War at Sea
Allied Nations
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Greece
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Allies stat table
Axis Nations
Neutral Nations/Installations
Sets
- War At Sea
- Task Force
- Flank Speed
- New Starter
- Condition Zebra
- Set V (Fleet Command)
- Surface action
- First Strike (Forumini Expansion Deck A)
- Infamy (Forumini Expansion Deck B)
- Battle Line (Forumini Expansion Deck C)
- All Hands on Deck (Forumini D)
- Action Stations (Forumini E)
- Dead Reckoning (Forumini F)
Unit Card:
Set - Rarity - Number
V - Common - 4/39
History:
Reviews:
swarbs:
Blyskawica is a great addition to the destroyer force that a Commonwealth build can call upon. Her base stats may be essentially normal for a large destroyer, but her SA's, and especially Anti-Air Specialist, make her a bargain for 8 points. 6 AA dice are the most for any destroyer in the game, and two attacks with that many dice have a solid chance of aborting most Axis aircraft. She won't shoot down many aircraft, perhaps, but will be no free kill for strafing fighters or a cheap dive-bomber. When she gets in close, Rapid Fire and a decent torpedo armament make Blyscawica useful enough in a surface fight too, but with a lower-than-average ASW armament you should be content that Blyskawica harasses nearby subs rather than wasting a turn on attacking them.
Packing Blyskawica with other destroyers, like Saumarez for her torpedoes and Arunta with Close Escort, may make for a decent destroyer swarm. Augment such a force with either smoke (perhaps from Javelin), or an initiative bonus (perhaps from Jamaica). Such a force isn't nearly as potent as a Japanese destroyer swarm, but can serve as an interesting change of pace, or augment a big battleship as part of a larger force.
Azrael
The most underrated Commonwealth destroyer in the game Blysk is perfect for fending off enemy aircraft. While at first glance 2 6's may not seem like much but when your up against Ju88's Ju 87's, kondors, sparvs etc its really all you need.
