Directing Research, Part 2: Pick Your Battles

[Diamondback]

Not necessarily, Rob... given their all-over-the-map ship development, since we *know* they've mentioned wanting to do more War of 1812 they might try to work several "secondary themes." Nice thing about BHR being in for Wave 4 is it gives us a toehold for AWI, as do the Wave 3 Artesiens... and as for the Dutch, is my memory completely shot or wasn't Nelson at Camperdown too?

That's how you do things working your pet cause into this game... first you get a toehold, say BHR. Then BHR needs an opponent, which means someday we need Serapis and sisters. Then they need things to protect from our intrepid raiders, which means Merchies if we can ever find sufficient reference material. And oh by the way, because we can't do a sculpt for just one ship, BHR brings several related French medium Indiamen along for the ride with her... kind of an indirect approach, akin to the self-described "illogical logic" of archenemies Jason Bourne and Carlos the Jackal in Robert Ludlum's novels (before that bum-sucking arse-clown Eric von Lustbader royally buggered up the IP).

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You may well be right about Nelson at Camperdown DB. My memory is most likely more shot than yours.
I can't recall reading anything about his being there.
Rob.

[Bligh]

Just come across this DB.

Nelson returned to Bath with Fanny, before moving to London in October to seek expert medical attention concerning his amputated arm. Whilst in London news reached him that Admiral Duncan had defeated the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown. Nelson exclaimed that he would have given his other arm to have been present.

Rob.