This solo play supplement for Victory at Sea puts you in command of a US Navy squadron, tasked with interdicting the titular Tokyo Express. The Tokyo Express With their isolated garrisons in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands under sustained attack by US forces, Imperial Japanese Navy planners needed a way to resupply their embattled…
The Aleutian island chain, off Alaska’s western coast, were some of the remotest American possessions, and therefore most vulnerable to attack, as transporting a relief force would take considerable time and resources. On June 6th and June 7th 1942, the Japanese took control of the islands of Kiska and Attu, garrisoning them with men and…
Victory at Sea is the latest addition to our catalogue, allowing players to command a squadron of warships, including an aircraft carrier or two! As the design of aircraft advanced, navy tactics employing them evolved in tandem. With an aircraft carrier, a fleet gained the ability to strike at targets hundreds of miles away with…
As Victory at Sea charts a course across the Pacific Ocean, we take a look at one of the theatre’s smaller workhorses – the humble PT boat. The first PT boats were built by the Naval Division of the Electric Boat Company (Elco) in New Jersey. Later, a little larger at 78 feet, was the…
With the new starter set for Victory at Sea focusing on the Battle for the Pacific, we’re looking at fighting in the theatre in Bolt Action. A brief history of the Pacific theatre in World War II In late 1941 the war between Japan and China, began in 1937, was drawing to a bloody…
Built as a need to more effectively transport troops under the hail of American aircraft, the No.1- Class Fast Transport launches for the IJN in Cruel Seas. No. 1 Class In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Fleet was suffering from the effects of American air superiority. Though some Destroyer vessels had been converted to transports, this…
Bring your invasion fleet into shore with the powerful Imperial Japanese Navy IJN No. 101-class landing ship this June. View in Store The IJN No. 101-class landing ship The IJN had obtained information regarding the allied LCT Mk.V. involved in Operation Torch, from Germany, including some photographs and sketches. The result was the upscaled…
Making its combat debut in June 1944 the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden, with IJNAF ACE Yozo Tsuboi, is on its way for Blood Red Skies! Pre-order in Store Mitsubishi J2M ‘Raiden’ After a year correcting serious engine problems, the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (“Thunderbolt”) known by the Allied forces as “Jack”, finally arrived in front line…
The Kawanishi N1K-2 ‘Shiden Kai’, one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese, is about to enter Blood Red Skies with IJNAF ACE Kaneyoshi Muto! Pre-order in Store Kawanishi N1K-2 ‘Shiden Kai’ The Kawanishi N1K-2 ‘Shiden Kai’ (“Violet Lightning”) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force (IJNAF) land-based fighter. Known by the…
Transport your troops to the next Island you wish to conquer with the IJN Daihatsu-class landing craft! View in Store The Daihatsu-class landing craft was a 14-meter long troop transport constructed of metal and powered by a diesel engine. Potentially armed with weapons up to 37mm in size, it was quite seaworthy and could travel at 8…
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