In conjuring up background information for a possible scenario.

 

2x Fighter Squadrons (VF) 24x F-14 A/B

 

2x Attack Squadrons (VA) 24x A-7E

 

1x All-weather Attack Squadron (VA) 12x A-6E and 4x KA-6D

 

1x Carrier Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 4-6x E-2C (Det.)

 

1x Tactical Electronic Squadron (VAQ) 4-6x EA-6B (Det.)

 

1x Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 10x S-3A

 

1x Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6x SH-3G/H (Det.)

 

1x Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1x EA-3 (Det.)

 

1x Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 3x RF-8G

 

This basic info was found on the web. Here

For those of us lucky enough to posses a hard copy of the Harpoon Classic Operations Manual, it is chock full of example carrier air wings/air compliments for various countries in each Battle Set Section, and again in Appendex B.

 

This may or may not also be in electronic format in your HC/HCCE root directory.

Here's an interesting new RAND report that might be helpful to you and other scenario designers who are thinking about how US Navy carriers and their air wings might be employed:

 

Leveraging America's Aircraft Carrier Capabilities: Exploring New Combat and Noncombat Roles and Missions for the U.S. Carrier Fleet

 

There are also a number of interesting hypotheticals in this report which I'll list in a separate thread, and which might serve to provoke some ideas for Harpoon scenarios.