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HalfLifeExpert wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:43 pm I've played again.

First, there should be a 'Victory' condition that pops up upon reaching a certain score. I destroyed all Soviet forces with a Final score of 1040.

Ultimately I think this is a good overall scenario, but after playing a couple times I can't help but wonder if the US Ships are not completely equipped to take on the raiding force, and that the player pretty much has to depend on their 6x F-4Ds

I know this was before Western Ships were equipped with proper AShMs, but I can't help but wonder why a primarily Air Defense cruiser was selected for this scenario, as opposed to one that still has it's 6 or 8 Inch guns.

I don't know, just seems like "Team Chicago" isn't really properly capable of doing the main task, as the Phantoms really have to do the hard work.

I know it's a bit late in the game to be bringing this up, perhaps one could see it as a bit of a challenge using ships not really meant for Surface Combat, but I thought I would bring it up.

Mgellis wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:40 pm Thanks. I'll add the Victory message.

Biggest reason for the ship choice is...that's who was there. Chicago and the other ships were completing a cruise and they happened to be in the area on that date, so I figured if war suddenly broke out, they would be the ones chosen for the mission, even though they might not be the best ones for it. They were simply in the right place at the right time.

Mgellis wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:49 pm Any more suggestions, corrections, etc. for these scenarios or are they ready for the Community Scenario Pack?

Thanks.

Randomizer wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:53 pm

Mgellis wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:49 pm Any more suggestions, corrections, etc. for these scenarios or are they ready for the Community Scenario Pack?

Thanks.

I still think that the rather eclectic composition of the Soviet squadron deserves some explanation in the briefing and or differential scoring to identify what the high-value units are.

What are two amphibious assault ships so far south in the South China Sea? Whatever could they have been doing there?

Also the submarine depot ship, why is it there? And two oilers, a relatively scarce asset in the Soviet navy of this era. Their existence without explanation, seems that they have been added solely to act as padded, generic targets.

Is a Kashin really worth the same strategic value as the one-off Boris Chilkun and the other tanker?

I think that the Player's targeting problem is greatly simplified by the Soviet OOB and that essentially makes the scenario a cake-walk where it has the potential to be a challenge.

-C