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    British 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V

    @Mr. Manley, Thank you! I will check out the book!
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    British 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V

    First, I would like to say that one of the great pleasures of wargaming is being able to work with the game designer, refining systems and playing with new ideas. One cannot do the same with Billiards or Chess! A heart-felt thanks to you Mr. Manley, for writing a good game, and then going the...
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    British 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V

    Having played a half dozen games of AoD we have decided the British 13.5” gun is overrated in terms of range. Comparing multiple print and online sources we have come to the conclusion that the 13.5”/45 Mark V has approximately 1.15 times the range of the German 28 cm/50 (11") SK L/50. Taking...
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    How to base ships?

    We cut clear plexiglass to size. BB's and BC's are one size, AC's, CL's, another and DD's on wee lilttle bases. No mucking around "painting" water. You can see the table through the base, everyones "Ocean" is uniform... -Eric
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    First game on Mondat night

    I agree about the German BC's. I do not understand why the 28 cm SK L/45 gun on the Moltke, Seydlitz etc...has such a dramatically shorter range than the 13.5"/45 guns of Lion,Tiger etc... 28" vs 36"! I am no expert but the data I have seen suggest that the maximum range of these weapons is...
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    A few AoD questions...

    Thank you Sir!
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    A few AoD questions...

    Questions for Mr. Manley et al, We ran two games of AoD last Saturday and I have a few questions. Does the -1 penalty to hit a ship that has been fired on previously in the turn apply to subsequent ships in the same firing squadron? I guess I am asking does all fire by one squadron take place...
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    Online resources for AoD

    http://hochseeflotte.pbworks.com/ Hope the publishers don't get mad...
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