U.S.S Arkansas Monitor

USS Arkansas was the lead ship of an American monitor class commissioned around the beginning of the twentieth century. These low-freeboard coastal-defense vessels carried heavy guns in a turret but lacked the oceanic role and speed of contemporary battleships. Arkansas was later renamed Ozark to free the name for a new battleship, and her duties evolved through training and service connected with riverine and coastal requirements. The monitor was distinct from the later dreadnought USS Arkansas, whose First World War and Second World War career was entirely different. Its low freeboard limited the conditions in which heavy guns could be used effectively at sea. Coastal-defense priorities produced a different compromise from the ocean-going battleship that later inherited the name.

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 Global War 1914, Global Empires, 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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