So I finally got a little playtest in with these guys! Haha, been a while - I know.
Anyway, at 710 points I had 6 pocket cruisers, 3 super destroyers, and 2 (illegally taken) escorts (nothing to attach to!). Opposing them was a Borodino, 3 Suvorovs, 4 Rostovs, 4 Novgorods, and 1 Veliky....
Because of time constraints (mostly because we played a game of DZC first), we only played one turn. However, in that turn, it seemed very clear to me that the merc rules I made up were definitely overcosted. I need to do more playtesting for sure - and more painting, to get other ships on the board - but I just wanted to report my initial thoughts to you guys. At range bands 3/4, should they really be humbled by the Russian Coalition navy? Yes, boarding did not come in to play, but when outnumbered that much...
Anyway, I'll continue to report progress as it comes!
Delta, what were your thoughts?
Pictures of the brief battle at the bottom of this post:
https://andygomez.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/dzc-battle-report-and-dw-playtest-game-pictures/