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Victory at Sea - Royal Navy Fleet Summary: Set of unpainted miniatures for Victory at Sea. Victory at Sea is the game of naval combat during the Second World War. Throughout 1939?45, the nations of the world duelled across the oceans across the globe, only to discover the fundamental nature of naval warfare changing in the face of rapidly developing technologies. Now you can play out these confrontations on the tabletop with entire fleets drawn from the Royal Navy, US Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy, German Kriegsmarine or any of the other nations featured in Victory at Sea. From skirmishes involving single destroyers hunting down merchantmen to the clashing of massive battleships, from invasions of islands across the Pacific to mastering waves of dive bombers, Victory at Sea enables you to fight exciting battles that take place on the oceans of World War II. The Royal Navy of Great Britain was the world’s greatest navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. However, Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels. Since the Royal Navy already possessed many powerful units, construction of the most modern designs was limited. This meant that at the outbreak of World War Two Britain had far more battleships than most other nations, but they had smaller guns than those built to the most modern ships. Though the main battle force was kept concentrated in home waters, task forces were assigned to many distant areas, but the Royal Navy could not be strong everywhere. Although badly stretched, the Royal Navy lived up to its traditional ‘can do!’ ethos, fighting hard in all theatres. In addition to the battleship forces, the Royal Navy maintained a handful of fast battlecruisers – some of them quite old – and aircraft carriers. These were backed up by a strong cruiser force and light forces including destroyers, motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor gunboats (MGBs). As the war went on, aircraft carriers became increasingly important and air defences were steadily improved on all ships. Yet the big guns of the battleships and cruisers played a vital role in many theatres of war. British capital ships saw action in the Arctic and the Atlantic against German commerce raiders, in the Mediterranean against Italian forces, and ventured into the Pacific in an ill-fated attempt to stem the Japanese advance. Though the great fleet actions planned for and desired by the architects of the Royal Navy did not materialise during World War Two, the Royal Navy adapted well to the war it was destined to fight and emerged with great honour. Contents: Eagle-class Carrier - HMS Eagle 1940 King George V-class Battleship - HMS Duke of York 1943 Leander-class cruiser - HMS Neptune 1941 Edinburgh-class cruiser - HMS Belfast 1942 Dido-class cruiser - HMS Dido 1940 Tribal-class Destroyer x3 Torpedo-Bomber Aircraft - Fairey Swordfish x4 flights Ship Cards and Damage Sliders Assembly Instructions Ships are in Resin and Warlord Resin. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted WWII British fleet. Multi-part resin miniatures. 1:1800 scale. Pack contains eight ships and four fighter flights. Miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly. Company: Warlord Games Series/Line: Victory at Sea Stock Number: 742412001 Contents: Twelve (12) Miniatures Sculptor: N/A Scale: 1:1800 Material: Resin Condition: New Thanks for viewing.