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Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:25 pm
by SubCmdr
Hello, I have been looking around for a historical version of Operation Praying Mantis, which took place in the 80's between the US and Iran. I have been unable to find a historical version, only one that takes place in 2017. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:02 am
by magi
No one has designed one yet… But it would be a very interesting subject ...
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:50 am
by Galahad78
I thought about building this scenario (or, rather, a series of scenarios) after reading the (very interesting) "America's First Clash with Iran: Tanker War", but the amount of work is daunting [:(]. Sometime, in the future, perhaps...
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:52 am
by SubCmdr
I just got done with that book as well, hence my interest in the scenario. Perhaps I will try to throw something together, though I am not too proficient with the mission editor.
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:35 pm
by DeltaIV
I worked on this one (and probably many others did), but I decided to scrap this scenario, because I don't consider hunting two frigates and few patrol boats with full US CVBG very interesting.
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:47 pm
by SubCmdr
ORIGINAL: DeltaIV
I worked on this one (and probably many others did), but I decided to scrap this scenario, because I don't consider hunting two frigates and few patrol boats with full US CVBG very interesting.
But the historical value. [:)]
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:54 pm
by Gunner98
ORIGINAL: DeltaIV
I worked on this one (and probably many others did), but I decided to scrap this scenario, because I don't consider hunting two frigates and few patrol boats with full US CVBG very interesting.
Maybe you could add the treat of a Kilo sub and some unconfirmed threats (Air, SAM, SSM) on a different side to spice it up? Perhaps restrict the CAW somewhat. Haven't really looked at this one so am not sure, but there is usually a way of putting the player on the edge a bit.
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RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:52 am
by NickD
ORIGINAL: DeltaIV
I worked on this one (and probably many others did), but I decided to scrap this scenario, because I don't consider hunting two frigates and few patrol boats with full US CVBG very interesting.
You could use the scoring to make things interesting - if the player does worse than the USN did historically, they loose.
RE: Request: Operation Praying Mantis
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:20 am
by DeltaIV
Well, it's gone now so no big deal.
I usually choose between fiction and historical setting. If I consider historical setting unplayable for some reason, it's a no go.
It would probably make a nice tutorial scenario though.
1) Get some A/C up or do nothing and fire up radars
2) Fire some Harpoons or drop something on the ENY
3) Triumph and have a beer