Jutland Campaign: Battle off the coast of Denmark

In their 5th & last sortie of the campaign the High Seas Fleet paid another visit to the Skagerrak & gained another Economic Victory Point.  Zeppelin patrols found that the Grand Fleet had put to sea soon after the HSF, so Scheer headed south to run south down the Danish coast, calling his detachments he left nearer home to head north to join him.  He was hoping for battle, but wanting to make sure he had a clear run home first.  But he found British light forces in his path near the south edge of the Skagerrak. 

The HSF is moving south from the RH edge of the table.  The British CLs & DDs have turned to run in front of them as more British CLs & DDs appear from the NW.

The HSF ran south after the British DD & CLs to find British battleships also coming from the NW but in front of the HSF.

The ruler under the Jellico's elbow marks a German minefield the Brits were blissfully ignorant of & a second column of British ships runs right through it.  The 4 BCs in the lead were all badly damaged with one sunk but the BBs behind went through the path they cleared the hard way.

Hipper's BC's in the German van are engaged with the 1st British BB division.
A squadron of German DDs has appeared from the SE in front of the British.

The 1st British division is exchanging shots with the German van while their CLs partly screen off the German rear with smoke.  So far the damage in this exchange is about equal to both sides.

Off-shot to the south the Germans have their squadron of pre-dreadnoughts & a DD squadron. With Beatty's force not present & the losses on the minefield, the numbers are as close to even the Germans were ever likely to get.  But the 2nd British division is on a course to squeeze the HSF between the GF & the Danish coast (which neither side is allowed within 3 hexes of) & there are British light ships both in front of & behind the HSF.  It's a fascinating situation & this battle could go either way - a fitting climax to a great campaign.

It is turn 18 of the battle with nightfall at turn 34. 
We decided that this was a good time to finish for the night & will continue next Tuesday.