I’ve only seen these in WWI A&A variants. How would they work? Is it a viable unit in A&A, or just a waist of plastic?
Lets Talk Yamato Class Battleships
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New Japanese battleship sculpts means the two historical Yamato Class Battleships can have their own pieces.
I figured Japan starts with two. They attack, defend, and bombard on a 5, fires twice in the first round, and takes 3 his to sink. I’m not sure if Japan should be unable to build more, or they cost 24 IPCs, and all other battleships cost 18 IPCs.
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Wow! That’s quite strong.
I think a 5 / 5 battleship with 2 hits would be fine, but adding a third hit and 2 first round dice is too powerful I think.
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I always play Yamato like that, but they only get one to start, not two and the second must be built
5-5 with 3 hits and preemptive fire against all ships.
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the 5-5 comes from the Revised Most Powerful Battleships National Advantage for Japan.
The firing twice in the first round comes from a Revised Larry Harris Tournament Rule revision. The NA was titled Naval Night Fighting Skills, yet only applied to the battleships. Personally, I don’t think it was named well. I simply fuse the two.
Also, I think most house rules I’ve seen give SBBs 3 hits. I considered keeping it at 2 hits, but after I gave my supper carriers 2 hits, SBBs needed 3.