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General Quarters is a set of naval wargaming rules written by Lonnie Gill that were first published in the 1970s. Being quick and easy to play, they have become one of the most popular series of World War I and World War II era naval rules (the rules topped a poll of popular wargame rules among members of the Naval Wargames Society). [1]
The Royal Navy initially used fleet carriers escorted by destroyers for hunter-killer groups. However as a result of Ark Royal being attacked unsuccessfully by U-39 on 14 September, followed by the loss of HMS Courageous by U-29, these incidents prompted the Royal Navy to withdraw its fleet carriers from anti-submarine patrols.
Technologies can be researched to improve equipment. Military doctrines can be upgraded by using army XP, among other things, which often means that a more technologically advanced nation will have an edge in combat. If a division (or a group of divisions) successfully overwhelms an enemy province, they may occupy it.
Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving a major body of water such as a large lake or wide river.. The armed forces branch designated for naval warfare is a navy.
The main strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to involve the use of a small attacking, mobile force against a large, unwieldy force. The guerrilla force is largely or entirely organized in small units that are dependent on the support of the local population.
German Navy Berlin-class replenishment ship. An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. [1] Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
Instructions to the Army High Command, Norway, the navy and the air force for winter operations in and around northern Norway, Finland, and the Soviet Arctic regions. 37 October 10, 1941 Reorganizing forces in the Arctic 38 December 2, 1941 Transfer of air units to the Mediterranean 39 December 8, 1941 Abandoning the Offensive on the Eastern Front
In naval warfare, a "fleet in being" is a naval force that extends a controlling influence without ever leaving port.Were the fleet to leave port and face the enemy, it might lose in battle and no longer influence the enemy's actions, but while it remains safely in port, the enemy is forced to continually deploy forces to guard against it.