ON PATROL

Solitaire Rules for SUBMARINE

by Robert Harmon
Many of this magazine's readers can testify to the difficulties of finding a lie o!!onent "" een in urban areas#
In rural regions$ this can be a serious !roblem$ as I found %hen I moed a%ay from the San &rancisco Bay area
in '()*# Although liing near Mount Shasta does hae it's adantages$ ftf !lay is much more difficult %hen
o!!onents are t%enty or thirty miles a%ay +as the cro% flies#,
My first e-!eriences %ith SUBMARINE %ere in solitaire !lay# A !roblem %ith the SUBMARINE rules is that the
fe% scenarios deised for solitaire only inole a sub against randomly moing cargo shi!s$ %hich are
uncha!eroned# .he resulting game soon becomes reminiscent of %ooden duc/s under fire on a carnial mid%ay#
I decided to !roduce something more challenging#
.he ne% rules !roided belo% should change that !roblem$ and add to Submarine's en0oyment for many
!layers# In these rules$ the !layer assumes the role of sub commander but %ill face escorts that can shoot bac/
as %ell as unarmed merchantmen# 1layers %ill find that the escorts %ill moe automatically "" and im!lacable#
.he rules may a!!ear com!le- at first$ %ith added terminology to boot# the aim of the rules is to !roide for
automatic escorts that %ill gie the !layer something more than target !ractice# 2nce in o!eration$ !layers %ill
find that the system is fast"moing and !layable once the rules hae been mastered#
100.0 SOLITAIRE RULES
.he solitaire !layer assumes the role o submarine commander$ and o!!oses the surface essels in any
conenient scenario# .he surface shi!s +escorts$ ca!ital shi!s$ and merchantmen, moe automatically according
to the rules !roided belo%# .he solitaire !layer moes both submarine and surface units$ and maintains log
entries for all of them# Surface units moe and attac/ as set forth in the se rules$ automatically rather than by
choice of the solitaire !layer# .he !layer should strie to moe these units as the rules dictate# .he result %ill be
a real fight against a faceless but actie enemy#
101. Applicable SUBMARINE Rules
'3'#' All rules for SUBMARINE are in force$ unless amended or canceled by these rules#
'3'#4 1layers may select to !lay either the Basic 5ame$ the 2!tional Rules %ith the Basic 5ame$ or the
Adanced 5ame +o!tional rules included,# 6hicheer of these three o!tions are selected$ they must be !layed in
the entirety %ith all rules inoled +as amended by the solitaire rules,# In other %ords$ each of the three !ossible
rules configurations must be used as a 7!ac/age#7
'3'#8 Any of the 79esign :our 2%n7 scenario rules may be used a the !layer's discretion$ e-ce!t those
s!ecifically deleted belo%#
102. SUBMARINE Rules Deletions
'34#' 9isregard rule 43#8#4# In any scenario %here escort !lacement is not dictated by the rules$ escorts are
!laced according to Rule '38#4 at start#
'34#4 9isregard all rules in Section 4'#3 +Submarine Hidden Moement, e-ce!t rules 4'#4$ 4'#;$ and 4'#)# Rule
4'#4 is amended to a!!ly to the submarine at all times< the bo% he- is to be noted each turn in the Submarine
=og# Submarine isibility and 7hidden7 moement is discussed in Section '3> belo%#
'34#8 9isregard Section >3#3 +.or!edo Hidden Moement, in its entirety# .or!edoes are !resumed isible under
Rule 4'#; and %ill hae their counters on board throughout their moement#
'34#> ?ancel Rule @3#3 +6eather, in its entirety# 1resume ?lear +i#e#$ calm, conditions unless a scenario
s!ecifically states other%ise#
'34#@ 9elete Section ;'#3 and ;4#3 +9e!th ?harge ?a!acity and .or!edo Aailability, entirely# Submarines start
each each solitaire game %ith all tubes loaded and the ma-imum reload allo%ed by the 9ata ?hart< choice of
tor!edo ty!es is left u! to the !layer$ sub0ect to the aailability restrictions sho%n on the .or!edo 9ata ?harts#
Escorts hae unlimited de!th charge and A.6 ca!acity$ and all carry only the latest$ heaiest de!th charge
allo%ed by the 6ea!on Aailability ?hart +e#g#$ ;33l lb# de!th charge instead of 833 lb#,# A.6 are al%ays
!resent %hen indicated by the Shi! 9ata and 6ea!on Aailability ?harts# +EA?B 2ne"ton$ MC A de!th charges
are carried in addition to ;33 lb# de!th charges on British 99s$ %ith a limit of one M/ A !er shi! under Rule
@'#@#'D,
10.0 Sta!tin" t#e Solitai!e Scena!io
'38#' ?onoy &ormationsB
'38#'#' &ormations must adhere to those sho%n on !age '' of the SUBMARINE ruleboo/ or on ?hart '38#'
+Ne% &ormations .able,# .he formation is automatically determined by the number of merchantmen aailable<
'*"shi! conoys %ill automatically set u! in &ormation '$ for e-am!le#

NE$ %ORMATIONS TABLE
.hese formations may be added to those detailed in
Rules 43#4#)"'4 in order to coer all situations that
hae a!!eared in !rint to date#
%o!&ation '
.his conoy formation is com!osed of si- shi!s in
three columns %ith t%o shi!s !er column#
?olumn ' 4 8
Bo% He- E43 M43 U43
9irection 8 8 8
%o!&ation (
.his conoy formation is com!osed of three shi!s in
one column#
?olumn '
Bo% He- A44
9irection '
%o!&ation )
.his conoy formation is com!osed of fie shi!s in
three columns %ith t%o shi!s in each outside column
and one in the middle#
?olumn ' 4 8
Bo% He- E43 M43 U43
9irection 8 8 8
%o!&ation 10
.his conoy formation is com!osed of four shi!s in
t%o columns %ith t%o shi!s in each column#
?olumn ' 4
Bo% He- I>3 E>3
9irection ; ;
'38#'#4 If a '4"shi! conoy is being set u!$ roll a die# A roll of '"8 %ill reFuire they be !laced in &ormation 8< a
roll of >";$ &ormation >#
'38#4 Escort &ormationsB
'38#4#' 1lacement of escorts is mandatory$ and is !erformed according to ?hart '38#4 +Escort Stations ?hart#,#
.his is done after !lacement of merchantmen or ca!ital shi!s$ and is based on the number of escorts !resent as
the chart indicates#
'38#4#4 Escorts moe in unison %ith the conoy$ maintaining their !lace in the oerall formation$ until tor!edoes
are fired or a sub is detected as the Solitaire Moement rules direct#
'38#4#8 1lacement is in order of !riorityB Escort Station A being the highest !riority# .he highest alued escort
+i#e#$ highest G1, is !laced in Station A$ the ne-t highest in Station B$ and so forth in descending order#
'38#4#> Escorts !laced in Escort Station B may be !laced inside the conoy bo- in com!liance %ith the Escort
Station ?hart#
'38#4#@ In scenarios %here escorts are the only surface units$ !lacement %ill be directed by the scenario rules$
and the escorts %ill moe in unison as directed by Rule '3>#4 belo%#
'38#8 ?a!ital Shi! &ormationsB
'38#8#' ?a!ital Shi!s +defined as carriers$ battleshi!s$ and cruisers, are !laced in conoy formation +i#e#$
columns, in the !atterns dictated by Rule 43#4#) and ?hart '38#'#
'38#8#4 ?a!ital Shi!s$ %hen in a conoy %ith merchantmen$ must be !laced in column in the follo%ing !rioritiesB
a, .he first shi! in column$ beginning %ith the center column and %or/ing out%ard +alternately first the nearest
left$ then the nearest right, to%ard the outer edges of the conoy#
b, 6hen the lead !osition in all columns are filled %ith ?a!ital Shi!s$ any remaining ?a!ital Shi!s are to be
!laced in the outermost columns +left and right, in eFual numbers each#
c, If the !rocess leaes an odd ?a!ital shi!$ !lace it in the rear of the center column#
'38#8#8 1lacement of ?a!ital Shi!s is to be by order of Gictory 1oint alue$ and is done before merchantmen are
!laced#
10*.0 Solitai!e Mo+e&ent
'3>#' Submarine MoementB
'3>#'#' Submarines are moed by the Solitaire !layer acting as the sub commander# Submarine moement is
oluntary and is !erformed in accord %ith normal SUBMARINE rules#
'3>#'#4 Submarine counters are on board and isible to the !layer at all times# 7Hidden7 or 7isible7 status is
no% determined by the Escort Action .able +?hart '3>#4#', and the Submarine 9etection .able +?hart '3>#'#8,
as the result of searches !erformed during turn#
'3>#'#8 6heneer a submarine is contacted by radar or sonar search$ or is 7isible7$ an additional submarine
mar/er is !laced according to the Submarine 9etection .able# .his indicates that the sub has been detected by
the enemy# Submarine mar/ers may not e-ceed one !er actie submarine#
SUBMARINE DETE,TION TABLE
.he Submarine counter itself$ of course$ remains on board at all times$ since the solitaire !layer is the sub
commander# Ho%eer$ mar/ers are used to sho% the arious leels of detection by the enemy""and are used to
orient escort moements# .he mar/ers indicate the target he-""the he- ahead of the mar/ers bo%""and !roide
a conenient basis for using the Escort Action .able at the end of each turn#
P#ase E+ent Action
any
Sub isible or surfaced
+de!th 3"4@,
1lace submarine counter +any, of the sub's o%n nationality under the
sub counter# Moe the mar/er %ith the sub as long as it remains at 3"
4@' de!th# 9o not confuse it %ith your real subD
*
Sub disa!!ears from isible
de!th +@3H,
1ut submarine counter of escort's o%n color in the e-act !osition sub
began its moement$ to include !recise facingIbo% direction# 9o not
moe %ith sub in sub moement !hase#
;
Sub found by radarIsonar
search$ not isible +@3H
day$ 3"@3H at night,
1ut sub mar/er of escorts' o%n color on sub !osition$ !ointing in same
direction# 9o not moe %ith sub in sub moement !hase#
;
Sub missed by radarIsonar
search$ not isible
Inert mar/er already on board# If there %as no sub mar/er to begin
%ith$ continue in Mode '#
*
.or!edoes a!!ear< sub not
!reiously sighted or
contact lost
1lace inerted tor!edo mar/er in he- ahead of sub bo% +he- B on
Submarine =og sheet,$ !ointing in the same direction +this mar/er IS the
target he- for escorts,# Remoe any inerted sub mar/ers# .his mar/er
remains on board till ne% sub mar/ers a!!ear# .his mar/er is not !laced
if the firing sub %as already isible or in radarIsonar contact#
'3 End of turn ?onsult Escort Action .able#
N2.EB .he actual submarine remains on the board at all times# 2nly one sub or tor!edo mar/er may be on
board for each submarine in !lay# If the submarine is isible at start$ mar/ it accordingly and consult the Escort
Action .able before beginning game#
'3>#'#> A submarine is isible %henB
a, it is on the surface or at 4@"foot de!th during daylight#
b, it is on the surface or at 4@"foot de!th at night and is %ithin four he-es of an enemy essel +including
merchantmen, or %ithin
seen he-es of a essel tor!edoed on the !reious turn and %hich is still afloat#
c, it has been sighted under Rule >)#3#
'3>#'#@ Submarines may only attac/ essels isible to the sub under the Submarine Gisibility .able +see 9ata
?ards,#
'3>#4 Escort MoementB
'3>#4#' Escort moement is automatic and is determined by the Escort Action .able +%hich itself is based on the
Submarine 9etection .able's results,# .he Escort Action .able is consulted at the end of each turn$ and %ill
determine moement for the escorts for the coming turn#

ES,ORT A,TION TABLE
Moement of escorts on the follo%ing turn is determined by this table at the end of 1hase '3 of the !receding
turn# 1lacement of submarine mar/ers$ %hich determines the result on this table$ is done using the Submarine
9etection .able#
Sub Ma!-e! Mo.e Esco!t Action
None '
No !reious sightings# Escorts !roceed in formation$ moing in unison %ith
conoy# All escorts conduct sonar and radar search#
.or!edo Mar/er 4
.or!edoes launched# Escorts begin RA9IA= M2GEMEN. at Search S!eed$
using mar/er as target he-#
Sub Mar/er$ Escort
?olor
8
SonarIradar sighting# Escorts begin RA9IA= M2GEMEN.$ full s!eed""%ith the
e-ce!tion of escorts %ith sonar contact$ %hich moe in RA9IA= M2GEMEN.
at Search S!eed#
Sub Mar/er$ Sub
?olor
>
Submarine sighted +4@"foot de!th,# Escorts begin RA9IA= M2GEMEN.$ full
s!eed#
Sub Mar/er$ Sub
?olor +surfaced,
@
Submarine on surface# Escorts begin 9IAME.ER M2GEMEN.$ full s!eed# All
surface essels o!en fire %heneer =2S !ermits# Nearest escort to sub this
turn begins RA9IA= M2GEMEN.$ orients on bo% of sub +not target he-,$ and
%ill RAM if sub hasn't submerged by then#
Sub Mar/er$ Inerted ; ?ontact lost# Begin 9IAME.ER M2GEMEN.$ Search S!eed#
)
5AME EN9# Begin !rolonged attac/ !rocedure# Escorts are selected for this in
order of G1 alue$ as !ermitted by Rule 8>#)#
.%o Mar/ers 9ouble
A second sub is sighted# .he nearest escorts +half of them$ rounded do%n,
!roceed according to a!!ro!riate mode#
.hree Mar/ers .ri!le
A third sub is sighted# .he nearest escorts +half of each force detailed to the
other t%o subs, !roceed according to the a!!ro!riate mode#
N2.EB Sonar search is al%ays conducted by essels at Search S!eed$ each turn# Radar search is al%ays
conducted by essels haing that ca!ability$ each turn#
'3>#4#4 .he Escort Action .able is also consulted at the beginning of the game$ !rior to moement# Unless the
scenario actually states that contact has been made$ or if the initial de!th of the submarine is 4@ feet or less$
the escorts %ill begin !lay in Mode '#
'3>#4#8 As detailed in the Escort Action .able$ escorts moe in one of three general %aysB
a, In formation# Escorts moe in unison %ith the merchantmen or ca!ital shi!s$ maintaining their conoy
stations# Escorts
%ill match conoy moement e-actly# .hey brea/ formation only %hen the Escort Action .able so dictates#
b, Radial Moement +see '3@#3,#
c, 9iameter Moement +see '3;#3,#
'3>#4#> 6hen escorts a!!ear in a scenario alone +%ith no merchantmen or ca!ital shi!s,$ they moe according
to the Escort Action .able# 6hen in Mode '$ they moe according to the &leet Moement .able +?hart '3>#8#',
as &ast ?onoy S!eed# .he die roll for moement is done !rior to each turn's moement$ and is !erformed for
the escorts in unison +i#e#$ one die roll only$ %ith results a!!lying to all shi!s,#
'3>#8 Merchant MoementB
'3>#8#' Merchantmen +cargo and tan/er essels, moe according to the &leet Moement .able# 2ne die is rolled
at the start of each ?onoy Moement 1hase and is !erformed regardless of the tactical situation# .his same die
roll %ill also a!!ly to escorts moing in formation +Mode ' on the Escort Action .able,$ but a!!lies to
merchantmen eery turn regardless of %hat he escorts do#

%LEET MO/EMENT TABLE
.his table is rolled u!on at the start of each ?onoy Moement 1hase and a!!lies
to all merchantmen$ ?a!ital shi!s$ and escorts moing in formation#
,on+o0 T0pe Die Roll
1 2 * 1 2
Slo% ?onoy +S!eed ', =' R' ' ' '= 'R
Slo% ?onoy +S!eed 4,J =4 R4 4 4 4= 4R
&ast ?onoy +S!eed 4, =4 R4 4 4 4= 4R
&ast ?onoy +S!eed 8,J =8 R8 8 8 8= 8R
Emergency S!eed +S!eed M, =M RM M M M= MR
JAdanced 5ame
'3>#8#4 Merchantmen moe and turn in unison# .hey maintain their relatie !ositions in formation unless sun/
or dead in the %ater#
'3>#8#8 Merchantmen %ill not collide %ith shi!s dead in the %ater# If an indiidual shi! is to !erform a
moement directed by the &leet Moement .able that %ill result in collision$ the moing essel sto!s the
moment it comes %ithin three he-es +inclusie, of a sto!!ed shi! +i#e#$ a t%o"he- ga!, and the shi!'s bo% is
!ointed at the sto!!ed shi!# .he moing merchantmen halts moement at that !oint and remains sto!!ed until
the &leet Moement .able dictates a moement that %on't bring the bo% closer to the sto!!ed shi!# Shi!s
sto!!ed by this rule %ill continue to ma/e all turns dictated by the &leet Moement .able +i#e#$ the bo% %ill face
the same direction as the remainder of the conoy#,
'3>#> ?a!ital Shi! MoementB
'3>#>#' ?a!ital shi!s also moe according to the &leet Moement .able# Moement is made in unison %ith the
entire conoy$ as directed by the table#
'3>#>#4 2nce tor!edoes hae been fired$ and as long as ?a!ital shi!s are not in conoy %ith merchantmen$
?a!ital shi!s moe according to the Emergency column on the &leet Moement .able# 6hen moing in
Emergency mode$ %hich begins the turn after tor!edoes are fired$ ?a!ital shi!s increase their s!eed by one he-
each turn until the ma-imum s!eed of that shi! is reached# .hat s!eed %ill continue in effect until the end of
the scenario# 2ne die roll for the &leet Moement .able is made each turn$ and the results follo%ed in the
a!!ro!riate column$ for all ?a!ital shi!s#
'3>#>#8 If ca!ital shi!s moe off the board in Emergency mode$ they may not return to !lay#
'3>#>#> Sine ?a!ital shi! counters hae no I9 numbers$ the shi!'s !osition in a conoy is to be determined by
%riting the shi!'s name across the s!aces in the conoy section of the =og normally used for merchantmen#
+E-am!leB if the Enter!rise is in Ro% '$ ?olumn '$ the %ord 7Enter!rise7 is %ritten across the fie bo-es in the
corres!onding location on the ?onoyIEscort =og#, ?a!ital shi!s %ill continue to be sho%n in the escort grou!
section in the =og< the name in the conoy section merely identifies %hich counter is %hich# Since ca!ital shi!s
are set u! in conoy formation in solitaire !lay$ and since they may not deiate from it unless sun/ or dead in
the %ater$ this rule is necessary to distinguish ?a!ital shi!s des!ite their lac/ of I9 numbers#
'3>#>#@ ?a!ital shi!s !erform easie action as described in '3>#8#8$ and %ill not collide %ith other surface shi!s
in any circumstance#
101.0 Ra.ial Mo+e&ent
'3@#' Radial moement is the term a!!lied to the !rocedure used to moe escorts to%ard a submarine contact#
Radial moement also describes the !rocedure for escort attac/s under solitaire conditions#
'3@#'#' Radial moement !rocedures are automatic< and are instigated as dictated by the Escort Action .able#
.hese actions are mandatory in solitaire !lay#
'3@#'#4 .he 7radials7 used for this moement are the si- straight"line he-es e-tending from each of the si- he-"
sides# .hese radials e-tend from a gien target he- in all directions to%ards the board"edges#

'3@#'#8 A 7target he-7 is one of t%o locations indicating a !oint of aim for the escort""either one he- ahead of
the bo% of a submarine mar/er$ or the !oint of launch of tor!edoes +he- 7B7 on the Submarine =og sheet in all
cases,# .he submarine mar/ers described in Rule '3>#'#8 are used to indicate the target he-#
'3@#'#> A radial ector is the route to be follo%ed to enter a radial< the ector %ill bring the escort onto the !ath
%ith only one turn necessary to follo% the radial to the target he- +see illustration,# Gectors are ;3 degrees off
the radial itself#
'3@#'#@ An assault zone is the area centered on the target he- and e-tending t%o he-es in all directions +see
illustration,#

Assault Kones"" !riority target is mar/ed %ith crosshairs#
2ther he-es are ran/ed in order of im!ortance#
.his chart is a good re!resentation of %here to dro! de!th charges %hile !laying solitaire or against real
o!!onents#
'3@#4 A 76illiamson turn7 is a moement %hich %ill bring an escort around '*3 degrees +the o!!osite facing,
and bac/ into the same ro% of he-es in %hich it began the maneuer +see illustration,#
'3@#8 Moement 1erformanceB
'3@#8#' Radial moement begins %hen directed by the Escort Action .able# .his determination is made at the
end of each turn#
'3@#8#4 Radial moement !roceeds as follo%sB
a, Each escort turns +in the general direction of the target he-, till it is on a ector to the nearest radial# Escorts
then moe along the
ector in a straight line until the radial is reached# .he escorts' turns and moement must com!ly %ith
SUBMARINE rules +i#e# one
turn !er he-,#
b, .he escort$ on reaching the radial or if already on it$ heads directly to%ard the target he-# +If the !ro!er
ector has been follo%ed$
only one ;3"degree change of facing %ill be necessary#,
c, .he escort !roceeds in a straight line to the assault zone$ aiming at the target he-#
'3@#8#8 If the escort is already on a radial$ but cannot ma/e a legal turn onto the course to the target he- +i#e#$
facing a%ay from the target he-,$ the escort !erforms a 6illiamson turn on its initial course for the turn and
!roceeds thus until it is on the radial and on course for the target he-#
'3@#8#> 6hen the target he- changes due to ne% sightings$ each escort %ill correct its moement by the same
method as described aboe +i#e#$ follo%ing a ne% ector and radial#,
'3@#8#@ 6hen !erforming radial moement$ escorts s!eed u! to ma-imum s!eed +in the !rogression described
by Rules *#4#' and 8'#', unless the Escort Action .able states other%ise# Search S!eed$ %hen mentioned on
that table$ is al%ays three he-es !er turn#
'3@#> Escort Attac/B
'3@#>#' Escorts Attac/ automatically %hen they reach the assault zone$ as long as radial moement is in effect#
All %ea!ons able to reach the assault zone +A.6$ de!th charges$ C"guns, do so$ u! to their ma-imum and in as
many he-es of the assault zone that can be reached# .his is done regardless of the escort's s!eed# Remember
that the assault zone is the target he- and all he-es in a t%o"he- radius "" effectiely$ the range of moement of
a submerged submarine#
'3@#>#4 An escort may$ in solitaire !lay$ steam across he-es undergoing Hedgehog attac/# No escort may steam
across a he- undergoing de!th charge or C"gun attac/#
'3@#>#8 A.6 does not ta/e effect immediately in solitaire !lay# A.6 attac/s are resoled along %ith the de!th
charges in the Anti"Submarine Attac/ Resolution 1hase#
'3@#>#> 1riority of Attac/sB 6here range and escort characteristics !ermit +see '3@#>#;,$ assault zone he-es are
to be attac/ed in the follo%ing !riority$ %ith at least one A.6$ de!th charge or C"gun eachB
a, the target he-
b, the he-es ad0acent to the target he-$ starting %ith the he- ahead of the target he- +i#e#$ t%o he-es ahead of
the sub mar/er's bo%,$
then the t%o he-es ad0acent to that he- and the target he-# =ast in !riority of the inner circle of the assault
zone is the bo% he-
of the sub mar/er +i#e#$ the he- behind the target he-#,
c, the he-es at a distance of t%o from the target he-$ starting %ith the he- directly in front of the sub mar/er$
then !roceeding around
the circle of he-es eenly in both directions from front to rear#
'3@#>#@ 2rder of Attac/sB .he nearest escort to the target he- +distance counted from the escort's bo%, moes
first in the Escort Moement 1hase# .he other escorts moe in order of !ro-imity# 6here t%o escorts are eFually
near$ the escort %hose bo% !oints the closest to the target he- moes first#
'3@#>#; .he Attac/B each escort moes on a straight line through the assault zone$ firing all !ossible A.6$ C"
guns and de!th charges in such a manner as to !ut at least one such %ea!on in all reachable assault zone
he-es# 6hen sufficient he-es cannot be reached to allo% one"attac/"!er"he-$ %ea!ons %ill be fired as eenly as
!ossible +e#g#$ %hen si- de!th charges can only reach three assault zone he-es$ the escort dro!s t%o in each of
the aailable he-es,# In all cases$ the escort %ill adhere as closely as !ossible to the !riorities of Rule '3@#>#8#
'3@#>#) All moement and attac/ by escorts is final< no die rolls may be made again nor moement retraced#
'3@#>#* Escorts may not moe through he-es containing !reiously"moed escorts or de!th charges dro!!ed by
same# Escorts may deiate from Rule '3@#>#; but %ill$ in all cases moe !arallel to its radial and as close to the
target he- as !ossible#
'3@#>#( Escorts moe through the assault zone and leae it on the same course they entered it# 6hen the stern
of the escort is outside the assault zone$ the escort e-ecutes a 6illiamson turn and launches a ne% attac/#
Escorts %ill attac/ re!eatedly$ so long as Radial moement is in effect#
'3@#>#'3 If an escort cannot reach enough assault zone he-es to s!read its attac/s eenly$ +es!ecially if C"guns
are inoled, and no acant assault zone he-es can be reached$ C"guns and A.6 may be fired into he-es
already containing other attac/ mar/ers#
'3@#>#'' Escorts may only attac/ assault zone he-es$ only %hen Radial moement is under%ay$ and must fire all
%ea!ons able to reach the assault zone +see Escort Action .able for surface gunfire$ %hich is not used in Radial
moement and not defined herein as 7%ea!onry7,# Escorts may not be moed so as to collide %ith other escorts$
or in iolation of Rule '3@#>#*# Escorts may not fire A.6 into he-es occu!ied by other surface essels#
'3@#>#'4 Attac/s are resoled as !rescribed by the SUBMARINE rules$ e-ce!t that the Submarine 9e!th ?ombat
.able is rolled first for all de!th charge and C"gun attac/s +including SFuid,# .his re!resents the enemy's guess
as to your de!th#

SUBMARINE DEPT3 ,OMBAT TABLE
.his table is rolled on for each de!th charge or sFuid
attac/ launched# .his must be done !rior to resolution
of attac/ and re!laces the announcing of de!th by
Escort 1layer# Attac/s are then resoled normally$ or
are not rolled for in the eent of a 7Miss7 at all#
Dice Roll Dept# ,#a!"e Detonation
@>";; Same de!th as submarine
>'"@8 6ithin 4@ feet of submarine
4>"8; 6ithin @3 feet of submarine
''"48 Miss# No attac/#
102.0 Dia&ete! Mo+e&ent
'3;#' 9iameter moement is a maneuer used %hen escorts moe around a target he- rather than to%ards it#
.his is used es!ecially %hen firing on a surfaced submarine and$ in any eent$ is im!lemented by the Escort
Action .able#
'3;#'#' A 7diameter7$ for the !ur!oses of this game$ is a circle of he-es that is an eFual distance at all !oints
from the target he-# A diameter of si-$ for e-am!le$ is that circle of he-es that is si- he-es from the target he-
in all directions +the circle forming a large he-agon,#
'3;#'#4 9iameter moement is e-ecuted by follo%ing the diameter and neer haing the bo% he- leaing the
!ath +the bo% he- must al%ays remain at the same distance as dictated,# .his means a ;3"degree turn at each
radial +as a glance at the illustration %ill sho%,#
'3;#4 Moement 1rocedureB
'3;#4#' 9iameter moement is directed by the Escort Action .able$ and continues as long as the .able directs#
'3;#4#4 Escorts follo%$ in order$ their res!ectie ectors andIor radials to%ard the target he- as in Radial
moement +Rule '3@#8#4,# Ho%eer$ u!on reaching the assigned diameter distance$ each escort %ill turn and
follo% the diameter he-es in a counter"cloc/%ise direction#
'3;#4#8 In the diameter !attern$ all essels moe at either Search S!eed or$ %hen the Escort Action .able is
calling for 7&ull S!eed$7 at the ma-imum s!eed of the slo%est shi! in the diameter#
'3;#4#> .he diameter to be follo%ed is a distance of '4 he-es from the target he-# If a essel commences
9iameter moement already %ithin that distance$ it moes to and follo%s a diameter of si- he-es#
10'.0 Ni"#t Illu&ination
'3)#' Section '3)#3 a!!lies %heneer Section 4@#3 of the original SUBMARINE rules is to be follo%ed$ and only
in night scenarios#
'3)#'#' Starshells are fired %heneer tor!edoes or a submarine is detected# .his is automatic and is s!elled out
in detail on the Escort Action .able#
'3)#'#4 Starshells are fired by the escort furthest from the target he-#
'3)#'#8 Starshells are fired in the target he- and three he-es ahead of it +in the direction of the sub mar/er or
tor!edo,# =ine of sight considerations do not a!!ly %hen firing starshells< they may be fired oer one or more
surface shi!s#
'3)#4 .an/ers and ?argo Shi!sB
'3)#4#' Gisibility of submarines at night is described in Rule '3>#'#8#
'3)#4#4 9aylight conditions !reail for a seen"he- radius around any tan/er tor!edoed on any !reious turn
+regardless of %hether still afloat,< cargo shi!s so illuminate an area only under the !roisions of '3>#'#8#
'3)#4#8 9aylight isibility !reails %ithin 43 he-es of any tan/er tor!edoed %hile containing aiation fuel# .hese
conditions %ill !reail until the turn after the shi! sin/s$ ending %ith the Star Shell 1hase# Mar/ the location until
then %ith a starshell counter in both he-es of the tan/er#
10(.0 E+asi+e Action an. Sea!c#es
'3*#' Shi!sB
'3*#'#' Escorts may not moe into any he- that a merchantmen might enter on its moe that turn$ as
determined by the &leet Moement .able# In this case$ Escorts may deiate from radials and ectors but must
!arallel them as close as !ossible#
'3*#'#4 Escorts may not moe into any he- that a merchantmen's stern might !iot into""that is to say$ the he-
on either side of the shi! ad0oining both bo% and stern#
'3*#'#8 Escorts may not moe into any he- that a ?a!ital shi! might enter on its moe that turn$ as indicated by
the &leet Moement table$ nor any he- that a ?a!ital shi!'s stern might !iot into +as in Rule '3*#'#4,#
'3*#'#> ?a!ital shi!s and merchantmen moe in unison in the solitaire game$ so no collision is !ossible#
Aoidance of essels dead in the %ater is discussed in Rules '3>#8#4 and '3>#8#8#
'3*#'#@ Surfaced submarines may be rammed by merchantmen and ?a!ital shi!s if the &leet Moement .able
ha!!ens to dictate such# Ramming of surfaced subs by escorts is not only !ossible$ but mandatory under the
Escort Action .able# Ho%eer$ only one escort may ram an indiidual submarine#
'3*#4 .or!edoesB
'3*#4#' No escort may intentionally steam oer a tor!edo$ nor end its moe directly ahead of one$ %hen
!erforming Radial or 9iameter moement# EScorts %ill instead aoid such an eent by leaing its ector$ radial
or diameter and !aralleling its former !ath as close as !ossible$ or by slo%ing to the !oint that it %ill not be in
the !ath#
'3*#4#4 ?a!ital shi!s and merchantmen moe according to the &leet Moement .able regardless of %here
tor!edoes may be# .he first firing of tor!edoes in a scenario %ill trigger Emergency moement for ?a!ital shi!s<
no other res!onse is !ossible#
'3*#8 SearchB
'3*#8#' All shi!s !ossessing sonar$ and moing at s!eeds !ermitting search$ are reFuired to do so each turn#
.he !layer may dis!ense %ith this if all submarines are surfaced or sun/#
'3*#8#4 All shi!s !ossessing radar must conduct radar search each turn# .he !layer may dis!ense %ith this if all
submarines are at de!ths of @3 feet or greater#
6ebmaster's Notes###
.hese rules are a great %ay for the beginning !layer to learn the rules of Submarine and to learn strategy as
%ell# Be sure to !lay a fe% solo games to get a better feel for the system mechanics# Also### this article is
co!yrighted material# It is intended for you !ersonal andIor educational use only ?o!ying and selling the
information is most li/ely against the la%### so don't do itD Many than/s to Robert Harmon for the e-cellent
Solitaire Rules# ?ourtesyB 5eneral Magazine$ 44">#