Scenario Design & Discussion

Axis of Evil II The largest scenario ever written for Harpoon3 has now been digitally re-mastered and is hereby re-released for your enjoyment. It is the Mother of All Monster scenarios. Be forewarned. Examine the Readme.txt file carefully. The magnitude of this scenario may cause problems for your computer and should not be attempted by those with processor-challenged systems. The Chinese economic bubble has burst and it has fallen into recession. The economic picture is mirrored worldwide. Russia is plunged ever further into social and monetary chaos. In an effort to raise hard currency, Russian resorts to selling almost everything within its arsenal…

The 44th NEW Harpoon scenario in the last 12 months! Oubliette The war in central Europe is bogging down. Although NATO has suffered horrendous losses, the Soviet armoured thrust has lost its momentum. There are rumours of growing dissension and unrest among the upper echelons of military command in Moscow. The risk of the Soviets resorting to the use of nuclear weapons in desperation has climbed considerably in the past few days. US Navy ballistic missile submarines, already deployed and at sea, have been directed to their patrol stations in case things 'go south'. Several of these boomers, including USS Tennessee, have been ordered to take up …

"IN EVERY CLIME AND PLACE" The 40th new scenario of the year! A Cold War scenario with NATO attempting an amphibious landing somewhere on the coast of Norway. 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 …

Related to my last post, here's a possible breakdown of Asia in 2020... China: Continues to grow as a global power India: Continues to grow as a regional player capable of global power projection In response to America having less global influence (not so much an American decline but that other nations like China are catching up), Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia have all taken steps to increase their navies and are more capable of handling convoy missions, anti-piracy missions around the world, even projecting power to an extent with helicopter carriers, etc. Iran, Yemen, North Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Vietnam focus on building up their ai…

In 1980, leftist guerillas began a long and bloody campaign in Peru. As a scenario possibility...what if the Soviet Union had been pro-active in their support of the guerilllas, sending supplies, "military advsiors," etc., starting around 1981? First, how would they have done this? A full-scale invasion seems extremely unlikely. A blockade of Peruvian ports also seems unlikely, but the Soviets could probably have done this--a large visible task force and a squadron or two of submarines. Any thoughts on how plausible this is? The most likely to me seems a moderate form of support--effectively a task force that included supply ships, some way to move s…

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File Name: Pledge 3: Gambian Gambit 1981 File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 15 Aug 2012 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD 4 v1.1 b10 Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information A Marxist coup has seized power in the Gambia. Soviet and Libyan forces are in the area, offering support. The Forrestal and her battle group must eliminate these threats! (Image shows the Forrestal (CVA-59) with F-4 Phantoms parked on her deck. Image source: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.226.085) Click here to download this file

Here's an excellent AAR. It is reprinted with here permission of the author: SZO file archives - Home of the Harpoon3 PlayersDB FilesOfScenShare HarpGamer.com - Home of the HCDB.

30th Scenario posted this year! Freek Schepers has posted his latest scenario. This is his first scenario to use the Colonial Wars database by Paul Bridge. We sincerely hope that it is not his last for this database. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS In this scenario the forces are arranged as they were in the Caribbean on October 22nd 1962; the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Cuba started re-arming with the most modern Soviet weapon systems. MiG-19 and -21 fighters armed with Atoll-AAM, SSM-armed missile boats, and SA-2 SAMs have been supplied to Cuba in early 1962. Training has been provided in the USSR and Soviet a…

The 127th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! ALPHA STRIKE 2 As the Serbian Civil War reached its fifth anniversary, the UN's decision to withhold ground troops continued to be widely debated. Although the addition of US air power was welcomed, alone, it was insufficient to turn the tide. The ground-pounder's axiom that "Air power alone cannot win a war. No airedale ever has or ever will be capable of taking and holding an acre of dirt," continued to stand the test of battle. As a result, the Serbian Civil War was not so much a civil war as it was a thresher of human bodies and spirits. Small battles ignited and then smouldered throughout the a…

The 263rd NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! Liberation of Antilles This is the fourth scenario in the "Hugo's Folly" Battleset. Elections in the Netherlands Antilles have seen gains for the political party seeking closer ties to Venezuela and its President, Chavez. The Government has fallen and the legal status of the islands is unclear; with Curacao an independent nation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba, and Bonaire seeking a similar status, and the three smaller islands of St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, and Saba being municipalities within the Netherlands. Early this morning, Venezuela carried out a sudden invasion of the ABC islands.…

File Name: Rio Negro Response 1982 File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 21 Dec 2011 File Updated: 27 Jul 2012 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: HUD 4 Official Release Authors: Mark Gellis Battleset: No Information What if, in 1982, the President had ordered punitive strikes against Guatemala for ordering the Rio Negro massacres? What if Cuba (and perhaps the Soviet Union) had decided to help protect their fellow socialist state from American aggression? Click here to download this file

The 285th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! Brown Water Transit Unlike the United States and Canada, neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan have a distinctly cold feel. India's goal to be the dominant regional power is not a secret to the other nations of the area. Of course, a fleet of submarines, three aircraft carriers, and a nuclear weapons program communicate intentions without the need for words. Unable to afford the quantities of conventional weapons systems to constitute an effective deterrent, Pakistan has turned to devoting a growing percentage of its defense spending toward development of nuclear weapons. Assuring safe …

File Name: Lion's Last Roar (1971) File Submitter: Mgellis File Submitted: 05 Jul 2013 File Category: Scenarios My 23rd scenario of the year... This scenario assumes that, in 1971, the United Kingdom tried to enforce an arms embargo on South Yemen, which it believed was creating instability in the region. The Soviet Union, an ally of South Yemen, refuses to recognize the embargo and has sent several merchants, some carrying weapons, to South Yemen; with them are several Soviet warships. Can the United Kingdom enforce the embargo, boarding and seizing those ships carrying contraband? This scenario was an attempt to demonstrate the flexibility of the H…

The 274th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year! EU5-Tin Canary The Canary Islands are located just South of the Atlantic entrance into the Med. Owned by Spain, they have represented a strategic control point since the days of ancient Rome. One of the islands, Grand Canaria, hosts a large Spanish military base complete with hardened aircraft shelters and underground bunkers. From this base, the EU can interdict any shipping moving in or out of the Med. As long as Gran Canaria is functional, the US can not re-establish their LoC through the Med. Russia has officially sided with the EU and has committed substantial surface forces to complement the F…

GUARDIAN The 41st new scenario of the year! Stornoway stands isolated in her defence of the GIUK Gap. *** FLASH Traffic *** 174030Z17APR97 To: Cmdr NATO 3rd TFW, Stornoway Cmdr NATO 5th TFW Rhein-Main Cmdr NATO 552nd AW&CW Rhein-Main Fr: CinCNATOAir Ref: 3rd TFW Urgent traffic 041800Z17APR97 1. Acknowledge the loss of 3rd TFW last remaining Sentry. All theatre reserves of same are depleted. I concur with your analysis of the threat from MiG-31 equipped with new AA HARM. 2. 552nd AW&CW is directed to extend coverage to 3rd TFW Area of Operations in as much as is practical consistent with protection of CentAF air sp…

File Name: Pason Battleset for Harpoon 3.6 and the DB 2000 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 3 Aug 2010 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: db2000 (Ragnar Emsoy) Authors: Ralf Koelbach Pason Battleset: The original battleset for Harpoon 3 V 3.6 and the DB 2000 database (editor: Ragnar Emsoy) I´ve included a dsd-file so it handles easy. Regards, Ralf Click here to download this file

AAR: Torpedo Run [spoiler Alert] By Paul Bridge After receiving our latest orders, I asked the Jimmy (First Lieutenant) to plot an estimated path from the last reported position to Jakarta. I planned to position the Oberon astride their Path of Intended Movement [PIM] at this point. If we were unable to intercept them from the front, I was dubious if we would be successful in a stern chase. As we made transit southward, we periodically rose to periscope depth to 'sniff' the air for electronic transmissions with our Electronic Support Measures [ESM]. Two small patrol boats were discovered a fair distance away, but were not a threat to us. A pair of G…

File Name: Attacking the Fortress for Harpoon 3.6 and db2000 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 3 Aug 2010 File Updated: 3 Aug 2010 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: db2000 (latest version = 10.0.0; editor: Ragnar Emsoy) Authors: Ralf Koelbach Battleset: Standalone Attacking the Fortress A scenario for Harpoon 3.6 and db2000 (editor: Ragnar Emsoy) by Ralf Koelbach I wrote "Attacking the Fortress" back in 2004. It was my first built-from-scratch Harpoon 3 scenario. It took me a long time to write it since it should be as realistic as possible. This was only achievable by massive support from Ragnar Emsoy who taught me a lot about Harpoon 3, the …

File Name: Assault - a scenario for ANW 3.10 and the ANW DB File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 19 Feb 2011 File Category: Scenarios DB Used: ANW DB V 2.4.3 (HUE) Authors: Ralf Koelbach Battleset: standalone Assault v1.0 A scenario for Harpoon ANW 3.10 and the ANW DB written by Ralf Koelbach February, 2011 The control of Iceland is crucial for the dominance in the Atlantic Ocean. Land your troops via helo and take the base! But prepare it well or your troops will never see the island... This scenario uses ANWs brand new feature boarding and takeover. It is by no means a beginner's scenario, you are up against v…