I have been looking for a small submarine suitable for post war commando raid/intel scenarios. Just found one. Its an ICM 1/144 model of the U Boat XXIII - a small training sub, remarkably modern looking that also served post war and went on to inspire the design of a genre of compact subs used by small navies in the Middle East and Latin America.
At less than £9 and at just under 10 inches long its an ideal piece of 10mm table kit.
I am devising a simple set of dice related rules to govern the play of landing agents and saboteurs as a prelude to a post war invasion game to be staged over Christmas.
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size should be just over 9 inches
The Sub has arrived from Hannants. A pretty basic kit with minimalist instructions - but at £9 that's what one expects from ICM.
On the cutting board at 24cm exactly. Nice size on the table, and I will add decking boards to facilitate the special ops I want it for.
I can recommend it for any WW2 or post war scenario where you can use a small and cheap submarine as a game element.
Now I need to find a site that illustrates a good "waterline" on the surface conversion. The hull has a fair amount of sculptured detail so that will help define the waterline.