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Thanks Dean. Looking forward to your 2.0 take on the carrier rules.

Is a Vassal version imminent then?

Well done!

Thanks for sharing this.

Why do you not have to fight those last two Random Enemy TFs before you go for the main target??

At around 39:00 I thought that no attack modifiers apply when performing a targeted attack from a successful missile search. Maybe I’m just misunderstanding something in the rules (from latest version posted on bgg). “If the die roll is equal to or more than Search Attack number, perform Targeted Attack against ship, however no attack modifiers apply” So, maybe I’m just misunderstanding what exactly constitutes an attack modifier.

Thank you!! Just got Stuka Leader and we are loving it!! Great to have these vids to check out our next game!!!

With the Ucranian war this video turned very interesting..

I'm still not clear how many actions ships get. Is it two per ship?

FYI I copied and pasted a confusing rulebook into Chat GPT and said "make this clearer". I did make the rules easier to understand. Try it, it is amazing.

Love the new Cover. Old rule book looked like the cover page was missing.

just looked at BGG, nothing there. How long do they usually take? How is it that the designer doesn't get direct access to his own game? SMH

I combined my order of the game with Stuka Leader and am still waiting on it. So I'll be one of those new players who begins with the new rulebook. Thanks.

Thanks Dean!

Looks great. Thanks for the update rule book.

Why do you have another 3+ copies of the game beside the table? You need to send one to me.😂

In aircraft attack can ships close range to bring aircraft into range? Jeff Wilson

At 29 min you did a detection roll with the enemy sub, applying a -3 modifier for being range 5 on the other side of the Thermal Layer, and I believe you missed the -2 for your sub NM, and another for the slow area. I’m thinking the die roll should be -6.

Thanks for making this for us, Dean.

When do enemy ship Pings go away?

Served proudly onboard Cochrane & Callaghan !

Great video, thanks Dean. Removes a lot of querie and gives me a flying start. Torpedoes ready, Keptin!

So, I am going to change the Carrier rule for losing 1 Stress for being in the Protected location (i.e. they don't). They get the benefits of being protected, but can perform actions, so no lost Stress. I will clarify that in the updated rules (hopefully coming out next week).

Thanks for posting this Dean. This helped clear up quite a few rules I wasn't certain about.

Excellent presentation!

Your best video yet! I got a lot of answers but of course I have more questions: 1. You said that carriers get 1 experience point for the air strike on the encounter. Is that for participation, or destroying the encounter? 2. Can a declared CAP still participate in an encounter AS CAP? 3. You said that the carrier gets 1 exp in the encounter battle for launching a strike. Is that only for the first strike? 4. Cont. can carriers get the exp for their planes destroying a starred target? Things that were clarified or reinforced: 1. Roll for planes even if the target is destroyed to check for damage. 2.commander gets stress for an encounter air strike like the carrier (outside of asmuth battle). 3. AEW is affected by NM but not any range effects. 4. MD is air defense 5. Pinging means if they are out of range for active sonar then they get no attempts . 6. I need to look at CC rules.

On other campaigns there are 4 starting skill sets. Is it expected that you take 2 subs?

Love the playthrough. Mine still says pre-order so I guess it'll be a while😪

Dean, I am still a little confused about how the helicopters work in the sub expansion. You showed how they launch by rolling a die. I also understand that if they detect, they then attack. What happens after that confuses me. Do they continue to attempt to detect and attack turn after turn? If their ship is sunk, do they leave the board? Or do they only get one attack after detection and then leave the board? Thanks. Tom

Great job! I have such fond memories of Microprose! What great games on our old C64s.

At +50mins you fired two torpedoes at the enemy sub in range band 3. Was the range of those torps 2?

Hi Dean, thanks for these videos. After seeing the video I have some questions you may answer: -Does command and control apply in the case where the Udaloy detected you on the first turn? Could the other Udaloy and the Slava have rolled for it? -Do the helicopters have any range limitation? can they attack you from a ship at range 5 or 6? -The sub sensor performance card is only used when trying to detect enemy subs or the enemy sub is trying to detect you. It is not used when you are trying to detect an enemy surface ship even if you are under the layer. Am I right? Thanks in advance.

Thanks

Since you had 80so points to begin, could you have spent four each to promote your sub and commander to skilled instead of average? (Just like the base game)

I was waiting for an air engagement example. Thank you Dean!

Great playthrough Dean. Really helpful

I got this in my recommended idk why it’s here but I’ll subscribe

Thanks Dean - v helpful. Be great if you could do a similar video for the SSN and Carrier expansions.

Is it me or do you have the same pictures for the Udaloy class and the Sovremmeny class? Im pretty sure the ships were different looking. The picture you have on the Sovremmeny class card is the same as the Udaloy class.

Thanks for this, now even more excited to get my copy!

Great job Dean!

How do you resupply ships during the mission with a supply ship.

Thank god for a play through and not another unboxing video! Thank you!

Just what folks were looking for Dean.

This looks AMAZING, I am so looking forward to receiving my copy :D

This game looks GREAT! (Soviet and Russian units need to be downgraded). The very last page is blank. That would have been a PERFECT place for the sequence of play.

Dean, just ran across this video. Looks Great! Any chance that this expansion is available?

It would have been better if all the expansions were rolled into one. But at least they seem to me meatier than DVG's somewhat threadbare expansions.

Just out of curiosity, why did you remove the hexagonal "operational" map?

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