Depths of Courage: The Raids on Algeciras

Starting in December of 1942, and again in May and July of 1943, the Italians used an interned freighter, the Olterra, as a base from which their “frogmen” limpeters commandoes conducted daring night-time raids against Allied shipping in the harbor near Gibraltar. The raiders’ base of operations was never discovered until Italy surrendered on September 8, 1943. During the time they were active; the Italian commandos sank or severely damaged many Allied ships, making them one of the most daring clandestine raiding forces of WWII. The active player takes on the role of the commanders of the three or four, two-man crew S.L.C (siluro lenta corsa) Maiale (Pig) class mini-submarines. You must endeavor to overcome the Allied defenses and night-time visibility to inflict as much damage as possible before being killed, captured or escaping. Each copy of Depths of Courage, Volume 8: The Raids on Algeciras is composed of the following: One 11 by 17 inch point-to-point map. 22 double-sided, un-mounted counters 2 pages of rules A player will also need a standard deck of playing cards and a six-sided die to play the game. —description from the publisher