The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous campaign of World War
II running from 1939 through to the defeat of Germany in 1945. It involved
thousands of ships, stretched over hundreds of miles of ocean, and involved
hundreds of convoy battles and single-ship encounters. During the struggle
advantage switched back and forth between the U-boats and Allies as new weapons,
tactics, and countermeasures were developed and implemented.
U-Boat
Leader takes the Leader series to new depths, letting players control a group of
U-boats on missions in the Atlantic. The core system of the game will be
familiar to players of other Leader games, allowing them to quickly get into the
game.
A major portion of the game is determining where to send your
submarines. Do you concentrate your submarines in one or two areas to form
wolfpacks or spread them out in the shipping lanes to increase the chances of
finding contacts, or do you send them on special missions (such as mine-laying)?
You can also spend Special Operations Points to support your submarines by
adding search planes to help find enemy ships or by sending supply ships and
subs (Milk Cows) to extend the endurance of the submarines. During longer
campaigns you need to manage the U-boat patrol rotation to keep subs on station.
When a patrolling U-boat comes into contact with an enemy force it can
call other boats in the same patrol zone to form a wolfpack or attack alone. The
action then shifts to the tactical display where the U-boats try to close with
and attack merchants while avoiding the escorting warships. When an attack
starts you will have an idea of the number and general type of ships in the
group, but you have to close with the ships to actually identify the ships.
U-Boat Leader includes the following type of U-boats: Type IIB/C
coastal submarines Type VII A/B/C Atlantic submarines Type IX A/B/C
long-range submarines Type XXI Elektro-boat
U-Boat Leader includes
four campaigns covering different stages of the Battle of the Atlantic: The
Battle Begins, The Happy Time, Operation Drumbeat, The
Hunted
Spielmaterial: 165 Full Color Cards, 264 Full Color
Counters, 4 Campaign Sheets, Tactical Display Map, Player Aid
Sheet
Spieler: 1 Alter: ab 14
Jahren
Sprache: Komplett englisch
Nachlieferung: Mitte Juni
Wichtige Hinweise:
- Achtung! Nicht für Kinder unter 36 Monaten geeignet.
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