"The Death of a Flotilla, 1941" Topic

"This week we went back to playtesting Narrow Seas, David Manley¡¯s forthcoming Coastal Forces rules. This time we wanted to try out three new things ¨C using ships, firing big guns and launching torpedoes. So, that¡¯s exactly what we did. The scenario was an MTB attack on a German coastal convoy, somewhere off Cap Griz Nez in the Straits of Dover. We played the game out on a very tropical-looking vinyl sea mat, laid out on a 6¡Á4 foot table.Campbell and Michael took charge of the German convoy ¨C the munitions freighter SS Agatha, escorted by an armed fishing cutter, a flaklighter and an R-Boat. The Agatha was on her way from Rotterdam to Le Havre, and on a dark night in the Straits of Dover she was jumped by six boats of the 14th MTB Flotilla. The Brits were played by Alistair, Bart and Peter. Each of them took command of a pair of MTBs ¨C a Vosper boat and a British Power Boat (BPB) one. thank¡¯s to Alistair¡¯s arrival I took a back seat, and umpired.The convoy was creeping along the French coast, a mile or so off the shore, which lay off their port side. The armed fishing cutter led the convoy, followed by the Agatha, with the flaklighter bringing up the rear. On the starboard side of the freighter was the R-boat. The action began when the MTBs roared out of the darkness, approaching the convoy from off its starboard bow. In Narrow Seas there are sighting rules, but we dispensed with them for the sake of the playtesting experience. In other words, we wanted to concentrate on the whizz-bang stuff! In fact David suggests this for the first few games, so players get used to the firing and moving.The first blood went to the Germans. Campbell was running the freighter, which had a 75mm gun mounted on her stern. .…."

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Armand

Thanks. Always good to see the narrow seas fought over. The prospect of a playable rules set is also exciting. Tough night for the RN. Hearts of Oak but ships of balsa.

A votre service mon ami!. (smile)

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Armand