Die Flottendammerung Explosive Finish

Pre dawn clash between British Battlecruisers and the High Seas Fleet 5am 31st October 1918

The German Battlecruisers have led their British counterparts into the classic trap to face the whole of the High Seas Fleet but heroic action from the lead ships and critical events save the day, turning the jaws of victory into a defeat.  At the outset of the battle the Germans heavily jam all radio communication and do so for a further 4 hours to aid their Uboat patrols

High seas Fleet enters!

Turn 1 The German battlecruisers double back, expecting to overwhelm the trailing HMS Furious and Courageous instead the Furious and Courageous are only hit by the leading three German battlecruisers

Turn 2 HMS Furious gains a critically hit on Seydlitz which explodes.  However HMS Courageous and Furious come under fire from SMS Seydlitz,Moltke and Bayern at close range.  1^st Battlecruiser Squadron turns away abreast. British Destroyers from the rear and Light cruisers on the flanks close to cover this turn away

Turn 3 HMS Courageous and Furious turn away at high speed burning, Derfflinger illuminated by the exploding Seydlitz becomes the focus of Destoryer Flotilla 11.  British 3^rd Light Cruisers blunder into the high seas fleet, totally destroyed by the Fire of SMS Thugrigen, Nassau, Moltke, Bayern & Defflinger, they still get off a close range torpedo strike on Thugrigen which suffers 10 flotation hits.  British 2^nd Battlecruisers open up on the German battlecruisers. 1^st Battlecruiser Squadron completes its turns away now steam in the wrong direction.

Turn 4 The battlecruisers steer 3 points to port off the battleline this is into the path of destroyers. Defflinger is torpedoed by destroyer flotilla 11 suffers a critical magazine explosion.  Flotilla 11 has lost 3 destroyers.  Baden suffers a critical bridge hit from New Zealand.  1^st Battlecruiser Squadron turns back  abreast towards the 2^nd Battlecruisers. Flank destroyers report the destruction of British 3^rd Light Cruiser Sqaudron to Pakenham

Turn 5 with so much carnage the German High seas fleet takes mutiny roles.  SMS Baden turns away. SMS Konig Albert and Prinz Leopold mutiny and drop out. New Zealand and Hindenburg exchange fire. Flotilla 11 has lost 3 more destroyers 1^st Battlecruiser Squadron completes its turn back crowding close to 2^nd Battle Squadron.

Turn 6 Seeing SMS Konig Albert and Prinz Leopold dropping out of the battleline. Lead British battlecruisers fire on lead German battleline now illuminated by their own searchlights and two burning ships. SMS Nassau and Oldenburg Mutiny.  German battleline does engage HMS New Zealand , Australia and Lion all hit. Lion suffers a critical bridge hit. 

Turn 7 Both sides break off.  Pakenham is alive. Hipper in SMS Baden leads his part of the German fleet head for port.  The mutineers head for Keil.