Next War: Taiwan Naval Movement Example

The following examples will outline various aspects of naval movement.

Assume that the non-Allied player has Air Superiority and Cruise Missiles available, the Submarine Threat Level is 4, the
ASW Level is 3, and the situation is as follows:

1. The Allies decide that the Senkakus are vulnerable and wish to reinforce the garrison there. They declare that
the AMPH in the Northern Approaches will attempt to enter the Ryukyu Islands At Sea Box/Zone. This is a
Contested Sea Movement for either of two reasons: (a) the At Sea Box is enemy-controlled, or (b) even if it
wasnt there is an enemy Naval Unit present, the PRC SAG. The Allied player checks the Contested Sea
Movement table on the Standard and Advanced Game Tables Player Aid and checks which Die Roll Modifiers
(DRMs) might apply. The enemy SAG and the friendly SAG cancel each other out (+1 and -1 respectively). The
ASW Level is -3, but the Submarine Threat Level is +4 for a net +1. The Inshore Box doesnt apply as it is currently
Contested, and the Land Area is friendly-controlled. The non-Allied player decides to expend a Cruise Missile
point for an additional +1. So, the net DRM is +2.
a. Assume the Allied player rolls a 4 +2 = 6 which results in either an Abort or a Strike 1. The Allied player
opts to press on in order to reinforce the islands, places a Strike 1 marker on the AMPH, and applies a
step loss to the embarked troops which, in this case, eliminates a USMC battalion. Alternatively, the
Allied player can have the AMPH remain in the Northern Approaches, and its movement is complete for
this movement segment.
 i. Because his goal is to reinforce the Senkakus, the Allied player continues moving the AMPH into
the Senkakus Inshore Box. He can do this because he has only entered one new At Sea Box so
far, the Ryukyu Islands. This is also a Contested Sea Movement for either of two reasons: (a) the
Ryukyu Islands At Sea Box is enemy-controlled, and (b) even if it wasnt theres an enemy SAG
present. Once again, the Allied player checks for his DRMs, and they are all the same as the non-
Allied player again opts to expend a Cruise Missile point. The Allied player rolls 7 +2 = 9 which
results in an Abort or Strike 2. The Allied player wisely opts to Abort the movement and remain
in the Ryukyu Islands At Sea Box. Had he taken the Strike 2 marker, that would have destroyed
the AMPH. If the result had been an Abort or Strike 1, he would have been faced with the choice
of placing a Strike 2 marker on the AMPH and eliminating another battalion or Aborting the
movement.
2. The Allies also know that reinforcing Taiwan is an important mission. They decide to move the AMPH in the
Central Approaches into the Taiwan Straits At Sea Box. Because the At Sea Box is enemy-controlled, this is a
Contested Sea Movement.
a. Assume that the Allies press on regardless of the result. Once again, they can continue moving as
theyve only entered one new At Sea Box. They can now enter the Taiwan Straits Inshore Box. This is
also a Contested Sea Movement because of two reasons: (a) moving from an enemy-controlled At Sea
Box, or (b) moving to an enemy-controlled Inshore Box.
i. Once again, assume the Allies are able to press-on, i.e., they havent received enough Strike
damage to make it dangerous, so, because they still have only entered one new At Sea Box,
they continue to move from the Taiwan Straits Inshore Box to the main operational map and
attempt to enter one of the Taiwanese Ports. Unfortunately, the non-Allied player had mined
that Port previously with an Aerial Mining Mission. So, this is also a Contested Sea Movement
for one of three reasons: (a) moving from an enemy-controlled Inshore Box, (b) a move from an
All-Sea hex to a Port when the Inshore Box is enemy-controlled (entry into a Port must be traced
through an adjacent All-Sea hex), or (c) the move was traced through a Mine Marker Area of
Effect. In this instance, the density of the mine marker also becomes a DRM on the Contested
Sea Movement. If the Allies are successful, theyll be able to disembark any surviving Marines
into the Port.
3. Alternatively, if the Allies wish to reinforce Taiwan with both groups of Marines, the AMPH in the Northern
Approaches can move into the Central Approaches and must stop for this Movement Segment as it has now
entered one new At Sea Box.
4. Note also that the PRC SAG in the East China Sea At Sea Box could move to an All-Sea hex on the operational
map in one Movement Segment: East China Sea At Sea -> Taiwan Straits At Sea -> Taiwan Straits Inshore Box ->
operational map All-Sea hex. Only one new At Sea Box was entered.