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Straights of Sicily - February 1941

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Battle off Gibralter

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Deployment: In early 1941 Vichy France has declared war on the British empire and dispatched its fleet to draw off British naval forces ahead of a prospective German invasion. This battle takes place in the straights of Gibraltar, so the long board edges are unscrollable. For this scenario both sides have a 100pt starting force, and a 50pt reinforcement force steaming towards the action. The arrival time and location of the reinforcements is randomised between the short board edges, once enemy reinforcements arrive each fleet is permitted to retreat from the opposite short board edge.  The French have their two modern battlecruisers Strasbourg and Dunkerque , three modern light cruisers La Galissonniere , Gloire and Montcalm , as well as four destroyers. The British have three modernised dreadnoughts Warspite , Malaya and Barham , escorted by three destroyers. Turn's 1 & 2: The two fleets cautiously move to engage. The British concentrate their battleships in one squadron wit...
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Straights of Sicily - February 1941

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