Campaign 3 Playtest

The Campaign 3 Playtest (start 26 March 2025) is an informal campaign designed to determine the efficacy of a massive rewrite of the war game rules from version 3 to version 4.

Campaign 3 Playtest
Photograph of a playtest of Crysis (2007) in Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland.
Location Planet Baolo, Ghoveo Island Chain Status Ongoing
Factions
BBM_Ping Sticky Sirdog SierraKomodo Comrade	OPFOR
Strength
2 battlecruisers 1 battleship 1 bomber 1 cargo tender 2 cruisers 3 destroyers 1 fleet carrier 1 interceptor 1 multi-role fighter 1 sea warfare helicopter 1 stealth destroyer 1 strategic reconnaissance aircraft 2 strike aircraft 2 submarines	To be determined
Casualties and losses
N/A	N/A

Background

Map provided by command on 25 February 2025 of the Ghoveo Island Chain with markings of the deployment zone and the Tabar Straight.

The regiment, commanded by BBM_Ping, was advised that he would land to the southwest of the Ghoveo Island Chain. He was then ordered to secure the general area around the Tabar Straight for further operations in the area.

Pre-deployment planning

Map with writings by BBM_Ping of his general plan of action once deployment was underway.

The regiment was comprised of 2 battalions led by Sticky and Sirdog. After a meeting held on 3 March, it was determined that SierraKomodo and Comrade would fall underneath Sticky's command. In contrast, Sirdog was a single element by himself. The fleet makeup decided by BBM_Ping was that he would comprise the fleet carrier, Sirdog would be air operations, Sticky would be a screening fleet, Comrade would be a surface action group, and SierraKomodo would be reconnaissance.

BBM_Ping sent out a general order that the specifics of fleet composition, to be influenced by the aforementioned planning, was due on 9 March. After this was completed and approved by him, BBM_Ping confirmed to command that his regiment was ready to deploy.

Initial deployment was executed on 26 March.

Element makeup

See footnotes for more information. Footnotes in the column headers explains how to read the relevant cells. Any number in the FS/HC, Armor, Speed, or View columns that is bolded and underlined (e.g hello) means that the value has been modified by something the unit has (usually an upgrade).

BBM_Ping

Unit Information

Unit Information

Unit	Name	FS/HC	Armor	Speed	View	Weapons	Upgrades	Keywords	Commands
Unit 1	Fleet Carrier	HC 5	2	1	3/-/-	CIWS Anti-Missile Missiles	Anti-Missile Missiles Catapult Expanded Stores 2	Cargo-H 9 Deck Crew Headquarters Orbital Runway-H Catapult	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 2	Cargo Tender	HC 3	N/A	2	2/-/-	CIWS MR-AAM	Mid Range Anti Aircraft Missile	Cargo-H 9 Deck Crew Orbital Well Dock	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-Replenishment
Unit 3	Destroyer	HC 3	1	3	5/-/2	Light Deck Gun MR-AAM Anti-Submarine Rocket	N/A	Cargo-H 2 Deck Crew Emitter Runway-HELO Orbital Sonar WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-Yankee Search
Unit 4	Multi-role Fighter	HC 2	1	5	-/4/-	Internal Rotary Cannon SR-AAM	N/A	Bail Out! FW-L Jump Gear-Orbital	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft

Weapon Information

Weapon Information

Weapon Name	Statistics	Keywords / Commands
CIWS	D4 / AP0 / RNG0 / Su/A / CST1	Auto CIWS
Anti-Missile Missiles	D4 / AP0 / RNG1 / A / CST1	Auto CIWS
MR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG1-3 / A / CST1	N/A
Light Deck Gun	D6 / AP0 / RNG2 / Su/A / CST1	C-ADS
Anti-Submarine Rocket	D4 / AP0 / RNG1 / Sub / 1	IF Precise
Internal Rotary Cannon	D4 / AP0 / RNG0 / A / CST0	N/A
SR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG2 / A / CST1	N/A

Relevant Keywords

Relevant Keywords

Keyword	Effect
Cargo-H X	This unit may carry up to X of Supply, and/or non-naval units. Units may not be carrying their own cargo while embarked to avoid nesting dolls.
Deck Crew	Automatically spends your munitions, if you have more than 2, on rearming and repairing units you're carrying costing 1 for repair and 1 for rearm of each unit. Units may not disembark the same turn they are repaired. Rearm is prioritized over repair.
Headquarters	This keyword has no content.
Orbital	This unit may start the game in orbit with limited functionality until they so choose to descend to an available landing zone, often anywhere on the map. Units with the Orbital tag may drop in with other units inside their cargo.
Well Dock	This units Cargo-H keyword may also carry, load, and deploy Landing Craft Base Class units.
Emitter	This unit emits radiation with a radar and thus may be targeted by anti-radiation (ARAD) weaponry.
Runway-HELO	This runway may land only helicopter type units. Landed units are moved into cargo. There must be enough internal space for the occupants when landing.
Sonar	When not moving apply a -1 modifier to naval stealth rolls in your sea view range.
WPN Priority	This unit may define a primary weapon other than weapon 1 to be used before other weapons. Priority X or 0 will make the unit hold fire unless they are fired upon.
Bail Out!	This unit, when killed, makes a D6 roll modified by circumstances of their death. On a 3+ the unit lives as a Regular Class 'Vehicle Crew' unit. On a 1-2 the unit is killed. Units that survive may obtain new vehicles for 1 Supply Crate.
FW-L (Fixed-Wing Light)	Hold actions reduce attack rolls by 1 but orders with movement must go minimum 1 grid. This unit may only safely land on Runway-L and Runway-H. Cannot be rearmed or repaired while airborne. Takeoffs are performed at half speed.
Jump Gear-Orbital	This unit is capable of performing orbital drops from Naval units still in orbit, cargo compartments may only have supply inside on drop.
Auto	This weapon automatically deploys depending on it's role and circumstances. Auto deployed weapons do not consume your one attack for the turn.
CIWS (Close In Weapon System)	This weapon can intercept incoming ordinance in its vicinity. A D6 is rolled, on a 1-2 it fails, a 2-4 reduces incoming damage by 2, on a 5-6 no damage is taken.
IF (Indirect Fire)	This weapon is used indirectly ignoring line of sight.
Precise	This weapon is fired on sub-grids instead of full grids.

Sticky

Unit Information

Unit	Name	FS/HC	Armor	Speed	View	Weapons	Upgrades	Keywords	Commands
Unit 1	Battleship	HC 5	4	2	4/-/-	A-HDG Rotary Cannon	Autoloading Heavy Deck Gun Nuclear Propulsion	Cargo-L 2 Headquarters Orbital WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 2	Cruiser	HC 4	1	2	5/8/1	CIWS LR-AAM	Close-In Weapon System	Cargo-L 1 Emitter Orbital WPN	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 3	Stealth Destroyer	HC 3	-	3	5/-/2	Light Deck Gun MR-AAM VL-ASROC	Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket	Cargo-H 2 Deck Crew Emitter Runway-HELO Orbital Sonar Stealth 4 WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-Yankee Search
Unit 4	Sea Warfare Helicopter	HC 4	1	3	5/-/-	Light Homing Torpedo	Surface Search Radar	HELO	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft C-DipSonar 2

Weapon Information

Weapon Name	Statistics	Keywords / Commands
A-HDG	D8 / AP2 / RNG5 / Su / CST2	C-IFB 3 C-IFS 1 IF Spread 3
VL-ASROC	D4 / AP0 / RNG3 / Sub / CST1	IF Precise
Rotary Cannon	D4 / AP0 / RNG1 / Su/A / CST0	C-ADS
CIWS	D4 / AP0 / RNG0 / Su/A / CST1	Auto CIWS
Light Deck Gun	D6 / Ap0 / RNG2 / Su/A / CST1	C-ADS
Light Homing Torpedo	D4 / Ap0 / RNG0 / Sea/Sub / CST2	Active Homing Dumb Drop
MR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG1-3 / A / CST1	N/A
LR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / R1-4 / A / CST2	N/A
VL-ASROC	D4 / AP0 / RNG3 / Sub / CST1	IF Precise

Sirdog

Unit Information

Unit	Name	FS/HC	Armor	Speed	View	Weapons	Upgrades	Keywords	Commands
Unit 1	Strike Aircraft	HC 2	1	4	4/2/-	Rocket Pod AtGM	Air to Ground Missile Designator Pod	Bail Out! FW-L Jump Gear-Orbital	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft C-CAS C-LASE
Unit 2	Strike Aircraft	HC 2	1	4	4/2/-	Rocket Pod LHT	Light Homing Torpedo	See Unit 1	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft C-CAS
Unit 3	Interceptor	HC 3	1	6	-/5/-	MR-AAM	Reinforced Airframe	See Unit 1	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft
Unit 4	Bomber	HC 3	N/A	4	-/3/-	Unguided Bombs Guided Bombs	Guided Bombs	FW-H Jump Gear-Orbital	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft

Weapon Information

Weapon Name	Statistics	Keywords / Commands
Rocket Pod	D4 / AP1 / RNG1 / SU / CST1	N/A
AtGM	D4 / AP2 / RNG1 / SU / CST1	N/A
LHT	D4 / AP0 / RNG0 / Sea/Sub / CST2	Active Homing Dumb Drop
MR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG1-3 / A / CST1	N/A
Unguided Bombs	D6 / AP0 / RNG0 / Su / CST1	Blast 3 Dump Drop Precise
Guided Bombs	D6 / AP0 / RNG0 / Su / CST1	Blast 3 Dumb Drop LASE Precise

Comrade

Unit Information

Unit	Name	FS/HC	Armor	Speed	View	Weapons	Upgrades	Keywords	Commands
Unit 1	Battlecruiser	HC 4	2	2	5/-/1	A-HDG CIWS	Autoloading Heavy Deck Gun Expanded Stores 2	Cargo-L Orbital WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 2	Battlecruiser	HC 4	2	2	5/-/1	Heavy Deck Gun Reinforced Bow	Reinforced Bow Damage Control Teams 3	Cargo-L Orbital WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 3	Cruiser	HC 4	1	2	6/8/1	Light Deck Gun LR-AAM Cruise Missile	Cruise Missile Radar Search	Cargo-L 1 Emitter Orbital WPN	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr
Unit 4	Destroyer	HC 3	1	3	5/-/2	Light Deck Gun MR-AAM S-ASM	Small Anti-Ship Missile	Cargo-H 2 Deck Crew Emitter Runway-HELO Orbital Sonar WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-Yankee Search

Weapon Information

Weapon Name	Statistics	Keywords / Commands
A-HDG	D8 / AP2 / RNG5 / Su / CST2	C-IFB 3 C-IFS 1 IF Spread 3
CIWS	D4 / AP0 / RNG0 / Su/A / CST1	Auto CIWS
Heavy Deck Gun	D6 / AP2 / RNG6 / Su / CST2	C-IFB 2 C-IFS 1 IF Spread 4
Reinforced Bow	D8 / AP2 / RNG5 / Su / CST2	C-IFB 3 C-IFS 1 IF Spread 3
Light Deck Gun	D6 / Ap0 / RNG2 / Su/A / CST1	C-ADS
LR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / R1-4 / A / CST2	N/A
MR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG1-3 / A / CST1	N/A
S-ASM	D6 / AP0 / RNG6 / Sea / CST2	Active Homing IF

SierraKomodo

Unit Information

Unit	Name	FS/HC	Armor	Speed	View	Weapons	Upgrades	Keywords	Commands
Unit 1	Destroyer	HC 3	1	3	5/-/2	Light Deck Gun MR-AAM Anti-Submarine Rocket	N/A	Cargo-H 2 Deck Crew Emitter Runway-HELO Orbital Sonar WPN Priority	C-Adv C-Ass C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-Yankee Search
Unit 2	Nuclear Attack Submarine	HC 3	1	2	-(2)/-/3	Homing Torpedo S-ASM	Radar Mast	Independent Orbital Sonar Stealth 4 Submerged WPN Priority	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-UpScope C-YankeeSearch
Unit 3	Nuclear Attack Submarine	HC 3	1	2	-/-/4	Homing Torpedo S-ASM	Towed Sonar Array	Independent Orbital Sonar Stealth 4 Submerged WPN Priority	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-UpScope C-YankeeSearch
Unit 4	Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft	HC 2	1	5	5/3/-	Drop Tanks	N/A	FW-H Jump Gear-Orbital	C-Adv C-BrkT C-Hold C-Mnvr C-LandAircraft

Weapon Information

Weapon Name	Statistics	Keywords / Commands
Light Deck Gun	D6 / AP0 / RNG2 / Su/A / CST1	C-ADS
MR-AAM	D4 / AP0 / RNG1-3 / A / CST1	N/A
Anti-Submarine Rocket	D4 / AP0 / RNG1 / Sub / 1	IF Precise
S-ASM	D6 / AP0 / RNG6 / Sea / CST2	Active Homing IF
Drop Tanks	D0 / AP0 / RNG0 / - / CST1	Drop Tanks
Homing Torpedo	D4 / AP2 / RNG2 / Sea/Sub / CST1	Active Homing

Campaign chronology

Round 1

Orders opened 26 March. Awaiting resolution scheduled for 30 March.