"Coastal forces game" Topic
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 Herkybird  | 22 Oct 2011 4:06 p.m. PST |
I have a write up of a game using Skytrex 1:600 ships on my blog at link Hope you like it? |
| Mako11 | 22 Oct 2011 4:18 p.m. PST |
Sounds like fun. Thanks for sharing your report, and pics. No doubt, frustrating for both sides, but that appears pretty much true to life. I'd say the larger vessels were lucky to spot the E-Boats in the dark, especially before a torpedo explosion. Perhaps they had radar, or very good lookouts. No doubt, a re-match is in order, with more S-Boats, and a weaker escort. Throw some light MGB's into the mix, to help screen the convoy, just for grins. |
| whoa Mohamed | 22 Oct 2011 5:40 p.m. PST |
I love the little fellows and have a fair collection of 1/1200 1/1250 coasties ….corvetts ,Hunts and DDs and merchies and E and S boats and trawlers…..Mikey |
| Joep123 | 22 Oct 2011 6:23 p.m. PST |
I like it.
Haven't had my 1/600 coastal craft out in a while, might have to change that:-)
Thanks for sharing.
Joe |
| Herkybird | 23 Oct 2011 3:47 a.m. PST |
Yeah! – Less escorts would have made all the difference.
Incidentally Mako, they did try putting MGBs in the escort but found in the dark the merchantmen fired on them thinking they were E-Boats!!! The Escorts only spotted when 2 E-Boats got quite close,(and I threw great dice!)-- and when hydrophone equipped ships heard torpedoes.
For most of the game, the escorts saw nothing!!, even with starshells! I think I may have a go at a slightly less random force generator…..Hmm?!? |
| Herkybird | 30 Oct 2011 3:09 p.m. PST |
Hi again! The rules used in the game are downloadable now from: link Hope you like them! |
| Louis Coatney | 17 Mar 2012 3:38 p.m. PST |
I have free cardstock paper model plans for the Raubvogel and Hunt Type 1 classes on my LCoat.tripod.com webpge. |
| Volleyfire | 18 Mar 2012 4:45 a.m. PST |
Loooks a useful set of rules, I think we might give these a try. Thanks for sharing. |
| GUNBOAT | 19 Mar 2012 5:41 a.m. PST |
Got a few pictures on my blog of 1/600 WWII ships hope to be doing a big convoy game over one weekend at the club using fast attack rules . We hope to have 40 plus merchantmen in the convoy
link |
| Mako11 | 20 Mar 2012 9:47 p.m. PST |
Link doesn't work. Just takes me to a generic blog page, with a sign-in prompt. |
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