Prepare to add more ships to your fleet and rule the coastal waters with a new Fairmile D, MTB 624, for the Royal Navy! View in Store The Fairmile company produced a mass production vessel, which had good seagoing qualities and was used also for mine laying. The Fairmile B followed this, 398 being built…
We’ve continued our hard work to further improve Cruel Seas and to iron out any errors. These improvements and corrections have now been compiled into the latest Cruel Seas errata. The errata is available to download by clicking the links below. If you have any questions or want any further clarification, please come and talk…
As one of the Kriegsmarine’s most produced classes of ship, R-boats proved to be real workhorses, acting as minesweepers, patrol craft and rescue vessels. Designed during the inter-war period, these sleek, low-profile minesweepers were intended for in-shore work. Famed for their speed and manoeuvrability, the R-boot flotillas would serve in every theatre of the war…
Appearing from the harbour mouth glides the low-profile of the Kriegsmarine Marinefährprahm F-lighter, bristling with weapons to protect its Cruel Seas convoys… View in Store The Marinefährprahm F-lighter Originally a converted tank landing craft that was being developed for the Kriegsmarine, The Marinefährprahm F-lighter was up armoured and equipped with the extremely accurate 88mm…
View in Store A perfect harbour for any fleet, return from action to your safe harbour and a hot mug of tea before re-fueling and arming and on to your next mission. This product has the following dimensions: Jetty: 10cm x 2cm Main Dock: 26cm x 11cm This kit also comes with 2…
In dire need of naval transport, the Royal Navy looked for answers and found them with the new LST-1 Class – US landing ship-Tank. View in Store 1940 saw the end of battle in Northen France following the Dunkirk retreat. During the Dunkirk evacuation, England mobilised civilian vessels of all variants and within 9 days…
Protect your vessels and set up anti-air defences with the new Barrage Balloons! View in Store As airpower grew in strength as the war progressed, the world’s navies used any and all devices to keep strike aircraft away from their shipping, whether large or small, naval or merchantmen. The humble barrage balloon, a gas-filled bag…
At Budapest, the Danube river swells to a formidable 560m at its widest point, a mighty obstacle for the rampaging Russians. While several bridges spanned the Danube in multiple places, Soviet forces often found themselves needing to rapidly ford the river. Budapest was once two cities, divided by the mighty Danube river. Pest, on the…
The use of aircraft for coastal defence and reconnaissance is well documented throughout WWII. In Cruel Seas, they can be a powerful asset for any flotilla. We have included the most common or iconic aircraft in the rules. Increasingly during the war, they were the bane of coastal forces, particularly for the Axis who had…
This week, we’re exploring the (relatively) placid waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect setting for a myriad of Cruel Seas battles! The Mediterranean pitted the Royal Navy against the Italian Regia Marina for the first period of the war. Both navies had well-equipped light coastal forces who knew the local seas well enough, the…
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