Which means a couple things among which we need a proper icesheet mechanic for the game rather then the typical schoals if you happen to use the litko ice tokens. One element of WW2 units that haven’t shown up yet in WAS is the icebreaker something that was frequently used in the baltic/arctic theater. Using icebreakers you may in your game want to cover some objectives in ice for fun. If mines are laid adjacent to ice, the effects stack and both rolls must be made. Units whose icebreaker gets sunk are stranded if on an ice sector until a friendly icebreaker can come rescue them but may still fire normally. Icebreakers may not be attacked until at least one other friendly ship in their sector has been. Icebreakers are limited to speed1 while protecting themselves and other units from ice damage rolls, units that ignore this are subject to ice rolls. Icebreakers have close escort and may escort friendly ships/subs onto or through sectors with ice without hazard. Ice breakers don’t take ice damage adjacent to ice sectors and protect friendly ships/subs in the same sector from ice damage. Icebreakers: In lieu of current icebreakers use aux’s as icebreakers. The icebreaker can escort ships through ice floes at speed 1. Ice sheet: works just like a schoal(use schoal from starter or litko ice floe tokens) except torps can’t go though it, sectors adjacent to it are treated like they have mines. Iceberg: (use island terrain from starter or litko token) works exactly like a regular island would the icebreaker CANT move through it. Having 2 forms of ice adds to variety and can work If playing with a bunch of ice including ice covered objectives probably 2-3 icebreakers per 100 pts would work well in balance. Limiting sides to 1 icebreaker each per 100 pts if playing without much ice or icefree objectives is good balance of facing the hazard of ice and having a little bit of protection. Place evenly either as scarce or generous as you like. Ice sheet/floe /iceberg rules: Use either instead or in addition to schoals/islands etc.

Naval action map system