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Now you can play out these confrontations on the tabletop with entire fleets drawn from the Royal Navy, US Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy, German Kriegsmarine or any of the other nations featured in Victory at Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom skirmishes involving single destroyers hunting down merchantmen to the clashing of massive battleships, from invasions of islands across the Pacific to mastering waves of dive bombers, Victory at Sea enables you to fight exciting battles that take place on the oceans of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle for the Pacific starter set focuses primarily on actions in the seas of the Far East – the Imperial Japanese Navy and the mighty US Navy clashing for control of the islands, resources and seas of the Pacific Theatre. The Victory at Sea rules manual presented in this starter game contains all you need to know to begin playing with the fleets included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 Battle of the Pacific Rules manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cut game tokens sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 Warlord Resin \/ Resin model ships:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSS Indianapolis 1944\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSS Northampton 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSS Chicago 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMogami 1939\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKumano 1944\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurutaka 1939\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFubuki-class Destroyer x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFletcher-class Destroyer x 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShip Cards and damage sliders x 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen-sided dice x 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix-sided dice x 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA0 Sea Mat x2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422682263723,"sku":"741510001","price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/0801\/2971\/products\/741510001_VaSstarterset01.jpg?v=1627070113"},{"product_id":"victory-at-sea-royal-navy-fleet","title":"Victory at Sea Royal Navy fleet","description":"[countdown]2020\/08\/29 0:0:00[\/countdown]\n\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Navy of Great Britain was the world’s greatest navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. However, Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels. Since the Royal Navy already possessed many powerful units, construction of the most modern designs was limited. This meant that at the outbreak of World War Two Britain had far more battleships than most other nations, but they had smaller guns than those built to the most modern ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the main battle force was kept concentrated in home waters, task forces were assigned to many distant areas, but the Royal Navy could not be strong everywhere. Although badly stretched, the Royal Navy lived up to its traditional ‘can do!’ ethos, fighting hard in all theatres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the battleship forces, the Royal Navy maintained a handful of fast battlecruisers – some of them quite old – and aircraft carriers. These were backed up by a strong cruiser force and light forces including destroyers, motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor gunboats (MGBs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the war went on, aircraft carriers became increasingly important and air defences were steadily improved on all ships. Yet the big guns of the battleships and cruisers played a vital role in many theatres of war. British capital ships saw action in the Arctic and the Atlantic against German commerce raiders, in the Mediterranean against Italian forces, and ventured into the Pacific in an ill-fated attempt to stem the Japanese advance. Though the great fleet actions planned for and desired by the architects of the Royal Navy did not materialise during World War Two, the Royal Navy adapted well to the war it was destined to fight and emerged with great honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagle-class Carrier - HMS Eagle 1940\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing George V-class Battleship - HMS Duke of York 1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeander-class cruiser - HMS Neptune 1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdinburgh-class cruiser - HMS Belfast 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDido-class cruiser - HMS Dido 1940\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTribal-class Destroyer x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorpedo-Bomber Aircraft - Fairey Swordfish x4 flights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShip Cards and Damage Sliders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly Instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips are in Resin and Warlord Resin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422682329259,"sku":"742412001","price":132.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/0801\/2971\/products\/742412001-Victory-at-Sea-Royal-Navy-Fleet9.jpg?v=1654864324"},{"product_id":"victory-at-sea-us-navy-fleet","title":"Victory at Sea US Navy fleet","description":"[countdown]2020\/08\/29 0:0:00[\/countdown]\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Navy possessed some of the largest and most modern battleships in the world at the outbreak of World War Two, and despite losses during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was able to maintain a powerful presence in the Pacific. However, in the vast reaches of that ocean the battleship was no longer the king of battle. It was fortunate for the Americans that the handful of aircraft carriers then in service with the US Navy escaped destruction; given later events it is doubtful that a pure battleship force could have defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft carrier became the main US naval asset during the war in the Pacific, which was very much a conflict between the air assets of opposing fleets. US carrier forces were hard-pressed early on but as the industrial might of the US was brought to bear, new carriers and air groups for them were deployed in such numbers that the enemy simply could not match their strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS naval forces were primarily engaged in the Pacific, but some capital ships and larger numbers of destroyers were deployed to the Atlantic theatre where their primary opponents were German U-boats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Mexico-class Battleship - USS New Mexico 1941-42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssex class Carrier - USS Essex 1944\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthampton-class Cruiser - USS Houston 1940\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthampton -class Cruiser - USS Chester 1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortland-class Cruiser - USS Portland 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClemson-class Destroyer x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighter Bomber Aircraft - F4-U Corsair x4 flights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShip Cards and Damage Sliders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly Instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips are in Resin and Warlord Resin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422682820779,"sku":"742412002","price":132.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/0801\/2971\/products\/742412002-Victory-at-Sea-US-Navy-Fleet9.jpg?v=1654864328"},{"product_id":"victory-at-sea-kriegsmarine-fleet","title":"Victory at Sea Kriegsmarine fleet","description":"[countdown]2020\/08\/29 0:0:00[\/countdown]\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kriegsmarine had to be virtually rebuilt after the First World War. Forbidden to own capital ships and submarines, Germany nibbled away at first one clause of the Treaty of Versailles, then another, until a powerful navy force existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the outbreak of World War Two, relatively few capital ships were in commission, and no aircraft carriers. There was never any prospect of matching Britain in terms of capital ship numbers, but the qualitative advantage of the proposed super-battleships might have made a considerable difference. In any case, the Kriegsmarine was not a navy designed to tackle a major fleet head-on in fleet engagements. Instead, it was a commerce raiding force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman capital ships were built according to principles tried out in World War One; internal compartmentalisation and damage control measures made them very difficult to sink, while their efficient power plants ensured a good top speed, essential in a raider. Coupled with excellent fire control – using radar and other means – and big guns to make use of it, these vessels were extremely potent weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been said that Hitler never really understood naval warfare; be that as it may, the Kriegsmarine suffered from a lack of funding and materials, and from the internal politics of the Nazi leadership. Among its greatest detractors was Herman Goering, who connived constantly to ensure resources flowed into his Luftwaffe to the detriment of the navy. Major warship projects suffered from constant stops and starts as resources were allocated, then redistributed to other projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually, as the tide of war turned against Germany, Hitler gave up on his navy and transferred guns originally intended for ships to the coastal fortifications of the Atlantic Wall. The Kriegsmarine continued to fight on with dwindling resources. 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However, with the advances other maritime nations were making, it eventually became obvious that no longer would Japan be able to ignore the rest of the world. As an island power, it needed a modern navy. Turning to Britain for assistance, Japan quickly created a powerful modern fleet. It was this capable and confident navy that came out to fight the American Pacific Fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese understood the potential of air power early and created an effective carrier arm. In addition to the carriers, the Imperial Japanese Navy possessed a powerful battleship force, which included the largest and most powerful battleships in the world, the Yamato and the Musashi. The Imperial Japanese Navy's potential was demonstrated in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Using armour-piercing bombs and torpedoes, Japanese aircraft inflicted tremendous damage on the American Pacific fleet as it lay at anchor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMidway was the turning point of naval war in the Pacific and, from then on, the Imperial Japanese Navy was unable to make any headway against the increasing carrier strength of the US Navy. With the victorious Allies pushing towards the Japanese islands, the Imperial Japanese Navy fought desperately to keep them at bay. 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