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Undoubtedly - Rod models the master directly from the ship plans held by the National Maritime Museum, can't get better than that.

Mark Barker
The Inshore Squadron

Yes, he asked for reinforcements.

Admiralty orders that we are not allowed to cruise alone but need to keep in pairs in case we encounter one of those pesky Yank 44s ...

Mark

DM,

It's not pricey if you do the historical research for the system and get a free copy (yuk,yuk).

For those unfamiliar with the system I wrote an article for GMT's C3i magazine that explains...

It is a well known fact in archaeology that you need three bricks to claim a wall.

Just having two ships together could be an accident - with three you can claim a line !

(Actually when we...

You're right !

Craig Taylor wrote an article in the AH General with the developer (Mick Uhl, I think) called "Care and Feeding of a Square Rigger" dealing with the genesis of the game from its...

We ran this using our Clear for Action miniatures assist rules at one of the original Naval Wargames Weekends in Fort Brockhurst (Gosport, UK) many moons ago. Mars is a powerful beastie - 24-pdrs on...

Interesting to see WS&IM being converted to miniatures as it came from a miniatures game in the first place - S Craig Taylor's Ship o' the Line !

... and yes I've got a copy of that too (being...

Yes, that's correct. A British 74 gun Large Class SOL chasing down a French frigate !

(If I remember correctly Rhin had topmast damage, but in heavy weather conditions it was sometimes possible...

An absolute classic, well worth seeking out even today. It was WS&IM that got really me into wargaming back in the 1980s.

The original version was published by Battleline and then by Avalon Hill -...

Rob,

Yes, that's right. CFA is a free download these days as the programmer (Malcolm Smalley) has given permission.

Malcolm is one of the founder members of the Squadron, credit where credit is...

David, I'd appreciate a copy if you could - I use AOL and it does not want to come across at all.

I'll put a vote in for Rod Langton's Fast Play rules as well, obviously I usually default to Clear...

Fantastic find, Coog.

I've been trying to find a downloadable version of these for ages !

Best wishes,

Mark Barker

... and the armament options deployed.

Assume Essex with long gun armament and not the suidical "carronades only" refit ?

Also, it depends exactly which British 74 - Common, Middling or a Large...

Officially not until Victorian times, but the draconian punishments contained in the Articles had largely fallen into disuse long before then. Like a lot of things in British law, the written law...

No such thing in 1757, mate !

Actually several of our famous captains came from loyalist American stock, not to mention the Americans who fought on the British side below decks ...

Best wishes,...

As a Christmas present from my wife mine was even better value :)

Be especially careful with the "second hand and out of print sites" - even if a book is still available at cover price there will...

In addition to the books listed, "The Frigate Surprise" published a couple of years ago (Brian Lavery and Geoff Hunt) is excellent and recommended for anyone interested in this area.

Geoff Hunt...

[QUOTE=David Manley;2992]If it was a horse drawn carrige it would be a parade hosted by the Queen rather than the PM. QUOTE]

Easy mistake to make as Mrs Thatch sometimes seemed to confuse herself...

Leaving the language safe in the hands of people like Al Haig, Donald Rumsfeld and George W Bush ....

Maybe we got the better part of the deal :)

Mark

Having fought at Calder's Action as well, Indomptable survived the actual Trafalgar battle (engaging the Royal Sovereign during the approach, getting hit by the Belleisle after she broke the line and...

... and also in the civil aviation environment I work in. Genuinely one of the most useful documents ever to come out of Europe !

Mark

Not going to last long in this game then ...

Why muck about with 1/2400 ?

http://sailsofglory.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=893&d=1327613402

Copenhagen demonstration (as fronted by my wife Alison) at the International Festival of the...

Don't outriggers rather get in the way of the guns ?

Not after the first broadside, I suppose ...

Mark

I would have thought the Carthaginians would have the Romans bang to rights in court for copyright infringement on the quinquireme except for the fact that by the end of the Punic Wars all the courts...