Striking Effectively First

What is Striking Effectively First

“As a consequence, carrier battles were risky, unstable affairs that hinged on striking effectively first. To do so, a carrier force had to locate its adversary before it was detected itself, or not long after.”

– Robert C. Rubel, Deconstructing Nimitz’s Principle of Calculated Risk

This is an expansion to my ruleset There's The Effing Scheer, which allows you to wargame early- to mid-war WW2 naval combat. This game adds an operational map for moving task forces, rules for fog of war, reconnaissance and detection, and aircraft carriers launching air strikes.

Aircraft carriers were a huge shift in twentieth century naval warfare. The ability to detect and strike enemies beyond line of sight upended naval strategy. The warship that had taken hundreds of thousands, if not millions, to build could be sent to the bottom by a handful of aviators shrieking in, dropping some ordnance then disappearing over the horizon.

Game details

Players

0

Age

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Duration

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Difficulty

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Type

Expansion

Year

2023

Mechanics

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Categories

Book · Expansion for Base-game · Miniatures

Designer

Richard Vaughan

Publisher

(Web published) · RCVaughan