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| | Missiles flash above the sea and boomers lurk below, in this comprehensive game of modern naval warfare. The rules cover everything from aircraft carrier task forces to submarine vs. submarine combat, using a simple rules system with an exhaustive data base. Sinking your enemy is only half the battle -- you'll have to find him first. Set includes four introductory and six advanced scenarios. |
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| Period | Modern |
| Scale | Tactical. 30 minutes per Intermediate Turn, 3 minutes per Tactical Turn, 30 seconds per Engagement Turn. Variable ground scale, with typical settings being 1" or 2" per nautical mile. Designed for use with 1/2400 or 1/3000 scale ships, but optional rules allow for 1/1200 scale as well. |
| Basing | Individual ships and aircraft |
| Contents | Boxed game includes:
The inclusion of counters allows one to play immediately, without miniatures. |
| Designers | Larry Bond ([email protected]) Chris Carlson ([email protected]) |
| Publisher | Fourth edition published 1996 by Clash of Arms |
| Note | There is a popular computer wargame, also called Harpoon, based on this game system. |
| Hal Smith ([email protected]) |
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| Harpoon4 is much improved from 3rd edition. First of all the turn/time scale has been changed. There are now 3 time scales, 30-min intermediate turns, 3-min tactical turns, and the 30-sec tactical turn. As well as changing some of the submarine depth ranges (e.g., several levels of intermediate depth). The sensor rules have greatly changed. All vessels now have their radar signature explicitly stated in the data sheet. Radars now automatically detect in the 30-min turns, with less chance to detect in the smaller time scales. The sonar rules are much improved, with all vessels given a noise rating. The combat rules are vastly changed from earlier editions. All weapons are rated for up to 4 generations of increasing technological sophistication (i.e., a Harpoon is a 3rd generation weapon). The weapon's generation is compared to the target's jamming and deception ratings, along with target signature, giving the chance to hit. SAMs now use the same to-hit method as air-to-air missiles. The air defense guns are pretty much unchanged except for the 3-second rule - if an incoming SSM/ASM is shot dowm w/in 3 sec of impact, the target will still take damage as from an air-burst. Which makes shooting down a Russian P-800 Granit SSM 1,000 yds from the side, kind of a moot point. The data tables are up to their usual high standards, but look for a lot of new names. All of the former Soviet stuff has their real names (SSMs, ASMs, Radars, Sonars, the whole ball of wax). So all in all, it is a vast improvement over the previous editions, and I heartily recommend picking up a copy. |
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| Last Updates | |
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| 22 October 1998 | linked to publisher's website |
| 30 July 1998 | added webring (won't work until approved by ring manager) |
| 10 November 1997 | added Harpoon Naval Review '97 |
| 3 September 1997 | removed bad email for Chris Carlson |
| 19 June 1997 | fourth edition update |
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