Tag: Cruel Seas

Cruel Seas, Profiles

Spotlight: Roberts-class Monitors

What happens if you’ve got a few 15″ battleship guns laying around? Build a monitor, of course! This week, we’re looking at the career of the Roberts-class monitor.  The term “Monitor” dates back to the 19th century and refers to a class of ship which is neither fast nor heavily armoured but carries disproportionally large…

Cruel Seas, Latest Products, Products

New: Osprey – British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat – Mediterrenean 1940-43

British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat – Mediterrenean 1940-43 View in Store Author: David Greentree Illustrator: Ian Palmer, Peter Dennis Publication Date: 16 Jun 2016 As the war in North Africa escalated, Axis war efforts became increasingly dependent on supply lines across the Mediterranean. To try to cut off these lines of supply the British…

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New: HMS Abercrombie Monitor-class + HMS Eskimo destroyer 1941

HMS Abercrombie Monitor-class View in Store Abercrombie was an upgraded version of elder sister ship Roberts. The original main gun turret was spare from Furious, fitted with two 15 inch guns type Mark I*/N. Other improvements included larger living space, more artillery reserve and increased engine room deck thickness. Abercrombie was also equipped with four…

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Cruel Seas: Armed Trawler

With the action on the coastal waters heating up, more ships are required! Consider if you will the Armed Trawler, a stopgap (or backbone) of many a navy!   View in Store In Cruel Seas, the focus may be on the fast MTB’s but these boats were also ably supported by many hundreds of other…

Cruel Seas, Resources

Announcement: Cruel Seas Errata v1

Since the release of Cruel Seas, we’ve been hard at work to improve the game and address any issues that have arisen since it arrived with you. We’ve combined those improvements and corrections into this Cruel Seas Errata document. The errata is available to download by clicking the links below. If you have any questions…