Escort Fleet (1986)

SGB-21 Escort Fleet (1986) (4800)

Subtitled “Battle of Indian Ocean 1948-1950.”

There is one map, stretching from Manilla in the Philippines to Bombay, India. The 504 counters represent only two basic things: ships and fuel points. There are six PACs (four of which are two sets of identical ones) and a 48 pg rulebook.

The last of the Red Sun/Black Cross trilogy, this game adds the Japanese Achilles heel--oil. One quarter of the entire games’ counters represent either transports or submarines. There are no ground or aircraft present whatsoever. If this game were combined with its brothers, then there are plenty of options for introducing these units to the map.

Game designer: Makoto Fukuda
Historical designer: Daisuke Satou

Components
1 Rule book (include scenario and historical note)
1 Map (Map E)
5 Players' sheets
1 Reference card
2 Counter sheets
1 Six side dice

Scenarios
Stand alone game
1. First Trial - May1948 (length:1 turn, Naval game)
2. Final Charge - August 1950 (1 turn, Naval game)
3. Hounds vs Wolves - July 1948 (6 truns, Naval game)
4. Bloody Ocean - 1948-1949 (33 turns, Naval game)
Combine with Red Sun Black Cross
5. Indian Ocean Climax - September 1948 (6 turns, Naval game)
6. Last Chance (Extend) - November 1948 (18 turns, Combined game)
7. Grand Campaign (Extend) - 1948-1950 (86 turns, Combined game)

Red Sun Black Cross universe' games
SGB-11 Red Sun Black Cross
SGB-19 Return to Europe
SGB-21 Escort Fleet (this one)

Magazine References
Japanese TACTICS Magazine Index Article List:

• TACTICS No.39
  • Escort Fleet – “That tendency and countermeasure”　(Strategy, Errata, Scenario) by Makoto Fukuda