

                             Bismarck 1992

                                  by

                              M J Andress
                           Cis ID 70353,2724

The Persian Gulf victories by the United States are but a dim memory in the
minds of Moamar Khadafi!  A club in London frequented by US tourists is
bombed and 32 Americans and 17 British citizens are killed and many more
wounded!  The President of the United States orders an Iowa class
Battleship just entering the Med on a routine deployment to intercept and
destroy a Libyan convoy of Tankers to demonstrate to the Libyans (once more
- sigh) that the United States is not a nation to be trifled with!

BLUE ORDERS: Captain, a Libyan convoy of 4 tankers and 2 FF's is headed SW
and out of the Med.  Intercept and destroy this convoy.  There are at least
2, and possibly more, Osa II groups operating in your area.  There is a
possibility that a submarine unit is screening the convoy.  Destroy the
convoy and any other Libyan ships you encounter!

RED ORDERS : Commander - the infidel swine of the united states are blaming
us for the bombing of a club in England which killed many unbelievers.  The
sons of a flea-bitten camel have threatened to destroy a convoy of oil
tankers presently heading out of the Mediterranean delivering oil to our
brothers in Cuba.  The insolent dogs have deployed only one ship to effect
the intercept.  Use all Libyan forces in your area to find and destroy this
whale dung of a ship and send it to the bottom and Hell!  Allah Akbar!

NOTES: Believe it or not, as powerful as a BB is, either Red or Blue can
win this one.  The Battleship is very powerful but its weakness is ASW.  If
the Libyan sub(s) find the BB and get within torpedo range its all over -
so as blue you had better protect your Spruance DD at all costs.  After
Blue knocks off the Osas pay close attention to ASW (if you still have the
DD).  When you find the Tankers hit them hard in order to sink them as
quickly as possible.  They are large ships and take a long time to sink
after they are hit (once it took more time than allotted in the scenario so
no victory for blue).  As Red it looks hopeless but its not!  Your PTM's
can get in close enough to score some hits and if you are lucky maybe even
slow the BB down (time is a factor).  If you get the sub unit my advice is
to go after the DD, if not, concentrate on the BB. The subs can turn a
losing situation into a winning one.  Stealth is the key for maneuvering
the convoy and believe me when I say the BB can be avoided even in the
close quarters of the Med entrance. Don't change the convoy destination as
getting it there is a victory condition for Red. There are alternate paths
provided for all major units.

Victory Conditions: Blue Minimum - kill 4 tankers
                    Blue Total   - kill 9 Osa II (Libya)
                    Red Minimum  - 4 Tankers on Station
                    Red Total    - sink the BB

Time Limit: 1 day

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