OPERATION RAINBOW

Scenario 1: Contact, December 31, 1942
The Wehrmacht is stalled at the gates of Moscow and Hitler
has called on the Kreigsmarine to smash the Murmansk
convoys to strangle the Soviet Union. Admiral Kummetz sets
sail from Norway with a powerful fleet with plans to destroy
convoy JW 51B on its way to Murmansk from Great Britain.
The KMS Hipper will attack from the north to draw off the
escorts while KMS Lützow moves to approach from the south
and sink the hapless merchant ships.
Forces:
British
HMS Achates, HMS Onslow, HMS Obdurate, HMS
Obedient, HMS Orwell and two merchant ships
Set up: Ships set up as shown on the map.
Special Rules:
Snow Squalls – Ships shooting into, out of or through a
Snow Squall suffers a -1 to the hit dice.
Bad Weather – Due to swirling snow squalls and
deteriorating weather, splash markers are not used.
Torpedo Fear – Whenever the Admiral Hipper is fired at by
a torpedo it must check its morale during the morale phase
even if the torpedo missed.
Merchant Ships – The merchants may only move directly
forward.

German Game Length: The game ends when either both merchants
KMS Admiral Hipper, Z4, Z16, Z-29 are sunk -or- the Hipper ends any turn with failed morale -
or- all of the German ships have left the table. (A ship that is
7 or more spaces from both merchant ships automatically
Victory: The side with the most accumulated victory points leaves the game. A ship can also exit the map off of any
from scenarios 1 & 2 wins. edge.)

German VPs: British VPs: Mini-campaign rules:

5 VPs per merchant sunk 10 VP if Hipper is sunk
2 VPs per British DD sunk 3 VP per German DD sunk
3VP is the Hipper survives but has at
least 3 damage markers.
If playing this as part of the mini-campaign then all damage
incurred in this scenario carries over to scenario 2. In
between scenarios you may roll 2d6 per non-hull damage
marker, on a 10+ it is repaired. No Captain Points may be
used. Any expended torpedoes remain expended.

Onslow Merchant Merchant

Obedient Achates Obdurate

& Orwell

Snow
Squalls

Hipper Z4 & Z29 Z16

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Scenario 2: One More Try
Admiral Kummetz’s plan was working. The British destroyers
had moved to fight the Hipper leaving the convoy
unprotected. Captain Stange commanding the Lützow had
an opening to attack but declined claiming limited visibility.
Instead he moved around the convoy to link up with Hipper.
Kummetz was not so irresolute and turned to reengage the
convoy. Little did he know that the cruisers of Force R were
about to appear behind him.
Forces:
British
HMS Achates, HMS Onslow, HMS Obdurate, HMS
Obedient, HMS Orwell, HMS Jamaica, HMS Sheffield and
two merchants
Set up: Ships set up as shown on the map. The British
player may place any surviving DDs in the spaces indicated.
The following ships enter as listed below:
• HMS Sheffield enters on turn 1 at location 1.
• HMS Jamaica enters on turn 2 at location 1.
• KMS Lützow enters on turn 2 at location 2.
• Z30 & Z31 enters on turn 3 at location 2.
• Z6 enters on turn 4 at location 2.
Special Rules:
Snow Squalls – Ships shooting into, out of or through a
Snow Squall suffers a -1 to the hit dice.
Bad Weather – Due to swirling snow squalls and
deteriorating weather, splash markers are not used.

German Torpedo Fear – Whenever the Admiral Hipper or Lützow is

KMS Admiral Hipper, Z4, Z16, Z-29 fired at by a torpedo it must check its morale during the
KMS Lützow, Z6, Z30, Z31 morale phase even if the torpedo missed.

Merchant Ships – The merchants may only move directly

Victory: The side with the most accumulated victory points
forward.
from scenarios 1 &2 wins.
British VPs:
German VPs: Game Length: The game ends when either both merchants
5 VPs per merchant sunk 10 VP if Hipper is sunk
are sunk -or- either the Hipper or Lützow have spent two
2 VPs per British DD sunk 10 VP if Lützow is sunk
3 VP per German DD sunk
consecutive turns with failed morale -or- all of the German
3 VPs per British CL sunk
3VP per German capitol ship that ships have left the table. (A ship that is 7 or more spaces
survives the scenario but has at least 3 from both merchant ships automatically leaves the game. A
damage markers. ship can also exit the map off of any edge.)

British
DD 1

Merchant British
DD

British Hipper Z4 & Z29 Z16

DD

Merchant 2 British
DDs

2
Snow
Squalls
 SPEED 3/9 SHOOTING 8 HULL 11

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, All Diamonds
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-7, K-A
vs. DD: Spades 2-9, J-A, Clubs 2-8, J-A, Diamonds J-A

DESTROYER FLOTILLA +1 TO SHOOTING, MORALE CHECK OR

COMMODORE 4 DAMAGE REPAIR FOR EACH COMMODORE

POINT ADDED TO THE DIE ROLL. MAX. OF
ONE POINT MAY BE USED PER SHOT.
POINTS

HMS ONSLOW HMS OBDURATE HMS OBEDIENT

Morale: Heroic Captain, Morale: 4 Morale: 4
Never fails morale

REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT

DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE

Torpedoes Torpedoes Torpedoes

HMS ORWELL HMS ACHATES

Morale: 4 Morale: 4
4.7” Guns: Reroll shooting misses
when you roll doubles.

REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT

DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE

Torpedoes Torpedoes
SPEED 4 SHOOTING 7 HULL 16

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-4, J-A Torpedoes
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds K-A
vs. DD: Clubs 3-4, K-A, Spades 3-5, K-A

AVAILABLE
CAPTAIN
POINTS

MANUEVER SHOOTING DAMAGE MORALE

3 CAPTAIN +1 TO HIT FOR +1 TO ROLL +1 TO ROLL
POINTS TO EACH 2 FOR EACH FOR EACH
TURN AND CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
MOVE SHIP POINTS POINT POINT

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE PERMANENT DAMAGE

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE

2, J, K, Q, ACE MAY BE 2 = MAGAZINE

REPAIRED ON A ROLL OF
3,4 = BRIDGE
10+. IF SUCCESSFUL
DISCARD THE DAMAGE. 5-10 = HULL
J = SPEED +2
IF FAILURE ON AN EVEN DIE
Q = SPEED +1
ROLL THE CARD MAY BE
REPAIRED ON A LATER K = SHOOTING +1
TURN. IF THE ROLL IS ODD A = SHOOTING +2
THE DAMAGE MOVES TO
PERMANENT DAMAGE.
SPEED 4 SHOOTING 7 HULL 16

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-4, J-A Torpedoes
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds K-A
vs. DD: Clubs 3-4, K-A, Spades 3-5, K-A

AVAILABLE
CAPTAIN
POINTS

MANUEVER SHOOTING DAMAGE MORALE

3 CAPTAIN +1 TO HIT FOR +1 TO ROLL +1 TO ROLL
POINTS TO EACH 2 FOR EACH FOR EACH
TURN AND CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
MOVE SHIP POINTS POINT POINT

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE PERMANENT DAMAGE

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE

2, J, K, Q, ACE MAY BE 2 = MAGAZINE

REPAIRED ON A ROLL OF
3,4 = BRIDGE
10+. IF SUCCESSFUL
DISCARD THE DAMAGE. 5-10 = HULL
J = SPEED +2
IF FAILURE ON AN EVEN DIE
Q = SPEED +1
ROLL THE CARD MAY BE
REPAIRED ON A LATER K = SHOOTING +1
TURN. IF THE ROLL IS ODD A = SHOOTING +2
THE DAMAGE MOVES TO
PERMANENT DAMAGE.
SPEED 5 SHOOTING 5 HULL 23

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-4, J-A Torpedoes:
vs. CA/CL: Diamonds 5-7, Clubs 5-6, J-A, Spades 2-8, J-A
vs. DD: Clubs K-A, Spades 3-4, Q-A

AVAILABLE
CAPTAIN
POINTS

MANUEVER SHOOTING DAMAGE MORALE

3 CAPTAIN +1 TO HIT FOR +1 TO ROLL +1 TO ROLL
POINTS TO EACH 2 FOR EACH FOR EACH
TURN AND CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
MOVE SHIP POINTS POINT POINT

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE PERMANENT DAMAGE

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE

2, J, K, Q, ACE MAY BE 2 = MAGAZINE

REPAIRED ON A ROLL OF
3,4 = BRIDGE
10+. IF SUCCESSFUL
DISCARD THE DAMAGE. 5-10 = HULL
J = SPEED +2
IF FAILURE:
Q = SPEED +1
EVEN DIE ROLL THE CARD
MAY BE REPAIRED ON A K = SHOOTING +1
LATER TURN. A = SHOOTING +2
ODD DIE ROLL THE DAMAGE
MOVES TO PERMANENT
DAMAGE.
 Z6 SHOOTING 8
SPEED 3/9 Z30 & Z31 SHOOTING 7
HULL 12

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, All Diamonds
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-7, K-A
vs. DD: Spades 2-9, J-A, Clubs 2-8, J-A, Diamonds J-A

+1 TO SHOOTING, MORALE CHECK OR

DESTROYER FLOTILLA
COMMODORE 3 DAMAGE REPAIR FOR EACH COMMODORE
POINT ADDED TO THE DIE ROLL. MAX. OF
ONE POINT MAY BE USED PER SHOT.
POINTS

Z6 Z30 Z31
Morale: 5 Morale: 6 Morale: 6

REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT

DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE

Torpedoes: Torpedoes: Torpedoes:

SPEED 4 SHOOTING 6 HULL 18

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO
10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-4, J-A Torpedoes:
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds A
vs. DD: Clubs 3-4, K-A, Spades 3-5, K-A

AVAILABLE
CAPTAIN
POINTS

MANUEVER SHOOTING DAMAGE MORALE

3 CAPTAIN +1 TO HIT FOR +1 TO ROLL +1 TO ROLL
POINTS TO EACH 2 FOR EACH FOR EACH
TURN AND CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
MOVE SHIP POINTS POINT POINT

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE PERMANENT DAMAGE

REPAIRABLE DAMAGE

2, J, K, Q, ACE MAY BE 2 = MAGAZINE

REPAIRED ON A ROLL OF
3,4 = BRIDGE
10+. IF SUCCESSFUL
DISCARD THE DAMAGE. 5-10 = HULL
J = SPEED +2
IF FAILURE:
Q = SPEED +1
EVEN DIE ROLL THE CARD
MAY BE REPAIRED ON A K = SHOOTING +1
LATER TURN. A = SHOOTING +2
ODD DIE ROLL THE DAMAGE
MOVES TO PERMANENT
DAMAGE.
 Z4 & Z16 SHOOTING 8
SPEED 3/9 Z29 SHOOTING 7
HULL 12

ARMOR: The following damage cards penetrate the ship’s armor. TORPEDO 10
vs. BB/BC: All Spades, All Clubs, All Diamonds
vs. CA/CL: All Spades, All Clubs, Diamonds 2-7, K-A
vs. DD: Spades 2-9, J-A, Clubs 2-8, J-A, Diamonds J-A

+1 TO SHOOTING, MORALE CHECK OR

DESTROYER FLOTILLA
COMMODORE 3 DAMAGE REPAIR FOR EACH COMMODORE
POINT ADDED TO THE DIE ROLL. MAX. OF
ONE POINT MAY BE USED PER SHOT.
POINTS

Z4 Z16 Z29
Morale: 5 Morale: 6 Morale: 6

REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT REPAIRABLE PERMANENT

DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE

Torpedoes: Torpedoes: Torpedoes: