Seeking a decisive battle, the Imperial Japanese Navy began an operation against Midway Island in June 1942. If the island could be occupied, it would serve as a base to operate against Pearl Harbor and also help anchor the extended defensive perimeter needed to prevent a recurrence of the Doolittle Raid. Believing that the USS…
Ahoy there! My name is Conor and I am the latest member to join Warlord’s Customer Service Team here at Warlord HQ. Today I want to take the time to talk about my Kriegsmarine Fleet for Victory at Sea. As you may have guessed we are all quite budding hobbyists in the Customer Service team…
The Battle for the Pacific was only the beginning. The hefty Victory at Sea rulebook allows you to explore the oceans of World War Two using the Victory at Sea rules system in incredible detail and depth. We take a peek inside the mighty 276-page tome to give you an idea what to expect. The…
The Royal Navy of Great Britain was the world’s greatest navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels and at the outbreak of WWII Britain had far more battleships than most other nations, albeit with smaller guns than those of the most modern ships….
The Kriegsmarine was not a navy designed to tackle a major fleet head-on in engagements – it was primarily a commerce raiding force. The Kriegsmarine had several powerful cruisers at its disposal, including what the British called ‘pocket battleships’ mounting heavier guns than a ship of their displacement normally would. The destroyers of the Kriegsmarine…
Although the United States of America contains a vast area of land, almost all of its allies and trading partners are overseas, and those interests require a powerful navy to support them. The US Navy possessed some of the largest and most modern battleships in the world at the outbreak of World War Two, and…
This solo play supplement for Victory at Sea puts you in command of a US Navy squadron, tasked with interdicting the titular Tokyo Express. The Tokyo Express With their isolated garrisons in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands under sustained attack by US forces, Imperial Japanese Navy planners needed a way to resupply their embattled…
In this article, we’ll take a look at the vessels that comprise the Victory at Sea Regia Marina fleet box, as well as the Littorio Class Battleship, Vitorrio Veneto. The Littorio class was the first new Italian battleship class for nearly a decade when design work began in 1930. Initially designed to remain within the…
At the time of Italy’s entry into World War Two, she possessed a modern and – on paper at least – highly effective fleet. Four battleships and eight heavy cruisers were available, with three more battleships being fitting out. However, there were no aircraft carriers, not least because the Regia Marina was intended to operate…
One of the main reasons to maintain a navy is to deny use of the oceans to the enemy, preventing the movement of industrial goods and materials, troops and supplies. Commerce raiding formed a critical part of the strategy for some nations, and indeed represented the Axis’ best hope for victory over Britain. That victory…
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