DOOLITTLE TWO

A scenario for the EC2000 Norwegian Sea battleset of H2002.

BLUE ORDERS

The Russians have launched a massive attack throughout the Norwegian
Sea theater, seizing a beachhead near Orland about halfway down the
coast of Norway. The Norwegians are still in the fight, but it is
doubtful for how long. The enemy has followed up their first wave of
attacks with the deployment of not one, but two, very large carrier
battle groups. Intel indicates that both Kuznetsov and Varyag have
put to sea, together with a large number of escorts, including
nuclear powered battlecruisers and ASW carriers. At least one of
these CVBGs is expected to bolster the beachhead in Norway, while
the other may threaten Iceland or even the North Atlantic.

Arrayed against the gathering Russian storm cloud, the US Navy has
advanced a two pronged defence. The Mobile Offshore Base Mitchel
has forward deployed to a large fjord in eastern Greenland, together
with a modified Air Expeditionary Wing. The Wing will have its
hands full in defending against the two Russian CVBGs and in
supporting our counter-attack.

And, in the south, we are pushing ahead with a plan to retake Norway.
A PHIBGRU has been rapidly assembled and is now heading north for
the Gap. It is critical that the group successfully reach its
objective.

Written by Brad Leyte. Send comments to bkleyte@nfld.com

19 September 2002