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Post subject: 1939.12.13 - Battle of the River Plate
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The Context:
In the months following the German invasion of Poland, although the great powers of Europe had declared war on each other, neither side had committed to launching a significant attack. One of the few famous incidents from this “phony war” period, was the battle of the River Plate. The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee had been at sea from the beginning of the war and had sunk several merchantmen in the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic, notably, without the loss of a single life. The captain had a policy to always capture the enemy crew and then sink the ship.
The Scenario
The British have sent a force of four cruisers to spot and sink the Graf Spee at the entrance of the port of Montevideo in neutral Uruguay. The two light cruisers, Achilles and Ajax approach from the North and the heavy cruiser Exeter from the South. The elderly heavy cruiser Cumberland will shortly join the other three.
Note 1: In this scenario there is no initiative roll; the Germans decide who plays first in each round.
Note 2: The HMS Cumberland will be deployed at the beginning of turn 6
Deploy as shown on the map:
The Objectives:
* The British and the New Zealanders must sink the Admiral Graf Spee to win (30 pts; shared according to number of surviving ships)
* The German ship wins if it escapes uncrippled from the left side of the map (Atlantic Ocean) or if a stalemate is reached (50 pts).
* Bonus pts awarded equal to the cost of enemy units killed.
The Royal Navy:
HMS Exeter
HMS Ajax
HMS Cumberland
The Royal New Zealand Navy:
HMNZS Achilles
The Axis:
Admiral Graf Spee (modified)
Use the following cards:
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Looks fun, I think Germany can do it.
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| Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:57 pm |
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Anyone knows where the custom cards have been placed? I can only find HMS Achillis..
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| Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:01 pm |
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Post subject: Re: 1939.12.13 - Battle of the River Plate
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Three of the cards have been moved and that looks an awefully lot like the Scharnhorst  |
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| Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:04 pm |
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Has nothing to say.
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The Graf Spee probably didn't show up in the picture, so he used a Scharnhorst model instead.
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