Battlewagon (1981)

Battlewagon is a tactical game of combat at sea. Hexes are 2000 yards and turns are 10 minutes. Each player controls one or more ships, each of which have a "Ship Systems Display" (a la Star Fleet Battles or Car Wars). The game contains statistics for most major classes of ships from Destroyer to Battleship from 1901 through WWII for several navies worldwide. Ships are moved in impulses and may fire one or more weapons each impulse. Hits are determined by dice, followed by checking armor penetration (which falls off by range). If a hit penetrates, random ship systems are destroyed (rolled on a Damage Allocation Table). Victory is by scenario.

Battlewagon was originally released as a "Pocket Game" in 1981. It was later released in a "Folio" Second Edition in 1984.

Magazine References:

Nexus Index

• Nexus,No.1 April-May 1982
  • "Rules for the High Seas - Historical Background for Battlewagon", by Stephen V. Cole and Steve List
• Nexus,No.3 August-September 1982
  • "Loose Ends: Question and Answer on Battlewagon and Federation Space"
• Nexus,No.5 March-April 1983
  • "Loose Ends: Question and Answer on Battlewagon and Boarding Party"
• Nexus,No.6 May 1983
  • "Battlewagon Scenario - The Battle of San Bernardino Straits", by Richard Puchstein
• Nexus,No.8 April 1984
  • "Last Sortie of the Yamato - A Battlewagon Scenario", by Richard Puchstein
  • "Optional Battlewagon Rules", by Richard Puchstein
• Nexus,No.9 July 1984
  • "Battlewagon Refit - New Torpedo Rules for Battlewagon", by David W. Crump
• Nexus,No.10 October 1984
  • "Operation Regenbogen - A Battlewagon Scenario", by Danny Wright
• Nexus,No.11 January 1985
  • "The Battle of Surigao Straits - A Battlewagon Scenario
• Nexus,No.12 April 1985
  • "Doomed by Destiny - Battlewagon Ships That Almost Were", by James E. Meldrum
  • "Battlewagon Errata"
• Nexus,No.13 July 1985
  • "Pacific Nights - Four Scenario for Battlewagon", by Leonard Heinz
  • "Battlewagon After Dark Random Scenario Rules", by Leonard Heinz
• Nexus,No.14 October 1985
  • "The Convoy That Died - A Battlewagon Scenario", by Dave Webber
• Nexus,No.15 January 1986
  • "Komandorski Islands - A Battlewagon Scenario", by James C. Gordon
• Nexus,No.16 January 1987
  • "The Red Banner Fleet - The Soviet Navy in Battlewagon", by James E. Meldrum
• Nexus,No.18 January 1988
  • "Tassafaronga - A Battlewagon Scenario" by James C. Gordon

Battleplan Article List:

• Battleplan,No.4 September-October 1987
  • Battlewagon several scenarios, James E. Meldrum
    • "War Plane Orange"
    • "The Battle for the North Sea"
    • "Battlewagons"
    • "World War I - Fleet Actions 1914-1919"
    • "Interwar Fleet Actions 1919-1935"
    • "World War II - Fleet Actions 1939-1945"
    • "The Final Conflict - Haguro's end"
    • "Battle for the Solomons - Campaign Game for Battlewagon"
    • "Savo Island - 9 August 1942"
    • "Cape Esperance - 11/12 October 1942"
    • "The Battle of - Tassafaronga 29/30 November 1942"
    • "The Battle of - Kula Gulf 6 July 1943"
    • "The Battle of - Kolombangara 12/13 July 1943"
    • "The Battle of - Vella Gulf 6/7 August 1943"
    • "The Battle of - Empress Augusta Bay 2 November 1943"
    • "Campaign Games - Options"

Components:

• One Rules Booklet
• 54 Counters (Double-Sided)
• One Game Mapsheet
• One Sheet of SSD's

• The Folio Version Included 108 Counters (Single-Sided) and the SSD's were included with the Rules Booklet