At The Height of Battle
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A quick playing set of rules covering Asian naval warfare between the 10th and the 16th century¸ The aim of these rules¸ which draw upon techniques and concepts from LFG's "Cannon¸ Cross and Crescent” has been to develop a quick play set that focusses on the Imjin War¸ fought between Korea and Japan fought in the late 16th century - the era of Admiral Yi Sun Sin and his famous "Turtle Ship” - but rules¸ ship data and information is provided to cover earlier wars in the region back to the 10th century. The fast play nature of the rules allows small and medium sized games with 30 ships a side or more to be completed in a couple of hours or less. Each model represents one ship¸ and each ship manoeuvres and fights individually¸ although operating in squadrons. The rules cover the main ship types involved across the period¸ including a number of unusual types encountered in Asian naval battles¸ and encompasses not only action afloat but also forts and shore-based troops. The rules have been written with 1/1200 scale models from MT Miniatures in mind.