Scenario #3 LCdr TaskForce57 (RN) vs Kk RvM (KM)*

Jameson · Scenario #3 LCdr TaskForce57 (RN) vs Kk RvM (KM)*

September 3rd, 1939. North Sea off the German coast

LCdr TF57 is aboard the submarine HMS Unity is tracking a small German coastal convoy when a war-warning is broadcast. He is ordered to attack the German merchant ship, suspected of being a minelayer.

Kk RvM aboard Z-21 makes contact and orders the merchant ship to take evasive action and closes in on the sub.

Orders:
TaskForce57: Sink the merchant ship, causing it's escort to flee. You may not enter the same square as the merchant ship, or any that it has passed through, as it may be laying mines.

RvM: Sink the enemy submarine or suppress it enough to allow the merchant ship to move all the way to the western edge of the map.

Map: Battlemap 06 in rulebook. No objectives. RN deploys to the west, KM to the east.

Order of Battle:
RN
HMS Unity (Truculent)

KM
Z-21 (Z-20 Karl Galster)
Merchant Ship (Nordmark model, but with the stats of the transport from the WAS Rulebook's convoy scenario)

Richter von Manthofen

roll for Setup

Rolls: (2d6)

in case of a tie

Rolls: (2d6)

High roller sets up second

Richter von Manthofen

Which DD can I use Z18 or Z20 - or can I choose freely?

TaskForce57

Hrrrrrrm

This ought to be fun...

set up.

Rolls: (2d6)

re-roll

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

guess thats me to start the ball rolling...

are we waiting for a map 1st?

Richter von Manthofen

Can you post a map? - I am not a computer guru

Its map 6 from the WAS Advanced Rules (came in the starter box)

BTW I think its a luck game - if you manage to throw a 6 you will win

Jameson

TaskForce57

Never could work out maps... I have downloaded map 6 and printed it out with added numbers and letters 1-12 \ A-G.

My sub will deploy D5[/img]

Richter von Manthofen

You downloaded the map? Can you point me to the source?

if I am correct D5 would be the square just Northwest of the midle objective?

I the deploy at D11

init: Rolls: (2d6)

reroll Rolls: (2d6)

, if necessary

Too bad I can't use Z18 (subhunter

)

TaskForce57

I went to Wizards... downloaded advanced rules, then clicked copy on map 6 and dragged it over to word where I magnified the sucker to a full page then printed. The lines are kinda faint so A pen and ruler migh be in order!

Init

Rolls: (2d6)

reroll

Rolls: (2d6)

lets rock

TaskForce57

Truculent class sub to E6 (objective... just for ref.)

Your move

Richter von Manthofen

Z21 Wilhelm Zenker to d9
Frachter "Alster" to d10

init for next turn Rolls: (2d6)

- reroll Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

my init

Rolls: (2d6)

re-roll

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

Your move.

Richter von Manthofen

Z21 to b9
"Alster" to c10

You can't attack me so my init

Rolls: (2d6)

reroll

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

moves d6 to d7

my init

Rolls: (2d6)

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

Your move

Richter von Manthofen

Alster to C11
Z21 to C11

init for next Turn

Rolls: (2d6)

reroll
Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

Ok...

my move:

Truc from D7 moves to D8.

my init:

Rolls: (2d6)

re-roll

Rolls: (2d6)

I see you are sitting in the midst of your possible minefield! You seem to have studied the old soviet Bastion Concept

TaskForce57

MY move:

Truc from D8 move to c9

and brings your ships into range...

Your move.

Richter von Manthofen

Z21 to c9

Alster to D11

And the Z21 does its ASW Attack

Rolls: (4d6)

Richter von Manthofen

5 sucesses

Tru is Crippled

your attack

TaskForce57

ok...

here we go, lets pray this works as after this round I am dog meat!

Truc vs Destroyer (minus 1 d6 for the DD)

Torps:

Rolls: (3d6)

....... god, give me sixes!

TaskForce57

Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Down she Go's !

now to collect on the merchant ship...

Richter von Manthofen

May I add that you "only" have 2 dice.

Tru: basic 4
-1 for ASW threat (DD)
-1 for being crippled (ASW is in the surface attack phase, so its in effect already in the Sub attack phase.
=2 two remaining dice

Please reroll...

TaskForce57

Darn blasted snaffu..... grumble, mutter, curses unto ye.... Re-rolls....

Truc vs Destroyer:

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

SUNK!!!!!!!!

Happy now?

Richter von Manthofen

TaskForce57

You must now try to cross the map and I must try to sink you ...

Our speeds the same, Im on -1 to torps for the cripple and can not enter any square you have had your merchant in...

Or to put it in simple terms, you have to pray that I fail to roll a "6" in 10 consecutive turns.

Init for next turn:

Rolls: (2d6)

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

Re-rolls of my re-rolls

Rolls: (2d6)

Rolls: (2d6)

Richter von Manthofen

Seems we have to reroll init again :D

Rolls: (2d6)

Would yo agree on rolling 2d6 10 times - if you roll 1 six you have won (to speed up things)

TaskForce57

I Agree...

Rolls: (2d6)

Rolls: (2d6)

TaskForce57

Well....

Royal navy Torpedo marksmanship was never that great... but 2 hits out of twenty torpedos fired gets the job done.

Your ASW roll was damn near good enough to end the game there and then.
I hope your admiral is understanding and promotes you anyway....I will send a message to Keil asking them to award you an iron cross and get them to send a boat to pick you up.

Thank you for the game.

Richter von Manthofen

:D

Games on this scale are often decided by luck, but thats completely OK with me as its realisic

Looking forward to be dragged out of the water - its starting to be cold here.

Thanks for the game.

TaskForce57

ok..... After swimming about for a week or so I have made landfall on the northumbria coast, had a pint and a pork pie and am now fit for active duty after costing the king two of his destroyers!

Working on the assumption that i am not made to walk the plank... when will I be asked to go to sea again and will I be given command of something larger then a life- boat?