Today's Random Picks from HHQ (07/07/2006)

[Dimitris]

NEW WORLD ORDER #1: UPPERCUT
by Klaus J. Behrmann

LOCATION: IN PAKISTANI WATERS
DATE/TIME: 4 JANUARY 2002, 18:00 H Z

The year 2001 had some dramatic effects on the political, economic and military affairs of the world. After the invasion of Afghanistan by U.S.-led ground troops and the elimination of the Taliban regime, the unrest, which erupted in the Near and Middle East as well as North Africa, was inevitable. Peace between Israel and Palestine was never realized, and while certain former hardliner countries adopted a softer attitude towards their radical politics of the past, other regimes, practically forced by their overly conservative or fundamentalist Muslim populations, had no option but to accept and practice stand against the U.S. and her allies.

This battleset begins in the winter of 2001/2002, when the Taliban were defeated, Osama bin Laden still on the run and the Northern Alliance installed as the new rulers of Afghanistan, with the king on a puppet throne. The 10th Mountain Division, the Special Forces and the SAS were ready to go home.

A coup d'etat by a fundamendalist Pakistani army general (directed by the ousted chief of the Pakistani intelligence services who was hiding in a secret command post somewhere near Quetta) was widely supported by the military and the various branches of the security community. Islamabad immediately cancelled all standing agreements with Washington, declared the government of Afghanistan as illegal and gained within a few days not only verbal support from many Islamic countries, notably Iran and Iraq.

American and British warships were readying to get underway on the anchorages of Karachi and Gwadar when the Pakistani navy delivered an unexpected and deadly blow.

Download the scenario and the DB2000 database here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/#6

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DAWN PATROL (DB2000 rebuilt)
by 360 Pacific, rebuilt by Ragnar Emsoy

NORWAY VS RUSSIA

LOCATION : COASTAL NORWEGIAN WATERS
DATE/TIME: 17 OCTOBER 1994, 05:00:00 ZULU

In this remake of the now-classic Harpoon scenario, two missile boat squadrons encounter each other in a fast-paced meeting engagement off the rocky Norwegian coastline.

Perhaps more than any other scenario offered in Harpoon, this engagement most dramatically illustrates the fundamental principles of modern naval combat:

1. Because each combatant has enough firepower to sink three opponents, missile combat tends to be sudden and violent.

2. Once events get ahead of you and you're behind 'the curve', you will be condemned to playing catch-up. Get ahead early!

3. Attack effectively first.

Get the scenario and the DB2000 database here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/origi ... index.html

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THE CLOCK IS RUNNING
by Paul Bridge

DTG 0700Z 12 MAY 1960
Location: Dutch Antilles
Duration: 24 Hours
Sides: Netherlands

In 1958 the long time Dictator President Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown, and fled the country. Venezuela found its way to Democracy with Romulo Bertancourt as the new President, but times were hard due to most of the treasury having been emptied prior to Perez fleeing the country.
With the Venezuela on the verge of another civil war in 1960, the new President demanded the return of the Dutch Antilles and cut all trade routes with it, hoping this would bring the country together.
Holland, having lost most of her Colonies after WW2 was not going to agree to this, and with Venezuela banging the drums of war, the Antilles Military forces in the area were strengthened with Sabre and Thunderstreak jets to provide some form of air Support if the situation got hot.
Enroute from a recent Exercise was the Carrier Karel Doorman and escorts; due to the threat to British interests in the area HMS Bulwark was attached to the Doorman group with Dutch and Royal Marines embarked.
The UK West Indies Squadron had also been detached from Bermuda with the South Atlantic Guard ship HMS Crossbow, which had been on a port visit to Belize sortied too.
The Situation is grim for Dutch Forces on the Antilles; the Carrier Groups are still 200nm from them and Intelligence suggests a massive Air and Amphibious assault is likely to take place within the next few hours!!

Download the scenario and the 1950-1964 "Colonial Wars" database here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/

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