The coup has arrayed two prongs you will to blunt, one, an outgoing invasion fleet and two, a bustling Naval Base supporting the invasion of a neighbor island. They are not mutually exclusive problems, both need to be destroyed. In addition, various other disconnected issues will need to be dealt with, from minesweeping to area defense.
I wanted to create an adaptation of Mark Gellis' Air War of Indonesia, which I loved from the moment I hit the start button. I took his idea and expanded it to include various other problems an allied force would face when dealing with remote and long distance target such as Indonesia. You will really need to look at how you coordinate fueling assets and how those assets interplay with your strike forces.
The first briefing is below, a letter from the Prime Minister of Australia to you outlining the problem and possible solutions.
SCENARIO AUTHOR: Will Coleman
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25121998 0800 ZULU / 0600 LOCAL
TO: AIR MARSHALL BEN TAYLOR, SOUTH ASIAN ALLIED FORCE (SAAF)
FROM: PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD
SUBJ: KELOMPOK ENAM COUP IN INDONESIA AND ONGOING CRISIS
GOOD MORNING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AIR MARSHALL TAYLOR,
DESPITE OUR BEST DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, INDONESIA HAS DESCENDED INTO COMPLETE NATIONAL CHAOS.
THE INDONESIAN JAVA FRONT (IJF), OR "KELOMPOK ENAM", AS THEY LIKE TO BE REFERRED TO, IS A MILITANT MUSLIM WING OF SENIOR JAVANESE OFFICERS. AS OF NOON YESTERDAY, THIS GROUP HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF INDONESIA JAVA.
WITH THE CRUMBLING INDONESIAN ECONOMY, THE IJF HAVE ENJOYED ALMOST COMPLETE POPULAR SUPPORT FROM JAKARTA, SURABAYA, CILACAP AND HASIM. WITH THIS SUPPORT, THE IJF HAVE GAINED THE LOYALTY OF MOST MILITARY AND ITS SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE ISLAND OF JAVA, INCLUDING THE SURABAYA NAVAL BASE.
THE REMAINING INDONESIAN TRIBAL AND ETHNIC GOVERNING BODIES HAVE ALL BUT ACQUIESCED TO THIS COUP AND HAVE ASKED FOR REGIONAL CALM WHILE A NEW GOVERNING BODY IS CREATED VIA THE IJF IN JAKARTA. THE "KELOMPOK ENAM" HAVE ANNOUNCED ON RADIO AND TELEVISION TO "UNITE" THE COUNTRY ALONG ITS THEOCRATIC AND ETHNIC VISION.
WE BELIEVE THE IJF WILL NOT STOP WITH JUST JAVA AND OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS CONCUR. KH-11 IMPROVED CRYSTAL PASSES INDICATE INTENSE PREPARATIONS AT SURABAYA NAVAL BASE TO MOVE ON THE MORE RESOURCE RICH SUMATRA AND KALIMANTAN LAND MASSES. WE HAVE COUNTED AT LEAST 4 FAST PATROL BOATS ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE SUBMARINE, THREE FRIGATES, AND VARIOUS LANDING ASSETS.
ALARMINGLY, THE KH-11 SPOTTED SEVERAL EMPTY 3000 TEU INDONESIAN CONTAINER SHIPS IN AND AROUND THE SUNDA AND LOMBOK STRAITS (FIGURE 1) LAYING, WHAT WE BELIEVE ARE VINTAGE SOVIET FLOATING NAVAL MINES. WE BELIEVE THE IJF ARE TRYING TO HIDE THE MINE-LAYING VIA ITS COMMERCIAL VESSEL FLEET. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, WE DO NOT HAVE DEFINITIVE INTELLIGENCE INDICATING THAT THE IJF HAS INDEED MINED THE SUNDA AND LOMBOK STRAITS; HOWEVER, IF TRUE, IT PUTS THE WORLDS COMMERCIAL CONTAINER SHIP TRAFFIC IN QUITE A PREDICAMENT, AND MINE SWEEPING ACTIVITIES MUST BE EXPEDITED.
FIGURE 1
THIS ABOVE TACTIC ONLY MAKES SENSE IF THE INTENT OF THE IJF IS TO CUT OFF AUSTRALIAN/ALLIED (SAAF) INTERVENTION IN ITS FUTURE PLANS. OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL PUSH OUR AIR AND SEA CAPABILITIES TO THEIR MAX.
AMERICAN POLICY MAKERS ARE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE IJF INTENTIONS AS THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT. PHILIPPINE CABINET MINISTERS HAVE OK'ED PLANS TO MOVE AMERICAN ASSETS INTO A LESS USED AND CLANDESTINE AIRBASE IN SOUTHERN LUZON. SADLY, MALAYSIA HAS ONLY PROMISED MINE SWEEPING GEAR BUT NO AIRBASES OR AIRCRAFT TO ASSIST IN ROLLING BACK THE PERCEIVED IJF OFFENSIVE.
THERE IS A PERSISTENT AND UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOR, VIA RADIO CHATTER, THAT CHRISTMAS ISLAND IS A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR THE IJF. AGAIN, THIS ONLY MAKES SENSE IF THERE AIM IS TO DISABLE SAAF INTERVENTION. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PULLED OUT OF STORAGE AN OLD AN/TPS-43 AND IT'S ONLINE, IT WILL GIVE US SOME WARNING OF ANY ATTACKS BEFORE THE ARRIVING HMAS STUART. BUT CHRISTMAS ISLAND IS A SMALL OUTPOST AND IS COMPLETELY UNDEFENDED AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS THE SITUATION AS OF 6AM, DECEMBER 25TH LOCAL TIME. PLEASE USE ALL HASTE AND AVAILABLE ASSETS TO ROLL BACK THIS IJF MILITANCY, OTHERWISE, WE WILL HAVE A SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL CATASTROPHE.
A FOLLOW-UP ORDER WITH ASSETS ATTACHED TO YOUR COMMAND WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
GOOD LUCK AND GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
YOURS SINCERELY,
PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD
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CURRENT VERSION: VERSION V.17
V.17 - MAJOR UPDATE!
- removed all US F-111's
- removed several OOB items for SAAF forces
- added some exclusion zones to better assist AI in it's prosecution of effort
- added B-1's out of new AB in Guam
- Refined all triggers and events
- changed the OOB for IJF and SAAF forces to better compliment each other
- moved subs to be more of a problem for SAAF
- changed proficiency levels for both IJF and SAAF
- added new graphic in brief
- moved ships closer to action for use in intercept of IJF SAG
- removed DDG on US side and replaced with FFG (more in line with US Naval assets in 1998)
- tweaked all magazines and ammo levels for units
- fixed many scoring problems
- overall, scenario is similar to previous, but now it's more in line with OOB of forces arrayed
- really would love some play testing of this new scenario with the hope that it's better and a more challenging AI
V.16
- Added four P-3C Orion A/C for ASW/Surveillance in Java/Sunda/Lombok Straits (both US and Australian Assets)
- The point is to get your fleet into the Java Sea, this is done a number of ways, but having ASW A/C will help
V. 15
- Changed the distance of ships to engagement
- Modified a posture and updated briefing
- Changed the groupings so that SAMs/AAA and other IJF assets are identified without hitting PgUp
- Added a new player intro
- Removed ADF F-16's for F-16 Blk40's with AIM-120A's
- Changed duplicate Helo Name
- Added F-111 date clarification in briefing.
Old Changes:
- Added a Fast Frigate to Christmas Island TG
- Modified SAM Magazines
- Changed point distribution and amounts
- Scenario ends ONLY when Primary and Secondary Objectives are met
- You get penalized higher for certain events
- Broke up Southern Fleet into two task groups
- Fixed triggers for enemy
- Added a true random weather event to scenario
- Modified routes of some enemy A/C
- Added CAP A/C to the Human Player to supplement North
- Fixed CAP Missions for Enemy forces
- Fixed Helo ASW work IJF mission and Helo surface compliment
- Fixed Commercial Mission, planes not going to airports and getting shot down
- Added correct posture triggers
- Fixed Tomahawk Missile initial load-out problem
- Changed All enemy Radar/Sites to no auto-detect (you need to fly recon)
- Added ROE penalties if NOT followed (READ ROE)
- Spell checked the entire scenario
- Message pop-ups should be limited to one-time only
