New 'Long Scenario' for testing NF 12.6 The Longest Battle

[ojms]

Wow.... incredible detail, love it. Keep up the good work.

[Gunner98]

Well, considering I'm a long way from doing Pacific Fury, I'll move the one Kaiser around the horn to join in this scenario instead of sending it to Oz.

So here are the tankers that will be available in the next release:

• The Italian Stromboli coming out of the Med;
• The RN Grey Rover down in the Falklands;
• The HNLMS Zuiderkruis coming out of the English Channel;
• The Canadian Protecteur out of Halifax
• T-AO 198 Big Horn coming around the horn

Thanks for your help. I like the little Italian fella.

Not sure what to do about the Spanish but that Dutch ship is pretty capable. Perhaps I'll put the A 14 Patino into service for Spain 18 months early, its a nice ship and will give the player a problem of which to protect the AOR or the Carrier??

[magi]

I noticed the AO/AOR absence also...... It has been taking me hours to digest/organize and have a management plan with this scenario... and it seems like I Am just starting… I haven't even push the go button yet… I know I am a slow player.... However.. if you decided to make asset/platform/material changes to blue side... I would wish to appeal to you to list them so I might add them via the editor.... I dread having to start over.... Though at some point it will be necessary I'm certain.... but I'm hoping not for the above type of refinements.....

I am assuming that all the parked commercial vessels with portal to portal tags.. are loaded and waiting for convoy to their destinations.... Is this correct..?
Also it does seem to me that bases that are under potential threat would have some air defense system in place…
Again I would eventually like mission list/synopsis at the end of the briefing.....

The scope of this thing is stunning.... Certainly a great deal of work on your part…… Very impressive indeed.....

[magi]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Well, considering I'm a long way from doing Pacific Fury, I'll move the one Kaiser around the horn to join in this scenario instead of sending it to Oz.

So here are the tankers that will be available in the next release:

• The Italian Stromboli coming out of the Med;
• The RN Grey Rover down in the Falklands;
• The HNLMS Zuiderkruis coming out of the English Channel;
• The Canadian Protecteur out of Halifax
• T-AO 198 Big Horn coming around the horn

Thanks for your help. I like the little Italian fella.

Not sure what to do about the Spanish but that Dutch ship is pretty capable. Perhaps I'll put the A 14 Patino into service for Spain 18 months early, its a nice ship and will give the player a problem of which to protect the AOR or the Carrier??

Just saw this..... Thank you....

[Rory Noonan]

I am totally in awe of your researching skills Gunner. PM sent.

[Gunner98]

I dread having to start over....

Understood. I'll try and itemize the changes. Actually, for the AO/AOR's once I get the ammo loads sorted out I'll upload them in an import file. Will do the same for the magazines once sorted out. The script changes michaelm suggested and some of the other changes will likely require a restart however, such as ramping up the aggressiveness of a couple of the neutrals. That will be a while to finish anyway and will highlight when that is done.

B

[Gunner98]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Well, considering I'm a long way from doing Pacific Fury, I'll move the one Kaiser around the horn to join in this scenario instead of sending it to Oz.

So here are the tankers that will be available in the next release:

• The Italian Stromboli coming out of the Med;
• The RN Grey Rover down in the Falklands;
• The HNLMS Zuiderkruis coming out of the English Channel;
• The Canadian Protecteur out of Halifax
• T-AO 198 Big Horn coming around the horn

Thanks for your help. I like the little Italian fella.

Not sure what to do about the Spanish but that Dutch ship is pretty capable. Perhaps I'll put the A 14 Patino into service for Spain 18 months early, its a nice ship and will give the player a problem of which to protect the AOR or the Carrier??

OK here is an import file with the tankers listed above. The Patino is there and is with the Spanish CV, total 6. Some notes:

-The Grey Rover and the Big Horn are Fuel, Dry goods & refrigerated product only - no ammo
-The other 3 small ones have generally national stock ammo (but there is some standard stuff as well) enough for 2 FF reloads from empty stocks, these are small AORs
-The Patino is the exception, its got a complete reload for the Spanish CV.
-The Zuiderkruis is capable of using ASW helos but the Dutch did not assign any, the ship had a utility model of the Lynx (14A)I put a B model on board which is available in the DB but takes an older torpedo so is not very useful as ASW

You should just go into the editor and import them, they are in the right locations.

Enjoy.

Edit: No missile reloads, I don't thing any of them had the capacity to reload missiles at sea.

B

[ojms]

One minor issue is that USS Sea Devil is in the scenario twice, once already deployed off the east coast and second as an event driven reinforcement.

[Gunner98]

Bugger. The 2nd one should be SSN 676 Billfish.

Sorry about that & thanks for catching it.

B

[ojms]

FFG 10 Duncan (just north of Cape Verde) doesn't have any torpedoes for the helicopters, is this intentional?

[Gunner98]

Not intentional. I put 15 year old Seasprite's on her! (DB 2389 from 1978) She should have DB 2389 or 577, the late 80's early 90's versions.

On my list, thanks

B

[michaelm75au]

I had Venezuela neutrality event kick in because their plane ran out of fuel!!!

[Gunner98]

Those Pesky Americans!!!! Contaminating our Fuel

Thanks, I'll take a look at it and figure out a better way

B

[ojms]

Hi Gunner,

I'm not sure what your thoughts are on SOSUS and Surtass ships?

Cheers.

[Gunner98]

The SOSUS network is essentially down, the sites in Norway & Iceland are in the wrong hands. Shellburne, Argentia, Brawdy, St Mawgan, Barbados, Bahamas & Bermuda all took hits (cruse missiles or saboteurs) in the first hours of the war (Walker & Ratkai get an assist). With the system compromised and only about 1/3rd of the stations remaining, and the system is 35 years old at the time; I wrote off the tactical use, but it still provides higher level national intelligence, hence you know the rough numbers of subs operating etc. BTW, the system made a cameo appearance in NF 4 off NY harbour.

SURTASS is another thing. Much newer. I think they would be fun to play with and this is and ideal situation.

Thanks, will look at it tonight

B

[trebor6669]

I don't see the import file to download.

[Gunner98]

Neither do I[&:]

OK here it is again. This time it's got some T-AGOS and an AS for good measure.

For the AO/AOR pls see the notes from post 26

Additionally there is a second import file which has:

T-AGOS 3 Vindicator coming NE out of the Carib
T-AGOS 8 Prevail coming out of Norfolk
T-AGOS 19 Victorious South of Capetown, I imagine that these ships did a lot of research jobs around the globe

The creep speed of the Stalwart class is 3 knts but man that is massive sonar coverage!

Just for something different, I added: AS 36 L. Y. Spear with a load of Torpedoes heading for Rota.
I am not sure how this will work but its supposed to be tied up in port to be able to resupply subs. Be interested if that works or if the game allows her to resupply subs at sea - that would be difficult in real life I think.

Enjoy

[trebor6669]

Thanks Gunner

[ojms]

Hi,

The import worked well.

Cheers!

[ojms]

A few more suggestions/scenario creep...

It might be useful (or perhaps not) to have a radar at some of the NATO airbases such as at Panama and Puerto Rico.

Additionally I found one of the WP subs via ESM, I'm not sure he should be radiating? It was B-380 Gorkovsky in the Caribbean sea.

Also might it be worth removing some of the empty "enemy" single unit airfields? I notice Nicaragua and Argentina for instance have a few and this could save a few units on the unit count.

I only have 1 month and 1 day to go....