Posts tagged naval warfare
Naval SITREP #42
New from Clash of Arms. Naval SITREP #42 covers the Admiralty Trilogy with various feature articles including special coverage on the new generation of Russian warships. Price: $6.95 (or check out their annual subs).
Mark Jessop @ rusted dice provides this overview of 1805: Sea of Glory [watch @youtube | related video]
Modern Naval Conflicts 1980s Expansion
New from Naval Warfare Simulations. Modern Naval Conflicts 1980s Expansion adds 200 new and updated unit data sheets (on CD-ROM) to cover the USSR, UK, and USA for the 1980s period, as well as adding unit data for Argentina and UK for the 1982 Falklands Conflict. The Expansion also includes two new thick paper gloss map panels (each 11” x 17”) that cover the Falkland Islands and Argentine coastal areas so that you can create and/or play scenarios that can range over the entire Falklands theater. Price: $24.99.
A Bold Fight
New from High Flying Dice Games. A Bold Fight details the decisive battle of Mobile Bay fought on August 5th, 1864. One of the most violent and decisive naval battles of the American Civil War has players use a standard deck of cards to activate their warships and fortress batteries to resolve combat such as gunnery, ramming and torpedo/mines. Play is very interactive and intense, but without any of the tedious record keeping of many naval games. Price: $11.95.
Steam and Iron: The Great War at Sea
Coming soon from Naval Warfare Simulations. Steam and Iron: The Great War at Sea is a naval simulator (software) featuring naval battles of World War One. Control the mighty battlelines at Jutland, the greatest fleets ever to clash, or command the Emden against the Sydney if you prefer a gentlemanly single ship duel. Price: $34.99. Anticipated Release date: March 2012. Windows platform.
![Sneak peek of the official front box cover for The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43 by Rodger B. MacGowan, scheduled for release Fall 2012 from Consim Press. [preorder today]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6yij6PNi1qdgn6bo1_400.jpg)
Sneak peek of the official front box cover for The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43 by Rodger B. MacGowan, scheduled for release Fall 2012 from Consim Press. [preorder today]
APL Naval Sale
Special offer from Avalanche Press. Great prices on 21 Great War at Sea and Second World War at Sea series games, books and supplements through Monday, Feb. 13. Most discounts are between 30 and 40% off. And you can add your Gold Club discount, too.
ATO Remembers the Dash
February 11 is the 70th Anniversary of the beginning of Operation Cerberus, the “Channel Dash” in which major elements of the German Navy “dashed” from Brest to home waters, right through the English Channel. Against the Odds Magazine commemorates this remarkable event with their latest Pocket Battle Game and a special offer. With ANY purchase, Feb. 9 through 13, just enter (and apply) the promo code “DASH“ on the order form and you’ll receive a deluxe version of the game “Operation Cerberus, the Channel Dash,” complete with die-cut counters and extra expansion rules and units.
The Hunters: German U-Boats at War Replay
Playtest replay by Mike Lam @ BoardGameGeek [related story]
ATO #34: Right Fierce and Terrible
New from Against the Odds. Issue #34 featuring the insert game, Right Fierce and Terrible. This game covers the (naval) Battle of Sluys, which was one of the opening acts of the Hundred Years War in 1340. Along with the naval battle, land-based battles and melee combat tactics are also captured in Jeremy White’s innovative design. Subscribe now for 4 issues of Against the Odds Magazine to receive this release.
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Lady Nancy Astor said to Churchill, “If you were my husband, I’d poison your tea,” to which he responded, “Madam, if...
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Anti-aircraft gun on a Moscow roof top, the Kremlin in the background. Ferocity of Moscow’s anti-aircraft defenses surprised the Luftwaffe
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Defeat Into Victory and issue #36 of ATO
北はミイトキーナや雲南はばっさりカット。コヒマも無し。開戦時の焦点だったモールメンもマップ外となっている。
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