My attempt at a kind of 'mini Nile'

Four french MoW anchored near a coast with support from a couple of forts. Each French ship has the first two crew damage boxes filled to represent the crew that have gone ashore.
French ships are, from left to right
Commerce De Bordeaux 74
Bucentaure 80
Orient 120
Ville De Varsovie 80

The English ships in order are
HMS Vanguard 74
HMS Royal George 100
HMS Africa 64
And waiting to get on the board, HMS Spartiate

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The wind stays constant and the English two deckers shorten sail to maintain station. All ships turn slightly to port in an attempt to direct fire on the rearmost French ship. However they will be exposing themselves to raking fire from the fort if they are not careful

Would you like me to rotate your image Steve?

Rob.

Please let us know how the battle finished, Steve.

The English squadron draws nearer and because their ships do not have the broadside weight of the French and because the Admiral does not wish his ships to be exposed to an initial double shot French broadside the lead ship turns to run parallel with the
French ships and engage them at long range. As it happens the French ships have single shot loaded and the first shots from the VdeV are very poorly aimed (I believe I am correct in that a raking shot may only be applied if the target ship is within the centre firing arc of the firing ship and the ruler passes through the front or rear of the target ships base?)
The wind has veered and is now even more favourable for the English
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You certainly got away very well from that first volley from the lead French ship Steve. The real attack did not do quite that well. placing of thev line of approach can be very telling. I await your next maneuver with interest.
Rob.

The English have a cautious Admiral.

Do you think so Dave? Or could he be a crafty Admiral?
Bligh.:wink:

I‘m curious.:wink:

Right so now we have cautious, crafty, and curious Admirals.
How about cantankerous Sven?
Rob.

Yes, why not? :cheezy:

Cap.: "Sir, don't we attack now?"

Adm.: "Now move at least a little out of the sun and count cannonballs, Captain."

What the hell does Vice Admiral Nelson think he is doing. His whole squadron are making sail and steering :steer:toward the French line! He is countermanding my orders.

It's the Nile and not Copenhagen, sir.

Maybe there is method in his apparent madness.

Just answering Sven's joke, and continuing the theme of C words like Texas very cleverly spotting the next C connection Copenhagen, conspiratorially. Incidentally that was not the only battle where Nelson contravened his orders controversially.
Rob.

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Originally Posted by Bligh

Just answering Sven's joke, and continuing the theme of C words like Texas very cleverly spotting the next C connection Copenhagen, conspiratorially. Incidentally that was not the only battle where Nelson contravened his orders controversially.
Rob.

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Clashing with his contemporaries?

By Christopher Columbus, I think you have it Dobbs. :wink:
Rob.