Small Ship Actions

[Hovtej]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_William_B._Preston_(DD-344)
Through a winding chain of links starting with WWII naval actions in Australia I followed the history of the Preston through WWII. This and her sister ships like the Childs would make great models for engagements with smaller Traveller warships.

 

[MThompson016]

Another small-ship action that Traveller players might find of interest would be the Battle of La Ciotat.

The Allies sent a diversionary force of a destroyer, two gunboats, and 17 PT's into La Ciotat before Operation Dragoon. They flushed out an Italian built corvette and an armed yacht, as well as a merchant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_La_Ciotat

 

[Whipsnade]

This and her sister ships like the Childs would make great models for engagements with smaller Traveller warships.

Tabular Records of Movement, or TROMs, are great ways to dig up hundreds of "small" and otherwise forgotten actions in both world wars. You can find TROMs for the WW2 IJN here.

During both world wars, there was almost daily/nightly fighting between British and German forces in eastern approaches to the English Channel; the so-called "Narrow Seas". The Adriatic saw light forces routinely in action during both wars as did the Aegean and Southwest Pacific in WW2.

Finally, if you can find them, a set miniature naval rules titled Coastal Command is a good source for WW2 small unit actions.

 

[Otto Harkaman]

Shallow draft Gunboats sailing up the Tigris river in support of the British campaign in Mesopotamia WWI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_campaign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-class_gunboat

 

[Timerover51]

PT Boats actions in World War 2.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/index.html

 

[Hovtej]

Shallow draft Gunboats sailing up the Tigris river in support of the British campaign in Mesopotamia WWI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_campaign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-class_gunboat

Love the "Fly" Class name! Great models for system defense boats. Were there similar Axis warboats?

 

[Otto Harkaman]

Love the "Fly" Class name! Great models for system defense boats. Were there similar Axis warboats?

The British were mainly fighting the Turks in the lower Mesopotamia, there were however some German advisers. The Turks had some steamers but nothing as specialized as the British. The gunboats supported a lot of infantry attacks and provided defense fire for bases.