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4 AUG 2012 at 10:04am

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An early release of the new PlayersDB version to celebrate the opening of the Official PlayersDB Page on Facebook!

Over 7 new aircraft, ships, submarines, facilities, classes, countries, and weapons have been added to the Harpoon3 PlayersDB with the official Database editor authorized by AGSI.  The PlayersDB remains the sole functional Harpoon database.

Get the PlayersDB-HUE on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB-ANW on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Additions include:

LSD    Largs Bay AUS 11
LCC    Absalon DK 07

- countless changes and improvements guaranteed not to crash any earlier scenario built with the PlayersDB

Primum non nocere [First, do no harm] - Prime Directive of the PlayersDB.

Harpoon HUE users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon HUE Library

Harpoon ANW users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon ANW Library

Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon 3.6.3 Library

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11 AUG 2012 at 1:09pm

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Another video After-Action Report for Harpoon3 has been added to the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience.

You can watch the complete Pacific Recon scenario:




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14 AUG 2012 at 9:58am

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The 33rd NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



Haiphong or Bust

 




This scenario is based upon an incident described in the book, Blind Man's Bluff, by Sontag and Drew.

"Submarine spying had received a boost in Kissinger's and Nixon's eyes in mid-1972, when U.S. surveillance subs detected one of the rare overt Soviet moves to intervene in the Vietnam War.  Shortly after Nixon announced the mining of Haiphong Harbour, the Soviet Navy sent three Echo II subs toward Vietnam.  After they were detected by U.S. subs, Washington sent a message to Moscow, essentially saying, send them back home or they're history.  The subs left."

Author: Herman Hum

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21 AUG 2012 at 5:37am

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The 37th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



06.0 Sitting Duck Station

 



Sea of Dragons Battleset - Korean Standoff

A period of rising tension, sparked by the U.S. announcement for withdrawal of the 2nd Division, has characterized relations between North and South Korea.  Border incursions by North Korean special forces have increased and several acts of terrorism, carried out in strategic cities (e.g. the destruction of Pusan's main railway signaling centre), have been identified as occurring under North Korean instructions.  The rhetoric issuing from both governments has become increasingly bellicose.  In order to show commitment, the U.S. has moved the 7th Fleet to the East China Sea and has sent across both ground reinforcements and munitions.  Although a number of U.N. resolutions have been passed, condemning the belligerent moves, only the U.K. and the Australians offer more than vocal support.  A U.K. Marine Commando is flown to Twenty-Nine Palms and two frigates sent from the Gulf.  Australia offers a battalion of troops, a DDG, and two frigates.

1.0 SitRep:

The pride of the fleet, the Kilo-class submarine Dear Leader, has been given orders to deploy from the Yellow Sea.  Any target deemed valuable enough is to be sunk without question.  Enemy warships are a priority, especially those believed to be engaged in the anti-ballistic missile mission.

The commander could not believe his luck when he got a strong ESM 'cut' on an AEgis radar.

Author: Herman Hum

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[font=Times New Roman]Over 2 new aircraft, ships, submarines, facilities, classes, countries, and weapons have been added to the Harpoon3 PlayersDB with the official Database editor authorized by AGSI.  The PlayersDB remains the sole functional Harpoon database.

Get the PlayersDB-HUE on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

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Get the PlayersDB on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Additions include:

{}Dhruv    Adv Lt Helo [NAV]

- countless changes and improvements guaranteed not to crash any earlier scenario built with the PlayersDB

Primum non nocere [First, do no harm] - Prime Directive of the PlayersDB.

Harpoon HUE users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon HUE Library

Harpoon ANW users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon ANW Library

Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon 3.6.3 Library

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29 AUG 2012 at 3:00pm

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Another video After-Action Report for Harpoon3 has been added to the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience.

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2 SEP 2012 at 2:13pm

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The 39th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



2.0 Test of Nerves

 




"With the continuing escalation of skirmishing in the Baltic between Russia and Germany, tensions were rising worldwide.  As long as the conflict remained in the Baltic, most other nations were willing to wait and watch.  Once events turned against the Russians, reinforcements were brought in from the Russian Northern Fleet.  This altered the situation and the NATO allies were compelled to assist the Germans, as required by the Treaty."

Author: Herman Hum

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3 SEP 2012 at 9:37pm

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Because this is specifically about the scenarios of a particular game published by a publisher we have a specific category for, I have moved this to the "Matrix Games / Slitherine" forum.

 


 

 


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4 SEP 2012 at 4:50am

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Moving a thread that's been here for over 4.5 years and already has 26,000 viewings sounds like a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. 




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4 SEP 2012 at 2:48pm

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And the link from the old forum that is supposed to send the viewer to the new forum doesn't work!  Sigh. 




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4 SEP 2012 at 3:30pm

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Originally Posted By Herman Hum (4 SEP 2012 4:50am)

Moving a thread that's been here for over 4.5 years and already has 26,000 viewings sounds like a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. 

 

Well, this is an important thread. Instead of it getting lost within the abyss of the large "Computer Gaming" forum, now members will know exactly where it can be found.

 

Originally Posted By Herman Hum (4 SEP 2012 2:48pm)

And the link from the old forum that is supposed to send the viewer to the new forum doesn't work!  Sigh. 

 

Should be working now. My apologies.

 

 


 

 


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14 SEP 2012 at 6:08am

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The 45th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



Warhead

 




The three most powerful men in the world are:

The President of the United States,
the Premier of the Soviet Union, and
the Captain of a ballistic missile submarine.

The Blue Crew of the SSBN Michigan won the annual Fleet Achievement Award.  As a reward, the Navy paid for their family members to join them in Scotland.  The homeward flight was hijacked enroute and diverted to Beida, Libya.

A Marine Expeditionary Unit - Special Operations Capable - and elements of Detachment Delta is sitting offshore awaiting permission to enter Libya in order to liberate the aircraft and occupants.  Meanwhile, negotiations continue and hostages are being shot every six hours.

After the third hostage was murdered, an uncoded message was transmitted from the Michigan and recorded by several international agencies.

"To the President of the United States

Believing the Soviet demand that negotiations at Beida be conducted only by a United Nations team to be an inhuman and criminal political manoeuvre precluding swift and safe release of our families, we, the majority of the officers and crew of the USS Michigan do hereby serve warning upon the Soviet Union.  Unless our families are released unharmed by 2400GMT 7 August, we will launch a Trident missile.

Mike Dawson, Commanding"

This scenario was inspired by the F. Robert Baker novel, "Warhead", Bantam Books, 1981.

Author: Herman Hum

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20 SEP 2012 at 12:39am

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Over 6 new aircraft, ships, submarines, facilities, classes, countries, and weapons have been added to the Harpoon3 PlayersDB with the official Database editor authorized by AGSI.  The PlayersDB remains the sole functional Harpoon database.

Get the PlayersDB-HUE on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB-ANW on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Additions include:

Su-30MKI    Super Flanker IND 14
F/A-18A    Hornet AUS 09
F/A-18F    Super Hornet AUS 10
EA-18G    Growler AUS 18
{}SSN    Memphis USN 05|688
{}UUV    Manta

In direct response to a scenario request from Freek Schepers, the Manta has been added:

Manta is an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle launched from a skirt behind the sail of a modified 688-class sub, USS Memphis. It is equipped with active and passive sonar as well as noisemakers and torpedo decoys. Its mission is oceanographic research and mine recognizance.  It is directed by an operator aboard USS Memphis and is controlled through an acoustic modem with an approximate range of 6 miles.

- countless changes and improvements guaranteed not to crash any earlier scenario built with the PlayersDB

Primum non nocere [First, do no harm] - Prime Directive of the PlayersDB.

Harpoon HUE users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon HUE Library

Harpoon ANW users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon ANW Library

Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon 3.6.3 Library

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1 OCT 2012 at 10:41am

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The 50th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



Dangerous Waters

 




Captain Hardy is commanding USS Memphis on one last voyage "North" before the aging sub is scheduled to decommission. The President has ordered a survey of the East coast of Nova Zemblya to search for evidence of nuclear waste. Dr. Patterson, an environmental specialist and Presidential Science Advisor has embarked as mission commander. With her comes a pair of special UUVs able to detect sources of radiation.

To book "Dangerous Waters" of Larry Bond.

Author: Freek Schepers

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5 OCT 2012 at 3:03pm

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The 54th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



17.0 One Day in the Atlantic

 




A common encounter between a Knox-class frigate and a Soviet submarine.

This scenario was inspired by the situation described in the Harpoon scenarios for miniatures (version 3) from Game Designers' Workshop. 

Author: Herman Hum

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9 OCT 2012 at 2:09pm

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Over 4 new aircraft, ships, submarines, facilities, classes, countries, and weapons have been added to the Harpoon3 PlayersDB with the official Database editor authorized by AGSI. The PlayersDB remains the sole functional Harpoon database.

Get the PlayersDB-HUE on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB-ANW on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Additions include:

MCH-101 Merlin JP 06
MCH-101 Merlin JP 12
MH-53E Sea Dragon USN 84
MH-53E Sea Dragon USN 09
{}DDGN Anchar [Proj. 11990] RUS

- countless changes and improvements guaranteed not to crash any earlier scenario built with the PlayersDB

Primum non nocere [First, do no harm] - Prime Directive of the PlayersDB.

Harpoon HUE users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon HUE Library

Harpoon ANW users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon ANW Library

Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon 3.6.3 Library

Don't forget the Supplemental images for the PlayersDB at:
ANW-and-HUE-Images

"Harpoon for Dummies" channel

PlayersDB for Harpoon on Facebook

Frequently Asked Questions



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13 OCT 2012 at 4:09pm

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White Phoenix

 



CVBG Roosevelt has been conducting Exercise Nordic Spring with Norwegian units over a series of weeks.  One final graduation exercise is underweigh before we head to Scotland for much needed rest and recration.

The scenario was created to simulate a key event in the comic-book "The Witching Hour" currently being written by Vincenzo Beretta. It is not supposed to be "fair"



Warning: "Solo i giocatori con Dio dalla loro parte possono vincere questo scenario." (Only players touched by God can win this scenario.)

Author: Vincenzo Beretta and Herman Hum

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21 OCT 2012 at 9:26pm

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Another video After-Action Report for Harpoon3 has been added to the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience.

You can watch the complete Missile Boats at Dawn scenario:




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24 OCT 2012 at 11:43am

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Amended Caso dB

There is a new update of the Caso dB which reflects changes in the way mine warfare is conducted. The loadouts and weapons have been accelerated for better game play. You will find the update in the Players DB Harpoon Library, and along with it all the Indochine scenarios to date will be re-synched with the new database. In addition, this notice announces the latest Indochine Campaign  scenario which, as fortune would have it, has everything to do with……. you have it - mine warfare! Enjoy!

Alan Caso

 

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The 6th NEW Indochine Campaign scenario of the year!

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06 The Canal

Attempts are made to mine the western approaches to the Panama Canal by scores of submarines on lend/lease from the Indochine Alliance to their Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Cuban and Venezuelan allies.

The speed and completeness of this endeavor is astonishing, as it is performed practically overnight right under the noses of the Allies, in the backyard of Pan America.

The Chilean Navy goes on alert and coordinates with the US and Canadian Navies to reopen this vital waterway.

Author: Alan Caso

This is the sixth scenario written for ANW and HUE using the customized CasoDB. The scenario and database are bundled within the PlayersDB installation file due to its phenomenal popularity and ease of use.

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28 OCT 2012 at 8:13pm

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The 59th NEW Harpoon scenario of the year!



War of the Euro

 



Following the financial crises of 2008 and 2010, the Eurozone was transformed.

Greece was bailed out in 2011 with 260 billion Euro and Spain took 490 billion in 2012.

Draconian measures were enforced across Mediterranean countries. This included offering for sale Spain's sole Aircraft carrier, 6 Santa Maria-Class frigates, and the announcement of the disbandment of the Italian submarine force. Crews were laid off with immediate effect.

In spite of these rescue funds, on Jan 2013, Spain and Greece defaulted on their debt payments.

Northern Europe, facing a collapsing Euro and economy, bailed out both countries again. However, on June 9th 2013 Europe woke up to a surprise announcement. Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece all left the Euro at the same time. They announced that all debts would be converted to their new currency, the Certecius. In addition, the countries left the European Union, left NATO, formed a new pact called the Mediterranean Union, and appointed as its first President: Silvio Berlusconi.

Immediately the Certecius halved in value against the Euro, which itself halved against the US dollar. The Eurozone creaked under pressure of the written-off debt to Italy, Spain, and Greece, and under the burden of debt to the Americans.

EU president Guy van Rompes abdicated and Frau Dr Merkel, widely seen as the European equivalent to Margaret Thatcher, took the EU role. She promptly issued an ultimatum: the Mediterranean Unions debt, which largely matures on January 6 2015, is to be re-paid in Euros.

Author: Freek Schepers

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28 OCT 2012 at 9:09pm

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A new video for "Malvinas" has been added the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience. You can watch Malvinas:

 




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31 OCT 2012 at 9:33pm

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Another video After-Action Report for Harpoon3 has been added to the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience.

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4 NOV 2012 at 11:21am

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14.0 A Friend in Need

 



Sea of Dragons Battleset - Two Brothers - China invades Taiwan

China flexes its muscles with lots of exercises around Taiwan.  Although diplomatic objections are raised by a number of nations, the exercises continue.  Then, the PRC declares a maritime blockade: any ships entering the waters around Taiwan will be stopped and 'contraband' goods confiscated.  'Contraband' is loosely defined, but vessels carrying coal, oil, and LNG would appear to be favoured targets.

As coal, oil, and LNG stocks fall, the Taiwanese navy starts to escort convoys through the blockade zone.  Then, something goes wrong.  A convoy is intercepted and somebody fires on someone they shouldn't have.  The PRC immediately launches an invasion fleet.

This scenario was inspired by the situation depicted in the Sea of Dragons publication from Clash of Arms.

Author: Herman Hum

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4 NOV 2012 at 11:30am

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AAR: Bay of Pigs
A Harpoon3 scenario
By Freek Schepers (who prefers AARs in a textual format)

[ul]On April 14th, 1961, six ships departed a Nicaraguan training camp where they had spent months training with CIA instructors.

Brigade 2506 was to land at the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba, to overthrow Castro's regime. 16 B-26C Invader medium-range bombers were ready in Central America to support their invasion.

Cuba's army and militia, while numerically strong, were thought to be poorly motivated and likely to switch sides when the invasion took place. Cuba's air force was poorly equipped, had low servicability, and would be destroyed on the ground by the rebel B-26s and by US strikes on the main airbases. After all, it was the CIA who had organised the invasion.

In reality, President Kennedy had inherited the operation from his predecessors and, while unwilling to pull the plug, he severely limited the support that could be given and personally ordered a veto against air strikes on Cuban airbases.[/ul] 

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My orders were to gather my scatter ships, conduct reconnaissance on the landing site, destroy army units defending the site, and bring the amphibious ships safely to the Bay of Pigs so that they can unload over four hours. 

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I ordered my ships to rendezvous at RefPoint Zulu and launched a C-47 Dakota and an A-26K Invader to conduct the beach reconnaissance.  The ships employed varied speeds in hopes of arriving at the same time.  Even though I only used the Happy Valley base, the multiple rebel bases would (hopefully) prevent the enemy from knowing which axis of approach I would choose.  The American CVBG Essex was in communication with me, but not under my command.

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The Invader arrived over the beachhead and started a low-level search. It was soon shot down by an undetected enemy unit.  I did not even know if it was an aircraft or a ground unit.  The Dakota suffered the same fate.  This was already proving to be a tough scenario.

http://forums.gamesquad.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=38010&d=1352050584&thumb=1&stc=1

A group of Invaders flew in and attacked a torpedo boat detected by the destroyed Dakota.  Since I had no other mobile assets to protect the landing ships, I ordered them to attack the boat.  She was such a small craft that I had a difficult time pin-pointing her location.  When I finally did, the Invaders saved their heavier bomb ordnance and strafed the little boat into oblivion with their massed machine guns; performing not unlike their role in World War II.

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The invaders moved on towards Cuba.  Meanwhile, the an enemy A-26 Invader was detected flying over the CVBG Essex!  I classified it Hostile to help the AI prosecute it.  Evidently, it the AA gunners were taken by surprise as not a shot was fired.  However, a flight of four Skyhawks did launch and shot down the snooper.

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The flight of Invaders conducted reconnaissance, detected elements of the Cuban 3rd Brigade, and attacked with only minimal success.  CVBG Essex launched a flight of four Skyhawks for Close Air Support to attack the 1st company.  They scored hits, but lost two in the effort.  The infantry company was capable of sustaining 500 damage points.  In ANW, an attacker has to deliver a significant amount of damage in a short interval in order to overwhelm a ground unit.  Otherwise, the unit miraculously regenerates totally!  Therefore, I had to gather every surviving A-26K Invader and load them with the most potent ordnance: Mk82 bombs and Mk77 napalm (a.k.a. Snake and Nape)

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A flight of 14 Invaders was launched.  This had the potential to deliver 700 points of damage.  Hopefully, it would be sufficient to overwhelm the infantry company.  On their approach, they flew over a gunboat Jose Moran!  Compared to the virtually unarmed landing ships, this was like a dreadnought.  Therefore, it had to be taken out!

The flight leader immediately led an attack on the gunboat.  As before, they reserved the heavy ordnance for the ground units and dove for a strafing run.  The amount of firepower delivered was tremendous with the massed .50 cal machine guns, but the gunboat fought back bravely under the assault.  The gunboat exploded, but not before killing one of her attackers.

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The surviving Invaders pummeled the hapless infantry and then took out two defending AAA sites and a Watchtower on their egress.

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The landing ships made their approach to the beach only to come under fire from hidden shore batteries.  Marope took serious damage as they all turned to flee.  Marope did not get out of range quickly enough and fires aboard consumed her.  The flotilla thought it had escaped the coastal defences when another ship started taking fire.  They ran, again.  Another ship died by fire while a third sustained significant damage.

The Invaders re-armed and returned to sweep the beaches, again.  This time, they located a heavy flak unit, an artillery group, and two platoons of T-55 main battle tanks.  The deadliest units were the flak and artillery batteries.  They died first under a flurry of bombs and napalm.  The enemy armour was hammered into submission through strafing attacks.

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Once clear of apparent opposition, the landing ships re-entered the bay and completed their landing operations.  Victory was granted.  It was a close-run operation as the loss of one more vessel would have doomed the invasion.

Many thanks to The AlaskanBiker for a fine match and to Freek Schepers for writing such a fine scenario.

For those fans who enjoy a visual AAR format, a new video for "Bay Of Pigs" has been added the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience. 

You can watch Bay Of Pigs [MP] scenario:




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11 NOV 2012 at 2:50am

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Another video After-Action Report for Harpoon3 has been added to the YouTube Harpoon for Dummies channel to help Harpoon players navigate the complexities of the game and to deliver the best possible playing experience.

You can watch the complete Carrier Crash [MP] scenario:



This AAR is an experiment with "giganto-scenario" play, but ANW isn't the best iteration to do that, as events will show.  Dealing with triple threat axes can be a bit confusing over a large area.




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Over 5 new aircraft, ships, submarines, facilities, classes, countries, and weapons have been added to the Harpoon3 PlayersDB with the official Database editor authorized by AGSI.  The PlayersDB remains the sole functional Harpoon database.

Get the PlayersDB-HUE on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB-ANW on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Get the PlayersDB on SubSim, HarPlonkHQ, or SimHQ.

Additions include:

EA-18G    Growler USN 09
Su-33UB    Flanker D RUS 10

- countless changes and improvements guaranteed not to crash any earlier scenario built with the PlayersDB

Primum non nocere [First, do no harm] - Prime Directive of the PlayersDB.

Harpoon HUE users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon HUE Library

Harpoon ANW users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon ANW Library

Harpoon3.6.3 users can get the:
Complete PlayersDB Harpoon 3.6.3 Library

Don't forget the Supplemental images for the PlayersDB at:
ANW-and-HUE-Images

"Harpoon for Dummies" channel

PlayersDB for Harpoon on Facebook

Frequently Asked Questions



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