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Captain Smithers could see that the newcomer had the legs on Bombay, with its damage and the pumps working overtime, and it was obvious that it was going to cross his bow. Just as he was about to give the order to turn to starboard and meet the Frenchman gun for gun, her colours were broken out at the jack staff.
With utter relief through his Dolland Glass he could see that she was sporting the Blue ensign of the Cape Squadron and not the Tricolour of France.
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In no time at all Captain George Farthing of HMS Juno, had dispatched his ships boats to the aid of the Bombay, and working parties to the three prizes she had taken, thus releasing her own hands to return to help with the repairs to their own ship.
That evening, over a meal and a good bottle of Port, Captain explained to Captain Smithers how the Cape Squadron happened to be in the area, and all about the loss of the Aurora.
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What they did not learn was that she had already been partly avenged by the taking of the Alligator. It was Commodore Pennyman’s decision to blockade The Isle de France with the ships of the line whilst his Frigates patrolled the known areas where the French were known to operate, hence the arrival of Juno in time to see the demise of the small French flotilla.
After the interrogation of the remaining French Officers and crew it was discovered that Aurora’s crew had been taken as prisoners to the Isle de France and that the battered Aurora was undergoing repairs there prior to joining the French Squadron when the Frigates returned from their marauding.
A couple of days later, with repairs and jury masts erected on a couple of the prizes, the ships set off for Bombay escorted by Bombay and Juno.
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Another excellent tale of derring do, congratulations to Captain Smithers for a well deserved victory.
Was the last frigate to arrive a literary ploy or part of the scenario, and also was this a solo game again? The tension was racking up at each new interjection, if that's the word I mean to use. Yet another enjoyable battle.
Thanks for the story.
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Very astute comment John.
The arrival of Juno was both a part of the scenario and a literary ploy. It was intended to marry up the Prologue of the Cape squadron being deployed with the search of the HEIC for their missing ship, ans also as a safty net for Smithers if things turned against him. I was not at all sure if he could cope with all three enemy ships. The dice roll for wind at the start of the show was a great asset to Bombay as it slowed down the conjunction of the searching ships, otherwise he would have been accosted by at least two at the same time. By allowing him to turn South and deal with the first Sloop the odds became much better. Then it was just a matter of the draw of the chits and the AI roll of the dice.
You will find out more about the plot line when the two disparate parts of the team start working together.
Thanks for your comments.
Rob.
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Juno's arrival worked well, I imagine Captain Smithers breathed a sigh of relief when he recognised the flag. :thumbsup:
I'd not noticed before but are you using a new backdrop? Also I meant to say that the fire and smoke effects looked good. I played my first sails game for ages a few days ago and one of the ships caught fire and I used my wings fire effects when I took the photo. I thought at the time I needed something more sails oriented.
Cheers
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You might find this interesting John.
https://www.sailsofglory.org/content...g-ship-on-fire
I have made a few changes since I wrote this. The base is now a standard Ares one and the earring battery fits through to lower the light without bending it. I also replace the masts and sails after fitting the light so that the ships which get the fire under control can proceed without suddenly looking repaired. That first construction was to simulate a sinking ship with no return to the game such as Orient at the Nile. I have yet to devise a method of producing an exploding ship.:wink:
Rob.
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Here are a few shots of ships on fire John.
I can't see this one recovering!
https://sailsofglory.org/attachment....1&d=1586501896
The nearest I have got to an explosion.
https://sailsofglory.org/attachment....4&d=1628709009
This one just has the light pushed in between the sails on a standard model as an optional way to do yout fires.
https://sailsofglory.org/attachment....9&d=1511344568
Rob.
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The led light looks remarkably effective. My expert on earings says she's never heard of led ones. I'll have to investigate further.
I did find a couple of cheap duplicate ships that I was going to experiment with, one I've repainted to see if it was an improvement, next step with it is to try rigging. The other I was going to cut off the peg and see if I could use magnets to attach it to the clear base and paper removing the thick blue base which I really don't like. If that failed it was to become a wreck.
Thanks for the pointer on the fire, very impressive. :thumbsup:
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Here are a few of my wrecks John. I am painting the edges blue now like the one top right. It reflects the blue of the mat better through the perspex.
I will look up the place I got the led Earrings for you. It might well have been Amazon.
https://sailsofglory.org/attachment....8&d=1602009800
Rob.