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If your side gets the higher result, it receives the chosen Advantage
(Tactical, Aggressiveness or Reaction), provided the conditions below are
met, and obtains the following bonus.
Tactical Advantage: (initial choice: Tactical)
If your modified score is two times higher than your opponent, you get the
Tactical Advantage for the current round.
Effects:
● you choose the fire range (L, M or S) (but not L S) (except on
1st round)
● bonus +1 to all your salvoes shots
● bonus +1 to your 2nd fleet intervention check
Aggressiveness Advantage: (initial choice: Aggressiveness)
If your modified score is just superior to your opponent, you get the
Aggressiveness Advantage for the current round.
Effects:
● fire range must be shorter (no choice) (L M ; or M S) (except:
1st round)
● bonus +1 to all your salvoes shots for 3 ship squadrons
● but, you suffer a -1 penalty to your next Advantage check (next round)
(cumulative, if it occurs again)
Reaction Advantage: (initial choice:
Reaction)
If your modified score is just superior to
your opponent, you get the Reaction
Advantage for the current round.
Effects:
● fire range is Medium (no choice)
(except on 1st round);
● you place all your naval squadrons
as you want (See step 3).
● your opponent gets a -1 penalty on
his next Advantage check (next
round) (not cumulative).
NB: If a player has obtained Surprise, he
automatically gets the Tactical Advantage
for the first 2 rounds.
Step (2): Fire Range change (except on
1st round)
There are 3 fire ranges, in decreasing
order: L > M > S. During the first round,
the range is calculated by the Initial
Range Chart. Then, for the 2nd round
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(and beyond), the range changes to Medium (M), except if a player gets an
Advantage (Tactical or Aggressive).
If a player has an Advantage:
● Tactical: player may choose the range (but not L S).
● Aggressive: range must be shorter (L M; or M S).
Step (3): Changing Engaged Squadrons (except on 1st round)
Each side may exchange 1 ship squadron (for another) between the first
line and the rear. If a side has the Reaction Advantage, it may change
some or all its naval squadrons.
Step (4): Fire Phase
There are 2 fire salvoes resolved one after the other. All fire salvoes are
simultaneous. They are resolved simultaneously. A survival test applies
after the 2nd fire salvoes.
● Each ship squadron fires vs. one target (usually the one in front of it in
the battle line). Several ship squadrons may fire together versus the
same target.
● The shots are then resolved. One shot per ship squadron, and then
maybe a 2nd shot (to check).
● Remember that only ship squadrons within range may shoot.
Fire – Torpedo Attacks (except on 1st round)
Torpedo attacks by DD and CL may occur beginning with the 2nd round.
The Torpedo attacks are executed automatically, the game selects the best
CL or DD to be used (that can fire) and also what their targets are (one
different target each), but it occurs after all fire salvoes.