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Hi Pooners,

thought it could be interesting to discuss the literature / websites we know and use in order to play Harpoon and/or write scenarios.

Does anybody know "Harpoon 2 - The official strategy guide", by Ed Dille and Tom Basham ?

Really old, back from 1994. Looks like it came out when Harpoon 2 was released. I found it at ebay and think it is a great book.

Over 400 pages "How to use your assets in order to win your battles":

- deep insights in how weapons and sensors work
- strike planning
- how to secure your carrier group / Surface Action Group
- how to overwhelm strong SAM belts
- three stock scenarios (A Fight to the Death, Okinawa, Assault on Zion) explained on more than 60 pages!

...etc...etc...

Recommended! Maybe you can find it at ebay or any other place.

Perfect for beginners and backcomers - and old warhorses.

Regards,
Ralf

I have one...signed by both authors! One of the later generation H2 sites had autographed copies for sale. Very cool. And you're right, the book is great for tactics.

I have a rather well documented, even though maybe outdated (1992) book from Milan Vego about Soviet naval tactics. Helpful when building scens with the Red banner.

Have a nice day, regards,

Cdr Sylvester

ORIGINAL: TimOusley

I have one...signed by both authors! One of the later generation H2 sites had autographed copies for sale. Very cool. And you're right, the book is great for tactics.

Signed by both authors - great!

ORIGINAL: Cdr Sylvester

I have a rather well documented, even though maybe outdated (1992) book from Milan Vego about Soviet naval tactics. Helpful when building scens with the Red banner.

Have a nice day, regards,

Cdr Sylvester

Heard about this one. Must be a great book. I´ll look for it.

thx
Ralf

ORIGINAL: koelbach
Heard about this one. Must be a great book. I´ll look for it.

Dr Vego is a professor at the US Naval War College. He has written several books, including Soviet Naval Tactics, on naval strategy which make great reading as a background to Harpoon. More recently I have seen a few articles from him at Armed Forces Journal. I exchanged some emails with him a few years ago when researching something for Harpoon, so he's approachable too.

Hi Ralf,

Thanks for the pointer, now I've finished my ordering my own over amazon.co.jp. [8D]

Now my bookshelf is becoming richer day by day!
[:)]

Best Regards,
Kazunori Iriya

Hi Ralf,

Thanks for a lot!



Best Regards,
Kazunori Iriya

Hi Kazunori,

great! Now...beat hell out of the computer opponent !

Regards,
Ralf

Typical non-science stuff which has made naval wargamers out of normal people:

- Tom Clancy "Hunt for Red October"

- Tom Clancy "Red Storm Rising"; a book I´ve read at least four or five times

- Barrett Tillman "The Sixth Battle"; this one is simply brilliant

- Tom Clancy "Carrier - a guided tour of an Aircraft Carrier"

Maybe we should pack all the books and websites we know into a spreadsheet and post it here?

I have used extensively for many scenario's:

Vulcan 607 (Rowland White)
Sea combat off the Falklands (Antony Prescot)
www.scramble.nl

Freek

I found Capt. Wayne Hughes' "Fleet Tactics" books to be interesting reads.

JD

Hi Brad,

ORIGINAL: CV32

ORIGINAL: koelbach
Heard about this one. Must be a great book. I´ll look for it.

Dr Vego is a professor at the US Naval War College. He has written several books, including Soviet Naval Tactics, on naval strategy which make great reading as a background to Harpoon. More recently I have seen a few articles from him at Armed Forces Journal. I exchanged some emails with him a few years ago when researching something for Harpoon, so he's approachable too.

Ordered it yesterday via amazon.com. Thanks to globalozation that this possible.[8D]

Hi JD,

ORIGINAL: jdkbph

I found Capt. Wayne Hughes' "Fleet Tactics" books to be interesting reads.

JD

Yes, this one sounds extremely good as I read in the internet. Took me some time to find a seller on ebay.com willingly to ship it to Germany. Now I pay 5 USD for the book and 9 USD for shipping. [:D]

But this one surely is worth the money.

Aren´t we a curious bunch of real Naval warfare devotees? [;)]

"Naval Firepower" is another very good book, especially if you are into the finer details of gunnery and fire control.  It's available at the USNI website bookstore.

 

Anybody read Harold Hutchison´s "Strike Group Reagan" ? Just started reading it, looks promising.

It's in my "fun" reading queue.

Harold is working with us on bringing some of his scenarios to ANW v3.10.  We are looking for folks to help in the project for named credit and some other swag.  You only have to buy the e-book and then you can join the team.  Even newbies can help with all aspects of building a "SGR BattleSet"

Contact me for further info.

Hi Don,

ORIGINAL: uncleharpoon

It's in my "fun" reading queue.

Harold is working with us on bringing some of his scenarios to ANW v3.10.  We are looking for folks to help in the project for named credit and some other swag.  You only have to buy the e-book and then you can join the team.  Even newbies can help with all aspects of building a "SGR BattleSet"

Contact me for further info.

A quick question, how can we get my copy in e-book format? Tried google just to find the link for a paperback.

Best Regards,
Kazunori Iriya

It is only available electronically from Amazon, no paper version exists as far as I know.  I would assume that if e-book sales are strong, then a regular publishing contract may be an option.... 

http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Group-Reag ... 1935361309

ORIGINAL: uncleharpoon

It is only available electronically from Amazon, no paper version exists as far as I know.  I would assume that if e-book sales are strong, then a regular publishing contract may be an option.... 

http://www.amazon.com/Strike-Group-Reag ... 1935361309

Hi Don,

Where did you get the ebook from? Jumped on thinking I'd grab it for my kindle but The Amazon link is a paperback and doesn't appear to be a kindle edition. Google-fu got me nowhere either. Is there anywhere else we can buy it?

Anyways think its great your supporting Harold's work. What a guy!