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Scenario 1 Action of Denmark Strait (24 May 41)
Scenario File name: BISMARK
Visibility: 17
Ships: German British
BB BISMARK BC HOOD
CA PRINZ EUGEN BB PRINCE OF WALES
Notes: The German battleship (BB) BISMARK, accompanied by the heavy
cruiser (CA) PRINZ EUGEN steamed from Germany to attack British
convoys. The British sighted the two ships and sent the battle
cruiser (BC) HOOD and the battleship PRINCE OF WALES to sink the
BISMARK or at least slow her down until additional ships could arrive
to finish her off.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape with the BISMARK to the south of the British
ships. (Your goal is not to slug it out with British warships but to
interdict merchant shipping.)
British: Slow the BISMARK to 10 kts or less or destroy all of
her forward and aft turrets.
Scenario 2 Battle of the River Plate (13 Dec 39)
Scenario File name: GRAFSPEE
Visibility: 24
Ships: German British
PB GRAF SPEE CA EXETER
CL AJAX
CL ACHILLES
Notes: The pocket battleship (PB) GRAF SPEE had been successfully
raiding merchant shipping when three British cruisers finally caught
up with her.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape from the British ships in any direction. Sinking
all three cruisers is insufficient compensation for any serious damage
sustained by your ship, whose mission is to sink enemy merchant ships.
British: Sink or disable the GRAF SPEE, even if this requires
the sacrifice of all of your ships. The GRAF SPEE is considered
disabled if both her fore and aft turrets are destroyed or if she has
been slowed to 10 knots or less.
Scenario 3 Battle of the Java Sea (27 Feb 42)
Scenario File name: JAVA
Visibility: 15
Ships: Japanese ABDA
CA HAGURO CA EXETER
CA NACHI CA HOUSTON
CL JINTSU CL De RUYTER
CL NAKA CL PERTH
1 FUBUKI (4 DD's) CL JAVA
2 YUGIRI (4 DD's) 1 ELECTRA (3 DD's)
3 NENOHI (4 DD's) 2 KORTENAER (2 DD's)
4 SHIGURE (3 DD's) 3 PAUL JONES (4 DD's)
5 OSHIO (3 DD's)
Notes: Hoping to impede the Japanese invasion of Java, a force of
American, British, Dutch and Australian (ABDA) ships steamed from
Surabaya to intercept and destroy an invasion convoy. The ABDA force
spotted the JINTSU and eight destroyers, but without spotting aircraft
they were unaware of the three other cruisers and ten destroyers
lurking over the horizon. After a long battle, two allied destroyers
were sunk and the remaining ships withdrew.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Sink or drive off all of the enemy ships in order to
clear the way for your invasion force.
ABDA: Break through to the northwest of the Japanese ships where
the transports would be following (no actual transports are present in
the scenario).
Scenario 4 Battle of Penang Island (16 May 45)
Scenario File name: PENANG
Visibility: 8
Ships: Japanese British
CA HAGURO DD SAUMAREZ
DD YUKIKAZE DD VENUS
DD VERULAM
DD VIGILANT
DD VIRAGO
Notes: The Japanese Heavy Cruiser HAGURO was ordered to the Indian
Ocean Andaman Islands to pick up a withdrawing garrison. She was
spotted en route by aircraft and five British destroyers were sent to
attack her. Using radar, the destroyers advanced on the HAGURO in a
formation designed to trap her no matter which way she turned to
escape. The HAGURO turned to fight rather than flee, but was hit by
eight torpedoes and sunk.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape with the HAGURO in any direction (or sink all
five enemy ships.)
British: Sink the HAGURO
Scenario 5 Battle for the Philippines (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: PHIL
Visibility: 24
Ships: Japanese U.S.
BB HYUGA BB PENNSYLVANIA
BB ISE BB ARIZONA
BB YAMASHIRO BB MISSISSIPPI
BB FUSO BB IDAHO
BB KONGO BB NEVADA
BB HIEI BB OKLAHOMA
BB KIRISHIMA BB CALIFORNIA
BB HARUNA BB TENNESSEE
BB NAGATO BB COLORADO
BB MUTSU BB MARYLAND
Notes: Prior to the Second World War, naval planners drew up a number
of contingency plans to deal with the possibility of a future conflict
with each of the major sea powers. For a war with Japan, they
envisioned the U.S. fleet sailing to the Philippines to destroy the
Japanese fleet and rescue the Allied garrison there.
This scenario simulates the possibility of such a slugfest, the type
of battle these ships had been built to fight. When the aircraft
carrier appeared on the scene, the battleships were given less
glamorous tasks such as anti-aircraft screening and shore bombardment.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Drive off or sink all of the American ships in order
to assure that the invasion of the Philippines will succeed.
U.S.: Drive off or sink all of the Japanese ships and save the
Philippines from invasion.
Scenario 6 Battle for the Philippines II (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: PHIL2
Visibility: 24
Ships: Japanese U.S.
BB HYUGA BB PENNSYLVANIA
BB ISE BB ARIZONA
BB YAMASHIRO BB MISSISSIPPI
BB FUSO BB IDAHO
BB KAGA BB NEVADA
BB TOSA BB OKLAHOMA
BB AMAGI BB CALIFORNIA
BB AKAGI BB TENNESSEE
BB NAGATO BB COLORADO
BB MUTSU BB MARYLAND
Notes: As a result of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 which
limited the number of battleships each of the participating countries
could have, Japan scrapped a number of battleships that were currently
under construction. This scenario is identical to the last except
that four of these ships are assumed to have been completed and have
been substituted for the four smaller KONGO class battleships.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Drive off or sink all of the American ships.
U.S.: Drive off or sink all of the Japanese ships.
Scenario 7 Battle of the English Channel (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: CDASH
Visibility: 10
Ships: German British
BB SCHARNHORST BB KING GEORGE V
BB GNEISENAU CL AURORA
CA PRINZ EUGEN CL ARETHUSA
CL KENYA
CL HERIMONE
CL AJAX
1 H Class (3 DD's)
2 H Class (3 DD's)
3 H Class (3 DD's)
4 H Class (3 DD's)
Notes: Until early 1942, the SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU and PRINZ EUGEN
were based in the captured French port of Brest where the British
subjected them to nearly around the clock bombing. On February 12,
however, the Germans managed to sneak the warships out of port and up
the English Channel toward Germany. By the time the British
discovered this totally unexpected move, it was too late to make more
than token attacks against them. This scenario assumes that a large
naval force had been available to intercept
the German ships.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Break through to the northeast with the SCHARNHORST and
GNEISENAU.
British: Sink the German ships or force them back to the
southwest.
Scenario 8 Battle for Norway (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: NORWAY
Visibility: 10
Ships: German British
BB SCHARNHORST BC RENOWN
BB GNEISENAU 1 H Class (3 DD's)
2 H Class (3 DD's)
3 H Class (3 DD's)
Notes: While covering the German invasion of Norway in spring 1940,
the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau encountered the British battlecruiser
Renown. The German ships retreated after exchanging a few shots
although it is likely they could have sunk the Renown.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Sink the Renown without suffering severe damage to
either of your ships.
British: Score one or more hits on one of the enemy ships and
then escape with the Renown in any direction.
Scenario 9 Battle for Morocco (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MOROCCO
Visibility: 24
Ships: U.S. Axis (French)
BB MASSACHUSETTS BB JEAN BART
3 AIGLE Class (3 DD's)
Notes: Prior to the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942,
the USS MASSACHUSETTS engaged the French battleship JEAN BART (under
Axis control) in a gunnery duel which silenced the Axis ship's guns
and left her burning. The JEAN BART was anchored and still under
construction at the time, and was not completed until 1955. In this
scenario, the JEAN BART is assumed to have been completed early, and
is more of a match for the U.S. battleship.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S.: Sink the JEAN BART or destroy all of her turrets.
Axis: Sink or drive off the MASSACHUSETTS.
Scenario 10 ALASKA vs HARUNA (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: ALASKA
Visibility: 24
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: U.S. Japanese
(CA) ALASKA BB HARUNA
Notes: The USS ALASKA was officially classified as a large heavy
cruiser by the U.S. Navy, although her armor and armament were more
like that of a battlecruiser. She is as capable a warship as the fast
battleship HARUNA, as this scenario demonstrates.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S.: Sink the HARUNA.
Japanese: Sink the ALASKA. This is a difficult task in view of
the ALASKA's superior speed and rate of fire. The Japanese player has
won a minor victory if he escapes from the ALASKA before being
crippled or sunk.)
Scenario 11 Battle of Savo Island (9 Aug 42)
Scenario File name: SAVO
Visibility: 8
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: Japanese U.S. and Allies
CA CHOKAI CA CHICAGO DD PATTERSON
CA KINUGASA CA CANBERRA DD BAGLEY
CA FURUTAKA CA ASTORIA DD BLUE
CA KAKO CA QUINCY DD RALPH TALBOT
CA AOBA CA VINCENNES DD HELM
CL TENRYU CA AUSTRALIA DD WILSON
CL YUBARI CL SAN JUAN DD MONSSEN
DD YUNAGI CL HOBART DD BUCHANAN
Notes: In response to the American landing at Guadalcanal, Admiral
Mikawa ordered a force of cruisers to steam down the Solomon Island
chain and attempt to break up the beachhead at night. The Japanese
achieved total surprise and sank four cruisers without loss, but
turned back without bombarding the transports or troops already
ashore.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Break through to the 11 transports anchored to the
southeast and sink as many as possible. The single ship 'TRANSPORTS'
represents all of the transports.
U.S.: Prevent the Japanese from sinking the transports.Because
the Japanese attack was not expected, the U.S. player may not fire his
guns or change the course or speed of any of his ships until after
turn 3. After that, only ships that have been fired on may fire guns
or maneuver until turn 15. (As a variant, assume no surprise and
allow the U.S. player to respond immediately.)
Scenario 12 Battle of Cape Esperance (11 Oct 42)
Scenario File name: ESPERANC
Visibility: 8
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: Japanese U.S.
CA AOBA CA SAN FRANCISCO
CA FURUTAKA CA SALT LAKE CITY
CA KINUGASA CL HELENA
DD FUBUKI CL BOISE
DD HATSUYUKI 1 FARENHOLT (3 DD's)
2 BUCHANAN (2 DD's)
Notes: A Japanese squadron of cruisers under Admiral Goto steamed
toward Guadalcanal where they were to bombard American positions.
Unknown to Goto, Admiral Scott was waiting for him, eager to avenge
the defeat at Savo Island. The trap was sprung that night when the
HELENA's radar picked up the AOBA, enabling Scott to 'cross the T' and
open fire on Goto's ships with his entire battle line. The Japanese
were saved from total disaster when Scott ordered a cease-fire,
concerned that he may have been firing on his own destroyers ahead of
him. When the battle continued a few minutes later the Japanese,
having had time to overcome their initial surprise, managed to badly
damage the BOISE and two destroyers before escaping in the darkness.
The Japanese lost both the FURUTAKA and the FUBUKI in their first
defeat ever in a night battle.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape to the northwest, losing as few ships as
possible. The Japanese player may not alter course or speed or fire
any weapons until the third turn after being fired on or until an
American ship comes within 3 miles of the AOBA.
U.S.: Sink or cripple as many of the Japanese ships as possible.
(To simulate the confusion described in the notes, 2 turns after the
Japanese player is allowed to fire back, both sides should cease
firing for 4 turns.)
Scenario 13 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal I (12 Nov 42)
Scenario File name: GUAD
Visibility: 10
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: Japanese U.S.
BB KIRISHIMA CA SAN FRANCISCO
BB HIEI CA PORTLAND
CL NAGARA CL ATLANTA
1 AMATSUKAZE (3 DD's) CL HELENA
2 AKATSUKI (3 DD's) CL JUNEAU
3 MURASAME (3 DD's) 1 CUSHING (4 DD's)
4 YUDACHI (2 DD's) 2 BARTON (4 DD's)
Notes: To clear the way for an amphibious landing, two battleships
and their escorts were dispatched to bombard the U.S. airstrip on
Guadalcanal. After scouting B-17's sighted the large force steaming
down 'The Slot', Admiral Callaghan with his five cruisers and eight
destroyers raced to intercept them. The two forces collided after
midnight in one of the most furious sea battles ever fought. The
Americans turned back the bombardment force, but the ATLANTA, JUNEAU,
and four destroyers were sunk. The Japanese lost two destroyers, and
the HIEI was badly damaged. She was easy prey for aircraft flying
from the unmolested airfield and was sunk the next day.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Break through to the southeast of the American
formation with at least one battleship with operational forward or aft
turrets. This battleship would be able to destroy the airfield with
its 14 inch guns.
U.S.: Turn back or sink both of the enemy battleships in order
to prevent the destruction of Henderson field.
Scenario 14 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal II (14 Nov 42)
Scenario File name: GUAD2
Visibility: 10
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: Japanese U.S.
BB KIRISHIMA BB WASHINGTON
CA ATAGO BB SOUTH DAKOTA
CA TAKAO 1 BENHAM (4 DD's)
CL SENDAI
CL NAGARA
DD SHIKINAMI
1 YUKIKAZE (4 DD's)
2 AYANAMI (2 DD's)
3 ASAGUMO (2 DD's)
Notes: Two days after the naval battle of November 12/13, Admiral
Kondo again attempted to put Henderson airfield out of action. This
time he was met by Admiral Willis Lee, with two battleships and a
screen of four destroyers. The Japanese were again turned back,
losing the KIRISHIMA and a destroyer. The Americans lost two
destroyers, and suffered heavy damage to the SOUTH DAKOTA, which
sustained a temporary power loss in the middle of the battle.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Break through to the southwest of the American ships
with at least a battleship or two heavy cruisers.
U.S.: Prevent the Japanese from slipping by to bombard the air
field. To simulate the SOUTH DAKOTA's power outage at a critical
stage in the battle, the SOUTH DAKOTA will be unable to fire any of
her guns for a five minute period beginning on a turn of the Japanese
player's choosing.
Scenario 15 Battle of Tassafaronga (30 Nov 42)
Scenario File name: TASSA
Visibility: 12
Land: Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Florida Island
Ships: Japanese U.S.
DD TAKANAMI CA MINNEAPOLIS
DD NAGANAMI CA NEW ORLEANS
DD MAKINAMI CA PENSACOLA
DD OYASHIO CA NORTHAMPTON
DD KUROSHIO CL HONOLULU
DD KAGERO 1 FLETCHER (4 DD's)
DD KAWAKAZE 2 LAMSON (2 DD's)
DD SUZUKAZE
Notes: Eight Japanese destroyers laden with supplies intended for the
troops on Guadalcanal were intercepted and surprised by a superior
force of cruisers led by Rear Admiral Wright. The U.S. ships opened
fire at a range of 5 miles, but on this occasion their gunnery proved
to be inaccurate and only one destroyer was sunk. As the Japanese
ships turned to escape to the northwest, they fired torpedoes at the
cruisers, sinking the NORTHAMPTON and damaging three others badly
enough to keep them out of the war for a year.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape to the northwest with as many destroyers as
possible. The Japanese player may not fire any weapons or alter
course or speed (except to avoid running aground) until the U.S.
player opens fire or until he passes within 4 miles of a U.S. ship.
U.S.: Sink the enemy destroyers without losing any of your
cruisers.
Scenario 16 Battle of the North Cape (26 Dec 43)
Scenario File name: NCAPE
Visibility: 6
Ships: German British
BB SCHARNHORST BB DUKE OF YORK
CA NORFOLK
CL BELFAST
CL JAMAICA
1 S Class (4 DD's)
Notes: The German battleship SCHARNHORST left her base in northern
Norway to attack an eastbound convoy but was intercepted by a large
force of British ships. In the running battle that ensued, the
SCHARNHORST was sunk after taking repeated torpedo and shell hits.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape from the British ships in any direction.
British: Sink the SCHARNHORST.
Variation: On February 25 1942, the GNEISENAU was damaged an RAF
bombing raid and never repaired. To create a new scenario that
assumes the GNEISENAU was repaired and able to accompany her sister
ship, use the scenario editor to add the Gneisenau to the german
forces (use Ship database or copy Scharnhorst data).
Scenario 17 Battle of the North Cape II (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: NCAPE2
Visibility: 5
Ships: German British
BB TIRPITZ BB DUKE OF YORK
CA NORFOLK
CL BELFAST
CL JAMAICA
1 S Class (4 DD's)
Notes: On September 19 1943, the TIRPITZ was damaged by British
midget submarines while at anchor in a Norwegian fiord. This scenario
assumes that the attack failed, and replaces the SCHARNHORST with the
TIRPITZ in the Battle of the North Cape
scenario.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape from the British ships in any direction.
British: Sink the one or both of the German battleships.
Scenario 18 YAMATO vs MISSOURI (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: YAMATO
Visibility: 24
Ships: U.S. Japanese
BB MISSOURI BB YAMATO
Notes: The Japanese built the 70,000 ton YAMATO intending her to be
able to out-shoot any other ship afloat. As it turned out, the YAMATO
was never in action against enemy battleships but was overcome instead
by aircraft bombs and torpedoes. In this scenario she is pitted
against the MISSOURI, the only battleship that could come close to
matching her armor and firepower.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S.: Sink the YAMATO.
Japanese: Sink the MISSOURI.
Scenario 19 MONTANA vs No. 789 (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MONTANA
Visibility: 24
Ships: U.S. Japanese
BB MONTANA BB 789
Notes: Both Japan and the United States had plans to build monster
battleships which would have exceeded the fire power of both the
YAMATO and MISSOURI. The USS MONTANA was to have been similar to the
MISSOURI except with a total of four triple 16'' turrets rather than
just three, and the BB 789 was to have had three twin turrets firing
20'' 4500 lb shells.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S.: Sink No. 789.
Japanese: Sink the MONTANA.
Scenario 20 Attack on Convoy PQ-17 (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: PQ17
Visibility: 12
Ships: Allies German
BB WASHINGTON BB TIRPITZ
BB DUKE OF YORK PB SCHEER
CA CUMBERLAND PB LUTZOW
CA WICHITA CA HIPPER
CA LONDON 1 HANS LODY (5 DD's)
CA NORFOLK 2 KARL GALSTER (5 DD's)
CA TUSCALOOSA 3 T22 (3 Torpedo boats)
CL NIGERIA
1 WAINWRIGHT (3 DD's)
2 KEPPEL (4 DD's)
3 ZULU (4 DD's)
4 TARTAR (6 DD's)
PQ-17 (37 Merchant ships)
Notes: In June of 1942 convoy PQ-17 departed for Murmansk loaded with
100 million dollars worth of aircraft, tanks, trucks and other
military supplies badly needed by the Soviet Union. Along the way it
was attacked by German aircraft and submarines, and it could have been
intercepted by a strong surface force. False intelligence and the
grounding of the Lutzow and 3 destroyers prevented the Germans from
engaging with their heavy ships, but the aircraft and submarines sank
all but 11 of the original 37 merchant ships in the convoy.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Sink at least 18 of the ships in the convoy (represented
by the ship unit PQ-17).
U.S.: Prevent the Germans from sinking more than 17 of the
merchant ships in convoy PQ-17.
Scenario 21 Battle of the Barents Sea (31 December 1942)
Scenario File name: BARENTS
Visibility: 14
Ships: British German
CL JAMAICA PB LUTZOW
CL SHEFFIELD CA HIPPER
DD ACHATES 1 BEITZEN (3 DD's)
1 ORWELL (4 DD's) 2 ECKOLDT (3 DD's)
2 ESCORT (3 DD's)
JW-51B (14 Merchant ships)
Notes: A German effort to destroy a convoy to Russia developed
instead into a series of confused engagements due to bad weather and
the division of attacking ships into two groups. Each side lost a
destroyer but the convoy got through unharmed.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape with at least 7 ships left in JW-51B.
German: Sink at least 8 of the ships in JW-51B.
Scenario 22 Bombardment of Vila
Scenario File name: VILA
Visibility: 8
Land: Kolombangara, Arundel Island, New Georgia
Ships: U.S. Japanese
CL MONTPELIER DD MURASAME
CL CLEVELAND DD MINEGUMO
CL DENVER
DD WALLER
DD CONWAY
DD CONY
Notes: On 6 March 1943 a U.S. bombardment force sent to shell the Vila
airstrip on Kolombangara sank two destroyers ferrying supplies to the
garrison there.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape with at least one Destroyer, sink an enemy ship,
or score a torpedo hit on one of the cruisers.
U.S.: Sink both destroyers without taking serious damage in
return.
Variation: Historically, the Japanese did not detect the U.S. ships
until they had closed to 5 miles and opened fire on them. To simulate
this, the Japanese player may not maneuver or fire weapons until he
sights torpedo wakes, is fired on, or closes to within 4 miles of the
U.S. ships.
Scenario 23 Battle of the Komandorski Islands (26 March 1943)
Scenario File name: KOMANDOR
Visibility: 14
Ships: U.S. Japanese
CA SALT LAKE CITY CA NACHI
CL RICHMOND CA MAYA
DD BAILEY CL TAMA
DD COGHLAN CL ABUKUMA
DD DALE DD WAKABA
DD MONAGHAN DD HATSUSHIMO
DD IKAZUCHI
DD INAZUMA
ASAKA MARU
SAKITO MARU
Notes: A U.S. task group patrolling the western Aleutians encountered
a much larger Japanese force running reinforcements to Attu. The U.S.
commander decided to engage at long range and attempt to sink the two
merchant cruisers (Asaka Maru and Sakito Maru) and escape. Although
no ships were lost on either side in the three and a half hour battle
that ensued, the Japanese were driven off.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S. Sink the Asaka Maru and Sakito Maru and escape without
losing either of your cruisers.
Japanese: Save the Asaka Maru and Sakito Maru or sink one of the
U.S. cruisers.
Scenario 24 Battle of Kula Gulf
Scenario File name: KULA
Visibility: 8
Land: Kolombangara, Arundel Island, New Georgia
Ships: U.S. Japanese
CL HONOLULU DD NIITSUKI
CL HELENA DD SUZUKAZE
CL ST LOUIS DD TANIKAZE
1 NICHOLAS (2 DD's) DD AMAGIRI
2 JENKINS (2 DD's) DD HATSUYUKI
DD NAGATSUKI
DD SATSUKI
DD MOCHIDSUKI
DD MIKADSUKI
DD HAMAKAZE
Notes: A group of Japanese destroyers sent to land troops and supplies
at Vila was attacked by three cruisers and four destroyers which had
been sent up the "slot" to intercept them. Although outgunned,
superior training and torpedoes enabled the Japanese to sink the
Helena with the loss of only one destroyer.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape from the U.S. ships, inflicting at least as much
damage as you take. (Count a torpedo hit on a cruiser as equivalent to
one destroyer sunk, and a cruiser sunk as equivalent two destroyers
sunk.)
U.S.: Sink at least two of the Japanese destroyers without taking
greater damage than you inflict.
Scenario 25 Battle of Kolombangara
Scenario File name: KOLOMBAN
Visibility: 8
Land: Kolombangara, Arundel Island, New Georgia
Ships: U.S. and Allies Japanese
CL HONOLULU CL JINTSU
CL LEANDER DD MIKADSUKI
CL ST LOUIS DD YUKIKAZE
1 NICHOLAS (5 DD's) DD HAMAKAZE
2 JENKINS (3 DD's) DD KIYONAMI
3 MAURY (2 DD's) DD YUGURE
Notes: One week after the Battle of Kula Gulf, another tangle occurred
between Allied ships and a Japanese force carrying supplies to Vila.
Although lacking radar, the Japanese were using a receiver that could
detect radar signals. Japanese "Long Lance" torpedoes again saved the
day, sinking a destroyer and damaging the Leander and St. Louis in
exchange for the loss of the Jintsu.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape from the U.S. ships, inflicting at least much
damage as you take. (Count a torpedo hit on a cruiser as equivalent to
one destroyer sunk, and a cruiser sunk as equivalent two destroyers
sunk.)
U.S.: Sink at least two destroyers or the Jintsu without taking
greater damage than you inflict.
Scenario 26 Battle of Vella Gulf
Scenario File name: VELLA
Visibility: 8
Ships: U.S. Japanese
DD DUNLAP DD HAGIKAZE
DD CRAVEN DD ARASHI
DD MAURY DD KAWAKAZE
DD LANG DD SHIGURE
DD STERETT
DD STACK
Notes: Just before midnight on 6 August 1943 six U.S. destroyers
ambushed a smaller Japanese force carrying soldiers and supplies to
Kolombangara. Three of the Japanese destroyers were sunk without
damage to any of the U.S. ships.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape with at least two destroyers or sink at least
one U.S. ship. Japanese ships may not fire weapons or maneuver until
they are fired on, sight torpedo wakes, or come within 4 miles on
enemy ships.
U.S.: Sink at least three of the destroyers without losing a
ship.
Scenario 27 Engagement off Horianu
Scenario File name: HORIANU
Visibility: 9
Ships: U.S. Japanese
DD NICHOLAS DD SHIGURE
DD OBANNON DD ISOKAZE
DD TAYLOR DD SAZANAMI
DD CHEVALIER DD HAMAKZE
Notes: An even match between 4 Japanese destroyers screening a
flotilla of PT boats and barges and 4 U.S. destroyers sent to sink
them. Although the Japanese destroyers were forced to flee by
accurate U.S. gunfire, most of the barges carrying troops escaped.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Sink or drive off all of the U.S. ships.
U.S.: Sink or drive off all of the Japanese ships.
Scenario 28 Battle of Vella Lavella
Scenario File name: LAVELLA
Visibility: 10
Ships: U.S. Japanese
DD SELFRIDGE DD AKIGUMO
DD CHEVALIER DD ISOKAZE
DD OBANNON DD KAZEGUMO
DD RALPH TALBOT DD YUGUMO
DD TAYLOR DD SHIGURE
DD LA VALLETTE DD SAMIDARE
Notes: On 6 Oct 1943, a group of Japanese destroyers evacuating the
garrison on Vella Lavella were detected by a search plane. Six
destroyers were sent to intercept them, but when Captain Walker on the
Selfridge detected the enemy ships half of his force was still twenty
miles to the south. Rather than allow the Japanese to escape, Walker
attacked immediately, hoping to draw the opposing destroyers south
toward the other U.S. ships. Before these reinforcements could
arrive, the Japanese had sunk the Chevalier and torpedoed the
Selfridge, losing only the Yugumo.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Sink the three closer destroyers and depart before the
remaining U.S. destroyers arrive.
U.S.: Sink at least as many destroyers as you lose.
Scenario 29 Battle Empress Augusta Bay
Scenario File name: EMPRESS
Visibility: 8
Ships: U.S. Japanese
CL MONTPELIER CA MYOKO
CL CLEVELAND CA HAGURO
CL COLUMBIA CL SENDAI
CL DENVER CL AGANO
1 AUSBURNE (4 DD's) 1 NAGANAMI (3 DD's)
2 SPENCE (4 DD's) 2 SHIGURE (3 DD's)
Notes: In response to U.S. landings on Bouganville, the Japanese sent
a powerful force of ships to attack the transports in Empress Augusta
Bay, hoping to score another victory similar to Savo Island. The
approaching ships were detected by reconnaissance planes and met by
U.S. cruisers more than 35 miles short of the transports. Despite the
approximate equality of forces, surprise and superior tactics led to a
U.S. victory, with a destroyer and the Sendai sunk in exchange for a
U.S. destroyer damaged.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Sink or drive off the U.S. ships.
U.S.: Sink or drive off the Japanese ships.
Scenario 30 Battle of Cape St. George
Scenario File name: GEORGE
Visibility: 8
Ships: U.S. Japanese
DD AUSBURNE DD ONAMI
DD CLAXTON DD MAKINAMI
DD DYSON DD AMAGIRI
DD CONVERSE DD YUGIRI
DD SPENCE DD UZUKI
Notes: A Japanese evacuation force was mauled by U.S. destroyers on 25
November 1943. Radar and superior gunfire accuracy contributed to a
lopsided victory: 3 Japanese destroyers sunk with no U.S. losses.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape with at least 3 destroyers.
U.S.: Sink at least 3 of the destroyers.
Scenario 31 Battle off Biak (8 June 1944)
Scenario File name: BIAK
Visibility: 12
Ships: U.S. and Australian Japanese
CA AUSTRALIA DD SAMIDARE
CL BOISE DD SHIRATSUYU
CL PHOENIX DD SHIGURE
1 FLETCHER (4 DD's) DD URANAMI
2 HUTCHINS (4 DD's) DD SHIKINAMI
3 ABNER READ (4 DD's)
4 ARUNTA (2 DD's)
Notes: Five Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce Biak during
the U.S. invasion of the island were engaged by a far superior force
of U.S. and Australian ships. In the two hour stern chase that
followed the Japanese managed to escape with only a single hit on the
Shiratsuyu.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Escape without losing any of your ships, or sink an
enemy destroyer or score a torpedo hit on a cruiser for each ship
lost.
U.S.: Sink at least one of the destroyers without receiving
significant damage.
Scenario 32 Battle off Biak II (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: BIAK2
Visibility: 12
Ships: U.S. and Australian Japanese
CA AUSTRALIA CA MYOKO
CL BOISE CA HAGURO
CL PHOENIX CA AOBA
1 FLETCHER (4 DD's) CL KINU
2 HUTCHINS (4 DD's) 1 ASAGUMO (4 DD's)
3 ABNER READ (4 DD's) DD SAMIDARE
4 ARUNTA (2 DD's) DD SHIRATSUYU
DD SHIGURE
DD URANAMI
DD SHIKINAMI
Notes: This scenario is similar to the previous one except that
several ships that could have been used by the Japanese in the attempt
to reinforce Biak have been added.
Scenario Objectives:
Japanese: Sink or drive off all enemy ships.
U.S.: Sink or drive off all enemy ships.
Scenario 33 Battle for Saipan (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: SAIPAN
Visibility: 10
Land: Saipan Island
Ships: U.S. Japanese
BB IOWA BB YAMATO
BB NEW JERSEY BB MUSASHI
BB WASHINGTON BB NAGATO
BB NORTH CAROLINA BB HARUNA
BB SOUTH DAKOTA BB KONGO
BB ALABAMA 1 ATAGO (4 CA's)
BB INDIANA 2 MYOKO (2 CA's)
1 NEW ORLEANS (4 CA's) 3 NAGANAMI (7 DD's)
2 HALFORD (5 DD's) 4 HAMAKAZE (7 DD's)
3 YARNALL (5 DD's) 5 ASAGUMO (7 DD's)
4 BAGLEY (4 DD's) 6 WAKATSUKI (7 DD's)
Notes: A possible engagement between opposing battle lines during the
Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Scenario Objectives:
U.S.: Sink or drive off all enemy ships to protect your
beachhead.
Japanese: Sink or drive off all enemy ships in order to sink
unloading transports and bombard the landing beaches on Saipan.
Scenario 34 Battle of Punta Stilo (9 July 1940)
Scenario File name: PUNTA
Visibility: 14
Ships: British Italian
BB WARSPITE BB GIULIO CESARE
BB ROYAL SOVEREIGN BB ANDREA DORIA
BB MALAYA CA BOLZANO
CL NEPTUNE CA TRIESTE
CL COVENTRY CA TRENTO
CL CALCUTTA CA ZARA
CL SHEFFIELD CA POLA
CL NEWCASTLE CA GORIZIA
1 LEGION (4 DD'S) CA FIUME
2 KANDAHAR (4 DD'S) 1 EURO (4 DD's)
3 JERVIS (4 DD'S) 2 FULMINE (4 DD's)
4 SIKH (4 DD'S) 3 LIBECCIO (4 DD's)
Notes: In this first major naval action of the war in the
Mediterranean, the British hoped to eliminate the only two Italian
battleships in service. The Italians could have avoided the battle,
but attacked believing that aircraft from nearby bases would be able
to even the odds by damaging some of the British battleships.
Although none of the British ships were damaged by air attacks, the
Italians managed to escape serious damage in the 45 minute encounter.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink the Giulio Cesare and Andrea Doria.
Italian: Score at least one penetrating hit on a British
battleship and escape without losing either of your battleships.
Scenario 35 Encounter off Cape Spada (19 July 1940)
Scenario File name: SPADA
Visibility: 10
Ships: British Italian
CL SYDNEY CL BANDE NERE
DD HAVOCK CL COLLEONI
DD HERO
DD HOTSPUR
DD HUNTER
Notes: During a transit from Tripoli to the island of Leros, two
Italian cruisers sighted four British destroyers near Crete. The
Italian ships chased the destroyers for an hour, firing at long range
until the Sydney emerged from a fog bank and attacked. A chance hit
disabled the Colleoni which was then sunk by torpedoes, but the Bande
Nere fought on. The British withdrew after running low on ammunition.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink either Italian cruiser.
Italian: Sink at least one British ship and withdraw without
losing either cruiser.
Scenario 36 Battle of the Mediterranean (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MED
Visibility: 20
Ships: British Italian
BB WARSPITE BB LITTORIO
BB VALIANT BB VITTORIO VENETO
BB MALAYA BB GIULIO CESARE
BB RENOWN BB CAVOUR
BB BARHAM BB DUILIO
Notes: In August 1940 the newly constructed Italian battleships
Littorio and Vittorio Veneto entered service along with the older
Duilio which had just been modernized. The Italians were thus able to
field a powerful force of 5 battleships, matching the forces available
to the British in the Mediterranean. Although these five ships did
sail together on 30 August to attack British warships which had left
harbor, no battle occurred. This scenario pits them against the
British battleships then stationed at Alexandria and Gibraltar.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink or drive off all enemy ships.
Italian: Sink or drive off all enemy ships.
Scenario 37 Action off Malta I (12 October 1940)
Scenario File name: MALTA
Visibility: 8
Ships: British Italian
CL AJAX DD ARTIGLIERE
DD AVIERE
DD GENIERE
DD CAMICIA NERA
DE AIRONE
DE ALCIONE
DE ARIELE
Notes: An Italian patrol of destroyers and destroyer escorts tangled
with the Ajax off the coast of Malta in the middle of the night. The
Ajax sank two ships and shot up several others before disappearing
into the blackness.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink at least one enemy ship and escape.
Italian: Sink the Ajax.
Scenario 38 Encounter off Cape Teulada (27 November 1940)
Scenario File name: TEULADA
Visibility: 13
Ships: British Italian
BC RENOWN BB VITTORIO VENETO
BB RAMILLIES BB GIULIO CESARE
CA BERWICK CA TRENTO
CL SOUTHAMPTON CA TRIESTE
CL NEWCASTLE CA BOLZANO
CL SHEFFIELD CA ZARA
CL GLOUCESTER CA POLA
CL COVENTRY CA FIUME
CL DESPATCH 1 TURBINE (5 DD's)
1 SAVAGE (5 DD's) 2 ALFIERI (5 DD's)
2 SAUMAREZ (5 DD's) 3 LANCIERE (4 DD's)
3 GREYHOUND (5 DD's)
Notes: After receiving intelligence reports that British ships
stationed at Gibraltar had left port, the Italian fleet was sent to
intercept them. The two forces met and fired on each other for about
40 minutes. Due to inaccurate reconnaissance reports, the Italians
thought they were outnumbered and did not pursue the withdrawing
British ships. The British commander, who believed (incorrectly) that
several of the Italian ships had been previously damaged by air
attacks, was the subject of a board of inquiry for not having carried
out the engagement "more energetically."
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink or drive off all of the Italian ships.
Italian: Break through the enemy formation with at least one
battleship or three cruisers able to fire forward or aft turrets. The
British were escorting a convoy to the southeast which your ships
would then have been able to destroy. No actual convoy ships are
present in this scenario.
Scenario 39 Bombardment of Genoa (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: GENOA
Visibility: 12
Ships: British Italian
BB RENOWN BB VITTORIO VENETO
BB MALAYA BB GIULIO CESARE
CA SHEFFIELD BB ANDREA DORIA
1 SAVAGE (5 DD's) CA TRENTO
2 SAUMAREZ (5 DD's) CA TRIESTE
CA BOLZANO
1 TURBINE (4 DD's)
Notes: On 10 February 1941 a British force bombarded the Italian
costal city of Genoa. Unknown to the British, 3 Italian battleships
were available to intercept them as they withdrew after a half hour of
shelling. The Italians were unable to find the British in the fog
however, and the battle never took place.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Sink both of the British battleships without losing any
of yours.
British: Escape with at least one battleship or sink one of the
Italian battleships.
Scenario 40 Action off Gavdos (26 March 1941)
Scenario File name: GAVDOS
Visibility: 14
Ships: British Italian
CL ORION BB VITTORIO VENETO
CL AJAX CA TRENTO
CL PERTH CA TRIESTE
CL GLOUCESTER CA BOLZANO
1 SAVAGE (4 DD's) 1 TURBINE (3 DD's)
Notes: A powerful Italian flotilla put to sea to attack British
convoys carrying supplies to Greece. A portion of this force
encountered 4 British cruisers. With the Vittorio Veneto initially
off in the distance, a long range gunnery battle between the opposing
cruisers commenced, but the British ships fled when the Italian
battleship appeared.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape from the Italian ships or sink at least as many
ships as you lose.
Italian: Sink the British cruisers while minimizing your losses.
Scenario 41 Battle of Matapan (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MATAPAN
Visibility: 8
Ships: British Italian
BB WARSPITE BB VITTORIO VENETO (damaged)
BB BARHAM CA TRENTO
BB VALIANT CA TRIESTE
CL ORION CA BOLZANO
CL AJAX CA ZARA
CL PERTH CA FIUME
CL GLOUCESTER 1 TURBINE (3 DD's)
1 SERAPIS (4 DD's) 2 ALFIERI (4 DD's)
2 GREYHOUND (4 DD's) 3 ALPINO (2 DD's)
3 JERVIS (5 DD's)
Notes: After the encounter off Gavdos (Scenario 44) the Italian ships
underwent several attacks by British torpedo planes which damaged the
Vittorio Veneto and crippled the cruiser Pola. Although the Italian
battleship escaped, a powerful British force which included 3 old
battleships sunk the Pola and 4 ships which had turned back to assist
her. This scenario assumes the entire Italian force (except for the
Pola) was caught by the British.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Escape from the British ships with the Vittorio Veneto
and at least 2 cruisers.
British: Sink the Vittorio Veneto and most of the Italian
cruisers.
Scenario 42 Battle of Matapan 2 (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MATAPAN2
Visibility: 8
Ships: British Italian
BB WARSPITE BB VITTORIO VENETO
BB BARHAM CA TRENTO
BB VALIANT CA TRIESTE
CL ORION CA BOLZANO
CL AJAX CA ZARA
CL PERTH CA FIUME
CL GLOUCESTER CA POLA
1 SERAPIS (4 DD's) 1 TURBINE (3 DD's)
2 GREYHOUND (4 DD's) 2 ALFIERI (4 DD's)
3 JERVIS (5 DD's) 3 ALPINO (2 DD's)
Notes: This scenario is the same as scenario 45 except it assumes
that none of the Italian ships were damaged by the air attacks.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Sink or drive off all of the British ships.
British: Sink or drive off all of the Italian ships.
Scenario 43 Action off Kerkenah Banks (15 April 1941)
Scenario File name: KERKENAH
Visibility: 8
Land: Kerkenah Island
Ships: British Italian
DD MOHAWK DD BALENO
DD SOMALI DD LAMPO
DD TARTAR DD LUCA TARIGO
DD ZULU CONVOY (5 merchant ships)
Notes: In support of General Rommel's operations in Africa, Italy sent
convoys to Libya carrying critical supplies. Four British destroyers
jumped one of these convoys near Kerkenah island off the coast of
Tunisia. Although surprised and outnumbered, the Italian escorts
managed to sink the Mohawk and beach two of merchant ships.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink all of the merchant ships.
Italian: Escape with at least one of the merchants, or beach at
least two of them.
Scenario 44 Battle of Sardinia (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: SARDINIA
Visibility: 15
Ships: British Italian
BB NELSON BB VITTORIO VENETO
CV ARK ROYAL BB LITTORIO
CL SOUTHAMPTON CA TRENTO
CA TRIESTE
CA GORIZIA
CA BOLZANO
1 TURBINE (5 DD's)
2 ALFIERI (5 DD's)
Notes: On 22 August 1941 three British ships departed Gibraltar to
carry out an attack on Sardinia. Believing the movement to be part of
a convoy to Malta, the Italians put the Vittorio Veneto and Littorio
to sea to intercept them, along with a force of cruisers and
destroyers. The British canceled the mission after sighting the
Italian ships. This scenario assumes the Italians were able to force
an engagement.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape with at least the Ark Royal.
Italian: Sink the Ark Royal.
Scenario 45 Battle of Malta II (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MALTA2
Visibility: 15
Ships: British Italian
BB NELSON (Damaged) BB VITTORIO VENETO
BB RODNEY BB LITTORIO
BB PRINCE OF WALES CA TRENTO
CL HERIMONE CA GORIZIA
CL SHEFFIELD CL ABRUZZI
1 HASTY (4 DD's) CL ATTENDOLO
2 LEGION (4 DD's) 1 TURBINE (5 DD's)
3 KANDAHAR (4 DD's) 2 ALFIERI (4 DD's)
Notes: One month after the aborted attack on Sardinia, the British
fleet sortied from Gibraltar on a dual purpose mission. They hoped to
both draw the Italians into a decisive action and ensure the safety of
a convoy to Malta. The Rodney and Prince of Wales had been brought
into the Mediterranean to guarantee British naval superiority.
Although the Italians did put to sea to attack the British, the two
forces never found each other. The battle would have been even, as
Italian torpedo planes had damaged the Nelson.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink or drive off all enemy ships.
Italian: Break through to the south of the British formation
with at least one battleship or three cruisers able to fire their
forward or aft turrets. The British were escorting a convoy which
your ships would then have been able to destroy. No actual convoy
ships are present in this scenario.
Scenario 46 Attack on the Duisburg Convoy (9 November 1941)
Scenario File name: DUISBURG
Visibility: 6
Ships: British Italian
CL AURORA CA TRENTO
CL PENELOPE CA TRIESTE
DD LIVELY 1 EURO (3 DD's)
DD LANCE 2 FULMINE (3 DD's)
3 LIBECCIO (4 DD's)
DUISBURG CONVOY (7 Merchants)
Notes: A heavily escorted convoy of Italian supply ships headed for
Libya was attacked by a smaller British force. With the advantage of
radar and sunrise, the British ships quickly sank all of the supply
ships and two destroyers before the Italian cruisers could react.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Escape with at least four of the ships in the Duisburg
Convoy group. The Trento, Trieste, and 3 Libeccio may not maneuver or
fire weapons until turn 8 unless they are fired on or come within 6
miles of an enemy ship.
British: Sink at least four of the ships in the Duisburg Convoy
group.
Scenario 47 Attack on the Maritza Convoy (24 November 1941)
Scenario File name: MARITZA
Visibility: 6
Ships: British Italian
CL AURORA DE LUPO
CL PENELOPE DE CASSIOPEA
1 LIVELY (4 DD's) MARITZA
PROCIDA
Notes: On 24 November 1941, an Italian convoy of two supply ships
headed for Bengasi was attacked by two light cruisers and 4
destroyers. The two destroyer escorts defending the convoy attempted
to buy time for its escape by attacking the superior British force,
but after a hour of fighting both supply ships and the Cassiopea were
sunk.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Escape with either the Maritza or the Procida.
British: Sink the Maritza and the Procida.
Scenario 48 Attack on the Veneiro Convoy (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: VENEIRO
Visibility: 12
Ships: British Italian
CL AURORA CL AOSTA
CL PENELOPE CL MONTECUCCOLI
CL AJAX CL ATTENDOLO
CL NEPTUNE 1 EURO (2 DD's)
1 HASTY (3 DD's) 2 GRECALE (3 DD's)
VENEIRO
Notes: As part of a massive effort to get supplies through to the
Axis forces in North Africa, a convoy of 3 cruisers and 5 destroyers
escorting the Veneiro was sent to Bengasi. These ships were sighted
on 30 November 1941 and four British cruisers left Malta to intercept
them. Although the British did intercept and sink a lone supply ship,
they never made contact with the Veneiro group.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink the Veneiro.
Italian: Escape with at least the Veneiro.
Scenario 49 Battle of Cape Bon (14 December 1941)
Scenario File name: CAPEBON
Visibility: 8
Land: Cape Bon (Tunisia)
Ships: British Italian
DD MAORI CL BARBIANO
DD SIKH CL GIUSSANO
DD LEGION DE CIGNO
DD ISAAC SWEERS
Notes: Two Italian cruisers carrying gasoline to Tripoli were attacked
en route by British Destroyers. In a quick engagement, British shells
and torpedoes set fire to the cruisers' inflammable cargo and sank
both of them.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Sink the Barbiano and Giussano.
Italian: Escape with either cruiser.
Note for new scenarios: If you use the Barbiano or Giussano to build
a new scenario, their Damage Factors (DF) should be changed from 100
to 50 to reflect the fact that they are not carrying gasoline.
Scenario 50 First Battle of Sirte (17 December 1941)
Scenario File name: SIRTE
Visibility: 17
Ships: British Italian
CL AURORA BB LITTORIO
CL PENELOPE BB GIULIO CESARE
CL ORION BB ANDREA DORIA
CL DIDO CA TRENTO
CL EURYALUS CA GORIZA
CL CLEOPATRA 1 EURO (3 DD's)
CL CARLISLE 2 FULMINE (3 DD's)
1 LEGION (4 DD's) 3 LIBECCIO (4 DD's)
2 KANDAHAR (4 DD's)
3 KINGSTON (4 DD's)
4 SIKH (4 DD's)
Notes: A large force of British cruisers and destroyers that had been
escorting a tanker to Malta were run down by a vastly superior Italian
flotilla at twilight. Only darkness and the Italian ships' lack of
radar saved the British from disaster.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Sink at least two of the cruisers before turn 12.
After turn 12 visibility is assumed to be reduced to the point were
further combat is impossible.
British: Escape with the loss of no more than 1 cruiser.
Alternate version: Had this battle occurred earlier in the day, the
British ships would have been slaughtered. Ignore the requirement
that combat end at turn 12, the Italian player wins only by sinking
all of the British cruisers without loss of any of his battleships or
cruisers.
Scenario 51 Second Battle of Sirte (22 March 1942)
Scenario File name: SIRTE2
Visibility: 17
Ships: British Italian
CL PENELOPE BB LITTORIO
CL DIDO CA GORIZA
CL EURYALUS CA TRENTO
CL CLEOPATRA CL BANDE NERE
CL CARLISLE 1 GENIERE (4 DD's)
1 LANCE (5 DD's) 2 SCIROCCO (3 DD's)
2 KINGSTON (5 DD's)
3 SIKH (4 DD's)
4 SOUTHWOLD (4 DE's)
Notes: Many of the British ships that had barely escaped in the First
Battle of Sirte managed to get caught again by a superior Italian
force in the Second Battle of Sirte. This time they did not get away
without severe punishment and suffered damage to the Cleopatra,
Euryalus, Penelope, and 6 destroyers.
Scenario Objectives:
Italian: Sink at least three of the cruisers.
British: Escape with at least three cruisers.
Variation: The Queen Elizabeth was sunk in the port of Alexandria by
Italian demolition teams on 17 December 1941. Had this not occurred,
she could have been operating with the cruisers involved in the Second
Battle of Sirte. Create a new scenario using the scenario editor to
add the Queen Elizabeth to the british forces (use Ship database or
copy BB Valiant data from MATAPAN scenario).
Scenario 52 Battle of Malta III (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MALTA3
Visibility: 16
Ships: British Italian
CL NEWCASTLE BB VITTORIO VENETO
CL PENELOPE BB LITTORIO
CL AJAX CA GORIZIA
CL NEPTUNE CA TRENTO
CL ARETHUSA CL GARIBALDI
CL BIRMINGHAM CL AOSTA
CL HERIMONE 1 AVIERE (5 DD's)
1 HASTY (9 DD's) 2 VELITE (5 DD's)
2 AIREDALE (9 DE's)
3 NESTOR (9 DD's)
CONVOY (10 supply ships)
Notes: In an attempt to break the blockade of Malta, the British
dispatched two large, strongly escorted convoys from Alexandria and
Gibraltar in June 1942. The convoy from Alexandria was turned back by
heavy aircraft and torpedo boat attacks and the presence of a powerful
Italian naval force.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape with at least one supply ship.
Italian: Sink all ten supply ships.
Scenario 53 Battle of Pantelleria (15 June 1942)
Scenario File name: PANTELL
Visibility: 16
Ships: British Italian
CL CAIRO CL EUGENIO DI SAVOIA
DD BEDOUIN CL MONTECUCCOLI
DD PARTRIDGE DD ASCARI
DD MARNE DD ORIANI
DD MATCHLESS DD PREMUDA
DD ESCAPADE DD VIVALDI
1 BLANKNEY (4 DE's) DD MALOCELLO
CONVOY (5 supply ships)
Notes: During the same few days that the Alexandria convoy to Malta
was being routed (see Battle of Malta III scenario) a second British
convoy from Gibraltar to Malta was attacked. After three days of
heavy air and submarine attacks, the surviving units of the convoy
were attacked by Italian ships near the island of Pantelleria. The
Italians sank three supply ships and a destroyer and shot up several
other vessels before withdrawing.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape with at least two supply ships.
Italian: Sink at least 4 supply ships.
Scenario 54 Battle of Pantelleria II (Hypothetical?)
Scenario File name: PANTELL2
Visibility: 16
Ships: British Italian
CL BIRMINGHAM CL EUGENIO DI SAVOIA
CL CAIRO CL MONTECUCCOLI
DD BEDOUIN DD ASCARI
DD PARTRIDGE DD ORIANI
DD MARNE DD PREMUDA
DD MATCHLESS DD VIVALDI
DD ESCAPADE DD MALOCELLO
1 BLANKNEY (4 DE's)
CONVOY (5 supply ships)
Notes: British and Italian accounts of the battle of Pantelleria
differ on the number of British ships that participated. The Italians
claimed they had engaged a cruiser of the Southampton class as well as
the Cairo but the British denied the presence a second cruiser. The
Birmingham has been added to the British forces in this scenario to
match the "Italian version" of the battle.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Escape with all five supply ships or sink both Italian
cruisers.
Italian: Sink at least 1 supply ship and escape without losing
both of your cruisers.
Scenario 55 Battle of Malta IV (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: MALTA4
Visibility: 16
Ships: British Italian
CL NIGERIA CA GORIZIA
CL MANCHESTER CA TRIESTE
CL KENYA CA BOLZANO
CL CAIRO CL EUGENIO
CL CHARYBDIS CL MONTECUCCOLI
1 ASHANTI (4 DD's) CL ATTENDOLO
2 ICARUS (4 DD's) 1 AVIERE (4 DD's)
3 JERVIS (4 DD's) 2 VELITE (3 DD's)
CONVOY (14 supply ships) 3 CASTORE (4 DE's)
Notes: Two months after the disastrous June 1942 effort to resupply
Malta, the British staged another massive operation to attempt to get
some supplies through. The Italians and Germans countered this effort
with a gauntlet of submarines, torpedo boats, aircraft, and had
planned to intercept surviving convoy units with six cruisers east of
Malta. By the time the convoy reached Malta, it had been whittled
down to 2 cruisers (one damaged), seven destroyers, and six merchant
ships. The intervention of the Italian cruisers at this point would
have resulted in the total destruction of the survivors, but they were
not employed. In this scenario, this cruiser force is pitted against
the original convoy.
Scenario Objectives:
British: Break through to the east of the Italian formation with
at least 9 surviving supply ships.
Italian: Sink at least 6 supply ships or turn back the British
convoy.
Scenario 56 Battle of the River Plate 2 (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: GRAF2
Visibility: 24
Ships: German British
PB GRAF SPEE CA CUMBERLAND
CA EXETER
CL AJAX
CL ACHILLES
Notes: The hunting group that engaged the GRAF SPEE normally included
the Cumberland, which was in port being repaired during the battle.
The Cumberland had been added to the British forces in this scenario.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape from the British ships in any direction.
British: Sink the GRAF SPEE.
Scenario 57 Battle of the River Plate 3 (Hypothetical)
Scenario File name: GRAF3
Visibility: 24
Ships: German British
PB GRAF SPEE CA CUMBERLAND
CL AJAX
CL ACHILLES
Notes: After her battle with the British cruisers, the Graf Spee took
refuge in the neutral port of Montevideo. By international law she
could only remain for 72 hours or be interned. The British used false
intelligence to convince the Germans that a large force which included
a battlecruiser was waiting outside the harbor, and the crew of the
Graf Spee scuttled their ship rather than engage in a hopeless fight.
In reality, only the Cumberland had joined the Achilles and damaged
Ajax, and the crippled Exeter had withdrawn. In this scenario the
Graf Spee attempts to fight her way to safety.
Scenario Objectives:
German: Escape from the British ships in any direction.
British: Sink the GRAF SPEE.