The Battle of Gibraltar - 2078

Gibraltar: The Key to Europe

This scenario represents the initial Combine landings at Gibraltar in 2078 and the initial Paneuropean reinforcements responding to the threat. As a side note on the theme of this scenario this is in no way supposed to be political and is based on a theoretical future in an alternate universe and in no way represents my actual views on this region or any current, past or future events in the world.The Combine player must move quickly and capture docks and fortifications to quickly secure their hold on Gibraltar and clear the way for the main Combine invasion force into Spain. Hope you guys enjoy!

The Combine invaded Europe on April 16^th, 2077 with a massive invasion force, establishing a beachhead at The Hague. After six months, the Combine were contained within a Bremen-Cologne-Brussels Arc. Massive losses were experienced on both sides. In an attempt to break the stalemate in France, Combine launches an amphibious invasion in Spain. The Battle of Gibraltar occurred on March 4^th 2078, Combine forces landed in Gibraltar, Spain. Taking the garrison by surprise and overwhelming them. The initial Combine force consisted of Ogres and was followed by conventional forces which pushed north smashing the unprepared Paneuropean Second Army. The initial offensive by the Combine invasion force was only stopped at the foothills of Pyrenes. Many scholars argue that this was the moment that defined the conflict, the Paneuropeans were besieged on both sides, and their military strength was weakened significantly. With Paneuropean forces distracted and outflanked the northern Combine force broke out taking Strasbourge and threatening Paris and Frankfurt within the year. 

Scenario Rules:

Setup: Paneuropeans set up all Spanish, Italian and German forces in any city area or on any dock, fort or road.

Reinforcements: All forces may move and fire on the turn they enter the map

Order: Combine forces have the first turn

Special Rules: Combine reinforcements may be brought on at any beach or any captured dock. The mountain fort is heavily fortified and any unit defending from inside may shift the combat results table 1 to the left. The mountain fort may also be targeted and it has 30 structure points, when it is destroyed all units inside suffer a strength 3 hit. However if the mountain fort is destroyed it does not count for either side towards victory points. The mountain fort may not be entered by units on the opposing side unless all units inside are destroyed. Areas are controlled by the player with the most units inside the area, each 1 infantry counts as 1/3 of a unit and each Ogre counts as 3 units.

Turn 1: British 6th Cybertank Assault Battalion enters on either beach

Turn 3: Combine 106th United States, New York Amphibious Marine Regiment enters on either beach or any controlled dock

Turn 5: Paneuropean 67th French Airborne Cavalry Battalion enters on any road

Turn 7: Combine 89^th Mexican Armor Battalion enters on any beach or controlled dock

Game end: The game ends after 20 turns (could reduce to 10/15 with a small table or increase to 25 or 30 on a large table)

Victory conditions: Each Ogre immobilized is 1 point, capturing the Mountain Fort is 4 points, each large dock is 2 points, and each small dock is 1 point. The small beach is worth 1 point, large beach is worth 2 points. Total of 13 points. 11-13 points is a crushing victory, 8-10 is a victory, 7 is a partial victory, 6 is a partial defeat, 3-5 is a defeat 0-2 is a crushing defeat.

Combine Force:

The Combine 106th New York Amphibious Marine Regiment superseded by the British 6^th Cybertank Assault Battalion and followed by the Mexican 89^th Armor Battalion.

British 6^th Cybertank Assault Battalion – “The Snappers”

            1x Mark III-B Ogre

            1x Mark V Ogre

1x Mark III Ogre

Combine 106^th United States, New York Amphibious Marine Regiment – “The Serpents”

            6x GEV

            6x LGEV

15x INF (5x3man squads)

            6x HVY INF (3 heavy weapons)

            8x GEV PC

Combine 89^th Mexican Armor Battalion – “Escorpiones Mortales (Deadly Scorpions)”

6x LT

            6x MSL

            6x HVY

Paneuropean Force:

The Paneuropean 53^rd Spanish Motorized Infantry Garrison and the 23^rd Spanish Semi-Motorized Artillery Garrison supported by elements of the German 15^th Heavy Panzer battalion and the 61^st Italian Serbatoio (Tank) Battalion and reinforced by elements of the 12^th French Airborne Cavalry Battalion

Paneuropean 5^th Spanish Motorized Infantry Garrison – “Cantos Rodados (Running Boulders)”

            18x INF (6x3man squads)

            5x HVY INF (5 heavy weapons)

            14x Hovertrucks

Paneuropean 3^rd Spanish Semi-Motorized Artillery Garrison – “Pedruscos Mordedores (Biting Boulders)”

            12x HWZ

            10x LAD

            4x ENG INF

12x Hovertrucks

Paneuropean 15^th German Heavy Panzer Battalion – “Zerkleinerungsstahl (Crushing Steel)“

            18x HVY

Paneuropean 61^st Italian serbatoio (tank) Battalion – “Metallo Liquido (Liquid Metal)”

6x MSL

            12x LT

Paneuropean 67^th French Airborne Cavalry Battalion – “Mort en vol (Flying Death)”

            12x GEV

            6x LGEV

Scenario Map of Gibraltar - 2078:

-Image taken from Google Earth