Ariel is a 20 gun 6th rate of 12pdr guns, with two guns moved forward as chasers. Brie is a slower ship rigged Brig with 16 x 8 pdr guns and a smaller crew. Both are regular crew and Captain. Both are on passage and encounter each other head o since I did not dice for positioning. Brie has the Weather gauge but runs down to challenge Ariel.
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| They pass at 7 and 8knt respectively. Ariel's bow chasers knock sone rigging down. |
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| Brie's ship card as she loads to starboard with the port battery loaded. She has taken more rigging damage. |
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| Brie turns and delivers another broadside as Ariel wears ship around near the rocks! |
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| Brie follows her round in a large turn. No bow chasers on the Frenchman though! |
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| Brie turns in on the Ariel, trying to force her onto the rocks, but risking a collision. The Marine marksmen in Ariel kill Brie's marines and I lose a crew party. |
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| Dr Bogenbroom and the French casualties on the Orlop. |
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| Brie has three crew parties remaining. Two guns put out of action. |
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| A point blank broadside from Ariel kills more crew and breaks the ships wheel on Brie. |
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| It's Dr Boggenbroom's birthday! |
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| The wheel marked off. Brie is stuck on course for the rocks! |
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| She runs into Ariel and a boarding action is fought. More of Bries crew are killed. Ariel's Captain cuts free, but Brie has had enough and strikes. |
A Glorious day for Captain Quilp. A sad end for Capitaine Figuin. I can console myself that Brie probably went aground anyway and she had hull damage liable to sink her.
A good game, and yet more Post Captain Learning curve Note to self, Gun repair boxes needed on the ship card!
Great game - loved the crew assignments. Really can't see more than a single ship each though.
ReplyDeleteI agree, and am reluctant to even try one of my frigates. We must do a rematch, Fearless vs Brie and the schooner Camembert in the Beniguet passage! A classic!
ReplyDeleteYou're on - huzzah, clear for action
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