I have knocked out a master ship log for Galleys using Dobbs stats if anyone would like it.
I have knocked out a master ship log for Galleys using Dobbs stats if anyone would like it.
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.
And here is one for the gunboats.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-24-2020 at 04:39.
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.
Just done the cards for my Gunboats and Galleys, and discovered that thanks to KR Multicases I don't need to cut out the jigsaw tabs to join up the ship mats. I can just leave them in one piece.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-25-2020 at 06:08.
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.
Now thinking of my November workbench DB. Do you have a suggestion for an Ares ship that would do for one of the smaller US Frigates. Something that would not need a lot of alteration as I have a lot of other chores stacking up for next month.
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.
Off the top of my head, for the moment I would just use an unmodified SGN103 straight from the box as an American 12pdr 32. American shipbuilding techniques were largely just iterating on English tradition and custom, so there would be a certain expectation of "family resemblance" if you will. For a 9pdr 28, same model but weaker stats. These are just "interim" suggestions, though; part of why I'd go "repaint/reflag only" is to keep options open for the future.Originally Posted by Bligh
So that buys you:
SGN103 Amazon as 12pdr 32's...
1776 Hancock, Raleigh
1776 Randolph, Warren
1798 Baltimore
1799 Essex
SGN101 Concorde as 1799 ex-FR Insurgent
SGN103 Amazon as 28's and a 30:
30 1799 General Greene
28 1776 Providence, Trumbull
28 1799 Adams
28 1799 Boston
28 1799 John Adams
Cards on the table, if Ares gave me free hand and a commitment to stay the course this is how I'd roadmap out the US oceanic fleet in SGN:
1. USN 74's Special Pack - Independence/Washington/Franklin
2. USN Humphreys 44 mainline release - President/Guerriere, United States/Java, HMS President/?
3. USN 36/38 - Constellation/Philadelphia, Congress/Chesapeake, HMS Chesapeake/?
4. CN 32 - Hancock/Raleigh, Randolph/Warren, HMS Raleigh/HMS Iris
5. CN 28 - Providence/Trumbull, Virginia/1799 John Adams, HMS Providence/HMS Virginia
6. USN 28 - ?
7. USN 26/24 - ?
8. USN Sloop - Peacock/Erie, Wasp/Ontario, Frolic/?, HMS Florida
9. if length allows (unsure if they make 28m minimum), schooners Enterprise/Vixen
CN's are AWI-era Continental Navy like Thorn/Atalanta and Bonhomme Richard.
Last edited by Diamondback; 10-25-2020 at 16:00.
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Hear, hear!
I wholeheartedly endorse the Amazons as the AWI 13. Of course, I have switched the decks with the Concordes and boosted the Amazons to Burden 3...
I like the idea of the Concordes as the more modern American 32's.
I already use the Amazons as Burden 2 post ships with weaker stats.
I have taken to creating "what if" ships for America. After all, if novelists can do it... Besides, how many wargames include the Graf Zeppelin in the German navy? Speaking of what ifs, I think maybe having the 74 America with JPJ at the helm could be fun. I just don't know which mini to use, perhaps a Bellona?
Thanks very much for the rapid response. I was hoping that Essex was a probable, and you have come up trumps again.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-26-2020 at 04:05.
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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