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Also despite the havoc wrought by the second Gunboat, Hamish Fyffe did manage to assemble sufficient gunners for the Starboard after section to get off a parting shot into their tormentor which crushed the fore part of her forecastle and tore through her sails and rigging.
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As the false dawn started to creep across the sky, it was now just a question of running the gauntlet of the Fortifications, which had opened fire as soon as Essex had cleared the stern of the Gunboats.
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Captain Millington knew he was in for a pasting as he was caught in the crossfire from several batteries at the same time.
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All he could do now was crowd on sail and run for it trusting to luck to see him and his ship through.
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With the onset of dawn Lieutenant Somers had also decided to call it and raising anchor set off to reclaim his missing ships boats and crews.
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The ships boat crews breathed a sigh of relief as they closed with the Nautilus. It has been a hair raising operation for them. They could now bask in the knowledge of a good job completed.
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Even with the advent of dawn, the inefficient sentinels on the small fort had failed to notice the three boats making their way back across the harbour.
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Unfortunately for the boat crews, this was not the case with the sentries who had been kept awake on the mole most of the night by Essex’s gunfire.
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As the light improved and Essex fled, they had time to look around and take stock. The sight of Nautilus underway brought their full attention onto the outer harbour approaches, and they also spotted the boats like an arrow of sitting ducklings heading back to their mother.
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Even though the range was extreme, the hot guns managed to skip a ball off the water into the middle of the trio of boats, completely demolishing it and killing most of its crew outright, including Nautilus’s Second Officer who was in command of the survey.
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This unhappy conclusion to the survey seemed to at last awaken the gunners on the small fort to the situation, and belatedly they also opened fire. Fortuitously their ball fell short of the trailing boat, and before they could reload the remaining boat, having paused to rescue any survivors from the ships gig pulled out of range and headed back to Nautilus.
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With the reunion of the boats and Nautilus, plus the arrival of Essex, the operation concluded.
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The ships could now report back to Commodore Goldberg, with a chart showing comprehensively almost the whole of the Tripoli Harbour approaches and hazards.
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Butcher’s Bill.
The Americans' ships. ships.
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The Tripolitanian Gunboats.
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Just a quick thank you to Anthony (Continentaleye) for the kind remarks and Rep he has given me for this episode.
Tomorrow the scene for our weekly game will be moving to the Persian Gulf for a slightly different scenario, before the move back to the Med.
Rob.
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I always enjoy reading your AAR's Rob not least because of the models and effort you put into them. I really like your use of the laser for heated cannon shot too. Thank you for posting them. :beer:
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Thanks Gary.
it is always good to know people are enjoying my posts.
Rob.
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Funny thing... a buddy was just curious about wargaming in general and I sent him some of your AAR's as an illustration of how customizable the game can be even if it's just a solitaire scenario.
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Great DB.
Today's game was set in the Gulf. HEIC vs French. I felt it was time they had another airing. It was an odd senario in the way it played out mainly because of a couple of strange wind shifts.
Will post in the next few days.
Rob.
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You're really on a roll with these games at the moment. Long may it continue. Yet again a clever scenario with a good outcome for the Americans.
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Essex got a bit of a hammering in this one. We were a bit worried that the fort might have done for her but that did not happen thank goodness. Captain Smithers is taking well to his new role as the main actor, whilst I just do the dice rolls for events and fire the guns or move the AI ships about. He now has a Starter set which he is hoping to use to entice his grandkids into action.
Rob.
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An interesting scenario idea and great terrain - i.e., forts and town. Wow! I AM impressed....but not as in 'pressed' naval-wise. :)
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This is all setting up for the Tripoli game at Doncaster Paul.
Thanks for the nice comments.
Rob.