Merry Christmas, 1998

This scenario is a fictional engagement between the Australian Commonwealth, US, Malaysian Forces and a fast moving Indonesian Coup. The coup has arrayed two prongs you will to blunt, one, an outgoing invasion fleet and two, a bustling Naval Base supporting the invasion of a neighbor island. They are not mutually exclusive problems, both need to be destroyed. In addition, various other disconnected issues will need to be dealt with, from minesweeping to area defense. I wanted to create an adaptation of Mark Gellis' Air War of Indonesia, which I loved from the moment I hit the start button. I took his idea and expanded it to include various other problems an allied force would face when dealing with remote and long distance target such as Indonesia. You will really need to look at how you coordinate fueling assets and how those assets interplay with your strike forces. Please note: I'ved added the F-111/EF-111 to the scenario for the US after they were officially retired. I've done it under the auspices of having some commonality with the Australians and because I love the F-111. That said, these are an added fictional element for this specific scenario. The first briefing is below, a letter from the Prime Minister of Australia to you outlining the problem and possible solutions. SCENARIO AUTHOR: Will Coleman ****** TOP SECRET ****** 25121998 0800 ZULU / 0600 LOCAL TO: AIR MARSHALL BEN TAYLOR, SOUTH ASIAN ALLIED FORCE (SAAF) FROM: PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD SUBJ: KELOMPOK ENAM COUP IN INDONESIA AND ONGOING CRISIS GOOD MORNING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AIR MARSHALL TAYLOR, DESPITE OUR BEST DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, INDONESIA HAS DESCENDED INTO COMPLETE NATIONAL CHAOS. THE INDONESIAN JAVA FRONT (IJF), OR "KELOMPOK ENAM", AS THEY LIKE TO BE REFERRED TO, IS A MILITANT MUSLIM WING OF SENIOR JAVANESE OFFICERS. AS OF NOON YESTERDAY, THIS GROUP HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF INDONESIA JAVA. WITH THE CRUMBLING INDONESIAN ECONOMY, THE IJF HAVE ENJO