by
Ralf Koelbach
Author: Eric Weinkam
Game Engine: H3 ANW 3.9.4 RC13
Database: Player´s Database
Side played: China
Eric Weinkam is one of the long-time Harpooners. We know each other since our H2 days in the middle and late 90ies.
Those were the days, oh well. His scen, "Hard Target", was one
of my favourites in that time.
Meanwhile, Eric has come back to scen design. He wrote the Battleset "EU4 Series" and now has started with
another one, "New Dynasty".
"Port Blair Witch" is the second one in this new battleset.
Start Date: January, 28th, 2015
Time: 0800
1. 08:04
Ok, I have my forces set up and especially set up formation patrols for my carrier group.
2. 08:05
Ops, all subs are on periscope depth right from the beginning.
I move them deeper, no risks at this early stage.
3. 08:08
One thing regarding the game engine: It would be helpful if
the save command didn´t always open the save as menu, but only when
hit for the first time.
4. 08:17
The RC13 game engine runs smooth and fast: 1:60 sec is no problem.
5. 08:46
Two Indian Il-38 May comes very close to SAG 1. And SAG 1 has no SAMs!
6. 08:54
Both May shot down carrier borne by Flankers.
7. 08:57
Another Maritime recce bird approaches SAG 1, a Do-228. Shot down.
8. 09:13
Several unidentified aircraft heading for SAG 1.
9. 09:19
Have made some more Flankers airborne in order to guard SAG 1 which almost has
no SAMs.
10. 09:24
Three or more boogies approaching SAG 1
10. 09:30
A fierce battle has erupted. I got four hostile birds, but lost two Flankers in return.
11. 09:36
SAG 1, DD Shenzhen, has been hit, 9% damage.
12. 09:49
At a cost of two Flankers I got most missiles and archers.
First attack wave on SAG 1 repulsed.
13. 10:00
My UAV Soar Dragon has got an accetable fix of an Indian task Force. Now I can vector my subs towards
those hostile ships.
14. 10:05
Lost two fighter-bombers on their way towards hostile ships
15. 10:18
SAG 2 starts pounding of Port Blair.
16. 10:39
SAG 2 has thrown everything it has, including the kitchen sink, at Port Blair and leaves.
17. 11:07
SAG 2 engages a hostile SAG to the East, but all missilies are downed by superfast
misslies coming from - Port Blair! There mus be Grumbles near Port Blair.
18. 11:54
SAG 2 is embottled: Port Blair to the West, hostile ships
closing in from the East. No ordnance left. Six Flankers underway.
19. 12:28
The Flankers are there; launching AS-18 Kazoos at the two hostile ships
20. 12:35
The Flankers detect another Indian ship and sink it.An aircraft is downed, too.
Mission accomplished! Last Kazoos fired at Port Blair.
21. 12:45
Out of nothing come superfast SAMs! 2865 knots!Five Flankers dead, desater.
But their Kazoos obliterate some ground installations.
22. 13:25
One SSN, the Wei, is right in the middle of an Indian SAG!
23. 13:53
The Wei is hit and sunk
24.14:21
UAV shot down.
25. 16:30
The SSN Shang has torpedoed an Indian Destroyer.
26. 16:45
Last UAV lost.
27. 18:00
SSN Hung sunk.
28. 18:15
SSN Yao escapes a torp and sinks another Frigate.
29.20:01
SSN Shang sunk
21.21:00
SSN Yao is last sub standing, just sunk another DDG.
22:28
SSN Yao is sunk, too.
(...more to follow!
