Warlord Games' Victory At Sea has expanded with the addition of some new ships for this 1/1880 scale Historical wargame set during World War II. We start with some interesting smaller ships which would be great for setting up scenario-based play where you need to protect supply lines!

Liner // Victory At Sea

The first ships are the Liners which found themselves being used during World War II to transport troops and supplies around the globe. They might once have been the height of luxury travel but these ships were soon laden down with soldiers. This obviously meant that they were incredibly tempting targets for enemy submarines and other ships.

You can also be slightly more official and transport your troops around in one of these Troop Ships.

Troop Ship // Victory At Sea

A lot of regular cargo liners were also used in order to transport ships and supplies to different warzones. It probably wouldn't have been quite as glamorous as travelling on a cruise ship but it would certainly get you from A to B. Again, the Axis would end up seeing these as tempting targets and they would often have to be protected by a flotilla of ships that were watching out for telltale signs of submarines sneaking beneath the surface.

More New Ships!

As well as these miniatures for scenario play, there are also an array of different named vessels which you could use for specific conflicts or for telling "what if?" stories on the tabletop.

Agano // Victory At Sea

For the Japanese, you can call on the power of the Agano or the Soryo. The Agano was a replacement for some of the ageing vessels in the fleet and they were often used as destroyed and cruiser leaders. The Agano saw a lot of action and was twice damaged by US submarines before finally being sunk in February 1944.

Soryo // Victory At Sea

The Soryo was the fastest aircraft carrier in the world at the time and was a key vessel during a lot of the early Pacific War engagements including Pearl Harbour. Her aircraft were integral at attacking the island at Midway and they also sunk the American carrier, USS Yorktown.

Moving away from the Pacific and instead exploring the battles played out in the Atlantic, we have some ships for the Germans and the British.

Karlsruhe // Victory At Sea

Confined by the limitations of the Treat Of Versailles, the Karlsruhe wasn't a particularly great ship. It had an unusual three-gun turret design that allowed it to cover a lot of different angles though but it was eventually lost during the invasion of Norway and found itself sunk by the British submarine, HMS Truant.

You can also call on the power of HMS Ajax.

HMS Ajax // Victory At Sea

These small, light cruisers were great when looking to outmanoeuvre the enemy in the heat of battle. The Ajax for example was well used during the Battle Of The River Plate where it was able to use guile in order to take down the Admiral Graf Spee.

Some great miniatures for Victory At Sea which would be handy for specific encounters and could be useful when playing in named battles.

Could you be tempted by some new ships for Victory At Sea?