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Paul and Scott have released two new scenarios for Harpoon3. You can get them here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ Thursday War This is the 4th and last scenario in Paul's FOST Operational Sea Training battleset and covers all warfare training covered in the previous 3 days including Air, Surface and Sub-Surface threats. The objective is to transit from Plymouth to Portland Bill in 8 hours at high speed and conduct an amphibious assault on Portland Bill. Kerguelen Station Taiwan has created a secret base in the Kerguelen Islands to manufacture nuclear weapons. A Chinese Kilo submarine will attempt to locate and neutralize the Taiwanese facility using combat swimmers. The HarpoonHQ has four Harpoon3 scenario / database sections covering the 1939-2015 timeframe: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

The 30th scenario in the 'World War Three in 1985' battleset, Negotiating Chips, can be downloaded on the HarpoonHQ: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...-ww3in1985.html Negotiating Chips For all intents and purposes, the battle for the North Atlantic is over. The Red Banner Northern Fleet has been chased out of the Norwegian Sea and, except for its surviving SSBNs, has ceased to exist as a fighting force. A large NATO amphibious operation expelled the Red Army from Norway, denying the Soviets access to the strategically important air and naval bases on Norway's western coast. In turn, the aircraft carriers of the US Navy's Second Strike Fleet, supported by massive B-52 raids, inflicted serious damage to the Soviet base complexes on the Kola Peninsula. Key installations, such as Severomorsk and Polyarnyy, have been replaced by a large black smear in the arctic landscape. As a consequence, the Soviets are no longer able to conduct offensive operations on the northern front. Having made great sacrifices, the Soviets will do all they can to secure a political victory, if even a small one. But their wish to terminate hostilities, coupled with their lack of success on the battlefield, translates to a weak position at the negotiating table. NATO will not accept any cease-fire proposal except a return to the territorial status quo ante bellum, and will want even more if military success can make it possible at reasonable cost. The US and the UK especially seek dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and free elections. To convince the Soviets that they have lost the war and cannot compete with NATO technologically, the United States has decided to put its newest and most sophisticated weapon system to use. Two US Navy attack submarines of the Los Angeles class have been armed with the brand new conventional Tomahawk land-attack missile (TLAM). With the introduction of this weapon, every submarine in the fleet will soon be able to hold key Soviet military and industrial targets at risk. The bases on the Kola Peninsula have been hit hard, but the military and industrial complexes in and around Arkangelsk remain undamaged. Important facilities include the air base at Lakhta, which is one of three naval bomber bases in the Leningrad military district, and the Sevmash shipyard at Severodvinsk. Sevmash is one of the world's largest shipyards and serves as the principal Soviet shipyard for the Northern Fleet. At least five nuclear-powered submarines are currently under construction here, including two Delta IV SSBNs, one or possibly two Akula SSNs, one or two Oscar II SSGNs, and a Typhoon SSBN. Go directly to the download section here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

The 29th scenario in the 'World War Three' battleset, the nuclear version of 'Return to the Kola Peninsula', is now available for download: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...-ww3in1985.html Return to the Kola Peninsula - Nuclear Version This scenario is an "off line" excursion into the topic of nuclear warfare. The scenario is not part of the original battleset, which covers a protracted conventional war, and is meant to explore the possibility of a nuclear exchange. There has been a considerable amount of war termination negotiations in the last few days. But a settlement to the war seems virtually impossible to attain. It is unthinkable for the Soviets to give up what they have fought so hard for, and they insist on a cease-fire that recognizes their territorial gains. NATO, on the other hand, is unwilling to recognize any Soviet gains and calls for a return to status quo ante bellum. The Soviets are strongly seeking a decisive military and political result before the industrial might of the West can be mobilized. However, having failed to destroy NATO in a short war, the Soviets are unlikely to regain a conventional military advantage. Facing total defeat in the Central European theater, the Soviets would eventually be forced to choose between surrender and escalation. To retrieve the losing situation, a decision was made to launch a limited nuclear and chemical attack on NATO front-line units. 44 missile-delivered 5-20kT nuclear warheads and a dozen persistent chemical agent warheads were employed against NATO troops in the most hard-pressed areas. The NATO response was swift. 49 warheads were detonated over Soviet frontline units, four army garrisons, five air bases and two rail yards. NATO announced this as a one-time strike in retaliation for the Soviet attack. The Soviets struck back with a volley of missiles targeting eight NATO air bases, three ports of disembarkation in the Netherlands and France, as well as key command, control and communication facilities (C3) and several storages for nuclear weapons. NATO responded by employing nuclear warheads against another ten Soviet air bases in Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia, four major naval bases in East Germany and around Kaliningrad, several nuclear weapon storage sites, C3 nodes, and logistical centers. The situation was now fast spiraling out of control, and the war was rapidly escalating to a central system exchange. In order to shock the Soviets into realizing the seriousness of NATO's resolve, it was decided to launch a nuclear attack on the Kola Peninsula, the Soviet Union's most concentrated naval base complex. It is hoped that this operation, combined with a threat of SIOP release, can force the Soviets to return to the negotiating table with a different attitude. The objective of Limited Attack Option Two (LAO-2) is to destroy the Soviet military/nuclear capabilities on the Kola Peninsula. This counterforce attack will cover the six target categories that currently make up the infrastructure of the Soviet forces in the region. The categories are airfields, naval bases, army bases, nuclear warhead storage sites, C3 facilities, and civilian/military infrastructure. Go directly to the download section here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

Paul has released the second and third scenario in his Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) battleset. You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ FOST #2: Vampire Vampire Vampire! This scenario covers an FBA and Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD) exersise off the south coast of Britain. The objective is to transit from Plymouth to Portland Bill in 6 hours. This is at high speed giving protection to the RFA and MCM's attached to your group. This is a good exercise in protecting the HVU's and yourselves close to land. FOST #3: Hide and Seek This scenario covers a long-range missile encounter off the south coast. The objective is to train units detached in 2 Surface Action Groups (SAGs) to engage enemy forces at range using SSMs. Normally a Nimrod and a strike element is attached to the exercise but these are under control of Fost HQ and not the Task Groups control. The HarpoonHQ hosts four scenario/database sections covering the 1939-2015 timeframe: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters: By the Players, For the Players http://www.harpoonhq.com

Quinton?s latest Harpoon3 scenario, The Cyprus Question, is now available for download on the HarpoonHQ: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ The Cyprus Question The year is 1966 and the island of Cyprus has found itself at the center of a tug of war for almost a century. The Greek desire for Enios (The unification of all lands associated with Ancient Greece) as well as the convenient location of the island for two British bases has prevented Turkey from governing the island which it controlled until World War I. This great source of tension became too great for the Turkish government which executed a successful invasion and reclaimed control of the island. This act of aggression has angered the Greek and British governments who have decided on a joint operation to retake the island and restore order to the region. The Ark Royal battle group has now joined up with elements of the Greek navy and are now headed east towards Cyprus. __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters: By the Players, For the Players http://www.harpoonhq.com

Steve has released his Baltic Bottleneck scenario for Harpoon3. You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ Baltic Bottleneck It is 1988 and Mayhem has broken out on the Central Front. This is inevitably a large scenario set primarily within the confinements of the Baltic. NATO forces drawn mostly from Denmark and West Germany stand in the way of considerable forces from Poland, East Germany and the Baltic Fleet. The situation in the Baltic is difficult, with notoriously poor sonar conditions and the close proximity of opposition forces. Both Sweden and Finland are maintaining a policy of strict neutrality. Most front line aviation units are unavailable to you being tasked with operations on the Central front itself. __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

The next scenario in the 'World War Three' battleset, Return to the Kola Peninsula, is now available for download: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...-ww3in1985.html Scenario #3: Return to the Kola Peninsula The first NATO offensive against Kola was a resounding success. The Soviet air assets and command and control structure has been dealt a major blow. Key bases have been damaged or temporarily put out of operation altogether, storages and depots have been hit, and logistical links have been severed. The Northern Fleet, what was left of it, failed to deal with the US Navy Strike Fleet and was unable to even weaken the screening forces. The few remaining Soviet Naval Aviation reconnaissance assets could not penetrate the well-prepared defensive ring around the battle groups, and no bomber raids ever materialized. NATO commanders are determined to complete the victory up north. Amphibious operations against the Kola Peninsula have been considered but the plans were quickly shelved when the Soviets deployed Atomic Defensive Mines (ADMs) on the Kola coast along with a promise to detonate them should Royal and US Marines land. Instead, NATO commanders have decided to neutralize the military and industrial complexes through massive air strikes rather than capturing them. The scale of the air strikes will be increased to also include B-52s flying over the north pole in order to decisively destroy the military, logistical and industrial infrastructure in the region. It is hoped air strikes against the Kola may help compel the Soviets to end the war on less favorable terms. Massive use of B-52 bombers is likely to yield decisive results quickly and may accelerate the war termination negotiations. However this endeavor is not without risk. There is a fair chance large bomber raids against the Soviet homeland may drive them to some form of nuclear escalation. Go directly to the download section here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters: By the Players, For the Players http://www.harpoonhq.com

The next batch of scenarios in the 'World War Three' battleset is now available for download: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...-ww3in1985.html The World War Three battleset, created with the Harpoon3 naval / aerial warfare simulator, takes a look at what might have happened had the Cold War gone hot in September 1985. Triggered by the renewed friction of the 1980s, coupled with the increasing decay of the Soviet system and their economic and industrial setbacks, the two superblocs collide at the peak of their Cold War strength. The battleset focuses on technical detail and a solid historical background, and is intended to give an accurate account of the war that never happened. Scenario #1: Enter the Lion's Den With the hard fought campaign for Norway coming to an end, NATO commanders have decided to conduct the first series of carrier air strikes against the Kola Peninsula. The Strike Fleet's two carrier battle groups will move north to the entrance of the Barents Sea using a variety of concealment and deception measures to avoid detection by Soviet reconnaissance assets. Scenario #2: Assault on the Kola Peninsula The war has come a full circle. The Strike Fleet's two carrier battle groups have moved to within striking distance of the Soviet bases on the Kola Peninsula. For the first time, NATO air power will be used to prosecute an extended campaign against the Soviet Union itself. This high-risk venture will expose the Strike Fleet to enormous danger but if successful the military and industrial infrastructure in the region could be crippled for months. Go directly to the download section here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ There are currently four Harpoon3 scenario/database sections, covering the 1939-2015 timeframe, available on the HarpoonHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters: By the Players, For the Players http://www.harpoonhq.com

Paul Bridge has released the first of several planned Basic Operational Sea Training (BOST) scenarios for the Harpoon3 naval/air simulator. This first scenario is named Cobra Loose! You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ Cobra Loose! Week 6 of Basic Operational Sea Training is one of the most intensive weeks being the final week of sea training. Ships under training from various nations go through Replenishment at Sea, fire fighting, damage control, Salvage and other end of the world scenarios. This Scenario covers an advanced Casex (ASW Exercise) in the SWAPPS (South Western Approaches). Each week a threat orbat is created using other units simulating the threat. No country is simulated in the exercises and is by called different names but it?s pretty easy to guess what country your fighting against by the threat orbat. __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

Version 1.4 of the World War II database for Harpoon3 has been released. Get it at the HarpoonHQ: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ "We have completed the latest version of the WWII database and it should be available at the HQ. Version 1.4 features some key adjustments and upgrades and should be considered the definitive version of the database to date. We addressed some of the known surface gunnery concerns and made other fixes and improvements. There are also new units, including a number of fictional post-war German surface combatants equipped with Hs.117 surface to air missiles. Handle these fictional units with care. Thanks for all the input at the forum. We hope we were able to address most of the feedback. Thanks guys, and gals." You can go directly to the Harpooner's Point forum here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/phpBB2/ There are currently four Harpoon3 databases, covering the 1939-2015 timeframe, available on the HarpoonHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

Mike has released his Georgia Knights World War II scenario for Harpoon3. You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ Georgia Knights In the summer of 1943 fighting in the Solomons rage on with US forces pushing into the New Georgia area of operations. The United States has learned much since the bloody campaign at Guadalcanal and forces stand ready to stem the flow of supplies via the midnights run of the Tokyo Express. MTB Ron 10 has been forward deployed and stands ready for action against the IJN. Can these mighty midgets make the difference! This is a one player ASuW scenario with a duration of 12 hours. The MTB group starts grouped to make the easier to manage when traveling but should be ungrouped and micro managed during an attack for the best effect. This scenario offers many points of decision and targets. The trick is finding the best one:) There are currently four Harpoon3 databases, covering the 1939-2015 timeframe, available on the HarpoonHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters: By the Players, For the Players http://www.harpoonhq.com

Paul has released his 'Indian Expansion' Harpoon3 scenario. You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ Indian Expansion The year is 1964. Following the re-taking of Goa from Portugal 3 years earlier, India decided to stake her claims on the Maldive Islands. Following protests at the UN against the United Kingdom who have established a RAF station at Gan, India have warned the UK to get out of RAF Gan or suffer... With this threat the UK have reinforced RAF Gan with Hunters and Shackletons from Singapore and a detachment of Lightning from Aden which had to conduct AAR from a Victor tanker to reach there. Troops also from Singapore have been flown in along with a Tigercat SAM battery. HMS Eagle and her battle group have steamed from Malaysia after a port visit and are en-route. India has deployed the Carrier Vikrant and most of her fleet to this operation along with numerous air assets from the North of the country. Hostilities have not yet broken out and peace talks are still taking place in the darkest corners of the British Government with Indian diplomats but time is running out! __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

Version 6.5.28 of the 1980-2015 database for Harpoon3 has been released. Get it at the HarpoonHQ: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ Features include: - New units: 33 aircraft, 37 ships, one submarine, 6 facilities and 30 weapons. - USS Coral Sea (CV 43) never received Mk25 Sea Sparrow in real life and the launchers have been removed in the database. She had 3x Mk15 instead of 2x Mk15 and 2x Mk25 as her sister USS Midway. The US Navy carriers (CV 41 to CVN 78) are represented by 120 database entries to cover all sensor/weapon/magazine configurations and upgrades between 1980 and 2010. - 500lb GBU-38(V)1/B added to F-14B/D from 2005 onwards. Other USAF planes have also been updated. - USN ships have been updated with proper versions of Mk15 Blk IA, IB and Nulka launchers (Mk53 Mod 0 or Mod 4). - DD 21 has been given Standard Missile 6 (SM-6MR Blk I) missiles, 80 Mk57 PVLS and 57mm/70 Mk110 Mod 0 CIGS. Check out the official DD(X) page for details http://www.ddxnationalteam.com/ - 155mm/52 AGS LRLAP rounds updated. - VLS loadouts updated on CGs from 2006 onwards. - Spruance class retired in 2005, two years ealier than planned. - San Antonio Mk46 Mod 1 30mm gun mount. - Some LGBs can now be delivered in loft/toss mode, not just laydown. - Leander class (including Aussie/NZ versions) has been updated. - Various mods to the ROC Navy, new Kidd (Chi The) DDGs added. - ATACMS and MLRS updated. - French, Greek, Libyan, Syrian, Danish, Finnish, Austrian and Polish Air Forces updated. + dozens of other mods. - Various improvements in nuclear weapon modeling for the upcoming nuclear version of 'Return to the Kola Peninsula': http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenario...-ww3in1985.html - On request from community members the next version of the database will feature pirate boats and suicide boats. Please make sure to also check out the other databases on the HHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ Thank you __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

Scott has released his ?Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction? Harpoon3 scenario. You can get it here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction Syria is known to have Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). These weapons are Chemical, Biological and Nuclear (NBC). Syria does not have nuclear weapons yet, but is on the verge of aquiring them through the reactor facilities at Homs. As part of the Axis of Evil, this is the first of a triad of of scenarios designed to keep America safe in its "War against Terror". ORDERS FOR CMDR US FORCES: Based on latest intelligence from the CIA, Syria has embarked on a serious escalation in WMD production. The following are known sites for WMD: CHEMICAL/BIO WEAPONS: - Tadmur CW Facilities - Aleppo CW Facilities - Homs CW Facilities - Latakia CW Facilities NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR REACTORS - Homs Nuclear Plant DELIVERY SYSTEMS: - Al Safir Scud Base - Hamah Scud Base - Hamah Scud Manufacturing Your orders are to cause as much damage to these installations as possible. Specifically, you are to destroy 180 facilities in 48 Hours in order to substantially damage the capability of Syria to produce chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. You must also destroy the methods of delivery. The Syrians have approximately 500 aircraft available, however it is likely that many of them are unserviceable. It is recommended to attack Syrian air bases to reduce the threat to your strike aircraft. The SAM presence is expected to be heavy. Syria is also known to have at least three aging Soviet ROMEO-class submarines, one of which may have been repaired, so the threat of submarine attack is real. The carriers must remain on station for two (2) days. You must prevent the Syrians from achieving even minor damage to your task force. There are currently four Harpoon3 databases, covering the 1939-2015 timeframe, available on the HarpoonHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players

The 1965-1979 database for Harpoon3 has been updated and is available here: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ This version of the database now has text descriptions for almost every ship in the DB, aircraft descriptions will be added in the near future. In addition there are 55 new ships and 16 aircraft, and countless mods, adjustments, and other improvements. There are currently four Harpoon3 databases, covering the 1939-2015 timeframe, available on the HarpoonHQ: World War II scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_wwii/ 1950-1964 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/colonialwars/ 1965-1979 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios_1960-79/ 1980-2015 scenarios: http://www.harpoonhq.com/harpoon3/scenarios/ __________________________________________________ The Harpoon HeadQuarters : By the Players, For the Players