DECK F Alvise da Mosto *DONE*

I just looked at Hap's spreadsheet and we haven't given an Italian DD "sub hunter" in any of the "Sea God" decks.

Torpedo charge is only this unit. As opposed to torpedo run

I think the challenge there is the Italians already have Sub Hunter on a 6, 7, and 8 point DD.  Luca Tarigo, as old as that card is, is pretty solid with both Smoke and Sub Hunter.

I have to admit gents, I didn't chime in on this thread because I'd been away from the boards for a while and by the time I got back, this looked like it was done.  Looking at the flavor text, and admittedly not having read through all of the thread, what about an offensive SA like Raider?  

I do like Stalwart for this particular DD.

Now that would be an "Offensive" DD! Benchmark DDs that need to be considered on cost: Luca Tarigo (smoke + sub hunter), Nicoloso da Recco (DD leader + tenacity + desperate AA), Premuda (smoke + drive off). Looking at Nicoloso da Recco in particular, I think 8 is probably OK.

Raider Hunter...that would be nasty. 6/6/5 against cruisers (basically like everybody's favorite these days, Somers). I'm OK with that, given the relative weakness of Italian DDs.

So this is the new proposal. Everyone okay with this?

Alvise da Mosto

Ship - Destroyer
Year:1939
Cost: 8
Speed: 2
MG: 5-5-4
AA: 4
ASW: 4
TT: 2-1
A/VA/HP: 2-7-2

Torpedo Charge - Once per game, at the end of the Sea Movement phase, you may move this unit one sector. A unit moving this way can only move to a sector from which it will be able to make a Torpedo attack during the Surface Attack phase.

Raider Hunter - This unit rolls one extra attack die when making Gunnery attacks against Cruisers and Auxiliary units.

Stalwart - This unit can make Gunnery attacks with no penalties while crippled.

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Alvise da Mosto began the war laying mines in the Sicilian Channel and escorting convoys. On 1 December 1941, she was attempting to rescue survivors from a burning tanker when she was attacked by the infamous Force K. The scrappy Italian destroyer ferociously engaged the two British cruisers, HMS Aurora and HMS Penelope, and the destroyer HMS Lively. Alvise da Mosto was soon hit in a magazine and was lost with 138 hands, more than half her crew. HMS Lively dipped her pennant in a show of respect as the gallant Alvise da Mosto sank.

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Anyone else?

Consolidating information to make the card:

Alvise da Mosto
Navigatori class Destroyer
Commissioned: March 1931
Lost: December 1941
Displacement: 2,125 tons standard
Length (OA): 358 ft, 6 in
Beam: 36 ft, 8 in
Speed: 28 kts
Armor : None
Armament: 6 x 4.7 in (3 x 2), 2 x 40 mm AA (2 x 1), 8 x 13.2 mm MG (4 x 2), 6 x 21 in (2 x 3) TT, 2 x DCT

Changes:
1933-34: Added 4 x 13.2 mm (2 x 2) MG (bringing total to 8)
1939-40: Hull widened and lengthened to improve sea-keeping which resulted in slower maximum speed. (These modifications are already reflected in the specifications above.)
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Alvise da Mosto

Ship - Destroyer
Year:1940
Cost: 8
Speed: 2
MG: 5-5-4
AA: 4
ASW: 4
TT: 2-1
A/VA/HP: 2-7-2

Torpedo Charge - Once per game, at the end of the Sea Movement phase, you may move this unit one sector. A unit moving this way can only move to a sector from which it will be able to make a Torpedo attack during the Surface Attack phase.

Raider Hunter - This unit rolls one extra attack die when making Gunnery attacks against Cruisers and Auxiliary units.

Stalwart - This unit can make Gunnery attacks with no penalties while crippled.

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Alvise da Mosto began the war laying mines in the Sicilian Channel and escorting convoys. On 1 December 1941, she was attempting to rescue survivors from a burning tanker when she was attacked by the infamous Force K. The scrappy Italian destroyer ferociously engaged the two British cruisers, HMS Aurora and HMS Penelope, and the destroyer HMS Lively. Alvise da Mosto was soon hit in a magazine and was lost with 138 hands, more than half her crew. HMS Lively dipped her pennant in a show of respect as the gallant Alvise da Mosto sank.

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