The Archipelago - and a night attack

 One of the interesting features of the Baltic are the Skerries, or archipelago groups of islands.

They will be an important feature in the Gustavian game, but we decided to have a go and try them out for a night fighting exercise for the Herring War.  

The scenario was a torpedo attack on a coastal Battleship, at anchor.  

Night Attack 1904

A Herring War ‘shocker’ in the

Oskarrian Archipelago 

Situation

Red/Blue has decided to attack the Blue/Yellow fleet at anchor, before war is officially declared.

 

Blue/Yellow – at anchor                                               Red/Blue

Coastal Battleship                                                        TB1 & TB2

Cutter

Shore Battery 1

Lighthouse

Lightship

 

The coastal battery

The Battleship Gustav 3rd (imaginary) 

Night falls over the town and archipelago ...

The Red/Blue TB's approach in the dark, trying to avoid the lights from the lighthouse and lightship.  The prowling cat in the background is 1:1 scale, and a very sound Baltic Lutheran.

The alarm is sounded and searchlights and starshells are dployed.

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