GREAT NAVAL BATTLES™ VOLUME IV: BURNING STEEL Tutorial
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1. BB RICHELIEU Displacement 35 000 tons Length 813 ft Max Speed 30 kts Range 6 900nm 20 kts Main Armament 8 15 in 45 2x4 Secondary Armament 9 6in 55 3x3 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 13 5 in Armour Deck 6 75 in Armour Main Guns 17 5 in Armour Secondary Guns 5 in Armour Conning Tower 13 in Catapult 2 Aircraft 3 Beam 108 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 16 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 3 Complement 1670 CVBEARN Displacement 22 146 tons Length 599 ft Max Speed 22 kts Range 4 500nm 18 kts Main Armament 8 6 1 in 55 8x1 Secondary Armament AA only Torpedoes 4 21 7 in submerged Armour Belt 3 25 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 40 Beam 89 ft 115 ft over Flight Deck DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 40 Launch Cap 20 Landing Cap 40 Complement 875 FRENCH SHIPS 35 Displacement 7249 tons Length 595 ft Max Speed 33 kts Range 4 500nm 15 kts Main Armament 8 6 1 in 55 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 12 21 7 in 4x3 Armour Belt 1 in Armo2. 40 2x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 9 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 6 5in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 12 in Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 73 DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 743 BB BISMARCK Displacement 41 700 tons Beam 118 ft 42 900 tons Tirpitz DC Partys 6 Length 814 ft Pumps 6 Max Speed 30 kts Range 8 000nm 18 Kts Main Armament 8 15 in 47 4x2 Secondary Armament 12 5 9 in 55 6x2 Torpedoes none 6 21 in 2x3 Tirpitz Armour Belt 12 5 in Armour Deck 6 75 in Armour Main Guns 14 25 in Armour Secondary Guns 4 in Armour Conning Tower 14 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 4 6 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 16 Medium 12 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger 4 6 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 4 6 Complement 2092 2608 Tirpitz GERMAN SHIPS no historical reference available BB SCHARNHORST Displacement 34 841 tons Length 754 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 9 000nm 18 kts Main Armament 9 11 in 54 5 3x3 Secondary Armament 12 5 9 55 4x2 4x1 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 13 75in Armour Deck 5 in
3. 4 Armour Secondary Guns 4 in Launch Cap 1 Armour Conning Tower 15 25 in Landing Cap 4 Catapult 1 Complement 2600 Aircraft 4 CV GRAF ZEPPELIN Displacement 26 931 tons Beam 103 ft Length 820 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 35 kts Pumps 6 Range 10 000nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 16 5 9 in 55 8 2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes none Wei E 12 Armour Belt 3 5 in a 28 Armour Deck 1 5 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 1 25 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 42 Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap 21 Catapult none Landing Cap 42 Aircraft 42 Complement 1760 GERMAN SHIPS CALUTZOW Displacement 11 700 tons Beam 71 ft Length 610 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 28 kts Pumps 5 Range 10 000nm 18kts Main Armament 6 11 in 55 2x3 Secondary Armament 8 5 9 in 55 8x1 Torpedoes 8 21 in 2x4 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 5 5 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 6 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 8 Medium 6 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 619 1150 The ships in this class were referred to as pocket battleships but probably fit better into the heavy cruiser category 47 CAHIPPER Displacement 16 974
4. 8 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 500 CAFIJI Displacement 8 530 tons Beam 62 ft Length 538 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 12 500nm 12 Kts Main Armament 12 6 50 4x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 3 5 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 2 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 8 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 730 BRITISH SHIPS CABELLONA Displacement 5 950 tons Beam 51 ft Length 485 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 5 500nm 16 kts Cruise Speed 16 kts Main Armament 8 5 25 50 4 2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 6 21in 2x3 Very Large 0 Armour Belt 3 in Large 0 Medium 0 Armour Deck 1 in Small 12 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap none Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap none Catapult none Landing Cap none Aircraft none Complement 530 CA SW FTSURE Displacement 8 800 tons Beam 63 ft Length 538 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 31 5 kts Pumps 5 Range 12 500nm 12 kts Cruise Speed 12 kts Main Armament 9 6 in 50 XXIII
5. Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 8 in Armour Secondary Guns 3 in Armour Conning Tower 10 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 36 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 1126 CAPROFINTERN Displacement 6833 tons Length 507 ft Max Speed 22 kts Range 3 700nm 18 Kts Main Armament 15 5 1 in 55 15x1 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 12 21 in Chervona Ukraina Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 75 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 3 in Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 50 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 684 RUSSIAN SHIPS 41 CAKAVKAZ Displacement 7650 tons Beam 52 ft Length 559 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 29 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 700nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 4 7 1 in 57 4x1 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 12 21 in 4x3 Very Large 4 Armour Belt 3 in Large 1 Medium 0 Armour Deck 1 5 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 3 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 1 Armour Conning Tower 3 i
6. none Catapult none Aircraft 36 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap 36 Launch Cap 18 Landing Cap 36 Complement 1218 CV COURAGEOUS Displacement 22 500 tons Length 786 ft Max Speed 30 kts Range 5 300nm 16 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 48 Beam 91 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 0 Medium 3 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 48 Launch Cap 24 Landing Cap 48 Complement 1216 BRITISH SHIPS CVARK ROYAL Displacement 22 000 tons Beam 91 ft Length 800 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 31 kts Pumps 6 Range 4 300nm 12 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 3 5 Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 60 19 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 60 Launch Cap 30 Landing Cap 60 Complement 1580 CVILLUSTRIOUS Displacement 23 207 tons Length 673 ft Max Speed 31 kt
7. these planes can be used to help you search for the Royal ships The Status bar is the bar near the bottom of the screen with seven rectangular buttons Each of these buttons allows you to access important sections of the game Below that is the Message bar which allows you to dis play messages switch between your taskforces and bases display the elapsed time change the game speed setting as well as pause and resume the game All scenarios begin paused giving you time to issue orders before starting play Initial Commands An experienced commander prepares his forces prior to contact with the enemy because when you seethem it may betoo late to issue orders Aircraft in particular requirethirty minutesto ready for a mission CommandingTF O1 If you zoom in on your map using the button you ll see that you have two shipsin a Line Ahead formation One of your ships the Bismarck has both a small white square and a small white on top of it The square indi cates that this ship is the flagship of your task force and the Vi means that it is also the lead ship of the task force These designations are important because all navigation orders must be given from the Flag Bridge of the flagship Thelead ship acts as the basis for formations and maneuvers made by the task force Sometimes the lead ship and flagship are two different ships in atask force Other orders such as torpedo fire authorization are controlled from th
8. 0 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 1422 BRITISH SHIPS 16 BB LION Displacement 40 550 tons Beam 104 ft Length 740 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 6 Range 5 310nm 16 kts Main Armament 9 16 in 45 3x3 Secondary Armament 16 5 25 50 8 2 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 15 in Armour Deck 6 in Armour Main Guns 15 in Armour Secondary Guns 2 in Armour Conning Tower 4 5 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 16 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 0 Medium 24 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 1680 BB VANGUARD Displacement 44 500 tons Beam 108 ft Length 760 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 6 Range 5 400 nm 16 kts Cruise Speed 16 kts Main Armament 8 15 42 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament Anti Aircraft Guns 16 5 25in 50 8x2 Very Large 0 Torpedoes none Large 73 Armour Belt 14 in Medium 0 Armour Deck 6 in 2 SIRE Aircraft Armour Main Guns 13 in Hanger Cap none Armour Secondary Guns 2 5 in Launch Cap none Armour Conning Tower 3 in Landing Cap none Catapult none Complement 1893 Aircraft none BRITISH SHIPS 17 Displacement 22 600 tons Length 667 ft Max Speed 24 kt
9. Armour Main Guns 14 in Armour Secondary Guns 5 5 in Armour Conning Tower 13 75 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 4 Beam 98 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 18 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 14 Large 16 Medium 8 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 4 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 4 Complement 1669 1840 PCLASS Displacement 30 500 tons Beam 98 ft Length 841 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 33 kts Pumps 6 Range 14 000n 19 kts Main Armament 6 15 47 3x2 Secondary Armament 6 5 9 in 48 3x2 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 7 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 8 5 in Armour Secondary Guns 5 5 in Armour Conning Tower 7 75 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 4 Cruise Speed 19 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Medium 20 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 4 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 4 Complement 1965 GERMAN SHIPS no historical referenceavailable BB HCLASS Displacement 55 453 tons Beam 122 ft Length 911 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 6 Range 9 000nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8 16 47 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament Anti Aircraft Guns 12 5 9 in 55 6x2 Very Large 16 Torpedoes none Large 16 Armour Belt 11 75 in Armour Deck 4 75 in smalko Aircraft Armour Main Guns 15 25 in Hanger Cap
10. Cap 2 Complement 896 GERMAN SHIPS no historical referenceavailable CAM CLASS Displacement 7 800 tons Beam 56 ft Length 600 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 36 kts Pumps 5 Range 5 200nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8 5 9 in 55 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 8 21 in 2x4 Very Large 4 Armour Belt 2 in Large 8 Medium 8 Armour Deck 1 25 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 3 25 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 2 Armour Conning Tower 4 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 2 Aircraft 2 Complement 920 Z CLASS DD Displacement 1625 tons Beam 37 39 ft Length 391 404 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 38 kts Pumps 4 Main Armament 5 5 in 45 5x1 Cruise Speed 18 kts Secondary Armament none Cargo Capacity 0 Torpedoes Anti Aircraft Guns Armour Belt 1 in Very Large 0 Armour Deck 1 in Large 4 d Medium 4 Armour Main Guns none Small 0 Armour Secondary Guns none Aircraft Armour Conning Tower none Hanger Cap none Catapult none Launch Cap none Aircraft none Landing Cap none Complement 315 GERMAN SHIPS aon he IMPROVED Z CLASS DD Displacement 2603 3605 tons Length 417 ft Max Speed 39 kts Main Armament 5 5 9 in 45 5x1 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secon
11. Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Complement 692 ITALIAN SHIPS DDFLEET Displacement 1615 1900 tons Length 333 346 ft Max Speed 38 kts Range 4 600nm 12 kts Main Armament 4 4 7 in 50 2x2 6 4 7 in 50 3x2 NAVIGATORI CLASS Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt none Armour Deck none Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 33 34 ft DC Partys 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 9 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 2 NAVIGATORI Class Medium 0 Small 4 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 150 225 DD STANDARD Displacement 955 1220 tons Length 270 309 ft Max Speed 35 kts Range 3600nm 12 kts Main Armament 4 4 7 in 50 2x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt none Armour Deck none Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 28 30 ft DC Partys 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 2 Medium 0 Small 2 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 150 180 TRANSPORTS TRANSPORT 1 Displacement 13 095 tons Beam 63 ft Length 435 ft DC Partys 1 Max Sp
12. Speed 18 kts Range 10 200nm 15 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 24 22 Beam 70 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large Large 16 Medium 30 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 22 Launch Cap 11 Landing Cap 22 Complement 646 CACALEDON Displacement 4 120 tons Beam 43 ft Length 450 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 29 Kts Pumps 4 Range 3 560nm 20 kts Main Armament 5 6 in 45 5x1 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 4x2 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 6 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 400 BRITISH SHIPS no historical reference available no historical reference available CACERES Displacement 4 190 tons Length 450 ft 3 in Max Speed 29 kts Range 3 560nm 20 kts Main Armament 5 6 50 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 4x2 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conn
13. Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 180 225 32 no historical referenceavailable BB BRETAGNE Displacement 23 230 tons Length 541 ft Max Speed 20 kts Range 7000nm 10 kts Main Armament 10 134 in 45 5x2 8 13 4 in 45 4x2 Lorraine only Secondary Armament 14 55 in 55 14x1 Casemate Torpedoes none Armour Belt 11 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 15 in Armour Secondary Guns 6 75 in Armour Conning Tower 13 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 4 Beam 88 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 4 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 4 Complement 1124 1133 BB DUNKERQUE Displacement 26 500 tons Length 703 ft Max Speed 29 kts Range 7 500nm 16 Kts Main Armament 8 13 in 50 2x4 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 9 75 in Armour Deck 5 in Armour Main Guns 13 in Armour Secondary Guns 3 5 in Armour Conning Tower 10 5 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Beam 102 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 32 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 1431 FRENCH SHIPS
14. in Armour Deck 5 Armour Main Guns 15 in Armour Secondary Guns 6 in Armour Conning Tower 11 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 4 Medium 3 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 1477 BRITISH SHIPS BB NELSON Displacement 33 313 tons Beam 106 Length 660 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 23 Kts Pumps 6 Range 7000nm 14 kts Main Armament 9 16 in 45 3x3 Secondary Armament 12 6in 50 XXII 6x2 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 14 in Armour Deck 6 2 in Armour Main Guns 16 in Armour Secondary Guns 7 25 in Armour Conning Tower 14 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 8 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 1314 Displacement 36 727 tons Length 700 ft Max Speed 28 Kts Range 5 310nm 16 kts Main Armament 10 14 in 45 2x4 1x2 Secondary Armament 16 5 25 50 8 2 Armour Belt 15 Armour Deck 6 in Armour Main Guns 13 in Armour Secondary Guns 2 in Armour Conning Tower 4 5 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 BB KGV Beam 103 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 16kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large
15. in Small 8 Armour Main Guns 4 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 3 Armour Conning Tower 4 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 3 Aircraft 3 Complement 725 CAGUISSANO Displacement 5 110 tons Beam 51 ft Length 555 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 37 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 600nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8 6 in 25 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 4 21 in 2x2 Large 6 Armour Belt 1 in GE 0 Armour Deck 1 in Small 8 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 2 Armour Conning Tower 1 5 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 2 Aircraft 2 Complement 520 ITALIAN SHIPS CACADORNA Displacement 5 232 tons Beam 51 ft Length 555 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 37 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 600nm 18kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8 6 53 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 4 21 in 2x2 Very Large 6 Armour Belt 1 in Large 2 Medium 0 Armour Deck 1 in Small 8 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 2 Armour Conning Tower 1 5 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 2 Aircraft 2 Complement 544 CAMONTECUCCOLI Displacement 7 405 tons Beam 55 ft Length 598 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 37 kts Pumps 4 Range 5 600nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8
16. none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Torpedoes 6 21 7 2x3 9 21 7 in Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 195 264 FRENCH SHIPS 39 DD STANDARD Displacement 1319 1772 tons Length 326 366 ft Max Speed 33 kts 37 kts Le HARDI Class Range 2 300nm 14 kts 1 900nm 25 kts Le HARDI Class Main Armament 4 5 1 in 40 4x1 6 5 1 in 40 3x2 Le HARDI Class Secondary Armament AA only Torpedoes 6 21 7 2x3 7 21 7 in 1x3 2x3 Le HARDI Class Armour Belt none Armour Deck none Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 32 36 ft DC Partys 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 kts 25 kts Le HARDI Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 2 Medium 0 Small 2 4 Le HARDI Class Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 142 187 RUSSIAN SHIPS BB GANGUT Displacement 23 360 tons Beam 87 ft Length 590 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 23 kts Pumps 4 Range 2 700nm 14 kts Main Armament 12 12 in 52 4x3 Secondary Armament 12 47 in 50 12x1 Casemate Torpedoes none Armour Belt 9 in
17. tons Beam 70 ft Length 679 DC Partys 5 Max Speed 33kts Pumps 5 Range 6 800nm 18 kts 5 500nm 18 kts Prinz Eugen Main Armament 8 8 60 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 12 21 in 4x3 Armour Belt 3 25 in Armour Deck 3 25 in Armour Main Guns 6 25 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 6 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 12 Medium 8 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 Complement 1600 GERMAN SHIPS Displacement 5 600 tons Length 509 ft Max Speed 30 kts Range 5 300nm 18 kts Main Armament 8 5 9 in 55 8x1 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 4 21 in 2x2 Armour Belt 1 5 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 2 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult none Aircraft none CAEMDEN Beam 47 DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 3 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 650 Displacement 6 650 tons Length 571 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 5 200nm 18 Kts Main Armament 9 5 9 in 60 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 12 20 in 4x3 Armour Belt 2 75 in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 1 25 in Armour Secondary G
18. 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 750 CAJ OAN D ARC Displacement 6496 tons Beam 58 ft Length 557 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 25 kts Pumps 4 Range 5 200nm 11 kts Main Armament 8 6 1 55 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 2 21 7 in 2x1 Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 1 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 11 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 648 FRENCH SHIPS 37 CAALGERIE Displacement 10 000 tons Beam 68 ft 7 in Length 590 ft 6 in DC Partys 4 Max Speed 31 kts Pumps 4 Range 8 700nm 15 kts Main Armament 8 8 in 50 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 7 in 2x3 Armour Belt 4 75 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 3 75 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 3 75 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 Cruise Speed 15 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 16 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 Complement 748 CABERTIN Displacement 5886 tons Beam 53 ft Length 580 ft 11 in DC Partys 4 Max Speed 34 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 600nm 15 Kts Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Cap
19. 3x3 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Very Large 10 Armour Belt 3 5 in Large 0 Armour Deck 2 in Medium 0 Armour Main Guns 2 in Small 10 Armour Secondary Guns none Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 855 Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none BRITISH SHIPS Displacement 8 800 tons Length 538 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 12 500nm 12 kts Main Armament 9 6 in 50 XXIll 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 3 5 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 2 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none 31 CATIGER Beam 64 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 10 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 18 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 867 BRITISH DD Beam 32 36 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 2 S T Class Medium 0 Small 2 4 OPQR Class Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 138 225 BRITISH SHIPS BRITISH FLEET DD Beam 37 37 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns
20. 6 in 53 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 4 21 in 2x2 Large 6 Armour Belt 3 5 in GE 0 Armour Deck 1 in Small 8 Armour Main Guns 3 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 2 Armour Conning Tower 4 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 2 Aircraft 2 Complement 650 ITALIAN SHIPS 57 CADAOSTA Displacement 8 317 tons Beam 57 ft Length 613 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 37 kts Pumps 4 Range 5 600nm 18 kts Main Armament 8 6 53 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 4 in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 3 5 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 694 CAABRUZZI Displacement 9 940 tons Beam 62 ft Length 614ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 34 kts Pumps 4 Range 5 600nm 18 Kts Main Armament 10 6 in 53 2x3 2x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 5in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 3 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 2 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 8 Aircraft Hanger
21. CAARETHUSA Displacement 5 220 tons Beam 51 ft Length 480 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 6 500nm 16 kts Cruise Speed 16kts Main Armament 6 in 50 XXII 3 2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Very Large 4 Armour Belt 2 2 in Large 0 Medium 0 Armour Deck 2 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 1 Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 1 Aircraft 1 Complement 500 CASOUTHAMPTON Displacement 9 100 Beam 62 ft Length 558 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 11 000nm 12 kts Cruise Speed 12 kts Main Armament 12 6 in 50 XXIl 4x3 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 dd Large 8 Armour Belt 4 5 in Gerd 0 Armour Deck 2 in Small 8 Armour Main Guns 2 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 3 Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 3 Aircraft 3 Complement 748 BRITISH SHIPS Displacement 9 400 tons Length 558 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 11 000nm 12 kts Main Armament 12 6 in 50 XXII 4 3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 4 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 CAGLOUCESTER Bea
22. Cap 2 Complement 950 Range 8 600nm 13 kts Main Armament 8 15 in 42 4x2 Secondary Armament 12 6 45 12x1 casemate Torpedoes none 4 21 in fixed Royal Oak Armour Belt 13 in Armour Deck 3 in 4 in Royal Oak Armour Main Guns 13 in Armour Secondary Guns 6 in Armour Conning Tower 11 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 13 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 2 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 950 BRITISH SHIPS BB RENOWN Displacement 30 750 tons Beam 102 ft Length 750 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 31 Kts 28 kts Repulse Range 3 650nm 10 kts Main Armament 6 15 42 3x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 6 in Armour Deck 5 75 in Armour Main Guns 9 in Armour Secondary Guns 2 in none Repulse Armour Conning Tower 3 in 10 in Repulse Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 10 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 0 Medium 3 2 Repulse Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 1000 BB HOOD Displacement 42 462 tons Beam 104 ft Length 860 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 31 kts Pumps 5 Range 8 500nm 14 kts Main Armament 8 15 in 42 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 12
23. Great Naam BaTTLES VoLUME BURNING STEEL Tutorial New Information and Reference CONTENTS Trandation of Speech in GNBA ABrief History of theAHanticWar Ships oU 13 British dee tee d p teta eg 13 French eoo eee ec rv E XP S 33 RUSAN zcv eur EE pa X 40 IMA Aa de ed db m 44 avere DUA SAA AWA VWAWA 52 Transports AA AUA 59 TROOP AAA AAA 60 PRELUDE TOWAR GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL IV BURNING STEEL is a strategic simulation of naval combat in the European theater duringWorld War 11 As such you manage tasks that would normally be carried out by hundreds of trained officers and enlisted men In GNB IV wehave attempted to recreate the fleets of the major naval powers and provide both the historical and hypothetical engagments in which they would play a role The Allied shipping convoys and their escort fleets the Axisfleet s rolein theinvasion of Norway theisland carrier of Malta these battles are yours to recreate TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate a task force launch planes for a search mission and launch tor pedoes at an enemy Gunnery is handled by the games artificial intelligence although if you want to handle gunnery manually refer to the M ain Gunnery Control section on page 43 of your user s manual This sce nario is a head to head conflict between a handful of ship
24. Range 9 000nm 18 kts Main Armament 8 8 in 50 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 4x2 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 2 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 Beam 68 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 Complement 781 Displacement 11 680 tons Length 557 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 9 000nm 18 Kts Main Armament 8 8 in 53 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 6 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 3 5 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 6 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Beam 63 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 6 Medium 0 Small 8 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 841 ITALIAN SHIPS no historical referenceavailable 55 CABOLZANO Displacement 10 890 tons Beam 68 ft Length 646 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 36 kts Pumps 4 Range 9 000n 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 8 8 53 4 2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 8 21 in 4x2 Very Large 16 Armour Belt 3 in Large 4 Medium 0 Armour Deck 2
25. acity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Main Armament 9 6 in 50 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 7 in 2x3 Large 8 Armour Belt none Medium 0 Armour Deck 1 Small 8 Armour Main Guns 1 Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns 1 in Armour Conning Tower 1 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 711 FRENCH SHIPS CAGALISSONNIERRE Displacement 7 600 tons Length 589 ft Max Speed 31 kts Range 5 500nm 14 kts Main Armament 9 6 50 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 4 21 7in 2x2 Armour Belt 4 in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 4 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 3 75 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 4 Beam 57 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap 4 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 4 Complement 764 DD FLEET Displacement 2126 2884 tons Beam 37 42 ft Length 393 430 ft DC Partys 3 Max Speed 36 kts Pumps 3 39 kts MOGADOR Class Range 3650nm 18 kts 4 000nm 18 kts MOGADOR Class Main Armament 5 5 5 0 5x1 8 5 5 in 40 4 2 MOGADOR Class Secondary Armament AA only 3x3 LE FANTASQUE Class 10 21 7 in 2x32 MOGADOR Class Armour Belt none Armour Deck none Armour Main Guns
26. act to ascertain the composition of the enemy forces Left click on the icon for a report on contents of the enemy TF Your aircraft continue to shadow the enemy ships until they must return to baseto refuel At higher levels of difficulty your search planes may lose contact As 01 nears the enemy ships you can zoom in using the button and center the view by pressing the Ctrl key moving the hand cursor between the forces and left clicking Refine your intercept course usingthe Set Plot procedure described earlier Even though search aircraft find a Contact the enemy ship and task force icons do not appear until spotted by a surface ship or until they are attacked by aircra ft CloselIn The enemy is at extreme range now so the distance will need to be closed in order to make launching torpe does more practical The game speed setting drops to 1 and the game pauses automatically when enemy ships come into view It would take hours to close the distance at that rate so increase the game speed using Alt T or left clicking on the 1 button next to the redSTOP button to open the Game Speed window and increase the game speed to 3 or A accelerated mode until you are within range As the enemy TF becomes visible adjust TF 015 course to run as close to parallel as possible so that both of your ships may fire You may need to pause and resume a few times to achieve this Plot a course that brings you close to the English ships w
27. afford the resources to construct the P Class and H Class replacements The Italian navy though well equipped was outnumbered by the British and was no match for the air power it encountered The true wild card for the war was the French navy Her destruction by the Royal Navy prevented the Italians and Germans from creating a force that would have outnumbered and overwhelmed the British We hope you enjoy our hypothetical scenarios with these fleets as well as creating your own 11 SHIP CLASSIFICATIONSAND SPECIFICATIONS BRITISH SHIPS 1 BB QUEEN ELIZABETH BB ROYAL SOVEREIGN Displacement 31 795 tons Beam 90 ft 6 in Displacement 29 950 tons Beam 88 ft 6 in Length 645 ft DC Partys 5 Length 620 ft 8 in DC Partys 5 Max Speed 24 kts 23 kts Warspite Pumps 5 Max Speed 22 kts Pumps 5 Range 8 500 nm 12 kts Main Armament 8 15 in 42 10x2 8 6 in 45 XII 8x1 casemate Warsprite 12 6 in 45 XII 12x1 casemate Barham and Malaya Torpedoes none Armour Belt 13 in Armour Deck 5 in Armour Main Guns 13 in Armour Secondary Guns 2 in 6 Warsprite Barham and Malaya Armour Conning Tower 3 in 11 in Barham 5 in Malaya Aircraft 2 Catapult 1 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 20 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing
28. dary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 2x4 9 21 in 3x3 TASKENT Class Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 38 45 ft DC Partys 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 2 0 TASHKENT class Large 2 6 TASKENT Class Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 250 RUSSIAN SHIPS DD DESTROYERS Displacement 1670 2240 tons Length 370 387 ft Max Speed 37 kts 36 kts STOROZHEVOI 42 kts OPYTNYI Range 1 800nm 20 kts Main Armament 4 5 1 50 4x1 3 5 1 50 3x1 OPYTNYI Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 8 21 in 2x4 OPYTNYI Armour Belt none Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns 1 in Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 23 38 ft DC Partys 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 2 5 OGNEVOI 7 OPYTNYI Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 197 250 GERMAN SHIPS BB SCHLESIEN Displacement 13 993 tons Length 419 ft Max Speed 18 kts Range 4 800nm 12 kts Main Armament 4 11
29. dary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none 51 Beam 39 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 18 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large Varies Medium Varies Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 313 321 ITALIAN SHIPS 52 BB CAVOUR Displacement 22 992 tons Beam 92 ft Length 557 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 28 kts Pumps 4 Range 4 800nm 10 kts Main Armament 10 12 in 44 2x3 2x2 Secondary Armament 12 47 in 50 12x1 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 10 in Armour Deck 4 5 in Armour Main Guns 10 in Armour Secondary Guns 5 in Armour Conning Tower 11 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 12 Medium 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 1200 Displacement 22 956 tons Length 554 ft Max Speed 26 kts Range 4 800nm 10 kts Main Armament 10 12 in 44 2x3 2x2 Secondary Armament 12 5 3 45 12x1 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 10 in Armour Deck 4 in Armour Main Guns 11 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 11 in Catapult none Aircraft none BB DORIA Beam 92 DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Ver
30. e bridge of each ship The default setting enables the ships to fire if necessary you are at war after all ChangingCourse Left click on theNAV button on the Status bar to change from the Ships panel to the Navigation panel Left click on the Manual button to take control of the bridge TheSET SPEED and SET ORDERS buttons become active Left click on theSET ORDERS button In the Set Orders window that opens are nine possible choices Select Plot Course and left click on OK The black line disappears which indicated TF 015 previous course You are now prompted to set the way points of your course The cursor changesto a cross shape which you should place on theMap panel at a point near the map edge slightly north of due west You can set up to ten way points but for now one will do You can left click on REPLOT LAST if you want to change the plot When you are satis fied left click theOK button Ready Search Aircraft Movethe cursor which is now a pair of brackets over to France and left click on it the Base Summary panel appears Right click or press Esc and the Menu bar appears at thetop of the screen Acti vate theSTATIONS menu by left clicking on itand then left click on theAIR OPS selection or press F6 This opensthe Summary panel which liststhe planes under your command In order for aircraft to fly they must be readied for specific missions Left click on theREADY button at the bottom ofthe Summary panel The Ready Aircraft wind
31. e the settings from Short to Medium or Longin order to be effective Click on the fire button and your torpedoes are away If you click on the handles to the left or right of the mount you can bring up a second mount if available This must be set to manual and then using the process described above you can launch another spread of torpedoes if the enemy ships are the correct target zone If you look through the scope you should be able to see the enemy ships If you switch back to the Ship Bridge station or Flagbridge station one with a map you can actually see the tor pedoes you just fired speeding on their way With luck you ll see one of Her Majesty s finest sink from your hits NEWINFO Tutorial Options You can continueto fight out this scenario using your remaining torpedoes and gunnery or usethe orders setting on the Navigation panel to order your ships to Return to Base For more practice try the same sce nario at a higher difficulty level or from the Allied side If you lost this time try it again at the lower difficulty level or try arming your JU87 dive bomber planes by selecting the Dive Bomb Ship mission rather than the Search mission Scenario Descriptions This scenario was not completed until after the user s manual had goneto press Battleof Bergen TIME April 15 1940 LOCATION North Sea between Denmark and the Norwegian city of Bergen AXIS FORCE BB s Scharnhorst Gneisenau CA s Lutzow Scheer Admira
32. eed 14 kts Pumps 1 Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none 59 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 30 000 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 4 Medium 4 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 404 TRANSPORT 2 Displacement 13 095 tons Beam 63 ft Length 435 ft DC Partys 1 Max Speed 14 kts Pumps 1 Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 30 000 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 4 Medium 4 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 404 TROOP TANKER Displacement 13 095 tons Length 435 ft Max Speed 14 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none TROOP Beam 63 ft DC Partys 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 30 000 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 4 Medium 4 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap no
33. eturned con trol to the Germans if it were not for the fact that Italy had been defeated With the Kriegsmarine forced to fighttheWermacht and Luftwaffefor increasingly scarce resources material and support quickly faded June 1944 to War s End Thefinal phase of the Atlantic war is crystallized in the D Day invasion Admiral Doenitz ordered all U Boats to concentrate on cross Channel activity in early June but only four were able to reach their objectives due to a concentration of Allied air and sea power With the Channel sealed the Allies were free to land a massive invasion force with the lack of access to the Atlantic the sea war was effectively over for the Germans Though limited U Boat activity continued through 1945 resources and equipment became so scarce that members of the Luftwaffe were transferred to the U Boat arm in order to provide personnel for the remaining ships The credit for the British and American victory goes in part to planning and in part to resources The determi nation of the Allied naval forces kept shipping lanes open in spite of the deadly U Boats the untapped resources the Americans brought both directly and through the Lend Lease Act pumped up the British just enough to keep them alive Save for the U Boat wolf packs the German navy was neutralized by the end of 1942 The heavy losses in Norway and the destruction of capital ships early on meant an uphill war of attrition for the Germans who could not
34. g around the British Isles It was clear that unless relief cameto the British the Kriegsmarine would dominatethe Atlantic and seal Europes fate In March of 1941 the United States passed the Lend Lease act 50 year old destroyers were given to Great Britain and the Allied cause in return for 99 year leases of naval bases in the Caribbean Bahamas and Canada This infusion of new ships was enough to keep victory out of Axis hands The phase cameto an end with the sinking of the Bismarck in May of 1941 off of Denmark At the sametime the Allies had made significant progress on breaking the German codes especially through the capture of the U 110 submarine early in May of 1941 Code books and the German Enigma machine were now in the hands of the British and the pride of the German naw was lying at the bottom of the North Sea June 1941 December 1942 The next phase of the battle is one of a cat and mouse game with each side remaining fairly equal Though the entry of the U S into the war brought increased strength to the Allied navy the German U Boats kept their impact to a minimum The introduction of RAF anti submarine planes occasionally alleviated the pres sure of the Axis forces January 1943 May 1943 Rommel s defeat in North Africa was key to the Allies in containing Axis expansion to supply the effort nearly gave the Germans control of the Atlantic As Allied ships were diverted to protect convoys in the M editerranean the A
35. he up and down arrows next to the name of the ship in the menu at the bottom of all screens except the Flagbridge screen or by using the Page Up and Page Down key on the keyboard When you have closed to within 15 000 yards slow the game speed down to speed 1 Switch to the Prinz Eugen and examinetheTorpedo Mount station by pressing F5 The numbered green lights and switches arethe actual tubes availableon this mount in this case five tubes Pausethe gameto give yourself timeto consider your choice of targets and set the mount to manual by left clicking on the Auto M anual switch on the upper left cor ner of the mount The other dials and switches control the range setting spread and target direction To set a target click on the black box under the Compute button there may be a contact name or ships namethere already This brings up atarget list for you to select a from by left clicking on it On the edgeof the compass dial you will noticea thick red line this indicates the actual position of the target ship in relation to your ship The thin white line indicates the direction of fire of the torpedoes and the orange area indicates the mounts firing arc Left click on Compute to automatically compute and updatethe range and heading calculations needed to fire your torpedoes If the thin white line is in the orange zone you are ready to fire Check the range to target and compare it to the range settings for your torpedoes You may have to chang
36. his point though not over until after D Day was fought mainly between U Boats and Allied convoys The entire war can be broken down into seven periods September 1939 May 1940 Phase One saw some of the more impressive battles of the war includingthe sinking of the Courageous and Royal Oak as well as the Admiral Graf Spee The loss of the Graf Spee was a bad omen for the German navy but the successes of the U Boats throughout this period promised to keep it a close fight The end of Phase One comes with the defeat of France Germany now had naval bases along the Atlantic France and the North Sea Norway a serious threat to the Great Britain Germany s Prize Ordinance called for U Boatsto stop all enemy or neutral shipping and search for any war supplies It was set in place to avoid direct confrontation as had been policy in World War One Knowing that this policy drew theU S into the first war the Prize Ordinance was meant to deter overly anxious submarine captains by restricting their options By the end of Phase One however U Boats were freely attacking enemy shipping without reservation June 1940 May 1941 The second phase of the war was one dominated by the Axis powers Italy declared war on France and Britain 10June 1940 which dealt a serious blow to English convoy action throughout the Mediterranean The free dom the German U Boats now enjoyed with their multitude of bases allowed wolf packs to wreak havoc to any shippin
37. ing Tower 3 in Catapult none Aircraft none Beam 44 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 4 Medium 1 Small 0 Aircraft Hanager Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 460 CACARLISLE Displacement 4 290 tons Beam 44 ft Length 452 ft 6 in DC Partys 4 Max Speed 29 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 560nm 20 Kts Main Armament 5 6 in Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 4x2 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 3 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 4 Medium 1 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 432 BRITISH SHIPS no historical reference available no historical reference available CAHAWKINS Displacement 9 750 tons Beam 65 ft Length 605 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 560nm 20 kts Cruise Speed 20 kts Main Armament 7 7 5 45 7x1 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 4 21 in Very Large 4 Armour Belt 3 in Large 0 Medium 19 Armour Deck 1 5 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap none Armour Conning Tower 3 in Launch Cap none Catapult none La
38. ithin 15 000 yards TF 01 will be firing back if the Fire button is active on the Ships panel When you are not actively changing the course settings switch back to the Ships panel using the SHIPS button From here you can move to the bridge of individual shipsin order to operate their guns and tor pedoes Double left click on the first destroyer on your ship list to select it and change to the Ship Bridge station for that ship Left click on the TORP button on the bottom menu Switch the control to Manual and you should be ready to begin your attack LauncdhingTorpedoes Resume the game remember the green GO button and allow your ships to close to a parallel position less than 15 000 yards from the enemy and then pausethe action Gunnery and Torpedo Stations start under computer control so to take over manual control you need to select the Torpedo Mount station using thetop menu or press F5 and switch the control to Manual Please note that this only allows you to manually control the tor pedoes on this ship Unlike navigation and gunnery torpedoes must be controlled from each individual ship If you wantto manually control the torpedoes for each ship in your task force you need to access each ship sep arately and switch the torpedo stations to manual You can switch to another ship s bridge in one of four ways by usingthe Ships button on the Flag Bridge by usingthe map screen to click on a different ship icon in your task force by clicking on t
39. l Hipper Blucher Prinz Eugen Emden Konigsberg Karlsruhe Kolin Leipzig Nurnberg 21 destroyers 5 troop transports ALLIED FORCE BB s Queen Elizabeth Royal Sovereign Resolution Renown Repulse Hood Nelson Rodney King GeorgeV CAs Enterprise Cornwall Cumberland Suffolk Devonshire Shropshire Mauritius Southmpton Liverpool Manchester Belfast 23 destroyers In April of 1940 British spotting planes noticed an increase in ship traffic at the German port of Kiel but did not have a measure aginst which to compare its size As it turns out this ship traffic was the Kriegsmarine set ting off for the invasion of Norway In this hypothetical scenario the Royal Navy is dispatched to investigate theGerman build up TRANSLATION OF SPEECH INGNBA ENGLISH GERMAN ITALIAN FRENCH Enemy aircraft spotted sir Enemy spotted sir fire sir Enemy ship sinking sir Evading torpedoes sir Torpedo spotted Sir Launching aircraft sir Transferring to another ship sir Ship sinking sir Feindflugzeug gesichtet Herr Kapitan Feindkontakt Her Kapitaen Hauptgesch tzeer ffnen Feuer Herr Kapitan Torpedos gefeuert Herr Kapitan cucu eae us E Kapit n Weiche Feindtorpedos aus Herr Kapitan Torpedo gesichtet Herr Kapit n Flugzeug gestartet Herr Kapit n Schiffwechsel wird vollzo gen Herr Kapit n Schiff sinkt Herr Kapit n Jaw
40. m 62 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 8 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 Complement 800 Displacement 10 550 tons Length 579 ft Max Speed 33 kts Range 10 000 12 kts Main Armament 12 6 in 50 XXII 4x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 4 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult 1 Aircraft 3 CAEDINBURGH Beam 63 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 0 Medium 2 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 3 Complement 850 BRITISH SHIPS CADIDO Displacement 5 600 tons Beam 51 ft Length 485 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 5 500nm 16 kts Main Armament 6 5 25 in 45 4x2 10 5 25 in 50 5x2 Naiad Euryalus Hermione Sirious Cleopatra and Argonaut 8 4 5 in 45 4x2 Charybdis and Scylla Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 0 Small
41. n Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 1 Aircraft 1 Complement 850 CAKIROV Displacement 7880 tons Beam 58 ft Length 584 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 36 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 700nm 18 kts Cruise Speed 18 kts Main Armament 9 7 1 57 3x3 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 i Large 6 Armour Belt 2 in um 0 Armour Deck 2 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 3 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 2 Armour Conning Tower 6 in Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 2 Aircraft 2 Complement 734 RUSSIAN SHIPS CAGORKIY Displacement 8177 tons Beam 58 ft Length 626 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 35 kts Pumps 4 Range 3 700nm 18 kts Main Armament 9 7 1 in 57 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 2 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 3 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 6 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 6 Large 10 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 963 DD FLOTILLALEADERS LENNINGRAD TASHKENT CLASSES Displacement 2150 2893 tons Length 418 458 ft Max Speed 36 kts 39 kts TASKENT Class Range 1 800nm 20 Kts Main Armament 5 5 1 in 55 5x1 6 5 1 in 50 3 2 TASKENT Class Secon
42. nding Cap none Aircraft none Complement 712 CADANAE Displacement 4 970 tons Beam 45 ft Length 471 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 29 kts Pumps 4 Range 1 480nm 29 kts Cruise Speed 20 kts Main Armament 6 6 in 45 6x1 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 12 21 in 4x3 i ee 0 Armour Belt 3in a 2 Armour Deck 1 in Small 0 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap none Armour Conning Tower 3 in Launch Cap none Catapult none Landing Cap none Aircraft none Complement 450 BRITISH SHIPS no historical reference available CAEMERALD CAKENT Displacement 7 565 tons Beam 55 ft Displacement 10 900 tons Beam 68 ft Length 570 ft DC Partys 4 Length 590 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 4 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 3 850nm 20 kts Cruise Speed 20 kts Range 13 300nm 12 kts Cruise Speed 12 kts Main Armament 7 6in 50 XXIl 7x1 Cargo Capacity 0 Main Armament 8 8 50 4x2 Cargo Capacity 0 Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Secondary Armament none Anti Aircraft Guns Torpedoes 16 21 in 4x4 Very Large 5 Torpedoes 8 21 in 2x4 Very Large 4 Armour Belt 3 n Ge 0 Armour Belt 4 5 it GE 0 Armour Deck 2 in Small 0 Armour Deck 1 5 in Small 4 Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Main Guns 1 in Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Hanger Cap 1 Armour Secondary Gu
43. ne Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 404 Displacement 13 095 tons Length 435 ft Max Speed 14 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft none TANKER Beam 63 ft DC Partys 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 30 000 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 4 Medium 4 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 404 ADDITIONAL Program Installation Ben Cooley GAME CREDITS SSI Internal Testers Forrest Elam MikeHiggins LancePage External Testing Group John Beck John Bendd LeeJordan Bill Lott Roy Stubbs John Taylor Judy Weller 61
44. ns none Hanger Cap 1 Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap 1 Armour Conning Tower none Launch Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 1 Catapult 1 Landing Cap 1 Aircraft 1 Complement 450 Aircraft 1 Complement 685 25 BRITISH SHIPS 26 CAEXETER Displacement 8 390 tons Beam 58 ft Length 540 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 12 500nm 12 kts Main Armament 6 8 in 3x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 in 2x3 Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 1 5 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 2 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 630 Displacement 7 270 tons Length 522 ft Max Speed 33 kts Range 11 000nm 12 kts Main Armament 8 6 in 50 XXII 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 8 21 in 2x4 Armour Belt 4 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult 1 Aircraft 1 CALEANDER Beam 56 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 12 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 1 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Complement 570 BRITISH SHIPS 27
45. of planes separately because their speeds and ranges are dif ferent When launching morethan one type of plane each type flies at its maximum speed so slower planes may be left behind Flying Search Missions When you left click on theOK button the Set Position window opens and the cursor changes to a cross shape again Left click on the map where the center of the search arc should be about the same place that you indi cated for the course of TF 01 The Search Width window opens and the number of degrees between search planes is requested Leave the setting at the default of 10 and left click on OK A set of search flight paths become visible Thereis a wide area between theflight paths so if you reserved any planes organize another search mission but when the Search Width window opens reduce the number to 5 Left click on the green GO button to resumethe scenario You now seethe planes beginningtheir search mission with the game still in Fast mode A Priority Message notifies you when the enemy has been spotted The game pauses at this point When this message is cleared a contact icon with appears the game pauses again Left click on the TF Olicon on the map panel followed by theNAV button If the plotted course lays near the contact icon great If not then usethis opportunity to adjust your courseto intercept the enemy ships Resume the game Some of your search aircraft change course and overfly the cont
46. ohl Herr Kapit n Aereo nemico scoperto Commandante Nemica scoperto Commandante Siluri lanciato Commandante Evitando siluri Commandante Siluri scoperti Commandante Aereo lanciato Commandante Trasferendo su un altra nave Commandante Nave afondando Commandante canoni principali aprono fuoco Commandante Nave nemica affondando Commandante Avion ennemi d ect capitaine Ennemi d sch capitaine Armes principales ouvrent lefeu capitaine Torpilles lanc es capitaine Le vaisseau ennemi coule capitaine Torpilles esquiv es capitaine Torpilles d tect es capitaine L avion d colle capitaine Transfert vers un autre vaisseau capitaine Le vaisseau coule capitaine vos ordres capitaine ABRIEF HISTORY OF THEATLANTIC WAR Though the popular conception is that the Pacific was the home to the great naval conflicts of World War II the Atlantic was by far the most important theater of ship engagements The powers that controlled the sea lanes would control the land beyond it if the Allies wanted to penetrate Fortress Europa they would need to take control of the seas that surrounded it first The majority of the surface action in the Atlantic and surrounding waters took place from the onset of the war through the end of 1942 thisisthe period upon which Great Naval Battles Vol IV sets its focus The naval war from t
47. ow opens where eight JU87 and four DO217 aircraft await your command Currently the J U 87 s are selected as shown by the yellow highlight Usethe or arrows next to the mission display until the display reads Search Left click on the scroll arrows until eight Walruses are being readied Select the DO217 line and repeat the process until all aircraft are being readied for search missions Left click on the OK button The summary panel now shows that planes arefueling and will be ready in thirty minutes You are now ready to left click on the green GO button on the Message bar to begin the scenario Begin Scenario After a few seconds the game notifies you that there are no enemy ships or aircraft visible When you clear this message the game shifts into Fast speed mode once you encounter the enemy the game speed drops back down to whatever setting is displayed in the lower right of the screen TF 01 will move across the map and the Ready Time counter on the Summary panel approaches 00 00 When your planes are ready the game notifies you and suspends itself the red STOP button is replaced by the green GO button The bottom of the Summary panel should now havetwo buttons active UNREADY and LAUNCH Left click on the LAUNCH button and the Launch Aircraft window opens Select the aircraft to be launched the same way that you selected air craft to be readied by using the scroll arrows You may wish to launch the two different types
48. peed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large Medium 5 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap 60 Launch Cap 30 Landing Cap 60 Complement 1585 BRITISH SHIPS 21 CV UNICORN Displacement 14 750 tons Beam 90 ft Length 640 DC Partys 6 Max Speed 24 kts Pumps 6 Range 7 000nm 14 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 4 in Armour Deck 2 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns 1 in none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 35 Cruise Speed 14 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 16 Aircraft Hanger Cap 35 Launch Cap 17 Landing Cap 35 Complement 1200 CV COLOSSUS Displacement 13 190 tons Beam 80 ft Length 695 DC Partys 6 Max Speed 25 kts Pumps 6 Range 8 500nm 20 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in 1 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 37 Cruise Speed 20 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 24 Aircraft Hanger Cap 37 Launch Cap 18 Landing Cap 37 Complement 1300 BRITISH SHIPS no historical reference available Displacement 11 400 tons Length 495 ft Max
49. s Range 4 800nm 16 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 7 in Armour Deck 3 5 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 21 CV EAGLE Beam 94 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 4 Medium 2 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 21 Launch Cap 10 Landing Cap 21 Complement 950 CVHERMES Displacement 10 850 tons Beam 70 ft Length 598 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 28 kts Pumps 6 Range 4 480nm 16 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 1 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 15 Cruise Speed 16 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 2 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 20 Launch Cap 10 Landing Cap 20 Complement 664 BRITISH SHIPS CVFURIOUS Displacement 22 450 tons Beam 90 ft Length 786 ft DC Partys 6 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 6 Range 5 610nm 16 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 3 in Armour Deck 3 Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower
50. s Range 14 000nm 10 kts Main Armament 16 4 5 in 45 8x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 30 Beam 96 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 0 Medium 6 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 33 Launch Cap 16 Landing Cap 33 Complement 1229 BRITISH SHIPS CVINDOMITABLE Displacement 23 080 tons Length 754 ft Max Speed 31 kts Range 13 000nm 10 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 45 Beam 96 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 10 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 0 Medium 6 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 45 Launch Cap 22 Landing Cap 45 Complement 1392 CVIMPLACABLE Displacement 23 450 tons Length 766 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 11 300nm 14 kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none Armour Belt 4 5 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 60 Beam 96 ft DC Partys 6 Pumps 6 Cruise S
51. s designed to give you a handle on the basics before you take on a larger engagement Begin by selecting SCENARIO from the Game Options window which opens the Difficulty window Select the INTERMEDIATE difficulty setting You may chooseBEGINNER if you wish if you do so the German taskforce TF is the gray icon on the map the British taskforce is blue OnINTERMEDIATE you will have to search for the enemy Next select AXIS in the Select Side window by left clicking on the German flag or the highlighted Axis button Once you select your side the Tutorial scenario should display in the Select Scenario if it does not left click on theNEXT button until the scenario description reads Tutorial Oncethis displays in the window left click on LOAD The first screen you see after loading the scenario is the Flagbridge screen for this Task Force the Bismarck is the flagship You arein command of a task force consisting of two ships the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen The Flagbridge screen is where you plot the movement of your task force and give orders to other forces at your command On the Map panel the black line leading to the northwest shows TF 015 currently plotted course and the white numbers the lower left corner show the zoom level is H50xV37 Use the button at theupper right corner of the Map panel to zoom out until a German flag appears to the east of your TF Thisis your base at France at which your search aircraft are stationed
52. tlantic convoys were left with only minimal protection In March of 1943 only 30 of Allied ships reached port safely With over 100 U Boats in the waters of the North Sea and Atlantic this danger can be easily understood Victory in Africa brought relief to the Atlantic convoys but the true end of this phase was the withdrawal of the majority of the U Boats for refitting and upgradingto their German ports June 1943 August 1943 Asthe majority of the German U Boats were in dock for upgrades the Allies began a concentrated air cam paign to destroy submarines off the coasts of Britain and France The German response was to equip U Boats hastily with AA armament and send out Ju88 s to deal with Allied attacks neither were successful September 1943 May 1944 The upgraded U Boats returned to service armed with new homing torpedoes improved radar detection and the schorchel air mast this device allowed for the submarines to recharge their batteries while running submerged In spite of the advanced new U Boats thetide had shifted to the Allies 10 The German navy lost her two last great battleships the Tirpitz and Scharnhorst duringthis time as the British navy had time to recoup during the absence of the full U Boat fleet It was during this time that the Germans began work on the next generation of U Boats the Type and type XXIII as well astheWalther engine Type XVII These submarines would have most likely r
53. uns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Beam 50 DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 8 Medium 8 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 850 GERMAN SHIPS CALEIPZIG Displacement 6 515 tons Beam 53 ft Length 581 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 32 kts Pumps 5 Range 5 700nm 18 kts Main Armament 9 5 9 in 60 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 12 21 in 4x3 Armour Belt 2 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 25 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 850 Displacement 6 520 tons Length 595 ft Max Speed 32 kts Range 5 700nm 18 kts Main Armament 9 5 9 in 60 3x3 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 12 21 in 4x3 CANURNBERG Beam 54 ft DC Partys 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Armour Belt 6 de Medium 8 Armour Deck Tin Small 0 Armour Main Guns 3 251 Aircraft Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 4 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing
54. ur Deck 75 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 1 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 CATROUIN Beam 57 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 4 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 578 Displacement 10 000 tons Length 626 ft Max Speed 34 kts Range 5 000nm 15 kts Main Armament 8 8 in 50 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes 6 21 7 in 2x3 Armour Belt 1 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 1 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 CADUQUESNE Beam 62 ft DC Partys 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Medium 0 Small 12 Aircraft Hanger Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Complement 605 FRENCH SHIPS CASUFFREN Displacement 9 938 tons Beam 64 ft Length 637 ft DC Partys 4 Max Speed 31 kts Pumps 4 Range 4 600nm 15 kts Main Armament 8 8 in 50 4x2 Secondary Armament none Torpedoes none 12 21 7 in 4x3 SUFFREN only Armour Belt 2 in Armour Deck 1 in Armour Main Guns 1 in Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower 1 in Catapult 1 Aircraft 2 Cruise Speed 15 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 8 Medium
55. y Large 10 Large 15 Medium 20 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 1200 ITALIAN SHIPS no historical reference available BB LITTORIO Displacement 40 724 tons Beam 107 ft Length 780 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 30 kts Pumps 5 Range 4 700nm 14 kts Main Armament 9 15 in 50 3x3 Secondary Armament 12 6 55 4x3 Torpedoes none Armour Belt 11 in Armour Deck 6 5 in Armour Main Guns 14 in Armour Secondary Guns 11 in Armour Conning Tower 11 in Catapult none Aircraft none Cruise Speed 14 Kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 20 Medium 16 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap none Launch Cap none Landing Cap none Complement 1830 1950 CVAQUILA Displacement 23 130 tons Beam 97 ft Length 6759 ft DC Partys 5 Max Speed 30 Kts Pumps 5 Range 8 500nm 18 Kts Main Armament none Secondary Armament AA only Torpedoes none Armour Belt 6 in Armour Deck 3 in Armour Main Guns none Armour Secondary Guns none Armour Conning Tower none Catapult none Aircraft 51 Cruise Speed 18 kts Cargo Capacity 0 Anti Aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 12 Medium 132 Small 0 Aircraft Hanger Cap 51 Launch Cap 25 Landing Cap 51 Complement 1400 ITALIAN SHIPS Displacement 10 344 tons Length 646 ft Max Speed 36 kts
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