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BATTLEFLEET 1900 PRE-DREADNOUGHT NAVAL WARFARE:
1890-1905
Battlefleet 1900 Scenario:
Canary Island Raid
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Location Central Atlantic.
1898.
Background The Spanish Navy has hired a number of
advisors and with some trepidation they have concentrated their combined fleet
in the Canary Islands instead of sending their cruisers to Cuba. Now they have
been joined by the new armored cruiser Carlos V and the newly refitted
battleship Pelayo, along with some other light cruisers. Spain's coast is
defenseless, but the advisors assure the Spanish that the American's lack the
ability to strike so far with any force. They are correct. The U.S. Navy,
pressured by public opinion to do something about the Spanish fleet that is
threatening the eastern seaboard and by its very presence interfering with
relief of their poor disease-ridden boys in Cuba, has demanded that something
be done. The U.S. Navy is mounting a major expedition to strike out at the main
Spanish fleet base, hoping to lure the enemy navy into a pitched
battle.
- Spanish Order of Battle
- Battle division I: Pelayo, Carlos V, Cristobal
Colon.
Battle division II: Maria Teresa, Viscaya, Almirante
Oquendo Cruiser division: Lepanto, Alfonzo XIII, Reina Mercedes,
Alfonso XII Auxilliary cruiser division: Patriota,
Rapido Destoyer division 1: Prosperina, Audaz, Osado, Destoyer
division 2: Furor, Terror, Pluton
- American Order of Battle
- Battleship division: Iowa, Oregon,
Indiana
Cruiser division 1: Brooklyn, New York, Columbia,
Minneapolis Cruiser division 2: Albany, New Orleans, San
Francisco
Scenario special rules Cristobal Colon
has her full main armament. Pelayo is a "1898 planned." Indiana has suffered a
breakdown in her aft main turret during the crossing, probably due to shipping
heavy seas. That turret is unavailable for the battle (Mx hit). All ammunition
has been removed from that magazine. Players may choose to allow repair rolls
for this turret during the battle in order to fine tune balance of the
scenario.
Recommended optional rules 506 - Post-game Saving
Rolls
Setup The Spanish fleet begins the game on the
eastern side of playing area on a westerly heading, formation at player's
discretion. The American fleet begins game on the western side of the playing
area on an easterly heading, formation at player's discretion. Closest setup
proximity: 5 Nautical Miles
- Reinforcement Die Rolls (1D6)
- None
- Victory Conditions
- Vague: Each side must: (a) Survive and; (b) Sink as many
enemy ships as possible.
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