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The Night Before the Day After

A crisis has developed between the Soviet Union and the West. The politico-military leadership of both sides is fearful of the threat posed by the other side's ballistic missile submarines. In an attempt to limit the damage to their homelands in a strategic nuclear exchange, orders have gone out to the nuclear attack submarines to destroy all hostile ballistic missile submarines immediately.

Author: Herman Hum

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David and Goliath

Act I: Onslaught

"In a carefully planned series of attacks, the Warsaw Pact begins a war against NATO. Their goal is to seize West Germany, gutting NATO militarily and economically. The Soviets will demand a high price for Germany's return, or assimilate its industry and technology for their own use."

"The Soviet Union, battered by a series of economic disasters, has demanded substantial economic assistance from NATO and the USA. If not, it threatens, "it cannot be responsible for the peace and stability of Europe." The corrupt old men in the Kremlin expect that either way, they will win: Either they get the aid they need to stave off collapse, or they will launch an attack on NATO. They have already started a program of propaganda inside their borders, blaming all their troubles on a deliberate program of economic strangulation, all orchestrated by the West. The implied threat has not been lost on NATO, and while negotiators frantically try to satisfy almost impossible Russian demands, the military frantically mobilizes. The Soviet Defense Council has decided that the Geneva conferences are an attempt by NATO to buy time while it further tightens its economic stranglehold on the Soviet Union. Offensive operations against NATO, before they are fully mobilized, now offer the only way to alter the correlation of forces and break the economic conspiracy."

Author: Herman Hum

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Middleweights

Past Japanese militarism and colonial rule has continued to strain relations with its neighbours, most notably, South Korea. One of the principal disputes between them has been over territorial claims to a pair of tiny rocky islets that lie almost mid-way between them in the Sea of Japan, know as Dokdo in the ROK and Takeshima in Japan. These desolate rocks sit in rich deepwater fishing grounds and above unexploited energy reserves potentially worth billions.

Past threats by Japan to conduct a survey of the area, presumably in preparation for drilling efforts, have been met by South Korea sending reinforcements to shore up its Coast Guard presence there. Persistent North Korean hostility has only served to aggravate the tension between the South and Japan. The South has consistently refused to join in enforcing tough sanctions against the DPRK, frustrating Tokyo's efforts to rein in Pyongyang. The American withdrawal from the Peninsula two years earlier and its current pre-occupation with the Middle East war, have underscored a long past history of distancing itself from the Dokdo-Takeshima dispute.

This scenario was originally written by CV32 for the Harpoon Classic Commander's Edition and has been re-built for Harpoon 3 with the consent of the author.

Author: Herman Hum

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[Edit] Corrected credit

[CV32]

This scenario was originally written by Scott Boles for the Harpoon Classic Commander's Edition and has been re-built for Harpoon 3 with the consent of the author.

Except that Scott did not write the original HCE version of 'Middleweights'. I did.

[Herman Hum]

Credit corrected

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Keeping the Lights On

In organizational parlance, "Keeping the Lights On," means to stay in business, especially under tough or trying circumstances. Given the world's current troubles, this closely describes the dilemma of modern navies as governments make hard decisions between defense and economic spending. Add to that noxious brew the touch of a "no-notice" crisis and things are liable to get very interesting.

Venezuela 2010: An ever-defiant Hugo Chavez sees opportunity in the global draw-down of American presence in the Caribbean and declares an expansion of his nation's Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ). Citing maritime security concerns, Chavez uses his weekly radio show to proclaim that unprecedented levels of gun-running and drug smuggling from neighbouring states have forced his hand in order to secure the safety of the Gulf area.

Venezuelan Coast Guard elements are openly harassing and stopping legitimate traffic in transit through the zone. Any vessels failing to comply are subject to immediate use of lethal force. Not surprisingly, intelligence sources note that Cuban, Russian, and certain other nationalities are being given a free pass. Despite the obvious dangers in fleeing the illegitimate blockade, several ships have refused to submit and are attempting to exit the area through the North and East passages. SouthCom has ordered 2nd Fleet to stand ready and prepare operations for upholding Freedom of Navigation principles.

Author: Herman Hum and Armando J. Heredia (a.k.a. Juramentado)

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2.0 Raid on Ramullah 2016

ISRAELI CONDOR FORCE vs VENEZUELA

LOCATION: CARIBBEAN SEA/SOUTH AMERICA

DATE & TIME: 3 NOVEMBER 2016 @ 17:00:00 ZULU

Even before 2000, strong suspicions existed that Iran was seeking the acquisition of nuclear weapons. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Govt has not tried to allay these regional (and global) fears, and the country remained largely impervious to whatever sanctions were imposed. Israel, however, had often re-iterated that all measures---including military---would be taken to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Much of the attention was give to the various facilities built within Iran. Practically NO attention, however, was give nuclear facilities built OUTSIDE the country. By the end of 2015, Iran, with the support of the Venezuelan Govt, had built a large industrial complex, called the Ramullah Complex, in south-west Venezuela, close to the borders with Colombia and Brazil. This complex had been developing, testing, and storing nuclear weapons for over a year. Iran was indeed a nuclear power, though her weapons remained offshore.

With the help of neighboring countries and the Jamaicans, Israel had gathered intelligence on this complex, but oddly enough, no public announcements were made concerning this site. Part of the reason was that the Israelis and Iranians were at war at the time and the world was fixated on the Missile Exchange between the two countries. But at the same time, on the 1st of Nov 2016, a large convoy of Israeli transport planes arrived at the main airport in Jamaica. The transport planes contained a force of Condor GLCM units---the same type of units that were unleashed against Iran-based missile sites and nuclear weapon facilities. This Condor Force had but one mission---to destroy the Iranian-controlled Ramullah complex at Venezuela.

The Condor Force was to launch its attack within 36 hrs of landing in Jamaica---Russian intelligence would give the Venezuelans (plus Russians and Iranians) all of 20 minutes notice....

Author: David Winston (a.k.a. Harpooner)

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7.6 Foxhunt

Act I: Onslaught

"In a carefully planned series of attacks, the Warsaw Pact begins a war against NATO. Their goal is to seize West Germany, gutting NATO militarily and economically. The Soviets will demand a high price for Germany's return, or assimilate its industry and technology for their own use."

"Large scale strikes by Soviet Naval Aviation (SNA) on NATO port facilities and energy infrastructure slow reinforcements and disrupt transportation.

Spetsnaz attacks further disrupt transportation and communications lines. One group, landing in Norway, cuts a critical North-South reinforcement highway. Soviet forces, landing near Tromso, Norway, rapidly secure the northern third of the country, then head south.

Keflavik, Iceland, a vital base for maritime patrol aircraft and fighters as well as a SOSUS station, is pounded by land-attack SS-N-3s from Echo II-class SSGNs. Using a combination of fuel-air-explosive and persistent chemical warheads, this vital base is neutralized for the critical opening phase of the war. By the time it recovers, the Russians figure it won't matter.

The first few days of the war find the Soviets advancing through Europe and NATO reeling. Decision-makers in Washington, London, and Paris must decide whether or not to use nuclear weapons to redress the imbalance."

"The first major convoy, escorted by a group led by USS Leyte Gulf, has left the United States enroute to Germany. SNA strike regiments have mounted a number of small-scale operations without success. Naval intelligence has positioned assets to predict the time before the Soviets a full-scale strike on the vital convoy."

Author: Herman Hum

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Smiling Buddha – EC2003 IOPG

The year is 2013 and the balance of power has shifted. The threat of Chinese liquidation of American debt has left the Chinese as the main military power in the Pacific, and the battle lines in the Mideast are hardening as Chinese weapons sales are now unchecked. Iran, after many delays in its nuclear wepons programs, has ordered and paid for a package of thermonuclear warheads for its existing missiles. Israel has promised that the delivery of these warheads will result in a nuclear attack on Iran. Pakistan, with the withdrawal of American support, seems inclined to support the delivery of these weapons. India, with a divided legislature and a shortage of modern weapons, will have to interrupt this delivery.

Author: Patrick Howard (a.k.a. Rainman)

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First Lightning

A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the Middle East Battleset.

It is October 1984. A financial crisis in Latin America has led to huge loan defaults in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. American banks, who had heavily financed the development efforts in Latin America, have been caught by surprise and are now in a serious slide. Washington took drastic steps and imposed a freeze upon banking transactions across the nation.

Then, a week ago, a terrorist bomb in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, claimed the life of the US ambassador and numerous civilians. At the same time, a guerilla movement believed to have ties to that terror attack and backed by the Soviet Union, toppled the Omani government in the wake of massive financial losses in its banking sector.

American peacekeepers have moved into Saudi Arabia after rebellious elements of the Saudi army moved to occupy the holy city of Mecca. It is the largest commitment of American troops since the Vietnam war. Moscow has bitterly criticised the American presence in the Persian Gulf, calling it a grave act of provocation.

Three days ago, the new regime in Oman allied with Tehran to impose a toll on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. All tanker traffic in the Gulf has now come to a stop.

Author: Brad Leyte

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