New Scenario--UK Vs Iraq 1961!!!!

[dita]

Hi all.

This is my first ever attempt at a scenario. From the introduction file....

Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

Date: June 1961

Battle Location: Between UK Commandos and Iraq Mixed Force. Somewhere on Kuwaiti Border

Battle Type: Hypothetical U.K. Defend versus Iraqi Assault

Situation: As Commander of a company of commandos you are tasked with the job defending a small border outpost. Intel reports that there is a large force of mechanicalised infantry with heavy tank support. With no heavy anti-tank weapons, it will be a hard fight!

Intel: A breach of the defences has occured to the south. Intel is limited, it may ba a diversion, or the main thrust. Use your limited forces with caution

Note: Designed for UK Human Vs Iraqi AI.

Background: In June 1961 Iraq threatened the independancy of the state of Kuwait. The long standing treaty between Kuwait and the UK was put to the test. The UK responded by sending 45 Commando, followed by Paratroops. A invasion was everted. This assumes that the situation went "hot"!!

Please let me know what you think (gentle with me ). I`ve tweaked it several times. Version one had no "breach" of the defences, but I added that to make (hopefully) more interesting. This is the updated (final?) version that I posted at www.strategyzoneonline.com recently

Its slot 250 in the scenario list

[Pyros]

Greetings Paul,

I ve heard some nice words concerning your scenario!

As soon as I find some free time I will have to test it.

cheers,
Pyros

[dita]

Thanks Pyros,

Any feedback from anyone would be most appreciated.

[Pepper]

Hey dita-
Played your scenario this evening -- WOW, its small but fast and furious. I really liked the map design, opened up many tactical possibilities. It also looked good. The only problem I had was winning -- I was run over!
Thanks again for sharing - was fun, if humbling.

[PlasmaKrab]

Hello dita!

Good work here, particularly for a first attempt!

I agree with Pepper, this is a tough one. Those were fine gaps you let in the defence line... Plus the force half deployed...
Anyway all wargame players have to be somewhat masochistic

I am more in for big and high-tech battles (although high-tech enough generally turns to a stone-age brawl in a flaming junkyard ), particularly when designing, but this is one good scenario you have here.

Thanks for posting this!

[dita]

Thanks for the feedback. I was unsure of the difficulty level. Something that is hard to judge when playing your own designed scenario. I got a decisive and marginal victory.

I wanted to give the impression of surprise a little bit, hence the "half deployed" force. Letting the played choose where to send those all importance reserves.

I myself usually prefer hi-tech battles, but I thought for my first attempt I`ll try something small. The idea is to perhaps develop it into a small campaign based around the historical event and what could have happened. Perhaps I`ll incorporate a few "hi-tech" surprises (well, as hi-tech as you can get in 1961 !!!) in the campaign.

[PlasmaKrab]

That could give you a fine campaign all right!

Have you a storyline/ historical data on this? What was the political stand of Iraq at the time? Any powerful allies, any internal instability? Other countries possibly joining alongside the British forces?

Oh well, no matter, I gues you can reflect all that by yourself!

Good luck!

[dita]

I`m currently finding only very small bits on imformation from the net.

The details I have thus are is the it was 1st July 1961, operation vantage. HMS Bulwark landed 42 (and 45 followed later??) commando with hunter and Electric Canberra aircraft in support from UK,Aden, Kenya and Cyprus. "V" force aircraft were on standby in cyrpus.

One source also says that paratroops were sent to reinforce the task force.

They were sent to Kuwait to deter the threat of invasion from Iraqi forces which had gathered on the border. One interesting article is--
(though I haven`t fully studied it yet!)
www.cia.gov/csi/studies/fall_winter_2001/article03.html

If anyone can find/have other info then I`d appreciate it greatly

[WestKent5097]

Of the top of my head I think there was also at least a squadron's worth of Centurions sent to back up the Royal Marines, although they may not have arrived before the crisis was over. They were coincidentally on a training mission in Aden or Oman at the time.

[dita]

Hmmm, that interesting to know. I was going to introduce UK armour at one point, though perhaps I could introduce it sooner. Thanks for the info.