"The Straits of Otranto - 1940" Topic

Friday evening provided an opportunity for my opponent and I to deploy some 1/3000th vessels in a scenario influenced by the historical battle fought in November 1940.

You can find the background to our scenario as well as a link to the action report here. link

That looks great. BYW, how did you make your splash markers?

Interesting game! I'd been vaguely wondering about trying to recreate the night raids on Italian convoys to Albania in 1940-41. Must go check out Navwar to see if they carry the ships I would need.

Grelber

Nice minis & report.
I've played NT night actions, I proceed like this : both players draw a sketch plotting roughly their forces' position, heading and speed. They are allowed to change these dispositions only when they come within detection range : 20" IIRC for night vision, 40" for radar. This usually allows radar equipped forces to reposition for a turn, two at most, before engaging.

Nice game! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the feedback.

The splash markers are and end of a toothpick cut and mounted through a small hole in a square of plasticard. Once dry it is covered in a small amount of what we know here as no more gaps, a caulking compound. The is then painted.

I like your suggestion for manoeuvre before visibility and appreciate you posting them.