New HCE scenario - Happy Time
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:31 am
A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the EC2003 GIUK battleset and the HCE World Wars (HCWW) database.
Until France had fallen in June 1940, the range of the Kriegsmarine's U-boat force had been constrained by geography. They had to make a long and risky transit around Scapa Flow in order to reach the Atlantic shipping routes. The capture of French Atlantic ports, however, now meant that the U-boats could carry consistent attacks on the Allied convoys. Operating on the surface and guided by radio communications, groups of U-boats could form wolf packs, focusing their efforts to find and destroy Allied convoys and thereby starve Great Britain of badly needed supplies. Furthermore, by Autumn 1940, previous problems with faulty German torpedoes began to be rectified, and in addition, the Allies began concentrating their convoys into a route that took them through the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. This target rich environment made for fertile hunting grounds for Admiral Donitz's U-boat fleet. This was their 'Happy Time'.
This scenario is designed for play by the RED side only.
Download the scenario and database at HarpGamer.
Until France had fallen in June 1940, the range of the Kriegsmarine's U-boat force had been constrained by geography. They had to make a long and risky transit around Scapa Flow in order to reach the Atlantic shipping routes. The capture of French Atlantic ports, however, now meant that the U-boats could carry consistent attacks on the Allied convoys. Operating on the surface and guided by radio communications, groups of U-boats could form wolf packs, focusing their efforts to find and destroy Allied convoys and thereby starve Great Britain of badly needed supplies. Furthermore, by Autumn 1940, previous problems with faulty German torpedoes began to be rectified, and in addition, the Allies began concentrating their convoys into a route that took them through the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. This target rich environment made for fertile hunting grounds for Admiral Donitz's U-boat fleet. This was their 'Happy Time'.
This scenario is designed for play by the RED side only.
Download the scenario and database at HarpGamer.