THIS SCENARIO HAS SPECIAL VICTORY CONDITIONS -- SEE BELOW*
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Iranian Amphibious Assault*
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Date: February 11, 1986*                     
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Battle Location:  Near Faw, Iraq*
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Battle Type: Iran assault vs. Iraq defend*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Battle Description:  On the night of February 10-11, 1986, Iranian troops, under cover of darkness and driving rain, launch an amphibious assault across the Shatt Al Arab against weakly held Iraqi positions near Faw with the aim of cutting off Iraq's access to the Persian Gulf.*
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Note:  This scenario is designed to be played with the human player as the Iranians and the AI as the Iraqis. This scenario has only two victory categories:  victory or defeat.  The Iranian player is considered victorious by having more points at the end of the scenario than the Iraqi player.  The Iranian player is considered defeated by having less points at the end of the scenario than the Iraqi player.*
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Source:  Cordesman and Wagner, "The Lessons of Modern War, Volume II, The Iran-Iraq War" pp. 219-224; Federation of American Scientists, Military Analysis Network, "Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988", www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm 

