Scenario 1
Rings Around Rabaul
Time: 0600, 23 February to 1800, 23 February (13 turns)
Weather: Scattered Clouds
Allied Order of Battle
CV Lexington
CA Indianapolis
CA Minneapolis
CA Pensacola
CA San Francisco
10DD
Sea Based
Planes: 12 Dauntless, 4 Devastator, 8 Wildcat
Land Based
Planes at Port Moresby: 4 Catalina, 12 P-40
Allied Ships’ Starting Postions
- All ships must begin within one hex of
the east edge of Sectors II and VI. A series of Allied Deployment counters
have been placed on the map to guide you. Please remove these after
deploying.
Japanese Order of Battle
Land Based
Planes at any or all of Gasmata, Kavient, Rabaul
and Truk: 1 Jake, 10 Kate, 8 Mavis, 12 Nell, 1 Rufe, 10 Zero
Special Rules – Allied Only
- CV Lexington and Port Moresby have radar.
- Wildcat units have a BHT of 7 for
Air-to-Air Combat.
- All 15 Allied ships must begin the game
in one TF and remain in one TF throughout the game.
- The Catalinas that begin the game at Port
Moresby may take off without restriction, but must remain in flight for
the entire game.
Special Rules – Japanese Only
- The turn after an Allied ship is
observed, the Japanese have the following planes available at Truk: 5
Betty and 5 Zero.
- Ignore the Japanese Coastwatcher symbol
on New Guinea.
- Japanese planes may not take off on turn
one.
Special Rules – Both Players
- Only the western half of the mapboard is
used. Blank red pieces have been deployed along the east edge of Sectors
II and VI to define the play area. No piece may enter or cross these. Do
not remove them.
Special Victory Conditions
- There is no Automatic Victory Level.
- The Japanese player wins immediately if
he sinks the Lexington.
- If the Lexington is not sunk, and the
Allied player has scored 4 or more hits on Rabaul and at least 20 total
points, he wins regardless of which side has scored more points.
- If neither side wins under the preceding
conditions, the Allied player must score at least 2 hits on Rabaul and 20
total points, in addition to scoring more points at game’s end, or the
Japanese player wins.