Some of my 1/2400 GHQ ships collected for version 1 of Victory at Sea: I have all seven aircraft carriers that fought at Midway, and worked out how to base up the aircraft units in the game on small metal bases with fishing line holding up each aircraft (so they’d be flexible if bumped during a game). ![]() I liked VaS so much that I started collecting 1/2400 GHQ miniatures and amassing decent fleets for the British, Germans and especially the US and Japanese for the Pacific theatre. Hood scenario and on the second salvo from the Bismarck the Hood was hit by plunging fire in a magazine and exploded! In a crazy fluke our battle played out pretty much exactly as the engagement did in real life, which was really something to see. In an early game we played years ago, we tried out the Bismarck vs. Not too much detail and granularity, but good game mechanics. It’s a pretty simple game that I found generally has reasonable outcomes, what’s often called a ‘beer and pretzels’ type of game. ![]() The two rule books from Mongoose, “Victory at Sea” and the follow-on “Order of Battle” with errata and expanded fleet lists ![]() I had heard rumours of VaS getting a rework several years ago and I was quite excited because I’ve played the Mongoose version and really enjoyed it. The name may be familiar to you because it’s a re-release of an older version published by Mongoose Games. Warlord Games has been busy once again, with a new game about to hit the streets called “Victory at Sea” (VaS). Howard is back after his adventures painting some Bolt Action for the store with a look at Warlord Games lates offering, Victory at Sea, and the Battle for the Pacific starter box!
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