TWENTIETH CENTURY NAVAL RULES RANGE ESTIMATION Rules Author Publisher Date Format Cmd Sc. Pgs Time Move Gunnery Era Torpedo Air Sub Strategic Rules? Ship Data Complexity and Remarks Battle Stations Zimm Horseman 1977 P 1 47 4 min SFS WW2 T: P or FC Air Str: brief 10 5 - excellent; very complex; PLAIDS Clear for Action! Martin Integrated Wargames 1977 P 1 - 2 62 3 min SFS WW2 T: FC Str: * 80+ 4; * scenario data included; A/C rules to be pub.; PLAIDS Cordite & Steel Wilson TSR 1977 P 1 49 3 min SFS WW1 T: FC 44 4- PLAIDS Fletcher Pratt's Pratt Harrison 1940 1/2 P 1 32 4 min SFS WW2 T: FC, Air, Sub 1 2 available in reprint, must compute or buy ship data Seekrieg Sartore Sartore 1977 1/2 P 2 - 3 32 1 min SFS WW2 T: FC Air Sub Str # 2; Extensive ship data comes in separate booklet with rules; very complete; excellent SeaTac Likens Games 1980 1/2 P 3 - 4 40 2 min T MOD T: P Air Sub 300+ 3 - extensive ship data and list of naval forces of countries Table Abbreviations Command Scope - a subjective estimate of the number of ships which might be conveniently handled by one player. Time/move - the real-time interval represented by one game turn. Gunnery System: SFS - shell for shell resolution of hits; T = resolution of damage grouping guns by turrents; BAT = resolution of damage grouping guns by battery (i.e., all of the guns of a particular calibre); GUN = per gun (may be several rounds) Torpedo System - FC = fire control solution, hit by ship intercept; P = hit based on die-roll probability; FC+P = combination. Complexity - a subjective rating of the relative complexity of the various rules systems. 1 and 2 (perhaps 3) suitable for novices, 4 and 5 probably require prior experience and/or trained referees. PLAIDS- playaids such as turn templates, ship data forms, auxiliary tables and charts. Ship Data - the numerical value represents an estimate of the number of ships for which data are provided in a form ready-to-use. Format - P - page size, 8 1/2 x 11"; 1/2 P = digest size, 5 1/2 x 8" TWENTIETH CENTURY NAVAL RULES PROBABILISTIC Rules Author Publisher Date Format Cmd Sc. Pgs Time Move Gunnery Era Torpedo Air Sub Strategic Rules? Ship Data Complexity and Remarks General Quarters Gill Brookhurst 1976 1/2P 42 4-8 6 min BAT WW2 T:P Air Sub Str. 100+ 1 excellent system; PLAIDS General Quarters 2 Gill Brookburst 1977 1/2 P 54 48 6 min BAT WW1 T:P Air Sub Str. 100+ 1 excellent; PLAIDS; WW2 addenda MicroFleet WWI Tabletop 1976 1/2P 21 6 12 or 24 sec. BAT or sqdn WWI T:FC+P 15 PLAIDS;cardboard ships MicroFleet WWII Tabletop 1979 1/2P 20 1-2 24 sec SFS WW2 T:FC+P Air 8 4 PLAIDS;cardboard ships MTB Tabletop 1975 1/2P 17 8 1.2sec BAT WW2 T:FC+P 9 3 PLAIDS;cardboard ships Naval Warfare Robinson Leicester 1973 P 27 1-2 3 min SFS WW2 T:P Air Sub Str yes 1976 reprint is identical Last Sea Battles Robinson Leicester WW1 version of NW '39 -'45 is very similar Panzerschiffes Dougherty Pzrsft 1974 1/2P 20 3-6 4 min T WW2 T:P * 100+ 1 very good system; PLAIDS * A/C and strategic rules seperate Seapower II Alnavco 1970 1/2P 21 1 5 min SFS WW1 T:P Air Sub # 3 very good WW2 System; PLAIDS; # ship data seperate booklet Sink the Bismarck Morale Spartan 1971 P 4 2-4 3 min T WW2 T:P Str @ 2 @ ships for Bismark scenario SB and Rhein Bung are identical small craft actions Victory at Sea Morale Spartan 1971 1/2P 15 1 - 2 3 min T WW2 T:FC Air Sub Str: brief (5) 2 (5) ships for 3 scenarios; PLAIDS; 1976 editio has a 4 pg addenda Warship Commander Smigelski Enola 1979 P 68 1-2 2min GUN 67-87 T:FC+P 100+ 5 A/C and ASW covered in SEA COMMAND; very good discussions WW2 Coastal Warfare Chalkley Navwar 1975 1/2P 29 1 12sec GUN WW2 T:P air 50 5 very complex; small craft actions WW I Naval Hammond Skytrex 1975 P 20 1-2 1 min SFS WW1 T:P Sub (7) 3 (7) many ships given, but addl data needed 20th C. Naval Rules Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. 2 #6 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1981 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com