AAR Gauntlet II, spoiler.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:52 pm
This is a DB2000 scenario, written by Chris Elliott featuring NATO forces versus Russia at 4/10/99.
The scenario was tested under 3.7.
Game start is 2.00, I chose Russian player side and had to blockade Narvik with limited assets.
My available forces consisted of 8 Fencer D with various loads ( AS-10,12 and 14 ) at Kilpyavur airbase. At game start Norwegian forces had airbases at Narvik itself and Andenes.
Naval forces consisted of two spy trawlers South of Narvik and two missile groups to the North. These were a Tarantul group of RK-17 and 18 being type III Tarantul and a Nanuchka III group of MRK 88 and 76.
All groups headed South at start as the blockade runners were running North to Narvik. An exclusion zone prevented my aircraft getting too close to the area of Narvik itself.
Several patrolling Orions detected soon after commencement.
2.31 Fencer D become ready, two with AS-10 scrambled. These set off along coast south bound partially as recce.
3.20 Fencers detect and class many contacts as neutrals, mostly fishing vessels.
3.31 P 990 Skarv and P 986 Hauk detected by Fencer and attacked.
Three AS-10 Karen later and both sinking.
3.41 Fencers close on an Orion and shoot it down with AA-8 Aphid.
3.49 Two further Fencer D loaded with AS-10 Karen launched.
4.08 Six ship probable Task Force detected by the initial Fencer Group.
No assets in range at all though.
4.37 Second group of Fencer D engages and sinks P 987 Orm and P 998 Geir.
4.38 RK 18 A Tarantul III is destroyed by a missile it did not detect. Likely an attack from the two craft recently sunk.
5.10 Initial Fencer D's return to base at bingo fuel.
6.48 Two AS-12 armed Fencer set out.
7.42 These shoot down an Orion with AA-8 Aphid on the way.
8.11 Main group located but still over 200 NM from surface assets. No target radiating so unable to engage with Kegler.
8.40 Two AS-14 kedge armed Fencer inbound.
9.26 These engage Bergen and sink the escort for the loss of one aircraft.
12.13 Tarantul finally in range and fires one SS-N-22 at each of HMS Cornwall,Iron Duke and Coventry.
12.16 Hits on Cornwall and Iron Duke.
12.18 Remaining missile fired on Coventry.
12.19 Hit and sinking.
17.32 Nanuchka now in range , three SS-N-9 fired at each of L10 Fearless and a Ro/Ro.
17.40 Ro/Ro sunk, Fearless down to three knots speed.
17.43 Fearless sinks before able to fire any further missile at her.
Victory conditions trigger soon after.
Nice to test another Harpoon HQ scenario to DB2000 and find all working as intended. The scenario involves some fairly lengthy transits but remains fast moving. The use of the scenario batch rebuilder allows players to swap out aircraft loadouts without there being unlimited ordnance.
The scenario was tested under 3.7.
Game start is 2.00, I chose Russian player side and had to blockade Narvik with limited assets.
My available forces consisted of 8 Fencer D with various loads ( AS-10,12 and 14 ) at Kilpyavur airbase. At game start Norwegian forces had airbases at Narvik itself and Andenes.
Naval forces consisted of two spy trawlers South of Narvik and two missile groups to the North. These were a Tarantul group of RK-17 and 18 being type III Tarantul and a Nanuchka III group of MRK 88 and 76.
All groups headed South at start as the blockade runners were running North to Narvik. An exclusion zone prevented my aircraft getting too close to the area of Narvik itself.
Several patrolling Orions detected soon after commencement.
2.31 Fencer D become ready, two with AS-10 scrambled. These set off along coast south bound partially as recce.
3.20 Fencers detect and class many contacts as neutrals, mostly fishing vessels.
3.31 P 990 Skarv and P 986 Hauk detected by Fencer and attacked.
Three AS-10 Karen later and both sinking.
3.41 Fencers close on an Orion and shoot it down with AA-8 Aphid.
3.49 Two further Fencer D loaded with AS-10 Karen launched.
4.08 Six ship probable Task Force detected by the initial Fencer Group.
No assets in range at all though.
4.37 Second group of Fencer D engages and sinks P 987 Orm and P 998 Geir.
4.38 RK 18 A Tarantul III is destroyed by a missile it did not detect. Likely an attack from the two craft recently sunk.
5.10 Initial Fencer D's return to base at bingo fuel.
6.48 Two AS-12 armed Fencer set out.
7.42 These shoot down an Orion with AA-8 Aphid on the way.
8.11 Main group located but still over 200 NM from surface assets. No target radiating so unable to engage with Kegler.
8.40 Two AS-14 kedge armed Fencer inbound.
9.26 These engage Bergen and sink the escort for the loss of one aircraft.
12.13 Tarantul finally in range and fires one SS-N-22 at each of HMS Cornwall,Iron Duke and Coventry.
12.16 Hits on Cornwall and Iron Duke.
12.18 Remaining missile fired on Coventry.
12.19 Hit and sinking.
17.32 Nanuchka now in range , three SS-N-9 fired at each of L10 Fearless and a Ro/Ro.
17.40 Ro/Ro sunk, Fearless down to three knots speed.
17.43 Fearless sinks before able to fire any further missile at her.
Victory conditions trigger soon after.
Nice to test another Harpoon HQ scenario to DB2000 and find all working as intended. The scenario involves some fairly lengthy transits but remains fast moving. The use of the scenario batch rebuilder allows players to swap out aircraft loadouts without there being unlimited ordnance.