Recent Battle saw the Austro-Hungarian Sternmarine get dinged up by the Red Russians. But they got they got some licks in and point wise, it weren't that bad.....

Soviet Fleet
Sviatovit class Blockade Vessel and its Volk FACs
Svarog class heavy cruiser
Simargl
Pereplut
Volos class DD X3

Verus

Albrecht VII class BB
Janos Hunyadi CH
Matthius Corvinus CH
Reka CL with 3 Gefrassig FACs
Turul CL with 3 Harpune FACs
Vadasz class DD X3

The battle saw the Austrian battleship push toward the Sviatovit, backed by a flight of Gefrassig FACs and three friendly destroyers.  The Albrecht VII had the only guns capable of hurting the Soviet flag ship, and it had to close to manage that.  For a couple of turns, the Russian blockade vessel was able to shoot without fear of being hit back.  It held back, presenting its broadside, and its massive heat ray primaries effectively reduced its opponent's armor to "2."  Meaning it stood a chance of hitting at anything less than 20".  The Albrecht lost four hull points before it could even bring the big freak in range. 

What helped was the versatility of the Austrian fleet.  Two Huszar class CLs were able to offload their FACs at a quicker pace than the lone Russian platform, and the Gefrassig class -- with its belly full of congreve rockets, whittled down the Volks in short order.  We killed six of the little s--ts without them really contributing anything in return. This opened the way for a torpedo run by the Vadasz destroyers, which lanced a pair of warheads into the big mutha.  NICE.

But one the Vadasz DDs was doomed.  The Soviet ships don't pack a ton of guns, but the ones they have are well suited for their intended purpose.  D4 black gas guns (X2) damage, are lethal against thinly armored destroyers.  And one of the little guys saw its crew choking to death within minutes of launching its weapons.

The Albrecht VII was able to land some hits with its massive primaries as it dictated the range.  But it was losing that fight badly when the time limit ran out. 

On the other side of the board, the two Hunyadi class CHs managed to hold their own against the Svarog and its two supporting cruisers. The Russian heavy hitter battered the Corvinus with its heat rays (4D8 (X3) primaries really hurt when they halve your armor), but some poor maneuvering saw the Simargl and Pereplut, who were concentrating on Dugovich, draw too close and the Austrian CHs combined their fire and got some nice rolls -- three primary gun hits on Pereplut, who then found itself being harassed by all three Harpune FACs.  Enough torpedoes slammed into the cruiser to kill it.  No need for the Russian player to let that happen, as his cruisers were fast enough to have avoided that.

Killing Pereplut allowed the two bruised heavy cruisers to concentrate on Svarog, but by the time the scenario ended both Austrian ships were half dead. 

The tragedy, as far as the Austrians were concerned, was the death of its two CLs.  The Volos class DDs, armed with black gas guns and D6(X3) heat rays just eviscerated Reka and Turul. And with them goin, I lost VPs for the FACs as well.

SO, suckage. When it was over....

I got 42 points for six dead Volk FACs
54 points for Pereplut
9 points for 3 hull hits on Svarog
24 points for 8 hull hits on Sviatovit

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He got 30 points for my two dead CLs
42 points for all those dead FACs that were shot down or had no where to land when it was over
7 points for the Vadasz
30 for hits on the Corvinus
21 for hits on the Dugovich[/[i]i]
27 for hits on the Albrecht VII

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Observations --  The Austrians still lead the way in the FAC race.  I just loves 'em.  And their torpedoes are lethal.  But while the Russians may seem undergunned, their armor, speed and the advantages posed by their tech can HURT YOU. 
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