Post by madlemmey on Aug 28, 2015 4:44:20 GMT -5
Last night Dave Poth and I refought the Battle of Calabria 9 July 1940
, using his Trafalgar range of ships (1:6000 scale, perfect for the rules)
British had Warspite and Malaya (we didn't make it to turn 10, so Royal Sovereign did not appear) plus four cruisers, the Italians had two light battleships (Cavora and Guilio Caesarea) and fourteen other cruisers.
As night fell the British had sustained light damage to Warspite and had lost Orion, while Neptune was suffering with flooding.
The Italians had two light cruisers sunk, one of which was due to a magazine explosion, two more were retreating, heavily damaged, and the Battleship Cavore was suffering severe damage and was limping due to engine room being constantly targeted by Warspite.
A win to the British! Pity I was Italian...
A few shots.
Initial deployments, British nearest. The Italians were mid manoeuvre when the game started, so problem one was to turn to face the British fleet.
The final moments of the battle
Dave took a few shots for reconnaissance (targeting so looking for ship numbers with the battleships) iPhone black and whites are great!
The might Warspite
The Italian Battleships
If you look carefully at the Italian force you may notice a few German heavy cruisers on proxy duties!!
Some of the Italians doing a good job masking their own fleet!
Italian battleships firing broadside as the cruisers move forwards full speed.
Final moments of the battle:
Warspite with a fire on board, being targeted by torpedoes from the Italian light cruisers, as Eugenio Di Savioa turns turtle
They missed!
, using his Trafalgar range of ships (1:6000 scale, perfect for the rules)
British had Warspite and Malaya (we didn't make it to turn 10, so Royal Sovereign did not appear) plus four cruisers, the Italians had two light battleships (Cavora and Guilio Caesarea) and fourteen other cruisers.
As night fell the British had sustained light damage to Warspite and had lost Orion, while Neptune was suffering with flooding.
The Italians had two light cruisers sunk, one of which was due to a magazine explosion, two more were retreating, heavily damaged, and the Battleship Cavore was suffering severe damage and was limping due to engine room being constantly targeted by Warspite.
A win to the British! Pity I was Italian...
A few shots.
Initial deployments, British nearest. The Italians were mid manoeuvre when the game started, so problem one was to turn to face the British fleet.
The final moments of the battle
Dave took a few shots for reconnaissance (targeting so looking for ship numbers with the battleships) iPhone black and whites are great!
The might Warspite
The Italian Battleships
If you look carefully at the Italian force you may notice a few German heavy cruisers on proxy duties!!
Some of the Italians doing a good job masking their own fleet!
Italian battleships firing broadside as the cruisers move forwards full speed.
Final moments of the battle:
Warspite with a fire on board, being targeted by torpedoes from the Italian light cruisers, as Eugenio Di Savioa turns turtle
They missed!
