In the few months ago, I acquired 2 GHQ combat commands (Israel and UK (mid-80s to mid-90s). I want to create a campaign featuring this two countries, and here is a draft of my ideas.
January 23th 1991 AM: Iraqi SCUD attacks against Israel are successful in causing an Israeli response. Israel decides to send out the 162nd Armor Division to the Western Iraqi desert in order to take control of the launching zone, forcing the scuds to deploy out of range of Israel.
January 23th 1991 PM: Jordan, sensing that Israel's incursion on Iraqi soil would be unwise, denies permission to Israel to cross it's territory.
January 24th 1991 AM, Seeing that Israeli mobilization of the 162nd Armor Division continues unabated, King Hussein asks for help from the UK contingent of Desert Shield.
January 24th 1991 PM, Fearing that its main combat elements would arrive too late, infantry from the 7th Armoured Brigade (1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment) are inserted by helicopter, along with all the MILAN systems that could be spared, in a ridge line directly in front of the Israeli line of advance in the hope that this would make the Israeli government and military apparatus to re-think its actions and save the coalition against Saddam Hussein. Ominously, the OC of the infantry detachment has been given orders to consider Israeli forces hostile if they approach within 3000 meters of river he is guarding.
While the soldiers of the 7th armoured are diging in, their Warrior APCs are driving North from Saudi Arabia to meet them, and they are also bringing their attached Grenadier Guards Company and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
January 25th, AM: The 162nd Armor Div. enters visual range of the river...
The map:
At least 75% of the Israeli force must enter the board in the vicinity of Point Alpha and must exit the board at Point Zulu.
Up to 25% of the Israeli force may enter the board in the vicinity of Point Bravo. This represents a scouting / recon by fire force. They may cross at the bridge, or they may ford the river and proceed off the opposite edge of the board.
At least 75% of the British Infantry and all available MILAN launchers must deploy on the board in a defensive formation in order to block point access to Point ZULU, and allow time for the mechanized forces to reach the battlefield.
The Rest of the 7th Armoured Brigade enters at Point Charley.
I'm still a few month away from starting the campaign (Exams, building terrain, painting the figs...), so constructive criticism is welcome since it can make the scenario better.
