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Origins 2023 - Running the Shoals - SOG Game 2
Origins 2023 – Game 5 – 2nd Origins SOG, Running the Shoals
10 captains braved the shoals to engage in battle for control of the seas. A French fleet was trying to break the blockade and slip out to sea.
If a ship’s base passes over or overlaps a shoal an E chit is drawn. The figure = running into the sand bar. Half the ship’s burden is taken in A damage chits. A zero must be drawn at the beginning of a turn to be free of the bar.
Today's Captains,
Royal Navy
1 HMS Goliath - Pete Oakley
3 HMS Malta - Timothy Marx
5 HMS Superb - Dave Langhurst
7 HMS Vanguard - Chris Weaver
9 HMS Defense - Mike Jacobs
French Navy
2 Aquilon - Tim F.
4 Neptune - Emily P.
6 Genereux - Robert Durst
8 Commerce de Bordeux - Patrick O'Toole
10 le Berwick - Pat Icard
At the beginning of the game the Royal Navy are all smiling and seem to think they have it in the bag.
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The French are busy plotting their cunning strategy.
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The British pick their way through the shoal openings and….WHATS THIS? A mystery from the future in the form of a ghost B-24?
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As the Royal Navy closes with the French they give the enemy the first shot.
The French turn tight into the wind and get off a long shot at the HMS Goliath.
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The Commerce de Bordeux lets loose a long shot at HMS Vanguard.
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Genereux shows no love for the HMS Superb peppering it with a long range shot
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Commerce de Bordeux takes another unansewered shot at HMS Vanguard.
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HMS Defense sends a party on to the low tide sandbar to roast some sausages.
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HMS Vanguard delivers a stern rake to le Berwick. Looks like the Berwick Zigged when she should have Zagged.
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At the van of the line a general exchange of shots continues until the HMS Superb succumbs and strikes her colors.
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A French salute to HMS Superb?
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Now with a five on two advantage, the French push on.
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HMS Malta takes revenge on the Genereux, blasting a point blank bow rake with marines firing away. The Genereux strikes and gives up the fight.
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HMS Vanguard sails as fast as she can to join the fight catching a long range shot from Neptune.
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Neptune now gains the attention from the HMS Vanguard and the HMS Supurb II.
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HMS Malta takes a pounding from Commerce de Bordeux and le Berwick while giving out a stern rake just before she strikes!
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Le Berwick now punishes HMS Goliath with a full broadside into her stern.
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The enthusiastic captain of the HMS Superb II let loose every gun, rifle and pistol at the Neptune.
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Neptune takes another shot from HMS Goliath. Captain Emily of the Neptune screams, “Is that all ya got”?
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Enraged by the taunt, HMS Goliath quickly closes to board. Unfortunately the bow rake she takes on the way in ends badly and HMS Goliath strikes to the French SOL.
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Narrowly missing having a collision with one of her own, le Berwick fails to see HMS Vanguard approach off her stern and pays heavily.
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Somehow the French pull off a substantial victory, losing only one ship while taking three from the Royal Navy! Captain Emily wins the honors with the taking of two prizes!
