Thanks, guys--solitaire might be good for an equal-skill test.

I'm thinking two sets of comparison tests, each single ship on single ship:
1. Stock versus all-carronade under equal conditions. Say they start at the half mark of the map's short sides, wind coming from center of one of the long sides.
2. Comparison against the enemy: say, take any stock British Slade 74 against any French Temeraire, then repeat with the same two ships and same conditions, but using the Egmont Special Rule.