A new updated version of my modern naval wargame rules Naval Command is now available.
The rules have been re formatted and some re-written to make them clearer and easier to understand. There are many small and more substantial changes and improvements to the rules, some of the most important are detailed below.
- Air and Missile Defence - The more defence saves a ship makes during a turn, the less effective they become. This can lead to ships defensive systems becoming overwhelmed by incoming missiles and attacks, forcing players to think much more about providing effective air defence for a battlegroup.
- Shooting down Aircraft - When a successful defence roll is made against an aircraft the subsequent roll to shoot it down is now unique to each aircraft type, representing how some aircraft are harder to shoot down and may have better ECM or the maneuverability to avoid attack.
- Small Arms and Light Weapons- Ships can now carry out close range attacks using small arms and light weapons, this allows games to involve small craft such as fast attack craft.
- Expanded ASW Rules -Specific rules are now provided for a range of ASW weapons such as Anti-Submarine Mortars, Rockets and Depth Charges.
- Improved and Expanded Fleet Lists- Many tweaks and modifications have been made to existing ship data in the fleet lists as well as new data for additional ships and aircraft.
The rulebook contains all the rules needed to play the game and fleet lists for a range of nations and can be purchased from the WargameVault:
http://www.wargamevault.com/product/190866/Naval-Command-Modern-Naval-Wargame-Rules (http://www.wargamevault.com/product/190866/Naval-Command-Modern-Naval-Wargame-Rules)
Or as a print on demand book from Lulu:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/rory-crabb/naval-command-modern-naval-wargame-rules/paperback/product-23248413.html (http://www.lulu.com/shop/rory-crabb/naval-command-modern-naval-wargame-rules/paperback/product-23248413.html)
There is also an AAR report using the new rules on my website:
https://rorycrabb.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/naval-command-aar-ras-operation-1982/ (https://rorycrabb.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/naval-command-aar-ras-operation-1982/)
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