European countries of France, Spain, and Italy have protested to the UN that the United States can no longer enact its will on the rest of the world and must be punished for its actions. They requested sanctions …

I apologize in advance if the following are silly questions, but I'm trying to figure out how to say certain things in a Harpoon orders text file. As I understand it, "Good luck and Godspeed" is the traditional closing salutation for American naval orders. Is it used in other English-speaking countries or is some other phrase used? If so, what are those phrases? (I'm guessing it might be "God save the Queen" in the U.K., but I honestly don't know, and I also don't know what Canada, Australia, and other Commonwealth nations use.) I would also be interested in the phrase used in other countries. I imagine that sometimes it is something that would translate fai…

AAR „Naval Infantry“ Scenario designed by Herman Hum Based on an original Harpoon Classic HDS-II-scenario Database: Players DB 7.4.7 A. Foreword: Herman rebuilds a lot of HC scens, especially those of the HC HDS-II-Battleset, with AGSIs permission. “Naval Infantry” belongs to the HDS-II-GIUK-Battleset, Herman´s favourite. In Norway Nato is down to two squadrons of Falcons and one of F-5s. Four Orions are stationed at Kevlavik and the main force are three diesel subs. This is what ought to do the job: to stop an full scale CIS amphibious landing at Bodo in the tracks. Therefore I have to sink three amphibious landing ships. B. My experience…

File Name: Pason battleset; Pason 1 to 7, for HUD 3 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 6 Jun 2010 File Updated: 2 Aug 2010 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HUD 3 (2009-06-12) Authors: Ralf Koelbach Pason battleset; Pason 1 to 7, for HUD 3, as of 2009-06-12 (you can get it here at HG) for Harpoon ANW 3.9.4. An updated battleset for ANW 3.10, including a new scenario = Pason 8, will be released with ANW 3.10 and the updated HUD 3. Enjoy! Regards, Ralf Click here to download this file

File Name: Ralfs_ANW_DB_scens, for Harpoon 3 ANW File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 6 Jun 2010 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: ANW DB V 2.2 (Dale Hillier) Authors: Ralf Koelbach Ralfs_ANW_DB_scens, for Harpoon 3 ANW Scenarios which work from Harpoon 3 ANW 3.9.4 onwards and with the ANW DB, V 2.2, downloadable here at Harpgamer Have fun! Click here to download this file