Originally Posted by
Diamondback
Jim, I was thinking the one ship represents your entire formation on the "Strategic Movement" scale, then once within range to discover an enemy formation things proceed to "Tactical Battle Map" and proceed as a regular SGN game, reverting back to Strategic when one side is either eliminated or breaks contact.
The ship used to represent your formation would, of course, be either your flagship or the largest ship in your command. (Taking into account the 1780s French practice of having admirals move flags to frigates and be ready to "rabbit" if things started to look like imminent capture...)