New Command scenario: The Migrant War

March 11, 2014 · Posted in Command · Comment

Database – DB3000
Author – ‘Coiler12’

Incidents involving Pakistani workers in Oman lead to a wider clash between the two countries, with the PAF and PN striking back at Omani targets.

ATTN: Commander, Combined Strike Force

Situation:

Relations between Oman and Pakistan have deteriorated in the past several months. In April several Pakistani-born militants conducted a high-profile attack on an Omani shipping terminal. Since then, there have been numerous attacks on Pakistanis working in the sultanate. The final straw came in early August when the ROP summarily executed over ten migrants, and were not punished. Now a limited retaliatory strike and show of force has been ordered.

Enemy Forces:

-The Omani navy consists of a limited number of missile boats, some of which are in drydock. Intelligence estimates three to five are active and able to resist.
-The RAFO units defending Muscat consist of one squadron-equivalent of heavily upgraded F-16s and a similar number of older Jaguars.
-Muscat Airport itself undoubtedly has heavy SAM coverage. Multiple Rapier batteries are estimated.

Friendly Forces:

-Increased tensions near the Indian and Afghan borders ensure that only limited units can be spared for the Oman operation.
-The naval component of the task force is a surface action group of three one Zulfiqar-class and three Type 21 frigates.
-The PAF component consists of a detachment of F-16s and squadron of Mirage IIIs based out of Pasni, along with an AEW aircraft and EW plane. Additionally, a detachment of F-7s is based out of Gwadar.

Mission:

-The SAG is to sail to the marked area north of Muscat and remain there.
-The runway at Muscat Airport is also to be destroyed.

Execution:

Eliminate any Omani units that attempt to resist. Do not enter Iranian territory.

COMMAND AND SIGNAL

Command: PAS Pasni
Signal: EMCON State C (unrestricted emmissions)

Good luck.

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New Command scenario: Operation Kaman 99

March 11, 2014 · Posted in Command · Comment

Database – DB3000
Author – George Hedfors, ‘blh42’

Prelude:

22 September 1980, Iraq launched massive air strikes on strategic locations in Iran.
At 1:45 pm local time, 6 Iraqi MiG-23 Floggers bombed an Iranian airbase near Ahvaz.

Half an hour later, Iraqi MiG-23s attacked Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. At the same time the Iraqis also bombed 8 other major airbases in Iran.

However, having learned from the Six-Day War, Iran had built concrete bunkers where most of its combat aircraft were stored, thus the Iraqis succeed mainly in cratering a few Iranian runways, without causing any significant damage to Iran’s Air Force. Now the Iranian Air Force started preparing for a counterattack which was to be launched the next day.

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New Command scenario: Operation Gudrun

March 11, 2014 · Posted in Command · Comment

Database – DB3000
Author – George Hedfors, ‘blh42’

The scenario is based on the latter part of the book Midvintermörker (Midwinter Darkness) by Lars Wilderäng.

Background:

Russia has attacked Swedish forces using the fleet exercise ‘Zabat-12’ as cover. Russian forces has begun an amphibious landing near Slite, Gotland.

STRIL (Swedish combat management system) along with every radar system in the country has been cut off initially during the first hour of the attack and we no longer know exactly what’s in the air.

The remaining Swedish military leaders has come up with a bold plan of action in order to limit the occupation force and stop Russia from landing further units from their occupation force.

Gudrun as operation name was chosen as she was a mean bitch of a storm that struck Sweden back in 2005 and destroyed a lot of valuable forestry resources.

IMINT:

Satellite images brought by Norway from their NATO resources show that the main Russian landing craft, a RoRo (roll on, roll off) carrier has started to unload forces. However, it’s estimated that it will take at least 24 hours to complete the procedure.

At least one SA-15 AA battery has been spotted and should be operational shortly.

Situation:

Swedish forces have retaken Visby airport after it was briefly in the hands of Russian paratroopers. This allows two Gripens from Gator which are stationed stationed at Visby to fly. However, keep in mind that we have no idea of what’s in the air at the moment due to the radar black out.

Air forces from F21 Kallax have been relocated to F16 and are now ready for action.

Additional aircraft have been pulled back from joint exercises on Iceland and have been located to the wartime base HAGSHULT. However Hagshult has a limited number of weapons. Most available weapons are currently at F16.

Two TP 84 stand ready at F7 Såtenäs to bring in two platoons of special forces who should be able to pinpoint the location of those SA-15s.

A reduced company of Combat Boat 90 (Stridsbåt 90) are available and can land two RB17, Hellfire platoons at LZ 2 in order to sink the RoRo ship if every other option fails.

Objectives:

1. Secure Tingstäde with ground units in order to stop any Russian ground forces from passing this point.

2. Secure the airspace on and around Gotland enough to for a safe air drop. The drop may have to be done even if the airspace is not 100% in our hands.

3. Bring the TP 84s over the designated landing zone to the west of Slite.

4. Find SA-15s and have them destroyed using STRIX mortars or other weapons available.

5. Destroy the RoRo ship before it is able to unload the majority of the landing force.

Objective 4 has to be reached in order to stop a full scale occupation!

EMCON:

EMCON state B, limited emissions. We need to keep our pilots alive.

Good luck!

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New Command scenario: Black Gold

March 11, 2014 · Posted in Command · Comment

Database – DB3000
Author – Steve Raymond, ‘Admsteebe’

This fictional scenario takes the 1987 “Sismik Incident” a step further by establishing active Turkish oil platforms in the Aegean Sea, setting up for a defenative armed conflict between the two countries.

Background

Turkish and Greek tensions have run high once again in the Aegean Sea. Early this year, Turkish geologists had discovered an oil field south of the Greek island of Agios Efstratios and those wells had come online over the last 48 hours.

Athens has claimed that the oil fields are well within their territorial waters as determined by the International Law of the Sea and any rigs that begin drilling operations will be destroyed.

Greece has deployed several warships to the region and have readied several airwings at Athens. Turkey, severly underequiped, is struggling to muster a response to protect the billions of dollars of oil platforms.

Briefing

We have begun drilling oil from two platforms and to which Greece and vehemently objected and has begun deploying naval forces near Agios Efstratios. The United Nations seemingly has sided with Greece yet has voted to remain militarily neutral. Greek high officials have publically vowed to retaliate;

“…any operation that removes oil, shale, natural gas or any other natural resource from our undisputed territorial waters and continental shelf shall see their own vessels face a cold and dark journey to the bottom of the sea.”

We have begun stepping up our own patrols within the North Agean Sea and are willing and able to protect the property of the Republic of Turkey.

Enemy Forces

Greece has sent several naval vessels to the region and our intelligence has reportred that Athens has several fighter and attack wings ready.

Friendly Forces

In response to the show of force as well as the vocal threats against our oil platforms, we have ordered out naval forces to take position near the rigs as well as establish a “no fly zone” over the oil platforms. Our fighters and attack aircraft are placed on immediate standby at Bandirma and can be immediately dispatched to enforce the no fly zone.

Neutral Forces

We have seen and up-tick in ferry service from nearby Greek islands which are equally divided in transfering their citizens north and west. Scheduled commercial flights are also leaving the region on a higher paced scheduled than before.

Objective

We must protect our assets within the Aegean at all costs by

1)Enforcing the no fly zone over the platforms.
2)Engaging all hostile surface contacts within striking distance of the platforms.

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New Command scenario: Indian Ocean Brawl (The War that Never Was)

March 11, 2014 · Posted in Command · Comment

Date of inclusion – 10/3/2014
Database – DB3000
Author – Tom Yochum, ‘Yokes’

The India Ocean would have been a difficult theater for Soviet forces during WWIII.

Their lone outpost, the Yemeni island of Socotra, was far from Soviet bases and its supply lines were vulnerable. These forces were not expected to survive the war. Their job was to occupy NATO forces for as long as possible, and to wear down their enemy before their demise.

Cutting off the flow of oil from the Persia Gulf was another objective, but this too was problematic. Sinking neutral tankers would only draw additional nations into the conflict on the side of NATO.

This scenario, based upon the book The War That Never Was by Michael A. Palmer, chronicles the death of Soviet forces in the Indian Ocean. How many NATO units can they take with them?

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