Doncaster - Taranto

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Neil, the search lights and flare outline were superb!

Great photographs, Eileen!:thumbsup:

I also see my Good Lady has made double figures in posts Dave.
Time for a libation to calibrate methinks. Care to join me old bean?
Kyte.:FOK:

Eileen great shots of all the action at Taranto.
Wont be long before you've exceeded the WingCo in posts!

Neil

I love the searchlight and flares effects on the game table. Did the searchlights provide any kind of bonus for the Italian anti-aircraft fire?

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Originally Posted by ptownhiker

I love the searchlight and flares effects on the game table. Did the searchlights provide any kind of bonus for the Italian anti-aircraft fire?

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Yes, what rules did you come up with for the searchlights? Looks interesting.

Searchlights were a simple draw from the A chit bag.

1. Any special damage and the searchlight found a target.
2. Subsequent moves required a draw from the A chit bag again and anything 2+ maintained contact.
3. If target lost go back to step 1 and repeat process.
4. AA could not fire on any aircraft not illuminated. If illuminated then it was a 2+ from the A chit bag to hit and damage drawn from the D bag.
5. I did not have any of the ships use their AA capability or searchlights as I deemed the fleet being in a friendly harbour the crews would have been ashore, sleeping off a night on the town or just asleep.
6. Torpedo planes could not engage any target not lit up by a flare. Hence the silhouettes for both sides of the ship.

Note: Once Bolzano blew up I deemed that all ships in harbour were silhouetted.

You must be a mind reader Neil.:clap:
I was hoping for a chance to get those down.
Copy duly made.
Rob.

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Originally Posted by Skafloc

Eileen great shots of all the action at Taranto.
Wont be long before you've exceeded the WingCo in posts!

Neil

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Not much chance of that!:lol:

Eileen:waf:

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Originally Posted by Skafloc

Searchlights were a simple draw from the A chit bag.

1. Any special damage and the searchlight found a target.
2. Subsequent moves required a draw from the A chit bag again and anything 2+ maintained contact.
3. If target lost go back to step 1 and repeat process.
4. AA could not fire on any aircraft not illuminated. If illuminated then it was a 2+ from the A chit bag to hit and damage drawn from the D bag.
5. I did not have any of the ships use their AA capability or searchlights as I deemed the fleet being in a friendly harbour the crews would have been ashore, sleeping off a night on the town or just asleep.
6. Torpedo planes could not engage any target not lit up by a flare. Hence the silhouettes for both sides of the ship.

Note: Once Bolzano blew up I deemed that all ships in harbour were silhouetted.

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Thanks Neil. This will come in handy when I soon get my WW2 act together.

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Originally Posted by Skafloc

Searchlights were a simple draw from the A chit bag.

1. Any special damage and the searchlight found a target.
2. Subsequent moves required a draw from the A chit bag again and anything 2+ maintained contact.
3. If target lost go back to step 1 and repeat process.
4. AA could not fire on any aircraft not illuminated. If illuminated then it was a 2+ from the A chit bag to hit and damage drawn from the D bag.
5. I did not have any of the ships use their AA capability or searchlights as I deemed the fleet being in a friendly harbour the crews would have been ashore, sleeping off a night on the town or just asleep.
6. Torpedo planes could not engage any target not lit up by a flare. Hence the silhouettes for both sides of the ship.

Note: Once Bolzano blew up I deemed that all ships in harbour were silhouetted.

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Nice set of rules; I can see them being useful in Iron Bottom Sound, and the Slot :slysmile:
Karl'