Tuesday 19 June 2018

Operation Nostalgia: Orders of Battle - Naval units

These are the final part of Orbats for Operation Nostalgia. This list may be expanded as the campaign unfolds. If, for example, the campaign becomes protracted additional naval units may become available for both sides. Those will be determined in due course with a nod towards realism. 

The naval list is an expanded version of that contained within the original article in Wargames Illustrated. It represents a hastily assembled allied task force with whatever is available in the area. It is mainly British which happens to coincide with my collection. I have assumed that most of the US Navy together with Royal Navy capital ships would be concentrating on the main allied offensive on Sicily. Axis ships are mainly light units deployed in the Aegean. To make it more interesting I have added potential Italian reinforcements which could arrive at any time during the campaign. Most of the Italian capital ships are in the central mediterranean protecting the homeland.

As with the other two lists I will update this with damaged and destroyed vessels.

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AXIS FLEET


Flagship:                 

Koln (6” Cruiser)

Italian Flagship:    

Raimondo Montecuccoli (6” cruiser)

Destroyer Flotilla ‘T’:

Z1 Leberecht Maass 
Z2 Georg Thiele 
Z32 

Destroyer Flotilla ‘V’:

Z3 Max Schultz 
Z4 Richard Beitzen 
Z18 Hans Ludemann 

Torpedo Boat Flotilla 'W':

Albatross 
Mowe 
T5 
T24 

7th S Boat Flotilla:

S39
S44
S45
S46

14th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Lince (Spica class) 
Antares (Spica class) 
Palestro (Palestro class)

17th Italian Escort Flotilla:

Artemide (Corvette) 
Ape (Corvette) 
Gabbiano (Corvette) 

12th Italian Mas Boat Flotilla:

MAS 54
MAS 438

11th U Boat Flotilla:

U514
U515

4th Minesweeper Flotilla:

M10 
M61 
M85 

6th Escort Flotilla:

F1 
F2 
Koningsau (Trawler cutter) 
GM74 (captured yacht)

Landing/Supply Fleet:

2 x ‘F’ Lighters 
Westmark
Duisberg
Kormoran 
10 x Caiques 
4 x Landing Craft 


REINFORCEMENTS:

Italian Cruiser squadron:

Zara (8” Cruiser)
Duca d'aosta (6” Cruiser)

8th Italian Destroyer flotilla:

Luca Tarigo  (Navigatori class)
Antonio da Noli  (Navigatori class)
Alvise da Mosto (Navigatori class)

3rd Italian Destroyer Flotilla:

Ascari (Soldati class)
Corsaro (Soldati class)
Legionario (Soldati class)

10th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Aliseo (Cyclone class) 
Castore (Spica class) 

9th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Orsa (Orsa class) 
Orione (Orsa class) 
Pegaso (Orsa class) 

7th Italian Mas Boat Flotilla:

MAS 61
MAS 63
MAS 64
MAS 66

3rd Italian Submarine Flotilla:

Barbarigo (Marcello class)
Morosini  (Marcello class)


Cruisers - 4
Destroyers - 12
TB's/Escorts - 19
Minesweepers - 3
Patrol Boats - 10
Subs - 4

Total 52 vessels (not including merchant vessels).


ALLIED


Flagship:

Norfolk (8”)    

Escort Carriers:

Avenger (12 Seafires, 8 Swordfish)    
Biter (4 Sea Hurricanes, 8 Grumman Martlets, 4 Swordfish)  

Heavy Cruiser:

Exeter (8”)      

Light Cruisers:

Sheffield (6”)         
Arethusa (6”)          
Dauntless (6”)          
Dido (AA Cruiser)  

Destroyers: 

Cossack (Tribal class)     
Mohawk (Tribal class)   
Havock (H Class) 
Hero (H Class)
Jervis (J class)
Jackal (J class) 
Kelly (K class)             
Kelvin (K class)  
Shark (late S Class)       
Swift (late S Class)    
Troubridge (T Class)
Bleasdale (Hunt)            
Blackmore (Hunt)          
Grove (Hunt)                 
Aldenham (Hunt)

Sloops: 

Flamingo (Black Swan) 
Woodpecker (Black Swan) 

Corvettes: 

Poppy (Flower Class) 
Loosestrife (Flower Class)  
Woodruff (Flower Class) 

Submarines:

Triton  (T Class)

Gunboat: 

Ladybird (6”)

Trawlers:

Arran (Isles class)
Filla (Isles class)

MTBs:

MTB 347
MTB 348
MTB 349
MTB 350

MGB: 

MGB 82
MGB 312
MGB 313
MGB 314
MGB 315

Minesweepers:

Bramble (Algerine Class)
Brave (Algerine Class) 

Ocean Going Tugs:

Envoy
Enforcer

Landing Force:

LCTs 

1.
2.
3.

2 x British Landing Ships (each carrying 6 x LCA, 4 x LCM) 

Glenearn      
Prince David

1 x US Landing Ship: (carrying 6 x LCVP, 4 x LCM Mk III) 

Ashland   

6 x Vehicle/Supply Transports (each carrying 4 x LCM

Westbury   
Bahadur    
Leeds       
Sepoy       
Talladega (US)
Latimer (US)

1 x Tanker 

Scottish Maiden


Cruisers - 6
Carriers - 2
Destroyers - 15
Escorts - 7
Minesweepers - 2
Gunboats - 1
Patrol boats - 9
Subs - 1

Total 43 vessels (not including merchant vessels).


  

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