| panzerCDR | 14 May 2016 12:04 p.m. PST |
The U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI hosted a large scale Jutland Wargame in advance of the 100th Anniversary of the battle. Description is here: link Pictures are here: link Everyone did a very nice job with appropriate cheering and moans. The British Battlecruisers took a lot of hits. In the course of the game, three German BBs and BCs were sunk to the loss of four British ones. My ship, HMS Monarch, helped sink two German ships without taking a scratch, so it was a good day for me. Plus the tea and crumpets, of course! |
IronDuke596  | 14 May 2016 12:24 p.m. PST |
Most interesting. Many thanks for posting this. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 14 May 2016 12:38 p.m. PST |
Boy, does that bring back memories! For many years--until our knees gave out--we played first the Fletcher Pratt Naval War Game, and then our own "Cordite And Steel" that used the same ship models, written order forms, accurate turning circles, and huge spaces in scale with the ships (1:1200, with 60' feet to a 24,000 yard horizon). Would have LOVED to be a fly on the wall as this game was played out. TVAG |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 14 May 2016 12:40 p.m. PST |
Very interesting! I would love to have more information about the rules they used. |
| Lt Col Pedant | 14 May 2016 12:59 p.m. PST |
They even dazzle-painted the sea! |
| yarkshire gamer | 14 May 2016 1:01 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing always good to see how others are coping with the game. These guys have gone for the "totally ignore" option when it comes to light forces and critical hits which is surprising, especially considering the effect critical hits had on the day. 6 months till we do it, no pressure ! Regards Ken
yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk |
| Shagnasty | 14 May 2016 1:40 p.m. PST |
Very, very cool. I,too, would like to know more about the rules and the AAR. |
| wrgmr1 | 14 May 2016 1:50 p.m. PST |
PanzerCDR, I gather you are a graduate of the school?
Looks like a good time was had by all. I like fact they found all ships and supplies for the game in a box, from the 1930's! |
| Wargamer Blue | 14 May 2016 1:50 p.m. PST |
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| panzerCDR | 14 May 2016 2:21 p.m. PST |
yarkshire gamer – Yes, they went for the minimalist set up. They wanted to be able to come to some conclusion in an afternoon, though the results were somewhat drawn. Good luck on your go! Shagnasty – the rules were an amalgam of various versions used at the NWC from 1905 to 1922. All shots were "14 inch equivalents" and ships had on average 20 damage points until sunk. I'll look for a copy on line. Wrgmr1 – yes, I am a graduate of the NWC. I think the models are newer than the ones Nimitz, King and Spruance used. |
| KSmyth | 14 May 2016 4:53 p.m. PST |
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. When I was in my teens, many years ago, we played a set of modified Fletcher Pratt rules in a school gymnasium.We played in 1/1200 with some very nice miniatures. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope everyone had a good time |
| gamershs | 14 May 2016 9:58 p.m. PST |
The 1/1200 scale of warships started their life as ship recognition models so I suspect the models for the game started there existence for that reason. I straddle WW1 as I have one collection in the pre dreadnought and my other collection is WW2. Was thinking about WW1 but I put a ban on new periods till I finish painting and mounting what I have. |
| HobbyGuy | 15 May 2016 5:04 p.m. PST |
Fantastic, wish there was video of it. |
| Toronto48 | 15 May 2016 10:33 p.m. PST |
Hobby Guy – see the end of the Article there is a link to a future video |
| HobbyGuy | 18 May 2016 6:49 a.m. PST |
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experiments with 3Dprinting tiles.
