gemerson Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 File Name: BRICS #2 - Northern Moves (Part I) File Submitter: gemerson File Submitted: 26 Jul 2012 File Updated: 15 Aug 2012 File Category: GIUK DB Used: HCDB-120522 Authors: Greg Emerson Battleset-GIUK: .scm - EC2003 - EC2003 *** Red Side Only *** Scenesetter: (Taken from “The BRICS Conflict – A Brief History of the Third World War (2016 to 2018)”) Historians argue about the affect the claims dispute over the Arctic region had in the conflagration that became known as the BRICS Conflict. As Europe’s economy melted down in the early years of the 21st century’s second decade, Russia established itself as one of the dominant economic powers in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2011, the International Monetary Fund ranked Russia as having the fifteenth strongest economy (based on its net international investment position (NIIP)). As the financial futures of Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark plummeted in the crash of 2012; Russia’s ranking rose on the back of it’s petroleum revenues, al low, fixed domestic income tax and global arms sales. In a strategic move, Russia offered to bail out Denmark by paying off its entire national debt – in exchange for its claims on Greenland – an offer it couldn’t refuse. The move caused uproar in the UN with other Arctic region claimants (particularly Norway, Canada and the US). On the floor of the General Assembly President Vladimir Putin addressed the global political organization, making the solemn promise of keeping the region de-militarized (something NATO didn’t do during the Cold War). Additionally, travel along the Northwest would remain open and free. With the assembly’s approval of Russia’s acquisition, the largest land deal in recent memory occurred and the opening moves of the coming global war occurred. Russian Naval Headquarters in St. Petersburg: Fleet Admiral Mikhail Stanislav Petrovskiy was up very late, going over planning for the upcoming operation. “Misha,” the admiral thought to himself, “You can’t keep doing this.” He glanced at the clock – 0200 and out the window of his office. Although the White Night celebration was three weeks ago, there was still a considerable amount of light outside, at time of year. He picked up the intelligence reports again and cursed out loud, “Idiotic Venezuelans! What does Brazil thinks it’s doing down there!” He rubbed the stubble on his chin as he thought. The attack by Venezuela’s Navy on the forces of the US Navy and the Colombian fleet had occurred almost three weeks ago – about the same time as White Night. “Funny,” the admiral thought, “It’s interesting how things occur.” The Venezuelans were supposed to wait until the first shipments of Club-M multi-purpose missiles were delivered and placed, before launching their strike. However, authorities at higher levels must have thought differently. Because of this small change in plans, Misha was ordered to move up the schedule on Operation: Northern Moves, the BRICS bid for power in the northern reaches. Misha smiled to himself. The plan was challenging, yet beautiful and he said out loud, “Fortune favors the bold.” He didn’t know who had coined the phrase, but when he heard it years ago in Washington, DC as Naval Attaché, he loved it. It was Football, in a soccer world. He had fallen in love with the American’s sports pastime and the embassy proved excellent seat. The beer left something to be desired, but the cheerleaders on the sidelines were quite another thing! Soccer clubs could learn a thing or two from the Americans there! As he studied the sport, he saw in the various moves and plays, applications that could be applied to naval warfare. He had used his love of the sport, in planning this operation. A two-pronged and preceded by a feint to catch the opposing team off guard, then the Hail Mary pass! As he rubbed his chin, he knew the Baltic was going to be the difficult part. The Scandinavians and the breakaway republics had screamed like stuck pigs over the Mistrals. He knew there would be hell to pay, getting them into open territory for a run to the north. He knew great rewards are never cheap. Yes, Fortune was a fickle lover and she always spurned the weak at heart. With that, he picked up his pen to begin drafting the operations order. Click here to download this file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Okay, I took the long road. I guess I should have noticed the "Edit This File" button. The scenario submission process is new to me, but I'm a quick learner. Thanks Tony and broncepulido for your help. Tony, this complete new scenario contains your corrections and should work as intended. Have fun playing this scenario. BRICS-NM2 is currently in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I took a look at this one- it looks cool, thanks for posting. One thing-The airfield in Greenland cannot land the transport A/C at ZYA mentioned in the orders.(runway too short at small A/C ). If that's a victory condition, it will pose a problem. Thought you might want to take a look at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nice scenario, except the instant actions. I like more a peacefull approach. I see an other challenge to meet a minimum victory condition: The game time is 2 day and 12 hours. The group ZUS has to patrol with the tow LHD in a certain area for 48 houres, 2 days. So there are 12 hours left to move to the paroling area. But the starting point is to far away to reach the paroling area within 12 hours. Any idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Rainman, thanks for the input. I will edit the file and add a larger airfielfd to greenland. Gopher, ya gott use all the units to get the job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 gemerson, I insist, there is no way to kick them down in 12 hours. Someone any idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Gopher, thanks for letting me know about the airfield issue. It has been corrected and a large airfield is now in place to recieve the heavies. On the subject of the Baltic transit. Just as in football, the QB cannot remain stationary. ZUSs transit is an operational priority - the QB can remain stationary after the ball has been hiked. The Mistrals must move through the playing field, while the blockers cut a path for the transit. I checked the speed/distance calculator. ZUS can transit to the its target block in 40-hours. I won't tell you the speed, because that would give too much away. Command the field! Go forth and do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 gemerson, it seems you uploaded the old scenario version from 19.07. with no victory condition. With 40 hours it is possible to transit the group ZUS to the patroling area, but then are only 20 hours left for patroling. Victory condition? The airfiled issue was addressed by rainmen ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Gopher, I just checked the scenario. All victory conditions are intact and the DB is the most current available. I designed it to be a challenge, because that's what littoral naval warfare is! If you keep ZUS back until everything else is cleared out of its path, you will loose every time. As I said in the scenestter - fortune favors the bold, but don't be stupid. Devise a plan and be deliberate in your strategy AND be deliberate in executing it. Use the available force to clear a path for the QB (ZUS) and move the "ball" down field to the end-zone. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Sorry to be a pest, but I'm looking forward to playing this one. Problem is, the scenario presently posted has the original (small A/C) airfield and the bad characters in the orders. Mayhap you uploaded an old file. Has happened to me (look at comments for "Willpower"...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I fixed the airfield problem and scrubbed the orders thru Notepad before pasting it into the orders writer. It should work. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 I fixed the airfield problem and scrubbed the orders thru Notepad before pasting it into the orders writer. It should work. Have fun. The orders are still suffering from the 'bad characters' issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemerson Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Is there a workaround for the bad cha's issue or can I D/L a patch for the orders witer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Is there a workaround for the bad cha's issue or can I D/L a patch for the orders witer? Its always been notably fickle, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a bug. So no patch. I'd suggest working from a clean copy. I have found that clearing formatting (if you're writing it up in a word processor) helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Is there a workaround for the bad cha's issue or can I D/L a patch for the orders witer? Its always been notably fickle, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a bug. So no patch. Hehe, I'd call it a bug though if ya'll would write the orders in the orders writer it wouldn't be a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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