                       JULY 30, 1990

                         THE WORMS

                  GIUKRW04 BY BASHI BAZOUK

                 A HARPOON EDITED SCENARIO


       Naval history was made by Captain Lisa Traveley the 
first woman to command a front line warship for the United 
Sates Navy during the NATO conflict of 92/93.  She also 
became known as one of the infamous "Worms" of mission 
Alpha Four.

       Alpha Four was developed from the staff of 
CINCLANTFLT and was designed to cripple the effectiveness 
of the red fleet operating in the Norwegian Sea.  Intel 
indicated that the Russians were operating a floating 
replenishment station to supply its warships with fuel and 
supplies so they needn't return to homeports.  This gave 
them the advantage by allowing their units to stay on 
station longer insuring them control of the Norwegian Sea.

       CINCLANTFLT was going to make a move to gain control 
of the Norwegian Sea.  This was needed to insure a victory 
on the front in Europe (besides CINCLANTFLT was ordered to 
gain control of the Norwegian Sea by the JCS). Some how the 
Russian fleet strength needed to be broken before a move 
could be made into the Norwegian Sea and so Alpha Four was 
implemented.

       Captain Traveley was anxious for her first mission.  
She had just taken SSN Sea Devil across the Atlantic and 
put her crew through the paces; and the crew accepted her 
warmly.  Willing to follow her anywhere.  They nicknamed 
her "Red Lips" because of her reputation of wearing deep 
red lipstick when off duty stateside and also for her 
uncanny sense of knowing whenever a Russian ship is close 
by.  When the Sea Devil made it on station Traveley 
received her first mission orders.  She and the XO Donald 
Cook read them and their bodies shook.  They where ordered 
to enter the Norwegian Sea by way of the GIUK and hunt down 
a Russian floating replenishment fleet operating well north 
of the Arctic Circle.  Last reported position was in the 
Green Sector off the coast of Greenland in the Greenland 
Sea.  Traveley and Cook both stared at each other with fear 
in their eyes.  They both knew that this sector was 
nicknamed "Blackhole" due to the fact that no sub has ever 
returned from Green Sector.  As they read on INTEL reported 
that a Russian ASW Group formed around CVHG Baku was leaving 
for another patrol into the Norwegian Sea.  The Baku,
commanded by Commander Alex Ayzin had seven SSNs killed to
his credit and was already made a hero of the Republic.

       The replenishment fleet designated as "Winston"  was 
to be neutralized.  Winston consisted of two LSTs, one AFS, 
along with a merchant and tanker patrolled by two ASW 
escorts. ( Min victory conditions - sink two LST-Alligator  
Total victory conditions is the additional kill of a 
AFS-Boris Chilikin one merchant and one tanker  of course 
if playing the Red side your victory will only come with 
the kill of the SSNs).  Mr. Cook stated that with the 
Norwegian Sea in the hands of the Russians and a ASW group 
Patrolling, "We will have to worm our way to the kill".  Traveley 
Replied, "Worms we will be and slimy ones, too".  The final 
line of the orders gave a little comfort to them both when 
it said that they wouldn't be all alone.  The SSN 
Silversides commanded by Captain Robert Taylor will also 
attempt to make the kill.

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