Briefing
WAR IN EUROPE 93 Version 4.2 1. Background The 1991 military Coup d'Etat in ex-RUSSIA has been successful. Subsequently, the disarmement has been frozen, and a new URSS has engaged a fast and costly rearmement, arguing that it was necessary to replace the many equipments that have been destroyed by the lack of maintenance... Occidental economists have all predicted that URSS could not assume alone the cost of such a revirement... After long considerations and divergences by the Congress,USA finally haven't deployed more troops in Europe, as they continue to expect a peaceful achievement. The 22 june 1993, URSS militarists convinced that NATO is reluctent to stand a long and dangerous war decide to invade west germany and some other minor countries... 2. Prelude At last, I achieved one of my oldest project : the creation of a wargame scenario depicting a hypothetic world war 3 ! Until today, what was lacking was a suitable support to cover all the ideas I wanted to integrate. Also not perfect (but the perfection doesn't exist, doesn't it ?) OPERATIONAL ART OF WAR 2 (TM) was finally the chosen game to adapt my dream. 3. Previous "War in Europe" released scenario The name of this scenario could remind something to those of you who have played my first scenario, created under OPERATIONAL ART OF WAR 1 (TM), which intitulate "War In Europe". It can be found on several servers, dedicated to wargames...(Gamers, Talonsoft) As many of you sent me positive mails (but also critic, thanks to you) I was really limited by the huge scale (both distance and time) I used, and by the creator engine of OAOW 1 (also patched several times) to make a top game. If it had the engine of OAOW 2, I could have made something better... 4. Inspirations of "War In Europe 93" 4.1. The movies Stanley Kubrick classic's "Doctor Strangelove" (Docteur Folamour en francais) "The Day after" (le Jour d'Apres) John Frankenheimer and Sidney Lumet "Point no Return" (Point Limite en francais) 4.2. The books Tom Clancy's Best Seller "Red Storm Rising" (Tempete Rouge en francais), from far my favorite book... Eric L.Harry Best Seller "10 June 1999", really frightening in the description of the terminal atmospheric re-entry of ballistic missiles... Pascal Boniface and the french IRIS (Institute Of Strategic and International Relations) "1993 l'Annee Strategique" (1993 Strategic Year in english). It is the most complete bible of orders of battle, analyses and dictionnary I ever seen. It was the heart of my developping support... 4.3. What they are not (precisely) Any scenario already on the net, since I really don't needed inspiration in the work of other guys... 5. The main goals are NATO : survive ! If you're a dreamer, you can also plan to go take Moscow AND Volgograd (don't laugh, future human NATO player...). PACT : invade Germany (easy), and France or Britain (easy ?). 6. The toys to achieve that Really more than a normal wargamer could dream about (are they normal wargamers ?)... 7. And I tried to respect divergent points of view as Gung-ho players will play or suffer chemical and nuclear effects (at 3 levels of escalation) Peaceful players could try to limit the damages of such loved (Ho ? I'm alone ?) weapons... Technical players will make some satellites shooting games... Grunt ones (most of US), will rampage with armored divisions. Speeded ones will prefer massive air slaughtery... Romantic ones (any ?) will take their time with timed-living fleets... 8. For players who don't have any sense of humor (but the patience to read the text until here) Many hundred / thousand units in EACH side... More than 440 programmed events, including : the reddition of each country, simple or complex (I couldn't have handled Albania as URSS...). the entry in the conflicts of 4 nations (you guess ?). the escalation of a nuclear conflict. the use of recon satellites. the treat of soviet fleet on NATO naval supply lines... the problem of frightened lemmings running around cities's roads...(sorry, I couldn't stand serious so long)... the use of theater options for human players. the equivalent for computer players... a possible diplomatic dialogue between human/computer entities...(hope it works) and much more... 9. Conclusion At first, thank to those patient players who have read all this boring narcissistic text (my life, my works...) I must admit that I have hesitated to put this long and hard work on the net, as I would really don't like to see (or hear) that a greedy guy or company could put it on a "Extension pack" scenario disk and sell it on the market... But I think that Internet is like a "spanish inn" : you will find what you will bring... Clearly, it means that it is to us to make it live, with every contribution we're able to do... This work will be corrected every time I will have time to do it. 10. Credits While not modest, this is the work of only one guy, me...so, while shouldn't I mention it ? My name is Patrick Feyret, I'm french (sorry for the faults) and I actually work as a software-users teacher...32 years, 1m 82 and a big left hand (the one which handled the mouse during the developpment)... Patrick Feyret

Briefing

WAR IN EUROPE 93

Version 4.2

1. Background

The 1991 military Coup d'Etat in ex-RUSSIA has been successful.
Subsequently, the disarmement has been frozen, and a new URSS has engaged a fast and costly rearmement, arguing that it was necessary to replace the many
equipments that have been destroyed by the lack of maintenance...

Occidental economists have all predicted that URSS could not assume alone the cost of such a revirement...
After long considerations and divergences by the Congress,USA finally haven't deployed more troops in Europe, as they continue to expect a peaceful achievement.

The 22 june 1993, URSS militarists convinced that NATO is reluctent to
stand a long and dangerous war decide to invade west germany and some other minor countries...

2. Prelude

At last, I achieved one of my oldest project : the creation of a wargame scenario depicting a hypothetic world war 3 !
Until today, what was lacking was a suitable support to cover all the ideas I wanted to integrate.
Also not perfect (but the perfection doesn't exist, doesn't it ?) OPERATIONAL ART OF WAR 2 (TM) was finally the chosen game to adapt my dream.

3. Previous "War in Europe" released scenario

The name of this scenario could remind something to those of you who have played my first scenario, created under OPERATIONAL ART OF WAR 1 (TM), which intitulate "War In Europe". It can be found on several servers, dedicated to wargames...(Gamers, Talonsoft)

As many of you sent me positive mails (but also critic, thanks to you) I was really limited by the huge scale (both distance and time) I used, and by the creator engine of OAOW 1 (also patched several times) to make a top game. If it had the engine of OAOW 2, I could have made something better...

4. Inspirations of "War In Europe 93"

4.1. The movies

Stanley Kubrick classic's "Doctor Strangelove" (Docteur Folamour en francais)
"The Day after" (le Jour d'Apres)
John Frankenheimer and Sidney Lumet "Point no Return" (Point Limite en francais)

4.2. The books

Tom Clancy's Best Seller "Red Storm Rising" (Tempete Rouge en francais), from far my favorite book...
Eric L.Harry Best Seller "10 June 1999", really frightening in the description of the terminal atmospheric re-entry of ballistic missiles...
Pascal Boniface and the french IRIS (Institute Of Strategic and International Relations) "1993 l'Annee Strategique" (1993 Strategic Year in english). It is the most complete bible of orders of battle, analyses and dictionnary I ever seen. It was the heart of my developping support...

4.3. What they are not (precisely)

Any scenario already on the net, since I really don't needed inspiration in the work of other guys...

5. The main goals are

NATO : survive ! If you're a dreamer, you can also plan to go take Moscow AND Volgograd (don't laugh, future human NATO player...).
PACT : invade Germany (easy), and France or Britain (easy ?).

6. The toys to achieve that

Really more than a normal wargamer could dream about (are they normal wargamers ?)...

7. And I tried to respect divergent points of view as

Gung-ho players will play or suffer chemical and nuclear effects (at 3 levels of escalation)

Peaceful players could try to limit the damages of such loved (Ho ? I'm alone ?) weapons...

Technical players will make some satellites shooting games...

Grunt ones (most of US), will rampage with armored divisions.

Speeded ones will prefer massive air slaughtery...

Romantic ones (any ?) will take their time with timed-living fleets...

8. For players who don't have any sense of humor (but the patience to read the text until here)

Many hundred / thousand units in EACH side...

More than 440 programmed events, including :

the reddition of each country, simple or complex (I couldn't have handled Albania as URSS...).
the entry in the conflicts of 4 nations (you guess ?).
the escalation of a nuclear conflict.
the use of recon satellites.
the treat of soviet fleet on NATO naval supply lines...
the problem of frightened lemmings running around cities's roads...(sorry, I couldn't stand serious so long)...
the use of theater options for human players.
the equivalent for computer players...
a possible diplomatic dialogue between human/computer entities...(hope it works)
and much more...

9. Conclusion

At first, thank to those patient players who have read all this boring narcissistic text (my life, my works...)

I must admit that I have hesitated to put this long and hard work on the net, as I would really don't like to see (or hear) that a greedy guy or company could put it on a "Extension pack" scenario disk and sell it on the market...

But I think that Internet is like a "spanish inn" : you will find what you will bring... Clearly, it means that it is to us to make it live, with every contribution we're able to do...

This work will be corrected every time I will have time to do it.

10. Credits

While not modest, this is the work of only one guy, me...so, while shouldn't I mention it ?
My name is Patrick Feyret, I'm french (sorry for the faults) and I actually work as a software-users teacher...32 years, 1m 82 and a big left hand (the one which handled the mouse during the developpment)...

Patrick Feyret