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FEAR NAUGHT

Inter-War Naval Wargaming

Written by Tom Mecredy

Core Rules

Movement:

- Cargo/Tenders/Liners: 6” base move.

- Destroyers: 6” base move. May make 45

degrees at full speed.

- Light Cruisers: 6” base move.

- Heavy Cruisers: 6” base move.

- Battlecruisers: 8” base move.

- Battleships: 8” base move. Must move in a

straight line for at least 1 turn before

turning.

- Dreadnoughts: 8” base move. Must move in

a straight line for at least 1 turn

before turning.

At the start of each turn, each vessel must set

its speed, determining move distance and turn

rate.

Speed:

Full Speed: Move full allowance, may not turn.

Half Speed: Move half allowance, may make

turns up to 90 degrees.

Stop: May not move, may make turns up to 180

degrees.

Reverse: Move half allowance in reverse, may

make turns up to 90 degrees.

A vessel can only move one step up or down

between turns.

Firing:

Select a target within visual range and weapon

range. Place 1 marker on the target location,

roll 1d6 for each additional battery ⫋�ring.

Place that marker X” away from the initial

target.

Roll ⫋�re dice against any vessels under a

marker.

Secondary batteries do not need markers,

simply pick target in range and roll to hit.

Terrain:

Islands and land masses can block Line of

Sight.

Fire can be directed at targets behind terrain

providing the ⫋�ring vessel is more than 12”

away from the terrain feature, and the target

is within visual range and Line of Sight of

another friendly vessel.

Turn Sequence:

Each turn is comprised of a number of phases.

Players act one after the other.

- Plot Fire/Launch Torpedos.

- Set vessel speed.

- Movement.

- Resolve Fire.

Weaponry:

Gun Batteries

A Battery is composed of a number of guns.

- The base number of ⫋�re dice used by a

battery is 1d6. +1d6 for each gun in a

battery, up to a maximum of four.

A gun can be a number of sizes. All guns in a

battery must be the same size.

- Light: 18” Range.

- Medium: 24” Range.

- Heavy: 30” Range.

- Super-Heavy: 36” Range.

Gun Batteries can be mounted in turrets or

casemates.

- Turreted batteries can have a maximum

⫋�ring arc of 270 degrees, depending on

their placement on the vessel.

- Batteries in casemates can have a

maximum ⫋�ring arc of 90 degrees.

Casemates have a maximum of 1 gun per

battery.

Secondary gun batteries

Secondary batteries are usually mounted on the

port and starboard of a vessel. The damage of

these guns depend on the ship class.

- Light + Heavy Cruisers: 1d6 within 12”

- Battlecruisers: 2d6 within 18”

- Battleships + Dreadnoughts: 3d6 within

18”

Tertiary gun batteries

Battleships and dreadnoughts have additional

tertiary batteries for close-in defense.

- Add +1d6 if a target is within 9”.

Anti-Aircraft Batteries

Ships armed with AA batteries may target

aircraft within 18” range. Roll 2d6. Aircraft is

hit and removed from play on a 5/6.

Torpedoes

Fired from deck-mounted launchers or

submerged tubes.

- Deck mounted launchers have a maximum

⫋�re arc of 180 degrees, depending on

their placement.

- Submerged tubes have a 45 degree ⫋�re

arc drawn from the vessel’s prow.

Tubes and launchers may ⫋�re two kinds of

torpedo.

- Light Torpedoes: 8” per turn. 1d6 per

torpedo. Hits on 5/6

- Heavy Torpedoes: 6” per turn. 2d6 per

torpedo. Hits on 4/5/6

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Morale:

At the end of each turn, make a morale check for

any captains in the following circumstances:

- Outnumbered more than two-to-one by

enemy vessels.

- Engine on ⫋�re/Vessel Flooding.

- Crew killed.

Check morale by rolling 2d6 and comparing it

to the captain’s morale score. If the result is

lower, the captain may continue to act as

normal.

If the result is higher than the captain’s

morale score, they will spend their next turn

moving away from any enemies and towards the

closest table edge.

- Green Captain: 6 Morale

- Experienced Captain: 7 Morale

- Veteran Captain: 8 Morale

Crew Effectiveness:

Represents the crew’s ability to manage the

ship. Each time the rating is reduced, it is

assumed some crewmen have fallen. When it

reaches 0, there are no longer enough

able-bodied crewmen to manage the vessel

effectively.

- Destroyers : 2 Crew Effectiveness

- Cruisers : 3 Crew Effectiveness.

- Cargo/Tenders/Liners: 3 Crew

Effectiveness

- Battlecruisers: 4 Crew Effectiveness

- Battleships: 5 Crew Effectiveness

- Dreadnoughts: 6 Crew Effectiveness

Armour:

Heavy Cruisers, Battlecruisers, Battleships

and Dreadnoughts all bene⫋�t from being well

protected against enemy ⫋�re.

Armoured vessels roll 3d6 when determining

damage and pick the lowest result.

Fire Control:

Vessels are equipped with some sort of

⫋�re-control system, whether that is a spotter

with binoculars or a radar director in the

conning tower.

- Optical Sights: Shots hit on a 6.

- Centralized Fire Director: Shots hit on

a 5/6.

- Radar Fire Control: Shots hit on a

4/5/6.

Roll 2d6 on the following table for each hit

scored.

2 Conning Tower Hit: Roll 1d6: 1-3: Use optical

sights to determine hits. 4-6 Lose 1 Crew

Effectiveness.

3 Engine Damage: Vessel can only move at half

speed. If this result is rolled again, the vessel

may not move at all.

4 Rudder Damage: Vessel may not turn.

5 Fire: Roll on this table again at the start of

each following turn. Fire can be suppressed by

rolling 5 or 6 on 1d6 at the start of each turn.

6-8 Super⫋�cial Damage: No effect.

9 Flooding: Vessel can only move at half speed

while �ooded. Vessel will go out of action

after being �ooded for three turns. Flooding

can be stopped by rolling 5 or 6 on 1d6 at the

start of each turn.

10 Crew Killed: Lose 1 Crew Effectiveness. Vessel

is lost if Crew Effectiveness reaches 0.

11 Weapon Destroyed: Roll 1d6: 1-2: Lose 1 main

battery. 3-4: Lose Secondary batteries or 1

torpedo launcher. 5-6: Lose tertiary batteries

or AA guns.

12 Magazine Explosion: Ship taken out of action,

roll 2d6 against vessels within 4”. Hits on 6’s.

Spotting:

By default, all vessels have a visual range of

24”. They may not target enemy vessels outside

of their visual range unless:

- A friendly ship has the target within

visual range and Line of Sight.

- The enemy vessel is within 12” of a

spotter aircraft.

Spotter Aircraft:

Once launched, the aircraft is moved during

the movement phase of each turn. The aircraft

moves a maximum of 8” per turn.

They will spot any vessels within 12” range.

Smoke Generators:

All classes of ship can generate clouds of oily

smoke to obscure friendly targets. Instead of

⫋�ring guns or launching torpedoes, a ship may

elect to lay a cloud of smoke 6” long and 2”

wide.

Smoke clouds block line of sight, and last

until the end of the next turn.

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Additional Rules

These rules are not necessary for a quick game

of Fear Naught, but provide extra elements for

use in scenarios or longer campaigns.

Coastal Gun Emplacements:

The coastlines and ports of any industrialized

nation will be protected by large calibre guns

mounted within formidable forti⫋�cations.

A naval adage holds that 1 coastal battery is

worth at least 3 ships at sea, due to the

steadiness of the mounting and the sturdiness

of the defenses.

Coastal batteries work in much the same way as

shipboard ones.

Select a class of gun from the core rules. This

gun operates as a single battery, placing one

⫋�re marker per turn.

Coastal batteries roll 2d6 per shot, hitting on

5’s and 6’s.

Coastal batteries have a ⫋�re arc of 90 degrees.

Coastal batteries may be targeted by enemy

vessels in the same way as another vessel. Roll

2d6 on the damage table below for each hit

scored.

2 Magazine Explosion: A direct hit detonates

some badly stored ammunition. Remove the

battery from play, and resolve a 1d6 hit against

any other batteries within 2”. Hits on 6’s.

3-6 Gun Damaged: The gun may ⫋�re next turn, but

may not traverse within its ⫋�ring arc.

7 Near Miss: The emplacement takes a beating but

the gun is miraculously untouched.

8-11 Crew Stunned: The battery may not ⫋�re next

turn.

12 Crew Killed: A blast of shrapnel kills all the

crew manning the gun. Remove it from play.

Gunboats and Monitors

These vessels are small and slow but

ferociously armed for their size, usually

employed as coastal or riverine patrol craft or

dedicated bombardment vessels.

These vessels are treated in the same way as any

other ship in Fear Naught.

Gunboats move at a rate of 4” per turn. Monitors

move at a rate of 6” per turn.

Gunboats and Monitors are very heavily armed

for their size. But they cannot hope to match

the array of armaments carried by a full-size

warship.

Gunboats:

- Maximum 2 turrets of 1 gun each, of

medium calibre or lower.

- No secondary batteries.

- May have torpedo launchers ⫋�ring light

or heavy torpedoes.

- 2 Crew Effectiveness

Monitors:

- Maximum 2 turrets of 2 guns each, of

super-heavy calibre or lower.

- May mount Destroyer secondary

batteries.

- May mount anti-aircraft guns.

- May have torpedo launchers ⫋�ring light

or heavy torpedoes.

- 3 Crew Effectiveness

Submarines:

These lightly armed submersible raiders came

into their own during the early 20th century,

sortieing out into unfriendly seas to menace

enemy merchant vessels.

Submarines move at a rate of 6” per turn.

Submarines have 2 Crew Effectiveness.

At the start of each turn, before setting speed,

the controlling player must also set the depth

of his submarine.

- Surfaced: Functions as a surface ship in

all aspects. May ⫋�re deck guns.

- Submerged: May only spot targets with

sonar/hydrophone, may only be detected

by sonar/hydrophone equipped vessels.

May not use deck guns. Only damaged by

depth charges and torpedoes.

Submarines may be armed with

- 1 light or medium battery in a

fore-mounted turret.

- Multiple submerged torpedo tubes

⫋�ring light or heavy torpedoes.

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Sea Mines:

These tethered explosive devices serve as a

potent area-denial weapon to both submarines

and surface ships.

Laid by purpose-built vessels, naval

mine⫋�elds are one of the methods for defense of

a coastline.

Mine⫋�elds can be laid around the perimeter of

a terrain feature, or as an area terrain

feature.

Any ship or submarine contacting a mine⫋�eld

suffers 1 hit. If the vessel continues to move

through the ⫋�eld, it suffers an additional hit

for every 2” moved.

Surface vessels moving at Half Speed or slower

may elect to clear a path through the mine⫋�eld

instead of ⫋�ring.

For every 1” moved through the ⫋�eld, roll 1d6.

On a 6, a mine detonates and the ship suffers 1

hit.

If the clearing vessel crosses the ⫋�eld

without suffering any hits, mark a 1” wide

strip which any vessels can cross without

penalty.

Wandering Mines:

At the start of each turn, roll 2d6. On a 12, a

mine detaches from a random mine⫋�eld and

drifts across the table in a random direction

at a rate of 4” per turn.

Any ship contacting a Wandering Mine suffers 1

hit.

Depth Charges:

Surface vessels can be equipped with depth

charges for combating submarines. These

explosive charges are set to detonate at a

certain depth.

Ships launching depth charges may not ⫋�re any

other weapons.

Place a marker indicating the depth charge in

contact with the ⫋�rer’s bow.

After 1 full turn, the depth charge detonates,

in�icting 1 hit on any vessels within 2”.

Sonar and Hydrophones:

Ships and submarines may be equipped with

acoustic sensors to detect targets above and

below the water.

- Hydrophones: 12” detection range.

Detect on a 6.

- Sonar: 18” detection range. Detect on a 5

or 6.

Once a submerged vessel comes within the

stated detection range, roll 1d6 and compare it

to the device’s detection value.

A submerged submarine moving at half speed or

less may elect to run silently.

Vessels attempting to detect a submarine

running silently must roll a 6 regardless of

their equipment.

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Ship Creation Guidelines

Fear Naught! Uses the historical pro⫋�le of a

ship as a basis for representing it on the

tabletop. The internet is a valuable resource,

as are a number of books written on the subject.

Basically, all you need to know is the class of

the ship, the number and calibre of guns and

the positioning of the turrets.

As an example, we’ll run through reproducing

HMS Warspite in miniature.

The Grand Old Lady is a Queen Elizabeth-class

battleship that served as a mainstay of the

Royal Navy’s home �eet for 30 years, serving in

both World Wars and ⫋�ghting at Jutland,

Matapan and D-Day.

In Fear Naught! She appears as a battleship,

granting her a base movement of 8”, with an

associated turning penalty. She also bene⫋�ts

from being heavily armoured, allowing her to

roll 3d6 for damage dice and pick the best

result.

Warspite also bene⫋�ts from having a

centralized ⫋�re director in her conning

tower, meaning her gun batteries hit on 5 and

6s.

The historical armament of Warspite is as

follows:

- 4 × twin 15-inch (381 mm) guns

- 14 × single 6-inch (152 mm) guns

- 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt AA guns

- 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

In game terms, this converts to:

- Her main batteries of 15-inch guns

become 4 turrets with 2 super-heavy

guns per turret. These guns have a range

of 36” and each battery rolls 2d6 for

hits.

- The turrets are mounted fore and aft,

with a ⫋�re arc of roughly 270 degrees

per turret.

- The 14 6-inch guns can be represented

individually as casemated light guns or

as the Dreadnought secondary batteries.

- The torpedo tubes are treated as

submerged tubes mounted at the fore end

of the ship, and ⫋�re light torpedos.

With this powerful armament, the Warspite is a

formidable addition to any �eet.

If the historical data is unavailable or you

want to create your own ships, the guidelines

are presented below:

The main design decisions you will have to

make when creating ⫋�ctional ships surround

that vessel’s armaments. Fear Naught’s core

rules present the movement statistics, armour

and crew effectiveness.

The classi⫋�cation of main batteries is as

follows:

- Light batteries have a maximum calibre

of 6” (>152mm)

- Medium batteries are anywhere between

7”-9” in calibre. (177mm-230mm)

- Heavy batteries will be between 10”-12”

in calibre. (254mm-304mm)

- Super-Heavy batteries are larger than

13” in calibre. (305mm+)

Destroyers and cruisers will usually mount

their guns in casemates on the port and

starboard or in single-gun mounts on the deck.

Battleships, Battlecruisers and Dreadnoughts

will always have turrets.

Later period ships of all classes will mount

all their primary batteries in double, triple

or quad turrets in the fore and aft of the ship.

Secondary gun batteries are auxiliary guns

used to defend against attacks by lighter ships

at close range. Depending on the class of ships,

they could be 6” light guns or even smaller

calibres.

Dreadnoughts and battleships might have a

third tier of tertiary batteries that are

likely to be very small calibre guns.

Ships of all classes may carry torpedos in

deck-mounted tubes or submerged launchers.

Most ships of the period will only have optical

⫋�re control, but larger capital ships might

mount ⫋�re directors.

By the inter-war period, some ships will carry

radar-controlled ⫋�re directors.

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Scenario Generation

Objectives:

Roll 2d6 on the table below to determine the

scenario’s focal point.

2 Bombardment: A coastal target must be

reduced by naval gun⫋�re.

The attacker must destroy the target and

any hostile vessels before before escaping

by an uncontested table edge.

3 Convoy Escort: A convoy of supply ships

must be protected from enemy raiders.

The defender must ensure that at least two

thirds of the supply vessels cross from

one board edge to the other.

4 Pursuit: A squadron of ships must escape

from hostile waters, with hostile

warships hot on their heels.

All the defender’s ships must escape via

the opposite table edge.

5-6 Reconnaissance: The position of an enemy

squadron must be scouted.

The attacker must draw line of sight to at

least three quarters of the defender’s

ships before before escaping by an

uncontested table edge.

7-8 Engagement: A pitched battle on the high

seas. Both sides attempt to rout or destroy

the other.

9-10 Mine Clearance: A large naval mine⫋�eld

must be cleared.

The attacker must clear at least three 2”

wide corridors through the mine⫋�eld

before before escaping by an uncontested

table edge.

11 Naval Landing: Vulnerable troop ships

must make it to the shore.

The attacker must ensure that two thirds

of the landing craft make contact with the

coastline and destroy at least half of the

hostile squadron.

12 Raid: A lightning fast assault on hostile

installations.

The attacker must deal at least ⫋�ve

points of damage to the coastal

installation and damage half the enemy

squadron before escaping by an

uncontested table edge.

Setup:

Use these guidelines to place special terrain

and ships for the selected objective.

Bombardment:

Place a medium-sized (6x4”) landmass in one

corner of the table. Add a random shore target

and 3 coastal batteries under the defender’s

control.

Convoy Escort:

The defending player controls 2d6+1 supply

ships. They move at a rate of 6” per turn, are

unarmed and have a crew effectiveness of 3.

Pursuit:

No special setup.

Reconnaissance:

No special setup.

Engagement:

No special setup.

Mine Clearance:

Place a ⫋�eld of naval mines 4” wide between

the two short table edges. Generated terrain

objects may be placed within the ⫋�eld.

Naval Landing:

Place a strip of coastline 4” deep across one of

the short table edges. Add 3 coastal batteries

to the defender’s forces.

The attacking player controls 1d6+2 landing

ships. They move at a rate of 4” per turn, are

unarmed and have a crew effectiveness of 4.

Raid :

Place a medium-sized (6x4”) landmass in one

corner of the table. Add a random shore target

and 2 coastal batteries under the defender’s

control.

The defender may add 2 gunboats to their

squadron.

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Terrain:

Use the following tables to add additional

terrain to the battle⫋�eld. Roll 2d6 3 times on

each table.

Islands and Landmasses

2-3 Small Island Chain: Place a group of 3

small (1x2”-2x3”) islands at least 2”

apart on the table.

4-5 Large Island: Place a large island

(3x3”-4x6”) on the table, at least 6” from

any table edges.

6-7 Large Island Chain: Place 3 large islands

(3x3”-4x6”) on the table, at least 6” from

any table edges.

8-9 Short Coastline: Place a segment of

coastline (2x6”) in contact with at least

one table edge.

10-11 Long Coastline: Place a segment of

coastline (3x12”) in contact with two

table edges.

12 Peninsula: Place a segment of coastline

(3x12”) with a protruding 2x4” section in

contact with two table edges.

Nautical Hazards

While not impassable, the terrain features

listed may impede movement. Roll 3d6.

1-3 Reefs/Sand Bars/Shoals: Can be placed

adjacent to a landmass or out in the open

sea. A linear feature between 3-6” long.

Vessels contacting this feature stop

immediately. If the vessel is travelling

at Full Speed, it suffers 1 hit.

4-5 Mine⫋�eld: Can be placed 1” deep around

an existing landmass or coast, or as a

4x4” area. Acts as a naval mine⫋�eld.

6 Strong Currents: Can be placed adjacent

to a landmass or out in open sea. Place as

an area 4x12”. Indicate a direction for

the current.

Vessels moving in this area add an extra

2” to their maximum movement when

moving in the direction of the current.

-2” when moving against the current.

Vessels in this area may not turn.

Shore Targets

Use the following table to add man-made

structures to the battle⫋�eld. Roll 2d6 if

required by the scenario.

Shore Targets may be engaged by naval gun⫋�re

like a surface vessel or coastal battery. If hits

are scored, a structure point is removed. When

the target has lost all its structure points, it

is removed from play.

2-4 Small Settlement: Place a suitable marker

anywhere on a generated landmass. 4

Structure Points.

5-7 Large Settlement: Place a suitable marker

anywhere on a generated landmass. 8

Structure Points.

8-9 Commercial Port: Place a suitable marker

adjacent to the sea on a generated

landmass. 3 Structure Points.

10 Naval Dockyard: Place a suitable marker



Protected by 2 Gunboats armed with 1

Light gun turret and 1 light torpedo

launcher apiece.

11 Military Installation: Place a suitable

marker anywhere on a generated landmass.

6 Structure Points.

12 Naval Fort: Place a suitable marker



Protected by 2 3-gun heavy turrets which

behave like coastal gun emplacements.

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Force Generation

Select Flagship:

First, roll 1d6 on this table to choose your

squadron commander’s vessel. The �agship

always has a Veteran Captain (8 Morale.)

1 Heavy Cruiser

2-3 Battlecruiser

4-5 Battleship

6 Dreadnought

Attending Squadron:

Use the following table to determine the other

vessels accompanying your �agship. Roll 3d6

two or three times. Up to half the generated

squadron can have Experienced Captains.

3-6 2x Destroyers

7-9 2x Light Cruisers

10-11 Light Cruiser

12-13 Heavy Cruiser

14-15 Battlecruiser

16-17 Battleship

18 Dreadnought

Attending Auxiliaries:

These ships may be attached from other

formations for logistical or tactical reasons.

Roll 2d6 for extra forces when playing larger

games.

One Auxiliary vessel may have an Experienced

Captain, the rest will be Green.

2-6 Destroyer

7-9 Submarine

10 3x Gunboats

11 Monitor

12 Fleet Tender

Once you have generated a squadron, use the

Ship Creation guidelines to create some

appropriate ships.

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The Battle of Coronel

Scenario 1

Scenario Setup:

Place a landmass to represent the Chilean coast and the island of Santa Maria in one corner of the

table.

The Kaiserliche Marine vessels deploy within 12” the short table edge containing the Chilean

coast.

The Royal Navy vessels deploy within 12” of the opposite table edge.

Scenario Objectives:

Both sides must engage and destroy the other.

The Kaiserliche Marine’s East Asia Squadron

SMS Scharnhorst & Gneisenau (Heavy Cruisers)

6” movement, 3 crew effectiveness, Veteran (7) captain.

Armoured. (3d6 for damage, pick lowest)

Centralized Fire Director. (Hit on 5/6’s)

Armaments:

- 2 turrets (1 fore, 1 aft) with 2 medium guns per turret. (2d6/24”)

- 4 casemates (2 port, 2 starboard) with 1 medium gun per casemate. (1d6/24”)

- 6 casemates (3 port, 3 starboard) with 1 light gun per casemate. (1d6/18”)

- Cruiser secondary batteries. (1d6/12”)

- 4 forward-mounted submerged torpedo tubes, ⫋�ring light torpedos.

SMS Dresden (Light Cruiser)

6” movement, 3 crew effectiveness, Experienced (6) captain.

Optical Sights. (Hit on 6’s)

Armaments:

- 4 turrets (2 fore, 2 aft) with 1 light gun per turret. (1d6/18”)




SMS Nurnberg (Light Cruiser)

6” movement. 3 crew effectiveness, Experienced (6) captain.


Armaments:

- 10 casemates (2 fore, 2 aft, 4 port and 4 starboard) with 1 light gun per casemate. (1d6/18”)


SMS Leipzig (Light Cruiser)

6” movement. 3 crew effectiveness, Experienced (6) captain.


Armaments:

- 10 casemates (2 fore, 2 aft, 4 port and 4 starboard) with 1 light gun per casemate. (1d6/18”)


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The Royal Navy’s West Indies Squadron

HMS Good Hope (Heavy Cruiser)




Armaments:

- 2 turrets (1 fore, 1 aft) with 1 medium gun per turret. (1d6/24”)




HMS Monmouth (Heavy Cruiser)




Armaments:

- 2 turrets (1 fore, 1 aft) with 2 light guns per turret. (2d6/18”)


- 8 casemates (4 fore, 4 aft) with 1 light gun per casemate. (1d6/18”)



HMS Glasgow (Light Cruiser)

6” movement, 3 crew effectiveness, Green (5) captain.


Armaments:


- 10 casemates (5 fore, 5 aft) with 1 light gun per casemate. (1d6/18”)


HMS Otranto (Converted Liner)

6” movement, 3 crew effectiveness, Green (5) captain.


Armaments:

- 8 turrets (2 fore, 2 aft, 2 port and 2 starboard) with 1 light gun per turret. (1d6/18”)

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The Action of 8th January 1916

Scenario 2

Scenario Setup:

Deploy a landmass along three quarters of either short table edge to represent the Turkish coast at

Zonguldak.

Ottoman Navy ships deploy within 6” of the centre of either long table edge.

Imperial Russian Navy ships deploy within 6” of the table edge of the short table edge opposite to

the Turkish coastline. Vessels of the Imperial Russian Navy begin the battle at Full Speed.

Objectives:

The Ottoman Navy ships must escape via the channel on the table edge containing the Turkish

coastline.

The ships of the Imperial Russian Navy must sink the Ottoman Navy ships before they escape.

The Ottoman Navy

Yavus Sultan Selim (Battlecruiser)

8” Movement, 4 Crew Effectiveness, Veteran Captain (8 Morale)



Armaments:

- 5 turrets (1 fore, 2 aft, 1 port, 1 starboard) with 2 heavy guns per turret. (2d6/30”)


- Battlecruiser secondary gun batteries. (2d6/18”)


The Imperial Russian Navy

Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya (Dreadnought)

8” movement, 6 Crew Effectiveness, Veteran Captain (8 Morale)



Armaments:

- 4 turrets (1 fore, 1 aft, 2 centreline) with 3 super-heavy guns per turret. (3d6/36”)

- Dreadnought secondary gun batteries (3d6/18”)


Novik (Destroyer)

6” movement, 2 Crew Effectiveness, Experienced Captain (7 Morale)

Optical Sights. (Hits on 6’s)

Armaments:

- 4 turrets (1 fore , 1 aft, 2 centreline) with 1 light gun per turret. (1d6/18”)

- 4 torpedo tubes (4 centreline) ⫋�ring light torpedos.

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The Action off Lerwick

Scenario 3

Scenario Setup:

The Royal Navy ships and independant merchantmen deploy within 12” of a short table edge.

The ships of the Kaiserliche Marine deploy along either long table edge, at least 24” away from the

Royal Navy contingent.

Objectives:

The Royal Navy ships must ensure that at least two thirds of the merchantmen escape by reaching

the opposite short table edge.

The Kaiserliche Marine must destroy the Royal Navy escort and at least two thirds of the

merchantmen.

The Royal Navy’s 12th Destroyer Flotilla

HMS Mary Rose & HMS Strongbow (Destroyers)

6” movement, 2 Crew Effectiveness, Experienced Captains (7 Morale)


Armaments:

- 3 turrets (1 fore, 1 aft and 1 centreline) with 1 light gun per turret. (1d6/18”)

- 4 torpedo tubes (2 fore, 2 aft) ⫋�ring light torpedos.

- Anti-aircraft battery.

HMS Elise and the P. Fallon (Gunboats)

4” movement, 2 Crew Effectiveness, Inexperienced Captains (6 Morale)


Armaments:


12 Scandinavian, British and Belgian Merchantmen (Steamers)

6” movement, 3 Crew Effectiveness, Inexperienced Captains (6 Morale.)

The Kaiserliche Marine

SMS Brummer & SMS Bremse (Light Cruisers)

6” movement, 3 Crew Effectiveness, Experienced Captains (7 Morale)


Armaments:


- 2 torpedo tubes (2 aft) ⫋�ring light torpedos.

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