Civil War CSS Virginia Ironclad

CSS Virginia was created from the salvaged hull of USS Merrimack and protected by an armored casemate. In March 1862 it attacked Union wooden warships at Hampton Roads before fighting USS Monitor. The inconclusive ironclad duel became a landmark in naval development. Virginia was destroyed by its own crew when Confederate forces abandoned Norfolk. The encounter with Monitor did not instantly make wooden navies disappear, but it demonstrated that armored steam-powered vessels had changed the terms of coastal combat. Virginia’s construction was also an adaptation of available material under wartime pressure. Virginia had been constructed on the salvaged hull of the steam frigate Merrimack.

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Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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