New Scenario--UK Vs Iraq 1961!!!!

[PlasmaKrab]

That could give you a fine campaign all right!

Have you a storyline/ historical data on this? What was the political stand of Iraq at the time? Any powerful allies, any internal instability? Other countries possibly joining alongside the British forces?

Oh well, no matter, I gues you can reflect all that by yourself!

Good luck!

[dita]

I`m currently finding only very small bits on imformation from the net.

The details I have thus are is the it was 1st July 1961, operation vantage. HMS Bulwark landed 42 (and 45 followed later??) commando with hunter and Electric Canberra aircraft in support from UK,Aden, Kenya and Cyprus. "V" force aircraft were on standby in cyrpus.

One source also says that paratroops were sent to reinforce the task force.

They were sent to Kuwait to deter the threat of invasion from Iraqi forces which had gathered on the border. One interesting article is--
(though I haven`t fully studied it yet!)
www.cia.gov/csi/studies/fall_winter_2001/article03.html

If anyone can find/have other info then I`d appreciate it greatly

[WestKent5097]

Of the top of my head I think there was also at least a squadron's worth of Centurions sent to back up the Royal Marines, although they may not have arrived before the crisis was over. They were coincidentally on a training mission in Aden or Oman at the time.

[dita]

Hmmm, that interesting to know. I was going to introduce UK armour at one point, though perhaps I could introduce it sooner. Thanks for the info.

[DRG]

That was a fine sceanrio for a first attempt. Keep up the good work. I assume from looking at the map you modified a autogenerated map?

My result:

GB-1581
Iraq-43

Decisive Victory

I don't really think you need to add Brit Armour ( although early on I was thinking I was going to need it !) but if you want to make it harder for the Brit player force the Iraqi motor infantry in the south through the breach using Waypoints. I found they spent all game clearing wire and if they had headed for the objectives it would have been a bit more "interesting" for the Brit Commando force

Don

[dita]

Thanks for the feedback.

Yes, I modified a auto generated scenario, quite a bit.

I was thinking of adding armour in latter scenarios if I develop the idea further to a campaign. I realised early on that the absence of armour for the UK side isn`t really necessary as those commandos are pretty tough

I realised (reading throught the manual) about the use of way points. Though I "chickened" out at the last minute about trying to implement them, though I will certainly be using them in my next scenarios.

I thought that placing of some of the Iraqi troops by the breach in the defences would make those forces go through the gap towards to southern VH.

Thanks for the advice, I have certainly learned a few things in my first "adventure" into scenario design!