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BATTLEFLEET 1900
PRE-DREADNOUGHT NAVAL WARFARE:
1890-1905
Battlefleet 1900 Scenario:
Trafalgar II - The Russian Nightmare
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Location – Southwest Coast of Spain.
Autumn, 1904.
Background – The Russian Baltic Fleet's
encounter with British fishing vessels in the channel has triggered an order
from Whitehall to Gibraltar: "RUSSIAN FLT MAY NOT PASS STOP USE FORCE IF
NECCESRY STOP." The British Mediterranean Fleet has according dispatched its
available vessels to intercept the Russian Fleet and force it to abandon its
voyage to Asia. Some shooting will be necessary in order to restore
honor.
- Beginning Russian Order of Battle
- Baltic Fleet Commander - Admiral
Rozhdesvenski
- Battle Division 1: Suvarov, Borodino, Alexander III,
Orel.
- Battle Division 2: Oslyabya, Sissoi Veliky, Navarin,
Admrial Nakhimov.
- Cruiser Division 1: Oleg, Aurora
- Destroyer Division 1: Four destroyers
- Destroyer Division 2: Four destroyers
- Beginning Royal Navy Order of Battle
- Battleship Division 1: Formidable, Irresistable,
Implacable, London
- Battleship Division 1: Queen, Prince of Wales,
Goliath
- Cruiser Division 1: Leviathan, Aboukir
- Cruiser Division 2: Venus, Juno, Diana,
Minerva
- Destroyer Division 1: Three destroyers
- Destroyer Division 2: Three destroyers
- Destroyer Division 3: Three destroyers
Scenario rules – No special
rules.
Recommended optional rules
304 - Mistaken evolutions
(for Russian Baltic fleet).
104 - Stormy seas
Setup –
Russian Baltic Fleet begins the game on the north-western side of the board on
a southern heading. Ship formations are at player's discretion.
British
Fleet begins game on eastern side of board on a westerly heading. Ship
formations are at player's discretion.
Closest setup proximity: 5 Nautical
Miles
- Reinforcement Die Rolls (1D6)
- British Fleet - Battleship Division 3:
Majestic, Hannibal, Mars, Hood. Roll once at the start of turn 15 and
each turn thereafter. On any die roll of 6 or greater the division arrives on
eastern edge of board during the movement phase.
- Victory Conditions
- Vague: The Russians must run to the south or southeast
until British give up trying to stop them. The British must force the Russians
to turn around and abandon their attempt to pass to the south. Note that this
does not mean the southern edge of the board, it means southward
movement in general.
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