From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:37:21 +1000
Subject: [GZG] [DS][SG] [Brushfire]Narrativecampaign [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Since the list is relatively quiet (and I'm bored at work) I'm going to run a short "narrative" style skirmish between forces. Forces: Players pick a general force of approx company strength (approx 80-130 men including vehicle crew and support personnel). I only want a general ORBAT: ie: 8 squads of 8 men (ACRs + 1 SAW; 1 anti-air unit, 1 anti-tank unit) + 8 size 3 hover transports with twin RFAC/1 + 4 size 4 hover MBT with DFFG/5. You can supply "colour" information about weapons and featured personalities. I will adjust the ORBAT loosely based on DSII point values (ie: aerofighters and nukes will seriously dig into your available forces). Situation: A mercenary force under contract to <pick random government> have taken control of <pick random objective>. There is a time pressure to recover the objective by local forces. If not taken by dawn, the mercenaries will have gained a major foothold in the forthcoming war. Strategic Map: On a 10x10 grid (x-axis: A-J; y-axis: 1-10) the following features (not to scale). D3: Town of Queztatol H7: Town of Kimpo J2: Town of Deadwood I6+I7+J6+J7: Lake A8-F6: Beggars Canyon The terrain is generally broken with rolling low hills. The hilltops are generally sparse, with light woods scattered through the low valleys. The Canyon is heavily wooded and impassible to non-grav vehicles. Resolution: Once I have initial forces and assigned them a starting area, I will resolve activities in "turns" based on the strategic plan of each player and the composition of forces making contact. The list will get a public short story of unfolding events and then players can submit new orders. Players are considered to be "armchair commanders" giving orders from far distant command posts, so won't have direct tactical input. (Think "Hammer's Slammers" short story format, where you play Hammer). To participate: First 3-5 players submitting ORBAT to the list, I will deploy forces (mixed in both public and private format, based on intel resources) and play from there. I don't expect to run this longer than 1-2 weeks, but may do another later in the year if inspiration strikes again. Brendan 'Neath Southern Skies http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernsk/ IMPORTANT 1. Before opening any attachments, please check for viruses. 2. This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential information for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies of this email. 3. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender and are not a statement of Australian Government Policy unless otherwise stated. 4. Electronic addresses published in this email are not conspicuous publications and DVA does not consent to the receipt of commercial electronic messages. 5. Please go to http://www.dva.gov.au/feedback.htm#sub to unsubscribe emails of this type from DVA. 6. Finally, please do not remove this notice.