Herman Hum
18 Dec 05, 02:36
AAR: Stage Fright [Spoiler Alert]
By Brad Leyte
Chinese political influence over the path of the Asian Super Highway has threatened plans for the future expansion of Indian trade ties in Indochina. China has convinced Bangladesh and Myanmar that their economic interests would be better served by linking Chittagong with a trilateral road network with Myanmar and Kunming in China. While the Super Highway is being purpose built to advance multilateral commerce, China has been keen to extract military advantages. There is strong Indian opposition to the Chinese "meddling" in plans that they had already believed finalized. In reply, the PRC has followed up on its political pressures by convincing both Bangladesh and Myanmar to participate in high level "joint" military exercises on very short notice.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/7871/stagestart8ur.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stagestart8ur.gif)
Barrackpore was just launching its routine patrols when a hangar containing three aircraft exploded in flame. INCOMING! There had been no warning whatsoever. So, the Chinese were trying to implement their own version of Pearl Harbour. Well, we would teach them, the Bangladeshis, and the Burmese that their new friends in Beijing are a long ways away.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8540/vikramdityaunderattack8by.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vikramdityaunderattack8by.gif)
Port Blair was looking pretty exposed and understrength so all Flankers from Bangalore were immediately ordered to ferry over to bolster her defences. Airborne radar coverage over the Eastern provinces was desperately needed. Hopefully, the Phalcon AWACs would arrive in time to still do some good. An immediate alert warning was issued to all air bases: "Mother India is under attack. All commanders take all measures consistent with the preservation of your commands."
Chabya was looking pretty exposed as the easternmost base. She was surrounded on three sides by bases now known to be hostile. Her commander elected to get his Combat Air Patrols [CAP] up and stack them over the base and pray for reinforcements. As the AEW assets were in distant Delhi and Bangalore, the Fulcrums launched from Hasimara and Cuttack to act as mini-AWACs for the less capable Fishbeds. This was quite ironic since the Fulcrums were originally designed to act in cooperation with Russian Mainstay AWACs.
The fighters were swarming up from their bases in Burma and Bangladesh. The treacherous Chinese must have been plotting their dastardly attack for a long time. Savage air battles were fought over Hasimara and Barrackpore air bases. It was punctuated by fireballs from exploding aircraft as aircraft from both sides fell from the air. The little F-7 Airguard favoured by our enemies was notoriously difficult to detect. Our own MiG-21s were just as stealthy. However, the fact that our fighters were supported by their Fulcrum cousins, allowed the Fishbeds to claw most of the Airguards out of the sky. It was not without loss, but the price of victory was minimal. The furious dogfights between these two diminuitive fighter classes would later be known as the "Battle of the Gnats". Round one was won by India as the air was cleared of most of these pesky planes.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/9445/vikramdityamobbed9he.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vikramdityamobbed9he.gif)
On the southern flank, Su-27 Flankers from Henzada tried to mob the CV Vikramaditya. Defending Fulcrum fighters were able to beat off the larger Flankers, but all of their missiles were expended in the effort. Multiple waves of strike aircraft followed the fighter sweep and pummelled the facilities at Port Blair. There were serious concerns whether the reinforcements would even have a place to land after their long flight over water.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/1191/cuttackunderalcmattack1bl.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cuttackunderalcmattack1bl.gif)
Back over the sub-continent, attacks by Chinese-led forces were held, but just barely. The enemy's forces were totally fearless. They would advance stoically without regard to their own safety. While this accommodated the defenders' firepower, it soaked up all of their Air-to-Air missiles. Soon, every fighter had depleted their missiles and were forced to return to base. And still the Chinese came on. While the ground crews feverishly serviced the newly returned aircraft, the strike aircraft advanced inexorably. Chinese air strikes were preceded by Anti-Radiation Missiles [ARMs] which easily knocked out the defenders' SAMs before the masses of the PLAAF dropped their ordnance. Most bases were only damaged, but Chabya was hammered so mercilessly, that she was totally destroyed. With her demise, Total Victory was awarded to the Chinese and their Burmese/Bangladeshi co-conspirators. This round would go to the Chinese. However, one battle does not make a war.
Thanks for kicking my butt with this very fine scenario.
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By Brad Leyte
Chinese political influence over the path of the Asian Super Highway has threatened plans for the future expansion of Indian trade ties in Indochina. China has convinced Bangladesh and Myanmar that their economic interests would be better served by linking Chittagong with a trilateral road network with Myanmar and Kunming in China. While the Super Highway is being purpose built to advance multilateral commerce, China has been keen to extract military advantages. There is strong Indian opposition to the Chinese "meddling" in plans that they had already believed finalized. In reply, the PRC has followed up on its political pressures by convincing both Bangladesh and Myanmar to participate in high level "joint" military exercises on very short notice.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/7871/stagestart8ur.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stagestart8ur.gif)
Barrackpore was just launching its routine patrols when a hangar containing three aircraft exploded in flame. INCOMING! There had been no warning whatsoever. So, the Chinese were trying to implement their own version of Pearl Harbour. Well, we would teach them, the Bangladeshis, and the Burmese that their new friends in Beijing are a long ways away.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8540/vikramdityaunderattack8by.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vikramdityaunderattack8by.gif)
Port Blair was looking pretty exposed and understrength so all Flankers from Bangalore were immediately ordered to ferry over to bolster her defences. Airborne radar coverage over the Eastern provinces was desperately needed. Hopefully, the Phalcon AWACs would arrive in time to still do some good. An immediate alert warning was issued to all air bases: "Mother India is under attack. All commanders take all measures consistent with the preservation of your commands."
Chabya was looking pretty exposed as the easternmost base. She was surrounded on three sides by bases now known to be hostile. Her commander elected to get his Combat Air Patrols [CAP] up and stack them over the base and pray for reinforcements. As the AEW assets were in distant Delhi and Bangalore, the Fulcrums launched from Hasimara and Cuttack to act as mini-AWACs for the less capable Fishbeds. This was quite ironic since the Fulcrums were originally designed to act in cooperation with Russian Mainstay AWACs.
The fighters were swarming up from their bases in Burma and Bangladesh. The treacherous Chinese must have been plotting their dastardly attack for a long time. Savage air battles were fought over Hasimara and Barrackpore air bases. It was punctuated by fireballs from exploding aircraft as aircraft from both sides fell from the air. The little F-7 Airguard favoured by our enemies was notoriously difficult to detect. Our own MiG-21s were just as stealthy. However, the fact that our fighters were supported by their Fulcrum cousins, allowed the Fishbeds to claw most of the Airguards out of the sky. It was not without loss, but the price of victory was minimal. The furious dogfights between these two diminuitive fighter classes would later be known as the "Battle of the Gnats". Round one was won by India as the air was cleared of most of these pesky planes.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/9445/vikramdityamobbed9he.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vikramdityamobbed9he.gif)
On the southern flank, Su-27 Flankers from Henzada tried to mob the CV Vikramaditya. Defending Fulcrum fighters were able to beat off the larger Flankers, but all of their missiles were expended in the effort. Multiple waves of strike aircraft followed the fighter sweep and pummelled the facilities at Port Blair. There were serious concerns whether the reinforcements would even have a place to land after their long flight over water.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/1191/cuttackunderalcmattack1bl.th.gif (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cuttackunderalcmattack1bl.gif)
Back over the sub-continent, attacks by Chinese-led forces were held, but just barely. The enemy's forces were totally fearless. They would advance stoically without regard to their own safety. While this accommodated the defenders' firepower, it soaked up all of their Air-to-Air missiles. Soon, every fighter had depleted their missiles and were forced to return to base. And still the Chinese came on. While the ground crews feverishly serviced the newly returned aircraft, the strike aircraft advanced inexorably. Chinese air strikes were preceded by Anti-Radiation Missiles [ARMs] which easily knocked out the defenders' SAMs before the masses of the PLAAF dropped their ordnance. Most bases were only damaged, but Chabya was hammered so mercilessly, that she was totally destroyed. With her demise, Total Victory was awarded to the Chinese and their Burmese/Bangladeshi co-conspirators. This round would go to the Chinese. However, one battle does not make a war.
Thanks for kicking my butt with this very fine scenario.
Check it out on:
http://img108.exs.cx/img108/5898/hgbanner33xr.jpgHarpGamer.com (http://www.harpgamer.com) - Home of the HCDB.
SZO file archives (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=30) - Home of the Harpoon3 PlayersDB
http://img271.echo.cx/img271/7972/badger0ma.th.jpgFilesOfScenShare (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesOfScenShare/)