                               INVASION NORWAY

                             THE BERGEN EXPRESS

                             A HARPOON SCENARIO

                                     BY

                                 GARY MILLER
                                  MEMBER 118

                               SCENARIO NOTES

The Bergen Express takes place in the GIUK, just two days after hostilities have erupted.
This scenario is built around the supposition that the Soviets and her allies will attempt to cut off NATO bases in the North and begin to consolidate an advance foothold to prosecute attacks against Iceland, Britain and be able to send flanking attacks into the European theater.

                                 NATO ORDERS

To:         COMMANDER US NAVAL FORCES MID-ATLANTIC

FROM:       NAVAL HQ NORFOLK, VA.

SUBJ:       SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSION

ADMIRAL:
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS THAT THE SOVIETS HAVE PUT TOGETHER AT LEAST
ONE LARGE CARRIER FORCE.  WE CANNOT GIVE YOU ANY BETTER REPORTS,
AS OUR MAIN SATELLITE WAS DESTROYED EARLIER TODAY.  THE AIR FORCE
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LAUNCH A REPLACEMENT FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS.  WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS FORCE WILL BE USED TO INVADE EITHER TROMOS OR
BERGEN NORWAY.  WE FURTHER BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE COORDINATED
ATTACKS ON THE UK AND OTHER SUPPORT AIRFIELDS.  AS YOU KNOW,
CONSIDERABLE LAND AND AIR RESOURCES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE
MAIN EUROPEAN THEATER.  YOUR TASKFORCE, ALONG WITH THE IOWA
TASKFORCE ARE THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE WAY OF A COMPLETE
COLLAPSE OF OUR NORTHERN LANES.

YOUR MISSION IS TO GET YOUR SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT IN A POSITION TO
DEFEND NORWAY AND REPULSE THE ATTACK.  FAILING THAT YOU ARE TO
HARASS THE ENEMY AND DESTROY AS MUCH OF ITS FLEET AS IT IS LANDING
ITS TROOPS.

GOOD HUNTING.


                                USSR ORDERS
TO:         ADMIRAL IVAN IVANOVICH

FROM:       MOSCOW NAVAL HQ

SUBJ:       BERGEN EXPRESS

COMRADE ADMIRAL:
OUR GLORIOUS FIGHT WITH THE IMPERIALIST WEST HAS FINALLY BEGUN!!!  IT
IS YOUR HONOR AND DUTY TO BRING THE FIGHT HOME TO THE NATO PEOPLES
OF NORWAY.  IT IS KEY TO OUR PLANS THAT NORWAY BE NEUTRALIZED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO WE CAN ESTABLISH ADVANCE BASSES TO PERFORM
FLANKING ATTACKS ON EUROPE AND TO MOUNT AN OFFENSIVE AGAINST
ICELAND.  THIS WILL THEN GIVE US STRATEGIC ABILITIES TO BRING THE FIGHT
HOME TO THE AMERICANS.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT COMRADE ADMIRAL IS TO INVADE NORWAY AT EITHER
TROMOSO OR BERGEN.  YOU ARE TO STAY AND GIVE SUPPORT TO THE
LANDING FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS TO ALLOW THE ARMY TO ESTABLISH ITS
BEACHHEAD.  THERE WILL BE OF COURSE COORDINATED AIR ATTACKS DURING
THESE TIMES.  SATELLITE RECON REPORTS TWO LARGE AMERICAN TASKFORCE
OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF ICELAND.  WE HAVE MANAGED TO ELIMINATE
THE AMERICAN SPY SATELLITES SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO FIND YOU.

GOOD HUNTING COMRADE!!

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Estimate Memory

Estimated free memory required to run this scenario : 545K
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ANALYZING VICTORY CONDITIONS:
USSR MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 1:
   25 planes must be killed.
NATO MINIMUM VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 1:
   5 Support ships must be killed OR 6 Support ships must be
damaged at 50%.
NATO TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 1:
   5 Combat Lrg ships must be killed OR 8 Combat Lrg ships
must be damaged at 65%.
NATO TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 2:
   1 carrier must be killed.
USSR TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 1:
   5 Support ships must be on station for 4 hrs, 0 min, 0 sec.
USSR TOTAL VICTORY CONDITION (AND) 2:
   5 Support ships must be on station for 6 hrs, 6 min, 0 sec.
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