Salvo!

Salvo! Rulebook

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Prepare for Play

Select a ship (German or British) you wish to play, and an enemy ship you will play against. Roll 2d6 on the Weather table and note the result (results are Fine, Fair, Misty, and Stormy). Then roll 2d6 on the Initial Range table (modifying the roll if indicated by Weather result); ranges are (from closest to farthest) Short, Medium, Medium-Long, Long, and Extreme. This is the range between the ships at the start of play.

Note: You do not physically move ships during play; the game tables tell you what happens as far as current range, effects of fire, etc. Each turn represents several minutes of real time.

Actions

Each turn, each ship performs one Action (Act) of its choice. Roll 1d6 each turn to see who goes first: 1-3 = player; 4+ = enemy (+1 to roll if enemy has current speed slower than player's; -1 if faster).

There are three Actions available each turn: Close (C), Offer Broadside (OB), and Withdraw (W). The player chooses which Act his ship performs. The enemy ship rolls 1d6 to see what Act it performs this turn: 1-2 = C; 3-4 = OB; 5 = same Act as last turn (OB on turn 1); 6+ = W. (+1 to roll if it has smaller gun size than the player's ship.)

Actions affect range between ships and the guns they can bring to bear vs. the other.

Action	Range	Guns Bearing
Close	1 closer	Bow
Offer Broadside	No change	Broadside
Withdraw	1 farther	Stern

If range ever goes farther than Extreme, the ships are out of range, and the game is immediately over. If it goes closer than Short, stay at Short.

Example: Ajax & Graf Spee are at Long range at start of turn. Graf Spee chooses OB, and Ajax C. Range is now Med-Long, and Graf Spee has broadside guns bearing (+3 fire modifier), and Ajax bow guns (+0). Had Graf Spee chosen C, range would've been Medium.

Firing

After implementing Actions, both ships fire. The ship with bigger gun size fires first. (If tied roll to see which fires first.) After all its fire has been resolved and all damage applied, the other ship fires.

Each ship fires once per turn (twice if at Short or Medium range), rolling 2d6 on the Fire Table. A miss has no effect. A straddle means the target may have been hit; roll 3d6 on the Straddle table, modifying the roll as directed.

Example: Ajax straddles Graf Spee (-2 Armor) with bow guns (+0), 6" gun size (+0 vs target), at Long range (-2), and rolls a 12 on the Straddle table, modified to 8, giving a result of NE.

Ship Damage

The Straddle table gives results of no effect, F (flotation damage), T (turret/fire control), S (speed), Special Damage, and Critical Hit to the target. A ship's ability may be affected by hits.

Keep track of damage on a piece of paper; damage is cumulative, and can't be repaired. If a ship has as many T hits as its Turret rating, it can't fire anymore; if its speed drops to zero, it permanently performs Action OB. A ship is sunk when it has received more F hits than its Flotation rating.

Torpedoes

If it is Fair or Fine weather, after firing has been completed, a CL (only) at Short range launches torpedoes (simultaneously if two CL involved) by rolling on the Torpedo table.

End of Turn

Roll 1d6 at end of each turn and consult the End of Turn table.

Victory

The game continues until a ship is sunk, ships are out of range, or game ends via the End of Turn table. If a ship is sunk, the other side wins. If the game ends without a ship sunk, the game is drawn.

Game Tables

Weather (2d6)

Roll	Result
2-3	Stormy (-8)
4-6	Misty (-4)
7-10	Fair
11+	Fine (+2)

( ) modifies Initial Range roll

Initial Range (2d6)

Roll	Range
1 and lower	Medium
2-4	Medium-Long
5-9	Long
10+	Extreme

Fire Table (2d6)

Effect	Short	Med	Med-Lng	Long	Extr
Miss	2-4	2-5	2-6	2-7	2-9
Straddle	5+	6+	7+	8+	10+

DR Modifiers: Misty: -1; Stormy: -3; If firer has previously Straddled target anytime this game: +2

Straddle Table (3d6)

Roll	Result
9 & below	NE
10	F
11	Special
12	T
13	FS
14	T
15	Special
16	Critical
17	FF
18	TT
19	FFST
20	FFSST
21+

DR Modifiers:

Target's Armor: subtract target's Armor rating.
Firer's Guns Bearing: add firer's bow/broadside/stern rating (as applicable).
Range: Short +5; Med +2; Med-Long 0; Long -2; Extreme -5.
Each T hit Firer has: -1.
If gun size 8": -1*.
If gun size 6": -2*.

(* = if target armor 0, 1, 2, modifier is 0)

Special Damage (2d6)

Roll	Result
2-3	Listing; FF
4	Flooding; FS
5	Fire Control; ship can't fire next turn
6	Turret; T
7	Engineering: S
8	Hydraulics; FS
9	Magazine Flooded; TT
10	Transverse Bulkhead; F
11-12	Steering; SS

Critical Hit (2d6)

Roll	Result
2-3	Flooding; FFFS
4-6	Fire director; TT
7	Explosion; FFFSS if Short/Med range; otherwise FFS
8	Bridge/Navigation; SS
9-11	Gunnery; FTT
12	Plunging fire; if Long/Ext range, 2d6 minus Armor rating = number of FS hits; otherwise NE

Torpedo Table (2d6)

2-9 = no effect; 10+ = hit. (-1 if target is CL/CA; +3 if target's current speed is <5). If hit, roll 1d6; target gets that many FS.

End of Turn Table (1d6)

1-5 = begin new turn; 6+ = game over.

DR Modifiers: -1 if either ship had C Action this turn; +1 if either had W this turn; +1 if weather is Misty; +2 if Stormy.

Key

NE = no effect
F = target receives F hit
T = target receives T hit
S = target receives S hit and loses 2 from its current speed
Special = roll 2d6 on the Special Damage table
Critical = roll 2d6 on the Critical Hit table

If more than one result is given (e.g. FS, TT, etc.), all apply.

Ship Cards

Card layout (per the card key): top row Type, Guns, Broadside, Country; sides Stern and Bow ratings; bottom row Name, Flotation, Turret, Speed-Armor.

Type: BB (battleship), BC (battlecruiser), PB (pocket battleship), CA (heavy cruiser), CL (light cruiser). Guns: main gun size. Speed: maximum speed (x3 equals knots).

British Ships

Ship	Type	Guns	Broadside	Stern	Bow	Flotation	Turret	Speed-Armor	Nation
King George V	BB	14"	+5	+2	+3	6	6	9-6	Britain
Hood	BC	15"	+5	+2	+2	7	8	10-4	Britain
Nelson

German Ships

Ship	Type	Guns	Broadside	Stern	Bow	Flotation	Turret	Speed-Armor	Nation
Graf Spee	PB	11"	+3	+1	+1	4	4	8-2	Germany
Nürnburg	CL	6"	+1	+0	+0	3	4	10-0	Germany
Prinz Eugen