C.S.S. Sante Fe Light Cruiser CSA

A Confederate light cruiser in a twentieth-century fleet is an alternate-history subject. The historical Confederate States ceased to exist in 1865, decades before the development of the modern light cruiser, and no documented Confederate Second World War service record belongs to this vessel. The technology behind a later cruiser nevertheless has a real history: steam turbines, steel hull construction, increasingly capable gunnery, torpedoes, aircraft reconnaissance, and eventually radar transformed scouting and fleet protection. Light cruisers undertook reconnaissance, escort, surface fighting, and support tasks in the world wars. Combining that naval era with a surviving Confederacy creates a fictional political setting, while the development of cruiser technology remains historical.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

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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