| The Turkish Black Sea Fleet:
Scenarios, Part Two
By Jim Stear
May 2014
Note: The Turkish Black Sea Fleet appeared in the New Year’s 2014 Golden Journal, a tiny special and very irregular publication exclusively for Gold Club members. These scenarios by Jim "Captain Terror" Stear make use of those ship pieces. We hope you enjoy them.
Operational Scenario Three
Black Sea Nightmare
November 1918
Allied fears of the Tsar’s Black Sea ships showing up in the Mediterranean under Central Powers control were ultimately not realized. While the Germans did manage to take control of several ships left at Sevastopol including the battleship Imperator Alexander III (which made a cruise under German control in October), the poor condition of what ships were seized precluded their use before the Armistice. If instead, the Russian collapse and surrender had come earlier (perhaps July 1917, after the failed Kerensky Offensive), and the balance of the ships had fallen into the hands of the Kaiser and his allies, Allied nightmares of this force loose in the Eastern Mediterranean might have become reality, with the ships refitted, re-armed, manned by Turkish crews and where appropriate directed by German officers.
Note: This scenario requires pieces and maps from Mediterranean, and pieces and rules from Jutland.
Time Frame: 90 Turns
Starting Weather Condition: 2 (Mist)
Central Powers (Austrian, Turkish) Forces
At Constantinople (O 56):
BB09 Seref Nüma
BB10 Sevket Nüma
BB11 Meserret
BB12 Kemal Reis
B02 Torgud Reis
B07 Sapienza
B08 Modon
BC01 Yavuz
CL00 Midilli
CL01 Hamidieh
CL02 Medjidieh
CL06 Cerbe
CL07 Gelibolu
CL08 Preveze
CL09 Göke
PC01 Burak Reis
PC02 Murat Reis
CVS01 Mürg-i Bahri
1 x F.33
GB01 Berk I Satvet
GB02 Peyk I Sevket
GB03 Isa Reis
GB04 Durak Reis
GB05 Hizir Reis
GB06 Aydin Reis
GB07 Preveze
GB08 Sakiz
2 x Yarhisar-class DD
2 x Muavenet-class DD
6 x Satvet-class DD
4 x Tarek-class DD
6 x Mahabet-class DD
4 x Nusret-class DD
At Pola (F 29):
BB05 Viribus Unitus
BB06 Tegetthoff
BB07 Prinz Eugen
BB08 Szent Istvan
B01 Radetzky
B02 Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand
B03 Zrinyi
CL01 Admiral Spaun
10 x Huszar-class DD
14 x Tb-class TB
At Cattaro (L 38):
CL02 Helgoland
CL03 Saida
CL04 Novara
8 x Tatra-class DD
12 x Tb-class TB
Submarines:
2 x within two sea zones of R 50
4 x within four sea zones of any Austro-Hungarian port(s)
Allied (British, French, Italian) Forces
At Corfu (S 40):
BB01 Courbet
BB02 Jean Bart
BB03 France
BB04 Paris
BB05 Provence
BB06 Bretagne
BB07 Lorraine
B03 Diderot
B08 Patrie
B11 Verite
B12 Suffren
AC01 Edgar Quinet
AC02 Waldeck-Rousseau
4 x Bouclier-class DD
6 x Bisson-class DD
8 x Arabe-class DD
At Taranto (Q 35):
BB01 Dante Alighieri
BB02 Conte Di Cavour
BB05 Andrea Doria
BB06 Ciao Dulio
B01 Regina Elena
B02 Vittorio Emanuele
B03 Roma
AC01 Pisa
AC03 San Marco
AC04 San Giorgio
AC06 Francesco Ferruccio
AC07 Varese
2 x La Masa-class DD
5 x Sirtori-class DD
7 x Pilo-class DD
At Brindisi (Q 37):
B04 Napoli
CL10 Quarto
CL11 Nino Bixio
DL01 Sparviero
DL02 Aquila
DL03 Nibbio
7 x Indomito-class DD
10 x Soldati-class DD
6 x Spahi-class DD
In any Otranto Barrage sea zone, need not set up together, may be placed on coastal defense duty in barrage sea zones, mark off one fuel box:
3 x Admiralty-class DD
3 x Spahi-class DD
3 x Lampo-class DD
At Mudros (S 49):
B01 Lord Nelson
B02 Agamemnon
B04 Mirabeau
B05 Vergniaud
B07 Republique
B08 Patrie
B09 Democratie
B10 Justice
CVS09 Ark Royal
1 x S.184(c)
1 x Sopwith Baby(s)
5 x Tribal-class DD
3 x River-class DD
At Salonika (P 45):
B01 Condorcet
B03 Diderot
B06 Voltaire
AC06 Jules Michelet
AC07 Ernest Renan
8 x Bouclier
Valleta (V 30):
BB02 Superb
BB03 Temeraire
CL03 Dartmouth
CL04 Weymouth
CS08 Skirmisher
CVS02 Empress
1 x S.184(c)
8 x Admiralty-class DD
Submarines:
2 x within two sea zones of any Greek port
2 x within two sea zones of any Italian or British port
Special Rules
Ports: The Allied player has the use of all British, French, Italian and Greek ports. The Italian port of Rhodes is in Z 53, not Y 54. Valleta (Z 30) and Port Said (JJ 60) are major British ports; Alexandria (JJ 56) is a minor British port. The Central Powers player has the use of all Turkish and Austro-Hungarian ports. Ships may only re-arm (and replenish bombardment ammunition) at a major port of their own nationality, except as noted below. All other ports are neutral and may not be entered or used.
Allied Supply Bases: Allied ships may draw an unlimited amount of fuel from any port of their same nationality. Any Allied ship may draw an unlimited amount of fuel from major Allied ports, Corfu (S 40), Suda Bay (BB 47), Mudros (S 49), Piraeus (W 47), Salonika (P 45), Larnaka (CC 64) and Port Said (JJ 60). British and French ships also may re-arm at Corfu, Suda Bay, Mudros, Piraeus, and Salonika.
Central Powers Supply Bases: Central Powers ships may draw an unlimited amount of fuel from Constantinople (O 56), Smyrna (U 52) or any Austro-Hungarian port; at any other Turkish port, only one box may be drawn per turn. Turkish ships may only re-arm at Constantinople and Smyrna.
Restricted Waters: No Allied ships may enter the Turkish Strait except sea zone R 50. No ships may enter the Black Sea.
Release: Austro-Hungarian ships may not be assigned missions until a fleet with Turkish ships has been sighted by Allied forces, or until a Central Powers port zone has been entered or bombarded. Italian ships may not be assigned missions until a fleet with Austro-Hungarian ships has been sighted by Allied forces, or until an Italian port zone has been entered or bombarded.
Fleets: The Allied player may have up to seven fleets, and the Central Powers player five; each side may have up to two decoys.
Turkish Training: With the exception of BC01 Yavuz and CL00 Midilli, all Turkish gunnery and torpedo hits must be confirmed by a second roll of four or higher. BC01 and CL00 are treated as italicized for gunnery purposes.
French and Italian Readiness: All French and Italian gunnery and torpedo hits must be confirmed by a second die roll result of 3 or greater.
Old Tub: Treat B02 Torgud Reis as a CD for movement purposes, a ship having just one primary box for gunnery range purposes, and with light armor where heavy armor is indicated.
Guns of Terror: Each warship on a bombardment mission may conduct up to two bombardments of enemy ports before reloading. In bombardment, primary guns score a hit on a result of 5 or 6, and secondary guns on a result of 6.
Naval Aviation: Use the Sequence of Play and Air Operations Rules (20.0) from Jutland, along with the British pieces for the S.184(c) and Sopwith Baby (s).
Victory Conditions
The Central Powers player scores one VP for each bombardment hit scored against Greek ports (to a maximum of five per port), two VPs for each bombardment hit against all other enemy minor ports (to a maximum of 10 per port), and four VPs for each bombardment hit against enemy major ports (to a maximum of 20 per port). The Central Powers player also scores one VP for each turn at least one fleet with at least one ship with primary guns occupies an Allied port zone. The Allied player scores one VP for each bombardment hit scored against enemy minor ports (to a maximum of five per port) and two VPs for each bombardment hit scored against enemy major ports (to a maximum of 10 per port). The Allied player also scores one VP for each turn during which at least one fleet with at least one ship with primary guns occupies a Central Powers port zone or sea zone R 50. To win, a player must score at least 30 VPs, and have more VPs than his or her opponent; any other result is a draw.
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