Verily, they look pretty darned good, Rob. What angle is that? Did you mean for the one gunboat to have a Burden of 2?
I'm thinking that we needn't concern ourselves with galleys or gunboats under sail, as what commander would fight a vessel that way when its primary advantage is rowing?
Hi Dobbs,
I decided that the gunboat which had the option of firing to the flank would need to be strengthened by baulks of timber to withstand the forces of such a large gun. As I understood it the Galleys and gunboats would close under sail and then fight using the sweeps. If the winds were vey light or if there were a calm this would give the advantage to them completely. I am not sure how fast they could move under sweeps alone. I would imagine the Galleys to be faster than the bluff and weighty gunboats?
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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