STRATEGIC SEGMENT
Escorts
Expend Special Option Points
Air Search (Area): Contact: Draw 2, choose 1 Convoy card.
Supply Ships (Area): Refit: -2 Stress to U-Boat.
Intelligence (Area): Contact: +2 modifier.
Priority R&R (Port): -4 Stress to all U-Boats at Port
Adv. Torpedoes (Port): 1/2 SO per FAT/T5 Torpedo
Special Missions:
Mine (Port): Replace Torpedoes with Mines
Attack (fit): May conduct Special Attack
Raider (fit): May conduct Raider Attack
OPERATIONS SEGMENT
1. Move U-Boats (unfit must move towards closest Port)
2. Resolve Event Cards (Moving / Patrolling)
3. Resolve Special Missions
TACTICAL SEGMENT
For each fit U-Boat not in Port.
Contact Phase
1. Determine # of Contacts: Roll a die, check Contacts table.
+2 Intel Counter (except Electronics damage)
+1 Searcher ability
-2 per U-Boat Warning Counter in Area
-2 Attacked Counter
+X Event Card Modifiers
2. No Contact: Place U-Boat in Searched box.
Start new Tactical Segment with next U-Boat.
3. Place Contact counter
4. Place U-Boat Warning counter (max. 1 per Area)
5. Draw Convoy Card (Contact counter -1), don´t resolve conditions.
Draw 2, keep 1 if Air Search in Area
6. Optional: Retreat: go to Post-Combat Resolution Phase.
7. Tactical Set-Up: Place Battle Location counter
Set-up Ships on Tactical Display per the Convoy card
Infiltrator U-Boats may set-up in Long, Medium and Short Range.
8. Draw Convoy Card: Resolve special conditions.
9. Set-up U-Boat on Tactical Display
10. Form Wolfpacks:
Purchase Radio Call (SO): U-Boats join automatically, or
Roll on Wolfpack table.
Modifier: -2 Attacked counter.
11. Reveal unknown ships in range 0-2.
Combat Resolution Phase
Movement
1. Move U-Boats
• Change between surfaced or submerged
• Move up to Speed rating (-1 per Engine damage).
• Reveal unknown ships in range 0-2.
Optional: Silent Running (only detected submerged U-Boats):
Place Silent Running counter. Lag Movement speed = 0.
Roll die: d10 ≤ Evasion: remove Detected counter.
d10 > Evasion: + 2 Stress. Cannot attack this turn.
2. Lag Movement
• Choose Reference Ship:
Merchant, Lone, Naval (Escort if no other) with highest speed
• Move all ships and U-Boats relative to reference.
U-Boat Speed is printed Speed down to 0 (your choice).
-1 per Engine damage
0 if unfit (must exit as directly as possible)
0 if Silent Running
• Reveal unknown ships in range 0-2.
3.
Resolve Detection and Movement for each Escort in any order
Escort Detection:
Surface U-Boat: Detection Range: 0-2
Submerged U-Boat: Detection Range: 0-1
+1 per Alerted counter
• Reveal detecting Escort (if unrevealed)
• After 1942: First Detection attempt by Escort:
Draw 1 Tactics counter and add to Escort.
• Roll die on Escort´s Detection rating (per U-Boat in range).
+1 per Alerted counter
-1 Escort has Light Damage
-2 Escort has Heavy Damage
+X Tactics counter
• Result ≥ Detection rating:
Place Detected counter (max.1 per U-Boat)
Escort Movement Against Detected U-Boats:
• Escort moves up to speed rating towards random detected U-Boat
• Escort stops if it enters the target U-Boat´ Area.
Escort Movement (no detected U-Boats)
• Escorts in Short Range Area:
Roll die:
1-3 Move 1 Area counter clockwise
4-7 No Movement
8-10 Move 1 Area clockwise
• Escort Convoy Areas or Medium Range Area:
Move 1 Area to random adjacent Short Range area.
• Escorts in Long Range Area:
Move to random Medium Range Area.
Attack
Aggressive U-Boats attack (except submerged with Periscope damage)
1 Torpedo Attack:
• U-Boat Attack range = 0-3
• Declare all targets and (ready) Torpedo distribution.
• Reveal ships outside of range being attacked by the U-Boat.
• Roll per target, roll 1 die per Tropedo.
-1 Per range Area away from Target
+1 Target has Heavy Damage
+X Torpedo Spread - (# Torpedoes – 1)
+Y U-Boat Torpedo Skill (TS)
Apply highest result(s) only (multiple highest results apply).
T5 Torpedo Attacks (if loaded):
• Only against Escorts. Resolve normally.
+2 T5 Torpedo bonus
FAT Torpedo Attacks (if loaded):
• Only against Convoy or Naval groups with 2+ ships.
• Randomly determine target ship (no Escort).
+1 FAT Torpedo bonus
+1 Target has Heavy Damage
+X Torpedo Spread - (# Torpedoes – 1)
+Y U-Boat Torpedo Skill (TS)
Remove all declared Torpedoes from Ready section.
2 U-Boat Gun Attacks (max. 1 per U-Boat per turn)
• Surfaced U-Boat (except if Gun damage)
• Range: 0-2.
• Use 1 Ammo. Roll die:
+1 Target has Heavy Damage
-3 Per range Area away from Target
+X U-Boat Gun Skill (GS)
3 If attacked: place Alerted counter on the Tactical Display.
4 Apply damage to the Target:
• Reference result with target´s (Torpedo or Gun) Hit numbers:
Result < 1st number Miss
Result ≥ 1st and < 2nd number Light damage
Result ≥ 2nd number AND < 3rd number Heavy damage
Result ≥ 3rd number Sunk
• Damage is cumulative Damage.
Light damage + Light damage Heavy damage
Heavy damage + Heavy damage Sunk
Enemy Ships Attack 6. Action Decision (if Contacts remaining):
1. Enemy Ship Attacks A. Do Nothing:
• Ships attack closest U-Boat (random if tied): • Clear Tactical Display
• Escort Ship: detected Surfaced U-Boat, range 0-2 • Place U-Boat in Searched Box.
• Escort Ship: detected Submerged U-Boat, range 0 B. Return to Contact Phase
• Merchant/Lone/Naval: Any Surfaced U-Boat, range 0-1 • Clear Tactical Display
• After 1942: First Attack by Escort and no Tactics counter: • Contact counter -1
Draw 1 Tactics counter and add to Escort. • Draw new Convoy card
• Determine target. • Start new Combat Resolution Phase
C. Re-Attack the Convoy (only if Merchant, not Naval)
U-Boat Reaction - Crash Dive (optional)
• Contact counter -1
• Surfaced U-Boat only.
• Remove revealed Escorts from Tactical Display
• Flip U-Boat to Submerged Side
• Place new unknown Escorts per prior Convoy Card.
• + 1 Stress point
• Remove Heavy Damaged and Sunk ships
• Roll 1 die per attack:
• Return undamaged and Light damaged ships to their positions
Result ≤ Evasion: attack canceled.
per prior Convoy Card.
Result > Evasion rating: Resolve normal surface
• Keep Alerted counters.
attack.
• May try to form new Wolfpack
U-Boat Reaction – Deep Dive (optional) D. Final Shot (on Heavy damaged ship only)
• Submerged U-Boat only. • Contact counter -1
• Place Deep Dive counter on U-Boat • Select target (Heavy damaged ship only)
• +2 Stress point to U-Boat • Remove all other Heavy damaged ships
• All Escort Attacks are canceled. • Naval: Expend 1 Ready or Stored Torpedo
• Roll die: • Other targets: Expend 1 Ready or Stored Torpedo or Gun
Result ≤ Evasion: no additional effect ammo
Result > Evasion rating: +1 Temp. Flooding damage. • Target is sunk.
Result = 10: +1 Lasting Hull damage. • Record Experience Points and Victory Points.
• Cautious U-Boats cannot attack this turn. • No Stress to U-Boat
5. Action Decision (no Contacts remaining):
Attack Resolution (if not canceled)
• Clear Tactical Display
• Determine number of hit counters drawn per Attack number
• Place U-Boat in Searched box.
(1 Heavy Hit = 2 Light Hits):
6. Post Combat for a U-Boat
-1 Light Hit per 2 Evasion rating (rounded down)
• Choose another U-Boat not in Searched box or Port
+1 Heavy Hit Surfaced, range 0
• Repeat Tactical Segment.
-1 Light Hit Attacker has Light Damage
• If all U-Boats are in Searched box or Port:
-1 Heavy Hit Attacker has Heavy Damage
Go to Refit Segment when complete.
+X Light Hits Tactics Counter
• Draw Hit counter. Apply effect. Return counter to cup:
Lasting (L): Add appropriate damage counter
REFIT SEGMENT
Stunned: Add stunned counter. 1. Promote U-Boats
Cannot attack till end of next turn • Promote, based on U-Boats Experience Points
4 Stress: +1 Stress • Check and adjust Stress Status
• Lose Experience Points used for Promotion
2. Fleet and Escort Carriers Attack 2. Patrol Limits
• Targets random surfaced U-Boat, any range. • Remove U-Boats that reached Patrol limit from play
Use Carrier´s Surface attack number. • If all U-Boats are removed from play, Campaign ends
• If no submerged U-Boat: 3. Stress Recovery
Target random detected submerged U-Boat In Port:
Use Carrier´s submerged attack number. • -X Stress per Port´s Refit line
Cautious U-Boats Attack (except Deep Dive, Silent Running, Stunned) • -1 Stress if Cool ability
• Use Attack rules for Aggressive U-Boats • Remove all Temporary damage
• Remove all Lasting damage
End of Combat Resolution Phase At Sea:
• Remove Silent Running counters • -2 Stress for U-Boats in Area with Supply Ship
• Remove Deep Dive counters. • -1 Stress if Cool ability
• If Oil Leak damage: +1 Alerted counter to Tactical Display • Remove all Temporary damage
• If there are still U-Boats and Ships on the Tactical Display: 4. At Sea Check:
Repeat Combat Resolution Phase • If Campaign is not over, and no U-Boats are at Sea: -2 VP
• If not, go to Post-Combat Resolution Phase 5. Port Restock (U-Boat at Port only):
• Reload gun ammo (6)
POST-COMBAT RESOLUTION PHASE • Reload Torpedoes (Ready and Stored)
No more U-Boats on Tactical Display
6. Sea Reload:
1. +1 Stress to each surviving U-Boat (even if retreated) that • Reload Ready Torpedoes from the Stored Torpedoes
participated in the Combat Resolution Phase. (Reduced capacity if Tubes damage)
2. Reload Ready Torpedoes from the Stored Torpedoes. 7. Reset the Campaign Map
(Reduced capacity if Tubes damage) • Remove the following counters:
3. Record U-Boat Experience Points based on ships sunk • Intelligence
4. Record U-Boat´s earned Victory Points, even if sunk. • Supply Ships
5. U-Boats that joined as Wolfpack: • U-Boat Warning
• Return Battle Location on Campaign Map. • Air Search
• +1 Attacked counter to U-Boat • Attacked
• Move U-Boats out of Searched boxes
8. Return to Strategic Segment