Counter Strike at Santa Cruz

What is Counter Strike at Santa Cruz

On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours more than two to one, I sent my task force commanders this dispatch: ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK.

– Admiral William Halsey

This is a scenario for my ruleset There's The Effing Scheer, and its expansion Striking Effectively First, which allows you to wargame early- to mid-war WW2 naval combat.

The gap between the battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz contains a very dramatic shift in the balance of power in the South Pacific, one which was accomplished without a single plane howling down on a flat-top. The Americans had sent The Big E back for repairs, but still had Wasp, Hornet and Saratoga on station. Two Japanese submarine torpedo spreads later and Wasp had to be abandoned and Saratoga is sent home. This is as much as the Kido Butai achieved at Midway and the Eastern Solomons combined (sinking one carrier and damaging another).

Game details

Players

2

Age

—

Duration

—

Difficulty

—

Type

Expansion

Year

2024

Mechanics

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · Simulation

Categories

Expansion for Base-game · Book · Miniatures

Designer

Richard Vaughan

Publisher

RCVaughan