New databases and scenarios for Harpoon Classic

[Herman]

A new version of the official Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) Database (HCDB-080824) is now available.

Get the new DB in the Download section.

New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include:

Eurofighter - Austria
C-RAM AAA Bty - Intl
SAM SM-3 BMD Bty - Intl
Shi Lang (Varyag) CV - China

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The 45th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Hermes the Thief

A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 IOPG battleset.

The year is 2012 and the balance of power in the world is shifting. The American economic crisis of 2009, along with the discovery of vast oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, has led the US to withdraw from world leadership, leaving a huge vacuum. Russia and China have allied to fill this gap, and a poorly organized alliance of India, The EU, and the ASEAN nations (with the exception of Myanmar, which has allied with China) are trying to stem the tide. This scenario explores the "blue water navy" capabilities of the Indian Navy in an attempt to retake conquered Indian territory. (Sound familiar?) After 30 years,Hermes the thief needs to steal again.

Author: Patrick Howard

You can access the file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO.../files/Harpoon Classic Gold/Patrick's Scenarios/[EC2003 IOPG] Hermes.zip


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The 47th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Hold Fast!

The year is 2012 and the balance of power in the world is shifting. The American economic crisis of 2009, along with the discovery of vast oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, has led the US to withdraw from world leadership, leaving a huge vacuum. Russia and China have allied to fill this gap, and a poorly organized alliance of India, The EU, and the ASEAN nations (with the exception of Myanmar, which has allied with China) are trying to stem the tide. This scenario explores the ability of the Royal Navy to control the GIUK gap with minimal assistance from other EU nations. In the days of "wooden ships and iron men" a British officer would command his gun deck crew to "hold fast" and endure the first enemy broadside with discipline while holding fire until closing into killing range. Hold Fast!

Author: Patrick Howard

> You can access the file at the URL:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO...old%20Fast.zip



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The 52nd NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Colombian Hat Dance

A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the HCDA battleset.

Two terrorist attacks in Mexico City, which claimed the lives of 37 people, are blamed on radicals based in Colombia. The terrorist base has been located, but Colombia has refused to take action against the terrorists. No one is entirely sure why; some believe Colombian officials are concerned about reprisals.

Colombia has declared it will not tolerate a violation of its territory, even if it is to pursue terrorists. As one member of the Colombian government said, "These criminals are on Colombian soil and we will deal with them, when and how we see fit."

Mexico has gotten tired of waiting for the Colombians to take action. They have moved ships and troops into the region and are preparing to attack the terrorist base. In addition, the United States, which has called for a U.N. condemnation of Colombia for its failure to go after the terrorists, has offered support to Mexico.

Author: Mark Gellis

You can access the file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO...%20MEX10A1.zip



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Harpoon Classic Commander’s Edition Is Updated

Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems (www.advancedgaming.biz) are proud to announce the release of the comprehensive 2008.044 update for Harpoon – Commander’s Edition. The update includes some new functionality for Battleset Builders so databases can be embedded in user BattleSets. In addition, there are tons of updated air and sea units, nearly twenty fixes to reported issues, sound and graphic files have been reconfigured to allow for easy modding, and shell Caribbean, South Atlantic, South African, and Middle Eastern BattleSet have been included so a wide variety of new scenarios can be crafted with these new units over the next few releases!

Matrix

ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/Harpoo...r-2008.044.zip

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The 56th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Northern Forge

Northern Forge - EC2003 GIUK

The North Atlantic Council (NAC) has authorized a multinational air/sea/land exercise centered in the North & Norwegian Sea areas, code-named NORTHERN FORGE. This replaces annual NORTHERN EAGLE exercises, which had been held between NATO & Russia and were suspended following the Russian intervention in Georgia. By excluding the Russians and expanding the exercise to include as many NATO members as possible it is intended to demonstrate NATO resolve and strength on Russia's doorstep. The Blue force, based in the UK, consists of forces from the US, UK, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, and Italy while the Red force, based in Norway, is made up of forces from Norway, France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Author: Christopher (a.k.a. DarkNite)

You can access the file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO.../files/Harpoon Classic Gold/Chris' Scenarios/



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The 57th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Willpower

Willpower - EC2003 GIUK

The year is 2012 and the balance of power in the world is shifting. The American economic crisis of 2009, along with the discovery of vast oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, has led the US to withdraw from world leadership, leaving a huge vacuum. Russia and China have allied to fill this gap, and a poorly organized alliance of India, The EU, and the ASEAN nations (with the exception of Myanmar, which has allied with China) are trying to stem the tide. This scenario explores the ability of the Spanish and Portuguese navies to defend the Azores against a Russian attack from Iceland.

SITREP The loss of the British carrier has led to the withdrawal of most UK assets to home waters for defence against air attack from Norway. Russian ships and aircraft are moving freely in the North Atlantic, and an attempt to occupy the Azores is probable. Spanish, Portuguese, and British forces must defend Lajes

Author: Patrick Howard

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/



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A new version of the HCDB database, the Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) Database (HCDB-081124), is now available.

It is available in the Downloads section of the HarpGamer website.

New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include:

Yak-28P Firebar - Russia
Albany CG - USA
Bloodhound Mk2 Bty - Intl
DF-21C ASBM Bty - China
Dubrovnik (Helsinki) PTM - Croatia
Gyoraitei (PT-11) PT - Japan

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The 67th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

1GIUK

Palex80 is the 26th new author to release a Harpoon scenario. Many thanks for the effort and for sharing it with everyone.

1GIUK - EC2003 GIUK

The battle for Norway has been going on for roughly a week now.

European and Russian forces have managed to capture more than half of Norway so far. The remaining Norwegian forces fled to the southern part of the country, surrounded and fighting on all fronts.
US reinforcements have started flying in to Norway 72 hours ago.
The first US-European air battle occured 12 hours ago.

The invasion and occupation of Poland is nearing its end, as Russian and German forces have met at the outskirts of Warsaw. Upon completion of this operation more European and Russian forces will be available for redeployment.

With US strength in Norway increasing as fresh personnel and material arrive, a major conflict between the newly founded Euro-Russian-Federation and US-Norwegian forces is bound to take place.

Author: Palex80

You can find the file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO...s%20scenarios/



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The 71st NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

The Bear Goes South II

Julio Garcia Saboya (Jugasa77) is the 27th new scenario designer to release a scenario for our enjoyment. Many thanks to Jugasa and a big welcome to the community.

War between NATO and Russia has begun. As Russia is the agressor, its forces are prepared for war while NATO only has its routine patrols active. Russia is trying to conquer Reykjavik and Orland. NATO must obstruct this Russian operation.

NATO must try to destroy as many ships and subs as it can. Also it must prohibit Russian amphibious forces from reaching Reikjavik or Orland.
US forces: A carrier task force is travelling from USA to UK, so it can appear at any location. Two submarine wolfpacks are sailing near Iceland. USAF, US Navy, and US Marine Corps have forces at Reykjavik.
UK forces: There are two carrier task forces in the Norwegian Sea. Also, the British have two submarine wolfpacks at the zone.
Norway forces: Norwegian air forces are placed at Orland. There is also a surface battlegroup and a submarine wolfpack.

Author: Julio Garcia Saboya (Jugasa77)

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=366
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO...s%20scenarios/

Sixth Battle

This scenario is a tribute to The Sixth Battle by Barrett Tillman.

Several large Soviet battle groups, now operating under the banner of the Union of Eurasian Republics (UER), have assembled off the coast of South Africa. Their intention is to force a change of power in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), into one that favors the African National Congress (ANC) and, indirectly, the Front Line States (FLS) of Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The UER has cut a deal with the ANC and FLS to form a cartel that would extend to all of the RSA’s resources, including uranium. Hard line regimes in the client states of Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam have pledged their assistance. The UER and its allies in the region have overwhelming firepower, and the South Africans stand virtually no chance without American intervention.

The elderly US Navy carrier USS Ranger is the only NATO carrier in the Indian Ocean, and it can count on little support from other friendly forces. The Ranger battle group has been planning for several days the best way to attack the UER carriers, plotting and wargaming several possible options, and now they think they have found a winning idea.

Author: Brad Leyte

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=367

This scenario requires the South Africa battleset
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=291



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The 73rd NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Task Force Rybakov

This scenario is a RED side sequel to my earlier scenario, Sixth Battle, which of course is a tribute to a favorite novel of mine, The Sixth Battleby Barrett Tillman. Although some effort has been expended atrecreating the battle depicted in that book, I have also taken variedsome of the events and players to make a workable Harpoon scenario. Thescenario background contained in the file is considerably moredetailed, but essentially:

Several large Soviet battle groups,now operating under the banner of the Union of Eurasian Republics(UER), have assembled off the coast of South Africa. Their intention isto force a change of power in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), intoone that favors the African National Congress (ANC) and, indirectly,the Front Line States (FLS) of Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The UERhas cut a deal with the ANC and FLS to form a cartel that would extendto all of the RSA’s resources, including uranium. Hard line regimes inthe client states of Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam have pledged theirassistance.

The American carrier forces have been caught out ofposition. Meanwhile, Task Force Rybakov has taken up station off thecoast of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The Pacific Fleet carrierNovorossiysk has been delayed but is now transiting the MozambiqueChannel and should be on station and ready to conduct operations within24 hours. Our amphibious landings in the RSA will be supported by airstrikes from the carriers. The South Africans stand virtually no chancewithout American intervention. Now is our time to strike.

Author: Brad Leyte

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=367

This scenario requires the South Africa battleset
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The 75th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Let’s Go to War

Let’s Go to War - WestPac

What if China carried out its threat to attack Taiwan? What if North Korea launched an offensive against South Korea? What if an reinvigorated Russia was complicit with both aggressors? What if these conflicts happened at the same time? This scenario examines the hypothetical worst case scenario, the stuff of nightmares for WestPac war planners.

Following the brutal crackdown in Tibet and the subsequent boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by many Western nations, the PRC entered a time of what many considered a period of awakening. It was thought that maybe these were the last throes of Chinese Communist Party, and that the emergence of democracy was finally within grasp. Ultimately it proved to be just a dream. The PRC's attack against Taiwan was sudden and absolutely vicious. Rather than commit the bulk of its valuable naval and air forces to the battle, the PRC unleashed a terrifying bombardment of short range ballistic missiles. This, of course, had been expected, but the sheer ferocity of the missile attack was not, nor was the use of a new and deadly nerve agent. Caught unprepared, Taiwan had no chance.

To make matters worse, North Korea reversed its decision to withdraw from a policy of nuclear brinkmanship. A previously unknown nuclear processing facility was discovered, revealed and then flaunted by Pyongyang, together with an array of crude nuclear weapons delivery systems. When the South Koreans and Americans railed against this dangerous turn of events, and threatened response, the DPRK did not hesitate. A withering assault was thrown across the DMZ within days, and Washington took no chances. Select low level nuclear strikes were made against certain North Korean targets, decapitating and eliminating the DPRK atomic arsenal.

Just when it was believed things could not get any uglier, the nationalists in Moscow announced their support for the forced reunification of the PRC and ROC, and complained loudly and bitterly against the American nuclear pre-emption. The Russian support for Beijing and the opposition against Washington was not only political, however, it was military.

Author: Brad Leyte

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=369



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The 78th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Failsafe

Failsafe - Bering Strait Battleset.

Tensions with the Soviet Union are at an all time high. The President and the Joint Chiefs have just ordered Defense Condition 2 (DEFCON 2), as it is believed that an attack by the USSR may be imminent. Intelligence reports and analysis indicate that if it comes, it will occur sometime within the next forty-eight (48) hours.

In preparation to meet the threat, Strategic Air Command (SAC) has launched a previously unannounced Giant Bracket exercise, directing the forward deployment of elements of the 97th Bomb Wing to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Its aircraft (primarily a force of B-52 bombers) are now operating there in conjunction with other supporting USAF units.

In the event that National Command Authority (NCA) orders Defense Condition 1 (DEFCON 1), which will be a confirmation of an impending Soviet attack, SAC assets are directed to immediately take up their fail safe positions and stand by for further orders.

Author: Brad Leyte

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=371



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The 77th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

Canary Islands 1976

NATO has lost contact with the Canary Islands. The only naval forces in the area, centered around the USS Hancock, are sent to investigate.

This is a custom battleset that includes the database to play the scenario. Unzip the file into your HCE directory, the load the game. You will have a new battleset, "Fred's Canary Islands Battles" with which to play the scenario. The battleset is meant to be used with HCE 2008.044 or newer.

Author: Fred Galano

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/
http://www.harplonkhq.com/?page_id=4
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index...s&showfile=372



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The 7th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!

The Harpoon community is pleased to welcome a new scenario designer to the scene. DonSeaDog is proud to release his first two scenarios in a battleset for us to enjoy. Many thanks for sharing your efforts.

Intruders from the North

They Seem to Keep Coming

A country has established a small air base along the northern coast line and is striking Australian bases. While intended to play as blue, you can play as red too although the defences are marginal so it should be a walk over.

Author: DonSeaDog

You can access the file at the URL:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/...s%20Scenarios/

Commerce Raider

Commerce raiding or guerre de course is a naval strategy of attacking an opponent's commercial shipping rather than contending for control of the seas with its naval forces. The objective is to make the war too expensive for the opponent to continue it. Usually, commerce raiding is chosen by the weaker naval power who has little chance to succeed against the naval forces of its opponent.

Author: Rene Haar

You can access the file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FilesO...s%20Scenarios/


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