Red Storm Rising Preview

[Goingonit]

I'm working (as some of you probably know) on a scenario based on Tom Clancy's novel Red Storm Rising. I'm only about halfway done, but I though that I'd post some stuff.

Also, if any of the good artists out there would like to draw me a Cobra or Apache helicopter, or a M730 Chapparal SAM, I'd be very thankful.

Here is a Chapparal SAM:



and here is the map for the scenario:

[our_man]

Looking forward to this!

BTW it looks from the map that Ireland is going to have it's own civilization slot! I hope I'm right!

(dreams of taking on both the Warsaw Pact and NATO with Ireland )

[Goingonit]

Here are some of the units.

Left to Right, top to bottom:

Soviet inf. with RPG
Generic light infantry
NATO inf. with Dragon TOW (yes, it's fired sitting down)
Soviet inf. with SA-7 handheld SAM
NATO inf. with Carl Gustav AT weapon

Leopard 2 (I changed the color scheme)
AMX-30 (I changed the color scheme)
FV-430 (Actually just a modified M-113)
My attempt at a Chapparal SAM
M1A1 Abrams (I changed the turret)

[Goingonit]

Yes, Ireland has its own slot.

The cities are not connected by road, as the only roads portrayed are superhighways (according to the National Geographic Atlas of the World revised 6th Ed.)

The total population is 670,000.

It will not be able to produce any air units, and the only land units will be Infantry and Light Infantry (as it has neither NATO nor Warsaw Pact techs.)

Good luck!

[Goingonit]

And here is the heartland of Germany: the Ruhr, Rhineland, and Sarrland.

[Goingonit]

Oops!

[Case]

*drools*

Where did you get that map BTW? It looks perfect for a project which I've been vaugely considering doing...

[Kull]

Shouldn't the roads look a little more "superhighway-ish"?

[Case]

I'm afraid that I can't help you with the Chapparal, but here are some Cobras by Bebro and Andrew Livings and an AH-64 by Captain Nemo

[Goingonit]

The map comes from Harlan Thompson's Eurpoean Map Maker, resized and subtly changed by myself. I've attached it for you. Enjoy!

[Goingonit]

Oh yes, on that map, jungle represents coniferous forest and glacier is urban.

And Kull: yes, that's getting changed.

[Goingonit]

And this may be used (it would be very aggravating to change files each turn), but it sure looks pretty darn cool.

[ravagon]

That looks very interesting. I thought of day-night cycles for a WW2 carrier-based Pacific war scenario a while ago but couldn't really put it into practice.
I would suggest at least two cycles of each to allow nightfighting air bomber-class units to both deploy and then return to base before daybreak.

Originally posted by our_man
BTW it looks from the map that Ireland is going to have it's own civilization slot! I hope I'm right!

(dreams of taking on both the Warsaw Pact and NATO with Ireland )

Ireland = greater expansion possibilities for NATO!

[Kull]

Wow......a scenario with Day-Night cycles! That would be something different. Talk about ratcheting up the design difficulty, though! Stealth Air should rule during this period (although it was in it's infancy). All the other unit strengths would change too - probably even movement factors. I agree with Ravagon that two or more turns should encompass each portion of the day-night phase. Nice work so far.

[Hobbes]

Are there gonna be Canadians involved?!!