Historical scenerios - which ones are balanced?

GamingGlen · **Joined:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:59 am **Posts:** 84

Another thought about playing historical scenarios:

Why do you want to play any historical scenario when you already know the outcome?

Do you want to see if your die rolls are better than the historical captains'? :mrgreen:

Greg Smith · **Posted:** Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:40 pm

Because often the outcome is anything but certain - the Battle of the Denmark Strait is a pretty good example.

rcbecker1 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:34 am

I have played many games were the Italians who generaly take in the teeth have fared very well. Now why. Im not the timid Admiral who was afraid Mussilini would remove him from command or didnt want to get his Battleship scratched. This is were the difference comes in, you command the fleet your way not the way a certain admiral or captain did. This changes everything, Some times as the British I take chances they did not, or should I say maybe I didnt take the chances they did. Then as stated above your die rolls might be better than theirs were that infamous day in history. :wink:

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msprange · **Joined:** Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:25 pm **Posts:** 12347

rcbecker1 wrote:

Im not the timid Admiral who was afraid Mussilini would remove him from command or didnt want to get his Battleship scratched.

Would be great if we could simulate that

rcbecker1 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:38 pm

Well we discussed morale but it was shot down by most of the people discussing it.
Technicly the crew rating simulates it. not perfect but part of it. Example I never run Italian ships with better than a military grade crew.
Ray

StormforceX · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:09 pm **Posts:** 9

The area of morale, random events, miss-undestood orders etc interests me greatly but should be in a completely different thread to this.
To get back to the origonal question I am hard pressed to come up with any balanced scenario. The already much mentioned Denmark Strait is an easy one to set up and play, and in my games can go either way. We have a house rule that makes the other British ship run for home if one is sunk. (as PoW did, albeit with sticky turrets)

Greg Smith · **Posted:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:48 pm

Denmark Strait could do with slightly altered victory conditions, IMHO, based on the Germans escaping.

There are a couple of scenarios with varied victory conditions: River Plate, Prelude to Matapan 2 and Death of a Giant.

Has anyone played these, and if so, are they reasonably balanced.

rcbecker1 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:02 am

Sorry i have not accually play the scenarios in the book guess i should.

DM · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:05 pm

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Would be great if we could simulate that

Did it in an ACW campaign, where one of the players had lost his ship by doing something rather stupid. At the end of the gaming session his CO ordered a court martial and we played it out (with some VERY dodgy role paying going on). Needless to say, he was found guilty and had to sit out the next session.

rcbecker1 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:56 pm

DM wrote:

Quote:

Would be great if we could simulate that

Did it in an ACW campaign, where one of the players had lost his ship by doing something rather stupid. At the end of the gaming session his CO ordered a court martial and we played it out (with some VERY dodgy role paying going on). Needless to say, he was found guilty and had to sit out the next session.

thats a good one Ill have to try out.

Historical scenerios - which ones are balanced?

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