Date sent:      	Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:07:00 -0500
From:           	AFulton@mrisystem.com (Alex Fulton)
Subject:        	[B5W]: SCENARIO: Clarke's War
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     SCENARIO: Clarke's War
     
     Before the short, but intense, Earth Civil War, forces loyal to Clarke 
     were caught offguard by the sudden aggressiveness of Sheridan.  They 
     had counted on playing a waiting game, and they were not prepared for 
     the sudden attacks by the Army of Light.
     
     At the start of the war, Sheridan's forces had very few EA ships 
     available.  Since Sheridan did not want the citizens of the Earth 
     Alliance, or potentially friendly officers of Earth Force, to be 
     terrified of an alien invasion, he initially held back much of his 
     forces and allowed the EA to come to them.  Of course, having better 
     technology allowed for his forces to always be able to meet the EA 
     opposers with equal force.  The only thing they could not determine was 
     the craft carried by the EA ships, and they were surprised on more than 
     one occasion by the widespread deployment of the Thunderbolts.
     
     Player #1 (Sheridan's Army of Light): 1 x Minbari Sharlin: Hejrav
                                           24 Nial Heavy Fighters
                                           4 Flyers
                                           4 x Vorchan Warships
                                           24 Sentris
     Player #2 (Clarke's Earth Alliance): 2 x Omega Destroyers:  Fury, 
                                              Dynasty
                                          12 Standard Starfuries each
                                          12 Thunderbolt Fighters Each
                                          2 x Hyperion Cruisers:       
                                              Moscow, Deutschland
                                          6 Thunderbolt Fighters Each
     
     Set-up:
     
     Set up the map as follow:
     
     A  B  C
     D  E  F
     
     The battle is played in an asteroid field were the AoL was going 
     to surprise attack the EA forces.  The AoL sets up its ships in 
     the "A" and "D" map, no capital ship within 5 hexes of any other.  
     Speed is player's choice - up to 5, heading also player's choice.
     
     The EA player arrives from the right side of "C" map, speed 7, 
     heading "E".  Place the ships in a convoy formation, spacing about 
     3-4 hexes apart.
     
     Victory conditions. 
     
     Points are awarded for each side based on the total point value of 
     the enemy ships it has destroyed.  The side with the highest 
     points at the end of turn 12 wins.  At this point, the AoL ships 
     will be ordered to disengage.
     
     Alternatively, the players can continue fighting until all the 
     ships of one side are destroyed.  The EA forces are very loyal to 
     Clarke, and will not surrender.
     
     If any AoL ship targets the jammer-equipped Omega, and is 
     prevented by the jammer (see special rules), that ship will 
     receive 100 bonus points if it can disengage with that 
     information.
     
     Special rules. 
     
     One of the Omegas, decided in secret in advance by the EA player, has 
     some partial Shadow technology installed on it.  For game purposes, 
     the vessel has the effect of a Minbari jammer, although there is no 
     item added to the control sheet.
     
     Optional rules: 
     
     Ramming: Ramming is not allowed.
     
     Jammers: The new playtest jammer rules are in effect.  (IE., fire 
     control works against the jammer.  Also, whatever ships the jammer 
     equipped vessel has targetted can use offensive EW against it.  
     Fighters have half their bonus rating against jammer-equipped 
     targets).
     
     Missiles: Each Thunderbolt has four missiles.  The new missile rules 
     are in effect (IE., missiles are fired before any movement at targets 
     within 10 hexes.  Roll to-hits during the weapons fire stage of the 
     turn).
     
     Fighter cover: The playtest rules for CAP (CSP) is in effect.
     
     Variations: 
     
     The AoL player can substitute 1 Hyperion with 6 Starfuries for 2 of the 
     Vorchans.
     
     Comments: 
     
     This is your typical deep-space meeting engagement.  The AoL has the 
     advantage of being able to get some bonus points by identifying the 
     jammer-equipped Omega.  Since the EA has fighter superiority, you 
     should keep most of your fighters (especially the Sentris) back by the 
     capital ships running CSP.  As to your capital ships - save the light 
     and medium weapons for the fighters.  They are, at least initially, 
     far more of a threat than the ships.
     
     Of course, the EA player has the advantage of having the jammer.  
     Since he is not required to reveal its presence (even if active) until 
     a ship tries to target it (and even then, only if it is active will 
     the targetting ship pick it up), you have a powerful advantage - 
     specifically, surprise.  Don't blow this until you are in a good 
     position.  Also, the TBolts are an excellant fighter.  The AoL player 
     will have to be really good to save his Vorchans from them.
     
     By: Alex Fulton