Harpoon 4: Modern Tactical Naval Warfare

What is Harpoon 4: Modern Tactical Naval Warfare

Harpoon 4 is the fourth edition of the Harpoon game-series originally published by Adventure Games.

The era of modern naval combat began on October 21, 1967 when Egyptian missile boats launched four Soviet made Styx surface-to-surface missiles and sank the Israeli destroyer Elath at a range of 13.5 nautical miles. The face of naval warfare changed forever!

Harpoon 4 handles all aspects of modern maritime combat: surface, sub-surface, and air. Harpoon 4 is a system of detailed but comprehensible rules covering the many facets of modern naval actions. Consistent rating systems and evaluations of the capabilities of modern naval vessels, aircraft, submarines, and helicopters make it possible to achieve realistic results when simulating known situations, by extension Harpoon 4 also achieves realistic results with hypothetical scenarios. Harpoon 4 can answer questions like:

Are carriers powerhouses or sitting ducks?

Game details

Players

2–8

Age

+12

Duration

150 min

Difficulty

Expert

Type

Board game

Year

1997

Mechanics

Dice Rolling · Line of Sight · Paper-and-Pencil

Categories

Miniatures · Modern Warfare · Nautical

Designer

Larry Bond · Chris Carlson

Publisher

Clash of Arms Games