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Andrew Finch and Alan Butler Partners, A & A Game Engineering Published by A&A Game Engineering 20 Shrublands Court Mill Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PH Great Britain Email [email protected] Website http://www.AandAGames.co.uk Product Code AA011WV Christopher Cook (Order #11074310) 1 ACTION STATIONS ! NAVAL WARGAMES RULES FOR COASTAL FORCES 1914 – 1953 BY DAV I D MANLEY WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY ALAN BUTLER AND ANDREW FINCH EDITION 4.0 Fourth Edition published by A&AGE 2014 Copyright © 2000, 2005, 2014 D W MANLEY All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, record or otherwise whatsoever, without the prior permission of the publisher and author. Permission is granted to reproduce the Firing Arc and Turn Indicators, Templates, Markers and Ship Record Sheets for personal use only. Not to be copied, resold or otherwise distributed (see Terms and Conditions) Christopher Cook (Order #11074310) 2 INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 3 9. AIRCRAFT ............................................................................. 20 1.1 Required Material ....................................................... 3 9.1 Deploying Aircraft ................................................... 20 1.2 Basing the Models ....................................................... 3 9.2 Aircraft Actions ........................................................ 20 1.3 Conventions ................................................................ 3 9.3 Aircraft Movement ................................................... 20 1.4 Definitions ................................................................... 3 9.4 Air to Air Combat..................................................... 20 1.5 Designer’s Notes ......................................................... 4 9.5 Anti Aircraft Combat ................................................ 21 1.6 Winning and Losing .................................................... 4 9.6 Air to Surface Combat .............................................. 21 1.7 Morale ......................................................................... 4 10. SPECIAL RULES ................................................................. 23 2. GAME SET-UP ......................................................................... 5 10.1 Minefields ................................................................ 23 2.1 Forces .......................................................................... 5 10.2 Submarines ............................................................... 23 2.2 The Game Environment .............................................. 5 10.3 Armed Merchantmen and Q Ships ........................... 25 2.3 Weather and Tactical Visibility ................................... 5 10.4 Points Values ............................................................ 25 2.4 Contact Markers .......................................................... 6 11. DATA TABLES ................................................................... 27 2.5 Deployment ................................................................. 6 11.1 Ship Data .................................................................. 27 2.6 Reserves ...................................................................... 6 11.2 Second World War Vessels ...................................... 28 3. ORDER OF PLAY .................................................................... 7 Bulgaria, France and Finland.................................... 28 3.1 The Turn Sequence ..................................................... 7 Germany ................................................................... 29 3.2 Initiative ...................................................................... 7 Great Britain ............................................................. 33 3.3 Visibility and Weather Change ................................... 7 Italy .......................................................................... 38 3.4 Actions during the Turn .............................................. 7 Japan ......................................................................... 39 3.5 End Phase .................................................................... 7 Jugoslavia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania ............... 40 4. MOVEMENT ............................................................................ 8 Russia ....................................................................... 41 4.1 Speed ........................................................................... 8 United States ............................................................ 43 4.2 Contact Markers .......................................................... 8 11.3 First World War Vessels .......................................... 45 4.3 Manoeuvre .................................................................. 8 11.4 Typical Merchant Vessels ........................................ 46 4.4 Leaving the Table ........................................................ 8 11.5 Aircraft Data ............................................................. 46 4.5 Drifting ........................................................................ 9 11.6 Second World War Aircraft ...................................... 47 4.6 Collisions and Ramming ............................................. 9 Germany ................................................................... 47 4.7 Running Aground ...................................................... 10 Great Britain ............................................................. 48 4.8 Towing ...................................................................... 11 Italy .......................................................................... 49 5. VISIBILITY AND SPOTTING ............................................... 12 Japan ......................................................................... 50 5.1 Visibility ................................................................... 12 Russia ....................................................................... 51 5.2 Spotting ..................................................................... 12 United States ............................................................ 52 5.3 Voluntary Deployment .............................................. 12 11.7 First World War Aircraft .......................................... 54 5.4 Starshells and Flares .................................................. 12 5.5 Searchlights ............................................................... 12 EXTRA STUFF .......................................................................... 19 5.6 Effects of Illumination and Illuminated Areas .......... 13 Dock gates and other shore installations ............................... 19 5.7 Smoke Floats ............................................................. 13 Weapon Dice Table .............................................................. 19 5.8 Smoke from Burning Vessels .................................... 13 5.9 Radar ......................................................................... 13 GUN COMBAT TABLES .......................................................... 16 6. DAMAGE CONTROL ............................................................ 14 TORPEDO DAMAGE AND DAMAGE DICE TABLES .......... 19 6.1 Effects of Damage ..................................................... 14 6.2 Damage Control ........................................................ 14 REFERENCES ........................................................................... 53 6.3 Fighting Fires ............................................................ 14 6.4 Critical Flooding ....................................................... 14 FIRING AND TORPEDO ARC INDICATORS ........................ 55 6.5 Wrecks and Sinking Ships......................................... 14 TURN TEMPLATES .................................................................. 56 7. GUN ATTACKS ..................................................................... 15 GAME MARKERS ..................................................................... 57 7.1 Arcs of Fire and Lines of Sight ................................. 15 BLANK SHIP DATA SHEET .................................................... 58 7.2 Firing Procedure ........................................................ 15 7.3 Effectiveness of Hits ................................................. 15 7.4 Special Effects..........................................................