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ORIGINAL: MPHopcroft Now I seem to be unable to read the file (or download it properly) so I have no idea if these are on the suggestions list. But I have some odd ideas, mostly hyoptheticals. 1 WWII Might-have-beens: Japanese invasion scenarios of Australia ot the Hawaiian Islands; the Wehrmacht in the Berlin area attempting to stage a coup in the aftermath of an attempt on Hitler's life; The Germans invade Spain in an effort to sieze Gibraltar; the Societs invade Turkey to capture the Dardanelles and gain entry to the Mediterranean. All the things players of grand-strategic level games are insane enough to want to attempt, and you've been given the job of carrying them out. 2. WWII Historical Campaigns and battles: A scenraio nspecifically dealing with the Siege of Leningrad, with the Germans attempting to starve out the Sovciets because they aren't given enough troops to stage an assault; Mussolini's invasion of Abbysinia (with the risk of small-scale League of nations intervention should Mussolini failter); Patton's West African campaign and initial confrontation nwith Rommel at Kasserine ("Rommel, you maginificent bastard! I read your book!"); Japan's 1937 campaign in China culimating in the Rape of Nanking. 3. Period Conflicts: Mao's Long March to save what remained of his Communist Army from the Koumintang so he could fight another day (we don't see many scenarios where a strategic withdrawl is the victory condition in TOAW), China 1949 (the final confrotnationbetween mao and Chiang Kai-Shek in which he expelled the Kuomintang from Mainland China and established his dictatorship, er, "People's Republic"); any of the campaigns of the 1913-1919 Mexican Civil War, incluidng the abortive American intevrentions at Veracruz and Chihuahua; Heart of the Appalooza (the attempt by Thunder Rolling, aka Chief Jospeh, to lead the Nez Pearce from the lands they were being expelled from in Oregon and Idaho to what he imagined to be refuge in Canada, with the US army in hot pursuit -- thrice he stymied them on the battlefield before famine finally forced his surrender), 4. Period Hypothetiocals: Carter's Second Folly (A hypothetical attempt to resuce the hostages held in Tehran in 1980 and punish the Khomenbi regime; in effect, this would be the "October Surprise" feared by Republican political strategists during the 1980 campaign), And the Dominos Kept On Falling (in 1975, flush with their sudden success, the Khmer Rouge. Pathet lao and Vietnamese government attempt to conquer Burma and Thailand, foring another wildly unpopular American intervention). 4. Just for Sick Giggles: Blame Canada! (It's 2010, and the USA decides that Canada needs to be "pacified", so they send in troops, but only have limited resources to do it because of other commitments -- meanwhile, the Canadians put up a stiff fight and have the chance of help from the UK and other Commonwealth nations); I Lead the Revolution with Two Pistols (Hong Kong in 2012 attempts to throw off the yoke of China and establish itself as independent), We Told You We Weren't Kidding (a 2009 Chinese invasion of Taiwan), The Worst-Case Scenario (The US, with Indian help, must topple an Islamist revolutionary government in Pakistan beforre they can use or sell their nucelar arsenal), Guerra Civil Dos (Modern Mexico is shaken again by the throes of armed revolution, with individual units of the federal army chooisng sides resulting in a chaotic, bloody mess). ..some nice scens there, really...
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