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QUICKFIRE
PRE-DREADNOUGHT ERA FAST-PLAY RULES
Quickfire Scenario: Yellow
Sea++
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Location – Coast of China, south of Port
Arthur. August 10, 1904.
Background – The Russian Fleet is
making a run for Vladovostok, with the full compliment of pre-war capital ships
for both sides available. This will give the Japanese a slight edge in numbers
but the Russians will have a slight edge in receiving extra crew benefits.
- Beginning Russian Order of Battle
- Fleet Commander - Admiral Makharov
- Battle Division 1: Petropavlosk, Tsesarevitch,
Retvizan.
- Battle Division 2: Sevastopol, Peresviet, Pobieda,
Poltava.
- Cruiser Division 1: Pallada, Diana, Askold,
Novik.
- Destroyer Division 3: Three Destroyers
- Destroyer Division 4: Two Destroyers
- Destroyer Division 7: Four Destroyers
- Beginning Japanese Order of Battle
- Fleet Commander - Admiral Togo
- Battleship Division 1: Mikasa, Shikishima, Hatsuse,
Asahi, Yashima, Fuji.
- Cruiser Division 1: Kasuga, Nisshin
- Destroyer Division 1: Four destroyers
Scenario rules – No special
rules.
Setup – Russian Battle Divisions 1 and 2 begin the
game in line ahead on the west side of the board on an east-southeast heading.
Russian Cruiser Division 1 begins the game five cables north of the Battle
Divisions on same heading. Russian destroyers setup with one nautical mile of
their cruisers as desired.
Japanese Battleship Division 1 begins game on
east side of board on a westerly heading. Japanese Cruiser Division 1 begins
game one nautical mile south of Battleship Division 1 on same
heading.
Closest setup proximity: 3 Nautical Miles
- Reinforcement Die Rolls (1D6)
- Balance of Japanese Cruiser Division 1: Yakumo,
Asama and Destroyer Division 2 (Three destroyers). Roll once at the start
of turn 9 and each turn thereafter. On any die roll of 6 or greater the
division arrives on southeast edge of board during the movement phase.
- Japanese Cruiser Division 3: Kasagi, Chitose, Takasago
and Destroyer Divisions 4 and 5 (Three destroyers each). Roll once at the
start of turn 15 and each turn thereafter. On any die roll of 6 or greater the
division arrives on southeast edge of board during the movement phase.
- Japanese Cruiser Division 6: Itsukushima, Chin Yen,
Matsushima, Hashidate and Destroyer Division 7 (Four destroyers). Roll once
at the start of turn 20 and each turn thereafter. On any die roll of 6 or
greater the division arrives on southeast edge of board during the movement
phase.
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