THE HORMUZ GAUNTLET V2.90 2026

Important: To play this scenario, you must have game version B1825. 11 and DB3K_515. Keep this in mind if you encounter loading errors. Update your game. SCENARIO DESCRIPTION OPERATION HORMUZ GAUNTLET TF-51 EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURES The world contains its breath. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGCN) has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a lethal nautical chessboard, deploying advanced naval mines across the vital shipping lanes. Global energy markets have collapsed, and a generic 'Group Alpha' of civilian supertankers is trapped, awaited by swarms of suicide boats and coastal missile batteries. THE TACTICAL CHALLENGE With traditional minesweepers decommissioned, CENTCOM has ordered an emergency asymetric response. You take command of Task Force 51, built around the massive USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) floating base and the controversial LCS-16 USS Tulsa. You must execute a complex, three-dimensional ExMCM (Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures) operation under fire. Deploy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters, MQ-8C Fire Scout VTOLs, GARC USVs, and Kingfish UUV drones to map, detect, and neutralize surface and deep-water mines against the clock. SUPPRESS DEFENSES: Use F-35Bs and A-10Cs to blind Iranian radars on Qeshm and Abu Musa islands. NEUTRALIZE SWARMS: Establish CAS patrols to destroy IRGCN fast attack craft before they disrupt MCM operations. CLEAR THE GAUNTLET: Open a statistically safe corridor through multiple minefields using robotic and aerial assets. ESCORT THE CONVOY: Safely guide the Supertanker Group Alpha into the Gulf of Oman. A single civilian loss is a strategic failure. Despeje el canal, Comandante. O prepárese para el colapso global. SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT TEAM // R6 DEVELOPMENT CREATED BY ALBERTO "CORRECAMINOS" ARRANZ SPECIAL MENTIONS FOR BETA TESTS "NIKEL" Innovative Custom HTML Briefings: Immerse yourself in the operation with fully custom, "Top Secret" style visual intelligence reports and tactical maps integrated directly into the game'