Author Topic: Coastal boats for Action Stations! (Read 14006 times)

Rich H · « **on:** October 29, 2018, 12:24:15 PM »

Inspired by Cruel Seas but not willing to wait I bought Action Stations by David Manley and ordered some 1/600 boats.

I then got bored waiting so built some stand-ins then some complete boats too...

Have had two great games so far. The rules are pretty straightforward with a nice mix of detail and complexity while remaining slick. Good fun.

The last pic was the last desperate run by a German SBoot against a freighter... unfortunately it was too close to arm the torps and the Hunt class put two 4" shdlls up its bottom... suffice to say it did not end well for the SBoot!

Schogun · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2018, 12:54:12 PM »

Same here. Cruel Seas has re-kindled my interest but the scale is too big IMO. So I have an order in at PTDockyard (1/600).

Looking around now for bases -- mdf and clear.

I have to go to the fabric shop to look for appropriate water designs.

I'm trying to figure out hidden movement -- besides blinds -- so spotting and starshells are more "realistic." I could do it with hexes and charting courses/positions but I'm still pondering.

Have you found any other source for 1/600 ships besides PTD?

Chuck

Pijlie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2018, 01:06:29 PM »

Interesting post. Where did you order the ships?

Rich H · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2018, 02:39:18 PM »

My order is in with Heroics and Ros - they are the old Skytrex boats. They have quite a good selection of stuff.

Not ordered from PT Dockyard as I don't want to get stung for USA->UK import duty and to make it worth the post I'd have to order enough stuff which mean I'll get stung...etc.

The ships above are all scratch built

Rich H · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2018, 02:41:11 PM »

We played with the full Actions Stations spotting rules and aside fomr a minor tweak to 'dazzle' it works well, we had searchlights, smoke and starshells all over the place. While you might know htey are out there until someon turns on a lamp you can't hit them!

Rich H · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2018, 02:51:06 PM »

German Auxiliary Cruiser Komet.

With and without disguise!

Volleyfire! · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2018, 06:03:52 PM »

Quote from: Rich H on October 29, 2018, 02:39:18 PM

Not ordered from PT Dockyard as I don't want to get stung for USA->UK import duty and to make it worth the post I'd have to order enough stuff which mean I'll get stung...etc.

I've ordered from PTD in the past and I don't recall paying import tax, and if I did it wasn't a noticeable amount hence my failure to remember. Is it a recent thing this import tax stuff?

Rich H · « **Reply #7 on:** October 29, 2018, 10:25:28 PM »

No but someone else mentioned it. Will take another look.

Helen · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2018, 04:59:10 AM »

Quote from: Rich H on October 29, 2018, 02:51:06 PM

German Auxiliary Cruiser Komet.

With and without disguise!

Nice work Rich. Interesting reading on the German Raiders of WW2.

Rich H · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2018, 07:06:00 AM »

Some interesting and very controversial stuff there too... look up the final battle of the Kormoran vs HMS Sydney.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2018, 07:59:10 AM »

Quote from: Rich H on October 30, 2018, 07:06:00 AM

Some interesting and very controversial stuff there too... look up the final battle of the Kormoran vs HMS Sydney.

AKA the RAN fucks it up royally or what overconfidence and sloppiness can do for you. Incidentally it was HMAS Sydney. Same ship that sank the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni. Now the The Battle of Cape Spada is a real boy’s own naval battle.

If you fancy something exotic with German merchant cruisers, a little known episode was their raiding into the South Pacific, which included the shelling of the Australian phosphate terminal on Nauru. With some slightly ahistotical tweaking I reckon it would make a good CoC game with a landing party sent to destroy the conveyors. One of the raiders was fitted out with a Japanese seaplane, purchased by the German naval attache in Japan.

Poiter50 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2018, 08:05:36 AM »

Any reliable books on the Pacific raids, Carlos?

Quote from: carlos marighela on October 30, 2018, 07:59:10 AM

AKA the RAN fucks it up royally or what overconfidence and sloppiness can do for you. Incidentally it was HMAS Sydney. Same ship that sank the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni. Now the The Battle of Cape Spada is a real boy’s own naval battle.

If you fancy something exotic with German merchant cruisers, a little known episode was their raiding into the South Pacific, which included the shelling of the Australian phosphate terminal on Nauru. With some slightly ahistotical tweaking I reckon it would make a good CoC game with a landing party sent to destroy the conveyors. One of the raiders was fitted out with a Japanese seaplane, purchased by the German naval attache in Japan.

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2018, 08:06:51 AM »

Nice models again.

Helen · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2018, 09:29:12 AM »

Quote from: Rich H on October 30, 2018, 07:06:00 AM

Some interesting and very controversial stuff there too... look up the final battle of the Kormoran vs HMS Sydney.

Read a number of books over time. The Kormoran vs Sydney action is a classic.

Cheers,

Helen

Rich H · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2018, 12:37:11 PM »

Going to look at making some Marinefährprahms and Artilleriefährprahm as they saw action in the channel too.

Essentially large landing craft, the MFPs were lightly armed but the AFPs were very heavily armed and reasonably armoured.

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