The full and complete Harpoon3 "MatchPlay" battleset

The full and complete "MatchPlay" battleset is now available!
The second and third rounds of the "MatchPlay" battleset have been
publicly released. These four scenarios have previously been unavailable
to the Harpoon public. Now that the PlayersDB contest is complete, they
are {censored} posted for your enjoyment.
Anyone interested in playing the battleset as a consecutive / connected
series is welcome to play the first scenario in the series and send in the
results to Freek Schepers at freek_schepers@xxxxxxxxx and he will send out
the next scenario in the series and customize it to your losses in the
previous round.
MATCHPLAY
Terrorist attacks on the Belgium Royal family have left the Dutch Crown
Prince next in line to the throne of Belgium. Popular mourning and an
uprising has quickly resulted into civil war between the French-speaking
Walloons in southern Belgium and the Dutch-speaking Flemish in northern
Belgium. Holland has quickly moved ground forces into Belgium to assert
its claim to the throne, while France has tried unsuccessfully to mobilise
the UN. But, as the Israelis showed in 1967, the UN cannot operate at the
pace of modern warfare...
ROUND 2:
ANTI-CARRIER PLAY
Second in the MATCHPLAY battleset, playable from the Dutch side. To
reinforce the French fleet, the Carrier Charles de Gaulle is moving from
the Mediterranean to Brest. The UN has stopped all combat and your mission
is to sink Charles de Gaulle using your remaining Dutch submarines
CARRIER PLAY
Second in the MATCHPLAY battleset playable from French sideUN has enforced
a ceasefire after a day of 'hyperwar'. The French Department of Defence
has announced that around 60 Dutch F-16 fighters and a frigate have been
destroyed. While the Dutch divisions in Belgium have been hit hard,
reinforcements have taken their place and Flanders is firmly in Dutch
hands. BDA suggests that our air strikes have destroyed the revetments,
tarmacs, and hangars on Florennes and destroyed all Belgian F-16s based
there on the ground. The amphibious landings on Walcheren failed within
sight of the objective. All four landing ships were damaged and Jeanne
d'Arc had to be towed clear of the area and is now in drydock in Brest. A
shock has gone through the French press as the losses are becoming
apparent; 150 (one hundred and fifty!) of our best front-line fighters
destroyed, as well as two of the priceless E2 and E3 AEW planes! Never in
the history of French warfare has there been such a bloody defeat against
an enemy that, apart from a recent struggle with Norway over oil (See
OILFIRE.SCN), has only practiced war, not waged it.The Navy has been hard
hit, as well. Apart from the damage to Jeanne d'Arc, 10 Frigates and
Destroyers were lost. The 10 Rafale fighters have done well before they
were shot down and a few replacements have even been found straight off
the production lines.The worst stain on France's honour has been that the
damaged heavy lift vessels packed with Marines have had to surrender and
become prisoners of war in Belgium.
ROUND 3:
SUB PLAY
Third of the MATCHPLAY battleset playable from the German (allies of
France) side.The Charles de Gaulle has safely entered Brest after sinking
two Dutch submarines, but losing a frigate, {censored} last Rafale, and
one of our two remaining Hawkeye's. All point-defence weapons were used up
in our last action and both sides, astonished by the supremacy of
defensive firepower, refrained from gun actions and withdrew. One
Achilles' heel remains that we can exploit; the Dutch are totally reliant
on merchant traffic to Rotterdam and Antwerp. Unfortunately, our
amphibious landing on Walcheren to close the entrance to both ports failed
and France lacks the resources to implement a Maritime blockade of the
North Sea.
SPECIAL OPS PLAY
Third of the MATCHPLAY battleset, playable from the Dutch side.Netherlands
has lost a lot of F-16s against France, but most pilots have bailed out
over friendly territory and are fit to fly. Belgian F-16s, captured
intact, are being readied for operations.Denmark also flies 62 F-16MLUs,
based on two bases in Skrydstrup and Aalborg. A daring plan has been
developed to raid the Danish airbase of Skrydstrup, neutralise the
defences, bring in pilots and maintenance crews by plane, and fly the
aircraft to Netherlands.
Author: Freek Schepers
These scenarios require the latest release of the PlayersDB v5.9.7
Get it via:
http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/forums/showpost.php?do=showpost&p=404467
http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=383&st=0#entry668
http://www.simhq.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=112&t=000043
http://www.taitennek.nl
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=391273#391273
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=9445
http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/showpost.php?do=showpost&p=1056738
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