Blast up off the pitching deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the rugged F4F Wildcat! Protect the fleet from marauding Zeroes and Kates! Despite a rocky development process that led to aircraft designs being scrapped and redrawn several times, the F4F Wildcat proved to be an incredibly successful naval fighter. In the hands…
Dive back into Blood Red Skies with a brief look at the United States Army Air Force and the US Navy! Fight across two oceans in defence of Freedom! Unlike the British, Germans and Soviets, the United States did not have a separate air force. Instead, aerial combat was handled by the doughty pilots of…
Discover the US Navy in all its glory and sail your tall ships into history as the Admiral of your own fleet in Black Seas! The US Navy In 1774, because of growing tensions with Great Britain, 13 British colonies in North America created the first Continental Congress, which would later adopt the Declaration of…
Our United States Battle Line gives you the beginnings of a US Navy led by “Old Ironsides” herself, along with the USS President and the USS United States. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted View in Store Bundle Contains: Royal Navy Fleet (2 resin Overgunned Frigates, 3 plastic Frigates, 6 Brigs, 1 Bomb Ship…
We’re taking a look at boarding enemy ships in Black Seas, an invaluable technique for securing the contents of a hold, or the ship itself as a prize. There were two chief techniques of boarding in the Age of Sail. The first, and one most pertinent to Black Seas was to bring two ships close…
Black Seas enables you to select from a number of different types of ammunition. We examine their usage and impact in the game. At the start of a game of Black Seas, or at the start of a ship’s activation, you can change ammunition at any or all gun positions. Whilst this does lend ships…
We’ve a trio of new releases for Cruel Seas, the German U-Boat VIIc, the Convoy Freighter and a crippled Merchant Tanker. Let’s dive in! German U-Boat VIIc The Type VII formed the backbone of Germany’s mighty U-boat fleet throughout the Second World War, sinking vast quantities of Allied shipping but suffering horrific casualties in return….
Scratching your head over which colours to use for your US Navy fleet in cruel seas? Fear not! We at Warlord have you covered with this paint set. The paints included in the bundle, along with their general areas of application are: Vallejo Dark Blue Grey – hulls and superstructures Army Painter Crystal Blue –…
Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792–1815 View in Store Code: NVG 90 Author: Chris Henry There were many elements to British Napoleonic naval success but one of the key factors was gunnery. Other countries developed different naval weapons to fit their maritime strategies. The French and Spanish systems developed on similar lines, while those of the…
American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826 View in Store Code: NVG 79 Author: Mark Lardas By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol…
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