New HCE scenario - Threshold

[CV32]

A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the new Middle East Battleset and the official HCE database (HCDB-090726 or later).

In September 2007, Israel is widely believed to have carried out an air strike that destroyed a partly constructed nuclear reactor in eastern Syria. While much of what really happened remains speculation, the event echoed a previous strike carried out by Israel against Iraq in 1981, when it destroyed a reactor at Osirak. Moreover, it underlines once again that Israel is a nation that feels very much under threat, whether rightly or wrongly, and has shown a willingness to take such action as it feels necessary to defend itself. Continued supposition about whether Israel would carry out a similar strike against long time foe Iran, or if necessary (and it probably would be necessary, to achieve the desired result), a wider military offensive, is alive and well in 2009.

This scenario is the first of what will be a multi part campaign examining the possible result of a single aimed pre-emptive strike, and the resulting ever widening conflagration.

This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only.

Download the scenario and the database at HarpGamer.