A Test of my Revamped Solo Mechanism

[Dobbs]

March 22, 1779 Off Newport, Rhode Island

Having spent the winter bottled up in the Providence River, the colonial frigates Brandywine and Saratoga receive word that the blockade has been dispersed, leaving only two British frigates off of Block Island. A fair wind serves and a breakout attempt is made...

Suzanne and I played the Colonials. AI handled the British.





The British claw to windward to cut off our escape to the open sea.





The first salvos. Who can pass up a fair fight with the Royal Navy?





It starts to heat up...



More to come later...

[Bligh]

Great to see another action Dobbs.
Also that I have been preempted by your use of lighting up your cannon fire.
Don't it look fine sir!

Bligh.

[Dobbs]

Brandywine wears, right into a broadside from Amphion. Unfortunately, the camera jiggled from the concussion of the broadside.



A more dramatic angle of the same shot.



This scene is moments before Saratoga fires a telling rake at extreme long range into Concorde, scoring two rudder hits.



Brandywine hammers away at Amphion while Saratoga completes her tack. Concorde staggers to windward as her crew works to repair her rudder.



Saratoga sails into a meat grinder, getting her lovely green paint seriously marred, but is able to dish back to both sides.

...at this point, 2 bells sounded on the first watch, and the game was called to prepare for bed.



The butcher's bill (the British are marked in blue):

I was very satisfied with how the AI handled. This is the first time I've tried it with two ships. No fudging of courses was necessary.

The smoke is all Suzanne's doing - cotton balls, blinky earrings with the backs cut off, and dabs of mascara to add smudges to the clouds. My contribution was the big stark white cloud that distinctly looks like cotton balls.

[Bligh]

Neatly done Dobbs.
Suzanne gets the Rep then!
I have four spare blinky earrings left.
Must order a few more now.
The mascara tip is a good one too.
Thanks.
Rob.

[ShadowDragon]

Neatly done Dobbs.
Suzanne gets the Rep then!
I have four spare blinky earrings left.
Must order a few more now.
The mascara tip is a good one too.
Thanks.
Rob.

Agree. Suzanne gets the rep and perhaps more blinky earnings.

[Bligh]

We just need a post to give it to her on Paul.
Rob.