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

  1. 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

  1. CV Lexington and Port Moresby have radar.
  2. Wildcat units have a BHT of 7 for Air-to-Air Combat.
  3. All 15 Allied ships must begin the game in one TF and remain in one TF throughout the game.
  4. 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

  1. The turn after an Allied ship is observed, the Japanese have the following planes available at Truk: 5 Betty and 5 Zero.
  2. Ignore the Japanese Coastwatcher symbol on New Guinea.
  3. Japanese planes may not take off on turn one.

 

Special Rules – Both Players

  1. 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

  1. There is no Automatic Victory Level.
  2. The Japanese player wins immediately if he sinks the Lexington.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.