Atlantic Sentinels: North Atlantic Convoy Escort, 1942-43

Atlantic Sentinels: North Atlantic Convoy Escort, 1942-43 Escort convoys across the Atlantic, and protect them from the Uboat threat.Atlantic Sentinels is a solitaire, tactical level game placing you as the Senior Officer of the Escort, shepherding a convoy in the North Atlantic from the attacks of U-boats, both singly and in wolfpacks. You are in command of a convoy escort group, composed typically of 4-10 escort vessels guarding a convoy on its way across the Atlantic. Your mission is to protect as much Allied shipping as possible while simultaneously destroying as many U-boats as possible during the height of the U-boat threat – 1942 to early 1943.Atlantic Sentinels provides players with a host of decisions as he is assigned to protect merchant convoys, typically ranging from 40 to 60 ships. The placement of escorts to offer front, rear, and flank protection to the convoy is complicated by the size of the convoy and available assets. Additional decisions must be made on where to place the escorts, which are equipped with Type 271 radars, the key to your defense.Players will find it highly challenging to minimize convoy losses and keep them to an acceptable level.Players may choose any of 10 historical Escort Groups (five British, four Canadian, one US) armed with historical destroyers and corvettes.Atlantic Sentinels: North Atlantic Convoy Escorts 1942-43 is meant to be a highly playable and interesting solitaire game covering the actions an Escort Group would have to deal with in fighting the U-boat peril during convoy escort. Components: One Counter Sheet of 9/16″ unit-counters Two Tactical Displays (double sided, one for Small Convoys, one for Large Convoys) Three Player Aid Cards (double-sided) Three Player Aid Cards (single-sided) One Operational Display Rules Booklet One Mission Logsheet Two 6-sided and two 10-sided dice

• Atlantic Sentinels is a solitaire, tactical level game placing you as the Senior Officer of the Escort, shepherding a convoy in the North Atlantic from the attacks of U-boats, both singly and in wolfpacks.
• You are in command of a convoy escort group, composed typically of 4-10 escort vessels guarding a convoy on its way across the Atlantic.
• Your mission is to protect as much Allied shipping as possible while simultaneously destroying as many U-boats as possible during the height of the U-boat threat – 1942 to early 1943.
• Players: One (with option for two)
• Playing Time: 15 to 20 minutes (single mission), 6-8 hours (full career)