Briefing
Operation Lion de mer 2004 1. ABSTRACT This scenario depicts an hypothetical conflict between an US /UK coalition and some European Union members. 2. SITUATION BRIEFING For the historical background see the attached word document. This scenarion is the symetrical of the "Second battle for France" But here the Eurocorps planners headed by the German Heer Plänung Schule, arrived in february to the conclusion that the probable France's invasion scheduled for June will result an European union defeat. The Eurocorp HQ decided to convice the concerned European leaders to drive a Six Day like preventive war. The full direction of this action is left under the control of the German OKH and the Eurocorp HQ in Strasbourg. OKH decided that the first fight will occur in the early hours of the 1st of April. This will be a bad JOKE for the coalition. 3. UNITS 3.1. EUROPEAN UNITS For each EU brigade there is a specific foreground color. The background color indicate the nationality of the unit. There is an exception for German French brigade which is defined as blue foreground placed on a black background. And due to colour limitations, the Greeks and Portuguese will share the same yellow background Blue background :French Army Grey or Black backgrounds: German Army White background : Belgium Army Brown background : Dutch Army Red background: spanish Army Pale blue/grey background: Italian Army Yellow on Yellow background: Portuguese units Green on Yellow background: Greek rapid deployment force 3.2. US / UK COALITION At the difference of the european the foreground color choice is divisional based. There is a too a specificity concerning the choice of the colors for the USAF. Tan backgroung : UK Army Green background : US land units and USMC units (air and land). Blue on Tan: UK Army pale blue on green background : All USAF air forces. 4. VP and VICTORY CONDITION The scenario is based on a one day turn. As for the second battle for France scenario, the replacement of materials is inexistent or set to a very low rate keep it in mind The UK supply is in this scenario set to 45. The European is 40. To reflect the fact that UK is an island each harbour took by the EU will lower the coalition supply level. The most important harbours are the ones located on the west coast. It is there US units and supply will arrive. Their losses will hamper the continuation of the conflict. On the same idea, the capture of the major industrial cities of UK, names in capital letters, will undermine the reinforcement rate and lower the moral of the House of Commons. Under a certain level of losses. the parliament will impose a cease fire. In this case it's an OV for the European player The European forces have no air or sea overwhelming control. the OKH have set forces to assure air and sea control for 2 days only. You have to make all your airborne and sea landings during the two first turns. On turn 3 Sea and air transport level will be set 0 or nearby. As Airmobile movements are made with Helicopters, their safe moves rely only on your air superiority. So they can be made at any time of during the game. There are 1000 VP to conquer. The VPs are situated on Harbours and in industrial cities. The city of Manchester will take the role of Capital as soons as London will fall (very quickly). Its loss will generate a two turn shock. All the anchorage zone marked by and arrow offer EU player a supply point. After turn 2, all the European reinforcements will come from the Channel tunnel. If the Coalition player seize it the game is over and it is an OV for the Coalition. 5. SCENARIO EVENTS Capture of London will generate a flock of refugees. Capture of London will drive to the cascading of many events many of them are surprises!. chance that the House of Commons impose cease fire. 6. US /UK STRATEGY The European attacks is a complete surprise. The coalitions forces are not in alert state. Only few UK and US forces are abble to face the European invasion. Worst some US units have not received their heavy weapons. They units are not available before few days. You must hold the most important objectives and accept to sacrifice the others. This choice is up to you. Use all the rail transport capacity on turn one as EU interdiction will hamper it during for the next 5.turns. It will begin to recover from turn 5 to 12. Be patient the Pentagon is making its computer boiling to shorten at maximum, the reinforcements delay. protect the north west of UK. It is there that your victory will be build. As for the European player your replacement rate is very low. You are is better situation than him concerning airplanes. Be cautious and remember that you are far from US plants. You must count on your own for heavy material replacement until some events that will give you more air. Read the news! 7. EUROPEAN PLAYER The air interdiction level is very important to lower the Coalition supply level. Widespread airmobile troops wisely They can make a screen to protect or secure your first landings area Don't forget that you can drop or disembark on top of Enemy units. It could be very costly but some sacrifice pays a lot, believe me. Define a plan for the sea landings. All the anchorage zone marked by an arrow offer EU player a supply point. But remember that you will have no sea reinforcement after turn 2. And until you make a junction with units coming from the tunnel.these units will be on their own. Your only life line between the continent and the Great Britain is the Channel Tunnel. There are no roads in there only railways. So all your units reinforcement must embark train before joining the front. Fast capture of London will open the cascading of many events with result of many surprises !. 8. House rules No Coalition air assault on Europe No airbase attack except the ones located in Great Britain itself. All islands, Norway and Europe air bases are safe places until you receive further notice delivered by news. Please read news carefully 9. Designers Notes 1)Following Ben Turner's advice on www.tdg.nu. most of units which are on OOB, at company size/level have been stored as simple squads 2) Research made by the author and discussion posted on webs sites like www.warfarehq.com, www.tdg.nu lead him to consider all jeep like vehicles as light armored trucks . by instance: French Peugeot P4 German löwe and Iltis UK Land Rover US most of Humvees but armored trucks are not wearing weapons they need to be added in the unit inventory. 3) I have considered that this short campain don't permit to push production to a such rate that big units as tanks could be replaced by a rate of 100 a day !!.So I put replacement rate very low, except for men. I decided too to create a pool of 10% of "on hands" units to reflect heavy material reserve issued from the latest orders made by both armies before engaging war 4) The Rail transport of the EU is abnormaly low but it reflects the fact that all the EU traffic, pass throught the Tunnel and it limits the traffic for forces and supply. The UK railroad network do not have this physical limitation, but it is not high due to the European interdiction flights. 5) To modelize arrival of the new Eurofighter in the European Air Forces, I put in some air squads, the Swedish Grippen. Jean Luc Betin, 18/02/2005

Briefing

Operation Lion de mer 2004

1. ABSTRACT

This scenario depicts an hypothetical conflict between an US /UK coalition and some European Union members.

2. SITUATION BRIEFING

For the historical background see the attached word document.

This scenarion is the symetrical of the "Second battle for France"

But here the Eurocorps planners headed by the German Heer Plänung Schule, arrived in february to the conclusion that the probable France's invasion scheduled for June will result an European union defeat.

The Eurocorp HQ decided to convice the concerned European leaders to drive a Six Day like preventive war. The full direction of this action is left under the control of the German OKH and the Eurocorp HQ in Strasbourg. OKH decided that the first fight will occur in the early hours of the 1st of April. This will be a bad JOKE for the coalition.

3. UNITS

3.1. EUROPEAN UNITS

For each EU brigade there is a specific foreground color.
The background color indicate the nationality of the unit.

There is an exception for German French brigade which is defined as
blue foreground placed on a black background.
And due to colour limitations, the Greeks and Portuguese will share the same yellow background

Blue background :French Army
Grey or Black backgrounds: German Army
White background : Belgium Army
Brown background : Dutch Army
Red background: spanish Army
Pale blue/grey background: Italian Army
Yellow on Yellow background: Portuguese units
Green on Yellow background: Greek rapid deployment force

3.2. US / UK COALITION

At the difference of the european the foreground color choice is divisional based. There is a too a specificity concerning the choice of the colors for the USAF.

Tan backgroung : UK Army
Green background : US land units and USMC units (air and land).
Blue on Tan: UK Army
pale blue on green background : All USAF air forces.

4. VP and VICTORY CONDITION

The scenario is based on a one day turn. As for the second battle for France scenario, the replacement of materials is inexistent or set to a very low rate keep it in mind

The UK supply is in this scenario set to 45. The European is 40. To reflect the fact that UK is an island each harbour took by the EU will lower the coalition supply level. The most important harbours are the ones located on the west coast. It is there US units and supply will arrive. Their losses will hamper the continuation of the conflict.
On the same idea, the capture of the major industrial cities of UK, names in capital letters, will undermine the reinforcement rate and lower the moral of the House of Commons. Under a certain level of losses. the parliament will impose a cease fire. In this case it's an OV for the European player

The European forces have no air or sea overwhelming control. the OKH have set forces to assure air and sea control for 2 days only. You have to make all your airborne and sea landings during the two first turns. On turn 3 Sea and air transport level will be set 0 or nearby.

As Airmobile movements are made with Helicopters, their safe moves rely only on your air superiority. So they can be made at any time of during the game.

There are 1000 VP to conquer. The VPs are situated on Harbours and in industrial cities.

The city of Manchester will take the role of Capital as soons as London will fall (very quickly). Its loss will generate a two turn shock.

All the anchorage zone marked by and arrow offer EU player a supply point.

After turn 2, all the European reinforcements will come from the Channel tunnel. If the Coalition player seize it the game is over and it is an OV for the Coalition.

5. SCENARIO EVENTS

Capture of London will generate
a flock of refugees.
Capture of London will drive to the cascading of many events many of them are surprises!.
chance that the House of Commons impose cease fire.

6. US /UK STRATEGY

The European attacks is a complete surprise. The coalitions forces are not in alert state. Only few UK and US forces are abble to face the European invasion. Worst some US units have not received their heavy weapons. They units are not available before few days. You must hold the most important objectives and accept to sacrifice the others. This choice is up to you.
Use all the rail transport capacity on turn one as EU interdiction will hamper it during for the next 5.turns. It will begin to recover from turn 5 to 12.
Be patient the Pentagon is making its computer boiling to shorten at maximum, the reinforcements delay.
protect the north west of UK. It is there that your victory will be build.
As for the European player your replacement rate is very low. You are is better situation than him concerning airplanes. Be cautious and remember that you are far from US plants. You must count on your own for heavy material replacement until some events that will give you more air. Read the news!

7. EUROPEAN PLAYER

The air interdiction level is very important to lower the Coalition supply level.
Widespread airmobile troops wisely They can make a screen to protect or secure your first landings area Don't forget that you can drop or disembark on top of Enemy units. It could be very costly but some sacrifice pays a lot, believe me.
Define a plan for the sea landings. All the anchorage zone marked by an arrow offer EU player a supply point. But remember that you will have no sea reinforcement after turn 2. And until you make a junction with units coming from the tunnel.these units will be on their own.
Your only life line between the continent and the Great Britain is the Channel Tunnel. There are no roads in there only railways. So all your units reinforcement must embark train before joining the front.
Fast capture of London will open the cascading of many events with result of many surprises !.

8. House rules

No Coalition air assault on Europe

No airbase attack except the ones located in Great Britain itself.

All islands, Norway and Europe air bases are safe places until you receive further notice delivered by news. Please read news carefully

9. Designers Notes

1)Following Ben Turner's advice on www.tdg.nu. most of units which are on OOB, at company size/level have been stored as simple squads

2) Research made by the author and discussion posted on webs sites like www.warfarehq.com, www.tdg.nu lead him to consider all jeep like vehicles as light armored trucks .
by instance:

French Peugeot P4
German löwe and Iltis
UK Land Rover
US most of Humvees

but armored trucks are not wearing weapons they need to be added in the unit inventory.

3) I have considered that this short campain don't permit to push production to a such rate that big units as tanks could be replaced by a rate of 100 a day !!.So I put replacement rate very low, except for men. I decided too to create a pool of 10% of "on hands" units to reflect heavy material reserve issued from the latest orders made by both armies before engaging war

4) The Rail transport of the EU is abnormaly low but it reflects the fact that all the EU traffic, pass throught the Tunnel and it limits the traffic for forces and supply. The UK railroad network do not have this physical limitation, but it is not high due to the European interdiction flights.

5) To modelize arrival of the new Eurofighter in the European Air Forces, I put in some air squads, the Swedish Grippen.

Jean Luc Betin, 18/02/2005