Scenario Briefing Templates

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Designers can choose from various briefing formats or create their own. The most commonly used format is the standard one that is shown in the WinSP manuals and the first one listed here.

The NATO version is actually very similar to the former Warsaw Pact used. Prior service military personal may prefer seeing their briefings in this type format since it is very easily understood by them.

For the most part, the standard format will be the way to go.

NOTES: (insert your text where the [] are, being sure to remove the []). You will need to leave the * and the _ in place so that the briefing text is formatted properly in the WinSP Game displays. The RED text is used for explaination purposes only and should NOT be included in the actual text file when finished.

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STANDARD SCENARIO BRIEFING FORMAT

[SCENARIO TITLE]**

______[Nation#1]*
________vs.*
______[Nation #2] **

Date: []** (Use the long style - February 24, 1941 -, with month spelled out, other nations do not use the same dd/mm/yy format as others, some use e.g. mm/dd/yy)

Location: [scenario location]**

Designed By : []**

Historical overview: ** (Lay out the background here, as it applies to both sides. Leave nation specific stuff to the national briefs below)

__[Nation #1] MISSION STATEMENT:** (Lay out what is required for player 1 to play the scenario, intelligence briefing, what he is expected to do, any special conditions in this section)

__[Nation #2] MISSION STATEMENT:** [I](Normally, player 1 is the human player, and player 2 is the computer. This section is therefore only required if this scenario has been designed to be played either way, or as a human versus human scenario. If the computer side is not designed to be played by a human, say so here)

__Special notes: []** (Place any special requirements or recommendation's here, e.g., that this scenario is not designed to be played with a human as player 1, or suggested reality settings. Even if you laid these out above, repeat, for emphasis)

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NATO BASED SCENARIO BRIEFING FORMAT
[SCENARIO TITLE]**

[Side 1] vs. [Side 2]**

[Location]*
[Date]*
Turns: []*
Scenario Size: []**

Designed by: []**

INTRODUCTION*
[]**

TASK ORGANIZATION*
[]**

TERRAIN AND WEATHER*
[]**

1.__SITUATION*
[]*

___a. Enemy Forces*
_____[] *

___b. Friendly Forces*
_____[]*

___c. Attachments/Detachments*
_____[]**

2.__MISSION*
___[]** (State at a minimum the Task and Purpose. The mission statement should explain the who, what, where, when, and why of the operation)

3.__EXECUTION*
___[]** (No more than 4-5 bullet statements that address what the force must do to succeed with respect to the enemy, terrain, time and the desired end state)

4.___SERVICE SUPPORT*
___[]** (Concept of Support statement)

5.__COMMAND AND SIGNAL*
___[]* (Location of unit commander and next higher. Locations of CP's, Succession of Command)