[DS2] First draft - PHR Attacking and NPC (with IJK Merc's) defending. [Long]

Possible long scenario for local convention (unless we continue on
24/7at
work  by November.)

Introductory materials	for players are being prepared.

Table is 10' x 6' 
play proceeds lengthwise (10')

Setup order is IJK, PHR, NPC.  PHR plots initial aerospace attacks. 
Game
begins.

Terrain - 

"clear' terrain unless specified -  size 4 vehicles lose 1", size 5 lose
2" due to sponge like soil off road.  GEV/GRAV excepted.

Left middle section has 'rice paddies' - treat as cultivated for GEV, 
tracked and HMW.  Impassable for LMW.  Normal for Infantry.

Short broken ridge line of Hills in middle of PHR half of the board.
Longer broken Ridge line of Hills within 2' of NPC/IJK edge of board.

Road passing generally through the middle of the board with a "Y"
intersection at the PHR end of the board. There is a small urban area
alongside the road between the IJK ridge of hills and the middle of the
board.

Player "PHR" (People's Holy Republic)

On board:

Turn 1 PHR half of board, any edge: 
One aerospace strike - 2 Size 1 vehicles, DFO x 1(1-4 - MAK, 5-6 HEF)
'targets of opportunity'

Turn 2 any edge, any point:
One aerospace strike (*plotted at start of game*, change on 1-3/D6,
4-5/D6 continues as plotted, diverted (i.e., lost) on 6/D6)  Size 3 DFO
x
2,  Size 3 HVC Fixed. 

Turn 3 from any edge, south third of board:
One aerospace strike - 3 size 2 vehicles,  SLAM/3, DFO x 1 (Dual Purpose
load)

Start:
(1)Anywhere in Middle Third of the table:

Armored Company (Amphibious Fast Tracked) (Older vehicles, NO Ablative
armor):

Two Platoons of Armored Infantry Support AFV (5  vehicles each - Size 4,
HVC/5, PDS/SUP, APFC)
One Platoon Armored Infantry (5 vehicles - Size 4, 2 FT, HVC/3, PDS/Enh)
	6 Infantry, 2 APSW, 2 LAD.

(2)In Direct Support: 

in area defined by (no closer then 2' behind most advanced platoon of
Armored Company, no farther back then 3' behind rearmost platoon of
same.)

Light RAM Mortar Platoon (1 ADS/Bas, 1 CBR, 3 Mortar carriers.) Fast
Tracked. No Ablative Armor. Smoke, MAK, HEF loads each. (cached reloads
pre-determined by GM and indicated to PHR player before game start)
 
(3)within 3' of home edge:

One Mechanized Company (Slow GEV) (Ablative armor):

Two Mechanized Platoons (each - 5 vehicles, Size 3 with 2 FT, RFAC/2,
and
AFPC) Ablative Armor
	infantry in each - 6 Infantry, 2 APSW, GMS/L, LAD
One Mechanized AFV Platoon (5 vehicles - Size 3, HVC/4, PDS/Enh)
Ablative
armor

(4)Attached support (enter on/after turn two on road as space allows):
Armored Infantry Support AFV Platoon (Amphibious Fast Tracked)	(5
Vehicles - Size 4, HVC/5, PDS/Sup, APFC) No Ablative Armor

One Infantry Company (-) (Fast GEV)
One Infantry Platoon: (Size 2 - Ablative Armor, 2 FT, PDS/Bas) 6
Infantry, 1 Assault, 1 APSW, 1 GMS/L, 1 LAD
One Light Infantry Support AFV (Size 2 - Ablative Armor, HVC/3, APFC)

Off board support:

One Towed Medium (RAM) Guns (4 - Smoke, MEF, MEF start)
One SP Medium (RAM) Guns (4 - MAK, MAK, MEF start)

NPC/IJK Players (Native People's Circle, Incorporated Japanese Kingdom
Merc's):

In vicinity (in or up to 3' away from and 'behind')  Urban area:

One "Lion" TD platoon (4 vehicles - Size 4 - GMS/H x 4 'battery', FT x 1
[APSW]) Fast Wheeled) [Dug in, Hidden]
One Mechanized	Infantry Platoon (4 vehicles - FT x 2, GMS/L - 6
Infantry, 2 APSW) Fast Tracked [Dug-in]
Armored Recon Platoon (4 vehicles - Size 3 - FT x 2 (FO, LAD), GMS/H,
PDS/Enh) Fast Wheeled. [Dug in, Hidden]
Three Dummy unit markers

Behind ridge line of hills - 
IJK Armor Company
Three Platoons (6 vehicles each, Size 4, HEL/5, PDS/Enh, LAD) GRAV

TD Platoon (6 vehicles - Size 5, HEL/5 x 2) Fast Tracked

Before start of Turn 1:
Anywhere using standard Drop Troop rules.
NPC Drop Troop Platoon (4 vehicles - Size 1 - FT, APSW) Infantry x 3,
APSW.  Fast Wheeled.
NPC Drop Troop TD (4 vehicles - Size 1, GMS/H)	Fast Wheeled

Anywhere within 2' of starting unit, on NPC/IJK half of board:
2 minefield markers, 6 dummy minefield markers.

Off Board:

NPC:
One Medium (small MRL) (4 MRL) (Smoke x 2, MAK start)
After Turn 6: One Heavy (large MRL) (3 MRL, 1 CBR) (MAK, MEF, Dual
Purpose start)

IJK ( after turn 6 only):
One Heavy MD Gun (3MD Guns, 1 ADS, 1 Command, 1 CBR - MEF, MAK x 2
start)

IJK - On Call for three turns (3 VTOL - "section" - Size 2 - Chin Turret
"Free" APSW, Fixed Slam/3, DFO x 1 (MEF) - enter along road

Special Rules for Artillery support.  F.O's and (IJK/PHR/NPC Commanders)
can call for "Blind Fire"  Arty support only.  Must use 'national' units
(unless Commander).

Blind fire scatters on 1-4/D6, scatters as Oertillery.	Blind fire is
fire where there is no Line of Sight from caller (assumed to be
estimated
from previous RECONSAT imagery).

Victory points:

1)PHR must exit 6 vehicles within 6" of where road exits NPC/IJK end of
table. 50 points, if fails to do so subtract 25 points.
2)Destroyed enemy vehicle 1 point/size factor (plus one 'bonus' point to
PHR if IJK AFV)
3)Destroyed "Infantry" unit - 1 point
4)Abandoned vehicle (not destroyed) 1 point
5)Control of urban area (no enemy units within 6" and last unit to pass
through) 10 points
6) IJK - 2:1 destruction enemy:friendly AFV's (with less then 30%
casualties) 25 points
7) PHR 3:2 destruction enemy:friendly AFV's (with less then 50%
casualties) 50 points
8)NPC -  Less then 50% casualties 25 points.

2/3 Total of NPC and IJK determines 'joint team' points, all three
players have also 'individual' team points.

There will be four scores - PHR, NPC/IJK 'Joint team', NPC, IJK.

Victory:

High Score wins; if margin is more then 50 points, this is a decisive
victory; if between 25 and 50 it is a tactical victory; less then 25 is
a
marginal victory.  It is possible for the 'joint' team to lose but one
of
it's members to win.

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