So, once again the intrepid gamers of Stevenage, Hitchin and several points North forgot about Coronavirus to blow each other to bits in the North Sea.
The game was a bit of an experiment. Would Warlord’s “Cruel Seas” work over Zoom? We were to find out.
The scenario was simple.
A German merchantman was carrying a consignment of “heavy water” with its close protection E-Boat Escort off the coast of Norway. A British MTB flotilla had slipped through the outer German naval force and was closing in on its prey.
The Germans entered the table with an E-Boat leading , the merchantman literally following in its wake and the second boat holding station to starboard.
The over-officered British came on with Rob’s Fairmile D sweeping round to attack from the side whilst Dave and Chris’ Vospers started a head-on attack.....or that’s what Rob’s plan seemed to be.
It all started to go wrong for the RN when the Fairmile sustained catastrophic damage from Greg’s E-Boat. It sank soon after.
Malcolm’s E-Boat miraculously survived a barrage of gunfire but was taking heavy damage from Dave and Chris. Dave manoeuvred and launched two torpedoes but Phil’s merchantmen got within the minimum arming range and also avoided them.
Malcolm’s boat sank, and then Dave’s Vosper fell to Greg’s avenging gunfire.
That left Chris....
He tried hard to run pursued by a merchantman and Greg. At last the dice fell Greg’s way and he was able to “cross the T” and rake Chris’ Vosper with everything he had.
The resultant explosion lit up the darkening skies.
Victory for the 3rd Reich and more vital resources for their nuclear bomb programme.
So, a seemingly successful outing for Cruel Seas. I only used the most basic rules. Next time I will add some more of the advanced rules.
Simon
The game was a bit of an experiment. Would Warlord’s “Cruel Seas” work over Zoom? We were to find out.
The scenario was simple.
A German merchantman was carrying a consignment of “heavy water” with its close protection E-Boat Escort off the coast of Norway. A British MTB flotilla had slipped through the outer German naval force and was closing in on its prey.
The Germans entered the table with an E-Boat leading , the merchantman literally following in its wake and the second boat holding station to starboard.
The over-officered British came on with Rob’s Fairmile D sweeping round to attack from the side whilst Dave and Chris’ Vospers started a head-on attack.....or that’s what Rob’s plan seemed to be.
It all started to go wrong for the RN when the Fairmile sustained catastrophic damage from Greg’s E-Boat. It sank soon after.
Malcolm’s E-Boat miraculously survived a barrage of gunfire but was taking heavy damage from Dave and Chris. Dave manoeuvred and launched two torpedoes but Phil’s merchantmen got within the minimum arming range and also avoided them.
Malcolm’s boat sank, and then Dave’s Vosper fell to Greg’s avenging gunfire.
That left Chris....
He tried hard to run pursued by a merchantman and Greg. At last the dice fell Greg’s way and he was able to “cross the T” and rake Chris’ Vosper with everything he had.
The resultant explosion lit up the darkening skies.
Victory for the 3rd Reich and more vital resources for their nuclear bomb programme.
So, a seemingly successful outing for Cruel Seas. I only used the most basic rules. Next time I will add some more of the advanced rules.
Simon
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