Brief: March Nation v Nation. Après la tempête
After a fruitless cruise, during which they encountered a terrible storm at sea, the remains of the enemy fleet struggles to return to port only to discover your Squadron blockading it. Short of rations and battered they must force a way back into port or succumb in the attempt. In order to emulate storm damage throw a D6 for each ship, and draw that number of A chits. Do this for each ship in the enemy fleet. The two Fleets will be equal in number to each other in size and composition. You may mix rates as long as both sides match up ( Players choice), excepting that to make up for the storm damage the enemy fleet will have one more ship than you.
Knowing that the fortress at the harbour commands the entrance and narrow channel around the island, each captain will decide either to make for the dangerous channel and safety, beating against the southerly wind,
or brave the battle with your fleet outside in the bay.
Dice for each ship 1-2 they choose the channel.- 3-6 they fight.
Any ship failing to make the harbour for whatever reason is deemed lost and you will take the points for its capture or sinking.
Your penalties for any lost or struck ships, is simply the loss of that ship from your squadron for the next game. That is enough of a penalty for any unwise Admiral.
Idea for the layout.
Use the size of two Ares mats as a rough guide.
Note that any fortifications must control the inner channel around the island, and have guns enough to put of enemy ships from hazarding the channel.
Say with firepower equivalent to two 100 gun ships.
Wind comes from the South for the entire engagement as per the chart.
Good luck in your endeavors captains.
Bligh.
Link to Original Briefing:
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-la-temp%EAte
Link to AAR's:
Hyperfocal (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?4050-AAR-March
Capn Duff (Royal Navy):http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...o-Fleet-Action
Bos'n(United States):http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...orm-Thereafter
Dr Maturin (Royal Navy):http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-goes-on-quot-!
Union Jack (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-ragged-rocks)
Bligh (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...scenario-Bligh
Speissbuerger (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-%E0-l-horizon!
Hjl (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...fter-the-storm
Torrence (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-la-temp%EAte
Texas (Royal Navy): http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-Diamond-Point
Bookmarks