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White Ensign / Rising Sun: The Raid in Ceylon

White Ensign / Rising Sun: The Raid in Ceylon 1997

Design Jack Greene Art Rodger B. MacGowan Publisher Moments in History
5.7 /10
BGG rating
3.0
Weight
2
Players
0
Age
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About the Game

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White Ensign/Rising Sun (WERS) covers the Japanese raid on Ceylon under Vice-Admiral Nagumo into the Indean Ocean in April 1942. This raid sank and destroyed shipping in the Bay (including the British carrier Hermes) and destroyed targets in and around Ceylon.

It is based on Norway 1940: The Kriegsmarine Strikes.

Components:

2 22x34" game maps 176 counters rules booklet 4 player aid sheats four roster sheets

This game comes in a zip-locked (non-boxed) version.

Republished in Command Magazine Japan #12 in 1997.

Filed Under

Categories
Nautical Wargame World War II
Mechanics
Hexagon Grid
BGG ratings
16
BGG data
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