[Gunslingr3]

From other sources I've read the 'Red' team suprised 'Blue' team by using their available small boats and aircraft to attack the CVBG that entered the Persian Gulf. The 'Red' team sunk a sizeable contigent of the 'Blue' forces. In order to have those forces still in the game (and allow them to practice their roles that were preplanned) the sunk ships were refloated by the referees and the exercise continued.
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy."
-Helmuth von Moltke, German Army Chief of Staff between 1906 - 1914

[DK Zimmerman]

Folks, this is the second thread, today, on the subject.

The best version of the article I've seen with pretty good discussion is:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/734530/posts