Victorian Admirals: Panama Crisis 1885

In 1884 Chile emerged from the War of the Pacific as a potential threat to the hegemony of the United States. The Chilean navy, then the strongest fleet in the Pacific, was able to confront American policy. In 1882 Chile refused US mediation in the War of the Pacific. In 1885, as the United States Navy occupied Colon, then part of Colombia, the Chilean government ordered its navy to occupy Panama City and to force the American squadron to evacuate Colon. Steam-ship period naval combat games focusing on fleet-scale battles in real time Realistic ship models and characteristics Advanced ballistic and weapon models Set up battle squadron groups, their formations and management