A Cruel Seas Adventure

Some of us have been playing this fun naval rule set for nearly a year now, and I finally recorded one engagement. The Germans (with two E-Boats, and two R-Boats) with their Italian allies (with four MAS Boats) are striking against a British force consisting of a Flower corvette, a Fairmile D, and two MTBs escorting two small freighters and one LARGE Frieghter. The British have to get at least one of the escorted vessels across the board.

The British get the first play and move their MTBs towards the Axis Powers and launch their torpedoes.

After moving all the ships, the torpedoes make their run. We've gone on to allow the torpedoing of shallow vessels but forcing a roll for success. The first 'fish' misses while the second passes under the E-Boat!

But luck runs out for the Germans as the third strikes home...

E-Boats are getting strikes on both MTBs, but not before another 'fish' goes into the water...

One MAS Boat is laying down smoke as her compatriots approach for their own torpedoes attacks...

The remaining E-Boat along with one of the Italians get their first torpedoes into the water...

Two more MAS Boats add their torpedoes to the mix...

After playing her torps one MASMTB Boat attempts to flee, but numerous gun hits end her mission...

But the Brits failed to stop much of the torpedoes attack and now they pay the piper...the E-Boat gets one 'fish' into the Corvette as well as one of the Italians. The situation for first small freighter doesn't look good either with three Italian torpedoes looking like good strikes...

And it isn't good as all three strike home...

Then it gets worse as one of the MTBs goes down under a hail of fire from the R- and E-Boats...

A MAS Boat takes hits, but so does the Fairmile...

Axis torpedoes are heading at the large freighter...

...they are striking home, while more torpedoes are heading for their targets. British gunfire is not wrecking the Axis attack!

The damaged MAS Boat is laying smoke and escaping while disaster strikes the British...

With two freighters lost, the British lose their only hope as the Fairmile goes down from a severe pounding of gunfire...

With no one left to protect her, the last British ship goes down. At the cost of one German E-Boat, the British force was annihilated! This was arguably the worst defeat we've seen playing this game. It also goes w/o saying that large ships don't last long...they are torpedoes magnets! But still we all had a "blast"...even the Brits!