Torpedo Run Scenario

herky80 · Torpedo Run Scenario

Torpedo Run Scenario

Pacific Theatre, 1942. An IJN force consisting mainly of the Oi and Kitakami are headed straight towards a re-fueling American carrier and must be stopped at all costs…

Imperial Japanese Navy Forces:
Oi x2 (Oi and Kitakami)
Roll two dice to determine escorts:
2 = Myoko and Akistuki (68)
3 = Nachi and Akitsuki (63)
4 = Yukikaze and Shigure (58)
5 = Shigure and Isokaze (57)
6 = Jintsu and Shigure (65)
7 = Jintsu and Yukikaze (65)
8 = Jinstu and Isokaze (64)
9 = Yukikaze and Isokaze (57)
10 = Shigure and Akitsuki (56)
11 = Aoba and Akitsuki (64)
12 = Tone and Akitsuki (67)

Allied Forces:
Yorktown and oil tanker (use Jeremiah O’Brien)
Roll four dice to determine task force:
4 = Any ships equal to IJN forces (1942 year limit)
5 = USS North Carolina (58)
6 = HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter, HMS Javelin x2 and HMAS Arunta (50)
7 = USS Atlanta and TBF Avenger x3 (54)
8 = HMS Jamaica, USS Boise, Hr. Ms. De Ruyter, HMAS Arunta and USS Phelps (55)
9 = The Ghost of HMS Prince of Wales (54)
8 = HMS Jamaica, HMS Kent and HMS Javelin x2 (46)
9 = USS San Francisco, USS Fletcher and B-25H Mitchell x2 (41)
10 = USS Fletcher x3 and USS Phelps x3 (51)
11 = USS Cleveland, HMAS Sydney, HMNZS Leander and HMS Exeter (55)
12 = USS Boise, USS Fletcher, USS Barb and TBF Avenger (46)
13 = HMS Kent, HMNZS Leander, USS Richmond, HMAS Arunta and Hr. Ms. Van Galen (50)
14 = HMAS Canberra x2, HMAS Sydney and HMAS Arunta (51)
15 = USS San Francisco , USS Salt Lake City, USS San Diego, and USS Richmond (50)
16 = Ghost of USS Arizona (44)
17 = USS Cleveland, USS Phelps, B-25H Mitchell and TBD Devastator (44)
18 = USS Cleveland, USS Boise, USS Phelps and USS Barb (51)
19 = USS San Francisco, HMNZS Leander, HMAS Canberra and HMS Ajax (57)
20 = HMS Warspite (46)
21 = USS Barb x4 (48)
22 = F4F Wildcat, B-25H Mitchell, TBD Devastator, TBF Avenger and SBD Dauntless (52)
23 = USS Washington (56)
24 = Any aircraft equal to IJN forces (1942 year limit)

Solitaire Rules: Blank Ocean Map
1. Oi and Kitakami are each paired with an escort per dice roll above and set up in sectors C1 and E1.
2. During movement phase, IJN ships move two sectors and stay in rows C and E.
3. Torpedo Run: Oi and Kitakami use this special ability only against the aircraft carrier.
4. Whenever an IJN can use an SA, it will use an SA (Night Fighter, Sub Hunter).
5. IJN forces attack closest target. If multiple targets are available, they attack the highest point unit.
6. Whenever possible, IJN forces attack the aircraft carrier.
7. Allied forces deploy in row 9. Yorktown and oiler are in D11.

Victory Conditions
IJN wins if the aircraft carrier is sunk and loses if it is still afloat.

This scenario can also be played as a two player game. Simply disregard the solitaire rules and set up in rows 1 and 9.

herky80

I have playtested this scenario and will post the results soon. It was a close battle...

I'm interested in what people think- both before and after playtesting.

ElectricCatND

I like it Herky, it would be interesting to play test a few different rounds with it.

herky80

Playtest Results
IJN Forces (65):
1. Oi and Shigure
2. Kitakami and Jintsu

Allied Forces (53):
3. Salt Lake City and Boise
4. Cleveland and Phelps
5. Yorktown and Jeremiah O’Brien (36)

I will refer to the groups listed above by number for ease of explanation. Also, I played with the Oi and Kitakami making a torpedo run dice roll- on an odd number, no torp run, on an even number the ability is used. I set up group 3 in B10 and group 4 in E10. Establish Screen of the Phelps moved group 4 to F9.

Turn 1: The Allied groups moved apart and diagonally to the edge of the map to flank the incoming IJN forces. The Cleveland’s ER4 hit the Kita.

Turn 2: The IJN forces move two and the Kita uses its torpedo run ability. The USN group 3 stayed in its sector at range 3 from the Oi group. Group 4 moved one sector back to remain at range four, but the torpedo run SA brought the IJN group to range 3.
Oi sinks Boise while Shigure misses Salt Lake City. Kita sinks Salt Lake City and Jintsu misses Cleveland. Salt Lake hit the Oi, Boise vitalled the Oi and Cleveland hit Kita.

Turn 3: Only one USN group remains- the Cleveland and Phelps. They move to E9 to prepare for the Kita and Jintsu while leaving the Shigure for next turn. The Shigure moves to within 4 sectors of the Yorktown while the Kita/Jintsu move to range three of Yorktown.
Cleveland hits the Jintsu and sinks the Kitakami. Phelps misses the Jintsu with guns and torpedoes. Both the Jintsu and the Kitakami miss the Yorktown with torpedoes at range three.

Turn 4: The USN forces and Jintsu converge one sector from Yorktown. The Shigure moves to within two sectors. The IJN torpedoes and main guns miss the Yorktown. The USN forces sink both IJN ships.

A lucky win for the USN forces as the IJN miss on nine torpedo rolls against the Yorktown.

My playtest had a few things I ended up changing. The Torpedo Run SA I originally let be used against any ship but I think it makes it better to be used against the carrier. I also had the Allied ships start in row 9 rather than 10 because it took them too long to engage the IJN forces.
I originally had the Allied forces consist of cruisers and destroyers only, but think the new extended list of possible task forces is much better- especially the ghosts....