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Prizes of War
With a few small twists of history, battleships built for France’s Marine Nationale or the Imperial Russian Navy might have served under British or German colors instead. Repaired and refitted, these ships could have sharply altered the balance of power in the North Sea.
Prizes of War, an expansion for Great War at Sea: Jutland, is built around that question. One that probably hasn’t bothered too many naval historians, but is certainly a central one for naval wargames. They could have had more ships? Where do we sign up?
In Prizes of War, that’s where. French and Russian ships are allocated to the British and German fleets, and included in 12 battle and 11 operational scenarios set in and around the North Sea.
 
This is not pure fantasy. Britain’s Admiralty briefly entertained a French proposal to sell the five incomplete hulls of the Normandie class; had they been purchased, they would have been re-worked to carry the British 15-inch Mark I naval rifle. So, Prizes of War includes that alternative design. The Western Allies feared a Russian collapse that would bring the Tsar’s fleet into German hands (this wouldn’t have added a lot to the High Seas Fleet) as the Admiralty fretted over Germany gaining control of the French fleet and coastline (this would have added a lot). So we have those ships in German colors.
 
Prizes of War includes 80 silky-smooth, die-cut-and-mounted playing pieces: 60 “long” ship pieces and 20 standard-sized ones. Players will need Jutland (and only Jutland) to enjoy all of the scenarios.
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Stock Code: APL0889
Price: $30.99
Status: Available Now
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