Can anyone suggest some good scenarios for download here on this site or that are in the game already? i use Larry Bond's Harpoon Commander's Edition.

 

I recently have been into playing scenarios with aircraft carriers or a few airbases vs other carriers/airbases with minimal submarines. For example i really enjoyed Tom1_0 and Tom1_1 I downloaded from this site.

 

Thank you for any help

Oh also just want to add I prefer scenarios set in more modern times like late 80s till present or even future with F-14s, F-18s, and similar era

Most scenarios will depict air combat to some extent, typically naval aviation or shore based strike and counter-strike.

 

I am not sure if it is possible to suggest any scenarios that focus exclusively on air combat.

Some scenarios can be made more air intensive by self impossed player restrictions.

"Demise of the Seventh Fleet" (I think it is in IOPG Designer Set 2) might be suitable.

I would recomend doing things like;

keeping the CVBG in the southern part of the Indian Ocean (avoiding a surface naval engagement),

setting all possible aircraft load-outs to Air-to-Air or LR-Air-to-Air

and only flying defensive Barrier CAP missions (no offensive fighter sweeps).

 

You might not achieve the victory conditions set by the scenario designer, but you could satisfy your aim of lots of air combat.

 

Another thing to try; Draw up a notional pilot roster for each squadron, track who flies each mission and what they shoot down. It is a lot of paperwork, but at the end of game-time you can tally up each pilots victories and see how many aces you have.

Edited February 28, 201313 yr by Wrench Turner

Now that's thinking outside of the box, Wrench Turner. Bravo.

In WestPac I think The Backyard and The Backyard II would also qualify as air intensive scenarios.

In WestPac I think The Backyard and The Backyard II would also qualify as air intensive scenarios.

I think I would categorize those as "intense" generally. There are plenty of ships and submarines in both, and although the air battle will probably settle the issue in both scenarios, the same is true for most any Harpoon scenario where there are large numbers of aircraft.

The Storm in IOPG has lots of air combat, albeit a bit one-sided in quality of aircraft.

If you don't mind focusing on land based aircraft, I believe this scenario has a lot of air combat in it:

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/571-iran-israel-2010-survival-of-israel/