The optional rule "Continuous Fire:" Why would you NOT use that (if being used)

[Hobbes]

remember, it's the number of chits drawn which is halved and not the value on each chip itself. Thus you cannot continously fire a one chit broadside.

Your use of "discarded" made me believe that you want to half the damage on each chip. This applies to all rules changing fire power (raking, first broadside), it's always the number of drawn chits which changes, a drawn chit is never altered in it's consequences to the recieving ship.

[Lurch]

Thanks, got it.