AAR for Pacific War 2: Intruders

Mgellis

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Pacific War 2 – Intruders
Scenario by JSF/Ralf
Harpoon ANW; HUD-4 v1.11
AAR by Mark Gellis

Link: http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/791-pacific-war-2-intruders/

I must guard the Japanese “carrier” Hyuga from Chinese submarines.

The scenario begins at 13:00 Zulu, 15 August, 2013.

13:04. In the first four minutes, four submarines have appeared near my task force. I am going to try to move my task force away (to the east and then the north) to put some distance between myself and then. I am also launching a Seahawk-J to see if I can get more information.

13.06. A fifth sub spotted. How did they all get this close!?

13.07. Torpedo contact!

13:10. A Chinese plane has appeared, a Yun-8X, but it got too close and a Sea Sparrow took it down.

13:12. Contact G103 is a biological. So is contact G102 and G108. Two other contacts are submarines, identified as Chinese Kilos. I’m sending helicopters, changing course (north by northwest) and going to flank speed.

13:21. There is Han right ahead of me. There’s got to be nearly ten subs and/or whales in the water around me! Changing course again and launching another helicopter.

13:28. I’m getting some information on another submarine…it is an American Seawolf and it is firing on…well, I hope it’s not me.

13:55. Launching my last two helicopters. The rest are out of torpedoes and must reload. I’m not sure if I got any of the Chinese submarines yet but none of their torpedoes have gotten me so at least I’m not losing. Yet.

14:07. Changing course again. Now heading east once more, staying in the assigned patrol zone. (I think that’s what it is…it is marked with reference points.)

14:25. Got one of the Kilos. I may have gotten both…the other one has disappeared.

14:36. Something got hit. I don’t know what. But I heard the explosion. Lining up one of the Hans between two choppers…I’ll pinch him between two torpedoes.

14:43. Launching torpedoes at the Han.

14:45. The Han took a hit but is still “visible” on sonar. Is he sinking?

15:16. I’m getting torpedo contacts but they don’t seem anywhere near me.

15:26. Launching another helicopter to see if I can kill the other Han.

15:32. Victory conditions achieved. It says four Chinese subs got whacked (I think I got two of them. It also says a Russian submarine got killed and two whales. Poor whales! The Russian Sub and the Seawolf may have gotten the other Chinese subs.)

Overall assessment: This is a nice, tense little scenario.
 
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Herman Hum

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I tried this scenario when it was first published 06 Jan 2013.

My escort immediately detected submarines in close proximity. I tried to engage with ASROC. And tried. And tried. And tried. It turns out the scenario was afflicted by the "ASROC cannot fire bug"

http://community.combatsim.com/topic/30240-harpoon-3-scenarios-for-the-hud-4/page__st__20#entry5147556

In compliance with the policy for HUD scenarios, I ran the scenario until the first database bug was encountered and then immediately stopped. Once it was established that this was a database bug due to sloppiness on the part of the database manager, the scenario run ended.

This bug existed for nearly 18 yrs through the HUD, HUD2, HUD3, and HUD4. Only after repeated multiple bug reports was this typo finally corrected on 27 Jan 2013. I have not bothered to try this scenario, again. Like in war, I believe you only get one chance to play any scenario.

This bug lives on in infamy as a prime example for total lack of professionalism in the maintenance of a Harpoon database.
 
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