So I know I'm early for the 76th anniversary of the battle, but here are a pair of lists I've been working on for Rebels. One is a Dodonna MC80 list, with one each HMC80 and LMC80; the other uses an HMC80 and a AF2 under Ackbar. Thoughts on either list?

Hood and Prince of Wales (and Suffolk)
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 400/400

Commander: General Dodonna

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fire Lanes
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Defiance ( 5 points)
- Skilled First Officer ( 1 points)
- Fighter Coordination Team ( 3 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- XX-9 Turbolasers ( 5 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 149 total ship cost

MC80 Star Cruiser (96 points)
- Skilled First Officer ( 1 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- XX-9 Turbolasers ( 5 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 127 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- Jaina's Light ( 2 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 53 total ship cost

1 YT-1300 ( 13 points)
1 Biggs Darklighter ( 19 points)
1 Luke Skywalker ( 20 points)
1 Wedge Antilles ( 19 points)

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen - Acehole Edition
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 390/400

Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fire Lanes
Navigation Objective: Solar Corona

[ flagship ] MC80 Assault Cruiser (114 points)
- Admiral Ackbar ( 38 points)
- Defiance ( 5 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Advanced Projectors ( 6 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 178 total ship cost

Assault Frigate Mark II A (81 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Advanced Projectors ( 6 points)
- Dual Turbolaser Turrets ( 5 points)
= 101 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Toryn Farr ( 7 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 27 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 23 total ship cost

1 Tycho Celchu ( 16 points)
3 E-Wing Squadrons ( 45 points)

First of all, for historical accuracy, I think that Bismarck and Prinz Eugen list should have ISD, Demo and some Raiders filling in for U-boats in a squadronless fleet

For both of your lists, I would put Engine Techs on MC80. I'm not convinced that a list with 3 activations going second will work in a current meta. For a second list I would think about replacing EWings with Shara Bay, dropping AP from Assault Frigate to scrape points for CR90.

8 hours ago, pt106 said:

First of all, for historical accuracy, I think that Bismarck and Prinz Eugen list should have ISD, Demo and some Raiders filling in for U-boats in a squadronless fleet

For both of your lists, I would put Engine Techs on MC80. I'm not convinced that a list with 3 activations going second will work in a current meta. For a second list I would think about replacing EWings with Shara Bay, dropping AP from Assault Frigate to scrape points for CR90.

You're encouraging me to make more of these things. Be careful what you wish for, because in this case you'll get it. Re: Prinz Eugen, as a Hipper class unit, she was fully a heavy cruiser (17K tons, 203mm main battery, whole nine yards), but I've always thought of the German cruisers as best represented by long range duelists. An Arquitens class cruiser but plus one in every way is how I would represent it, which isn't an Imperial option, but is practically an Assault Frigate. I still think of Gladiators as heavy destroyers or light cruisers in a way that wasn't ever well represented in the naval gunnery era of history. (Once you add missiles, it gets a lot easier, even if the battleships and heavy cruisers disappear.) Tell you what, I'll crack out both, and we can argue then. I'll also update the above lists.

Updated Rebel fleets. I really liked the idea of a squadronless B/PE fleet, so that got changed this time around. Obviously Rebels don't have Raiders, so TRCR90s got used instead.

Hood and Prince of Wales (R) Mk 2

Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 393/400

Commander: General Dodonna

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Fire Lanes
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] MC80 Battle Cruiser (103 points) (Thematic, Vice Admiral Holland was on Hood, which definitely doesn't get Endeavor's Contain token)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 148 total ship cost

MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
- Defiance ( 5 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 134 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 20 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 20 total ship cost

1 Biggs Darklighter ( 19 points)
1 X-Wing Squadron ( 13 points)
1 Luke Skywalker ( 20 points)
1 Wedge Antilles ( 19 points)

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen (R) Mk 2
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] MC80 Assault Cruiser (114 points)
- Admiral Ackbar ( 38 points)
- Major Derlin ( 7 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Advanced Projectors ( 6 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Enhanced Armament ( 10 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 192 total ship cost

Assault Frigate Mark II A (81 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Dual Turbolaser Turrets ( 5 points)
= 100 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 54 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- Jaina's Light ( 2 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 53 total ship cost

Reserved for Imperial fleets. Sticking with the squadronless Bismarck ideas, here is one with Demolisher and one with an Arquitens.

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen (E) - Gladiator Mk 1
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 391/400

Commander: Admiral Motti

Assault Objective: Precision Strike
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Admiral Motti ( 24 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 166 total ship cost

Gladiator I-Class Star Destroyer (56 points)
- Demolisher ( 10 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 90 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Chart Officer ( 2 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 55 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Chart Officer ( 2 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 55 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 25 total ship cost

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen (E) - Arquitens Mk 1
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 394/400

Commander: Darth Vader

Assault Objective: Precision Strike
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Darth Vader ( 36 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- SW 7 Ion Batteries ( 5 points)
= 186 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Command Cruiser (59 points)
- Hand of Justice ( 4 points)
- Captain Needa ( 2 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Enhanced Armament ( 10 points)
= 88 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 60 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 60 total ship cost

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen (E) - Arquitens Mk 2
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 396/400

Commander: Admiral Motti

Assault Objective: Precision Strike
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Admiral Motti ( 24 points)
- Relentless ( 3 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 169 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 53 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 53 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 53 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Light Cruiser (54 points)
- Hand of Justice ( 4 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Dual Turbolaser Turrets ( 5 points)
= 68 total ship cost

And last but by no means least,

Hood and Prince of Wales (E) Mk 1
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 391/400

Commander: Moff Jerjerrod

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Fire Lanes
Navigation Objective: Dangerous Territory

[ flagship ] Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer (110 points)
- Moff Jerjerrod ( 23 points)
- Skilled First Officer ( 1 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- High-Capacity Ion Turbines ( 8 points)
= 155 total ship cost

Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Skilled First Officer ( 1 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 143 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Light Cruiser (54 points)
- Captain Needa ( 2 points)
- Reinforced Blast Doors ( 5 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 68 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 25 total ship cost

Repulse and Ark Royal
Author: GiledPallaeon

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 400/400

Commander: General Dodonna

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Fighter Ambush
Navigation Objective: Superior Positions

[ flagship ] MC80 Star Cruiser (96 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Ahsoka Tano ( 2 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- XX-9 Turbolasers ( 5 points)
- SW 7 Ion Batteries ( 5 points)
= 141 total ship cost

Modified Pelta-class Command Ship (60 points)
- Raymus Antilles ( 7 points)
- Expanded Hangar Bay ( 5 points)
- All Fighters, Follow Me! ( 5 points)
= 77 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
- Bomber Command Center ( 8 points)
= 31 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 20 total ship cost

1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
1 Norra Wexley ( 17 points)
1 Gold Squadron ( 12 points)
2 Y-Wing Squadrons ( 20 points)
1 Hera Syndulla ( 28 points)
1 Wedge Antilles ( 19 points)
1 "Dutch" Vander ( 16 points)

As someone who's re-enacted this battle in various game systems, I fully approve of this thread!

Bah, those German battleships/heavy cruisers carried a few armed recon planes, so I bet you could make a case for a squadron or two in those lists.

Bump for Repulse and Ark Royal list. An Imperial version will follow as soon as I get my hands on the Quasar stats. If anyone has any good ideas about how to distinguish a KGV/Rodney list from the earlier battleship lists I'm all ears.