Battle of the River Plate

Battle of the River Plate is a fast play introductory set of WW2 naval rules covering the famous battle of the same name, fought in December 1939 off the coast of South America. It was the first naval battle in WW2.

It opposed, in the South Atlantic, the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee and one of the British Navy hunting groups composed of HMS Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles.

It is a fast play introductory set of rules, including ship counters (or you can use your own models).

Scale: 1"= 500 yds 1 turn= ~4min 1 hull damage point per 500 tons displacement.

Turn Sequence:

 Initiative Phase
 Movement Phase
     Player A moves their ships
     Player B moves their ships

 Gunnery Phase
     Player B resolves their gunfire
     Player A resolves their gunfire

 Torpedo Phase
     Move any torpedo counters on the table
     Player A launches torpedoes
     Player B launches torpedoes

 Damage Control
     Both players roll to see if they can repair any damage

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