SCENARIOS!

[A_Rude_Gesture]

Hi all!
A new scenario done in, at least when it comes to my making scenarios, record time. A word of warning regarding the description which will follow though, it has got some cursing in it.


01 Beginnings

Date: May 5, 1972

Battle Location: Rural Area, Northern Ireland

Battle Type: Provisional IRA sabotage vs R.U.C./British Army defend

Description: How and when you and your brother joined the Provos is a story best told at another time.

It doesn't really matter at the moment, what does matter is that you both have been sent to a rural area just across the border to meet up with and help organize a few volunteers.

You drove across the border at night with only a few weapons in the car: A pistol, a shotgun and newly arrived from our friends in the States, an m79 "Thumper" grenade launcher.

Driving with your headlights switched off along the narrow country roads it was a miracle that you didn't crash earlier, on the upside you both got off easy with a few superficial scratches and Lockie, your older brother, who was driving the car, also suffered a bloody nose.

Keeping away from the roads you make your way towards your destination, a couple of tiny villages and a few farms strewn across the countryside.

You mutter to yourself as you make your way through some trees on the edge of a freshly tilled field.

"What's that you said, Tom?" Your brothers voice cut's through your thoughts.

Your brother is 24 years old, only a year older than you, but still treats you as he did when you were living at home with your parents

"Nottin, Lockie."you sigh

"That's roight, Tom. You just remember why we're here."

You think about answering back, but just as you're about to, a man armed with a Bren gun steps into view and with a rough voice says: "Enjoying the night air are we, boys?"

The man looks at you both and and nods towards the m79. "That's a strange walking stick, boy. How did you come by it?" The man seems to ponder something for a brief moment and then asks: "Are you boys Oglaigh na hEireann?"

Lockie answers him quickly: "Are you Pete O'Leary?"

"No I'm not, but I'm a friend of his. My name is Dan McGee." He lowers his gun. "And I'm guessing you're the lads from the Republic we were expecting." He grins and sticks out his hand. "We've been havin a roight trouble with the huns lately, lads, but now you boys are here we can get ourselves sorted."

You suddenly hear the sound of a car coming closer and both you and Lockie ready your weapons.

"Ah, not to worry, boys." The man says. "That'll be ar Siobhan. She worries about her 45 year old dad as if he was 5."
"She's a good daugther, he adds. "AND she'll take us to see Old Man O'Leary." He blinks. "He's already been training some of the young lads, Michael, he's 19 and Diarmuid who's 18. They might be young, but they're dependable lads. We'll get him to call them on the phone when we get there. And his own son Dara might be home if he's not out hunting.

You see the headlights of the approaching car bobbing about on the bumpy farm road.

"What we need to do roight now, boys, is act." McGee continues. "We'll hit the R.U.C. station tonight. I know for a fact that the back-door of their weapons depot, at the back of the station, has a vulnerable spot. Old Man O'Leary knows his way around gelignite and has a steady hand eventhough he's 65, so that part shouldn't be any trouble. And if we can knock out the Hun's radio antenna on the hill north of the Old Mansion, that'll be grand. And it will get us more volunteers."

"But first we need to gather up the boys. I'll tell Siobhan to drive us to the west village and when O'Leary's woken the lads up we'll go and get them at the Center Village. But we need to hurry, it's not long 'till dawn."


Notes: This scenario is only playable as the Green side.

Be very careful with your volunteers, losses this early in a recruitment drive would be catastrophic.

Your task is, in short:
1: Get to Pete "Old Man" O'Leary in West Village and pick him and, if he shows up, his son up.

2: Pick up the other volunteers in Center Village

3: Attack either or both of your targets (R.U.C.-station and Radio Antenna)

4: Keep losses at a minimum as your units has a high cost

5: Celebrate with a Guinness or a glass of Connemara whiskey

Sources: Ficticious Scenario.

Design by: Daniel Toftemar

Hope you enjoy it!

[Kurt Montandon]

The Arena ADS seems somewhat over-effective in this game (which can also be seen in the "Confronting the Angry Bear" Scenario).

[Kenny]

From the readme:

2/11 ACR November 1976

This scenario is another of the "what if" variety and based on my recollections as to serving in the 2/11/ACR along the East German border(1974-1976).

Only the actual combat units in this Cav Squadron are included with all squadron level logistical support eliminated,but bearing that in mind, the actual remaining TO&E of the 2nd Squadron is represented here. Off map artillery is courtesy of our M109A1 "How" Battery,and the 41st Artillery Battalion,based 2 blocks away from our garrison HQ in Bad Kissigen,Nord Bayern.

The East German forces are only a guestimate but we were definately outnumbered.

Our Sheridan platoons actually had 9 vehicles but the Mobhack formations only have 10 slots so I couldn't include the second platoon M113A1 in the obat012. Both scout teams are included in one APC.

The generic map was made by Epoletov(thanks!) This scenario is based upon the modified and included obat012. Make sure you have a backup installation of SPMBT before you try this one. Despite this being a fantasy scenario,please feel free to modify this scenario any way one see's fit as to improving it,especially from the East German perspective as to accuracy.

Our G-2 didn't exactly share with the line troops all they knew as to the disposition of the enemy forces across that 1500 mile long double fenced minefield. Morale in the U.S. Army was rather low at that junction of history,and it's my guess they didn't want to frighten us any more than we already were.

BTW,in 1976,I was in the 1st platoon of Fox Troop,my vehicle was Fox16. I was the gunner for the Platoon leader. When I arrived in the sping of 1974,I served briefly in Fox troop to qualify vehicle Fox 33 for annual tank gunnery,then was tranferred to the HQ Troop to be a member and eventual team leader in the Redeye section for the next 18 months. In January 1976,I asked for and received a transfer back to Fox Troop. My ETS was in early December,1976.

Our organization was:

Headquarters Troop

Echo Troop-18 M551A1 Sheridans

Fox Troop-as above

Golf Troop-as above

H Company-17 M60A1 Tanks

"How" Battery-6 M109A1 155mm Howitzers

Redeye Section-6,2 man Redeye missle teams. 6 M551A2 Jeeps with trailers carring 6 missles per team.


KWB,6 Aug/12

[Patric]

Thank you for posting it, I'll give it a try later.

Saludos

P

[Kenny]

Here's an update to this scenario with the preferences correctly set and a cleaned up map for quicker action. Just overwrite the old dat file.

I had a typo in the original readme. Our jeeps were the M151A2 models. Top speed of 72 mph on the hardball.

KWB,10/Aug/10

[Kenny]

2/11TH ACR Nov 1976 Version 2

East Germany/Soviet assault versus U.S. defend

This is another modification of the original fictional 298 scenario. The map and the exact composition of the Warsaw Pact forces remain fictional as well but this scenario is a lot more realistic if the "balloon" ever did go up. This time the East Germans will have to breach the very double fence and minefield they constructed to keep their people from escaping into the Federal Republic of Germany. They will also have to do it under barrage of the 41st Artillery Battalion M110 Howitzers. This fence was about 1500 miles in length.

The U.S. order of battle remains the same but the Warsaw Pact has an additional 2 companies of engineer tanks and 2 companies of mechanised engineers.

Once again,this scenario is based on the modified 012 obat. Be sure to not use with the regular installation of SPMBT.

KWB,13Aug12

[EJ]

shahadi,
Tough scenario. I had to restart before finishing it about 4 times. The bushwhackers were kicking my butt! Finally on my 4th try I was able to cover my area in smoke & rally my troops. Then I began eliminating the insurgents...they fought to the bitter end. I lost 3 of my 5 vehicles. Two destroyed by mine and mortar fire. One immobilized. I lost about 4 men.

[Tomas]

Two final scenario versions:

- Ukrainian Blues 10/2014 (UA assault vs DPR separatist defend)
- The River Flows Frozen 3/1969 (USSR assault vs PCR defend)

[Tomas]

- Zhalanashkol Incident 8/69 (USSR assault vs PCR defend)

[wulfir]

- The Tank Experts -

August 1985 - WWIII has broken out in Europe, in turn it also comes to Cuba.

Caught up in it are a handful of Russian tank corps advisors to the Cuban army. Fuel up and load up - the Americans are coming...