#9 Philippe Auboyneau (Commander) Review card

First posted to the torpedo boat Typhon in 1918. Phillipe Auboyneau had a string of interwar postings in the middle east and asia. He was posted the then french possession of Saigon when war was declared. Acting as a liason with the Royal Navy, he was integral to a compromise between french and british admirals that prevented fighting in the port of Alexandria. Preserving men and machines for the nascent free french navy. Given command of the destroyer Le Triomphant. Auboyneau's command was a important escort and patrol ship in australian waters when Japan joined the war. Le Triomphant was sent behind japanese lines to evacuate mining personel from south pacific islands before returning to europe for staff roles that assisted the reintergration of vichy forces to the allied cause. Until he took a squadron commamd in 1944. Serving as aa cover and shore support in the dragoon landing in southern france in 1944.

Philippe Auboyneau - France 1939
Soldier - Commander
Born 9 November 1899 - Constantinople
Died 22 February 1961 - Paris

Flagship 2
COMMANDER: Your fleet may include one Commander. This unit is attached to a friendly ship in the deployment phase. If that ship is destroyed or removed from the map, this unit is destroyed.
EARLY DEPLOYMENT: This unit may deploy in any sector on your side of the map. You may deploy one cruiser or destroyer in this unit's sector. Each unit deployed this way can't claim an objective on turn 1 or 2.
EVACUATION: At the end of the turn, if this unit is adjacent to an island or coast on your opponent's side of the map, score 2 victory points. After scoring those victory points, if this unit is in your Ship deployment area at the end of a turn, score an additional 2 victory points. You can score each award only once per game.
BATTERY SILENCER:  Friendly cruisers roll one extra attack die when making Gunnery attacks against Shore Batteries and Installations.


First posted to the torpedo boat Typhon in 1918. Phillipe Auboyneau had a string of interwar postings in the middle east and asia. He was posted the then french possession of Saigon when war was declared. Acting as a liason with the Royal Navy, he was integral to a compromise between french and british admirals that prevented fighting in the port of Alexandria. Preserving men and machines for the nascent free french navy. Given command of the destroyer Le Triomphant. Auboyneau's command was a important escort and patrol ship in australian waters when Japan joined the war. Le Triomphant was sent behind japanese lines to evacuate mining personel from south pacific islands before returning to europe for staff roles that assisted the reintergration of vichy forces to the allied cause. Until he took a squadron commamd in 1944. Serving as aa cover and shore support in the dragoon landing in southern france in 1944.

Alsace is a battleship, early deployment is cruisers or destroyers.

That could also work. I'll see if any can be used as is

No, but Early Deployment only works for those

Nope, thats not restricted

Bump