Battlestations (1976)

Miniatures rules for naval combat from 1930 to 1945. Contains a sample game of the Battle of Denmark Strait. Scenarios Battle of the Denmark Straits, Destroyer Duel, Hammer and Tong. Contains fleet info for all major powers. This ruleset is based on the discovery of the US Naval College "Gunfire Rules for Tactical Maneuver" a set of rules used for simulating fleet actions by War College Students. These rules were introduced in 1922 and used through the Second World War at the College. While much raw data and a good part of the information on correction factors were drawn directly from this document, distilling the thousand pages of rules, tables, charts and diagrams into a form that the average wargamer could use. A version of the wargame rules used by the British Naval Staff Tactical Division in 1929 added additional ideas. The result is this ruleset Battle Stations. Gamescience published a boxed version of these rules titled Deluxe Battlestations. The Gamescience version of the rules contained a basic ruleset added by Gamescience and came with the boxed deluxe set. The Damian Housman Associates version does not contain a basic game. Components: Rule Book Torpedo Mimic Armor Penetration Table Movement and Fire Sheet Gunfire Results Computer Master Dame Shee and Hit Record 100 Damage Results Cards Gamescience Version: Dice and Basic Game ruleset.