Here again are some screens for the sequel to D2R. This time they are from the path for naval operations. Up to the Battle of the Skagerrak in 1916, there were quite a number of battles involving surface ships, which is why I have created a separate path for them in this campaign.
On 1 November 1914, the German Far East Squadron encountered a group of 4 Royal Navy ships off the Chilean coast. The 5 German cruisers were able to sink 2 British cruisers and conclude the battle victoriously.
Somewhat different from the historical course, in the 3rd round picture the British auxiliary cruiser Otranto has already been sunk after being sighted by the German light cruisers.
The light cruisers fulfil the task of reconnaissance in the campaign, similar to the historical course. They have a Recon movement and are therefore valuable figures. Once you have uncovered the enemy, this is a decisive advantage in sea battles in 'Panzer Corps'.
In the picture you can see the 5 German cruisers coming from the north. The British flagship "Good Hope" is still in the covered area to the south. In addition, the pre-dreadnought "Canopus" is approaching, but will not have any further influence on the battle as it is too slow.
After the setback at Coronel, the British Admiralty did everything in its power to hunt down the German cruisers. Two very strong battle cruisers were sent into the South Atlantic. A strong squadron of the Royal Navy gathered at the Falkland Islands. On 8 December 1914, the German squadron encountered this clearly superior opponent and was almost completely wiped out.
The picture shows the early stages of the battle during the first round. Graf Spee had intended to destroy the telegraph station at Port Stanley by a landing operation. This is also the task in this mission. The small force has already gone ashore. The reconnoitring light cruiser 'Nürnberg' has already uncovered part of the enemy fleet. In the historical course, however, Spee then broke off the attack and gave orders to turn east. However, he could not escape the faster British ships.
In the test game, I initially tried to win the scenario with the historical composition (2 cruisers, 3 light cruisers). Unfortunately, I had a similar fate as Spee in 1914: the Royal Navy shot up my ships. Since you can use 2 slots for core ships as a player, I added the battleship "Kaiser" and the "U9". Both ships and a number of others are given to the player at mobilisation. With this composition I was able to hold my own against the strong British ships. Of course, each player is free to choose whether he wants to play it strictly historically or with more balanced odds. Perhaps there is also a variant to manage it with cruisers only.
Only a few days after the Battle of the Falklands, the operation at Scarborough took place on 16 December 1914. The German navy undertook a raid on the British east coast to draw out the Royal Navy and provoke parts of it into a battle. The bombardment had limited success historically, but enemy ships could not be engaged. In the process, both sides were intent on luring the other into a trap. So it could have been a full-scale battle even then.
On the picture for turn 2 you can see the "Kolberg" laying mines together with the German battle cruiser squadron shelling the coast. On the small map for the overall view, you can see a group of British ships in the centre of the North Sea, which should cut off the German ships from returning to their home ports. Hopefully the player will succeed in bringing his ships back home.
The 4th example takes us to the Baltic Sea. Here, a massive German advance into the Bay of Riga took place in August 1915. The aim was to inflict as many losses as possible on the Russian Baltic fleet and to eliminate the British submarine base at Pernau.
The picture shows a large number of smaller and larger German ships approaching. The player has quite a few forces at his disposal here. Moreover, this is not a purely naval operation. Ground and air units are also used extensively on both sides. At the top you can see a submerged British submarine (E1), which has to fight off fierce attacks by light German units. At the beginning of the war, anti-submarine warfare was still in its infancy. A submerged submarine is not so easy to take out in this campaign either.
) "Was Neues aus dem Westen" geben könnte. WWI ???
