USS Constitution's "Close Calls"

[Diamondback]

I've been advocating all that from Day One, shipmate. :) A large part of the problem is the early USN's tiny numbers and absurd amount of one-offs from "buy anything that can float and carry guns," and Ares doesn't think the rules can be stripped down to fit in a booklet the size of a WGF Duel Pack's.

War of 1812 and "More USN" is very much on the To-Dos, which is part of how I strongarmed Bonhomme Richard through--just that the going is very slow, and both of us on the historical team have opposing biases on sculpts as proxies. (As a scale modeler first, my bias is Accurate Model First, answer is no without compelling reason to greenlight, while DM as a more traditional wargamer seems to bias at "a ship of similar size, armament and role is generally OK unless there's compelling reason to red-light." Not a knock, just different worldviews from different communities.)

[Bligh]

As you chaps will know, having now run out of other ships to collect, I am now starting to work on my US and Morrocan/ Algerine ships, soi this info along with what you chaps have already supplied is like a goldmine. i am now thinking about what ships I can convert into American warships to augment my small squadron of Ares Constitution, Bonhomme Richard and the four Sloops I have.
Thanks for this extra input DB and Bill.
Rob.

P.S. With most of the members here being American by a long chalk, I can't help feeling that Ares are missing a trick by not exploiting this ready made market.
R.

[Wentworth]

Expanding on the "ship-centric" mini campaign games -- here is some information on the USS Constellation (38 gun frigate): Successful ship to ship actions against L'Insurgente (40 guns), capture of two privateers Diligent and Union, and a furious fight against the 52 gun La Vengeance (the Vengeance struck their colors twice during the fight and then used cover of darkness to sneak away -- Constellation's damaged mainmast prevented pursuit), blockade and bombardment of Tripoli, participation in the capture of the Algerian frigate Mashuda, and an interesting amphibious operation to evacuate Marines and diplomatic personnel from Derne, among other operations:

https://www.history.navy.mil/researc...llation-i.html

[Bligh]

Any idea what we could cut and shunt to resemble Constellation Bill?
Rob.