SUDDEN STORM: What if Campaign of the 1937 'China Incident'

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Sudden Storm is a fast-moving campaign of a hypothetical 1937 naval war between Japan and the US, recreating the full range of surface, air and submarine warfare in both operational and tactical operations. It enables you to explore the challenges admirals on both sides would have faced if the US and Japan had ended up at war in August 1937 during the 'China Incident,' rather than in December 1941.

A multitude of different potential strategies makes for maximum replay value with new challenges every time. Sudden Storm is the second offering the ODGW's 'GQ III Decisions at Sea' series of naval campaigns. It employs an innovative campaign decision tree system that enables players to quickly assign forces and determine contacts in contested areas without the drudgery of plotting movement. This system has been evolved from the earlier TSC to encompass multiple theaters, a broader range of missions, intelligence, repair, weather, and other aspects of the campaign. A new, fast-resolution ground combat system has been added for resolving combat on diverse land objectives at campaign level.

Resulting tactical naval engagements can be fought out with any naval rules, but the campaign seamlessly interfaces with GQ III (purchased separately). Includes background features describing the road to war, campaign level charts, OBs, campaign map, all new color GQ III 1930s combat charts, 240 Ship Logs, and 32 aircraft Formation Cards -- everything needed for tactical resolution. A sheet of full-color 1937 aircraft counters on card stock is also included for those who want to resolve tactical aircraft operations, but might lack the requisite miniatures.

Sudden Storm also includes download access to 150 pages of Bonus Files. These include eight options, additional forces, Ship Logs, Coastal Defense Cards, maps of the defenses of Manila and Truk, individual carrier and airfield Flight Logs, separate full-color aircraft counters for the flights of each carrier and land based squadrons (note the unique color schemes of the times), supplemental data on the forces, and other aspects of this forgotten era. The files also provide opportunities to explore forgotten technologies like dirigibles and the US flight deck cruiser.