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22 May 06, 18:03
AAR: United They Sail [Spoiler Alert]
A Harpoon Classic scenario
By Mark Gellis
Report by Brad Leyte re-posted with permission
The Middle East has seen many shifts in alliances and political friendships over the years. Recently, Iran has become increasingly hostile to many of its neighbors in the region, which it describes as "puppets of the West." After the U.A.E. openly criticized Iran about its policies and suggested OPEC take action against Iran for its support of groups like Hamas, Iranian leaders threatened that the U.A.E. would pay for its "treachery."
Transiting the Strait of Hormuz in a time of conflict is not a comfortable proposition. Particularly when one has to do so without the considerable force that can be brought by bear by Western air and naval firepower, both land and sea based.
Thankfully, however, the UAE has decided to invest heavily in its self-defence, including procurement of the F-16E/F Block 60 Desert Falcon. ;)
Because of their presence, the Iranian F-4s, F-5s and even F-14s gave me very little trouble.
It was the naval threat, and particularly the undersea threat posed by submarines and sea mines, that worried me.
I lost the FPB fast attack craft P6201 to a coastal Sunburn antiship missile battery, mainly due to my own inattentiveness. (I often play HCCE with several other applications running on my PC simultaneously, which is both a blessing and a curse).
An CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft picked up a MAD contact in the easterly mouth of the Strait, and hunting underwater contacts without the benefit of sonobuoys was particularly difficult. Discovering it was a minefield was a little unnerving, but finding mines without the usually associated "KABOOM" is much less unpleasant.
My group eventually transited the Strait without too much difficulty, using both the MPA and fighter cover to find a suitable path and beat off the Iranian surface attackers. I made it just past Muscat when time ran out.
Thanks, Mark. Your scenarios keep me on my toes. :D
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A Harpoon Classic scenario
By Mark Gellis
Report by Brad Leyte re-posted with permission
The Middle East has seen many shifts in alliances and political friendships over the years. Recently, Iran has become increasingly hostile to many of its neighbors in the region, which it describes as "puppets of the West." After the U.A.E. openly criticized Iran about its policies and suggested OPEC take action against Iran for its support of groups like Hamas, Iranian leaders threatened that the U.A.E. would pay for its "treachery."
Transiting the Strait of Hormuz in a time of conflict is not a comfortable proposition. Particularly when one has to do so without the considerable force that can be brought by bear by Western air and naval firepower, both land and sea based.
Thankfully, however, the UAE has decided to invest heavily in its self-defence, including procurement of the F-16E/F Block 60 Desert Falcon. ;)
Because of their presence, the Iranian F-4s, F-5s and even F-14s gave me very little trouble.
It was the naval threat, and particularly the undersea threat posed by submarines and sea mines, that worried me.
I lost the FPB fast attack craft P6201 to a coastal Sunburn antiship missile battery, mainly due to my own inattentiveness. (I often play HCCE with several other applications running on my PC simultaneously, which is both a blessing and a curse).
An CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft picked up a MAD contact in the easterly mouth of the Strait, and hunting underwater contacts without the benefit of sonobuoys was particularly difficult. Discovering it was a minefield was a little unnerving, but finding mines without the usually associated "KABOOM" is much less unpleasant.
My group eventually transited the Strait without too much difficulty, using both the MPA and fighter cover to find a suitable path and beat off the Iranian surface attackers. I made it just past Muscat when time ran out.
Thanks, Mark. Your scenarios keep me on my toes. :D
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/)
http://img108.exs.cx/img108/5898/hgbanner33xr.jpgHarpGamer.com (http://www.harpgamer.com) - Home of the HCDB.