Game 2: Turns 1 to 8
For this game comments will be minimal. In general failed rolls will not be noted.
Initial Deployment:
SE/2: HMS Arrow (T21)
S/5: HMS Glamorgan (CTY)
SW/6: HMS Glasgow (T42)
W/7,9: HMS Sheffield (T42)
NW/8: HMS Coventry (T42)
N/4: HMS Antrim (CTY)
NE/3: HMS Yarmouth (RTH)
E/11: HMS Alacrity (T21)
DEF/10: HMS Plymouth (RTH), HMS Brilliant (T22), HMS Broadsword (T22)
TF/12: HMS Hermes (CTR), HMS Invincible (INV), Contender Bezant (SUP), Geestport (SUP), St Edmund (TRP)
Coastal: HMS Conqueror, HMS Spartan, HMS Splendid
SAS: Trelew
Objective is to have a ship get disabled early so that we can shoot at Argentine naval units without International repercussions. Best way to do this realistically is to spread out the ships to cover all incoming arcs to the Task Force Zone. Three ships in the Defence Zone to make sure Argentine naval units don't get in.
[The first week was very quiet with no air attacks. Finally day 8 brings some action and it’s a good thing I had all around coverage around the Task Force.]
May 1st, 1982
Weather: 9 - Cloudy
Event: San Carlos
Sit Rep: 1 - Alert 2; Trelew 1-10; Effort 1
ARA Santa Fe moves to Search Zone.
Notes: From further reading I'm interpreting that Defence Zone anti-Argentine detection is only for Argentine naval units that have detected the Task Force. Otherwise British detect phase would go first.
May 2nd, 1982
Weather: 6 - Grey
Event: 29 - Halt Task Force for one day to repair communications.
Sit Rep: 1 - Alert 2; Trelew 1-10; Effort 1
ARA Santa Fe moves to Coastal Zone.
Defence Zone detects ARA Santa Fe; ARA Santa Fe to Ready for War.
May 3rd, 1982
Weather: 5 - Grey
Event: 35 - Increase security at Gibraltar. INT -1 to 9.
Sit Rep: 2 - Alert 2; Trelew 1-10; Effort 1
ARA San Luis to Coastal Zone.
ARA Santa Fe to Puerto Belgrano.
May 4th, 1982
Weather: 9 - Cloudy
Event: 34 - Lose HMS Active (T21) and HMS Avenger (T21) from reinforcements. (Pictured above)
Sit Rep: 3 - Alert 3; Trelew 1-10; Effort 1
Battle Group to Ready for War to Puerto Belgrano.
May 5th, 1982
Weather: 7 - Grey
Event: 2 - One day cease fire. INT +1 to 10. DOM -1 to 9.
Carrier Group to Ready for War to Puerto Belgrano.
May 6th, 1982
Weather: 5 - Grey
Event: 23 - "Intercept" Exocet shipment. Rumors get out. INT -1 to 9.
Sit Rep: 4 - Alert 3; Trelew 1-9, Rio Grande 10; Effort 1
Supply Interdiction fails.
SAS to Rio Grande.
ARA Santa Fe to Coastal Zone.
May 7th, 1982
Weather: 7 - Grey
Event: 41 - No Effect
Sit Rep: 5 - Alert 4; Trelew 1-8, Rio Grande 9-10; Effort 1
Supply Interdiction success; Argentine Supply -1 to 13.
Carrier Group to Coastal Zone.
ARA San Luis engages British sub and misses; ARA San Luis to Ready for War.
May 8th, 1982
Weather: 9 - Cloudy
Event: 21 - Stop French installing Exocets. INT -1 to 8. Lose Chilean surv.
Sit Rep: 6 - Alert 4; Trelew 1-7, Rio Grande 8-10; Effort 1
Supply Interdiction success; Argentine Supply -1 to 12.
ARA San Luis to Puerto Belgrano.
Battle Group to Coastal Zone.
ARA Santa Fe engages British sub and misses; ARA Santa Fe to Ready for War.
Battle Group sighted by two subs but no authorization to engage.
Battle Group to East Zone. No detection. HMS Alacrity (T21) sunk. DOM -1 to 8. [This could have been much worse if I hadn’t been covering the backside of the Task Force.]
Battle Group to off board. All subs to Ready for War.
Air attack from Rio Gallegos. Nimrod support.
West Zone. Black Leader and Black 2 intercept.
Super Etendard carrying Exocet is destroyed. Exocet stock -1 to 4.
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