There has also been a diversification in scales. United States as well, first centering on the wargamer, but as time went by and models became both more detailed and costly, marketing to the collector. II, several manufacturers started business in Germany, which remains a major centre of production to this day. German company Wiking became a leader in the field, but the war ended its dominance. Firms such as Bassett-Lowke marketed these to the public in England, along with more detailed versions that appealed to collectors. These models were basic representations of ship types, with enough detail to make them Maneuvered on large playing surfaces to recreate historical battles. Small miniature ships, often in 1:1200 scale and 1:1250 scale, were Model ships have long been used for wargaming, but it was the introduction of elaborate rules in the early 20th century that made the hobby more popular. Generally less popular than wargames set on land, naval wargaming nevertheless enjoys a degree of support around the world. Naval wargaming is a branch of the wider hobby of miniature wargaming. With some serious firepower being brought to bear using pneumatic ball Details are for squadron commanders and captains.Richelieu and Missouri battle it out in a scale model simulation, He was concerned with two things: can she fight and can she hold station. Jellicoe probably didn't much care about the arc of fire of the offside guns on the Invincibles. The problem is that a fleet-commander doesn't have the time to think about that. (Yes, I'm one of them.) They can tell the detailed specs of ships that went to the breakers before they were born. They're about the only sets I would use for Jutland, unless you want to dig up the AH game.Ī lot of naval gamers are really hard core. You can get players who barely know which end of the ship is which, and get them playing in a short time. I think that the WW1 version is called Dreadnought. There are about a half-dozen books covering every period of naval warfare.
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The other is a series called Small War at Sea. First is GQ 1 & 2 ("GQ Classic" as I like to think of them). Completely forget anything where you have to plot torpedo angles, depth, speed of torpedo, colour of torpedo or anything else far beyond what I am looking for.Ī big raspberry to the first person who suggest "Battleships" :) Completely forget anything more complex than FAI. Look for something about 1/3rd of the way from VAS to FAI.
If I put FAI at one end of the scale (too complicated)Īnd Victory at sea (WW2 but they are considering a WWI version) at the other end of the scale (possibly too simple). I am MORE than happy to abstract out of a set of rules, the need to actually state the depth you are firing your torpedoes at. When you fire torpedoes you have to record the DEPTH at which you are firing the torpedo (there are two to choose from). If I may give you one brief example of why I think this game is too detailed for me. Fun, playable yet giving a different feel to the different ships and fleets. I am looking for a nice simple set of fleet action rules. What amazes me is that anyone is seriously recommending these rules to someone like myself. Some people obviously want to play with these type of rules which is fine. I have no intention of playing these rules at all. I have read most of FAI and have to say I am appalled.
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