Operation Galvanic Campaign

[Creon]

I'm available this Saturday at E and E if you want some more testing.  I should be there at noon.

[CDR-G]

The next weekend where I am not traveling is 10 January. Anyone around then?

[Creon]

I'll pencil it in. got a good game with EIMC against KOB.  Boarding Ammo Detonation.  Fun.

[CDR-G]

Excellent. I will have My Russians ready to go with the new BG included.

[Creon]

Oh dear, Russians. I hear bad things about Russians.

[markymark1970]

Oh dear, Russians. I hear bad things about Russians.

Looking forward to hearing about this one.  I have played Russians most of the time.  They are fun.  And opponents do NOT like ablative armor.

[CDR-G]

Played the Prussians last Sunday. Close game.
AAR later.
Playing again today at Eagle and Empire.
Italians today, with some help.

[CDR-G]

I constructed a new scenario set in the Operation Galvanic environment.
It can be played outside of the campaign. It is designed around the FSA and the LoIS but can be re-engineered for different powers.
Fabius Americanus- named for Fabius Maximus who fought a delaying campaign against Hannibal in his invasion of Italy. Not a direct analogy but you get the idea.
Not a Demo game. Or even a mainstream campaign scenario.This is a complex scenario designed to drive certain tactics and strategy not commonly used in DW, but which have historical examples.
Please review. I am considering it for a convention, but it would need to be experienced players not a demo. I suspect its too complicated for most. I have participated in similar events with this level of complexity with great success.
Still all this is fun for me.


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[Ruckdog]

Very interesting read! I will have to spend a little more time digesting it all, but I like the asymmetrical mission objectives and the way that there is a built-in time crunch. If you could include some kind of basic diagram that shows how you intend to lay out the table, that would help a lot, though. I'm having trouble visualizing everything that you describe in the scenario. One thing that concerns me is the line that "carriers have to move full speed ahead to make it off the table in time." As long as that fact is well understood by the FSA player(s), that will be fine, but that objective could easily be forgotten or else a CV could take an "engines damaged" critical that would throw everything out of whack.

[CDR-G]

I will send a diagram.
I can emphasize the time crunch. Eight turns is a lot.
Possibly too many but at six inches a move the battle ground is too short for a delaying action with fewer turns. The idea is that the FSA needs to commit hard or run.

[Last Rites]

The idea is that the FSA needs to commit hard or run

 Truer words have never been spoken about the FSA! Go all in, or go home. 

[CDR-G]

I have scenario set up photos that will help show the geography.
Go to link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m7856i0u7rn4vno/AAD8GIWAA2UEB-ZT9aqoNWtKa?dl=0
The geography is centered on the strait which crosses the width (short) length of the board with large islands coming in on each edge about 5 inches and that have small (2-3 inches) treacherous areas adjacent, (sand bars and reefs).
There is a Massive (tall, but not overly broad- say 6 to 7 inches)  Mountain in the middle.  There will two islands (about 4-6 inches) with one each between the edge islands and the mountain. These will be set back toward the defender side (Italian side in the photos).
There is a large island on the attacker side (FSA in photos) that can set anywhere along the FSA bombing BG start line. It screen some units but distance to the exit edge will probably make it of marginal use.

[CDR-G]

One thing that concerns me is the line that "carriers have to move full speed ahead to make it off the table in time." As long as that fact is well understood by the FSA player(s), that will be fine, but that objective could easily be forgotten or else a CV could take an "engines damaged" critical that would throw everything out of whack.
The Bombing BG that has the 6" movers will have 42 inches to go in 8 turns, if they start on their start line. If they go straight through the strait that would allow a 6 inch mover to completely exit the board in eight turns (unless they are longer than six inches). That provides a cushion of 3-4 inches since to qualify as off-the-board a model needs to have more than half its length off the edge.
Possible alternatives--Any model that gets any portion off the edge is considered to have exited as soon as that occurs.
Another modification might allow the attacker (FSA) to exit up to 6 inches in from the far edge on one side of the board. That would be known to both sides.

[CDR-G]

Here is a map for the scenario. Note:the distance from the start line to the exit edge is 42 inches. The red area denotes the exit area for the Bombers


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