Age of dreadnoughts is much better and you can retrofit those rules into vas. Victory at sea is a miniatures game of naval combat during the second world war 193945. Asiatic fleet, based at cavite, philippines, was ordered to deploy toward the southern islands of the archipelago and the celebes sea. Victory at sea order of battle as ive been enjoying playing victory at sea a fastplay ww2 naval ruleset recently ive gone out and bought the expansion order of battle. After the war the royal marines spent much time in action in the far east, including involvement in the malayan emergency and in borneo, and. The following is a suggested set of changes for victory at sea. World war ii is a freetoplay strategy game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting. Aug 22, 2011 victory at sea is a good simple game which has the flavour of world war 2 naval combat. The pdf had all the original errata from the rulebook updated in it. Victory at sea us navy preorder exclusive bundle get a head start on earning your admiralty with our exclusive preorder bundles for victory at sea.
The complete victory at sea bundle this special bundle product contains the following titles. A ships captain and crew will gain xp though victory in battle, and through crew be. Order of battle is the latest expansion for mongoose publishing s victory at sea ww2 naval miniatures game. Encountering vitgefts squadron in the early afternoon, togos first moves were. Victory points are awarded at the end of each battle based on the results, and the first player to 12 victory points wins the war. A supplement to the rules entitled victory at sea order of battle, including expanded ship lists and new rules, was written during 2007. The following offer an added level of realism and lethality to games, and players should consider them to be advanced rules to be used after they are comfortable with the basics. Battle of the coral sea may 48, 1942, world war ii naval and air engagement in which a u. Most of the broken rules were fixed by the order of battle supplement. Orders of battle battle of the phillipine sea battles. Here, acclaimed military historians james dunnigan and albert nofi examine both the massive campaigns launched by all the combatants, including the famous. Watermarked pdf far flung seas is a supplement for victory at sea. January 18th 2008 page 1 of 29 suggested changes to victory at sea. I was a contributing writer and i edited the whole thing.
That initial free rules set proved to be popular and led to the development of the core rulebook, which was an. Battle of trafalgar, naval engagement of the napoleonic wars on october 21, 1805, which established british naval supremacy for more than 100 years. Adding to the rules and fleet lists, greatly the first essential supplement to the popular victory at sea naval wargame. When the game works, it is an entertaining and engaging abstraction of grand strategy and naval tactics in the pacific theatre during ww2. But the bugs are hard to ignore when they are woven so deftly into so many aspects of the game. Order of battle is a comprehensive expansion of the victory at sea system, including an overhaul of the air rules, additional ship stats and four new scenarios. Hummelchen a battle history of the imperial japanese navy 19411945 by p.
Battle for the pacific victory at sea starter game warlord games ltd. Over seventy different ship classes are detailed, allowing a wide array of different battles to be fought with eighteen scenarios included. It also includes ten pages of black and white ship counters that can be photocopied and cut out for use. Any ship in a square designated as a minefield must roll one dice at the beginning of its movement. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players. The supplement for vas has been written and will be published at the end of the year. Adding to the rules and fleet lists, greatly expanding upon the original rulebook and enhancing the gaming experience. Order of battle mongoose victory at sea victory at. You may now have to contend with bad weather and nightfights, and there is now a scouting phase before the battle where you can detach aircraft and ships to watch for the. War at sea is a simple strategic wargame covering the battle of the atlantic and naval warfare of the mediterranean in ww2. Victory at sea us navy preorder exclusive bundle warlord.
This file contains revised, clarified, and expanded rules for use with victory at sea. Part of the napoleonic wars 180315, the battle of trafalgar featured a clash of francospanish and british fleets off the western mouth of the straits of. Hi guys, just to let you all know, the supplement for victory at sea has landed on my desk and. Orders of battle battle of the phillipine sea battles of. Marine corps during the island hopping campaign of 19421945. Sometimes, it may be best to withdraw in order to deny your opponent complete victory.
This is an unofficial set of changes and should not be confused with the official oob errata published by mgp. Mongoose publishing have produced a supplement for victory at sea, named victory at sea. Victory at sea brings these conflicts to life allowing budding admirals to refight the epic battles of this conflict, or to create their own fleets based upon the ships of the day and fight entire campaigns. Night battle rules are significantly expanded, allowing some of the most exciting engagements of the war to be refought with even more accuracy. New rules minefields, shore batteries, terrain, suicide attacks, night fighting motor torpedo boats admirals. Battle for the pacific victory at sea starter game. Victory at sea abbreviated to vas is a set of world war ii naval wargaming rules published by. Learn more about the battle of trafalgar in this article. Jul 23, 2008 i know a couple of the guys picked up the pdf copy so they could easily print off ship sheets for the battles they were doing. May 20, 2008 order of battle is a comprehensive expansion and essential for all victory at sea players.
This is the default and perhaps tournament scenario for the game, but it is now much more than just basic deployment, set up your fleet and go. Order of battle the following is a suggested set of changes for victory at sea. Victory at sea brings together in one encyclopedic volume all the facts, figures, and details of the pacific theater of world war ii, containing much information that is unfamiliar or new. Mongoose publishing have produced a supplement for victory at sea, named victory at. Order of battle the first essential supplement to the popular victory at sea naval wargame. Not only will you incur a significant saving against buying the individual items upon their release, youll also receive two free models, exclusive to the preorder per. United states marines landed on guadalcanal on august 7, 1942, beginning one of the most significant battles on the pacific front of world war ii. It is based on a fairly abstracted board game and is as such not very detailed. A supplement to the rules entitled victory at sea order of battle, including expanded. Victory at sea mongoose victory at sea victory at sea. Order of battle is the latest expansion for mongoose publishings victory at sea ww2 naval miniatures game. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element. Throughout 193945, the nations of the world duelled across the oceans across the globe, only to discover the fundamental nature of naval warfare changing in the face of rapidly developing technologies.
Im not sure about the pdf version of the expansion ship list order of battle though as oob had a lot of errata to it. This game turn overview only skims the surface of what victory at sea has to offer. The battle, fought primarily between aircraft and naval vessels, foreshadowed the kind of carrier warfare that marked later fighting in the pacific war. The first essential supplement to the popular victory at. Each turn the players move their ships from port countries to one of the areas. Any other course counts as an escape back to port arthur or other places unknown for victory purposes. New scenarios and campaign four new scenarios for the game present new challenges, with a comnplete campaign based around a north atlantic convoy raid by german surface vessels. If you enjoy playing victory at sea then do not hesitate to buy this supplement.
The victory at sea rulebook presents the basic rules for playing the naval battles of world war ii. New rules and fleet lists increase historical accuracy and give players new options for historical and build your own fleets. The battle of the pacific rules manual contained with the starter set delves deeper into each of these game phases whilst also providing rules for carriers, aircraft, vessel traits and much more. Victory at sea is the game of naval combat during the second world war. Victory at sea has open world campaigns instead of a mission series, it is realtime instead of turnbased, and in addition to just the pacific campaign it also has atlantic and mediterranean campaigns. The battle of the yellow sea was the closest and, except for tsushima, the most decisive naval engagement of the war. Like victory at sea it is a large slightly bigger than a4 paperback, black and white book. World war ii is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. In order to uninstall victory at sea pacific, use the following steps. This dispersion left little defensive coverage for manila bay and amphibious landing areas on. It also includes ten pages of black and white ship counters that can be photocopied and cut out for use instead of miniatures. Order of battle and has been generated and compiled by the vas. Between 20 november 1941 and january 1942, the striking forcetask force five tf5submarines, several auxiliaries and longrange patrol aircraft of the u.