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Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社) · 1996

Clash of Steel: Battleship Engagements of WWII

Rating
6.5 /10
Votes
9
Weight
2.4 /5
Players
2
Time
120 min

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Description

First version's capital ships represented by double size counter, and Lite(second) by single size counter. (from the rules:) "Clash of Steel is a two-player game of surface naval warfare in the period 1939-1945. Engagements emphasize the role of the battleship in surface actions. Historical and hypothetical battles set in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific are presented. All the essential elements of gunnery, torpedoes, maneuvers, and damage control [sic]. In 'Clash of Steel' each player is cast in the role of an admiral commanding a fleet of ships." Twelve scenarios are included, such as sinking the Bismarck, the destruction of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir, Calabria, and many others. Rules are in Japanese; English rules are available and typically provided with the game. Other components, such as the counters, are in English.

Categories
NauticalWargameWorld War II
Mechanics
Hexagon Grid
Designers
Michael Scott Smith

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