gully_raker
12-12-2014, 19:59
:D Last night at our games club we played a historically based Midway game with 5 players on each side.
We used War at Sea 1/1200 models on top of Topdown mini cards to allow the 3D models to be removed when overflown by Aircraft.
The Jap forces consisted of all 4 carriers, 1 heavy cruiser & 4 destroyers supported by 4 Zero's, 2 Val's & 2 Kates.
US forces were the 3 carriers, 1 AA Cruiser & 2 destroyers with 4 Wildcats, 2 Dauntless & 2 Devastators.
All ships could fire 1 shot from 4 inch guns with a hit causing a D damage chit &/or AA MG fire which caused 2 A chits to be drawn.
A dice roll was required to see it hits were achieved.
If a Torpedo or Bomb achieved a hit the a D6 was rolled with a 1-2 causing minor damage, 3-4 moderate damage & 5-6 Ship sunk!
Normal shooting between aircraft as per rules.
We had slightly different rules for Jap Torpedoes & US ones plus the US AA was more accurate that Jap AA. (D6 for Japs to hit & D5 or 6 for US)
The ships were set up as per the disposition in the original battle.
Japanese Deployment:
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US Deployment:
152788
Initial manoeuvres:
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Devastators close in on Hiryu:
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Attack successful!:
152791
Result--Scratch one Jap Flattop!
152792
The Dauntless close in on the Jap Carriers:
Note the Vals being distracted by the US aircraft
& loosing valuable flying time instead of attacking the US carriers
152793
Meanwhile the Wildcats score the first kill:
152794
But the Kate's even the score!:
Yorktown is Sunk!
152796
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The Devastator's manage to drop one bomb on Soryu's Flight deck
but only light damage!
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The Wildcats now take vengeance on the Kate's for Yorktown's loss.
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The remaining Zeros attack the returning Devastators:
But one aircraft avoids the attack & returns safely to Enterprise.
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The Val's finally arrive to attack Enterprise & Hornet but a combination of AA fire
& Wildcat attacks sees both Vals shot down & the Battle End.
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The result was a Minor Victory for the US forces with 1 carrier each side lost, 1 Jap carrier damaged but all 4 Japanese attack aircraft (Vals & Kates) shot down plus 2 Zeros shot down for the loss of one Devastator, however 2 Wildcats only had 2 or 3 damage points remaining so they did take punishment!
Everyone who participated said they really enjoyed the game which we tried to keep fairly simple with so many participants.
It is planned to do a Bismarck Sea scenario with similar numbers in about 3 months time.
After Christmas its back to WW1 :cheezy::thumbsup:
We used War at Sea 1/1200 models on top of Topdown mini cards to allow the 3D models to be removed when overflown by Aircraft.
The Jap forces consisted of all 4 carriers, 1 heavy cruiser & 4 destroyers supported by 4 Zero's, 2 Val's & 2 Kates.
US forces were the 3 carriers, 1 AA Cruiser & 2 destroyers with 4 Wildcats, 2 Dauntless & 2 Devastators.
All ships could fire 1 shot from 4 inch guns with a hit causing a D damage chit &/or AA MG fire which caused 2 A chits to be drawn.
A dice roll was required to see it hits were achieved.
If a Torpedo or Bomb achieved a hit the a D6 was rolled with a 1-2 causing minor damage, 3-4 moderate damage & 5-6 Ship sunk!
Normal shooting between aircraft as per rules.
We had slightly different rules for Jap Torpedoes & US ones plus the US AA was more accurate that Jap AA. (D6 for Japs to hit & D5 or 6 for US)
The ships were set up as per the disposition in the original battle.
Japanese Deployment:
152787
US Deployment:
152788
Initial manoeuvres:
152789
Devastators close in on Hiryu:
152790
Attack successful!:
152791
Result--Scratch one Jap Flattop!
152792
The Dauntless close in on the Jap Carriers:
Note the Vals being distracted by the US aircraft
& loosing valuable flying time instead of attacking the US carriers
152793
Meanwhile the Wildcats score the first kill:
152794
But the Kate's even the score!:
Yorktown is Sunk!
152796
152797
The Devastator's manage to drop one bomb on Soryu's Flight deck
but only light damage!
152798
The Wildcats now take vengeance on the Kate's for Yorktown's loss.
152799152800
The remaining Zeros attack the returning Devastators:
But one aircraft avoids the attack & returns safely to Enterprise.
152801
The Val's finally arrive to attack Enterprise & Hornet but a combination of AA fire
& Wildcat attacks sees both Vals shot down & the Battle End.
152802152803
The result was a Minor Victory for the US forces with 1 carrier each side lost, 1 Jap carrier damaged but all 4 Japanese attack aircraft (Vals & Kates) shot down plus 2 Zeros shot down for the loss of one Devastator, however 2 Wildcats only had 2 or 3 damage points remaining so they did take punishment!
Everyone who participated said they really enjoyed the game which we tried to keep fairly simple with so many participants.
It is planned to do a Bismarck Sea scenario with similar numbers in about 3 months time.
After Christmas its back to WW1 :cheezy::thumbsup: