Battle Report - Cruel Sead

Hello Folks,

This weekend we got to have another game of cruel seas. Original plan was to try something else but that got pushed back, so cruel seas it is.

More models have been added in the quest for ships. This time I have a brand new Flower Class Corvette, and Duncan's agent had painted up a few american MTBs and a liberty ship. So we went for a convoy mission, king of a test for Duncans cangames ideas.

So we had a line with the liberty ship, merchant tanker, and flower. Next tobitxa line with the Americans and a fairmile d. We made a big mistake having the escorts of the wrong side of the liberty but live and learn. You can really see how huge the liberty ship is.

British convoy. Attacking where 3 German E boats and the flak ship.

The Germans got the jumped and all the E boats advanced firing on the Corvette and launching torpedoes at the liberty ship. The Corvette turned to engage, but his supports were trapped behind the liberty ship so it was badly outnumbered.

 Next turn all the torpedoes arrived at the liberty which promptly exploded. The flak ship had done allot of damage. Sadly the Corvette also went down. But 1 MTB and the fairmile arrived and started putting a hurt on the Germans.

Next turn we had a pursuit around the liberty ship. The fairmile d managed to sink 1 e boat thou.

Next turn I think we got a second e boat, or at least it was close. But lost the others leaving just the merchant tanker with 1 engine hit steaming for safety.

But the last e boat kicked up to full speed and chased it down. Finishing it off with a blaze of fire. With out the engine hit the tanker may have escaped but it was not meant to be. A solid victory for the germans with much tonnage sunk!

Thanks;
Mike