{"id":377,"date":"2017-01-06T11:08:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wessexwargamerswinchester.org\/?p=377"},"modified":"2017-01-06T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:09:06","slug":"naval-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wessexwargamerswinchester.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/06\/naval-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wessex Wargamers Winchester has always had a\u00a0long established and enthusiastic\u00a0naval wargaming interest,\u00a0with a wide range of periods and scales\u00a0featuring in various club games\u00a0over the years.<\/p>\n

These have included Napoleonics in both 1\/1200 and 1\/2400, with a complete\u00a0refight of the Battle of Trafalgar all the way down to\u00a0 one on one\u00a0frigate skirmishes. We have also played ACW riverine games in 1\/1200th scales and ironclad\u00a0clashes including the Battle of Lissa in \u00a01\/2400th scale. There is further scope for some Ancient and Medieval\u00a0naval gaming but as yet this is an area that we haven’t really explored.<\/p>\n

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A firm favourite is World War Two using Victory at Sea<\/em>, with many club players owning rival fleets of Allied and Axis warships in 1\/3000th scale.\u00a0 One\u00a0club\u00a0event\u00a0is a U Boat vs Convoy multiplayer battle organised by the resident naval enthusiast, Dickie, which has been replayed several times and is always really hard fought. There have also been a few coastal warfare games\u00a0in 1\/600th scale, which is definitely an area in which there will be more games in the not too distant\u00a0future.<\/p>\n

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We have even stretched to some none too historical but very enjoyable VSF naval gaming in the form of Aeronef<\/em>, including\u00a0a club multiplayer Scramble for Africa campaign. We’ve also been known to play a few pirate\u00a0games using Galleys and Galleons<\/em> in 1\/450th scale. There\u00a0is\u00a0even the occasional game of piratical boarding actions in 28mm, with rival pirate gangs skirmishing across the decks of scratch built pirate ships.<\/p>\n

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If you are interested in naval wargaming, drop us a line and drop into the club for an evening, where we will be happy\u00a0run\u00a0\u00a0something nautical!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wessex Wargamers Winchester has always had a\u00a0long established and enthusiastic\u00a0naval wargaming interest,\u00a0with a wide range of periods and scales\u00a0featuring in various club games\u00a0over the years. These have included Napoleonics in both 1\/1200 and 1\/2400, with a complete\u00a0refight of the Battle of Trafalgar all the way down to\u00a0 one on one\u00a0frigate skirmishes. We have also played … Continue reading Naval Games<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t