Meroka37

Since some yeasr ago I use an Access database to track my Harpoon games, I take note of relevant info during game and then I feed the db with it. It would be helpful to have a tracking system (on or off line).

Just played this one with 1.58e, from the NATO side, follows a small AAR 15:00 I command a small group of two frigates (Boone -Oliver Hazard type and Brave - 22/2 type) escorting two merchants with Narvik destination. One Seahawk SH60B take off with the mission of scouting in front of the group. When at 22nm from the group the helo activates radar. 16:14 2 FFL Nanuchka III detected by Seahawk ESM equipment (at 187 nm north of my position). I take a look at the id book and I decide to ready the two Lynx aboard Brave with Sea Skua for attacking them. (Nanuchka are equiped with SA-N-4 SAM with a range of 8 nm, same range as Sea Skuads, so Lynxs can fire in the limit before being in danger). 17:48 Now the Russian group is inside the range for the Lynx, so both helos depart. 18:21 8 Sea Skuad launched against the Nanuchkas, only 2 of them survive SAM fire hitting one of the patrol boats, (this ship is then heading north while his fellow go on southern heading) 18:23 As the closure range will put soon in danger the merchants, I split the group, Boone is heading at full speed heading to the Nanuchka, with Brave remaining close to the merchants to protect them in case of submarine menace. Now action speed up... 18:54 Two harpoon fired to the Nanuchka, at same time SS-N-9 appears in the horizon (Boone goes active), a number of 9 is counted. 18:57 Most of the Sirens are shotdown but Boone is hit anyway, sinking. Some seconds later a torpedo is detected by Brave (now it makes no sense to remain passive, all systems illuminated...) 18.59 One surviving Harpoon destroys one Nanuchka. 19:02 Without the SAM umbrella of the Boone now the missiles reach undisturbed one of the merchants (Easter Valor sunk). 19:05 Brave sunk by a torpedo. Message that I have been defeated appears. An old scenario that I have played dozens of times, and I always find something new; in my opinion a small scenario pefect when you start learning the game.

I played yesterday this scenarios with versions 1.0 and 1.58e; in both cases I got the victory with the lost of the two frigates. Nice to have this bundle of oldtime versions. I started playing harpoon in 1990 when I found in a local store a copy of Harpoon wich included only GIUK Battleset. Later I grow up interested in the series and bought all battlesets. All those disk were lost during a move. So luckily I've have them back again thanks to this collector offer. It's a pitty the dosbox windows is so small, I'd been trying to play with the dosbox conf file, but no matter what window size I set, game always starts with same size.

- I would like to have the option to read orders, weather, display platform description, etc with the game running in the background instead of paused as it is now.